Extruding America

Searching for the heart of a nation... in the throat of its people.

Sidebar 5 07/10/2014

Sidebar 5 Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd are unaware that their phone call has been recorded. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/2937913

Contemplating Insomnia After Reading Rudyard Kipling 09/02/2011

Contemplating Insomnia After Reading Rudyard Kipling Photo by Moreau.henri. Sound effects provided by Freesound Project contributors: laurent, reinsamba, ejazz215, promete, CGEffex. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1701046

Empty Head: The Downside 10/16/2010

Empty Head: The Downside The Wallflower 360, a premium received with Gerard Armbruster's workhorse handheld audio recorder, was introduced in the Extruding America episode entitled Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report, and was described as "a recording device so sensitive it can even record your thoughts and dreams." It promised the ability to "constantly record your entire life." It was discarded on a scrapheap but is apparently still in operation, as evidenced here. - Editor* /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1257368

Ghosts 03/27/2010

Ghosts Gerard is hungry and sees something out of the corner of his eye. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155758

Extruding America 35: Marine Park, October 30th, 2009; Report or Poem or Not? 11/14/2009

Extruding America 35: Marine Park, October 30th, 2009; Report or Poem or Not? Somewhat amazingly, Gerard Armbruster, beset by what some individuals would consider to be emotional and financial difficulties, continues to work at what some professional broadcasters might consider to be an exhausting pace. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155755

Extruding America 34: An Open Letter to the World from Battersea, Washington 10/14/2009

Extruding America 34: An Open Letter to the World from Battersea, Washington Stetson Tudd delivers an open letter to the world from Battersea, Washington. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155752

Extruding America 33: Gerard in the New Economy 09/08/2009

Extruding America 33: Gerard in the New Economy Has Extruding America returned and is it new and improved and better than ever? We're voting for "returned"! /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155745

Sidebar 4 07/16/2009

Sidebar 4 Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd are unaware that their phone call has been recorded. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155744

Gerard's Nightmare 06/04/2009

Gerard's Nightmare Rejected Title: Disquietude Introduces Itself to Gerard Armbruster's Comfy Chair /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155743

Big Judy 11/03/2008

Big Judy Unbeknownst to a frustrated Gerard, his activities have been recorded. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155735

Bonus Track: Lentil Masti Dance Mix 08/22/2008

Bonus Track: Lentil Masti Dance Mix Zowie! Straight out of the heart of Armbruster Recording Studio Enterprises (ARSE) comes this viral dance sensation. Take that, Armbruster! - Robert "Bob" Robertson. Goodnight America! (image © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155729

Extruding America 32: The Story of a Lifetime 08/15/2008

Extruding America 32: The Story of a Lifetime Marcus Aurelius was a Roman general. He was not a rhododendron. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155727

Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report 06/26/2008

Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report Unbeknownst to Gerard, his preparation for a journalistically superior report has been recorded. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155713

Sidebar 3 06/04/2008

Sidebar 3 Yet again, Gerard and Stetson are unaware that their phone call has been recorded. (Image: Natxo 68, flickr) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155705

Extruding America 31: Seize the Moment and Skip It Across the Pond 05/14/2008

Extruding America 31: Seize the Moment and Skip It Across the Pond Gerard Armbruster seizes the moment and Stetson Tudd skips it across the pond. (Illustration: Alfanhui, flickr) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155699

Extruding America 30: Self-Realization 04/06/2008

Extruding America 30: Self-Realization Gerard Armbruster successfully teams up with Stetson Tudd over the speaker phone. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155695

Extruding America 29: 1000 Nights and a Night and an Early Evening, minus everything except the Early Evening 02/29/2008

Extruding America 29: 1000 Nights and a Night and an Early Evening, minus everything except the Early Evening (Rejected Subtitle: 10 Cent Scheherezade)While this may not be an example of journalism or even editorialization, if you're listening to this on a podcatcher or computer equipped with speakers, it is affordable.(dedicated to Paul Yamazaki.) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155691

Extruding America 28: Filing a Report 01/29/2008

Extruding America 28: Filing a Report A report is filed. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155684

Extruding America 27: Unhinged? 01/11/2008

Extruding America 27: Unhinged? Is Extruding America’s podcasting host Gerard Armbruster, former host of Happy Trailer Parks To You, What’s Wrong With That Dog? and Out Of My Way, and proud alumnus of The Dwight Bertram Correspondence School of Reporting Technique and Vocal Inflection, becoming slightly unhinged? Let’s find out. (Music cue: Aao Twist Karen by the great R. D. Burman, from the film Bhoot Bungla (1965)) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155678

Extruding America 26: Old Dog, Old Dog - Subtitle: The Pit of Hell 12/13/2007

Extruding America 26: Old Dog, Old Dog - Subtitle: The Pit of Hell Gerard Armbruster has a dream mildly reminiscent of an old radio show. (Music cues from Suspense, broadcast 12/05/46, probably by the great Bernard Herrmann, possibly by Alexander Semmler, Lucien Morawek, or Wilbur Hatch, also composers for the show.) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155673

Extruding America 25: Peeling Back the Layers to get at the Truth and The 87 Club Volume Two 11/09/2007

Extruding America 25: Peeling Back the Layers to get at the Truth and The 87 Club Volume Two Gerard gets a clue and it’s adios Stet!The 87 Club Volume Two Roster:A Dark Night’s Passing by Naoya ShigaA Desire to Learn by Eric MoonSoviet but not Russian by William M. MandelThe Road to Wigan Pier by George OrwellThe Soil by Nagatsuka Takashi (translated and with an introduction by Ann Waswo) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155666

Extruding America 24: Climb Aboard 10/17/2007

Extruding America 24: Climb Aboard Gerard continues to battle his demons. Stetson goes on a business trip.(Illustration: Tom Sanislo, for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155660

Extruding America 23: The 87 Club 09/26/2007

Extruding America 23: The 87 Club Gerard smells the smell of fear. Stetson introduces something new.The 87 Club Roster:The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole FranceHitler's Army by Omer BartovBest Russian Short Stories edited by Thomas Setzer (The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev)Mountain of Fame by John E. Wills, Jr.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155652

Extruding America 22: For the Birds 09/03/2007

Extruding America 22: For the Birds A confluence of events puts Gerard's multimedia multitasking mettle to the test. Stet states a truth. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155647

Extruding America 21: Who is the Fourth W 08/22/2007

Extruding America 21: Who is the Fourth W With a glorious assist from the Dwight Bertram Correspondence School of Reporting Technique and Vocal Inflection, Gerard Armbruster quells a querulous Stetson Tudd. A magnificent display of the journalistic arts ensues. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155642

Extruding America 20: A Brief Vacation 08/06/2007

Extruding America 20: A Brief Vacation After a brief vacation, Stetson Tudd recalls his brief vacation. Gerard listens. (Image: El Palo Alto, circa 1910) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155635

Extruding America 19: Independence 07/08/2007

Extruding America 19: Independence The last M-80 is spent. So are Gerard and Stetson. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155630

Extruding America 18: The Wallingford Chronicles Part Three: Apotheosis 06/23/2007

Extruding America 18: The Wallingford Chronicles Part Three: Apotheosis The odyssey that began with the ringing of a phone ends with the harsh scream of a Sea-Tac bound airliner. /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155627

Extruding America 17: The Wallingford Chronicles Part Two 06/15/2007

Extruding America 17: The Wallingford Chronicles Part Two The semi-historic meeting of friends Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd proceeds as smoothly as one would imagine. The gigantitude of the immensity of Gerard's personal journey becomes self-evident, to Gerard at least. (Photo: Carmen Dean) /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155620

Extruding America 16: The Wallingford Chronicles Part One 06/06/2007

Extruding America 16: The Wallingford Chronicles Part One Terrific news! People and events collude to engender the greatest /episode/index/show/skribe/id/1155611

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