Episode 29 was recorded October 25, 2012, and republished May 20, 2013.
The 9 “likes” featured in this special scary episode:
The movie Poltergeist
The movie The People Under the Stairs
Snopes.com and especially its “Murderous Clown” story
Season 3 of The Walking Dead
Unexplained sounds and “The Bloop”
Stephen King’s upcoming Dr. Sleep (a sequel to The Shining)
Gordon Stewart Northcott and Changeling
The Bigfoot Field Research Organization (BFRO.net)
Other items of note:
Jason’s favorite Bigfoot sighting account in Hinsdale County, Colorado
The New York skyscraper photo that frightens us all
The see-through Skywalk over the Grand Canyon
Our “Question of the Week”: Do you have a phobia?
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Episode 49 was recorded May 9, 2013, and published May 13, 2013.
Our “likes” for this episode:
“Meet the First Digital Generation” in Wired
“Behind the Scenes of Empire Strikes Back” at FStoppers.com
The dice game Tenzi
“My Avatar, My Self,” at Virginia Quarterly Review
Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
The video series “So Totally Relidge”
Sammy Rhodes (@prodigalsam) on Twitter
Flora Borsi’s “Time Travel” photo project
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Episode 48 was recorded April 25, 2013, and published April 29, 2013.
Special controversy-themed episode, featuring special guest Elizabeth Esther! Our “likes”:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
All the talk about “smokin’ hot wives” (Zach Hoag, Mary DeMuth)
The Book of Mormon: The Musical
The tumblr Who Said It: Jack Handey or Donald Miller?
Other items of note:
Love Wins, by Rob Bell
A Better Atonement, by Tony Jones
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Episode 47 was recorded April 18, 2013, and published April 22, 2013.
Our “likes” for this episode:
Dove’s Sketch Artist mini-documentary (For critiques, read this and this.)
Patton Oswalt’s improvised 9-minute filibuster for Parks & Recreation
Sinus-rinsing via the Neti Pot
Eagle Nest Outfitters SingleNest Hammock
Makers documentary on PBS
“8 Things That Will Make Your Hands Sweat Uncontrollably” on Buzzfeed
Other items of note:
Question of the Week: What was your worst entry-level job?
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Episode 46 was recorded April 12, 2013, and published April 15, 2013.
Our “likes” for this episode:
Film journalists eulogize Roger Ebert
iMagnet Cradleless Quick-Snap Car Dashboard Mount
The blog Reasons My Son is Crying
The short film “The Promise” on Vimeo
The Netflix series House of Cards
The scheduling site Doodle.com
Jurassic Park 3D in theaters
Other items of note:
Question of the Week: What is your favorite children’s book/story?
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Episode 45 was recorded April 4, 2013, and published April 8, 2013. Along with Jason and Joy, it features special guest host Sharideth Smith.
Our “likes” for this episode:
Anti-Social blocking software for Mac
The site ThisIsWhyImBroke.com
The blog Thumbs & Ammo
The band The Features
The band First Aid Kit
The photo editing site PicMonkey
IPEVO Tubular Wireless Speakers
Other items of note:
Remote-Control Inflatable Air Shark
Combination USB-Electrical Wall Socket
Squeezable Boob Milk Dispenser
Breaking Dawn Part 1 Soundtrack
The 2014 Mustang ad with music by The Features
iHome Alarm Clock/Speaker/Docking Station
No “Question of the Week” this time around. Blame Sharideth.
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This is a rerun of Episode 33, which was recorded December 14, 2012, and originally published December 17, 2012.
This episode marked the first 9 Thumbs appearance by Joy Bennett, now a permanent host. Our Episode #33 “likes”:
Die Hard: A romantic Christmas movie
This cups-and-balls routine by illusionist Yann Frisch
Cuisinart 12-cup Programmable Coffee Maker
“Why is making robots so darn hard?” at the New Yorker
Modern Seinfeld (@seinfeldtoday)
Flick Golf on the iPhone
RoadID bracelets and identification tags
Speck Products MacBook Pro cases
Other items of note:
“Sleight of Brooks”: Jason’s illusionist brother, Brooks Boyett
Our “Question of the Week”: What’s on your Christmas wish list this year?
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Episode 44 was recorded live and in-person on March 23, 2013, at Killer Tribes in Atlanta and published March 25, 2013. In it, Jason interviews Joy Bennett, Kristen Howerton, and Sharideth Smith about blogging and writing. We recorded it in a children’s Sunday School room in a church basement.
Jason’s wife, Aimee took this photo:

Yes, those are some of the “fruits of the Spirit” painted on the wall behind us.
Links for this episode:
Joy’s blog Joy in This Journey
Kristen’s blog Rage Against the Minivan
Sharideth’s blog A Woman’s Guide to Women: A Blog for Men
Special thanks to our friend Bryan Allain for putting on the conference and for hooking us up with the microphone.
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Episode 43 was recorded March 15, 2013, and published March 18, 2013. This is Matthew Paul Turner’s final episode as an official host. In this very special four-host episode, he hands off the baton to his permanent replacement, Joy Bennett.
Our eight “likes” for this episode:
Jeff Lin’s blog post “Ang Lee and the Uncertainty of Success”
The app Over
Songs from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mr. Rogers
Quiet, by Susan Cain
Other items of note:
“Disturbing Strokes” (creepy remake of the “Diff’rent Strokes” opening credits)
No final question this week. Fittingly, Matthew’s very last words as host of 9 Thumbs were “You dissed Betty White!”
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This is a rerun of our special Powerball Lottery Episode 32, originally recorded November 30, 2012, and published December 3, 2012.
In this rerun of a favorite themed episode, the guys discuss the 9 things they’d purchase if they won millions in the lottery:
3. A vacation at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
4. A ranch (like this one) in Colorado
5. An indie movie studio like Focus Features
6. The Hammacher Schlemmer personal submarine
7. An Airstream Interstate 3500 Class B RV
8. A penthouse (like this one) in Monte Carlo
Other items of note:
Mark Cuban works at Dairy Queen
Spitbank Fort (a rentable island off the coast of England)
Our “Question of the Week”: If you won the lottery, would you take a yearly payout or the lesser cash-out option?
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