Episode #170: "Older Than You Look." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (712 kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #169: "Tom X. Chao Directing an Actress." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.5MB, 47 sec.)

Episode #168: "We Don't Have Road Rage." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (663 kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #167: "Tom X. Chao Presents 'Happy Hour Is Not . . . '." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (650 kb, 22 sec.)

Episode #166: "Unsexy Dance, Part 2." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (840 kb, 29 sec.)

There is no new Peculiar Utterance of the Day today, Thanksgiving. It will return tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving.

Episode #165: "Giving Thanks." Happy Thanksgiving! Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 41 sec.)

Episode #164: "Want/Need." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (608 kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #163: "Unsexy Dance." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (830 kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #162: "Antarctic Wildlife Stories (Not Suitable For Children)." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.5MB, 53 sec.)

Episode #161: "Listener Mail (Huevos Whateveros Responses)." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (4.2MB, 2 min. 31 sec.)

Episode #160: "Excerpt from 'This Epic Romance'." Featuring Cynthia de la Mere. Contains audio samples by Black Boe, Elektrocell, and arvid. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (711 kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #159: "Sugar Rush, Dude." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (711 kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #158: "National Hug a Vegan Day." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (966 kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #157: "Food That Doesn't Require." Uploaded late on November 10. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (506 kb, 16 sec.)

Episode #156: "G5 iMac One-Year Anniversary!" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.4MB, 49 sec.)

Episode #155: "No New PUotD Today." Uploaded 18 hours late. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (608kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #154: "Democracy is Coming." Don't forget to vote! Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (791kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #152: "Put On Your Space Captain Suit." Contains an audio sample by Ronny Pries. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.7MB, 59 sec.)

Episode #152: "You Teach Me Spanish--Lesson 1." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (802kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #151: "Traditional Show Closing." Contains an audio sample by RHumphries. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.4MB, 43 sec.)

Episode #150: "Space Battle." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (984 kb, 36 sec.)

Episode #149: "Dialogue Excerpt From 'Tales of Hypnagogic Terror by Tom X. Chao'." Features sound samples created by Erratic, Freed, martian_ying, tobi123, and dobroide. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.5MB, 56 sec.)

Episode #148: "Allergy Warning." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (917 kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #147: "Halloween Safety Tip." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (565 kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #146: "Swept-Back Bangs." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (885 kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #145: "Tattoo You." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 42 sec.)

Episode #144: "Recipe for Huevos Whateveros by Hunter S. Thompson?" Features a sound sample from the Freesound website by kcparker. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.9MB, 68 sec.)

Episode #143: "Biscuits." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (986 kb, 33 sec.)

Episode #142: "The Welsh Part of Town." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (928 kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #141: "Ordinary News." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (790 kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #140: "The Recurring Dream." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.4MB, 48 sec.)

Episode #139: "Not the Organ Song--Matt Leinart's Amazing First Start at Home." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (3.3MB, 1 min. 54 sec.)

Episode #138: "That's Not The Way It Works." Incorporates sound files downloaded from the Freesound website, attributable to TwistedLemon, studiorat, cdrk, Connum, and jenc. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 37 sec.)

Episode #137: "Special Program Note Read by Vicki." Featuring Vicki. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (998 kb, 38 sec.)

Episode #136: "Irritating Aspects." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (853 kb, 30 sec.)

Episode #135: "Up Your *** With A . . ." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (845 kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #134: "The Only Thing I Don't Like About You." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (698 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #133: "Not the Oldest Living Confederate Widow." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (716 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #132: "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by David Thomson." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (992 kb, 34 sec.)

Episode #131: "A Girlfriend Like You." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (720 kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #130: "2006 Postseason Baseball." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (2MB, 70 sec.)

Episode #129: "Trying to Play Like Bill Bruford." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (913 kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #128: "Comfort Zone." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (524 kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #127: "Shaped Food." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (716 kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #126: "Adult Movies." A tip of the hat must go to Bob Ellis. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (901 kb, 30 sec.)

Episode #125: "Forest Lawn Cemetery (A True Story)." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 36 sec.)

Episode #124: "Erin Speaks." Featuring Erin Leahy. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.6MB, 55 sec.)

Episode #123: "Dr. Heidi Cullen." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (809 kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #122: "Slightly Distorted Seth Madej for Giant Eagle!" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 33 sec.)

Episode #121: "Sitting in the Bar (Memories of Edmonton)." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.4MB, 44 sec.)

Episode #120: "Glenn Branca." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (619 kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #119: "Star Wars Figurines." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (623 kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #118: "'The Only Record' Music CD Promo." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (2.3MB, 74 sec.)

Episode #117: "Gay Christians." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (639 kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #116: "Identifying Lunch 2." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (619 kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #115: "Identifying Lunch 1." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (531 kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #114: "No Smoking in the Oxygen Tent." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 36 sec.)

9/11/2006 Program note (audio). There will be no new Peculiar Utterance of the Day today. This podcast will resume tomorrow.

While Tom X. Chao is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for the Edmonton Fringe Festival, please visit the temporary home of the PUotD for audio reports from the fringe.  The address is http://www.gcast.com/u/TXC/main.  Regular programming will resume in about three weeks.  Thank you.

Episode #113: "A Program Note." Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 37 sec.)

Episode #112: "What is Couche-Tard?" Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 44 sec.)

Episode #111: "Prairie Girl." Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (750kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #110: "Badly Recorded." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 42 sec.)

Episode #109: "What Did You Like Best About Canada?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (903kb, 32 sec.)

Episode #108: "A Journey of a Thousand Miles." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (819kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #107: "Edmonton! What Is Your Provincial Specialty?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 40 sec.)

Episode #106: "Tamara Invites You to Come See Her at the Edmonton Fringe Festival." Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (830kb, 30 sec.)

Episode #105: "Wine." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1,018kb, 36 sec.)

Episode #104: "I'm the Music Reviewer of the Los Angeles Reader." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (727kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #103: "Some Star Wars Comments." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (2.4MB, 1 min 28 sec.)

Episode #102: "Irrational Anger." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (539kb, 17 sec.)

Episode #101: "What Kind of Girlfriend?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (685kb, 22 sec.)

Episode #100: "Vietnamese Food." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (667kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #99: "Your Only Defense." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (648kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #98: "Straw Dogs." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (759kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #97: "Cow < Chicken." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (744kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #96: "Patrick McGoohan, Why Didn't You Play James Bond?" Inspired by watching "Ice Station Zebra" and "Father Ted" back-to-back. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (960kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #95: "My Last Meal." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (554kb, 17 sec.)

Episode #94: "Not a Fan of John Hodgman." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 37 sec.)

Episode #93: "Eating Candy." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (883kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #92: "Body Paint." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (612kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #91: "Any Kind of Liquid." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (740kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #90: "New Paradigm." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 27 sec.)

Episode #89: "Tamara Loves New York." Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (732kb, 26 sec.)

There is no Peculiar Utterance of the Day today, Independence Day (US).

Episode #88: "Proud to Be an American." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 37 sec.).

Episode #87: "Eating Contests." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 34 sec.).

Episode #86: "Tamara Hamilton Visits New York City." Featuring Tamara Hamilton. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (810kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #85: "Guitar Amplifier." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.1MB, 37 sec.)

Episode #84: "ABC's World News Now." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (724kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #83: "Egyptian Pyramid Overseer." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (919kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #82: "Ben Roethlisberger." Written and performed by Seth Madej, of The-N.com. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.3MB, 41 sec.)

Episode #81: "Stop Dramatizing." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (604kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #80: "John Harlacher's The Problem With Frogs." Written and directed by John Harlacher. Performed by Tom X. Chao. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (580kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #79: "The PUotD Mission Statement." Uploaded slightly late tonight. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (2.2MB, 70 sec.)

Episode #78: "You Are All." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (527KB, 16 sec.)

Episode #77: "That's Not a Cat." Featuring Catherine McNelis. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2MB, 43 sec.)

Episode #76: "Theater Experimentation." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (937kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #75: "Things I MUST NOT FORGET to do this week!!!" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (520kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #74: "Don't F--- with Me." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (627kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #73: "The Zeitgeist." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (599kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #72: "Brazil-Germany 2002." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (875kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #71: "Unsuitable for Children." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (618kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #70: "Unsafe Car Interior." Featuring Catherine McNelis. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (612kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #69: "Cloning." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (616kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #68: "Run Into You." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (856kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #67: "Free Night." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (784kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #66: "Dancing as Fast." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (460kb, 14 sec.)

Episode #65: "Sis Likes Zappa?" Thanks to Krista Watterworth for inspiration. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (500kb, 16 sec.)

Episode #64: "Whither My Ballet?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (780kb, 25 sec.)

There is no Peculiar Utterance of the Day today, Memorial Day (US). 

Episode #63: "Voice of the Child." Featuring Catherine McNelis. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (902kb, 32 sec.)

Episode #62: "Prematurely Aged." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (946kb, 30 sec.)

Episode #61: "Hudson & Wales." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (1.2 MB, 39 sec.)

Episode #60: "Knurled Thumbwheel." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (613kb, 19 sec.)

Episode #59: "Something I Yelled at Steve Jobs Minutes Before the Opening of the Apple Store, 5th Avenue." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (600kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #58: "Saturday Night" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (533kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #57: "Human Female." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (923kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #56: "Light Rain." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (964kb, 37 sec.)

Episode #55: "Today's Safety Tip." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (481kb, 16 sec.)

Episode #54: "Johnny S. A." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (685kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #53: "Cast You?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (382kb, 15 sec.)

Episode #52: "Popcorn." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (559kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #51: "Punk Rock." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (564kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #50: "World's End." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (462kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #49: "Goody Two-Shoes." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (411kb, 16 sec.)

Episode #48: "Redundant Mexican Cuisine." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (500kb, 20 sec.)

Episode #47: "Who Wishes?" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (609kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #46: "Inappropriate Myspace Picture." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (816kb, 34 sec.)

Episode #45: "Ted & Sylvia." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (453kb, 18 sec.)

Episode #44: "New Intro/Outro." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (996kb, 41 sec.) Today we present brand-new intro and outro segments, featuring Gamze Ceylan. Please vote to keep the new ones or continue using the old intro & outro by leaving a comment about this podcast! (On the webpage at http://txc.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=85340, click the word "Comments" at the lower-right of the post to access the comment form.)

Episode #43: "Not Sexy." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (996kb, 41 sec.)

Episode #42: "Couldn't Stomach." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (598kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #41: "Meaning of Life: Part 2. Old Movies." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (625kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #40: "Meaning of Life: Part 1. Computer." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (622kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #39: "Spurned by an Actress." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (748kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #38: "Lonely Asteroids Pilot." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (847kb, 36 sec.)

Episode #37: "Blanchett/Paltrow." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (555kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #36: "Drunkest Prettiest." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (658kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #35: "Mee Noodle Shop." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (713kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #34: "Spring Again." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (631kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #33: "Transgressive Art." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (582kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #32: "Steve Kilbey is God." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (735kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #31: "Romaine Lettuce." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (690kb, 29 sec.)

Episode #30: "Greetings, Agoraphobes." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (635kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #29: "Crazy Restaurant." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (555kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #28: "Attention to Her Breasts." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (601kb, 25 sec.)

Episode #27: "Pleasing to the Government." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (804kb, 34 sec.)

Episode #25: "Fear-crazed." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (583kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #24: "Rauschenberg Combines." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (904kb, 38 sec.)

Episode #23: "The Biggest Joke." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (648kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #22: "The Sun God." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (903kb, 38 sec.)

Episode #21: "Celebrity Chefs." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (545kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #20: "The Most Important Question." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (617kb, 26 sec.) Thanks to John Harlacher for asking.

Episode #19: "Daddy." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (663kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #18: "Trader Joe's!" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (724kb, 30 sec.)

Episode #17: "Rock Songs." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (570kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #16: "Plastic Clamshell." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (618kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #15: "Stupid Blogger." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (615kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #14: "Pear-shaped." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (509 kb, 21 sec.) Featuring Gamze Ceylan.

Episode #13: "Irish Pubs." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (676 kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #12: "A Young Jessica Harper." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (740 kb, 31 sec.)

Episode #11: "Not A Good Pet." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (632 kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #10: "Meanwhile . . . Billy." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (585 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #9: "A Final Request." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (632 kb, 26 sec.)

Episode #8: "Hot Dog." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (508 kb, 21 sec.)

Episode #7: "Harry Potter." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (572 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #6: "Always Remember" Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (680 kb, 28 sec.)

Episode #5: "Brian Eno's Diary." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (757 kb, 32 sec.)

Episode #4: "A Man Who Thought." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (878 kb, 37 sec.)

Episode #3: "Jackson Pollock." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (753 kb, 32 sec.)

Episode #2: "New From Apple." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (901 kb, 38 sec.)

Inaugural podcast! Episode #1: "Charming Foil." Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao (843 kb, 35 sec.)

This is a test of the Emergency Podcast System. Copyright 2006 by Tom X. Chao. (704 kb, 29 sec.)