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Lowdown Radio Classic: June 9, 2009

This edition of the classic radio show episode is a look back at the second season finale. It seemed sort of fitting after last week’s music clip driven lead segment. This episode starts with the news that the CRTC are investigating the show after Steve repeatedly used the term “Stable of Hoes” to describe the listeners. They, quickly shift gears into Jackie’s big feature segment: The Soundtrack of Your Life. That’s not to be confused with the band Soundtrack of Our Lives who weren’t featured in this segment. The news and entertainment followed this and includes the song that gave Steve the idea for The Worst of Music. After the break, it’s the final appearance for the season of the What Were They Thinking board. The show wraps up with some big news from the producer who was at the CRTC meeting in Calgary about the show. The second season finale is a great example of why that season is among the greatest that any college radio show has produced.

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While this was a pretty good episode, there was a lot of good material that got cut from this episode. As always, we had to cut down to 28 minutes to fit into the time slot. We’re digging up the original audio and plan on repackaging the episode as a special retro Lowdown Extra.

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Lowdown Radio: February 16, 2010

The Lowdown was on the air once again for that bi-weekly half-hour of hilarity they call a radio show. For the second time in three episodes, Steve was paired with The Enge for the show. The episode starts with a USC Presidential Election inspired look at the worst of cover music. There’s a lot of Canadian content in that feature including a few music legends and a couple USC Presidential candidates. After that was the news which dealt with sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Entertainment featured a new song (and a new intro) for The Worst of Music and a good cover song for It Came From YouTube. Sports takes you home after the break with a look back at the talk about hockey violence on the previous edition of The Lowdown Extra. The show ends with the third edition of Florida Panthers’ play-by-play announcer Randy Moller’s best goal calls. It’s 28 minutes of that classic Lowdown that you know and love.

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On the Extra, it’s 26 minutes more of the action that you love. There’s more talk and more jokes in the worst of cover music segment. The USC presidential recap is extended with behind the scenes info. The news features another story and Steve recalling some of his more memorable moments as a CHRW newscaster. Entertainment has a look at the best Super Bowl ads from this year. Sports has a longer clip from the last Extra and more goal calls by Randy Moller.

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Lowdown Radio Classic: February 3, 2009

It’s an all-time great episode of The Lowdown radio show for today’s classic episode post. And after we weren’t on air last Tuesday, we need to pull out an all-timer to make up for the “pre-emption.” This vintage episode was the second annual Valentine’s special. The show starts with Steve and Jackie hitting Richmond Row to try out pickup lines. That doesn’t end well for them. Especially Steve. Then they try a musical feature called “Love Songs That Aren’t Really Love Songs But Kinda Are.” The news deals all with sex. Jackie and Steve previewed two bad songs during the entertainment segment. After the break, Steve recaps Winter Homecoming at UWO which was really just a trumped up way for the USC to promote the Jack Frost Cup hockey game and make money off it. The show wraps up with Jackie giving a cooking lesson and Steve trying to hijack it with his own cooking tips. It’s one of the top five best episodes in Lowdown history and just time to help you out for Valentine’s Day.

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2010 UWO USC Presidential Election Primer

It’s six men fighting for one of the biggest jobs in Canadian student politics. The University of Western Ontario’s Students’ Council President is the head of the third most-powerful student union in Ontario and one of the largest in Canada. It’s not a job to be taken lightly and one that is essentially a full-time job for the winning candidate.

So who is the best man for the job? I break down each candidate and their platforms after the jump. Continue reading →

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Lowdown Extra: February 2, 2010

The Lowdown radio show was supposed to air tonight but was pre-empted for reasons beyond our control. So what was originally supposed to be the Valentine’s and USC Election special was pulled from the radio lineup and made a Lowdown Extra exclusive podcast. Tonight’s show starts with Steve and his special guest co-host exploring dating advice in popular music. They also look at different words that mean pretty. Though that is sidetracked with a series of very random discussions that range from profanities that can be used on the radio to crazy stories. The news is the old standby classic of stories of love gone wrong. Entertainment features Young Money winning the coveted Worst of Music prize. And it’s a double dip on It Came From YouTube. It starts with a rock mashup of Pants on the Ground followed by Conan O’Brien and company covering the hit Free Bird. And yes, we play the whole damn thing. After the break, it’s hockey talk with an actual hockey player. It’s a look at violence in the game. There’s a lot of great insight on how suspensions are actually doled out by leagues. All this and more is covered on this web-exclusive Lowdown Extra that runs for over an hour-and-a-half. It’s 94 minutes more of entertainment than you would have had if we weren’t so hell-bent on revolutionizing talk radio.

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The Humanoids: Pants On The Ground

Every week there are lots of people looking like fools whether or not they have their pants on the ground with the gold in their mouth and hat turned sideways. This week’s victims on The Humanoids have all looked like fools over the last week. Well, most have. I sorta tossed a whole pile of folks as looking foolish over the Conan O’Brien mess. Of course, I have to look like a fool by calling this post “Pants on the Ground.” Fortunately I don’t have any gold in my mouth… Well, not since I got that retaining bar removed. Whoever gets braces is a fool because they’re being ripped off. Sure my teeth are straighter but that bar was there for six years of annoyance. Anyway, let’s get on with the post. Continue reading →

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Lowdown Radio Classic: November 28, 2006

This classic radio show was an episode of the Lowdown in all but name. It’s the first ever time that Steve and Jackie appeared on the same show. This radio show was part of the short-lived Utility Men podcast series that Steve was a co-host of. The show starts with an explanation of the technical difficulties that force Steve to go it alone. During the show, Steve talks about some of the big stories in the world of hockey. Then he recaps the previous week’s NFL action and tells a lot of bad jokes during his recap. There’s even an extremely rare look at the problems with NCAA football. He even manages to squeeze in some quick J.P. Riccardi bashing which was just as much in 2006 as it was in 2009. The show caps off with the first ever CHRW appearance of The Lowdown’s own Mr. Jackie Ho to talk about more hockey. At the time it was recorded, it was the longest podcast in CHRW history. Since then, The Lowdown Extra has passed this podcast five times but Steve and Jackie paved the way for The Extra with this podcast.

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Lowdown Radio: January 19, 2010

The Lowdown was on the air tonight without Jackie for the first time. Steve drafted in The Enge as Jackie’s replacement and the pair didn’t miss a beat. The show started with the return of the opinion segment called WTF. Steve took the opportunity to sound off on the poor quality of dental hygenists following a pre-show visit to the dentist that cost him pints of blood. That’s followed up with a listener email about Steve and Jackie’s poor Olympic roster preview. The guys then talk about the favourites for the Olympic hockey tournament. The news deals with Law and Order. With no Jackie to give us a single, Steve replaces it with the worst of music followed by It Came From YouTube. After the commerical break, the guys talk about Alex Burrows’ persecution complex and name the NHL’s halfway award winners. It’s a change of pace as far as hosts are concerned but the same old Lowdown insanity as far as the show is concerned.

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On the Extra, there’s more of everything. The WTF is longer as Steve describes what the dental hygenist did to him in too much detail. There’s a more detailed breakdown of the surprises on the Canadian Olympic hockey roster. There’s another story on the news. Entertainment includes a look at Leno vs. Conan. After the break, there’s more on Burrows vs. Auger. There are also more NHL halfway awards given away. All told, it’s over sixty-five minutes of Lowdown Extra fun. As always, the action comes to you uncut and uncensored.

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Lowdown Radio Classic: February 5, 2008

With Jackie out of the HQ for the foreseeable future while in Australia. He also won’t be on the show for the next couple months. It’s actually not an unprecedented event to see Steve without his partner in crime. So to give you a taste what we’re all in for, here’s the last time Steve went solo. On this vintage episode, Steve has to fend for himself without Jackie. But the show starts with Jackie interviewing world renowned relationship expert Dr. Guy Grenier. Following that, Steve helps guys try to pick up women with a good car by visiting the Car Wall. Then Steve previews the UWO USC Presidential election that was eventually won by the evil Stephen Lecce. After the break, it’s entertainment complete with the single of the week. Sports and entertainment are briefly hybrided with a rundown of the Super Bowl 42 commercials. Next are some quick Valentine’s tips… That aren’t exactly great as is typical for The Lowdown. The show wraps up with the return of Oddsmakers. Classic Lowdown greatness that is often imitated but never, ever duplicated.

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Lowdown Radio: January 5, 2010

The U of WO is back in session and so is The Lowdown for 2010. As is the custom for the first episode of the new year, tonight’s episode was the year in review show. The show starts with a review of what happened in 2009 and predictions for 2010. One thing that doesn’t change in 2010 is that the news is about sex. Entertainment includes Jackie’s look at 2010 TV debuts as well as an Australian single and a unique It Came From YouTube. The show ends with the third annual Lowdown awards celebrating the great, the good, and the rubbish of 2009.

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On the Extra, there are more stories analyzed from the past 12 months, more predictions, and more awards. The news includes two more stories about a dumb reason for being fired and attack monkeys. The Black Eyed Peas earn the first Worst of Music award of 2010. There’s also lots of added banter over the course of the show that had to be cut from the radio version. There’s an additional 56 minutes in this edition of the Extra to make it 1:24:36 long. That’s three times the length of a radio cut of the show and the longest episode of The Lowdown Extra ever. It is also the longest podcast ever produced by a UWO-related talk show. As always, the action comes to you uncut and uncensored.

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