So when I was preparing for the Jonathan Coulton interview for Episode 6, I did a search for the article on popsci.com where they announced JoCo as the contributing troubadour. The ad just struck me as funny.

This week, in addition to an awesome interview, since he's a rock star and all, we've included a couple songs for your listening pleasure. But also check out GottaPlay: cheaper and better than GameFly.

Safety Information:

(No recalls this week.)

• Google says Ten Percent of websites have malware
• Is your laptop bag a giant target for thieves?

Toy News:

Sorry, no toy news this week. There just wasn't anything worth reporting, and we saw no reason to report on boring stuff.

Tech News:

• Amazon and DRM-Freedom--it's official!
• TiVo adds web video and improved searching
• The TI-Navigator calculator tells teachers which students need help

Interview

This week, we're honored to have Jonathan Coulton, rock star of the Internet, contributing troubadour for Popular Science (PopSci) Magazine, and dad. Jonathan talks about his decision to go from code monkey to musician and how fatherhood and his unique career complement each other and how he juggles the two. We also feature two of his songs, "Stroller Town" and "You Ruined Everything" at the end of the show (Click the link--you have to read the description of "You Ruined Everything" to really appreciate it.)

JoCo fans, as you listen to the interview, how many lyrics does he work into the discussion? Speaking of which, we also used clips from "Code Monkey" and "Chiron Beta Prime".

Video Game News and Reviews:

• Play video games instead of watching movie previews
• The Wii and family games stomp on the XBox 360 and PS3
• Namco Museum Remix for the Wii announced: How many places can Pac-Man appear?!

Review

Wii Sports

Yeah, it's included with the Wii, but we give our indepth take on the minigames.

Next week, we have a great interview with the creators and the entire cast of the Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, as well as a special bonus surprise! Meanwhile, check out the Dr. Floyd Live Show!

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Recalls and Safety Information:

• Coby Boombox Recall
• OpenOffice Password Crack: Good or Bad? Yes.
• Acer joins the Sony battery recall club
• Evil Twin Wi-Fi Access Points
• Google Ads with Spyware
• Dirty USB Thumb Drives with Trojans

Toy News:

• SpiderShootEmUp: It's Duck Hunt Meets Spider-Man!
• Barbie Girls: It's Barbie meets Second Life. Full review next week.
• VTech adds Smartville line for age 1-3

Tech News:

• George Foreman's iGrill: the lean, mean cookout party machine (not the fake version)
• Amazon vs. iTunes in the race for DRM-free software
• Mobile Wallet: your cell phone as a credit card
• Tritton TRI-UA512 AXPC USB headphones: Surround Sound in headphones
• Michigan couple seeks to adopt through MySpace
• Teen text messaging: Win $20K, bt lower yr gramA n sp ability
• Gadgets broken? This website will help fixya
• Should the presidential debates be posted on YouTube or given a Creative Commons License (CCL)?

Interview

This week, Dennis Gray from the 101 Uses for Baby Wipes podcast joins Dale to talk about familycasting: podcasting about your family. The original Daddycaster talks about why he's been on hiatus (You know you've been wondering!), protecting family privacy online, and tips for setting up your own familycast.

Video Game News and Reviews:

• Wii supply low, but demand still high (But we got one!)
• "Playstation Eye" for PS3: The new and improved EyeToy isn't a toy. It's just attached to and used with one.
• PS3's try to cure uncurable diseases: the Folding@Home project
• Transformers coming to Nintendo DS with Wi-Fi play

Review

Sonic X for LeapFrog Leapster

5-year-old Hannah joins us again for another Leapster review. This time, we take a look at Sonic X.

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