Show notes

Where we're taking candy from strangers, psych!

EPISODE 70

Rachel Thebault from the impeccable Tribeca Treats joins us to help dissect NBC's idiotic fall lineup. Yes, SNL is coming to Thursdays, no joke. Plus, Dwight is spinning out of The Office, and this just in from the future, The Office has been renewed, Psych! Listen up, it's a little cupcake of awesome.

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Where this is episode 69!

EPISODE 69

On today's show we're joined by Rex Sorgatz from Fimoculous. We'll talk all about his infamous blog along with his history of being an original blogger. Plus we ask Jeff about some of the games he's playing, listen to some calls from the public, and maybe even a little dinner for two--all today on The 404.

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Where I can't stop laughing

EPISODE 68

Eric Litman from WashingtonVC joins us to talk crap on idiotic startup founders, we invent a new social network for plants and apparently elephants can paint portraits, no joke. Oh, and by the way, your April Fools' joke isn't that funny.

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Where we've all got a little secret

EPISODE 67

The men of the 404 go the distance with Frank Warren, compiler of Post Secret, one of the coolest sites on the Internet. We talk about the project, how it started, most common secrets, and even infidelity. Yes, we said it.

Plus, if you still want to win an edition of Weird USA, send us your best animal-human hybrids of the 404 hosts, Randall, Jeff, and Wilson. Free invitations are available to A.viary, if you click on the link from the 404 page.

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Where we are all children of men

EPISODE 66

Other than getting accosted by former reality stars, it's pretty much a regular day at The 404 ranch. George Clooney gets 2girls1cupped, MissBimbo scares Meridith Viera, Paramount is creating an awful studio to make low-budget horrible video games, and we talk about movies opening this weekend with special guest Karina Longworth.

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Where we can't show you our tattoos

EPISODE 65

UPDATE: NASA Etsy contest story here.

A.viary.com co-founder Michael Galpert joins us to talk about Adobe's latest online foray into a bad version of Photoshop (on the Web!). Plus a transgendered male is pregnant, and we start a contest (on a completely unrelated note) to create human-animal hybrids. If you want to win the board game Weird USA or just for the Hell of it, send us photos of the 404 host or just some guys as animal hybrids. Listen now: Download today's podcast

Where we're gonna hack the Gibson

EPISODE 64

Rick Astley weighs in on rickrolling: he finds it awesome! Plus, Motorola will be splitting into two companies, handset and set-top box. South Park episodes are online in their entirety now, which means more wasted productivity at work. All that and Erica Ogg from News.com joins us live!

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Where we're wishing Jeff Bakalar a happy birthday

EPISODE 62

Moving from one part of queens to another means subpar cable service, Foodler hooks us up with some sushi in a snap, Amy Winehouse looks absolutely awful, plus we open up the snorefest that is the 700MHz auction. All that, and Nicholas Carlson from Valleywag joins us to help us trash Valleywag's sterling reputation. Happy 26th birthday to Jeff!

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Where at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of kids with toys

EPISODE 61

Apple likes to pull a fast one on your machine, but could they earn back some trust points by providing all-you-can-eat iTunes? Drillbit Taylor is barely worth mentioning on the show, so don't go see it, and JEWno is hilarious! Plus, Matt from Sababa Toys joins us in studio to give away some awesome toys.

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