Friday, March 30, 2012

Podcast #8: We Talk Cubs with Cousin Razor

--Recorded 3/30/12--

My Cousin Razor stops by the Podcast to do a season preview for my beloved Chicago Cubs. It is probably safe to assume the Internet NOW has everything.



iPhone User? Try this link -
http://archive.org/details/Podcast8TalkingChicagoCubsWithRazor

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Four Things I'm Looking Forward to in April

#1 – The Pitch, a new series from AMC

A solid wink, nudge and point to fellow TV Junkie and office glue guy, Brice Kattner, for alerting me to this gem set to premiere on Monday April 30th on AMC. If you couldn’t tell from my plea for you to watch Shark Tank, this is my kind of TV – I LOVE shows that go in-depth on aspects of business. In this case, that business is the top ad agencies in America where they’ll pit two agencies in a head-to-head presentation know as The Pitch where the winner takes all. Here, check this out…




AWESOME? I KNOW, RIGHT!

#2 – Chicago Cub Baseball
(Ron Santo Voice) This…Is…The…Year! Probably not, but what do you expect from a Cubs fan? With a new brain trust in the front office and coach in the dugout, my beloved Cubs appear to be in rebuilding mode with a firm eye on the future. Some of that future is here, with shortstop phenom Starlin Castro back for his third major league season. He’s been legitimately fun to watch grow up in cubby blue and hopefully we can say that about some fellow youngsters (Brett Jackson, Wellington Castillo, Josh Vitters, etc) during the season.

I’m still hopeful that a serviceable starting rotation can keep them competitive and expect a bounce back year from our bullpen (especially Carlos Marmol). The lineup appears to have a little potency with the aforementioned Castro alongside Marlon Byrd, Geovany Soto, David DeJesus and Alfonso. Assuming we can get some production out of the corner infielders (Bryan LaHair and newbie Ian Stewart) we got a little bit of everything (but not a ton of power).  If the pitching is there, the division is somewhat open w/ Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder leaving gaping holes at first base for our divisional rivals.
I plan to breakdown the Cubs in further detail with a podcast (because I know you’re clamoring for it), so stay tuned.

#3 – Game of Thrones
HBO’s Game of Thrones became one of my Sunday night favorites early in Season 1, more accurately would be in the first few minutes of Episode 1.  Season 2 should stick us back in the middle of the Stark / Lannister feud with the realm seemingly destined for war. I’m most interested in seeing which characters step to the forefront after last season’s upheaval. Since last season seemed to focus on strong male leaders (Ned, Robert, Drogo, etc), I’m guessing we’ll see the ladies do much of the ‘shot-calling’ early in this season.
If you need to catch up on Season 1, or (gasp) somehow missed it the first time HBO is running a marathon on Sunday, April 1st starting at 9:30am on HBO 2.

#4 – Golf
I feel like I should have been golfing for the past month, but for the record that has yet to happen. I plan to make my maiden voyage for the year in early April to see if I still have it. Judging by my past results, ‘it’ refers to bogey golf with a birdie putt each round. I’m so Jacked!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Podcast Episode #7: Boys 'AA' State Tournament Preview w/ Steve Morgan

-- Recorded 3/13/12 --

KORN Sport's Director, Steve Morgan, makes his second appearance on the Pod in as many weeks to break down the AA field this week in Rapid City. We also swap a couple stories on the Kernels Girls State Championship last week in Brookings. GO KERNELS!



iPhone User? Try this link - http://www.archive.org/details/MitchellTelecomPocast7GuestSteveMorgan

Monday, March 5, 2012

Podcast #6: Steve Morgan Talks Girls AA Basketball Tournament

-- Recorded 3/5/12 --

KORN Sports Director, Steve Morgan, joins the podcast to talk 'AA' Girls Basketball and gives us a preview of what to expect at the State Tournament in Brookings this weekend. Do your ears a favor and listen!



iPhone User? Try this link - http://www.archive.org/details/MitchellTelecomPodcast6WithSteveMorgan

A quick note on programming for the upcoming weekend, we'll have complete State AA coverage on Channel 90 (Thursday - Saturday). Class A can be found on Channel 91 and the B's will be on Channel 400. Enjoy the hoops...

AND, as he notes in the podcast - listen to Steve's Tournament Fever Radio Show each morning of the State Tournament at 10am on KORN and Q107. Also, available online - http://www.bitsizzle.com/players/riverfront/player.php?mount=KORN

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Podcast #5: Geek Speak w/ Jon Mueller

--Recorded 3/1/12 --

Great podcast today with Mitchell Telecom's resident geek, Jon Mueller. Today, we focus on some sites and services for small businesses and switch gears to talk about some entertainment apps. Jon even throws a little information about the beta-release for the new Microsoft 8 (announced yesterday).



iPhone User? Try this link - http://www.archive.org/details/MitchellTelecomPodcast5GeekSpeakWithJonMueller

As promised in the pod, here's the links to the sites we discussed.

Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/

Storenvy - http://www.storenvy.com/

Join Me - https://join.me/

Spotify - http://www.spotify.com

Shazam - Check iTunes or Android Market on your mobile device

Windows 8 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview