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Extruding AmericaSidebar 5Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd are unaware that their phone call has been recorded.2014-07-1104 min
Extruding AmericaContemplating Insomnia After Reading Rudyard KiplingPhoto by Moreau.henri. Sound effects provided by Freesound Project contributors: laurent, reinsamba, ejazz215, promete, CGEffex.
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2011-09-0204 min
Extruding AmericaEmpty Head: The DownsideThe Wallflower 360, a premium received with Gerard Armbruster's workhorse handheld audio recorder, was introduced in the Extruding America episode entitled Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report, and was described as "a recording device so sensitive it can even record your thoughts and dreams." It promised the ability to "constantly record your entire life." It was discarded on a scrapheap but is apparently still in operation, as evidenced here. - Editor*
*Note - The possibility of a listening device with the power of the Wallflower 360 was being investigated as early as 1949 and outlined in scientific literature (see...2010-10-1608 min
Extruding AmericaGhostsGerard is hungry and sees something out of the corner of his eye.2010-03-2714 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 35: Marine Park, October 30th, 2009; Report or Poem or Not?Somewhat amazingly, Gerard Armbruster, beset by what some individuals would consider to be emotional and financial difficulties, continues to work at what some professional broadcasters might consider to be an exhausting pace.2009-11-1405 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 34: An Open Letter to the World from Battersea, WashingtonStetson Tudd delivers an open letter to the world from Battersea, Washington.2009-10-1416 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 33: Gerard in the New EconomyHas Extruding America returned and is it new and improved and better than ever? We're voting for "returned"!2009-09-0812 minExtruding AmericaSidebar 4Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd are unaware that their phone call has been recorded.2009-07-1606 minExtruding AmericaGerard's NightmareRejected Title: Disquietude Introduces Itself to Gerard Armbruster's Comfy Chair2009-06-0408 minExtruding AmericaBig JudyUnbeknownst to a frustrated Gerard, his activities have been recorded.2008-11-0313 minExtruding AmericaBonus Track: Lentil Masti Dance MixZowie! Straight out of the heart of Armbruster Recording Studio Enterprises (ARSE) comes this viral dance sensation. Take that, Armbruster! - Robert "Bob" Robertson. Goodnight America! (image © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki)2008-08-2203 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 32: The Story of a LifetimeMarcus Aurelius was a Roman general. He was not a rhododendron.2008-08-1513 minExtruding AmericaPreparation for a Journalistically Superior ReportUnbeknownst to Gerard, his preparation for a journalistically superior report has been recorded.2008-06-2607 minExtruding AmericaSidebar 3Yet again, Gerard and Stetson are unaware that their phone call has been recorded. (Image: Natxo 68, flickr)2008-06-0408 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 31: Seize the Moment and Skip It Across the PondGerard Armbruster seizes the moment and Stetson Tudd skips it across the pond. (Illustration: Alfanhui, flickr)2008-05-1414 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 30: Self-RealizationGerard Armbruster successfully teams up with Stetson Tudd over the speaker phone.2008-04-0614 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 29: 1000 Nights and a Night and an Early Evening, minus everything except the Early Evening(Rejected Subtitle: 10 Cent Scheherezade)While this may not be an example of journalism or even editorialization, if you're listening to this on a podcatcher or computer equipped with speakers, it is affordable.(dedicated to Paul Yamazaki.)2008-02-2913 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 28: Filing a ReportA report is filed.2008-01-3011 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 27: Unhinged?Is Extruding America’s podcasting host Gerard Armbruster, former host of Happy Trailer Parks To You, What’s Wrong With That Dog? and Out Of My Way, and proud alumnus of The Dwight Bertram Correspondence School of Reporting Technique and Vocal Inflection, becoming slightly unhinged? Let’s find out. (Music cue: Aao Twist Karen by the great R. D. Burman, from the film Bhoot Bungla (1965))2008-01-1211 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 26: Old Dog, Old Dog - Subtitle: The Pit of HellGerard Armbruster has a dream mildly reminiscent of an old radio show. (Music cues from Suspense, broadcast 12/05/46, probably by the great Bernard Herrmann, possibly by Alexander Semmler, Lucien Morawek, or Wilbur Hatch, also composers for the show.)2007-12-1318 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 25: Peeling Back the Layers to get at the Truth and The 87 Club Volume TwoGerard gets a clue and it’s adios Stet!The 87 Club Volume Two Roster:A Dark Night’s Passing by Naoya ShigaA Desire to Learn by Eric MoonSoviet but not Russian by William M. MandelThe Road to Wigan Pier by George OrwellThe Soil by Nagatsuka Takashi (translated and with an introduction by Ann Waswo)2007-11-0919 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 24: Climb AboardGerard continues to battle his demons. Stetson goes on a business trip.(Illustration: Tom Sanislo, for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation)2007-10-1722 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 23: The 87 ClubGerard smells the smell of fear. Stetson introduces something new.The 87 Club Roster:The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole FranceHitler's Army by Omer BartovBest Russian Short Stories edited by Thomas Setzer (The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev)Mountain of Fame by John E. Wills, Jr.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll2007-09-2612 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 22: For the BirdsA confluence of events puts Gerard's multimedia multitasking mettle to the test. Stet states a truth.2007-09-0316 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 21: Who is the Fourth WWith a glorious assist from the Dwight Bertram Correspondence School of Reporting Technique and Vocal Inflection, Gerard Armbruster quells a querulous Stetson Tudd. A magnificent display of the journalistic arts ensues.2007-08-2313 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 20: A Brief VacationAfter a brief vacation, Stetson Tudd recalls his brief vacation. Gerard listens. (Image: El Palo Alto, circa 1910)2007-08-0619 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 19: IndependenceThe last M-80 is spent. So are Gerard and Stetson.2007-07-0809 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 18: The Wallingford Chronicles Part Three: ApotheosisThe odyssey that began with the ringing of a phone ends with the harsh scream of a Sea-Tac bound airliner.2007-06-2308 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 17: The Wallingford Chronicles Part TwoThe semi-historic meeting of friends Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd proceeds as smoothly as one would imagine. The gigantitude of the immensity of Gerard's personal journey becomes self-evident, to Gerard at least. (Photo: Carmen Dean)2007-06-1514 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 16: The Wallingford Chronicles Part OneTerrific news! People and events collude to engender the greatest
transformative odyssey of Gerard Armbruster's life. Stetson Tudd rides
shotgun.2007-06-0616 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 15: Tabak BorekGerard Armbruster wakes up. Stetson Tudd goes for a walk.2007-05-2408 minExtruding AmericaA Hell of a TownGerard cranks up a reverie...2007-05-1722 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 14: Technical DifficultiesSNAFU begets High Art in this light-hearted romp through the morbid and the unexplained.2007-05-0509 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 13: GustationA proud graduate of Dwight Bertram's Correspondence School of Reporting Technique and Vocal Inflection recaptures lost glory with sledgehammer-like precision.2007-04-2415 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 12: Bifurcation"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" - Yogi Berra2007-04-1907 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 11: Pop QuizGerard's investigation into the formation of thought is interrupted by a pop quiz, per doctor's orders. (Image: Flag of Sardinia)2007-04-0513 minExtruding AmericaSidebar 2Once again, Gerard and Stetson are unaware that their phone call has been recorded.2007-03-2708 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 10: ImaginationGerard introduces the amazing Sound Effects 3000, and Stetson opens a can o’ worms…2007-03-2009 minExtruding AmericaSidebarUnbeknownst to Gerard and Stetson, their phone call has been recorded.2007-03-0805 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 9: Shirley's ListThe oaken doors of the Armbruster Recording Studios are thrown open in a pageant of atonement and celebration of a life well lived.2007-02-2215 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 8: MayhemGerard conducts an audio tour of the abandoned medieval-themed restaurant The Dark Ages, now the Armbruster Recording Studios, and Stetson concludes his thoughts on Slaughter and Mayhem introduced in the previous episode. 2007-02-1611 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 7: Betrayal and SlaughterA fuming Gerard is distracted by Stetson's literalist interpretation of the NFL's monstrous mythology. 2007-02-0817 minExtruding AmericaBonus Track: Ma Po Dance Fu (Robert "Bob" Robertson Mix)Zowie! Straight out of Hollywood and the heart of Armbruster Recording Studio Enterprises (ARSE) comes this wigged-out sample-crazy underground basement sensation! The Master of Knobs, Robert "Bob" Robertson takes the Ma Po Dofu craze of Episode 2 and turns it into a dance floor riot! (Sampling copyright violation litigation pending)2007-01-3002 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 6: Forbidden FruitGerard delves into the darker side of the human appetite for the taboo crop, and a new longform format accidentally evolves when hard-hitting journalism collides with movie gossip and a bedtime story. 2007-01-2821 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 5: SuperstitionAn expedition upon the shadowy sea of Superstition flounders in even deeper, darker waters.2007-01-2117 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 4: MemoryGerard and Stetson explore the landscape of memory, ultimately forgetting the way back.2007-01-1313 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 3: A Very Extruded ChristmasChristmas comes to Battersea, as a storm hits the American Northwest.2006-12-2308 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 2: IsolationGerard phones Stetson for his weekly impressions of life in Battersea; Stetson introduces more of the memorable denizens of this hermetically sealed community with an odd culinary detour.2006-12-1808 minExtruding AmericaExtruding America 1: IntroductionsWon't you join me, Gerard Armbruster, as we search for the heart of a nation in the throats of its people, as they tell the stories that are... Extruding America. This week, our first call to Stetson Tudd for his Postcard from Battersea sets the stage for all that is to come.2006-12-1512 min