The tomxchao.com website has been relaunched. The old site at http://home.nyc.rr/txc/ will stay up for archival purposes. Please visit and leave your thoughts about the new blog-style site. 

FREE: a ringtone for iPhones (in .m4r format) by Tom X. Chao. Hear Tom's voice intoning, "Attention: A call is coming in," whenever you receive a call.  To use, copy the file onto your Mac by clicking on the "Pod" icon above.  Once the file has downloaded, double-click it to add it to Ringtones in iTunes.  Then sync your iPhone, and it should be available to use.

Owing to a problem which Time Warner Cable/Roadrunner technical support has been completely unable to identify, let alone fix, tomxchao.com will redirect here temporarily. My apologies to anyone who looked for it in the past five weeks and was unable to find it. The tomxchao.com website ("The TXC Information Centre") may possibly be reborn as a blog site, or at least get some kind of redesign. Also, it's possible that the Peculiar Utterance of the Day podcast may return in some form in the near future. Keep checking for updates. Thank you.

The Peculiar Utterance of the Day has gone on extended hiatus. Please check back for updates regarding the return of this podcast. In the meantime, please enjoy your favorite episodes again from the complete archive. Thanks for your continued support.

Episode #469: "Final Episode." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.2 MB, 1 min., 30 sec.)

Episode #468: "Overall Assessment of This Podcast, Including My Favorite Episode." Note: large file. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (5 MB, 3 min., 27 sec.)

Episode #467: "Shortcomings and Failings." Note: large file. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (6.5 MB, 4 min., 9 sec.)

Episode #466: "This Is a Place-holder." Featuring Gamze Ceylan & Matthew Toth. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.7 MB, 1 min., 12 sec.)

Episode #465: "How It Was Made." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.8 MB, 2 min., 1 sec.)

Episode #464: "Things I Didn't Hate, Including WNYC's New Sounds." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (3.3 MB, 2 min., 17 sec.)

Episode #463: "She's Got Legs." Featuring sound samples by imackay, Stickinthemud, and man. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 44 sec.)

Episode #462: "When the Lunar Eclipse Takes Place Tonight, Don't Go Crazy and Attack Each Other (With Sticks)." Featuring sound samples by freesound, FreqMan, Johnny Diamond, Leady, and thanvannispen. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.2 MB, 53 sec.)

Episode #461: "Deirdre O'Donoghue, Host of KCRW's 'Snap'." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.9 MB, 2 min., 10 sec.)

There is no Peculiar Utterance of the Day today, Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) (US).

Episode #460: "My Thumbnail. Not a Tiny Picture Giving a Preview of a Larger Picture, the Actual Nail on my Left Thumb." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.8 MB, 1 min., 14 sec.)

Episode #459: "A Mature Response to Solitary Valentine's Day Misery." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.5 MB, 58 sec.)

Episode #458: "Beautiful Poetess." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.7 MB, 2 min., 3 sec.)

Episode #457: "Rocking It on the Orthogonal Tip." Features a sound sample by LS. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2 MB, 1 min., 18 sec.)

Episode #456: "Appeal to Listeners." Please post comments on the website. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.8 MB, 2 min., 4 sec.)

Episode #455: "Your Trilby Hat and All." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (931 kb, 40 sec.)

Episode #454: "Half-Fish, Half-Badger Creature." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1,2 MB, 50 sec.)

Episode #453: "The Human Body." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 45 sec.)

Episode #452: "Giants Win! An Audio Documentary of a Very Small Super Bowl Viewing Party." Featuring John Harlacher and Beowulf Sheehan. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (4 MB, 2 min, 37 sec.)

Episode #451: "Her iPod Nano." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 45 sec.)

Episode #450: "Go, Giants! Beat the Much-Hated Pats in the Super Bowl!" Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 44 sec.)

Episode #449: "Selecting a Restaurant." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.4 MB, 1 min., 45 sec.)

Episode #448: "Hear the Passion." Features a sound sample by Jovica. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.2 MB, 53 sec.)

Episode #447: "Thought Engendered by Visiting the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (954 kb, 38 sec.)

Episode #446: "Bull Penis Is a Gimmick!" Written and uttered by John Harlacher and Tom X. Chao. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.9 MB, 1 min., 11 sec.)

Episode #445: "A Brief Interview with John Relph, Creator of Chalkhills.org." Please visit http://www.chalkhills.org. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 50 sec.)

Episode #444: "Recover Your Soul." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 49 sec.)

Episode #443: "Your Tax Dollars at Work in Arlington, VA." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 50 sec.)

Episode #442: "Unfamiliar Streetscape." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.4 MB, 48 sec.)

There is no Peculiar Utterance of the Day today, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (US).

Episode #441: "A Woman's Duty." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 55 sec.)

Episode #440: "Woman, Get Out of the Way!" Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (525 kb, 23 sec.)

Episode #439: "You Know You're a New Yorker When . . . " Recorded on location in the Astor Place 6 station. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 40 sec.)

Episode #438: "Coming Soon: The PUotD Limited Edition Box Set." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (999 kb, 45 sec.)

Episode #437: "Beowulf Sheehan, Photographer, Comments on Beowulf (The Motion Picture)." Please visit http://www.beowulfsheehan.com. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.5 MB, 1 min., 36 sec.)

Episode #436: "Vote Satan 2008." Paid for by Friends of Satan. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1002 kb, 43 sec.)

Episode #435: "Taina Hernandez of ABC's World News Now Has Left the Building." Featuring dropouts caused by fragmentation of the iPod's hard drive. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.4 MB, 1 min., 27 sec.)

Episode #434: "Save Tooth #18!" Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 58 sec.)

Episode #433: "Indefensible Stance." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.4 MB, 1 min., 2 sec.)

Episode #432: "Ang Lee's 'Lust, Caution'." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (2.3 MB, 1 min., 43 sec.)

Episode #431: "What Is My Correct Age? It's My Birthday Tomorrow." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.2 MB, 55 sec.)

Episode #430: "Stockhausen III." Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 47 sec.)

Episode #429: "My Mother's Holiday Greetings." Written and uttered by Cecilia Chao, Monterey Park, CA. Copyright 2008 by Tom X. Chao (1.6 MB, 1 min., 4 sec.)

The PUotD podcast will remain on hiatus for a few more days.  In the meantime, go Trojans!  Beat the Illini in the Rose Bowl!  Happy new year!

Episode #428: "Santa's Message to Everyone in the World." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.5 MB, 1 min., 8 sec.)

Episode #427: "Tom Wants a Woman of Indeterminate Origin." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 56 sec.)

Episode #426: "Santa's Bringing Something." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.2 MB, 52 sec.)

Episode #425: "Gonna Have a Wii-tastic Xmas/Obssessed with Bags." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (3.3 MB, 2 min., 26 sec.)

Episode #424: "Restless Desire." Featuring a sound sample by cfork. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (971 kb, 43 sec.)

Episode #423: "A Musical Holiday Card: 'Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella.'" Featuring the mighty Roland D-20 Linear Synthesizer. Recorded 20 years ago in Alhambra, CA. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.6 MB, 1 min., 11 sec.)

Episode #422: "This Podcast Is Not Suitable for Children." Featuring Natalie Gilbertson. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (575 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #421: "Enemies List." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 52 sec.)

Episode #420: "Santa Instructs You Regarding Holiday Traditions." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (856 kb, 36 sec.)

Episode #419: "Stockhausen II." Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1928-2007. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.3 MB, 51 sec.)

Episode #418: "What Part of Town Is This?" Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (575 kb, 24 sec.)

Episode #417: "I'm Gonna Rock!" Features the mighty Korg N1. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (723 kb, 27 sec.)

Episode #416: "Recording Music at Home." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.5 MB, 1 min., 41 sec.)

Episode #415: "Computer, Show Me Pictures." Features sound samples by jmariyan. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.1 MB, 41 sec.)

Episode #414: "Telegraph Avenue." Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (1.6 MB, 58 sec.)

Episode #413: "Interview with Bay Area Composer Forrest Fang." Recorded in Berkeley's Westside Bakery Cafe on November 24. 2007. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (7.7 MB, 5 min., 3 sec.)

Episode #412: "Roger Gilbertson, Media Coordinator of Some Space Company, Probably Not Headquartered in El Segundo, CA." Written and uttered by Roger Gilbertson. Copyright 2007 by Tom X. Chao (865 kb, 32 sec.)