The Sonic Toolbox
- Description:
- Two hard core science fiction fans, the DW Geek Girls - Cheryl Lowe and Daisy Kaufman - talk about the science of Doctor Who, both real and fictional. Come along as we try to explain away the impossible physics and and bring you some relevant real world science, too. Not to mention the general Doctor Who love.
Homepage: http://thesonictoolbox.blogspot.com/
RSS Feed: http://sonictoolbox.libsyn.com/rss
- Episodes:
- 483
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:1:04:34
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:3:06:41
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 21 days, 15 hours, 43 minutes and 31 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 30 April 2020 (11:55pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 21 April 2019 (4:00pm GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 5 days, 10 hours, 25 minutes and 38 seconds
The Sonic Toolbox Episodes
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Episode 203: Pre-Gally 2016 Extravaganza!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes and 56 secondsGallifrey One is less than one week away. We're so excited it's all we can talk about. Our show this week is all Gally all the time! We're going over all the highlights and the excitements of this best of all Doctor Who conventions in the magical (smoggy) city of Los Angles. Whoo hoo!
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Episode 203: Pre-Gally 2016 Extravaganza!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes and 56 secondsGallifrey One is less than one week away. We're so excited it's all we can talk about. Our show this week is all Gally all the time! We're going over all the highlights and the excitements of this best of all Doctor Who conventions in the magical (smoggy) city of Los Angles. Whoo hoo!
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Episode 202: That Guy From That Show That One Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 1 secondGally's almost here and we're SO excited! All we want to do is talk about who we're going to see as guests. Well, you know us. Mostly all we want to talk about are Gally guests. So this show, we're taking a peek at the guest list and chatting about what we know and what we've seen of some of them. And some other things as we go careening off the path and down the rabbit hole.
WARNING: Contains many, many rabbits.
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Episode 202: That Guy From That Show That One Time
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 1 secondGally's almost here and we're SO excited! All we want to do is talk about who we're going to see as guests. Well, you know us. Mostly all we want to talk about are Gally guests. So this show, we're taking a peek at the guest list and chatting about what we know and what we've seen of some of them. And some other things as we go careening off the path and down the rabbit hole.
WARNING: Contains many, many rabbits.
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Episode 201: The Rabbits of Series 9
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes and 58 secondsHappy New Year! We start off 2016 with a look back at the end of 2015. Specifically, Series 9 and the Christmas special. Joining us for this retrospective is Fuzzmond Blurington from the Blurcast podcast.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
Link:
Fuzzmond's Blurcast:
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Episode 201: The Rabbits of Series 9
Episode Duration: 0 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes and 58 secondsHappy New Year! We start off 2016 with a look back at the end of 2015. Specifically, Series 9 and the Christmas special. Joining us for this retrospective is Fuzzmond Blurington from the Blurcast podcast.
WARNING: Contains rabbit chasing
Link:
Fuzzmond's Blurcast:
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Episode 200 Corrected - Review of 2015 Christmas Special
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 46 secondsIf you have already downloaded Episode 200, than you might have noticed that somehow it was instead Episode 199. We're sorry, we don't know what happened. This is the correct Episode 200. This really is our review of The Husbands of River Song.
We've also replaced the wrong file on the original post with this correct one, so if you haven't downloaded it to your podcast playing device yet (or if you stream it) you should get the correct one when you do. Our original Facebook and Twitter posts are also getting the correct file now, as well. iTunes is also now playing the correct file.
Sorry for the inconvenience. It couldn't have happened at a worse time. Happy New Year!
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Episode 200 Corrected - Review of 2015 Christmas Special
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 46 secondsIf you have already downloaded Episode 200, than you might have noticed that somehow it was instead Episode 199. We're sorry, we don't know what happened. This is the correct Episode 200. This really is our review of The Husbands of River Song.
We've also replaced the wrong file on the original post with this correct one, so if you haven't downloaded it to your podcast playing device yet (or if you stream it) you should get the correct one when you do. Our original Facebook and Twitter posts are also getting the correct file now, as well. iTunes is also now playing the correct file.
Sorry for the inconvenience. It couldn't have happened at a worse time. Happy New Year!
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Episode 200: The Husbands of River Song - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 18 secondsIt's Christmas time. And that means the Doctor is in trouble again. This time around it's all River Song's fault. Yep, she's back and we're talking about her. And the story. And the Doctor. And what ever else comes to mind as we review The Husbands of River Song.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS (and rabbits)
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Episode 200: The Husbands of River Song - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 46 secondsIt's Christmas time. And that means the Doctor is in trouble again. This time around it's all River Song's fault. Yep, she's back and we're talking about her. And the story. And the Doctor. And what ever else comes to mind as we review The Husbands of River Song.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS (and rabbits)
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Episode 200: The Husbands of River Song - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 46 secondsIt's Christmas time. And that means the Doctor is in trouble again. This time around it's all River Song's fault. Yep, she's back and we're talking about her. And the story. And the Doctor. And what ever else comes to mind as we review The Husbands of River Song.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS (and rabbits)
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Episode 199: Little Tech Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 11 secondsThere was some new technology in Series 9. The Sonic Sunglasses and the Confession Disk were both introduced. There were also some story specific tech. We try to discuss all of this, but the rabbits keep jumping in and out. Nonetheless, we still figure out some stuff that we didn't think we knew anything about. How d'ya like that!
WARNING:Contains rabbit chasing
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Episode 199: Little Tech Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 26 minutes and 11 secondsThere was some new technology in Series 9. The Sonic Sunglasses and the Confession Disk were both introduced. There were also some story specific tech. We try to discuss all of this, but the rabbits keep jumping in and out. Nonetheless, we still figure out some stuff that we didn't think we knew anything about. How d'ya like that!
WARNING:Contains rabbit chasing
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Episode 198: Series 9 Feedback Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 7 secondsFinally, the show you've all been waiting for! FEEDBACK!! Yes, we've been holding back on our feedback for our Series 9 review shows so that we could have one big feedback show. We've got lots here, and two audio reviews by Theta Sigma of Theta Sigma's Doctor Who Podcast. All woven together with a trail of rabbit chasing.
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Episode 198: Series 9 Feedback Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 7 secondsFinally, the show you've all been waiting for! FEEDBACK!! Yes, we've been holding back on our feedback for our Series 9 review shows so that we could have one big feedback show. We've got lots here, and two audio reviews by Theta Sigma of Theta Sigma's Doctor Who Podcast. All woven together with a trail of rabbit chasing.
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Episode 197: Hell Bent - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 27 secondsEpisode 197: Hell Bent - Review. Last one till Christmas. Series 9 is over, Series 10 not even a twinkle in our eyes yet. But how did the big finale fare? Did it live up to your expectations, or did it blow away like paint off the TARDIS? This is what we think...
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 197: Hell Bent - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 3 minutes and 27 secondsEpisode 197: Hell Bent - Review. Last one till Christmas. Series 9 is over, Series 10 not even a twinkle in our eyes yet. But how did the big finale fare? Did it live up to your expectations, or did it blow away like paint off the TARDIS? This is what we think...
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 196: Heaven Sent - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 26 secondsWe're exploring the mysteries and the depths of the penultimate episode of Series 9, Heaven Sent. For a very serious story, a very serious review. Well, as serious as we can get.
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Episode 196: Heaven Sent - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 26 secondsWe're exploring the mysteries and the depths of the penultimate episode of Series 9, Heaven Sent. For a very serious story, a very serious review. Well, as serious as we can get.
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Episode 195: Face the Raven - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 20 secondsFace the Raven. Nothing like the self sacrifice of a well meaning companion. Today we travel down what can only be Diagon Alley in search of the meaning of the countdown tattoo. Don't fear the reaper, for death is beauty and smoke.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode 195: Face the Raven - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 22 minutes and 20 secondsFace the Raven. Nothing like the self sacrifice of a well meaning companion. Today we travel down what can only be Diagon Alley in search of the meaning of the countdown tattoo. Don't fear the reaper, for death is beauty and smoke.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode 194: Sleep No More - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 8 secondsMark Gatiss is back and WOW this one hits all the buttons on our fear generator. Nothing like a good, old fashioned fright fest as the weather turns cold and blustery. Sleep No More fits the bill, just don't watch it with the lights out.
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 194: Sleep No More - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 8 secondsMark Gatiss is back and WOW this one hits all the buttons on our fear generator. Nothing like a good, old fashioned fright fest as the weather turns cold and blustery. Sleep No More fits the bill, just don't watch it with the lights out.
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 193: The Zygon Inversion - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 5 secondsFive rounds rapid! That's all we need to say. Of course, we do say a whole lot more. This is a podcast, after all. And these are Zygons, and Osgoods, and U.N.I.T. here. We're wrapping up this Zygon two-parter with our thoughts on The Zygon Invasion.
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 193: The Zygon Inversion - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 5 secondsFive rounds rapid! That's all we need to say. Of course, we do say a whole lot more. This is a podcast, after all. And these are Zygons, and Osgoods, and U.N.I.T. here. We're wrapping up this Zygon two-parter with our thoughts on The Zygon Invasion.
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 192: The Zygon Invasion - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 39 secondsThey couldn't just leave Zygons be Zygons, could they? Sorry, couldn't resist. But here they are now with Clara bothering the Twelfth Doctor. Tumbleweeds and question marks and U.N.I.T., oh my!
Happy Halloween!
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 192: The Zygon Invasion - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 39 secondsThey couldn't just leave Zygons be Zygons, could they? Sorry, couldn't resist. But here they are now with Clara bothering the Twelfth Doctor. Tumbleweeds and question marks and U.N.I.T., oh my!
Happy Halloween!
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 191: The Woman Who Lived - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 25 secondsStand and deliver! No, it's not an Adam Ant song. It's a Doctor Who episode review! Maisie Williams is back this week with the sequel to The Girl Who Lived, only now she's calling herself "Me" and it's the 1600's. Join us now as we discuss "The Woman Who Lived".
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 191: The Woman Who Lived - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 25 secondsStand and deliver! No, it's not an Adam Ant song. It's a Doctor Who episode review! Maisie Williams is back this week with the sequel to The Girl Who Lived, only now she's calling herself "Me" and it's the 1600's. Join us now as we discuss "The Woman Who Lived".
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 190: The Girl Who Died - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 26 secondsHere we are at story three. Coming after the amazingness of Before the Flood can it hold up to the standard that set? Well, the premise is good. And may we say "Maisie Williams".
Vikings and armored aliens...what could go wrong?
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 190: The Girl Who Died - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 26 secondsHere we are at story three. Coming after the amazingness of Before the Flood can it hold up to the standard that set? Well, the premise is good. And may we say "Maisie Williams".
Vikings and armored aliens...what could go wrong?
WARNING: SPOILERS
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Episode 189b: Before the Flood - Full Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 2 secondsCheryl's back and we have our full review of Before the Flood for you. It's a big one. You'd have thought Daisy wouldn't have that much to say, having said her piece yesterday. But noooo, there was apparently a lot more to say. For both of them.
There's feedback, too!
WARNING: SPOILERS (and rabbit chasing)(FIXED)
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Episode 189b: Before the Flood - Full Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 2 secondsCheryl's back and we have our full review of Before the Flood for you. It's a big one. You'd have thought Daisy wouldn't have that much to say, having said her piece yesterday. But noooo, there was apparently a lot more to say. For both of them.
There's feedback, too!
WARNING: SPOILERS (and rabbit chasing)(FIXED)
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Episode 189b: Before the Flood - Full Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 2 secondsCheryl's back and we have our full review of Before the Flood for you. It's a big one. You'd have thought Daisy wouldn't have that much to say, having said her piece yesterday. But noooo, there was apparently a lot more to say. For both of them.
There's feedback, too!
WARNING: SPOILERS (and rabbit chasing)
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Episode 189a: Before the Flood - First Impressions
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 43 secondsBefore you start wondering, Cheryl had a family thing to attend and won't be able to watch or record until tomorrow (Sunday the 11th). Since we didn't want you to have to go so long without something to listen to right after this week's Doctor Who airs, Daisy decided to give you her first impressions of Before the Flood straight away and then join Cheryl for a proper review after she sees it tomorrow. That's 2...2...TWO for the price of one!
WARNING: Spoilers
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Episode 189a: Before the Flood - First Impressions
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes and 43 secondsBefore you start wondering, Cheryl had a family thing to attend and won't be able to watch or record until tomorrow (Sunday the 11th). Since we didn't want you to have to go so long without something to listen to right after this week's Doctor Who airs, Daisy decided to give you her first impressions of Before the Flood straight away and then join Cheryl for a proper review after she sees it tomorrow. That's 2...2...TWO for the price of one!
WARNING: Spoilers
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Episode 188: Under the Lake - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 26 secondsOoh, it's a horror story. Perfect start to October. And what a horror story it is. Toby Whithouse has written a beautiful script and...well...just listen and you'll see what we think.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode 188: Under the Lake - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 26 secondsOoh, it's a horror story. Perfect start to October. And what a horror story it is. Toby Whithouse has written a beautiful script and...well...just listen and you'll see what we think.
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode 187: The Witch's Familiar - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 3 secondsDavros and Daleks and Clara, oh my! Is this the end, or just the beginning? Having just seen The Witch's Familiar we're ready to tell you all about what we thought of it.
WARNING: Contains spoilers
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Episode 187: The Witch's Familiar - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 28 minutes and 3 secondsDavros and Daleks and Clara, oh my! Is this the end, or just the beginning? Having just seen The Witch's Familiar we're ready to tell you all about what we thought of it.
WARNING: Contains spoilers
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Episode 186: The Magician's Apprentice - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 1 secondWARNING: SPOILERS
We just saw the first story of Series 9 and we're here to let you know what we thought of it. No preamble, no polish, just raw reaction. Also, no holding back. That means that if you haven't seen the show yet don't listen to this review until you have. We talk in full about everyting that happens. Fair warning.
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Episode 186: The Magician's Apprentice - Review
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 59 minutes and 1 secondWARNING: SPOILERS
We just saw the first story of Series 9 and we're here to let you know what we thought of it. No preamble, no polish, just raw reaction. Also, no holding back. That means that if you haven't seen the show yet don't listen to this review until you have. We talk in full about everyting that happens. Fair warning.
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Episode 185: General Oodness or Do Oodkind Have Wives?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 9 secondsMore Ood. Odd Ood. And rabbits. Odd rabbits. Ood rabbits? No, that would be too weird. We do seem to get a bit far flung this episode, however. But when we come back around, we're all Ood science and speculation. So, watch out!
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Episode 185: General Oodness or Do Oodkind Have Wives?
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 9 secondsMore Ood. Odd Ood. And rabbits. Odd rabbits. Ood rabbits? No, that would be too weird. We do seem to get a bit far flung this episode, however. But when we come back around, we're all Ood science and speculation. So, watch out!
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Episode 184: The Song of DoctorDonnaFriend
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 56 minutes and 37 secondsPlanet of the Ood. That's what's going on here. We can't believe we haven't reviewed this since it first aired. So, we're remedying that this episode. Ooooood. Just love saying it. Also, sorry we forgot to tell you about it last time in our Next Time segment that we forgot to do. Ooooooops. So if you haven't seen it yet, don't listen to this show until you have. There's tons of spoilers, we don't watch what we say. Course, we seem to have a problem with that in general.
We also have a bit of news. And a bit of rabbit chasing.
DISCLAIMER: Cheryl and Daisy have no intention of ever committing any crime against anyone. The discussions herein are merely academic.Links:
Larry Elmore paintings on Google images page (sorry, his website is under construction)
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Episode 184: The Song of DoctorDonnaFriend
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 56 minutes and 37 secondsPlanet of the Ood. That's what's going on here. We can't believe we haven't reviewed this since it first aired. So, we're remedying that this episode. Ooooood. Just love saying it. Also, sorry we forgot to tell you about it last time in our Next Time segment that we forgot to do. Ooooooops. So if you haven't seen it yet, don't listen to this show until you have. There's tons of spoilers, we don't watch what we say. Course, we seem to have a problem with that in general.
We also have a bit of news. And a bit of rabbit chasing.
DISCLAIMER: Cheryl and Daisy have no intention of ever committing any crime against anyone. The discussions herein are merely academic.Links:
Larry Elmore paintings on Google images page (sorry, his website is under construction)
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Episode 183: The Mechanics of Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 43 secondsHere we attempt to explain and explore how time travel machines work. Unfortuantely, the rabbits are driving Wranglers and keep running all over our conversations. But we manage to get thru a small bit of news and feed back, so all is not lost. Actually, it's found! So are TARDISs, Leviathans, vortex manipulaters, Omnis and time corridors.
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Episode 183: The Mechanics of Rabbits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 21 minutes and 43 secondsHere we attempt to explain and explore how time travel machines work. Unfortuantely, the rabbits are driving Wranglers and keep running all over our conversations. But we manage to get thru a small bit of news and feed back, so all is not lost. Actually, it's found! So are TARDISs, Leviathans, vortex manipulaters, Omnis and time corridors.
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Episode 182: Blink (182)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds(The laptop is all fixed. Sorry this is a week late. Thanks so much for waiting.)
We'er revisiting the 10th Doctor story "Blink" this week. Why, you might ask, are we revisiting this particular story? Because this is our 182nd episode and we can't help being cheezy. And Daisy's an old Blink-182 fan and used this as an excuse to reconnect with their music. So, you lucky folk get our second look at the first Weeping Angels story. And get to listen to some of Blink-182's songs in the background. See below for the playlist.
We've also got Gally news! Also some yarny talk and somehow zombies work their way in to the discussion.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
Blink-182 playlist:
"Fighting the Gravity" - Neighborhoods 2011
"I Miss You" - Blink 182 2004
"Aliens Exist" - Enema of the State 1999
"Pathetic" - Dude Ranch 1997
"Everytime I look for You" - Take off Your Pants and Jacket 2001
"Alone" - Buddah 1994/1998
"I'm Lost Without You" - Blink 182 2004
"Time" - Buddha 1994/1998
"I'm Sorry" - Dude Ranch 1997
"Apple Shampoo" - Dude Ranch 1997
"TV" - Buddha 1994/1998
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Episode 182: Blink (182)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds(The laptop is all fixed. Sorry this is a week late. Thanks so much for waiting.)
We'er revisiting the 10th Doctor story "Blink" this week. Why, you might ask, are we revisiting this particular story? Because this is our 182nd episode and we can't help being cheezy. And Daisy's an old Blink-182 fan and used this as an excuse to reconnect with their music. So, you lucky folk get our second look at the first Weeping Angels story. And get to listen to some of Blink-182's songs in the background. See below for the playlist.
We've also got Gally news! Also some yarny talk and somehow zombies work their way in to the discussion.
WARNING: Contains rabbits
Blink-182 playlist:
"Fighting the Gravity" - Neighborhoods 2011
"I Miss You" - Blink 182 2004
"Aliens Exist" - Enema of the State 1999
"Pathetic" - Dude Ranch 1997
"Everytime I look for You" - Take off Your Pants and Jacket 2001
"Alone" - Buddah 1994/1998
"I'm Lost Without You" - Blink 182 2004
"Time" - Buddha 1994/1998
"I'm Sorry" - Dude Ranch 1997
"Apple Shampoo" - Dude Ranch 1997
"TV" - Buddha 1994/1998