This Week in Fun (Audio)
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★★★ - 370 ratingsSarah Lane and Martin Sargent cover this week's fun facts in an irreverent look at the news.
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TWiF 49: Hotties and Zlotys - Dating site ban, Weight Watchers floor collapses, sex doll stops suicide, street-walking taxes, and more.
January 17, 2010 05:44 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBDating site ban, Weight Watchers floor collapses, sex doll stops suicide, street-walking taxes, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 49: Hotties and Zlotys
January 17, 2010 05:44 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBDating site ban, Weight Watchers floor collapses, sex doll stops suicide, street-walking taxes, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 48: Just Shut The F Up - Robotic Christmas, BAC record, emergency ride, funeral home drunks, and more.
January 03, 2010 01:40 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBRobotic Christmas, BAC record, emergency ride, funeral home drunks, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 48: Just Shut The F Up
January 03, 2010 01:40 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBRobotic Christmas, BAC record, emergency ride, funeral home drunks, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 47: A Little Crankin' And A Little Buzzin'
December 20, 2009 07:49 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBTexting your target, DWI obesity, a toilet restaurant, choir students at Hooters, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 47: A Little Crankin' And A Little Buzzin' - Texting your target, DWI obesity, a toilet restaurant, choir students at Hooters, and more.
December 20, 2009 07:49 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBTexting your target, DWI obesity, a toilet restaurant, choir students at Hooters, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 46: Have You Seen The Remote? - Very remote lodging, chewing gum, jailhouse pot, that's a lot of cheddar, and more.
December 13, 2009 01:06 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBVery remote lodging, chewing gum, jailhouse pot, that's a lot of cheddar, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 46: Have You Seen The Remote?
December 13, 2009 01:06 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBVery remote lodging, chewing gum, jailhouse pot, that's a lot of cheddar, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 45: Keepin' It Dry - A virtual wife, Goodwill ganja, porno research, clean toilet seats, and more.
December 05, 2009 23:49 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBA virtual wife, Goodwill ganja, porno research, clean toilet seats, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 45: Keepin' It Dry
December 05, 2009 23:49 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBA virtual wife, Goodwill ganja, porno research, clean toilet seats, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 44: They Were Just Turds - Daddy Klingon, Bug poo, Oprah ending show, ugly crime, bionic butt, and more.
November 21, 2009 22:23 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBDaddy Klingon, Bug poo, Oprah ending show, ugly crime, bionic butt, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 44: They Were Just Turds
November 21, 2009 22:23 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBDaddy Klingon, Bug poo, Oprah ending show, ugly crime, bionic butt, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 43: Sarah and Marty's Florida Vacay - Pothead calls 911, wedding brawling, fake kidnapping, self-identifying as a terrorist, and more.
November 14, 2009 16:54 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBPothead calls 911, wedding brawling, fake kidnapping, self-identifying as a terrorist, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 43: Sarah and Marty's Florida Vacay
November 14, 2009 16:54 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBPothead calls 911, wedding brawling, fake kidnapping, self-identifying as a terrorist, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 42: Think of It as a Hose - Axe lacks effect, Yelp fights, fat recruits, Blockbuster slasher, bad teeth, and more.
November 08, 2009 00:17 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBAxe lacks effect, Yelp fights, fat recruits, Blockbuster slasher, bad teeth, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 42: Think of It as a Hose
November 08, 2009 00:17 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBAxe lacks effect, Yelp fights, fat recruits, Blockbuster slasher, bad teeth, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 41: Too Fat To Kill - Sneezing paralysis, a May-September romance, Colonel Sanders, Halloween, and more.
November 01, 2009 01:24 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBSneezing paralysis, a May-September romance, Colonel Sanders, Halloween, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 41: Too Fat To Kill
November 01, 2009 01:24 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBSneezing paralysis, a May-September romance, Colonel Sanders, Halloween, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 40: Stupid Hookers - Lay-Z-Boy DWI, sex workers gone green, tweet beat, and more.
October 25, 2009 03:54 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBLay-Z-Boy DWI, sex workers gone green, tweet beat, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 40: Stupid Hookers
October 25, 2009 03:54 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBLay-Z-Boy DWI, sex workers gone green, tweet beat, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 39: 99% As Good As The Screen Savers - Sex leads to social networking, tweet beat, Leo Laporte drops in, and more.
October 17, 2009 10:59 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBSex leads to social networking, tweet beat, Leo Laporte drops in, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent Guest: Leo Laporte We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 39: 99% As Good As The Screen Savers
October 17, 2009 10:59 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBSex leads to social networking, tweet beat, Leo Laporte drops in, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent Guest: Leo Laporte We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 38: Martin Comes Out - Sober depression, prophylactic attraction, a rare Xbox, raccoon attack, and more.
October 10, 2009 15:37 - 1 hour - 30 MBSober depression, prophylactic attraction, a rare Xbox, raccoon attack, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 38: Martin Comes Out
October 10, 2009 15:37 - 1 hour - 30 MBSober depression, prophylactic attraction, a rare Xbox, raccoon attack, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 37: Ratapooie - Taxi vomit, rat-killing TV, karaoke gone bad, a frootless effort, and more.
October 03, 2009 15:29 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBTaxi vomit, rat-killing TV, karaoke gone bad, a frootless effort, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 37: Ratapooie
October 03, 2009 15:29 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBTaxi vomit, rat-killing TV, karaoke gone bad, a frootless effort, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 36: Sarah Beats Martin's Meats - Gay on Facebook, driving while texting, metal detectors, Paul Kirk, and more.
September 27, 2009 02:15 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBGay on Facebook, driving while texting, metal detectors, Paul Kirk, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 36: Sarah Beats Martin's Meats
September 27, 2009 02:15 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBGay on Facebook, driving while texting, metal detectors, Paul Kirk, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 35: Sarah and Gomorrah - Banana sex, Gollum, buttery bridges, man-eating birds, pee helps tomatoes, and more.
September 20, 2009 01:13 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBBanana sex, Gollum, buttery bridges, man-eating birds, pee helps tomatoes, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 35: Sarah and Gomorrah
September 20, 2009 01:13 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBBanana sex, Gollum, buttery bridges, man-eating birds, pee helps tomatoes, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 34: Lightning Round Preview - Pigeon vs. Internet, spamless Middlesex, robbery dating, accidental porn, and more.
September 13, 2009 01:13 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBPigeon vs. Internet, spamless Middlesex, robbery dating, accidental porn, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 34: Lightning Round Preview
September 13, 2009 01:13 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBPigeon vs. Internet, spamless Middlesex, robbery dating, accidental porn, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 33: Thunder Thighs Save Lives - Poo Girl, Burning Man, Google gets simple, Japanese Kit Kats, and more.
September 06, 2009 06:22 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBPoo Girl, Burning Man, Google gets simple, Japanese Kit Kats, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 33: Thunder Thighs Save Lives
September 06, 2009 06:22 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBPoo Girl, Burning Man, Google gets simple, Japanese Kit Kats, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 32: Don't Glade Me, Ho
August 30, 2009 03:37 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBJessica Biel malware, Internet people, Beyoncé, when cows attack, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 32: Don't Glade Me, Ho - Jessica Biel malware, Internet people, Beyoncé, when cows attack, and more.
August 30, 2009 03:37 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBJessica Biel malware, Internet people, Beyoncé, when cows attack, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 32: Don't Glade Me, Ho - Jessica Biel malware, Internet people, Beyoncé, when cows attack, and more.
August 30, 2009 03:37 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBJessica Biel malware, Internet people, Beyoncé, when cows attack, and more. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent We invite you to read or add to our show notes in the TWiT Wiki. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
TWiF 31: Tech Is Hard. Let's Go Shopping!
August 22, 2009 22:45 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBMindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more. Tweet Your Prayers 40 percent of Twitter messages 'pointless babble': study Briefcase Toilet Man Pretends to be Disabled to Get Diaper Changed Woodstock Generation Still Getting High. A Lot. UK UFO Sightings Spiked When Blockbusters Released Brick-weilding old man attacks traffic violators with bricks World's largest cupcake, another one for the dumb record books Br...
TWiF 31: Tech Is Hard. Let's Go Shopping! - Mindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more.
August 22, 2009 22:45 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBMindless Twitter babble, gamers are old and fat, briefcase toilet, old man attacks bad drivers with bricks, and more. Tweet Your Prayers 40 percent of Twitter messages 'pointless babble': study Briefcase Toilet Man Pretends to be Disabled to Get Diaper Changed Woodstock Generation Still Getting High. A Lot. UK UFO Sightings Spiked When Blockbusters Released Brick-weilding old man attacks traffic violators with bricks World's largest cupcake, another one for the dumb record books Br...
TWiF 30: Smells Like Comic-Con
August 15, 2009 23:42 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBAction figures, UFC training, Italian Lotto, Cuba's out of T.P., when otters attack, and more. Man Goes Nuts After Mom Throws Out Action Figures Man throws rocks at five people and tells them he was preparing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and "he needed to practice getting knocked out so he could prepare. Thousands Fly To Italy to Play Lotto Cuba Almost Out of Toilet Paper Woman Attacked by Otters Cucumber Thefts Baffle Australian Police Laziness Epidemic in Britain Nanobee...
TWiF 30: Smells Like Comic-Con - Action figures, UFC training, Italian Lotto, Cuba's out of T.P., when otters attack, and more.
August 15, 2009 23:42 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBAction figures, UFC training, Italian Lotto, Cuba's out of T.P., when otters attack, and more. Man Goes Nuts After Mom Throws Out Action Figures Man throws rocks at five people and tells them he was preparing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and "he needed to practice getting knocked out so he could prepare. Thousands Fly To Italy to Play Lotto Cuba Almost Out of Toilet Paper Woman Attacked by Otters Cucumber Thefts Baffle Australian Police Laziness Epidemic in Britain Nanobee...
TWiF 29: Drunk In Public
August 09, 2009 01:23 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBGaydar, Super Glue, lonely on Facebook, Nurse of the Year, and more. Gaydar is Real Man's Wife and Three Lovers Superglue Penis To His Leg Is It Time For Walking Helmets? World's Most Expensive Whiskey Facebook Wants You to Stay Lonely Coffee Shops Pull Plugs on Laptop Users Man Downloads Child Porn, Blames Cat Guy sues Oprah for 1 Trillion dollars, totally reasonable PSA urges citizens to pee in the shower to save water Fake nurse awards herself "Nurse of the Year", people believ...
TWiF 29: Drunk In Public - Gaydar, Super Glue, lonely on Facebook, Nurse of the Year, and more.
August 09, 2009 01:23 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBGaydar, Super Glue, lonely on Facebook, Nurse of the Year, and more. Gaydar is Real Man's Wife and Three Lovers Superglue Penis To His Leg Is It Time For Walking Helmets? World's Most Expensive Whiskey Facebook Wants You to Stay Lonely Coffee Shops Pull Plugs on Laptop Users Man Downloads Child Porn, Blames Cat Guy sues Oprah for 1 Trillion dollars, totally reasonable PSA urges citizens to pee in the shower to save water Fake nurse awards herself "Nurse of the Year", people believ...
TWiF 28: The Wicked Witch of TWiF - Italian GPS blunder, cult-like startups, tweet libel, online dating, Megan Fox, and more.
August 02, 2009 02:42 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBItalian GPS blunder, cult-like startups, tweet libel, online dating, Megan Fox, and more. Tourists Miss Island After GPS Blunder New Startup Sound More Like a Cult Libel Suit Filed Over Single Tweet Online Dating Sites Lie About How Many People Use Them and Get Married Megan Fox Most Popular Woman Men Would Like to Buy a Date With U.S. May Require Anti-DWI Locks on Vehicles True or Poo Live in a cave as a professional witch Heavy-set yarn thief Thai disease game show Tweet Beat: ...
TWiF 28: The Wicked Witch of TWiF
August 02, 2009 02:42 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBItalian GPS blunder, cult-like startups, tweet libel, online dating, Megan Fox, and more. Tourists Miss Island After GPS Blunder New Startup Sound More Like a Cult Libel Suit Filed Over Single Tweet Online Dating Sites Lie About How Many People Use Them and Get Married Megan Fox Most Popular Woman Men Would Like to Buy a Date With U.S. May Require Anti-DWI Locks on Vehicles True or Poo Live in a cave as a professional witch Heavy-set yarn thief Thai disease game show Tweet Beat: ...
TWiF 27: Money Well Spent
July 27, 2009 21:32 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBBroken space toilet, Japanese trains, same name marriage, a big credit card bill, and more. Somebody Broke Toilet on Space Station Japanese Train Workers Use Software to Practice Smiling Transformers Fan Drank Gasoline to Gain Energy Son and his Furry pal plot to kill parents, have his penis bitten off Kelly Hildebrandt is marrying Kelly Hildebrandt Man gets quadrillion-dollar credit card bill Tasered guy bursts into flames (submitted by Tony Colonello) Tweet Beat Bin Laden's Son o...
TWiF 27: Money Well Spent - Broken space toilet, Japanese trains, same name marriage, a big credit card bill, and more.
July 27, 2009 21:32 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBBroken space toilet, Japanese trains, same name marriage, a big credit card bill, and more. Somebody Broke Toilet on Space Station Japanese Train Workers Use Software to Practice Smiling Transformers Fan Drank Gasoline to Gain Energy Son and his Furry pal plot to kill parents, have his penis bitten off Kelly Hildebrandt is marrying Kelly Hildebrandt Man gets quadrillion-dollar credit card bill Tasered guy bursts into flames (submitted by Tony Colonello) Tweet Beat Bin Laden's Son o...
TWiF 26: The Jesus Wrinkle - Pissed cops, drunk drivers, ATM pepper spray, Topless Nuns, and more.
July 21, 2009 04:05 - 56 minutes - 26 MBPissed cops, drunk drivers, ATM pepper spray, Topless Nuns, and more. iPhones Used to Dodge Speed Traps, Sobriety Checkpoints. Cops Pissed Accused Drunk Driver Left Beer On Trunk Topless Nun True or Poo Tiger Woods loses his pride Origins of the "green room" Facebook party and riot police Tweet Beat Ivanka Trump or Take a dump Ron Paul or Volleyball Everybody Wins or Gay Porn Twins Outrageous Attacks or Goldman Sachs Planet of the Apes or Moon Tapes Hosts: Sarah Lane and Marti...
TWiF 26: The Jesus Wrinkle
July 21, 2009 04:05 - 56 minutes - 26 MBPissed cops, drunk drivers, ATM pepper spray, Topless Nuns, and more. iPhones Used to Dodge Speed Traps, Sobriety Checkpoints. Cops Pissed Accused Drunk Driver Left Beer On Trunk Topless Nun True or Poo Tiger Woods loses his pride Origins of the "green room" Facebook party and riot police Tweet Beat Ivanka Trump or Take a dump Ron Paul or Volleyball Everybody Wins or Gay Porn Twins Outrageous Attacks or Goldman Sachs Planet of the Apes or Moon Tapes Hosts: Sarah Lane and Marti...
TWiF 25: The Flaccid Lizard
July 13, 2009 17:25 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBMartin in SF Chronicle, Digital Rubik's Cube, dumb dictionaries, bad French tourists, and more. Murphy-Goode Chronicle Article Digital Rubik's Cube Merriam-Webster Dictionary is officially dumb Expedia study ranks French as worst tourists, Japanese best True or Poo Man's Penis Tattoo Exonerates Him Woman Shot While Taking a Crap Urine Powered Cars That crazy hot dog eater wins 3rd championship at Coney Island contest Tweet Beat Lindsay Lohan or Sasha Baron Cohen Sheila Jackson L...