A comment from Forrest of the Lonely Ice Floe
Why is it that the grass is greener on the other side?
Never assume anything based on appearances.
Don’t get too hyped up over this political season — the more things change the more they stay the same.
A little bit of Mario.
Call me: 206-350-0232
email: saturncast at gmail.com
Today I discuss Jim Jones and the People’s Temple.
Jones, who started as a preacher became more and more insane and paranoid — eventually leaving the United States with his followers and starting Jonestown.
Many people living in Jonestown felt trapped and held hostage. When Congressman Leo Ryan flew to Jonestown to investigate he was shot dead.
Jim Jones, in the height of paranoia, convinces hundreds of his followers to kill themselves on Kool-Aid laced with cyanide.
I play the recording of the final 25 minutes where Jim Jones convinces his flock that the time is now to kill themselves.
I think you will be shocked at how little emotion or protest there actually is.
A Public Service Announcement by Rebecca Nay
I am very sick and my voice is shot to hell. This may be the worst SATURNcast yet.
I discuss how screwed up families are and I update you on how things are going with my family.
I talk about ENDA — the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act — and how it must include the transgender community.
Bean and I are having a boy — am I too caught up in gender stereotypes?
Did I mention I was really sick?
Good news! I bought an expensive video camera!
Bad news! It does not work!
Call me at 206-350-0232
My response and feelings to the Tranny Wreck controversy.
Are you there God?
It’s me, Christiaan.
The show starts with a wonderful message from the lovely Cheryl Merkowski.
Guess the mystery speaker slamming Franklin Roosevelt and win a SATURNcast T-shirt!
I hate Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day etc. They are all made up holidays to give the card companies money. You should express your love because you love someone, not because society tells you too!!!
Remember when I talked about being addicted to a person? Well, NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak proves my theory. She threw away her entire life due to her addiction to a person.
She was also an overachiever — which can lead to real problems.
I give you all a little history lesson on the Kennedy family. JFK had many faults, but I still like him.
Listen to the Mysterious Universe podcast.
I enjoyed my Skype call with Andy Melton, Dace, and Zillafag.
Zilla takes my side against the evil Bean. (finally, someone. . .)
E-mail me at Saturncast at gmail.com
Call me at 
(206) 338-2154
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Everything seems to be going wrong this month. My latest cross to bear is the fact that my podcast hosting provider at GO DADDY has been down for over a week.
I simply can not upload my podcasts. It will not let me.
I have called them several times. Each time they tell me they know there is a problem with their podcast hosting, that they do not know what is wrong and have no idea when it will be fixed.
At first I was really nice about it. Because, you know, mistakes and problems happen. But as each day went by and I was unable to upload my podcasts, I became increasingly angry toward Go Daddy’s cavalier attitude about it.
I explained to them that it was very important that I get my podcasts out in a timely fashion. They could have cared less.
So by Friday night I had enough of it and I called up very stern and cross. I was demanding satisfaction. So they spent THREE HOURS with me on the phone figuring out a way for me to give them my podcast file (Rings of Saturn #24) in order for them to manually put the file on my site.
I go to bed Friday night assuming my podcast would be up on my site soon.
Nope.
I call Saturday, livid. They tell me it would take up to 72 hours to put the podcast on my site and no idea how long it would take to fix the original upload problem.
I demanded to speak to a supervisor. I slowly work my way up the chain of command until such time as I am speaking to someone at Go Daddy with a position of authority.
I am pissed — and it shows.
He asks why I am uploading such a “large” file to begin with — 24MBs.
I say it is a podcast file.
He asks me: WHAT’S A PODCAST?
It was at this point that I knew I was doomed. Sunk.
I have one more weapon in my arsenal. And it is equal to dropping a nuclear bomb.
I did not want it to come to this.
I really did not.
I unleash The Bean on them.
Next thing I know, I am refunded all of my money I have spent with Go Daddy related to podcasting — so I am now hosting (if it ever works again) for free. (And I tip my hat to Go Daddy for that. But I do spend A LOT of money with them on various things)
My show is put on my site (But that show was done a week ago, so I am now a week behind)
And a promise that the problem will be fixed by Monday (we will see about that)
So for now, if you are hearing Rings of Saturn #24 or #25 you are in select company. I am using my spare libsyn account to host them and slapping them up to my site. My main RSS feed is the Go Daddy one — so people who rely on that RSS feed to find out when the latest installment of SATURNcast is up will never know there is a new podcast unless they make their way over to the SATURNdiary.
This bothers me. Being a genius also makes me anal-retentive.
I wonder if Adam Curry knows Go Daddy is unaware what a podcast is. . .
Early one morning with time to kill
I borrowed Jeb’s rifle and sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him to practice my aim
My brother’s rifle went off in my hand
A shot rang out across the land
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead
I hung my head, I hung my head
I set off running to wake from the dream
And my brother’s rifle went into the stream
I kept on running into the salt lands
And that’s where they found me, my head in my hands
The sheriff he asked me “Why had I run”
Then it came to me just what I had done
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
I hung my head, I hung my head
Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
I see the judge high up in his chair
“Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
And we’ll ask the jury what verdict they find”
I said “I felt the power of death over life
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead”
I hung my head, I hung my head
Early one morning with time to kill
I see the gallows up on the hill
And out in the distance a trick of the brain
I see a lone rider crossing the plain
He’s come to fetch me to see what they done
We’ll ride together til Kingdom come
I pray for God’s mercy for soon I’ll be dead
I hung my head, I hung my head
Straight from the rec room of the Center Brian Boothby lives and works at in America, SATURNcast proudly sponsors:
Brian Boothby’s New Year’s Eve Dance Party.
I am in a very bad mood today — for a whole host of reasons.
This story was the final straw.
Donald Trump and Ms. USA Tara Conner can go to hell. Together. In a handbasket.
Turns out Ms. Conner who is under the age of 21, was partying hardy in New York City. She got caught.
That is embarrassing for the Ms. USA people. I mean they have an image to protect. Bad image equals no money. And money, as we all know, makes the world go round and round. . .
Donald Trump owns the Ms. USA business.
So he wanted to fire her ass.
She started to cry about it.
Crying beauty queens are far worse for public relations than drunk beauty queens.
You do the math. . .
Yep. They did not fire her.
Here are the powerful words from The Donald:
“Tara is going to be given a second chance,” the real estate mogul said after meeting with Conner earlier on Tuesday. “Tara got caught up in the whirlwind of New York.“She made some very, very bad choices,” he said. “She admits that she made mistakes.”
Gee Donald. That is like so so big of you to give her a second chance. The fact that she could sue you for firing her for having a substance abuse problem had nothing to do with it right?
Of course not!
And Ms. USA had this very,very powerful statement to give to the world:
“I wouldn’t say that I am an alcoholic. That would be pushing the envelope a little bit,” she said. “I don’t have a problem with anything like that.”
Oh, of course not! That would be pushing the envelope to accuse you of that. Who hasn’t been almost fired from a job for drinking too much and jepordizing their entire career?
Yes, you are right Ms. USA! The rehabs of America are filled to the gills with people who don’t have real addictions!
What a role model you are! Whoring off your good looks is fine! But don’t disgrace us with an addiction problem! Please! No young women I know have substance abuse problems! Don’t freak us out with one!
God bless you Donald Trump for believing in second chances! You ole’ softy!
For some reason, the media cut off the part of the press conference where you said all of this year’s Ms. USA profits are going to substance abuse programs and education. I hate when the media cuts that stuff out! I am sure it was an oversight, right?
Ugh.
I hate the world today.
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