Coffee & Cigarettes

The city of New Orleans is under several feet of water, and a countless number of Americans have been displaced as a result. Through all the finger-pointing and partisan politics lives and cities have been destroyed. A storm whose progress could be easily tracked via the weather channel didn’t register, even as a minor blip on the radar of emergency response agencies. Nothing to fear, President Bush, facing the lowest approval numbers of his presidency, promised in a prime time speech to rebuild the ravaged city of New Orleans. We discuss the contents of the speech, delivered two weeks after the most horrific domestic incident since 9/11. Will the President’s plan work? What is his plan? Does he even have a plan? Why does FEMA suck so much? How are we going to fix it? Where are we going to get the 200 billion dollars to pay for it all? --- Speculation on the answers to these questions in this episode of C&C. Running Time: 27:44

Reaction to Coffee & Cigarettes being added to the iTunes music store. A significant jump in subscriptions has already been seen. We're also paid a visit by Palace Diner's night manager Iffy who has an interesting reaction when he learns we're podcasting from his place of business. Additional topics of discussion include the absurdity of Internet evangelists, and go on to debate whether homosexuality is, as many on the right claim, a choice. Running Time: 21:56

After a few weeks off coffee and cigarettes is back. This episode is a piecing together of shorts captured from two weeks worth of recording. The topics vary quite a bit, but they should prove entertaining. Running Time: 23:29

C0rk & Andrew take the first of what is bound to be many dives into the world of politics. The topic of discussion is the controversy surrounding Bush political advisor Karl Rove. C0rk questions the ability of Ken Mehlman to distinguish reality based on his remarks from Sunday's Meet The Press, while Andrew fans the fire. Running Time: 24:21

In this short episode C0rk & Andrew discuss the spread of American culture, how it has shapes international perception of America, and what some of our more recent cultural artifacts say about us as a people. Running Time: 6:41

In this preview episode, C0rk & Andrew discuss their opposing takes on the recent theatrical release War of the Worlds. Andrew argues the films suprising quality, and ability to stand out among modern Sci-Fi offerings, while C0rk proceeds to point out some of the more absurd moments in the film which disrupted his overall enjoyment. This podcast does contain a handful of spoilers. Running Time: 22:03