Topic: Screencasting

Sir Tom Derry, a marine engineer and Navy veteran, donated to the show and commented on Adam Curry's "sausage making" screencast of the podcast's production. The hosts discuss the technical level required to produce the show in real-time versus post-produced podcasts. Adam clarifies that he will not be doing regular studio walkthrough videos, preferring to maintain the "theater of the mind."

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program from Austin and Northern Silicon Valley, noting the end of the California drought. Curry describes a new technical experiment involving a live screencast on YouTube to show the "sausage-making" process of the show's production. The hosts engage in their recurring "alternate universe" bit, transitioning into political commentary through a surreal lens.