MAP Episode 51: RAEPcast

2010.02.08

It's peppermint flavoured.


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.02.07

Ginia’s computer explodes, Nate’s grandmother turns ninety and dies, Eric’s internet tubes are clogged, and Lane’s addiction to American Pansyball overcomes his senses. What is to be done? So, Lusipurr hits the bottle with a besnowed Jenifer. Listen now!

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And a bonus. Enjoy!


MAP Episode 50: The Wrath of Shawn

2010.02.01

It's a metaphor.


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.01.31

Lusipurr.com finally reaches the lofty 50th MAP episode, and celebrates in the traditional way: meaningless conversation, annoying noises, musical interludes, and, of course, a massive technical glitch that nearly destroys the entire recording. KHAN!!!!!


MAP Episode 49: Realistic Masturbatory Fisting Action

2010.01.25

It Belongs on a Wii

The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.01.24

Lusipurr.com welcomes aboard a new staff member in this diet, Nate-Liles-free, podcast. Confronted with the sixth delay of a much-anticipated game (and accessory), the panel instead considers whether or not it is safe to put the SOM in one’s mouth.


MAP Episode 48: Fastest Podcast Ever

2010.01.18

Tick Tock, Lusipurr.


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.01.17

When Lusipurr fails to record properly, the entire podcast must be redone–but Nate Liles has only twenty minutes until his date at the local public house. With only minutes left and everything to play for, the only option is FASTEST PODCAST EVER.

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This morning, we formally offered Conan O’Brien (of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien) the position of Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast Guest Host. The full text of our e-mail follows.

Dear Mr. O’Brien (or his designated representative),

The staff of Lusipurr.com has been following your travails with growing alarm as it has become more certain with each passing weeknight that you will be leaving the Tonight Show after a too-short stint of just seven months. All of us, to a man, have been fans since your Late Night days. Your entertaining programme helped us through bachelors degrees and graduate school. Now it seems you will be leaving the air—a truly disturbing prospect.

Having heard that NBC is going to provide you an ample sum for their treachery, we have rejoiced—but speculation has been rife. What will you do next? Your show this evening put that decision in the hands of the people. But even then, if you stop recording new shows this Friday, what will you do in the interim? Luckily, my staff has just the answer for you: Guest Host of video game industry podcasts on Lusipurr.com.

I know that this idea is too astonishing to even contemplate. Likely, you never thought you would have the chance to take part in a Video Game news podcast on the internet. It is in our power to grant that to you now. Won’t you consider becoming a member of the Lusipurr.com team? Currently, these positions are not paid—but with millions of NBC dollars in the bank, that’s hardly an issue for you. Instead, you’ll earn the gratitude of literally tens of people who will eagerly rejoice in every salient comment you make.

The job requirements for a podcast Guest Host are very simple. Podcasts are recorded on Sunday evenings at approximately 7pm Eastern time. You will need Skype, a microphone/headphone combination (or a headset), and a quiet room. Please be thirty minutes early if possible. The panel then chooses the news from the week, prepares the show notes, and records the podcast. Podcasts go live on Lusipurr.com every Monday at midnight Eastern time.

Whilst we cannot offer you a permanent position at this time—feeling certain that your skills will soon obtain you gainful employment at some more lofty venue—we hope that this offer of a Guest Host position will allow you to withdraw from the “Host of the Tonight Show” phase slowly, in gentle stages, so as to affect your sensibilities the less.

We hope you accept our offer and we look forward to your favourable reply.

Cheers,

~Shawn ‘Lusipurr’ Cooper
Site Coordinator, Lusipurr.com

Notification was also sent out via Twitter this morning on the site Official Twitter Feed. Send your e-mails to Conan and let him know how much you’d love for him to be a Guest Host here at Lusipurr.com!


MAP Episode 47: Godcast

2010.01.11

Confirmed!


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.01.10

Ginia’s religious experience in Apple’s phone bank is only a rumour until Microsoft steps in to confirm that God exists and will be launched in time for the 2010 Holiday season. Unable to restrain himself, Nate composes a suitable hymn for the occasion.


MAP Episode 46: Oh! By Jingo!

2010.01.04

A face only a mother could love.


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2010.01.03

After a night spent shouting “Oh! By Jingo!” until they were hoarse, the panelists find themselves facing a podcast in a week without news or releases. Exhausted, and in some cases hung-over, they decide to record themselves sleeping, instead.

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Special New Year’s Bonus: Participate in the yearly Christmas sing-along as if you were there in person even though you weren’t because you wouldn’t be allowed within a thousand feet of the property and that restraining order is still in effect, anyway! How can you do this? Easily! Simply click this link to the video and let yourself go with unrestrained vocal abandon!


MAP Episode 45: 2009 in Review

2009.12.28

That Santa's a spy!


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2009.12.27

Lusipurr and Virginia settle down to address the best and worst of 2009, their own Christmas hauls, and the biggest news of the week of Christmas. Enjoy this short, end-of-year edition of the Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast, and have a Happy New Year!


MAP Episode 44: The First Christmas

2009.12.21

The staff of Lusipurr.com celebrate Christmas.The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2009.12.20

Still reeling from the shock of the worst podcast ever, Lusipurr is determined to maintain a fascist-tight grip on the reins, but he fails to reckon on the additional combined might of two Canadians. Listen as Lusipurr slips ever deeper into depression!

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This week, we should like to congratulate Julian ‘SiliconNoob’ Taylor for winning the lucky draw in our Dragon Age: Origins contest! Julian wins a copy of the game for his platform of choice, or a gift certificate to GameStop (or his local gaming retailer). Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who entered. We’d love to give games to every loyal reader, but the nature of a contest means that only one person can win. That’s what a contest is, after all!

Ah, but wipe those tears of grief away. This is the Christmas season! For this week, and this week alone, everyone is a winner! No, you’re not getting a copy of Dragon Age: Origins; don’t be absurd. What you can have is a copy of this week’s podcast outro music: a new, remastered, super-deluxe remix of the Pokemon theme as performed by the staff of Lusipurr.com! Now your Pokemon musical experience will be bigger, better, and more unbelieveable than ever! Celebrate by downloading it now as an MP3 which you can use as a ringtone, an alarm clock, a voicemail greeting, and a doorbell. Play it day and night to amaze, perplex, and bedevil friends, neighbours, relatives, enemies, and distant relations!

Finally, enjoy your holiday and travel safely. Bust open those presents, collect ‘phat lootz’, and eat plenty of good food. Happy Christmas from the staff of Lusipurr.com!


MAP Episode 43: Kiss It

2009.12.14

Would *you* kiss it?


The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2009.12.13

Another week, another stinker. Exhausted after another night spent in gaol for drunk & disorderly conduct, Oliver is as noncommital as ever. Nate tries to engage him, only to find himself thwarted by Eric J’s savage punnery. Meanwhile, Lusipurr weeps.


MAP Episode 42: Nate’s Broken Headset

2009.12.07

The Titular Device

The Megaphones Ahoy! Podcast
Produced 2009.12.06

Pushed to the brink by the tripartite efforts of Bup, Riddles, and Ethos, Lusipurr finally abandons ship midway, preferring a poo in the loo to the pointless antics of his usless podcast panel. (Next week, the panel will be replaced by a dog choir.)

OMG ANOTHER BONUS! — Are you a freak? If so, then you may want this latest musical misadventure on your phone as a ringtone. There’s probably something wrong with you, but I won’t judge. Instead, I’ll just give you a link to the audio travesty.

Dragon Age: Origins Contest Wrap-Up!
The time has come for us to end our Dragon Age: Origins readership drive contest. If you have obtained any references since we announced our contest, please comment below with links to the posts with the reference comments. We will then go over your links and verify the references. The person with the most verified references will be awarded a copy of Dragon Age: Origins for the platform of their choice! Now, is that a sweet deal or what?

UPDATE: Bumbling readers! Are you incapable of following a list of rules and regulations? Do you enjoy upsetting me and causing me distress? We are very disappointed. After looking over the various referrals (some linked below, others not), it appears none of the referrals came from registered WordPress accounts. That’s right: nought. Not one. Zero. Nada. Zilch. As this was a very explicit requirement of the rules, we simply cannot accept any entries which are not from WordPress accounts.

If were were to accept all of these referrals anyway — even if it is clear they come from validly referred people — then we would be putting at a disadvantage anyone who didn’t do this for the reason that they didn’t want to register, whilst simultaneously rewarding people who gained referrals by not registering. Obviously that would be unfair. Of course, it is also unfair to penalise the people who did get referrals by simply throwing out the results altogether.

THEREFORE, it has been ordained that on the following podcast a DRAWING will be held. For every valid referral a person has received, we will enter your name into the hat once. Hence, if you have three referrals, your name goes into the hat thrice. We will then draw one name from the hat on the podcast, and Nate Liles will announce the winner. This way your referrals still count, but they are no longer a guaranteed path to victory. Consider this your punishment for failing to adhere to the rules!

So, tune in on Monday and find out if you are a winner, or if — as is more likely — you are just a loser.

Really, I despair sometimes. I really do. This podcast should be called “Lusipurr’s Broken Heart”.