The Sean and Corey Thompson Show

I’m back! But Corey’s gone again. We just can’t seem to actually both be on the show at the same time. But luckily for me, I’m joined by guest co-host Matt Farrell. I say luckily because I did a special shift of the show Friday night as part of KRUI’s fund drive. By myself. And it’s not easy to do the show all by myself. But I digress. We have lots of good stories to talk about this week, so I hope you can join us!

We also hope you’ll consider donating to KRUI. Please visit www.kruiradio.org to support our station that represents a true “sound alternative” for Iowa City, and an excellent training ground for students.

Campus pulse: Iowa hires Fran McCaffery to coach basketball
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/31/Sports/16426.html
http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/article/20100401/HAWKS0102/4010310/1053

Woman arrested for prostitution flagged down undercover cops
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/89717797.html

Tiger pulled from moat
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/03/31/20100331tiger-pulled-from-moat-at-zoo.html

Bobcat makes itself at home
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/03/31/20100331bobcat-walks-into-home.html

Something Good: 2010 HDSA Iowa City Hoop-A-Thon
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/huntingtonsdisease/hoopathon.html

UI Student Council Mum on 21 ordinance
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/04/01/Metro/16472.html

Iowa City Council to consider flouride
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/89746127.html

Sean Thompson No comments Uncategorized animal stories, bobcat, flouride, Fran McCaffery, fund drive, fundraiser, Hoop-A-Thon, iowa hawkeyes, prostitution, tiger, underage drinking

That’s right, catch a special edition of our show TUESDAY night, 6-8 p.m. It’s spring break (SPRING BREAK!!!) so we’ll be filling in for the fine folks who normally bring you “The Progosphere.” Matt Farrell joins me again as we hope to have Corey back from jaw surgery soon, but glad to have Matt sitting in. I kind of decided to do the special edition at the last minute, so I don’t know yet what we’re going to talk about. This is going to be some raw, stripped down talk radio baby! But expect us to talk about the Todd Lickliter firing and the NCAA Tournaments.

Thanks for listening!

Sean Thompson No comments Uncategorized bracket, March Madness, spring break, Todd Lickliter

Spring break!!! Woo hoo!!!

Sorry, had to get that out of the way up front. Though many of the students have left campus for the week to visit beaches and any number of other awesome destinations, I’m still here, and we’ll have a show Saturday morning, because that’s the kind of broadcast professional I am. And because I work at the UI and don’t actually get a spring break. I am, however, taking Thursday and Friday off next week solely to watch the first round of the Men’s NCAA Tournament. It’s going to be the best use of two vacay days ever!

With that, if you’re still in Iowa City or at home listening on the newly fixed web stream, thanks for listening! We’re joined again by guest co-host Matt Farrell, sitting in for Corey who’s still taking it easy after jaw surgery. Here’s the rundown:

Campus pulse: Spring break
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/12/Metro/16199.html

Rumors swirl around Lickliter’s future
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/12/Metro/16199.html

Man swallows marijuana in back of police car
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100312/NEWS01/100312004/1079/news01/Police-Man-ate-dope-in-back-of-squad-car

Man charged with living in ex’s house
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/08/Metro/16088.html

Something good: Blood drive on Thursday
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/degowinbloodcenter/blooddrivedates.html

Marijuana-themed sub shop seeking location
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100311/NEWS01/3110310/1079/news01/Counterculture-of-toasted-subs

Bull on the loose in Virginia
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/virginia/va-police-shoot-kill-rampaging.html?hpid=newswell

Funeral home van towed with body inside
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/03/12/20100312dead-body-towed-ON.html

Sean Thompson No comments Uncategorized alternative marketing, animal stories, arrest, blood drive, bull, crime, illegal parking, Iowa basketball, marijuana, Ncaa tournament, spring break, sub shop, Todd Lickliter

Sorry I didn’t get the show preview up, but thank you for listening nonetheless! I was joined today by guest co-host Matt Farrell, who did an excellent job filling in for Corey, who’s still recovering from jaw surgery. We seem to talk about weather and how cold it is a lot on the show, and today was no exception. The only thing more unpredictable than Iowa weather is the temperature inside the KRUI studios. Sometimes it’s perfectly temperate in the on-air studio, but today was freezing! My hands were freezing, at least. Or maybe that’s just me. I am the Iceman, after all.

Campus pulse: Miles: UI shouldn’t look to the government for money
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/26/Metro/15879.html

Bikini barista charged with public exposure
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/24/20100224bikini-barista-arrested-exposure.html

Bison on the loose in Atlanta
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/bison-injured-by-car-332923.html

Falling icicle causes gas leak
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/85199882.html

Something good: Student health fair
http://www.uiowa.edu/~events/03-02-10-healthfair.html

Minor-league baseball team considering concession additions
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100209&content_id=8042520&vkey=pr_t582&fext=.jsp&sid=t582

Drunk mom runs through school with sword
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/25/20100225drunk-mom-with-sword-at-school.html

Sean Thompson No comments Show Info Atlanta, barista, bison, board of regents, escape, funding, health fair, hot dogs, icicle, legislature, sword, topless, twinkies, University of Iowa, Weather

It’s been a busy week for me personally, so in doing the extensive amount of research (aka Googling) for the radio show today I learned quite a few things about what’s been going on in the world this past week. For example, there has been this athletic event called the Olympics taking place north of the border in Canada. Who knew? I might have to try and catch some of that on TV. Anyway, tune in to find out what else I’ll learn. Also, since Corey is still out recovering from jaw surgery, we’re joined by new guest host Allie Haight! Allie is a University of Iowa junior and is very excited to be on a real-life professional radio show. But, she’s nice enough to join us anyway! Here’s some of the stuff we’ll be talking about:

Campus pulse: Olympics recap from Friday
http://wintergames.ap.org/story.aspx?st=id&id=p0c4c8d5c50144b70a324ccc6f2ef12c5&site=WASPO

Ronald McDonald arrested for pot possession
http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100215/NEWS01/100215002

Robin Hood charged with identity theft
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g71OsGICGwr02QW1dHGyxOGMmm8QD9DTG7200

Man slapped by bear is fined
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/16/20100216man-slapped-by-bear.html

Something Good: Iowa City Ronald McDonald House
http://www.rmhciowacity.org/pages/home/

Zebra runs away from the circus
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/18/20100218zebra-runs-away-from-circus.html

Swiss Vote on appointing lawyers for animals
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/19/20100219swiss-animals0219.html

Tiger Woods apologizes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902442.html

Sean Thompson No comments Uncategorized arrest, bear attack, circus, identity theft, lawyers, Lindsey Vonn, offbeat news, Olympics, Robin Hood, Ronald McDonald, Ronald McDonald House, Switzerland, Tiger Woods, zebra

We’re joined this week by guest host Matt Farrell. Corey had successful jaw surgery on Tuesday and is recovering. Get better soon Corey!

I spent several minutes hacking away at the ice and snow that had accumulated on my car over the past week so I could drive to the IMU this morning. All for the love of broadcasting. I wonder when the next time my windshield wipers will actually be able to move again? Probably July.

Here’s what we’re talking about today:

Campus Pulse: Porn movie cancelled at Bijou
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Metro/15512.html

Police: Woman pimped daughter
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100212/NEWS01/2120304/1079/Police-Woman-pimped-daughter

Dog saves family from fire cat allegedly started
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=114336&catid=109

Man allegedly tries to by urine at school
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/10/20100210man-solicits-urine-in-bathroom.html

Something Good: Sponsors, donors needed for dinner
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100213/NEWS01/2130312/1079/Sponsors-donors-needed-for-dinner

Anthony Tucker quits Iowa Basketball team
http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/article/20100213/HAWKS0102/2130330/1053

Nothing says I love you like a lot of manure
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/02/12/manure-heart-for-valentines-day/

Lap dances for Haiti
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/08/20100208lap-dances-quake-aid-08-ON.html

Lack of support for urban chickens
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100212/NEWS01/2120323/1079/Chickens-lacking-council-s-support

Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Sean Thompson No comments Uncategorized animals, Anthony Tucker, censorship, lap dance, manure, pimping, pornography, prostitution, Urban chickens, urine, valentine's day

We were heavy on Dance Marathon discussion and coverage today, and happy to do so. Many thanks to our wonderful guests, dancers TJ and Sara. As I said on the show, I was honored to be able to volunteer on Friday night and be a part of the Big Event that means so much to the families and dancers. It’s such a great volunteer opportunity and organization. To donate to Dance Marathon, you can text HAWKS to 85944 or visit www.dancemarathon.org. Be sure to visit www.dailyiowan.com for all your DM coverage, and through the duration of the Big Event, catch live coverage on UITV. After how our guests described the final hour (Power Hour), it’s appointment viewing for me tonight (6 p.m.).

We also said a temporary goodbye to Corey, who will be on an undetermined hiatus after his surgery to correct his freakish mouth. Get well soon!

Fight at library
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100205/NEWS01/2050308/1079/news01/Police-respond-to-fight-at-library

Jell-O shots ARE alcohol
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/83356407.html

Mannequin in HOV lane
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/02/03/20100203mannequin-hov-lane-CR.html

Podcast should be up soon. Thanks for listening!

Sean Thompson No comments Featured Stories corey, crime, dance marathon, fight, jell-o, library, mouth surgery

First off, thanks to all of you who listened to the show on Saturday. I think it went pretty well, if I do say so myself. Special thanks go out to the three guests we had on to talk about Dance Marathon. It was a little impromptu but they were excellent on the radio. For more information on Dance Marathon 2010 and how you can help, go to http://www.dancemarathon.org.

Secondly, did you notice the Download link near the top of the page? It’s your way to listen to the radio show over and over until you get bored of it (but I can’t imagine that happening). All but two shows we’ve done so far are available for download. Have iTunes or other podcast software and want to make it easier? Check out http://www.seanandcorey.com/podcast.xml to get your updates immediately. (Hint for iTunes users: Copy that URL and paste it into the window when you select “Advanced” -> “Subscribe to Podcast”)

Third and final, a personal note: I’m recovering very well from my tonsil surgery. I had a recurring strep infection for about a month, which led to my doctor to correctly refer me to an ear/nose/throat guy. A few days later, I had surgery at 6:20 a.m. and spent several days recovering. At this point, I’m back to eating real food most of the time and my voice was good enough to sing again earlier today. For what it’s worth, my next surgery is in a week…you’ll probably hear about that another time.

Corey 2 comments Recordings dance marathon

We are back for a second show on Saturday morning, and I’m liking our new time slot pretty well. I don’t mind getting up and active on the weekend. Coming to do the show gives me an excuse, otherwise, I’d be tempted to stay curled up in bed under copious amounts of covers, protected from the oppressive cold. Hopefully Corey can join me for the show today, but he’s still recovering from having his tonsils out, so it will be a game time decision.

Here are some of the stories we’ll be discussing on the air. Feel free to read them here for all the facts, and tune in for our witty commentary. See you on the air!

Free tickets for students boost attendance vs. Ohio State, but can’t get a win

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/01/28/Sports/15256.html

http://hawkcentral.press-citizen.com/article/20100128/HAWKS0102/1280323/1053

“Oprah says Iowa is ‘Seriously Happening’”
http://ow.ly/11tvc

Inflatable gorilla causes fire
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123100317
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6839687.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6469793.html

Something Good: Dance Marathon in 6 days
http://www.uiowa.edu/~dancemar/index.html

Apple reveals the iPad
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/personaltech/28pogue-email.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704194504575031532455016738.html?mod=WSJ_business_MediaMktNewsBucket

Plans for Chicago-Iowa City train derailed
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/01/29/Metro/15291.html

Man caught with 44 lizzards in his pants
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/01/26/20100126-lizards-in-pants-airport.html

PETA proposes robotic groundhog for PA festival
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/01/27/20100127peta-robotic-groundhog.html

Sean Thompson 1 comment Featured Stories college basketball, dance marathon, groundhog day, inflatable gorilla, Iowa, iowa hawkeyes, iPad, lizzard, Oprah, preview, radio show, train

Welcome to the new seanandcorey.com! I just installed Wordpress today after a lot of delays, many of which were related to laziness. I think I’m starting to get the hang of it already, though it’s making me refresh my memory on HTML and even forcing a little bit of PHP on me. A scary new world…

Either way, expect some tweaks here and there over the coming days and weeks as I mess with the design and make things work like I want them to. If the website breaks at some point, then don’t panic. We’ll probably be back very soon.

In the meantime, get excited because KRUI is back on the air for the Spring semester! And even better news: The Sean and Corey Thompson Show makes the jump to the on-air studio, beginning on Saturday, January 23rd! That’s right, a new station and a new timeslot, airing from 11a.m. to Noon. We will likely be seeing a guest host in my place again, since I’ll be heading in for a tonsillectomy on Thursday. Wish me luck! Though I’ll really need the luck on February 9th…more on that later.

Go ahead and check out some of the links on the site. Some of the pages are still being built, and hopefully more new content will be available often. Let me know what you think with a comment!

Corey 3 comments Site Info krui, schedule, web stuff