Kate Bergstrom of the Dates with Kate podcast and blog stopped by to discuss her new book and help the fellas take on women's issues in a ladycentric version of Free Guns. Next, we settle in for our Soap Opera Digest Award winning Either/Or and throw open the phones to the Downers.Host of Too Beautiful to Live, Live Wire!, and contributor to Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Luke Burbank stops by to chat with Takedown about teen fatherdom. Then the gang plays a game of Lose Your Own Adventure - Teen Father Edition, followed by a surprise call from the one, the only Golfman. And of course no episode of Takedown would be complete without our Evening Magazine's Best of Central Texas award winning game, Either/Or.Aaron Roden from Air-Raid and air-raid.net stopped by to hip Matt and Mike to the joys of Indie Rock. We sit down and get to know Aaron. Then we run some audience building ideas past him before we open up the phone lines and talking with listener Chip. Lastly, we settled in for our Webby Award winning game, Either/Or.The day of this recording, Matt got laid off, so we decided to make lemonade out of the lemons life handed him. Mike and Matt chat about exactly what happened. Then in an effort to help Matt, Mike brings on Slate Economic Analyst, Sherman Potter. The boys discuss what Matt has dubbed 'Operation Crazy Plan,' followed by a talk with Career Counselor Frank Mulcahy, and what episode of Takedown would be complete without our Cable Ace award winning segment, Either/Or.Matt is on vacation in Oregon, so what better time to get to know his sister Marianne? We get to know Marianne for a bit, then settle in for a game of Know Your Brother, and we get updates from Josh on his adventurous vacation as well. And what episode of Takedown would be complete without The Independent Spirit Award winning Either/Or?We convene over our very first special bonus episode of The Takedown Podcast to discuss a very pressing question on the show. What if Matt goes to prison? Who better to ask than TDP's own Life-Inside-Coach, Mike. Mike guides Matt through the different stages of prison life, and provides advice on not just how to survive prison, but to flourish inside.We welcome special guest Camm Harston, co-host of the Raise Your Spirits, Talk Zebra, occasional host of Just Asking, and Abnormal Entertainment Network capo. We get to know Camm, then find out how well he knows his his bestest buddy and business partner Kevin Moyers in a game of Know Your Cracker. Then we settle in for a round of our Homecoming Queen Award winning segment... Either/Or.Comedian, Reality TV insider, and Takedown contributor Josh Opitz sits in to take on listener submitted targets in TDP's second Free Guns episode. The gang then settles in for our Grammy Award winning segment, Either/Or.Abnormal Entertainment Podfather, Kevin Moyers stops by to find out how well he knows his friend, co-host, and co-owner Camm Harston, in a game called Know Your Nigga. Mike's former prison associate, Paulie “Socks” Barbarino calls the show, and we play a rousing game of our Tony Award winning Either/Or.
Camm is drunk and Kevin is tired. Kevin talks about prepping for his Chicago trip and recording an episode of Takedown with Matt and Mike. Camm gives some details about recording a new song. They both get into Facebook crazies and all sorts of weird people.Camm and Kevin talk about Mexican food, Camm's weight loss, how Kevin deals with his daughter's bad attitude and how embarrassing their parents were when they had childhood crushes.Mike Pesca is a two time Edward R. Murrow award winner National Sports Correspondent for NPR, and host of Slate's #1 podcast. After an interview, Mike performs open heart surgery with the TDP boys to fix the Big 3 sports in America. Also, a game of Either/Or.Too Beautiful to Live cohost, and cohost of KIRO radio's The John Curley Show with Andrew Walsh stops by to end his effete liberal ways by making some tough decisions. The gang settles in for a decisive update on Song is a Bummer, a special game called Color Me Bad, and a session of Either/Or.Comedian, Reality TV insider, and Takedown contributor Josh Opitz sits in to take on listener submitted targets in TDP's first ever Free Guns segment. The gang also provides an update on the semifinal round of the Song is a Bummer contest, as well.Conventions. Political parties, gun enthusiasts, and every flavor of nerd now has them. Mike has been out of prison for 15 years and is ready to give back. Matt helps develop the idea for the Ex-Con Con. They interview an inmate for a job at the show, then do prison editions of News to Abuse and Either/Or.
Kate Bergstrom joins Mike and Matt for a chat, and a game of Lose Your Own Adventure. The fellas update you on the ongoing Song is a Bummer contest, and settle in for a CDC barn burning rendition of News to Abuse.
