This week, hosted by one of our token Gentiles, Doug Payton.

And I’ll be advertising it again on Monday. We got it out a bit late this week.

I do have a contribution, and I wrote a few blog news items. You may want to give it a listen.

I hosted Shire Network News this week, and the juvenile scorn content level rose sharply. Sarcasm levels stayed about the same, though.

The feature interview is with Anne Bayefsky, who reports on the anti-Semitic hatefest that will be Durban II. The first Durban conference on racism ended up being the UN Conference on Jew- and Israel-hatred. Oh, yeah. This one’s shaping up to be worse.

Go and listen, and don’t worry if you don’t have an mp3 player. All you need is Windows Media player or something like it.

This week’s Shire Network News features the return of Tom Paine. If you’ve never heard him present SNN, well, go listen.

The feature interview? Tom scored an interview with Philippe Karsenty, who just won the appeal of his libel case by France 2 over the Mohammed Al-Dura hoax.

My contribution this week does not make fun of Doudou Diene’s name, but only because I couldn’t think of a way to sneak it into my essay on the Eurovision contest.

You don’t need an mp3 player to hear it. Just a media player on your computer.

The next time someone tries to tell you how culturally superior Europe is to us, send them to YouTube to see the entries in this year’s Eurovision contest.

Pay particular attention to the Russian entry. It won.

Snoopy, if you can enlighten me as to what on earth the ice skater is supposed to represent, I’d be grateful. If you want to see the Russian entry in its entirety, feel free. I’m thinking there isn’t a single straight man in that video, but hey, book, cover, etc.

As for the rest, well, check out Estonia and Belgium. Oh. My. God.

I’ll be discussing the Eurovision contest in my upcoming Shire Network News contribution.

Oh, I almost forgot: I have something in the recent SNN, which is actually hosted from the Shire this week. I’ll split out my essay later this weekend.

Shire Network News is up, and I have a piece in this week regarding the Syrian “peace” overtures.

It’s a full house this week; Doug and Damian have commentary as well. Tom’s interview is with Barry Rubin of the GLORIA Center.

Did I forget to tell you about this week’s SNN?

You should listen to it. I talk about Jimmy Carter for my segment.

I’m doing better, but I’m heading back to bed.

In the meantime, this week’s Shire Network News can keep you entertained.

Here’s an article about Jews with guns saving themselves from terrorist attacks.

Hamas is threatening to break through the Israeli border. That would be a huge mistake. But it’s just hot air.

Now this one I’m interested in: The JPost says that Israel has found proof that Saddam’s WMDs were shipped to Syria, and that’s what Israel bombed in the desert. I’m rather skeptical, but interested.

The new SNN is up early, what with Brian finally staying in one place for a change.

Tom Paine continues his streak and interviews a member of the British Parliament about the new EU constitution that is being pushed forward even though it’s been voted down in several nations which, uh, was supposed to mean that the EU was pretty much over. Funny, that.

Doug’s got a segment, but I’m taking a break from last week’s exhausting hosting duties.

Go listen.

This week’s Shire Network News should be up sometime today. You definitely want to listen to it. I’m the host. That means about 80% of Blog News was written by yours truly, and 100% of it was announced by me. Unless Tom snuck in a few bits while I wasn’t looking. I won’t find out until tomorrow. No time to listen to it during the weekly NorVA work trip.

There’s also a great piece by Tomer Israeli, who talks about having his life threatened by Israel’s Fifth Column, and the effect this has had on Israel’s left.

Plus the feature interview and Evan Sayet. Go. Listen. You’ll like it. Guaranteed, or your money back.

This week’s Shire Network News is up. My contribution this week answers questions from listeners on how to vote in the upcoming election.

Shire Network News features the second part of Tom Paine’s interview with Ezra Levant, the Canadian Human Rights Commission gadfly who is now going to really have his day in court (check out his latest post, and the newest lawsuit against him).

I’ve got a contribution this week. As usual, you can find my podcasts in the usual place. But really, if your’e not listening to all of SNN, you’re missing some superb interviews, and some funny blog news, as well as podcasts from my fellow essayists. You don’t need an iPod. All you need is an mp3 player (Windows Media Player works just fine).

The newest Shire Network News is up, with an interview by Ezra Levant, the man being persecuted by Canada’s thought police.

The podcast is up, and it’s another good one, with another great feature interview: Mark Steyn, talking about many things, but also about the suppression of his work in Canada.

My contribution is about scientology and Sderot, with a special guest appearance by Tom Cruise.

Remember you don’t need an iPod or an mp3 player, just a computer with Microsoft Media Player (most of them come with it). You can also catch my portions alone by clicking on the “On Second Thought” page.

I forgot to tell you all: There’s a new SNN up. This week’s feature interview is Jonah Goldberg, talking about liberal fascist. My contribution talks about liberal and conservative fascists. But of course.

We have a great year planned at SNN. If you haven’t been listening yet, well, it’s time.

Podcast is securing our borders

We’re back and this week’s interview guest is California-based filmmaker, Chris Burgard, whose documentary about the situation on the US-Mexico border is winning awards and pissing off all the right people.

His film, “Border”, unleashes a haunting, inside look at what has arguably become a war zone: Rape Trees, illegal immigration, drug smuggling, sex trafficking, Mexican military incursions and more—all taking place at the United States’ southern border. You can order the DVD here.

We’re also back with Blog News. Yeahhhh.

We absoulutely had to talk about Ezra Levant’s jolly good show against the Kangaroo court in Canada. Follow his progress and watch him slay the dragon at his site: EzraLevant.com.

This week Meryl Yourish is talking about Sderot.

Damian Penny is covering the left’s response to Ezra Levant.

If you don’t have an iPod or MP3 player, well, you don’t need one. You can listen to the podcast with any media player on your computer. 2008 is going to be one heck of a year for us. I think we’re really hitting our stride.

And it includes another one of our three-way chats, this time between Damain Penny, Brian of London, and me.

I have something in this week’s edition about the Dreaded Teddy Bear of Dooooooom.

The feature interview is with Evan Sayet.

The podcast is up, complete with my contribution. As Tom wrote:

Shire Network News, the Anglosphere’s premier anti-Jihadi podcast is back, and this week we take a uniquely personal look at how one person has decided to take action.

Reut Cohen, a previous guest on SNN, has decided she is joining the US Army, much to the shock of some of her friends. She speaks to us about the reasons for her decision, and the reactions she’s received - not all of them positive.

We’ll also hear from Meryl Yourish about a new theory of political discourse she’s come up with that seems to have something to do with Dennis Leary.

And Doug Payton shows us how to combat Global Warming by eating kangaroos. Or something. I wasn’t really paying attention, you know, being up on this roof scanning the horizon for the rescue choppers coming to carry me and the rest of the Secret Zionist Neo-Con agents of AmeriKKKan imperialist hegemony to safety in the wake of the Australian election result.

You DID remember to have Pacific Command sent a carrier battle group to pick me up in case John Howard lost the election, didn’t you?

There’s also plenty of Blog News, featuring rioting Muslim extremists, Jihadi bombers, Chuck Norris guarding the US Mexican border and (shudder) Helen Thomas. Isn’t she dead yet?

Go and listen and tell a friend.

While Tom is putting the podcast up, here’s a preview of something that I, er, borrowed from for my podcast. It’s funny, and language warnings are in effect. Not safe for work. But very funny.

I’ve got the subject. Here’s what I need from my readers: Audio clips of journalists, analysts, and especially military correspondents reporting the good news from Iraq. The clips don’t have to be long, just short quotes about how things are finally turning around, or going well.

We’re not planning to have an SNN podcast out this week, but perhaps I can persuade the boys to put a short one up before next week. Right now, Tom wants to change us to fortnightly until we get on our feet. (That’s “biweekly” in American. Damned Anglosphere needs translating sometimes.)

SNN is up, and we’ve got Charles Johnson discussing the war that is splitting the conservative blogosphere (and that almost cost us SNN).

My contribution this week is about British Muslim groups trying to hijack yet another Jewish issue and apply it to Muslims: The spurious analogy that saying that 2,000 Muslims in the U.K. are currently being tracked for ties with terrorists is just like the demonization of the Jews by Nazis during the 1930s. Uh-huh. They’re almost exactly the same. Except they’re not. Hilarity (well, much juvenile scorn) ensues.

I haven’t heard the rest yet, because today’s a workday. But go and listen, because this may be our most-listened to show, ever, and if you don’t hear it, you’re going to miss out.

You don’t need an iPod. All you need is Windows Media Player or something like it. And you don’t have to wait for a slow server. Right-click the link and go to file/save link as (in Firefox, it’s different in IE) and save it to your computer, then listen at your leisure. SNN is also on iTunes.

Oh, so this is what Lair’s doing in his spare time. He’s not blogging much, but he’s calling Nardo and leaving instructions. (Language warning: Don’t play these at work without an earpiece.)

Click on the speaker to listen to them on the same page. I recommend Utter Crap #1, #2, and #3.

Of course, if you don’t like Lair Simon’s humor, you won’t like these. But he’s always been a favorite of mine.

Someone forgot to tell you that this week’s Shire Network News, featuring an interview with Richard Landes of Second Draft (a.k.a., Pallywood), is up. It’s about the fact that France 2 is about to be exposed as the lying liars who lied about the al-Dura hoax.

My contribution is on feminism in the Muslim world. I think you’ll enjoy it.

Remember, you don’t need an iPod to listen. All you need is a computer that can play audio files. Click to listen online.

Podcast is looking at a graphic novel

This week we’re talking to graphic novelist, Bosch Fawstin. He speaks here to Shire Network News’s deputy-assistant under manger with responsibility for graphic novels, cartoon and illustrations, “Tom Paine” about why he’s decided to tackle the enemy head on. This interview was recorded on September 11th, at just about exactly the time the two towers were hit. Just so you know.

You can find his website and order his previous graphic novel, “Table for One” at this website: BoschFawstin.com.

This week’s feature interview is with the author of the London Times piece on how jihadis are running Britain’s mosques.

My piece compares Hollywood war films from 1945 with Hollywood war films of today. (Hint: Hollywood does not come off well in this one.)

You don’t need an iPod to listen, just Windows Media player. Go. Listen. Tell your friends.

This week’s Shire Network News, featuring Reut Cohen talking about the anti-Semites at UC Irvine (and they are the top of the bottom of the barrel there, if you get my drift). My contribution: In which I read a letter from Iseema bin Laden, explaining why there’s a freeze-frame on the latest Osama bin Laden tape.

Haveil Havalim went up Sunday night, but I forgot to link it until now. Sorry, Gail.

Last, but not least, a fellow Richmonder took one for the team and sat through 90 minutes of Ward Churchill at VCU.

Really. Debunken gets the Patience Of The Year Award for only being caught rolling his eyes.

Time for another episode of Shire Network News. This week’s feature interview is Douglas Murray.

We’re the antidote to freaks like Alex Jones.

It amazes me that that guy actually has a radio show. Or is in any way taken seriously.

Shire Network News: Where we find the nutjobs, so you don’t have to.

Folks, I do not have a good audio program that captures online video and gives me good mp3 files. If anyone out there has a good program like that, and would like to take a few minutes to help me with this week’s podcast, I could use some quotes from Christiane Amanpour. Here are a few places to start… and especially here, since Dan Abrams did half my work for me. I’m looking for the kind of drek that Abrams pointed out.

All I need are about ten or fifteen different quotes… I’ll probably use five or six. If you do capture and send quotes, you may want to post in the comments section here. Mp3s tend to be about 1 meg per minute.

I just realized that now my finances are finally leveling out, I should be able to buy a good program. The one I want is the one that’s for Macs. Alas, I have no Mac.

This week we present our 100th episode of Shire Network News. To celebrate the occasion, Tom Paine, Brian of London, and I got together over the Internet (because we are all internet geeks) and talked about SNN, our participation, and strip clubs. Yes, really. We also got Lair Simon to come out of semi-retirement, and he is at his fiery best.

If you haven’t listened to SNN yet, you may want to start with this one. You don’t need an iPod. All you need is some kind of media player. It’s just as easy to download the audio file directly and listen to it on Windows Media Player in the background as it is to do it any other way. If your computer has speakers, you can hear our podcast.

Right-click over the link that says “100 Podcast Hits A Century And Celebrates With A Threesome #100″ and select “Save Link As” and you’re on your way to becoming a dedicated SNN listener.