Podcast for Episode 21: The Red Glow
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Enter all villains
- Less self-contained, more of a serial style
- Returns of Kimbley and Tucker, trend of reusing minor characters in FMA anime
- How can Basque Gran be back?
- Scar-Lust link and nature of human transmutation
- Does Ed feel pity for Tucker?
- Is Ed really ready to forge the stone?
* Schwag
- New FMA game for Nintendo DS: Fullmetal Alchemist Dual Sympathy
- Thoughts on PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 2 and the Curse of the Crimson Elixir
* Feedback
- FMA and other anime collectible card games
- More on continuity errors
- Will FMA OVA's come out here?
- How do I get my friends to watch FMA?
- Who's your favorite homunculus?
- Dub voice choices and a recommentation to watch Kano's Journey
* Convention appearances for weekend of Nov 3-5:
- Anime South (Destin, FL): Vic Mignogna (Edward)
- Bakuretsu Con (Colchester, VT): Chris Patton (Greed)
- Nekocon (Hampton, VA): Luci Christian (Psiren, Wrath), Tiffany Grant (Marta)
- Youmacon (Troy, MI): Chris Cason (Gluttony), Caitlin Glass (Winry)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Nov. 10-12
- None

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I had a report of AA20.mp3 causing an iPod to reset when played.  The listener said he had problems with AA19 and AA20, but that they could be played on iTunes and burned to CD just fine.

If anyone has a technical difficulty with the show, please post a comment in this thread so I can follow up.

For what it's worth, AA19 and AA20 play just fine on my 2nd generation iPod.

Also, if anyone's wondering about the show's tech specs... I pull sound bites as AIFFs in Sound Studio, then track and edit the show in Garage Band.  I then export to iTunes where I tag it (including putting the entire script in the lyrics tag), and compress it (60 kbps mono MP3).  I may do AA21 in Soundtrack and start working in an ambient bed under the long runs of narration and commentary to try to sweeten the sound of those segments.

--TAA

Podcast for Episode 20: Soul of the Guardian
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- The "big battle" episode
- Restricting the duel to one location
- Repeated themes and gimmicks of the battles
- How well-understood are spirit attachments?
- Slicer brothers as another Ed-Al analogy?
- Shouldn't Ed's pocketwatch have earned him a pass?
- Al's self-doubt
- Turning Al's trust against him
* Press Room
- Entertainment Weekly's review of FMA movie
- Why didn't FMA go mainstream?
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct 13-15:
-  Kajonk-a-Con (Knoxville, TN): Christine Auten [?] (Izumi)
- Mikomicon (Northridge, CA): Kyle Hebert (Falman)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct. 20-22:
- Oni-Con (Houston, TX): Chris Patton (Greed), Luci Christian (Wrath, Psiren)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct. 27-29:
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Vic Mignogna (Edward)
- London Movie Comic and Media Expo (London, UK): Aaron Disumke (Alphonse)

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Podcast for Episode 19: The Truth Behind Truths
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Trail-of-the-stone plot-line from episode 10 to now
- Getting the story unstuck from last episode's roadblock
- Action sequences (or lack thereof!) in FMA
- Borrowing/stealing from Indiana Jones and other popular sources
- Dosn't No. 66's voice sound familiar?
* Feedback
- Pronunciation of voice actors' names
- Outlook on "equivalent exchange"
- Fuhrer King Bradley is really ... in the anime but ... in the manga
- Why does ... have Ed's ... in the anime but not the manga?
- When's the DVD coming out, and about "Naruto"...
- How does Armstrong pull an arm that's not even there?
* Convention appearances for weekend of Sept. 22-24
- Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA): Vic Mignogna (Edward), Luci Christian (Wrath), Monica Rial (Lyra), Travis Willingham (Mustang)
- Shimakon (South Padre Island, TX): Kyle Hebert (Falman), Chris Patton (Greed)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 
- Ani-Magic (Lancaster, CA): Vic Mignogna (Edward), Kyle Hebert (Falman)
* Convention appearances for weekend of Oct. 6-8  
- Nan Desu Con (Denver, CO): Seiji Mizushima (Director, FMA TV series and movie), Kyle Hebert (Falman)
* Announcements
- FMA vol 13 and movie released on DVD on Sept. 12
- Collector's Edition DVD of movie releases on Nov. 14
- FMA runs Mon-Thu nights (technically Tue-Fri mornings) at 1A on [adult swim]
-- Sept. 18-21: episodes 21-24
-- Sept. 25-28: episodes 25-28

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I'm trying to get the podcast restarted, and will be posting episode 19 in a few minutes.

The challenge, basically, is finding a work/more-work/family/podcast balance that allows for enough time to do the show.  What I've decided to do is to see if it makes more sense to not worry about keeping up with [adult swim]'s schedule -- especially as they don't run the show weekly anymore -- and just put out episodes when I can.

My initial goal is to do a show once every two weeks, basically spending one week writing and one week tracking and editing.

Due to personal issues, I am no longer able to afford the 5-10 hours a week it takes me to produce new episodes of this podcast.

I'm therefore ending the podcast, effective immediately.

I will leave the site and the episodes up until my libsyn subscription runs out, at which time I'll remove the show from iTunes, Podcast Pickle and other directories, so that people won't be pulled into a dead link.

Thank you to everybody who listened to the podcast, thought about the show, sent in questions or comments, or wrote reviews.  I hope you enjoyed it.  It's been a valuable experience for me.  But other concerns need me more right now.

Goodbye.

--Chris
TAA

As announced in the last few episodes, [adult swim] is pre-empting the Saturday Night run of Fullmetal Alchemist for the next two weeks, on 8/5 for a Have It Your Way contest winner's night, and 8/12 for an Inuyasha movie.

According to an Anime News Network article ( http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9287 ), the winner of that contest for 8/5 is apparently an anime fan, as he or she has scheduled a full slate of anime for that night, including a complete run of FLCL from 11PM to 2AM (nice), the final two episodes of Cowboy Bebop from 2AM to 3AM (very nice), and episode 3 of Fullmetal Alchemist at 5AM (very nice).

Podcast for Episode 18: Marcoh's Notes
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Starts light, gets heavy
- Alchemists who abandoned their work on the stone
- Sciezka, Block, and Ross: FMA's twentysomethings
- What is a homunculus, and how does Scar know?
- Recognition and similarity
- Reaching for the sky
* Schwag
- How to get FMA music
-- Opening and closing themes
-- Background soundtrack
* Convention appearances for weekend of August 4-6
- AnimeIowa (Cedar Rapids, IA): Kyle Hebert (Falman)
- AOD 2006 (San Francisco, CA): Vic Mignogna (Edward)
- Otakon (Baltimore, MD): Christine Auten (Izumi), Caitlin Glass (Winry), Monica Rial (Lyra), Nana Kitade (singer of first end credit song, Indelible Sin)
* Convention appearances for weekend of August 11-13
- YasumiCon (Miami, FL): Vic Mignogna (Edward)
* Announcements
- FMA DVD, Vol. 11, releases Aug 1, contains episodes 41-44
- Saturday night FMA pre-empted August 5 and August 12
- Saturday night FMA replaced by "Bleach" as of September 9
- FMA runs four nights a week (Mon-Thu) at 1AM starting August 14

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Podcast for Episode 17: House of the Waiting Family
* Episode recaps
* Commentary
- Room to breathe
- Resembool as a kinder, gentler world
- Al's dodgy memory
- Cinematography of Ed's non-confession
- Winry's changed!
- Drawing Pinako
- What season is it anyways?
- Brief mention of the Elrics' teacher
* Schwag
- Book: The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist
- Online Game: State Alchemist Exam
- Call for Listener Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game (www.fma-tcg.com)
*  Feedback
- Katrina: Is it even still anime after it's been edited to hell?
* Convention appearances for weekend of July 28-30
- Anime Festival Orlando (Orlando, FL): Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Vic Mignogna (Edward), Chris Sabat (Armstrong), Travis Willingham (Mustang)
* Convention apearances for weekend of August 4-6
- AnimeIowa (Cedar Rapids, IA): Kyle Hebert (Falman)
- AOD 2006 (San Francisco, CA): Vic Mignogna (Edward)
- Otakon (Baltimore, MD): Christine Auten (Izumi), Caitlin Glass (Winry), Monica Rial (Lyra), Nana Kitade (singer of first end credit song, Indelible Sin)
* Announcements
- Saturday night FMA pre-empted August 5 and August 12
- Saturday night FMA replaced by "Bleach" as of September 9
- FMA runs four nights a week (Mon-Thu) at 1AM starting August 14

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Two-fer podcast for Episodes 15 and 16: The Ishbal Massacre and That Which Is Lost
* Episode recaps
* Commentary
- Marcoh's journey of atonement
- Scar's journey of vengeance
- Government opression in anime
- Ed's would-be sacrifice
- Mustang's sin
- Ed's parting shot at Mustang
- Odd construction of episode 16
- First appearance of Kimbley
*  Feedback
- Does Atlanta have an anime convention? (Yes, Anime Weekend Atlanta is Sep. 22-24)
- How to find anime cons
- Stumpy's picks for FMA fans: "Bleach", "Case Closed", and "Death Note"
- A Acosta: what is and isn't anime, and does "Teen Titans" count?
* Convention appearances for weekend of July 21-23
- none
* Convention appearances for weekend of July 28-30
- Anime Festival Orlando (Orlando, FL): Aaron Dismuke (Alphonse), Vic Mignogna (Edward), Chris Sabat (Armstrong), Travis Willingham (Mustang)
* Announcements
- All regular Adult Swim shows (including FMA) pre-empted August 5
- Saturday night FMA replaced by "Bleach" as of September 9
- FMA runs four nights a week (Mon-Thu) at 1AM starting August 14

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Two-fer podcast for Episodes 13 and 14: Fullmetal Vs. Flame and Destruction's Right Hand
* Episode recaps
* Commentary
- Expanding two side-stories into the Fullmetal vs. Flame episode
- The fleeing military and indirect storytelling
- The three major plotlines at this point
- Regrets of Eastern Rebellion veterans
- Who is Hakuro?
- When did three years go by?
- Did you notice?
* Essay Section
- What shows would you recommend to Fullmetal Alchemist fans?
-- A Acosta: Vampire Hunter D and Hellsing
-- Katrina: Bleach
-- TAA: The Vision of Escaflowne and The Prisoner
* Convention appearances for the holiday weekend of June 30 - July 4
- Anime Expo (Anaheim, CA): PREMIERE OF ENGLISH DUB OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST MOVIE.  Also Vic Mignona (Ed), Laura Bailey (Lust), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Travis Willingham (Mustang)
* Convention appearances for weekend of July 7-9
- Connecticon (Hartford, CN): Chris Patton (Greed)
- Tomo-dachi (Londonderry, UK): Tiffany Grant (Marta)
* Convention appearances for weekend of July 14-16
- AuroraCon (Anchorage, AK): Chris Sabat (Armstrong)

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Two-fer catch-up podcast for Episodes 11 and 12: The Other Brothers Elric, parts 1 and 2
* Episode recaps
* Commentary
- Tringhams as mirror of the Elrics
- Al on his own
- Lust's appearances and her apparent activities
- Little pieces of the main plot coming together
- Russell and Fletcher not in the manga but designed by Arakawa?
* Schwag
- Destineer to publish Fullmetal Alchemist video (PC?) games 
* Feedback 
- Romantic pairings in later installments of the manga
- Fun with music rights
- Continuity: was X-Files the first big story on TV?
- Fact-check: was Psiren changing or transmuting medicine in episode 10?
- Pronunciation of the word Chimera
* Convention appearances for the weekend of June 23-25
- none  
* Convention appearances for the holiday weekend of June 30 - July 4
- PortConMaine (South Portland, ME): Luci Christian (Wrath)
- Anime Expo (Anaheim, CA): PREMIERE OF ENGLISH DUB OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST MOVIE.  Also Vic Mignona (Ed), Laura Bailey (Lust), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Travis Willingham (Mustang)

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Two-fer catch-up podcast for Episodes 9 and 10: Be Thou for the People and The Phantom Thief
* Episode recaps
* Commentary
- Fullmetal and filler?
- Bad seeds in the military
- Alchemist, not altruist
- End of the flashback
- Psiren pslapstick
- Psiren psexiness
- Lupin the Third in-joke
* Schwag
- Arakawa shows how the manga became the anime in volume 8's extra pages
* Essay section
- What show would you recommend to fans of Fullmetal Alchemist?
* Convention appearances for the weekend of June 9-11
- AnimeNext (Secaucus, NJ): Vic Mignona (Ed), Caitlin Glass (Winry), Laura Baily (Lust), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Rose, Hawkeye, also ADR Director)

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 8: The Philosopher's Stone
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- The "sandwich" story structure
- Ed's moment of crisis
- Creepier: Barry the Chopper or Shou Tucker?
- The evolving Ed-Mustang relationship
- Why isn't Al more upset?
- Scar, the other serial killer
- Hawkeye hairstyles
* Schwag
- The rise and fall of Musicland and how it affects Fullmetal
* Convention appearances for the weekend of June 9-11
- A-Kon (Dallas, TX): Vic Mignona (Ed), Caitlin Glass (Winry), Sonny Strait (Hughes)
- OMG!Con (Paducah, KY): Chris Patton (Greed)

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 7: Night of the Chimera's Cry
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Comedy setting up tragedy
- "You are not safe here"
- Escapism
- Is Ed any better than Shou Tucker?
- First appearances: Sciezka, Scar
* Feedback
- More show clips, please
* Convention appearances for the weekend of June 2-4
- Metrocon (Tampa, FL): Chris Patton (Greed) , Chris Sabat (Armstrong), Luci Christian (Psiren, Wrath), and Scott McNeil (Hoenheim)
- Persacon (Madison, AL): Vic Mignona (Ed)

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 6: The Alchemy Exam
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Charm and sentimentality
- The no-villain episode
- Surrogate families
- Time passes
- Al's secret
- Why Ed only learns no-circle alchemy now
* Schwag
- Shopping for "Fullmetal" in San Francisco's Japantown
* Feedback
- Ed's new hair in Episode 3
- Announcement regarding "catch ups" and end-of-show news
- "Fullmetal" movie on the big screen (maybe not that big)
* Convention appearances for the weekend of May 26-28
- Anime Boston (Boston, MA): Vic Mignona (Ed)
- Animazement (Durham, NC): Chris Cason (Gluttony) , Caitlin Glass (Winry), Kyle Hebert (Falman), Bruce Elliot (Basque Gran)
- Anime North (Toronto, ON): Colleen Clinkenbeard (Rose, Hawkeye)

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 5: The Man With the Mechanical Arm
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- The funniest of the early episodes
- Pregnancy makes you horny?
- The two faces of Major Maes Hughes
- Roy Mustang: Master of puppets
- Steam trains, tender, and clever pipes
- The General with the little girl's name

There are no end-of-show news items for these catch up podcasts. Once I'm caught up with [adult swim]'s Sunday night schedule, I'll feature release dates, convention appearances and other news items at the end of the show.

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 Catch-up podcast for Episode 4: A Forger's Love
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Continuity and one-shots
- The business of continuity
- Half-hour dramas
- Amestris Express 999
- Closed Universe narrative theory
- Are Ed and Al better than the villains?
- A backwards view of women?
- Did you notice?
* Feedback

There are no end-of-show news items for these catch up podcasts. Once I'm caught up with [adult swim]'s Sunday night schedule, I'll feature release dates, convention appearances and other news items at the end of the show.

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 3: Mother
* Episode recap
* Commentary
- Catharsis in 22 minutes
- Covering 9 years with montage
- Death and other bad stuff in anime
- Mono no aware
- Sleepless in Resembool
- Mothers in Fullmetal Alchemist
- Did you notice?
* Schwag
- Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Best CD
- Hyde US mini-tour

There are no end-of-show news items for these catch up podcasts. Once I'm caught up with [adult swim]'s Sunday night schedule, I'll feature release dates, convention appearances and other news items at the end of the show.

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Catch-up podcast for Episode 2: Body of the Sanctioned
* Episode recap
* Commentary
   + The villains behind the villain
   + Gaps-and-negations and Ed's abilities
   + Opening/closing monologue
   + Coming-of-age stories in FMA
   + What Al's like when Ed's not around
* Schwag: renting from rentanime.com

There are no end-of-show news items for these "catch up" podcasts.  Once I'm caught up with [adult swim]'s Sunday night schedule, I'll feature release dates, convention appearances and other news items at the end of the show.

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"Catch-up" podcast for Episode 1, "To Challenge the Sun"
* Episode recap
* Commentary
    + Emotional and stylistic contrast in "Fullmetal Alchemist"
    + Where are the shoujo elements?
    + The ambiguous opening and the built-in audience

There are no end-of-show news items for these "catch up" podcasts.  Once I'm caught up with [adult swim]'s Sunday night schedule, I'll feature release dates, convention appearances and other news items at the end of the show.

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