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Word: Mixtapes
Guest: Mike Doughty
Bio: Wanna know who’s fun to talk to? Mike Doughty. Additionally, he is also the author of The Book of Drugs, solo musician, former leader of Soul Coughing and a prolific tweeter. If you’re a fan of things that are great, then you are probably already familiar with this guy. 

Discussed: Fire, illegal downloads, New Yorker, fictional band names.

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So, this happened. And it was super fun.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
The final volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English will soon be published and feature definitions for such words as “bubbler,” which is a water fountain in Wisconsin, “dry-land fish,” which is a mushroom in Kentucky, and Santorum, which in some communities in America refers to a senator from Pennsylvania.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
While campaigning in Georgia this week, Newt Gingrich price of gas to $2.50 a gallon. This became less exciting when he explained that he would do so by drilling on the moon.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
It was reported that Mitt Romney personally drove out to Kid Rock’s house in Michigan to get the musician to perform at a political rally on Monday. This information did not improve anyone’s opinion of Kid Rock or Mitt Romney.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
Michael Douglas is starring in a series of ads for the FBI warning people about the dangers of insider trading and Ponzi schemes. Unfortunately he ends the ads with the confusing slogan: “and remember what my character Gordon Gecko would say in the Bizzaro universe: greed is bad.”

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
This Tuesday was National Pancake Day at IHOP. But shouldn’t it be International Pancake Day? I’m beginning to think that IHOP isn’t as internationally accredited as they claim.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
Angelina Jolie got a lot of attention at the Academy Awards Sunday for repeatedly striking a pose showing off her right leg. In related news, all week Hollywood has been buzzing with rumors about a one-night stand between her leg and the dog from The Artist.

From the week of February 26th, 2012:
Vatican officials said this week that Pope Benedict will launch a Twitter account and tweet once a day throughout Lent. Apparently the Pope is giving up his dignity for Lent.

From the week of February 12th, 2012:
Two people are already competing to trademark the phrase “Linsanity,” in reference to the New York Knicks rookie Jeremy Lin. Meanwhile, some pessimistic fans are already fighting over the rights to “Lincident,” “Linjury” and “Jeremy Lin Sucks.”

From the week of February 12th, 2012:
After a massive backlash, Sony Music on Tuesday apologized saying it was a “mistake” to raise the prices of Whitney Houston’s albums on iTunes in the hours after her death, and should have waited until Monday.