And we’re back … again. Hopefully life won’t get in the way of our show as much going forward as it did in the recent past. On this week’s show Joe interviews his friend John about John’s recent trip to India. Becky and Joe discuss misbehaving Santas and all the strange news you can fit into an hour.

Running time: About 57 minutes

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Becky and Joe discuss time. Yes, time. Joe explains the unfairness of his last speeding ticket and how cats drink. Yes, this is an exciting show. Becky says something when Joe takes a breath at some point. And of course, there’s a lot of crazy people in the news.

Running time: About 57 minutes

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Ghost-hunting equipment

This is our first episode back after our wedding and we’re glad to be back. We hope you’re glad to hear us. In our return episode, Becky tells the listeners what she dressed as for Halloween (you don’t want to know what Joe was). Joe and Becky explain why they were ghost hunting in Oregon’s most haunted spot and who they were with. Becky meets “Charlie Sheen.” And both hosts get to the bottom of the difference between Dr. Spock and Mr. Spock. Join us for a paranormal edition of The Becky and Joe Show.

Running time: About 57 minutes

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We’re back! And we’re happy about that and hope you will be too. Now that we’ve got hitched and are all legal and such, we’re back on the internet radio with our come-back episode #23. Want to hear about how we pulled off the wedding or what scent really disturbs us around the holidays? Want to hear about Pee Wee Herman’s return and hear Becky sing? Then tune in and turn it up because the Becky and Joe Show is back … like it or not!

Running time: About one hour

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What do make-believe clowns with guns, actor Rip Torn, our executive producer’s addiction to catnip and Superman going to jail have in common?

Listen to our July 20 show and find out.

Running time: About 58 minutes

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What happens when Joe and Becky watch an old movie they both like? Well they talk about it on their weekly radio show. Learn more than you ever wanted to about the 1991 movie Defending Your Life. Of course, Becky and Joe also share a large load of strange news and unique observations about this, that and the other thing. What else would you be doing with this hour. Go ahead. Listen. It won’t hurt — or at least we don’t think it will, but we’ve been wrong before.

Running time: About 1 hour and 2 minutes

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Rip Torn (right) with Albert Brooks in the 1991 movie "Defending Your Life."

NYC's Naked Cowboy

Becky and Joe celebrate the first full week of warm summer weather in Portland by taking a look at wacky summer festivals across the nation. Joe shares some news from opposite world. Becky shares a story about a new “mega-creature” movie in production in Hollywood. Joe breaks one of his toes — but not for the show — it just happened. Becky introduces the listeners to the Naked Cowboy in NYC who seems to be having some legal problems. And Joe talks about the show’s iPhone/iPad app in development.

Running time: About 58 minutes

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Besides containing all the wacky news about strange people and other observations you’ve come to expect from Becky and Joe, this episode also features another interview with friend of the show, Chris Miller, in Ukraine. When Joe interviewed him, Chris was getting ready to ship off to his two-year assignment as a full-fledged and sworn-in Peace Corps volunteer.

Running time: About 58 minutes

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The character Chunk from "The Goonies".

“Goonies never say die,” and neither does The Becky and Joe Show. After a two week absence – some might call it a hiatus – we’re back with an episode devoted to the 25th Anniversary of the 1985 cult classic, “The Goonies” from Warner Bros. Studios. Becky and Joe traveled – mic in hand – to Astoria, Oregon on June 5 to join thousands of other fans in celebrating the locations, cast and storyline of the well-known movie.

Running time: About 55 minutes

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In this week’s installment of The Becky and Joe Show, Becky and Joe talk about everything from bad manners in the grocery store to climbing Mt. Everest. It’s a good one. You’ll be sorry if you miss it. Also, Joe starts a fund-raising effort to keep The Becky and Joe Show on the air even after the end of the world in 2012. Please … give til it hurts!

Running time: About 55 minutes

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The flag of Ukraine

We’re back from a week off from broadcasting the show because of what Joe called a close call with death, and others, including Becky, call a run-of-the-mill cold with congestion and cough. Joe admits how tough Becky is because she was able to do the show when she was down with pneumonia in the winter. Joe conducts another one of his trans-Atlantic interviews when he talks to Chris Miller, a friend and fellow journalist who recently arrived in Ukraine for Peace Corp training. Plus Becky and Joe share some wacky news from around the world.

Running time: About 59 minutes

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WHAT BECKY AND JOE TALKED ABOUT

Show notes to follow soon. Just as soon as Joe gets off his butt and puts them up.

In episode 115, Joe tells Becky that he’s going to start working out to lose weight. Becky’s heard that before, but she still listens to him. Nice woman, that Becky. Topics discussed during the show include: Cinco de Mayo, Joe’s new iPad, beach gigolos, commercials that are too loud and what Congress wants to do about them and monkey meatballs. Yes, you read that correctly. And Becky shares information about how sleeping positions can tell a lot about someone’s personality. Plus a contest update and a lot more wacky news from all over the world.

Running time: About 58 minutes

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WHAT BECKY AND JOE TALKED ABOUT

Show notes to follow soon. Just as soon as Joe can type them in.

In episode 114, Becky and Joe learn the origins of some all too common English phrases, discuss the merits of “Boobquake 2010” (now why did spell check say that’s wrong?), share valuable reader feedback, ask PDX.am for a raise from their current salary of nothing, confer about the upcoming Goonies (the movie) event in Astoria, Ore., and start a new contest. It’s a dating contest! Well, dating stories, at least.

Running time: About 58 minutes

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WHAT BECKY AND JOE TALKED ABOUT

I. M. Pei – Chinese-born American architect who is considered a master of modern architecture.

Boobquake 2010

Bret Michaels Being Closely Monitored in Intensive Care

The word “lothario”

The word “Paparazzi”

The phrase “Nothing to sneeze at”

The phrase “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”

Patron saints of journalists
Maximilian Kolbe
Francis de Sales

Arrested Development (TV series)

Oregon became state in 1859

Pronouncing the word “annals” correctly

KFC Double Down sandwich
Healthy alternative to the KFC Double Down (the D.D. Double Down)

Goonies 25th Anniversary Event

Wife gets 30 days for ‘big surprise’

Spanish doctors conduct full face transplant

Movie “Face/Off” (1997)

‘South Park’: Cartoonist retreats from ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’

Dog leads Alaska State Trooper to fire

Indie Reports (Joe’s audio journalism project)

‘Spock’ visits Vulcan … Alberta, Canada

In episode 113 of the Becky and Joe Show, Becky and Joe say goodbye to a good friend and amazing journalist who died on Friday. Becky tells Joe why people who don’t have to shuffle when they walk but they do, bother her so much. “Pick up your feet, people!” And Joe tells Becky what kind of reality show he’d likely star on. All this and much, much more in this week’s episode. Tune in and enjoy.

Running time: About 51 minutes

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SHOW NOTES

The flag of Poland.

In episode 112 of the Becky and Joe Show, Becky and Joe learn about the smallest Starship Enterprise ever constructed. Joe rants about why rules against drinking at work can be misguided and a bit too “American.” Joe interviews Angelo Pressello, an American living in Warsaw, Poland, who is witnessing first hand how that country is dealing with the loss of its president and quite a few other leaders.

Length: About 56 minutes

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SHOW NOTES