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Friday
15Aug

ep 50 - 08/14/08 - Soapbox Derby, Disasteradio

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Harry Potter, LED footprint floor panels, rat brain controlled robots, visualizer glasses, world's tallest woman, John McCain, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Russia and Georgia, and the Olympics. Liam and Shaggy go out to the streets and offer passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: Disasteradio - Awesome Feelings, a video by Simon Ward, Luke Rowell and Don Brooker.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Harry Potter, LED footprint floor panels, rat brain controlled robots, visualizer glasses, world's tallest woman, John McCain, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Russia and Georgia, and the Olympics.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy go out to the streets and offer passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: Disasteradio - Awesome Feelings, a video by Simon Ward, Luke Rowell and Don Brooker.

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Thursday
14Aug

ep 49 - 08/13/08 - Soapbox Derby, Lissy Trullie

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including green planes, science of Star Wars, Obama Art Exhibition, Cindy McCain, Britney Spears, Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky. Liam goes out to the streets and offers passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: Lissy Trullie - "Self-Taught Learner", a video by Dima Dubson.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including green planes, science of Star Wars, Obama Art Exhibition, Cindy McCain, Britney Spears, Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky.

part 2 Liam goes out to the streets and offers passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: Lissy Trullie - "Self-Taught Learner", a video by Dima Dubson.

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Wednesday
13Aug

ep 48 - 08/12/08 - Lucha Lib, The Terrordactyls feat. Kimya Dawson

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, endangered species, invisibility cloaks, virtual reality, video games, Russian-Georgian conflict, Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. In tonight's Midnight Movie House, Liam and Shaggy present "1st Ping-Pong Lesson With Lucha Lib", directed, shot and written by Pash*. Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: stop-motion animation by Michael Cadiz and Tyrel Stendahl for The Terrordactyls song "Devices" featuring guest vocals by Kimya Dawson.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, endangered species, invisibility cloaks, virtual reality, video games, Russian-Georgian conflict, Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes.

part 2 In tonight's Midnight Movie House, Liam and Shaggy present "1st Ping-Pong Lesson With Lucha Lib", directed, shot and written by Pash*.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: stop-motion animation by Michael Cadiz and Tyrel Stendahl for The Terrordactyls song "Devices" featuring guest vocals by Kimya Dawson

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Friday
08Aug

ep 47 - 08/07/08 - Soapbox Derby, Gus Gus

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBoeuf, Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland, Pineapple Express, Joss Stone, Tara Reid and Kim Kardashian. Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy sign off with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: animated video for the song "Moss" by Gus Gus featuring Daniel August.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBoeuf, Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland, Pineapple Express, Joss Stone, Tara Reid and Kim Kardashian.

part 2 Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with another of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: animated video for the song "Moss" by Gus Gus featuring Daniel August.

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Thursday
07Aug

ep 46 - 08/06/08 - John Houx and Edgar, Stricken City

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBoeuf, 50 Cent, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wall-E, Paris Hilton and John McCain, Seth Rogen, Lydia Hearst and Aubrey O'Day. Liam and Shaggy present another one of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: "Tak O Tak" by Stricken City. Liam and Shaggy close the show with a new puppet music video of our friend and Urban Folk cover troubadour John Houx and our puppet host Edgar doing a rendition of "Mack The Knife" from The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBoeuf, 50 Cent, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wall-E, Paris Hilton and John McCain, Seth Rogan, Lydia Hearst and Aubrey O'Day.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy present another one of downtownTV.com Music Video Pixs: "Tak O Tak" by Stricken City.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with a new puppet music video of our friend and Urban Folk cover troubadour John Houx and our puppet host Edgar doing a rendition of "Mack The Knife" from The Threepenny Opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.

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Wednesday
06Aug

ep 45 - 08/05/08 - soapbox derby, pacific!

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including John Gotti, Jr., Western African gorillas, imperfect 10, Obama and McCain, Kelsey Grammar and a curious orgasm device. Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy sign off with a new downtownTV.com Music Video Pick: animated video for the song "Hot Lips" by Pacific!

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including John Gotti, Jr., Western African gorillas, imperfect 10, Obama and McCain, Kelsey Grammar and a curious orgasm device.

part 2 Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with a new downtownTV.com Music Video Pick: animated video for the song "Hot Lips" by Pacific!

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Friday
01Aug

ep 44 - 07/31/08 - soapbox derby, hercules and love affair

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Harry Potter, Johnny Depp, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shia LaBeouf, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, beer pong video game, and Sweet Baby Jesus and The Orphans. Shaggy goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy sign off with tonight's downtownTV.com Music Video Pick: "You Belong" by Brooklyn's hip disco outfit Hercules and Love Affair.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Harry Potter, Johnny Depp, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shia LaBeouf, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, beer pong video game, and Sweet Baby Jesus and The Orphans.

part 2 Shaggy goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with tonight's downtownTV.com Music Video Pick: "You Belong" by Brooklyn's hip disco outfit Hercules and Love Affair.

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Thursday
31Jul

ep 43 - 07/30/08 - soapbox derby, bomb the bass

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Wyclef Jean, Sesame Street, 3rd gender toilets in Thai schools, Rep. Barney Frank, NASA Voyager 1, space travel and a very odd bike. Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy sign off with The Latest Show on Earth's new feature, downtownTV.com Music Video Pix, and our first pick is "Butterfingers" by Bomb The Bass featuring Fujiya and Miyagi.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including Wyclef Jean, Sesame Street, 3rd gender toilets in Thai schools, Rep. Barney Frank, NASA Voyager 1, space travel and a very odd bike.

part 2 Liam goes out on the town offering passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with The Latest Show on Earth's new feature, downtownTV.com Music Video Pix, and our first pick is "Butterfingers" by Bomb The Bass featuring Fujiya and Miyagi directed by Chris Harris.

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Wednesday
30Jul

ep 42 - 07/29/08 - spit something, puppet haiku, andrew w.k. and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including detective bees, rocket racers, laser jumbo, pocket-sized turntables, playboy for the blind and monsters in Montauk. Liam and Shaggy introduce The Latest Show on Earth's two new segments: Spit Something and Puppet Haiku by snowboots "Poisonous Mushrooms". Liam and Shaggy sign off with another world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar and tonight it's a ballad "Lovin' Arms" by Tom Jans.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including detective bees, rocket racers, laser jumbo, pocket-sized turntables, playboy for the blind and monsters in Montauk.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy introduce The Latest Show on Earth's two new segments: Spit Something and Puppet Haiku by snowboots "Poisonous Mushrooms".

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with another world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar and tonight it's a ballad "Lovin' Arms" by Tom Jans.

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Friday
25Jul

ep 41 - 07/25/08 - soapbox derby, andrew w.k. and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including aliens, Spike Jonze, Sienna Miller, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama and John McCain, and The Beijing Olympics. Liam and Shaggy take it to the streets of New York and offer passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the latest episode of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy sign off with another world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar and this time it's a rockin' cover of "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news including aliens, Spike Jonze, Sienna Miller, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama and John McCain, and The Beijing Olympics.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy take it to the streets of New York and offer passers-by a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the latest episode of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy sign off with another world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar and this time it's a rockin' cover of "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper.

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Thursday
24Jul

ep 40 - 07/24/08 - todd smolar and adam green, stephin merritt and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest pop culture news topics including Lynne Spears, Christian Bale, Peaches Geldof, new Olympic mascot designs, Brooke Hogan and Estelle Getty. On tonight's Show & Tell, Todd Smolar and his Adam Green music video "Morning After Midnight". Liam and Shaggy present another brand new puppet music video of Stephin Merritt and Edgar singing Irving Berlin's "Be Careful, It's My Heart".

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest pop culture news topics including Lynne Spears, Christian Bale, Peaches Geldof, new Olympic mascot designs, Brooke Hogan and Estelle Getty.

part 2 On tonight's Show & Tell, Todd Smolar and his Adam Green music video "Morning After Midnight".

part 3 Liam and Shaggy present another brand new puppet music video of Stephin Merritt and Edgar singing Irving Berlin's "Be Careful, It's My Heart".

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Wednesday
23Jul

ep 39 - 07/22/08 - soapbox derby, john houx

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news topics Christian Bale, salmonella, Janet Jackson, no smoking in New York rehabs, George Bush, and a rampaging bulldozer. Liam and Shaggy walk around New York offering people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in a new edition of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy present a brand new puppet music video of cover star of recent Urban Folk magazine and emerging troubadour John Houx and Edgar singing John's song "Alas, I'm Not a Mountain Range".

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news topics Christian Bale, salmonella, Janet Jackson, no smoking in New York rehabs, George Bush, and a rampaging bulldozer.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy walk around New York offering people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in a new edition of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy present a brand new puppet music video of cover star of recent Urban Folk magazine and emerging troubadour John Houx and Edgar singing John's song "Alas, I'm Not a Mountain Range".

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Friday
18Jul

ep 38 - 07/17/08 - jeff burns and the pimps of joytime, andrew w.k. and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news topics including the arrival of the new Batman film, a Stephen Colbert spider, Starbucks closings, and public toilets in New York and Seattle. On tonight's Show & Tell, Jeff Burns stops by to show his video mashup to "Long Ride" by The Pimps Of Joytime and tell about it. Liam and Shaggy present yet another world premiere puppet music video and this time it's Andrew W.K. and Edgar having a party while singing Andrew's hit "Party Hard".

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with their comments on the latest news topics including the arrival of the new Batman film, a Stephen Colbert spider, Starbucks closings, and public toilets in New York and Seattle.

part 2 On tonight's Show & Tell, Jeff Burns stops by to show his video mashup to "Long Ride" by The Pimps Of Joytime and tell about it.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy present yet another world premiere puppet music video and this time it's Andrew W.K. and Edgar having a party while singing Andrew's hit "Party Hard".

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Thursday
17Jul

ep 37 - 07/16/08 - jeff burns and the pimps of joytime, stephin merritt and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with the comments on the latest news topics including The New Yorker Barack Obama cover, Akon, Scrubs, illegal guns, and a serrated knife found in a sandwich. Liam and Shaggy present Jeff Burns' video mashup set to The Pimps Of Joytime song "Joytime Radio" on tonight's edition of Midnight Movie House. Liam and Shaggy close the show with another puppet music video world premiere. Tonight it's Stephin Merritt and Edgar performing "Walking My Gargoyle" from "The Tragic Treasury" by The Gothic Archies.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with the comments on the latest news topics including The New Yorker Barack Obama cover, Akon, Scrubs, illegal guns, and a serrated knife found in a sandwich.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy present Jeff Burns' video mashup set to The Pimps Of Joytime song "Joytime Radio" on tonight's edition of Midnight Movie House.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with another puppet music video world premiere. Tonight it's Stephin Merritt and Edgar performing "Walking My Gargoyle" from "The Tragic Treasury" by The Gothic Archies.

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Wednesday
16Jul

ep 36 - 07/15/08 - soapbox derby, modrocket

Liam and Shaggy start the show with the latest pop culture news stories including Matthew McConaughey, 24: The Movie, Spiderman the musical, Miss Universe pageant, Sienna Miller, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman. Liam and Shaggy go to Washington Square park to give people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy close the show with a live performance of "Stone Light" by ModRocket that we taped at the girls' recent appearance at Lit Lounge.

part 1 Liam and Shaggy start the show with the latest pop culture news stories including Matthew McConaughey, 24: The Movie, Spiderman the musical, Miss Universe pageant, Sienna Miller, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy go to Washington Square park to give people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in the new installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with a live performance of "Stone Light" by ModRocket that we taped at the girls' recent appearance at Lit Lounge.

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Friday
11Jul

ep 35 - 07/10/08 - stephanie at silent rave, stephin merritt and edgar

Liam and Shaggy start the show with the latest news stories including Mila Kunis, Sgt. Pepper, Robert Downey, Jr., John McCain, oil prices and thrift stores. Stephanie Wei gives 3 questions to participants of the silent rave in New York's Union Square. Liam and Shaggy close the show with the world premiere puppet music video of Stephin Merritt and Edgar performing The Magnetic Fields' song "The Book of Love"

part 1 Liam and Shaggy start the show with the latest news stories including Mila Kunis, Sgt. Pepper, Robert Downey, Jr., John McCain, oil prices and thrift stores.

part 2 Stephanie Wei gives 3 questions to participants of the silent rave in New York's Union Square.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with the world premiere puppet music video of Stephin Merritt and Edgar performing The Magnetic Fields' song "The Book of Love".

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Thursday
10Jul

ep 34 - 07/09/08 - soapbox derby, andrew w.k. and edgar

Liam and Shaggy open the show with a bit of news commentary on topics including salmonella, Iran missiles, oil, John McCain, peacekeepers in Sudan, Bronx Zoo, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Abu Dhabi and the Chrysler Building. Liam and Shaggy walk around the East Village offering people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in this season's first installment of Soapbox Derby. Liam and Shaggy close the show with the world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar having lots of fun with Andrew's hit song "We Want Fun".

part 1 Liam and Shaggy open the show with a bit of news commentary on topics including salmonella, Iran missiles, oil, John McCain, peacekeepers in Sudan, Bronx Zoo, Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Abu Dhabi and the Chrysler Building.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy walk around the East Village offering people a chance to exercise their freedom of speech in this season's first installment of Soapbox Derby.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with the world premiere puppet music video of Andrew W.K. and Edgar having lots of fun with Andrew's hit song "We Want Fun".

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Wednesday
09Jul

ep 33 - 07/08/08 - fireworks, news catch up, david a. schneider, diego garcia

Liam McMullan and Shaggy open the first episode of the second season of The Latest Show on Earth with a bit of 4th of July fireworks we filmed in DUMBO, Brooklyn and give a quick catch up on what happened in the world since the last episode of season 1. Liam and Shaggy welcome their friend David A. Schneider to talk about the latest news including oil price drop, Iraq, John Edwards, Dick Cheney, global warming and pet owners' electoral preferences. Liam and Shaggy close the show with the exclusive video of Diego Garcia's (formerly of Elefant) first performance in two years - a new band and a summer song at the first night of Diego's rehearsal residency at The Bowery Hotel

part 1 Liam McMullan and Shaggy open the first episode of the second season of The Latest Show on Earth with a bit of 4th of July fireworks we filmed in DUMBO, Brooklyn and give a quick catch up on what happened in the world since the last episode of season 1.

part 2 Liam and Shaggy welcome their friend David A. Schneider to talk about the latest news including oil price drop, Iraq, John Edwards, Dick Cheney, global warming and pet owners' electoral preferences.

part 3 Liam and Shaggy close the show with the exclusive video of Diego Garcia's (formerly of Elefant) first performance in two years - a new band and a summer song at the first night of Diego's rehearsal residency at The Bowery Hotel.

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Friday
11Apr

episode 32 - 04/10/08 - stephanie wei, miss moossy

Stephanie Wei joins Joe Hendel to comment on the latest news stories including George Bush, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, girls fighting, Lindsay Lohan and polygamy. Miss Moossy stops by Joe's apartment to talk about her movies, her tv show, the Yippie Museum, being a role model, and staying in bed among other things and gives Joe a couple of relaxercise tips. Joe closes the first season of The Latest Show on Earth with a video of Flow (Rephstar, Pattydukes and Crosby) performing "Comin' At U".

part 1 Stephanie Wei joins Joe Hendel to comment on the latest news stories including George Bush, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, girls fighting, Lindsay Lohan and polygamy.

part 2 Miss Moossy stops by Joe's apartment to talk about her movies, her tv show, the Yippie Museum, being a role model, and staying in bed among other things and gives Joe a couple of relaxercise tips.

part 3 Joe closes the first season of The Latest Show on Earth with a video of Flow (Rephstar, Pattydukes and Crosby) performing "Comin' At U".

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Thursday
10Apr

episode 31 - 04/09/08 - the advice angels, crosmopolitan

Joe Hendel starts the show with his comments on the latest news that include the Olympic torch, Hillary Clinton, Gordon Brown, the Obama campaign, American Idol, The Simpsons in Venezuela, prescription drugs and a very expensive camel. The Advice Angels (Greg Murtha and Alex Charak) descend on Washington Square Park to give free advice to those who need it and some who don't. Joe closes the show with a music video of "Where You At?!" by Crosmopolitan.

part 1 Joe Hendel starts the show with his comments on the latest news that include the Olympic torch, Hillary Clinton, Gordon Brown, the Obama campaign, American Idol, The Simpsons in Venezuela, prescription drugs and a very expensive camel.

part 2 The Advice Angels (Greg Murtha and Alex Charak) descend on Washington Square Park to give free advice to those who need it and some who don't.

part 3 Joe closes the show with a music video of "Where You At?!" by Crosmopolitan.

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