Is that copyright infringement? Maybe. But we’re just so excited to be back that we thought a little infringement would add to the excitement. And we have a new guest co-host, Josh. James’ crappy microphone is to blame for the omnipresent quality of Josh’s voice.

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This week’s topics:

What’s more than two months away when you have such dedicated fans? Broken Social Scene: are they pretentious or just Canadian? Either way, James is incorrect about the former single not being on an album.

Jughead and Jarhead, two peas from the same pod. Jay reveals some uncomfortable feelings towards Betty and Veronica. Josh gets beaten badly in chess. A warm welcome to our new guest co-host.

Josh’s excessively large “lap”top; another stop in the line of Josh’s computer woes. Manhole and mammal are easily confused over a skype connection. James hit a mammal with his car, not a manhole. Jay’s “rednecky” kin and his now deceased canine friend. Denver: if you’re single you have no choice but to move there. Census stats are the least interesting thing in the entire world but that won’t stop the Ruy Lopez show from pushing the uninteresting-envelope.

More interesting census facts! What do the Ruy Lopez show and Sarah Jessica Parker’s character from L.A. Story have in common? Find out only on the Ruy Lopez show. Josh’s weird interpretation of modern day sex symbols. Josh learns that publically using the word “shaft” requires extra care. Alice gives us 5 seconds that is more interesting than the rest of the show combined. Kevin Costner, Michael Bolton, Bryan Adams… is there really a discernable difference between any of them? The non-ethics of illegally downloading music, brought to you by Jay. We finish up with the Pocket discussion.

Songs: Broken Social Scene, 7/4 (shoreline): Cat Power, The Greatest: Apeboy/Lenlow, Enya vs Prodigy (Lenlow Edit): Millinerd, The Blog Song