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About "Laid Off":
"Laid Off Podcast" is a basement born talk show created by Bob and Brian.  Though Brian still stops by for the occasional visit, the show is now regularly hosted by Bob and Brandon.

We got tired of listening to all of the pop-culture talk shows out there add their "Liberal Spin" to everything... so we decided to start our own.  We consider ourselves to be a "Conservative Pop-Culture Podcast".

The show is self described as "Somewhere in between This American Life and Clerks with a bar humor twist... all explained using rhetoric, banter and sometimes, purified pointlessness".  The name of the show itself, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the economic free zone (well, sort of) that we all reside in, not just as a nation, but globally.  Many of us are challenging our traditional ideas of employment, and with all this new free time, what the hell are we doing?
 
So with that ridiculous description, T.A.L. and Clerks, which are both known to many, one may ask, "where's the rub?".  You may be asking yourself "How does this show stand out?"  To this, we'll offer the following:
 
The Laid Off Podcast is 2 things.
 
1.) Easy.  Listening to the show is as non-threatening as picking up a free weekly newspaper.  The ones with all the show listings for the intimate little local venues, and the "now showing" movie reviews for the week.  Gossip, classics tales of party days gone by, opinions on recent album releases by whatever we call music, nowadays and maybe, political debate, just in case "those guys" are listening.  All of these are splashes in the crispy familiar 44 oz. soda fountain suicide drink that is the Laid Off  Podcast.  The subject matter is aloof and random, yet all the while thought provoking.  Like grabbing a copy of a CD sampler at a music festival.  The label is reliable, the bands are familiar, but the track titles are numbers you've never heard of.
 
2.) Welcoming.  Complimentary to the taste of randomness is the feeling of collective comfort.  We are your peers, the guests could be part of your crew, this is your podcast.  With that, Laid Off is willing and eager to go any direction and have any conversation that will provoke thought or just evoke laughs.  In fact, though never really too directly, we encourage listeners to not only pose their own questions, and approach Laid Off itself with ideas and queries, but to start your own podcast. 

So there it is.  D.I.Y.  If everything on the Internet sucks, do something about it.  We are.
 

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A few words from Bob...
(Laid Off Creator / Co-Founder):
I first heard of "podcasting" from a friend of mine in 2005.  She was tuning in to hear one of my favorite bands (They Might Be Giants) as they posted new content that wasn't available anywhere else.

Now, I think it's hard to deny the appeal of the idea of Pirate Radio.  "Stealing" the publicly owned airwaves, regulated only by the words of the FCC.  The perfect environment for young anarchists to fixate on and socially thrive in, at least as far as cheap talk goes.  But the threshold was just a little too high.  The risk, the cost, the effort, and the consequence...  and then, at last, the rise of the mighty Internet.   A virtual realm if text, video and sound that is unsanctioned (currently anyway).

Consumer media technology has finally matured in an affordable way in which we may all participate.  Although the rebellious charm is gone, the steps are shorter and the deed is easier (Bob started this show in his basement, with his gaming computer and a computer microphone).  The one drawback with all this incredibly easy connectivity is that there are many, many many more fish in the sea  and they all have a laptop (I'm online, in a coffee shop, at this very moment).
 
As is with any situation under these same circumstances, the cream rises to the top.  The fight in the dog is the the discerning difference.  Which leads us to the crucial question: What does your offering do for me?  How does it stand out? - Carl Grutt    August 3, 2009
 

Alfonzo Rachel joins us to talk about his book, web projects and more.  (#45)




Kevin Jackson joins us to talk about race, politics, his book and more.  (#44)



We speak with Randy Wills about his campaign for Pueblo County Sheriff.  (#43)




Robot Lincoln and Zombie Jackson. We chat with the creators of this interesting new comic.  (#42)



Matt Perdie is walking across America to raise awareness of the dangers of big government.  We also discuss his sidekick Mike Jacobs and his blog.  (#41)




We speak with Tisha Casida, publisher of That's Natural and
The Good American Post
(#40)



We are joined by Dr. Craig Mitchell from the Heritage Foundation.  (#39)




We are joined by Jeg from
Pugcast ( A "W.O.W." podcast ).
He is the first Dem. to be on our podcast.  (#38)



Truth Serum
Tom Schegel is our guest.  We discuss his web blog and politics. (#37)



Jeffrey LaPorte
We interview Jeffrey about his popular YouTube videos and his plans to run for office.  (#36)



Free Reign
Brandon and Bob interview Cory Procter, a pro football player for the Dallas Cowboys, about his new band. (#34)



100 proof
A rapper / reality TV star.
Half man half liquor, 100% funny.
(#33)



Squid Works
Web comics by Stan Yan (#30)