Shows
The-Channel-ShowUpdates Featuring White & Black Christmas Feud!Agnes offers a system update and outtakes from two seasonal headlines and arguments: "White Christmas Allegedly Mugged By Black Christmas" and "Baby It's Cold Outside Accused Of Harassment"!
Show Notes!
As promised, more on workplace safety from The Atlantic in response to Tom Cruise's inspirational speech on the matter!
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/12/what-tom-cruises-covid-19-rant-really-means/617430/
Find the featured suspects—here!
"White Christmas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ36gbGlm8Y
"Baby It’s Cold Outside"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crFQpOCDfEc
2020-12-2204 minThe-Channel-ShowThe 12 Days Of Christmas Offers Holiday Gift Ideas!As the official launch of Season 2 remains put off, Agnes the Announcer interviews The 12 Days Of Christmas. Meanwhile, in the background, Dr. Wu persists with experiments toward a cure to the virus that allows the continuation of Season 1’s attack on Season 2.
Show Notes!
More on The 12 Days of Christmas:
The 12 Days of Christmas: The story behind the holiday’s most annoying carol
vox.com/21796404/12-days-of-christmas-explained
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
[OFFICIAL VIDEO] 12 Days of Christmas - Pent...
2020-12-1207 minThe-Channel-ShowSeason One Holds Season Two Hostage!The launch of Season 2 is thwarted as Season 1 holds it hostage, refusing to accept the end of its tenure, not seeing Season 2 as a legitimate successor. While Dr. Wu consults with renowned negotiators to end the stalemate between the Seasons, Agnes The Announcer patches into Dr. Wu’s “What We’re Listening To” channel which turns out to be an audio feed mashup of searches into pet advice and survival tactics!
Bonus features!
More on Cleopatra: https://www.ancient.eu/Cleopatra_VII/
Harvard’s Best Negotiations in History: https://www.pon.harvard.edu/tag/best-negotiators-in-history/
Enjoy!
2020-12-0405 minThe-Channel-ShowThe Peace Offering, Part Two or: The Virus!Dr. Wu gets infected with a virus in the form of Teddy Fuller, the main character in last week’s episode. Teddy takes over part two of The Peace Offering to offer perspective on his story and Dr. Wu’s channeling skills, defining the doctor as an “unreliable narrator.”
2020-11-2402 minThe-Channel-ShowThe Peace Offering, Part One!Wu and Botsplainer present a teaser for season 2 in the form of a faction story, The Peace Offering—a mashup of trending topics spun into a fictional story about the pursuit of peace going off the rails.
2020-11-1715 minThe-Channel-ShowThe "What’s Trending?" Live Stream!Wu and Botsplainer react to the top trending video on YouTube at 5:28 pm EST on November 9th, 2020—Biden Victory Cold Open - SNL.
Watch the video clip on the NBC hit program Saturday Night Live's YouTube channel!
2020-11-1016 minThe-Channel-ShowBatman Responds To The Question, “Why So Serious?”Wu channels Batman—from somewhere in the multiverse—as he discusses his life and times and responds to the question of “why so serious?”
Go to the following link for the full details!
https://www.danallittle.com/batman-responds-to-the-question-why-so-serious/
2020-11-0310 minThe-Channel-ShowThe Halloween Special: Life’s Scariest Moments & How To Enjoy Them!Wu and Botsplainer celebrate Halloween by cataloging the top three scariest or best horror movies with the help of Fear who offers input into the scariest moments of life and what makes them so much fun!
For more on Halloween, horror, and human hormones that make up the thrill of fear, check out our source material @thechannelshow on Facebook or at thechannelshow.podbean.com!
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Halloween History | National Geographic YouTube
Broadband Choices | The Science of Scare
Why do we like to be scared? University of Southern California news asked Alex Ago their director of...
2020-10-2617 minThe-Channel-ShowCards Against Humanity & The Dawn of GAN!As a learning tool, Wu and Botsplainer play their first game of Cards Against Humanity (CAH)! They are joined by the AI re-enactors who help them see how different scenarios and answers may play out!
Here's more promised material on CAH, machine learning (also known as/often confused with artificial intelligence), and life everlasting—
Don't take our word for it—stop by the CAH Lab and see for yourself!
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There's a CAH bot on Discord!
How about a pseudo-family-friendly/family-unfriendly version of CAH? Introd...
2020-10-2015 minThe-Channel-ShowThe Truth Behind Tomorrow!Wu and Botsplainer welcome Fear on to deconstruct Little Orphan Annie and point out the broken promises inherent in her hit song The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow. With special guest appearances by Google Dictionary and an AI Genii!
As promised, more info from the episode items!
Go here to find This American Life episode 713: Made to Be Broken and here to learn more about Kimberlé Crenshaw:
“I'm going to stop the recording for a second and just read you the quote so you can sit with it during this last part. It goes, "Treating different thin...
2020-10-1215 minThe-Channel-ShowLaw & Order—In Conversation!Wu channels that famous dynamic duo—Law and Order, who engage in a conversation on how they are defined and answer questions that span the entire universe and all time, but specifically, they respond to a clip from the man-made TV show that bears their name Law & Order: SVU!
Find the clip(s) presented to Law and Order at:
Victory at All Costs - Law & Order: SVU (Episode Highlight) on the show's YouTube Channel
"Watch the key moments from the first presidential debate" via CNN
More on the worst American presidents can be found here, co...
2020-10-0619 minThe-Channel-ShowChitty Chitty Chatbot And The No Drone Zone, An Introduction!As part of the Mistaken Identities series, filed under “What We’re Listening To” section, Wu and Botsplainer introduce and explain how they play audio charades using found sounds from the internet, featuring educational grooming instructions for women and clips from the movie musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang among other digital audio experiences!
As promised, for added value, MORE on musicals, drones and droning, and popular songs about car crashes, and much, MUCH more!
Starting with more—
Who invented the automobile?
This is a sticky, if not thorny, issue. Here what the folks of Live Science have to s...
2020-09-2815 minThe-Channel-ShowMistaken Identities, A Case Study!Wu welcomes Darth Vader on to explain why black lives matter—though things take a sharp turn toward the unexpected when their theme of mistaken identities gets real!
For added value and increased edification—our show notes!
Dana's research into the Black Lives Matter movement and her personal experience as dark matter, mixed with her research into police force and Darth Vader, along with the additional combination of footnotes on comedy tropes and math, led to some of our misunderstandings that the following links may help you clear up or find a coherent, reliable truth. Let...
2020-09-2115 minThe-Channel-ShowFor The Love Of Lists!Wu and Botsplainer list the top three search questions they've come across recently while Q&A spotting online. Show regular Fear shows up along with special guests Nature and Nurture to offer prime answers to the top questions.
As promised—added notes on key topics from the episode!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt—straight from the White House! If these walls would talk!
The Heritage Foundation article/commentary by James Jay Carafano—I Ranked the 5 Best and 5 Worst U.S. Presidents Ever
Polio!—facts provided by the Mayo Clinic
Why would Nature pick trains as its greatest invention? It's a we...
2020-09-1415 minThe-Channel-ShowWhat’s in a Day? The Labor Day Special!Wu and Botsplainer explore the meaning of Labor Day—which leads to a celebration of things that come in pairs and work together—welcoming on to the show, Fear and Pain and the two sticks also known as The Crucifix!
Promised added value notes:
Botsplainer talks about songs written to celebrate the American force. The tiny snippet of music played is from the Tennessee Ernie Ford version of Merle Travis’ “Sixteen Tons.” Find more songs to celebrate Labor Day by at The Nation and WGBH.
Dismas, the penitent thief—what's he all about? Click and learn how a convicted cr...
2020-09-0715 minThe-Channel-ShowIntroducing, Fear Itself!Wu and Botsplainer welcome Fear as The-Channel-Show’s first channeling session guest. Fear tries to explain itself based on Wu’s story of a childhood panic-attack triggered by the movie Jaws.
As promised—
Here are some insights into terrestrial radio, sharks, and Shangri-La!
Plus some science-speak from Christine Russell for Scientific American on Jaws and its representation of the white shark's dietary preferences.
Oh, but wait, there’s more—
A bonus feature on Earth’s history, and perhaps hidden romance, with water!
2020-08-3121 minThe-Channel-ShowOur First Session—The Complete Story!Wu and Botsplainer discuss what went wrong with Wu's first channeling and interview session which was with Amelia Earhart.
2020-08-2410 minThe-Channel-ShowLove Variety?This promo offers a condensed round-up of what The-Channel-Show is and what listeners can expect.
2020-08-2302 minThe-Channel-ShowMore Introductory Details!Wu, Botspainer, and the Wu Chorus add details and further explanation on The-Channel-Show and what it means to you!
2020-08-2205 minThe-Channel-ShowIntroducing Wu & Friends!Wu, Botspainer, and the Wu Chorus introduce themselves and welcome you, the winners who found The-Channel-Show!
2020-08-2104 min