Episode 150 is more belated than is acceptable but I will make it up to you all as soon as I can. Spitting out episodes in the next few weeks.

Want to check out the novel I wrote? pop over to www.staticthenovel.com

Want to get in touch with my awesome voice consultant Greg? Pop over to www.gregthevoice.com 

The music today is brought to you by www.marielala.com 

The second of the new generation of Polarbear Podcasts.
Music by Travels With charley, from Gothenburg.

The very first show of the second run of the Polarbear Podcast. In this episode I just talk and talk and talk... Hope you like it. :-)

Get your personal copy at theartofandy.com 

 

 

 

 
I will miss you all!

/ Andy
 
 

 
Episode 147 was a blast making. Hope you like the new segment "Typically Swedish". I thought it was time to introduce something new. And the list is written and carefully placed right beside the computer in the studio. No risk I miss anything from now on!

Music on todays show:
Chris Michols, Everything I Need
Paperflower, Fluke

Other Links:
Polar bears in London »
 
 

A slight update:

Check out the footage from the "floor food" incident. Never mind the rest of the page (it's in swedish of course), just click on the movie and gasp...! Floorfiller »

 
 

I wish all of my listeners a happy new year and hope to see you all on the other side of 2008. The past year has been good but I'm looking forward to an even better 2009. Let the podcasting begin!

Music:
Beatrice Ericsson, Christmas without you
 
 
 

Today we talk a bit about being alone with the kids since Marie is away, and then - moving on with the more interesting things - I tell you about anthrax, IKEA, the Globe arena or whatever we should call it in the future and other stuff.

Joyce teaches us the swedish question words (Var, När, Hur, Vem, Varför) and I read you an email I got yesterday regarding some new swedish music.

Music:
Make a Mess, Sunset in Eclipse*
Kati Mac, Jazzy Jingel Bells

*) Check out the video on YouTube
 
 
 

On this episode I tell you about the first snow and how I haven't managed to change the tires of our car yet. The news from the past week speaks about ridiculous salaries among swedish top CEOs and how one of them has decided to make a difference. Also the Social Democratic party has lost voter support the last month like never before.

Links:
My YouTube-clip »

Music on the show:
Strangers in Wonderland, Addicted

Don't forget to be a part of The Backup Drive »
I thank you greatly in advance
 
 

Today we talk about everything from the US election to what kind of money we use here in Sweden (hence the episode name). We also say hello to an old friend of ours and take a look at what's been going on in Sweden since last time we spoke.

Links:
Swedish coins »
Swedish bills/notes »
The Backup Drive »
Jesse Joyce »

Music:
Bells for her, Continents Apart (UPDATED LINK)
 
 

Today we talk about the Nobel Prize again and present some of the winners, and about the big lay-offs at Volvo recently and how this affects the entire nation. We also talk about something as odd as how coffee gives you smaller breasts. Bad luck ladies, huh? Or should that be "bad luck guys"?
 
Links:
WWF saving the polar bears »
The Backup Drive »
Jesse Joyce »
 
 

Today's headlines:
• Date set for Nobel Literature Prize
• No SEX or LSD on Swedish cars
• IKEA checkouts automated.

And of course I tell you about the national cinnamon bun day.

Info on the cinnamon bun »
Recipie cinnamon bun (in Swedish) »

No SEX or LSD on Swedish cars »

Understanding the FRA law »

This week's Jesse Joyce: "30 second memory"
brought to you by Jesse Joyce
 
 

Talking about all kind off stuff today, like the two Swedish twin sisters trying to kill themselves on the motorway in England, the Black Widow making itself at home in our back yard and also trying to explain how a 94 year old man could die from swallowing his fake teeth.

All of this and then some!

This week's Jesse Joyce: "Home Depot"
brought to you by Jesse Joyce
 
 

A brand new update, letting you know a little bit about the past two weeks and talking about stuff like the new Disney movie going up on swedish cinemas this weekend, Tito Beltran, the rape convicted swedish opera singer, and an old woman held captive for nine years in a little camping cottage and a bunch of other stuff too.

Links:
The Aussie Geek Podcast »
The article about the old woman »
Picture of the cottage »
 
 

Polarbear Podcast today clears out everything there is to know about how sweden performed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Links on the show:
Ask The Local »
Visit Sweden »
Community of Sweden »

 
 

This show is about Greece and the differences there are compared to Sweden. All this because I just came home from being on Crete for a week.

Also some great music and a bunch of feedback and other great stuff.

Links:
Andy's Playground, blogpost about equality in Sweden
Michelle's feature on Swedish TV4

Music:
The Windupdeads, Reverse of Shade
 
 

Yet another great show (!) from the heart of Sweden, telling you about all there is to know about sweden and swedish life. After this show I'm taking a vacation, and be back in august! Ciao.

Links:
www.polarbearpodcast.com

Music on the show:
Neo Cartoon Lover, When your gone

Check out this update and don't forget to join the forums and be a part of the growing community of members!

Let me know what you thought about the last show, the video cast. Do you want more video or should I put the camera away and just stick to audio?
 
 

A midsummer greeting from sunny Helsingborg.
Hope you like it!

Now that I know how iMovie works (!), expect more videocasts in the future!
 
 

We bought a new car
Swedens National day
Gas prices
Europen Cup football
iPhone 3G

JOIN THE FORUM TODAY!!!
Click here to check it out »


Talk to you again soon!

/ Andy

Today a show that is mostly focused on the summer. It has finally reached Sweden but now we're complaining over that it's too warm. We're never satisfied.

Also a splash of nudity...Oops!

Links:
Read my blog: andysplayground.blogspot.com
Post on equality
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/polarbearandy
Swedish podcasts with links and info
Swedish podcasting Awards 2008

Music:
Jonay, For Your Love


VOTE FOR THE POLARBEAR PODCAST »

 
 

Yet another quick update to catch you up on what's been going on in sweden the past week. This time it's a lot about the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

Links:
Charlotte Perelli's HERO »
Ani Lorak's SHADY LADY »
 
 

Today I tell you what's been going on in Sweden the past week and also give you some insight into what I myself has been up to.

Links:
The Local
Scott Sigler
 
If you want to be a part of the proof reading squad, please send me an email »

Today it's all about the current tax filing that everyone in Sweden has to do by may 5th (monday) and how we managed to fill a 8 sqm dumpster in no-time.

Links on the show:
Scott Sigler
Podiobooks
Misdemeanor
The Voladoras

Music on the show:
Yes i Am, Ghost Town
 
 
Please support the Polarbear Podcast by letting your friends know about the show!
 
 
 

Just a short notice to tell you that I am not in fact dead or sick or anything else terrible, just been very busy.

Ciao!

/ Andy
 
 

So it's time once again for a show, and this time we touch on subjuects like rodants taking out the entire central station in Stockholm and why the King of Sweden decided to turn off all the lights on the royal palace the other week.

Music on the show:
Eighteen Eighteen, Never and Thug on the run

Links mentioned:
Andy's Playground - the evil twin of the Polarbear Podcast
The studio makeover - see all the pivtures from the struggle
Earth Hour - a statement for the environment
Swecasters - the swedish podcasting association
The Bitterest Pill - a really good podcast!

Artists mentioned:
The Hives
Sahara Hotnights
 
 

Just a small Update episode, where I talk too much about my new microphones and perhaps the swedish weather but also about strange new swedish laws and our Melodifestival winner - Charlotte Pirelli.

Have a good easter!
 
 

A brand new Polarbear Update and the big news this week is that Sweden no longer has the worlds highest tax burden.
 
 

Today I talk about the latest news from sweden, check in with Michelle and her 'Semlor' and also listen to what swedish linguistic quirks Joyce has picked out for us.

Also on todays show a little bit of podcast ramble and some talk about getting a new microphone...

Music:
Kid Brother, An ironless taste

Links:
Busted Halo Podcast
Heil Microphones
 
 
 

So here it is, the very first Polarbear Update. Check it out and see how I have tried to accomadate all your listening desires!

Links:
Per Hallberg (IMDB)
Vasaloppet
 
 

Welcome to the post Valentine episode. "Till min älskade Marie" was the inscription I put on the Valentines-iPod for Marie, but it almost didn't make it here on time... Also today I talk about "Flytspackel", Resident Evil, our contractor in the bathroom and that IKEA had the best year ever in 2007

Music:
Jonas Avertoft, Drifting Away
 
Don't forget to spread the word about the show. You can do it in so many ways, where the easiest is just telling the people around you. Thank you very much for helping out!
 
 

A brand new episode with a lot of feedback, mainly regarding my question about the iPod Touch but also a lot of other stuff. I talk about swedish army pilots, swedish rudeness and we get a new segment from Joyce and I play some interesting artsy music. Check out episode 121!

Links you'll need:
• Movie of swedish army pilot's stunt
• FSI Language Courses
• FSI Spanish
• FSI German

Music on the show:
Pär Hagström & CiRKUS TRANSMOPOL, David and Carmenzita
 
 

Welcome back to the first regular show in 2008. It's been ages since I did one so it feels gooooood to get this one out there to you. I hope you enjoy it!

Don't forget to send me feedback, questions, comments and so on, and preferably in audio format. Just email me an mp3-file!

Links:
• Learn Swedish with SwedishLingQ
• Survival Phrases - Swedish (podcast found through iTunes...)
• Wikipedia on the topic of the Menorah
• Why is this iPod Touch $150 more expensive here in Sweden?!
• SMHI - the swedish weather institute

Music:
Make a Mess, Lonely enough to cry
 
 

Welcome back to the second half of the interview I did with Joyce and James from USA, as they visited Sweden and also Helsingborg during christmas.

And if anyone is wondering...the next show will be a regular  one!

/ Andy

Today we get a visit from our american friends Joyce and James. Hope you enjoy the show!


Links:
Klartext RSS - http://www.sr.se/Podradio/xml/p4_klartext.xml
(Copy and paste into your pod catcher)
This was for Rosemary...
 
 

Just a short announcement!

So here is the first show in a while. I am once again joined by Marie, by request, and as so often happens when she chimes in, the show is a bit longer than usual. But that only compensates for the VERY short show last week!

Links:
Butik Hemlängtan - New sponsor to the show! Get a 10% discount by entering "polarbear" upon checkout. Hope you like it.

Music:
Japersson Band, Vill ha sommaren tillbaks

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)

This is a special show, shorter than usual, just for Paul The Music Lover, who liked the older shorter shows better, since he could consume them during his comute! So this on is JUST FOR YOU Paul. I hope you like it!

Links:
Knightcast, with my podpal Knightwise from Belgium

Music:
The Bombhappies, When I'm Asleep

 
Don't forget to buy merchandise from the store and support the show and foremost spread the word to the world!!! Check the main website »
 
 
 

On today's show I am joined by Marie, but it is still a somewhat regular PBP, so it's not a Bed Time Stories. We talk about stuff like mandatory drug testing in schools and of course about elks in swimming pools.

Links:
• Butik Hemlängtan - New sponsor to the show! Get a 10% discount by entering "polarbear" upon checkout. Hope you like it.

Music on the show:
Wind is mindblowing, Long live the Queen

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Content providers:
Michelle, Send e-mail!
Joyce
 

Enjoy show #114 and all it has to offer! In the meantime I'll be sitting here, all nervous, waiting for real estate agent to call me back!

Links:
• Butik Hemlängtan - New sponsor to the show! Get a 10% discount by entering "polarbear" upon checkout. Hope you like it.
• Please check out the website of KENT, listen to the music and especially to the latest album "Tillbaka till samtiden", and the one called "Vapen och Ammunition".

Music on the show:
RVB (Road VIllage Band), Waiting for her

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Content providers:
Michelle, Send e-mail!
 
 

The big news this week is of course the news of who has won the nobel prize 2007, so I will be talking a bit about that. And also I want to present a new content provider to the show - Joyce!

Links:
Butik Hemlängtan - New sponsor to the show! Get a 10% discount by entering "polarbear" upon checkout. Hope you like it.
Facebook profile
NöjesNytt
qhoto.net - from Andrius, Lithuania

Music on the show:
Firefox AK, Madam, Madame!

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Content providers:
Michelle, Send e-mail!
Joyce,
 
 

Back again after a two week holiday in the land of the flu! Happy to be behind the mic again, and I am thrilled about all the feedback I've got in the meantime. I big portion of the second half of the show is dedicated to this. But we talk about a lot of other things too!

Links:
Butik Hemlängtan - New sponsor to the show!
Get a 10% discount by entering "polarbear" upon checkout. Hope you like it.

Music on the show:
Silja Nordlindh, Waiting

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

Just a short notice!


/ Andy

 
I'm finding my way back in the routine of recording the Polarbear as I should. It feels good even if I'm, not quite there yet.

Swedish as a 7th language:
"Min chef vill att jag jobbar övertid"

Links:
Interview in Helsingborgs Dagblad »
Web-TV interview on hd.se »
AMPed

Music on the show:
Strangers in Wonderland, Addicted

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!

Damn, I'm late with this episode.
I'm sorry!
Let's get to it right away!

Links:
Centralbadet in Stockholm

Music on the show:
Peter, Bjorn and John, Young folks

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!

This is a short, irregular and odd episode with a lot of personal flavour and patina... Well that's one way of describing it anyway.

Don't forget to submit your entry for the badge contest! And if you don't feel like competing you can always send me a selfadressed envelope and I will send you a badge regardless of...

Music on the show:
Noonie Bao, Streets

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

Still doing it off the top of my head and I'm still very proud of it! It's all this podcasting with Peppe (on my other podcast) that helps me along.

Don't forget to submit your entry for the badge contest! And if you don't feel like competing you can always send me a selfadressed and prepaid envelope and I will send you a badge regardless of... All you pay for is the postage both ways. The rest is on me!

S7thL:
"Det är jätteroligt att vaxa bilen"

Links:
Facebook group with crazy swedish things »

Music on the show:
Howard Jones, Building our own future

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
Welcome back to another stop at the Polarbear Factory, as I give you the very first show ever that was recorded off the top of my head. Hense the titel of this show. No script or fragment there of, was used during the recording of this show, and I am sooo proud of it! I finally did it - almost two years after doing my very first podcast.

S7thL:
"Snälla Pappa, kan jag få en korv?"

Links:
...

Music on the show:
The Windupdeads, The End

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

Bringing you a short one today. To much in my schedule I'm afraid, and also an added cold coming on, making my throat sore. Pretty much nohing went the way I had planned it this episode, but it still turned out a pretty nice show! I hope you think so too.

Please get back to me regarding the forum issue, and also what you thought about me doing interviews like today... Thumbs up or down?

Links on the show:
Tjejmilen, IKEA

Music on the show:
Jonathan Coulton, The IKEA song

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
Hi out there in wonderland. It's been a very constructive week, and I hope to be able to bring you quite interesting news in the near future!

As I publish this show I read in the papers that Iraqi officials dismiss the shootings at the swedish aircraft taking off from Iraq last week, so maybe they just saw a wishing star or something... Just thought you'd like to know.

Links on the show:
Grolsch Blockparty, Vice Magazine, Tärnaby, A Buddhist Podcast

Music on the show:
Sowl, Gold

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
Welcome back to yet another great episode in the series of podcasts brought to you from the romantic little village of Helsingborg, right there in the southern parts of Sweden...

Good to be back my friends!

Music on the show:
Hell n' Diesel, Sweet Sister

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
Welcome back to a new BTS.

Sorry about the delay, but we have had major problems with our ISP. They haven't been able to deliver a stable internet connection for quite some time now.

Well, here it is at last anyway, and the list of tourist sights below, will soon be updated too, I promise!

Places we've been to and seen:
Visby
Roma Monastery Ruin
Krusmyntagården
Lumellunda Caves
Strandcaféet in Ljugarn
Clarion Hotel Wisby

Sorry about most of the links above being in swedish (I can't control the content of these external sites of course), but I hope you can navigate enough to get something out of them. Images in swedish is called "bilder" if that is what you are looking for on these sites.

/ Andy

 
Welcome to the very last show of the Polarbear Podcast before both the upcoming wedding and our 4 week vaccation! On this show I talk to you about the import of booze into sweden and how that has affected thousands of swedes. We also talk a bit about the environment and at last we have a new section from Michelle! Also we check in on Marie as she finalizes the plans for the wedding - she's a bit stressed out...

I hope you all have a great summer and I will talk to you again, when it's time for the next Polarbear Podcast sometime in the beginning of august!


Music on the show:
Nick Ljungfeldt, All we need is love
F. Mendelsohn, Wedding march

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!

Swedish as a 7th Language:
Wedding - Bröllop
Get married - Gifta sig
I am married to Marie - Jag är gift med Marie
Best man  - Marschalk.
Maid of honor - Tärna
Church - Kyrka
Hen party - Möhippa
Maiden - Mö
Stag partiy - Svensexa
Vowes - Löften
Consideration of impediments to marriage - Hindersprövning
Prenuptial aggreement - Äktenskapsförord.
Marriage - Äktenskap
Wedding cake - Bröllopstårta
Wedding dress - Brudklänning
 
 
 

 
The big midsummer celebration is over and I sum up the happenings, even if we took it pretty cool. Also some talk about the upcomin gwedding in less than two weeks. Holy moly!

Also I talk a bit about my new drug - Second Life. Why did I get into that?!

Swedish as a 7th language today debunks the sign off phrase from Michelle on her weekly segment: "Har du pratat svenska med dina barn idag?"

Music on the show:
Noonie Bao, Give me time

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
Show number 100 is here - released a few days earlier so you won't have to wait for it - marking a milestone in the Polarbear Podcasts history! It focuses a lot around PodCamp Europe, but also on other things, such as why Sweden is different in the summer compared to the winter and why dark beer is so hard to find at swedish restaurants.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made PodCamp Europe possible and say hi to all my new friends, so here it is:

Thank you:
Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast
Chris Brogan, chrisbrogan.com
Lind Mills, Podcast User Magazine

Best wishes to:
Dean Whitbread, Talking Voices
John Buckley, Citizen Scoop
Phil Campbell, me.dm
Mike O'Hara, Voices in Business
Daniel Glifberg, Ericsson
Karin Hoegh, PodHandle
Daniel Chow, Second Sweden
Yossi Twizer, Verint
Caroline Mattsson, Googol
Rasmus Sellberg, Daytona

And a special thanks to:
Jason Jarrett, A Buddhist Podcast, for touching my soul in a way I cannot yet describe!

Music on the show:
Silja Nordlindh, Dina Ögon

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 
Thank you for being a part of the Polarbear Podcasts first 100 episodes. Now, let's get on with the next 100...
 
 

 
It's warm. REALLY warm! As I write this I read 34°C on the thermometer, which translates into 93°F. And the time is right now half past six in the evening. OMG! This is incredible. I will go out for my last and final walk in the International Walk-Off pretty soon and considering the temperature I will probably loose about 10 kilos...only today.

Top ten Swedish cities (and their pop.):
Stockholm, 780 817
Göteborg, 489 425
Malmö, 275 071
Uppsala, 185 211
Linköping, 138 450
Västerås, 132 830
Örebro, 128 689
Norrköping, 125 261
Helsingborg, 123 062

Links:
Qirky Nomads
Joes Podcast
Indie Music Sampler

Featured music:
Phunk2, Music ft. Roro

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 

Don't forget to submit your contribution to the Polarbear Podcast Poetry Contest! Send me an email...

 

 
I would like to ask you, for the very last time this year, to please vote for the Polarbear Podcast at the Swedish Podcasting Awards 2007.

Your vote means the world to me, and I would very much appreciate it, if you took the 35 seconds it takes to complete the voting. Things are very even right now, so your individual vote could be the difference between winning and coming second ot third. PLEASE vote for the show!

I am nominted in 4 categories so vote for the Polarbear Podcast in ALL those categories.

The voting takes place at http://podradio.nu/awards

Check the radio buttons to the left of the show's name, in the four categories, and then enter a valid email adress! Your done as soon as you've clicked on the link in the email you will recieve. DONE!

Thank you once again for putting your faith in the Polarbear Podcast and being a part of this historic event.

/ Andy

 
So we're off on the final week now, week #8! And I'm stepping it up. Life has so that I could take a looooong walk on tuesday afternoon (off from work) so that will hopefully put me in a good position for the rest of the week.

Mon: No walk
Tue: 9,3 km - in one set! (Route)
Wed: 6,3 km
Thu: 10,3 km - I'm addicted!
Fri: No Walk
Sat: 7,2 km
Sun: 10,2 km SHABLAM!

TOTAL: 43,3 km - UNBELIEVABLE!
 
 

 
Why my birthday was not too good, and all about the soccer scandal with Denmark.

Don't forget to place your vote for the Polarbear Podcast on the Swedish Podcasting Awards 2007 at podradio.nu/awards

Links:
Coming soon!

Featured music:
Pitchlab, Just like 2091

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 

Don't forget to submit your contribution to the Polarbear Podcast Poetry Contest! Send me an email...

 
 

 
So now we're off on the real week #7. And it didn't go too well. I just hadn't got the time to walk!

Mon: 4,8 km
Tue: No walk
Wed: No walk
Thu: No walk
Fri: No walk
Sat: 6,6 km (!!!)
Sun: 4,3 km

TOTAL: 15,7 km
 
 

A brand new (LATE) show. Sorry about that! It's crazy over here.

Don't forget to place your vote for the Polarbear Podcast on the Swedish Podcasting Awards 2007 at podradio.nu/awards

Links:
SAS, West Coast Slam, PodCamp Europe

Featured music:
Strangers in Wonderland, The Big One

Background music:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 

Don't forget to submit your contribution to the Polarbear Podcast Poetry Contest! Send me an email...

 
 

 
So we're off on week #7 or #6 depending if you count that week that I aborted or not. I count it but BC doesn't. I guess he is right so let's call this week no 6 instead.
So we're off on week #6!
It's started pretty badly but we'll see.. Miracles have been known to happen.

Mon: No walk
Tue: No walk
Wed: 4,6 km
Thu: 5,8 km (route...)
Fri: No walk - I'm gonna loose this!!!
Sat: 7,2 km (!!!)
Sun:

TOTAL: 17,6 km

 
Yet another great episode from the 'Swedish ambassador of podcasting'. Don't forget to place your vote for the Polarbear Podcast on the Swedish Podcasting Awards 2007 at podradio.nu/awards

Links from the show:
Podiobooks.com, Scott Sigler, Skane.com, SAS, Chowder Radio, Ven, Promessa Foundation, Silja Nordlindh, PodCamp Europe

Music on todays show:
Nick Ljungfelt, Save your soul

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!

 
Second episode of the new and improved Polarbear Podcast.
Today I talk a lot about recent events here in Sweden, and also future events, taking place later this year. All of this and much more in the show today.

Vote for the podcast today!

Music on todays show:
Violent Divine, Let's go

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
Postal address to the show (please send me a postcard):
Polarbear Podcast
Markegangsgatan 122
256 67 Helsingborg
Sweden
 
 

 
So we're off on week #6.
My back is feeling better again, so I'm hoping on getting off every day this week to walk. If I manage to beat Big Chowder? I don't know. But I'll be shedding weight never the less.

Mon: 3,9 km
Tue: 3,7 km
Wed: No walk due to rain
Thu: 4,7 km (route)
Fri: 5,2 km
Sat: 4,3 km
Sun: 5,52 km

TOTAL: 27,3 km
 

So we're off on week #5 . I managed to win last week, but it was pretty much on walkover since BC had been bnusy doing other stuff. And this week I've been challenged with the weather. It's been raining like crazy so there hasn't been much walking going on. And I've experienced an increasing pain in my lower back, that didn't go away until Saturday. Odd!!!

Mon: 3,2 km
Tue: 3,9 km (Rain)
Wed: No walking! Rain
Thu: No walking! Rain
Fri: No walking! Rain
Sat: 3,3 km
Sun: 4,53 km

TOTAL: 14,9 km
 
/Andy
 
 

 
As I have mentioned previously on the show, the Polarbear Podcast is nominated in 4 different categories in this years edition of the Swedish Podcasting Awards, and right now I want you guys to help the show reach the very top!

If every single one of you puts your vote in there I know that the show will be able to win this year, in at least one of the categories.

So PLEASE...!!!

You find the voting page here: http://podradio.nu/awards/

But first, listen to the instructions in the podcast, so you know what to do.

Thanks a lot in advance and I'll talk to you again on tuesday!

/ Andy

 
Introducing the new and improved Polarbear Podcast with revamped old segments like "Swedish as a seventh language" and presenting a few new jingles from Geoff Smith. All of this and much more in the show today.

Music on todays show:
Silja Nordlindh, Unblue (Go and buy her music!)

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
Postal address to the show:
Polarbear Podcast
Markegangsgatan 122
256 67 Helsingborg
Sweden
 
 

 
So we're starting off week #4 now after having taken 2 weeks off from walking and letting my shins repair themselves. Mission accomplished! But I'm off to a slow start, cause I don������¤t want to injure myself again!

Mon: 3,7 km
Tue: May 1st is a day for protests, not walking! :-D
Wed: 1,1 km
Thu: 2,9 km
Fri: 3,8 km
Sat: Too much other shite
Sun: 2,4 km

TOTAL: 13,9 km
 
Worse than previous weeks, I know, but I've been taking it a bit easy as not to injure myself again! It was tough though, getting back on track. I don't know why. It feels as if I have lead in my feet, and my back... it's killing me! Well, there you have it anyway.

But the fun thing is that I WON!!!!!!!!!!

/Andy

Today I'm presenting a slight change in the format, but it's only going ot be to the better...

I've started walking again!!!

Music on todays show:
Silja Nordlindh, Selfish
(If you want to purchase music from the artist, please send me an email!)

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland T. (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle C. (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!

 
So, it's time once again for a Bed Time Stories episode, and this one is a bit more "crazy" than usual. Could it be the Coke...?

Links:
Craftcast
Podcamp Europe
The Daily Breakfast
more links to come...
 

 
Shownotes never came on the last show, which I apologize for, but lately life has been making itself very evident and I just don't know how I'm going to find all the time I need. Did I mention we're hunting for a house as well?

I WALKED 9,78 km TODAY!!!


Music on todays show:
Wind is Mindblowing, 360 000 times before
(If you want to purchase music from the artist, please send me an email!)

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland (Sunday go to meetin'), Send e-mail!
Michelle (Svenska Mammor), Send e-mail!
 
 

 
So we're starting off week #2 then...
I lost week #1, but I got a good start week #2 and by breaking the 5 km barrier. Just check it out!

Mon: 6,12 km (3.8 miles) Gmap route...
Tue: 4,87 km (3,03 miles) Gmap route...
Wed: No walk today - no time
Thu: 4,68 km (2,91 miles) Gmap route...
Fri: 7,25 km (4.5 miles) Look at me walking!!!
Sat: 2,97 km (1.84 miles) Gmap route...
Sun: No walk today - too swamped

TOTAL: 25,89 km

Shownotes will come....!

Music on todays show:
The Plastic Pals, Hanging in the Louvre

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Contributors:
Garland (Sunday go to meetin'), send e-mail
Michelle (Svenska mammor), send e-mail

 
So here are the distances walked in the international walk-off week #1 (starting April 2nd 2007) by me. The rules are set and we are allowed to count 5 out of 7 days of the week for the weekly total, which will then be added until week #8, but I thought I'd be honest and show you my every day progress, so this post will be updated EVERY DAY, so check it out. I also added a link every day to the actual route I've taken for anyone who wants to go all detaily.

Mon: 4,66 km (2.89 miles)  Route in Gmap...
Tue: 4,21 km (2.62 miles) Route in Gmap...
Wed: 4,1 km (2.51 miles) Route in Gmap...
Thu: :-(
Fri: 1 km (0.62 miles)
Sat: :-(
Sun: 4,0,6 km (2.50 miles) Route in Gmap...

 
Here we go! A brand new episode of the Polarbear Podcast and it's looooooooong! This time we drive past Brahe Hus in the municipality of Jönköping in The Snapshot fo Sweden.

Mentioned on todays show:
Andy's Playground, Chowder Radio, Gränna/Visingsö Tourist beureau

Music on todays show:
Peter, Bjorn and John, I just wanna see through

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Pictures from our hotell room in Stockholm:

A big thanks to Alison Lee at Craftcast for yet more voice-over audio!
 
 

 
And she's back! And in en extended show too...!
Hear the latest in the world of weddings, weekend trips, podcasting expos and much, much more on this fun packed Bedtime Stories episode of the Polarbear Podcast.

Mentioned on todays show:
Elite Palace Hotell, Stockholm
Polar Bear Tracker
Chowder Radio, Walk Off starting on the 2nd of April!
Mini Grand Piano

Listener voice line:
(1) 206-309-4763 - CALL TODAY!
Or e-mail Marie at marie@polarbearpodcast.com

Music on todays show:
Kidbrother, Earthquake
 
 

 
So a brand new episode and a few new things on this episode!
A big thanks to Alison Lee at Craftcast!

Mentioned on todays show:
Polar Bear Tracker, WWF, Liseberg, Andy's Playground, Chowder Radio

Music on todays show:
Canon, Wide awake

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 
 

 
This is a newly recorded promo! Feel free to donwload it and play it on your own podcast, or wherever you like!

Music in the promo:
The Core, Mobius Triplet

/ Andy
 
 

 
I just made it! But once again I'm way too close to the deadline, after a very caotic week. It's strange sometimes how life get's in the way of podcasting! It shouldn't have to be that way.

Mentioned on todays show:
Apple Macintosh OSX, Microsoft, Typical Mac User Podcast, Chowder Radio, Early picture of Göran Persson, The Zedcast, Skipper Voyage

I need one of these:
http://www.dustinhome.se/DacsaPortal/?ProdID=5010071829
for the Pan Atlantic Walk-a-thon. If you feel like chipping in, just klick on the button below! All donations are appreciated however small.

Music on todays show:
Froid, Breaking Down

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 
 

 
This show is entirely dedicated to an interview that I did on february 22nd 2007 with Keith and Chemda of the Keith and the Girl podcast.

This interview has previously been featured on Swecasters Podcast and also on SSBS Podcast.

I hope you enjoy it!

Links:
Keith and the Girl
Spooky in the city
Digital Media Cast Experiment
Fox in the city
Podcast 411
 
 

 
The snow is gone again, and all I can see outside is a gloomy green-browny bare ground, that makes no-one happy! :-(
But I'm happy to be back with a new show! I've missed you guys.

E-mail address of the week:
acarlson@pioneerpress.com
Send Amy Carlson Gustafson at Pioneer Press an email and explain why they should run a story on the Polarbear Podcast! The more people who send an email the more chance there is of getting her attention. Thank you for helping out.

Mentioned on the show:
Svenska Mammor, BingoLotto, Keith and the Girl, Swecasters, Bum rush the charts (March 22nd), Turning Torso, You Tube, Koenigsegg, Anna Karins Genealogical Podcast, Sunday go to meetin', Svensk Kassaservice

 

Music on todays show:
Juka Soma, Crazy Heartbreak

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 
 

 
Back again! Last week I was lying in bed with a cold and feeling sorry for myself, but now I'm back again - with a vengeance! :-)

E-mail address of the week:
rprast@startribune.com

Mentioned on the show:
Polarbear MySpace page, Stockholm Marathon

Music on todays show:
Luman, All about you

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 
 

Are you feeling up for a Polarbear Sick-cast?

I thought not, so I'll talk to you all again in a week on the 27th of february!

Keep it real.

/ Andy


Music on the ?show?:
The Core, Mobius Triplet
 
 

Well guys, here is the image I promised you, on the Director's Villa in Ronneby! Kinda fun I think.

/ Andy

 
Take it to the bridge....! Last week we also opened an office in Boston. Looks good huh?

Mentioned on the show:
Podsafe Music Network, Podshow, Ioda Promonet, Garageband.com,  Daily Source Code,  Free Trinity (the car), Sunday go to meetin', Ronneby Brunn,

Music on todays show:
Phunk2, Sound of my path

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 
 

Show number 84 is finally here. Delayed 18 hours almost, but at last in place! How do you like the New York-branch office by the way?

Mentioned on the show:
Gekås, Chowder Radio

Music on todays show:
Zioneye, Leaving this town

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show.

For the 3rd time in the history of the show, I am sorry to have to inform you that the Polarbear Podcast will be a bit late. All this due to reasons totally beyond my control (often meaning vulcanos, hurricanes and earth quakes but here; lack of time).

I will try to have a show out there for you by wednesday lunch (swedish time). It's all in the process, but just not finalized yet, and I can't record when my kids are sleeping in the next room. Such is life!

And d**n those PTA-meetings stealing time from my podcasting...!

/ Andy

 
Welcome back to what might be the last BTS ever!
I managed to get Marie into the studio last week where I pinned her down for 40 minutes, which was enough time to make a show. It turned out so good that she now says that she just might be back again...!
Why don't you send her an email and beg - it could help. :-)

/ Andy

 
Don't pass through US-customs trying to impersonate a swedish prince, ok?!
 
Mentioned on the show:
Vadstena, The Podcast Junkie, Chowder Radio, Ådalen shooting

Music on todays show:
Juka Soma, Nightclub Marquee

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show.
 
 

My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-9142412d57905d2a7215aaaf30a85e77}

 
Sorry for the delay!

Mentioned on the show:
Global Geek Podcast, Kolmården Wildlife Park,

Music on todays show:
Wind is Mindblowing, Happy New Year
Linda Sjöbeck, Homebound

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 6 more lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
 

Just wanted to let you guys know that I will be a few days late perhaps with this weeks show. You know that I'm very picky about releasing the shows every tuesday morning, so this hurts me a bit.

The reason for this is my daughter, who was supposed to go and stay with her mom now for two weeks today, giving me the entire evening off to do the show, but then decided she had a little too many daddy-hugs left so she wanted to stay for one more evening. Said and done! Didn't take to much pursuasion. If you'd ever seen her you would understand why I just can't say no to her on a request like that.

I hope you can respect my descision to pospone the show one or days because of this. A new show will be out as soon as I can record it!

In he meantime, check out the "dark side" of the Polarbear Podcast, at Andy's Playground.

Keep it real.

/ Andy

 
Welcome back to the first show of 2007!

I have decided to shorten the shownotes, since I guess you prefer listening to the show compared to reading this. For the remains of 2007 there will only be vital information here in the shownotes!

Leave us your feedback:
CALL: (1) 206 309-4763

Mentioned on the show:
Zedcast, with Bruce Murray. Thanks Bruce!
www.royalcourt.se

Music on todays show:
kiN, Santa

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 6 more lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
  
 

 
For the very first time...
...and maybe last, I don't know, I've decided to deliver a show in video format. It's my very first time working with iMovie, so it's very much a trial for the future, but I found it pretty easy to work with even if video is a completely different cup of tea all together, compared with audio. But it's fun to go over the edge once in a while, and what could be a better time than today - New Years Eve!


Happy New Year!!!


Leave us your feedback:
CALL: (1) 206 309-4763

Music on todays show:
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
 
 

 
From all of us, to all of you...
A Very Merry Christmas!

Welcome to the very last show of 2006. Today we talk a little bit about how christmas is celebrated in Sweden. I can't tell of every single tradition of course, but we get past quite a few of them.

I also get some surprise greetings!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you are celebrating this time of year) and a Happy New Year, and hope to talk to you soon again, at the start of 2007.


Music on the show:
Beatrice Ericsson, Christmas without you
Jay Goeppner, A soldiers Christmas
Podsafe for peace, If every day were Christmas


Links:
A traditional Swedish "Julbord", from Wikipedia (in english)
Keith and the Girl
Sunday go to meetin'
 
 

Space Balls!
I can't help it but get carried away by the ongoing space trip. Up there somewhere in the orbit of earth, there is a little space station called ISS, and it is pretty small you know if you compare it to our planet. And on that ship there is an even smaller dude, from Bromma outside of Stockholm called Christer Fuglesang, looking down on us all, every time he peaks out of a window or takes a walk (aka EVA). It's amazing!

I can't help thinking of the lyrics to the David Bowie song Space Oddity from back in 1969:


So it's a lot of talk about space travel today, but we get into other things too.

Snapshot of Sweden:
We visit the city of Uppsala and take a tour of the big Cathedral. For more information, try looking it up on www.visitsweden.com.

Leave us your feedback:
CALL: (1) 206 309-4763

Mentioned on the show:
Joe's Podcast
Chowder Radio (Incl. a fantastic promo...)
NASA
The Podcast Junkie

Music on todays show:
Juka Soma, Richest man alive
NewLeaf, Moments

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
  
 

5...4...3...2...1...Lift off!
Today is a great day in Swedish history, but I'll get back to why during the show, cause things happened as the show progressed and that gave it an interesting twist.

I also talk a bit about the show itself today and I hope you like the new sound!

Snapshot of Sweden:
We visit the city of roses on Gotland - the town of Visby. The best preserved medevil town in Scandinavia. For more information, try looking it up on www.visitsweden.com or check out www.gotland.info

CALL: 206-309-4763
(New service to leave a voice mail)

Mentioned on the show:
Chowder Radio
NASA

Music on todays show:
Trucker Cleavage, Single Mother

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
  
 

 
Congratulations...ME!
Today it's my name day, and I celebrate this by uh...doing a show?! Well, never the less it still is, and the way we swedes celebrate this is very different and varies from family to family. I'll tell you a bit about all that today.
And the winter that I thought was on it's way, suddenly died out and disappeared. Odd!

Snapshot of Sweden:
We visit the mining town of Falun in the middle part of sweden (which is pretty much north if you ask most of us) and check out the old Falu Copper Mine which has been a source of national income for more than 1.000 years! Now, that's what I call history!

CALL: 206-309-4763
(New service to leave a voice mail)

Mentioned on the show:
Ron Mael, Sparks
Joe's Podcast
Christophe Goze
Podsafe Music Network
Hot Tamales

Music on todays show:
Beatrice Ericsson, Don't you make me cry
The Coffinshakers, Halloween

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
  
  

  
Good morning everyone!
Thanks to a very kind listener of mine, I am able to record this show in the good company of a little bowl of Hot Tamales. From time to time it feels as if my mouth is on fire but I think we'll get through the whole show without any bigger problems anyway. Can one become addicted to Hot Tamales do you think? Maybe there is something in them that causes that...we'll have to check that out.

Snapshot of Sweden:
We visit the capital of Sweden and take a look at the worlds largest hemispherical construction, The Stockholm Globe Arena! Read more about it at www.globearenas.se

Mentioned on the show:
Aftonbladet survey
Andy's Playground (The 'dark side' of the PBP)
The Skipper Voyage

Music on todays show:
Spider&I, Here again stealing
KiN, Angel

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!
  
 

Welcome to the kitchen!

This is a somewhat unusual episode, totally off the format and that's what makes it so fun! Join me and my assistant (Marie) in the kitchen as we present the very first "A taste of Sweden" and show you how to make some traditional swedish meatballs!

Here's some ingredients:
500g minced meat (pref. beef)
1 dl bread crumbs
1 dl milk
1 tea spoon salt
1 pinch of black pepper
1/2 yellow onion
1 egg

Music on the show:
Slowmoboy, The Lost And Found
 
 

 
Am I being to personal? If I am, please let me know. You see I've got one email from a listener who is of that opinion, but as they say - a feather doesn't make a hen! (Never heard that expression before? Well it might be swedish). Anyway, I think it's nice when the podcast host actually has an opinion. Otherwise I might just as well stick with commercial radio and listen to them sucking up to advertisers all day.

What do you think about the show?
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Snapshot of Sweden:
We visit Treriksröset all the way up in the most northern point of Sweden (picture, photo: Ronny Edin). Read more about it at www.karesuando.se or www.kilpis.com.

Mentioned on the show:
Grey's Anatomy
Andy's Playground (The dark side of the PBP)
The Kat's Place
The Ponderplace Podcast

Music on todays show:
The Tiny, Dirty Frames
Yellow Express, One way ticket back to the truth

and as always...
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
  
  

 
Scary episode? Well, not really, but on todays show I try to explain the differences between Allahelgona helgen, celebrated in Sweden, and Halloween. But we talk about a lot of other things too of course. We've for instance been living "la dolce vita" the past two weeks when the kids have been out of the house, but that has to stop now! It ain't good for your heart.

I've decided to strip the website and shownotes page from all Google, Yahoo and Amazon ads, since they are just messing up the graphic design, and hardly bringing any income at all! Hope you like it!

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the show. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!

Snapshot of Sweden:
We take a look at Håverudsakvedukten in Dalsland (picture).
Read more about it at www.dalslandskanal.se

Mentioned on the show:
Visitsweden.com
Andy's Playground (The dark side of the PBP)
Podcast User Magazine
The Ponderplace Podcast

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Slomoboy, A Life in Bliss
Spiral Stairs, How to kill Giant Vampire Mutants
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 

 
Hello all you Sweden lovers out there. It's time again for a new episode of the Polarbear Podcast! This one is extra long just because...well, because I wanted to! That's one great thing about podcasting - no limits to the show length!

Today I talk a little bit about what's been going on in sweden the last week and how this has affected us. I also give you some tips on where to find good solid information on swedish things.

What do you think about the show?
Please, take some time and write a review of the Polarbear Podcast in iTunes Store. Send me an email about it when you're done and you can become the lucky owner of a mini badge from the store at Cafe Press. 10 lucky review writers will be awarded!!!

Snapshot of Sweden:
(A segment formally known as "My Sweden")
We take a look at the Oresundsbro in Malmoe (picture), that connects Sweden with Denmark.

Mentioned on the show:
Annes Food
Links at Sweden.se
State Electrician
The ZA Show

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Trucker Cleavage, Edward Teller
Cristophe Goze, Turning inside
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

 
Email to Marie: marie@polarbearpodcast.com  
 
 
 

 
First show in the new studio location! This far it's feeling great, since I can be together with the family as I record a show.
How open are you in your country when it comes to displaying political views?! I would love to know.

My Sweden:
The image (to the right) is used with permission from Visit Sweden and Kjell Holmner ,who has taken the picture. © Kjell Holmner
Want to see the statue from "another perspective..."???

Mentioned on the show:
Visit Sweden, sweden.se/music, Wikipedia, The Local, Christophe Goze

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
State Electrician, Lunar Spacecraft
Oh La La, Pirates Unite
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
Do you like the show?
Please write a review in iTunes telling the world what you think! I would really appreciate the effort!
 
 

  
If you're having problems updating the feed in iTunes...

I have learnt that one solution to the problem is to unsubscribe from the show, delete all previous shows from iTunes (even if that sounds terrible), and then resubscribe. The feed address is http://polarbear.libsyn.com/rss

I don't know why this error is popping up, but I've heard that a lot of people are having the same problem lately.

If you have any questions regarding iTunes malfunction, please feel free to email me at any time! Or send a support email to Apple. I think they should be aware of this if they aren't allready.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

/

Andy
 
 

(with Garland T of Sunday Go To Meetin')
 
Welcome to a very special 1 hour+ show featuring the first collaboration between Garland T (picture) from Sunday go to Meetin and myself, as we embark on a quest to find the similarities and differences between our two native countries and discuss everything from politics to Hot Tamales.
But don't  worry! We do some Swenews too!

Mentioned on the show:
Portable Media Expo, Blubrry, Google AdSense, Amazon, GMail, Hot Tamales, Real California Cheese, Volvo, SonyEricsson, Skype, Daily Breakfast, Monterey County Hearld, Keith and the Girl, The Local, Swedish Film Institue, Swecasters

Music on the show:
Leah Carla Gordone
 
 
 

Welcome to the second episode of the DriveCast!

Today we're on a mission to buy a printer, get some breakfast, and finally pick up Marie and the dog at the dog training school.

A lot of talk today about swedish mentality, seeing your parents grow old,  the swedish "Allemansrätten" and much much more, as I bring you along on this 1 hour drive.

I hope you will appreciate the new and improved sound quality of the show!

Feedback can be sent to andy@polarbearpodcast.com

 
This is the big anniversary show.
It's a bit different, it's a bit longer, but still with all the goodies that you like, and then some!

First of all I would like to thank all the people who contributed to the show, with their voice, feedback or in any other way:

Garland T, of Sunday go to Meetin
Tom and Adele, of the Loose Ends Show
(Adam Curry, of the Daily Source Code)
Lockjaw, of The Podcast Junkie
Johan, of Johans Podshow (swe)
Tony, of Tekniskt Magasin (swe)
Christan, of Radio Sundhult (swe)
and also Kristina & Marie.

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steven Kreinberg, J.S.Bach: Fugue in c-minor (partial)
Beatrice Ericsson, I walked away
Trucker Cleavage, Imaginary Friend
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


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If you want a signed copy of the 1 year DVD that I have put together for this show, please get one by:


The DVD contains every single show I have ever made within the Polarbear Podcast since I started, including the Bedtime Stories, Drivecasts and special collaboration shows.

The DVD is a regular data-disc, so please don't expect a fancy DVD-box with colour print, inner sleeve, digital menues and so on. It's not the DVD itself that is unique, but the content on it!
 
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My Odeo Channel (odeo/46ea8375e5a3a8f3)
 
 

 
I wake up every morning eagerly anticipating the new fresh episode of the Daily Breakfast, something that I have become addicted to! This is a podcast from the Netherlands, featuring Father Roderick who is a catholic priest there.
Now, wait a minute before you pass judgement. The Daily Breakfast isn't so much about religion, but more about life in general and it's great, so even if you are not religious, or even an atheist I belive that this show can be of great value to you!

Would you like to own a great T-shirt and promote the show at the same time? T-shirts like this one (Picture ») can be found in the store at Café Press.

If you are planning on visiting Sweden any time soon, you should check out visitsweden.com for inspiration and information about our country!

Links:
Keith and the Girl, My Trivia Podcast, Sunday go to Meetin', Kat's Place Podcast (SL), Dagens Skiva, Loose Ends Show, Indie Music Sampler


Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Slomoboy, A simple mistake, Someone Elses Story
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


My Odeo Channel (odeo/46ea8375e5a3a8f3)
 

 
Welcome to this pre-released post-op-episode of the show. Yeah, I'm feeling better, but hey, was I gone there for a while...? Here more about it on the show of course.

Thanks to each and everyone of you who has sent me emails, left comments in the shownotes and sent me audio clips, everything just to get me in the mood again. And it worked! This show is the living prrof of it!

Well apart from me being "stabbed", other things have gone down in the kingdom of Sweden in the last week. May I present swedens new Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt (Photo: Lennart Perlenhem/norden.org). I'll give you the details of this and a lot of other things in the show!

If you are planning on visiting Sweden any time soon, you should check out visitsweden.com for inspiration and information about our country!


Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Buddard, Don't mess with me
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


My Odeo Channel (odeo/46ea8375e5a3a8f3)
 
 

This is just to notify you all, that I will not be releasing a new show this coming tuesday as planned, since I am at home recovering from having my appendix removed.

I'll be back on the saddle again the week after I hope, to give you more of the Polarbear Podcast!

Thanks for the indulgence

/

Andy

 
Sometimes you start thinking about something that happened way, way back, and you don't know why, but suddenly it means the world to you. I'll take you on a trip down memory lane today and talk about a book (picture) that just last week had this affect on me.

If you want to order it, which I totally recommend, do so here » (Support the show in the process)

Send an email to visitsweden.com, if you are planning on going to sweden after listening to the show » (Please - no fake emails!)

Mentioned on the show:
The Local - Swedens greatest newschannel in english
Orley Farm School
Keith and the Girl
The Loose Ends Show
Visit Sweden
KiN, Order the new EP on iTunes »


Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Alice Cooper, I'm 18
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)


My Odeo Channel (odeo/46ea8375e5a3a8f3)
 
 

 
The post crayfish party episode..!
 
This past week has been living hell. I don't mean to sound whiney but it has. I'll walk you through the entire thing on the show, but I can tell you that it involves hijacked RSS-feeds, missing cellphones and a great deal of me loosing control!

Mentioned on the show:
The Local - Swedens greatest newschannel in english
Faqqly - FAQ generation 2.0
The Polarbear Store - check out the new items.
Global Geek Podcast

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Samaadhi, Splendorous
The Mellow Bright Band, She's Touch and Go (Vietnam Song)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 

The crayfish episode!
 
On the weekend that passed we had our official annual crayfish party and we had a blast, but unfortunately I recorded this show prior to the party so no dirty details on this show... But I do tell you a bit about my childhood memories regarding crayfish hunting season and also about another incident that happened last week that has nothing what so ever to do with crayfish, even if it involves a fishy dude!

Join SweCasters »

Mentioned on the show:
Global Geek Podcast
Rock and Roll Heaven by Sebastian

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
The Ponderplace Podcast, The Sweden song
Beatrice Eriksson, Come Down With Me
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

 
The card playing episode!

We're back again with yet another great show, this time recorded at the kitchen table with the new mobile gear, as we indulged in some card playing.

Topics of the day:
• Mobile gear
• 500, Canasta and other card games
• Shopping, malls and trousers that "tear"
• The Sweden Song, by Travis and April
• Ghosts and EVP
• The laminated list - the Marie version
• Foreign speeding tickets
• Gumball 3000
• It's raining cats and dog!

Solve the quiz and win a book!
We are giving away a copy of Beatrice Ojakangas "The Great Scandinavian Bakingbook" (picture) to the one person who sends us the most correct answer. Send an email to marie@polarbearpodcast.com and you might just win the book!
Thanks to our sponsor University of Minnesota Press for letting us have a book to give away like this!
 
 

 
Welcome to the property tax episode!
 
Hi everyone and welcome back to a regular and a - if I may say so myself - very good episode, where I get a brief visit from Travis and April of The Ponderplace Podcast right before it all begins and we also listen to some great music from way back when...

Join SweCasters »

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Trucker Cleavage, Foaming Love
Beatrice Eriksson, Come Down With Me
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 

 
Welcome to DriveCast #1
 
Welcome to this first attempt at a real drivecast. Of course I screw things up and we loose 1/3 of the content, but hey...We're all beginners at the start, and I am pretty new to this mobile stuff.

On the next DriveCast - cause there will be more of them in the future - you will be able to enjoy improved sound and less static due to some serious soundengineering that I am testing right now. It involves a wollen sock and some tape!

Hope you all enjoy it anyway!
 
 

 
The summer is over...

...and the summer was short! And for many people at work summer of 2007 is all they can think of. You see, in this country we use good weather as an exchuse to get off work.
We don't want to "waste" good weather since it's so rare.

Join Swecasters »

Mentioned:
The Ponderplace Podcast
Halmen Musik
Loose Ends Show
The Local
The Podcast Junkie
CafePress
PayPal

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Magnus Olsson, None Secret Hat Tower
Modesty Department, Nothing Without You
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)
 
 

 
Test driving out in the open!

Just a short show to test my new mobile recording gear. More will follow, but I might not put them all out there. Just wanted to let you know how things are and see how it sounded like!

Please give me feedback on the sound and the quality of the show, so I know where I stand!

Want to join the MicroTrack club? Check it out »
 
 
 

Like a bolt from the blue...
 
A big part of this show is dedicated to the different phenomenas that we know of as thunder and lightning and the reason for this is because we've been having a great deal of it lately, unlike Tom and Adele of The Loose Ends Show who live close to San Diego and never have thunderstorms.  WHY is that???

Also I have a great deal of important announcements on the show. The biggest of them being that I have started a podcasting group for swedish podcasters called SweCasters.

 
Music on the show:
South Maxico, Clara & Elin (during intro)
The Mellow Bright Band, You Know Me
Buddard, Shadow
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 

Mentioned on the show:
My Trivia Podcast
 
 

 
Hi there!

Just wanted to inform the world about SweCasters. The one and only group for swedish podcasters in Sweden.

We've only just begun the work with it so it's VERY new, but together I think we can change the world...well, maybe not, but almost!


Want to join?

Check it out at http://www.swecasters.com/ and sign up if you fulfill the membership criterias.

/

Andy
"Chairman" of SweCasters

 
Thrips, Trips and Millimeters
 
Isn't it strange how small things can get? I'm always so astonished by how mice can find thier ways into small, small holes where you can hardly fit a finger. So, don't even get me started on Thrips. One just moved into my screen (picture)! And he didn't even ask first...

And I've started cycling to work at last, and this time for real! And that is so much more healthy than driving, especially when you have encounters behind the steering wheel like we did on Sunday! Tell you more on the show.

Want to know the answers to the quiz???
Check out the Laminated List Website, where the objects of my admiration are displayed in some kind of priority order.
The winner of the Quiz was: SKIP

 
Music on the show:
South Maxico, Bow Church Line (during intro)
Victoria Lagerstrom, Heaven Sent and Don't keep me waiting
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 
Mentioned on the show:
IKEA
Podcaster Confessions, with Joseph Nilo
 
 

 
Too Damn Hot - Part II sort of...!
 
Yet again I'm forced to record a show during extreme conditions just to get the drug of the Polarbear to you, my devoted listeners! I'm not really complaining but IT IS hot. We're not built to cope with these kinds of heat issues up here in the nordic regions.

Got some info I'd like to share about Lebanon on this show. You know, Sweden is one of the first countries in the world to get their citizens out of that place. Impressive!
The capital city Beirut (picture) was, from what I hear, once one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
 
 
Music on the show:
South Maxico, Grandmother's Dream (during intro)
kiN (I got the URL wrong on the show!!), Sandman and Girl at the station
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 
 
Mentioned on the show:
FrapprMap
ZA Show
Single Married Widowed Divorced podcast
The Local
National Geographic Traveler
CU-Online Blog
 
 

 
Too Damn Hot!
 
It's almost too hot to record. My voice sounds funny and the meters on the equipment indicate overheating! So heat is the natural topic of todays show. Hope you enjoy it!
 
 
Clues to the Quiz:

1: All the people on the list are female
2: There are 2 singers and 6 actresses and two who can't decide
3: 7 of them are brunettes
4: One is from South Africa
5: One of them acts in a show recently nominated for a loooot of Emmy's. All this according to Marie!
6: One is actually soon to be the mother of 2 and has just hired a new Manny.
7: One of them hasn't been in the spotlight for a while, but when she was she had a habit of getting into tight spots on busses and boats.
8: One just got divorced and got half a casino in the process, in the show she plays on that is... Remember: we might be a season or two behind here in Europe.
9: One of them looks just as good in a nurses uniform from WWII as in a vampire slaying outfit.
10. One of them just can't seem to stay away from younger guys - in the show. She seems a bit desperate!
11: One of them played against an animated cat not so long ago and these days she's talking to dead people!
12: From "Beverly hills 90210" she took the Fastlane to fame and fortune
13: One of them takes turns in, on one hand making latino pop and on the other hand making movies, like one about a husband abusing her and another one about planning weddings.
 
Send us YOUR answers and you might just win the Grand Prize!
 
 
Music on the show:
South Maxico, Our Kind of Cha-Cha (during intro)
Jet Vicious, Happily Unconcious
Linda Sjöbeck, Put on
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)
 
 
Mentioned on the show:
FrapprMap
ZA Show
Loose Ends Show
 
 

 
It's good to be back!

And this time I even got Marie on the show! It was recorded on the 22nd of june but not released until today, because of lack of time with editing. This show will replace episode 58 of the normal show, and the Polarbear Podcast will be back next week! It's summer now, so we take it all a bit slower... Hope that's ok!

Mentioned on the show:
Candy Podcast
Kennel Blackboots
Sunday go to meetin (podcast)
The Ponderplace Podcast
 
 
 

 
I'm not going after all!

I guess the biggest announcement on this show and during the entire 2006 is that I regretfully have decided to cancel the trip to Ontario, CA, due to insuffiant funds 2 months prior to the deadline of planning the trip! It hurts me to have to do this, considering so many of you have tried to help me, in every way you can, but I just can't fit this trip into my budget as it is. It just doesn't add up. I'm sorry.

Apart from this sad news I tell you a bit more fun news about a new potential sponsor and also a lot of things about my trip to switzerland last week (picture).

Vote for the show on Podcast Alley!

Music on the show:
South Maxico, Bobo (during intro)
Rebuke, Soils of the underground
I awake, New Time Nomads
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
Bitterest Pill
ZedCast
Sunday, go to meetin
Maccast
FrapprMap
Vanja
 
 

 
The Incognito Show!

Well as you are downloading this show I will be waking up at a (hopefully) nice alp hotell somewhere in Switzerland as I embark on my summer vacation and visit my sister for a few days!

I also tell you about the massive SWAT-raid on my street last week! Don't miss out on that.

Vote for the show on Podcast Alley!

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Miss Sad UK, Crack in the Band
Blood Ruby, Midsummer Fires
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
Victor Varnado, my "friend" the actor!
BareCast, with Chris
Weber Grills
 
 

 
Polarbear Podcast proudly presents...

VANJA!

Dive into this 30 minute interview with one of swedens most promising upcoming artists of the time. Not yet as famous as ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base or Robyn but on her way there.

Apart from the interview I give you some samples of her music and also talk a bit about what else is going on around me at the moment.

A very special thank you to Gerard Woog and Frank Lipsik of Miracle Records, for letting me play Vanja's music here on the show!

More info about Vanja can be found on her temporary website at: myspace.com/vanjaonline




Don't forget to vote for the show at Podcast Alley
 

 
Lumbago - Oh oh!

This show is a bit shorter than usual due to a bad case of lumbago. I do however make it through all the way to after the Swenews before the pain gets too bad. This show is recorded over a three day period if you wonder about the time line error.

Stay put and I'll be back with a new exciting and pretty special episode in a week, together with a guest. Her name is Vanja!

Vote for the show on Podcast Alley!

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Jet Vicious, Go, go, go
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
F1 Trivia Podcast
Eminem
 
 

 
Du gamla, du fria...

So this show is posted on the 6th of june which happens to be Swedens National Day. The show is still the same, well almost anyway...

On this show I tell you about why I ended up on a private concert with Papa Dee (picture) and Blacknuss and what happened after that!

Sponsor:
University of Minnesota Press

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
NewLeaf, Song for Jen
Liza Sverin, Why Bye Baby?
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
F1 Trivia Podcast
 
 
Don't forget to NOT visit our MySpace-page..!
 
 

 
The neighbourhood episode

Mr Neigbour is putting up a fence and even if it is ok with me to have one there I'm a bit annoyed about him not asking us first. Especially since he's been going at us about another fence between us that we alone decided to raise a few feet last year.
Now just today, after I recorded the show I also found out what kind of fence he is putting up and now I am a bit worried. I had a nice wooden painted fence in mind but apparantly he's putting up one of those horrible steel net fences... The war isn't over quite yet!

Don't forget to participate in "My Swedish Story" by sending me an audio clip (or an email) telling me your special swedish memory! Every story played on the show will be rewarded with a little something!

What do you think about our handsome prime minister (picture)?!?!

Sponsor:
University of Minnesota Press

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during intro)
Kahsay, Mad ugly
Liza Sverin, Play Right
Simpatico, Resolve (during feedback)

Please DON'T visit our MySpace-page..!
 
 

 
Back to basic again!

It's good to be back - as Eminem once said , and it does feel good to be back in the regular format once again after a series of irregular ones.

Today I talk a bit about removing the old shows, repodding them, and how pollen is spelled in english.

If you're a new listener this could be a good time to put down your pin on the frappr-map and join the polarbear community. While you're there you can also check out some of the other listeners of the show.

Sponsor:
University of Minnesota Press

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during most of the show)
Jeppe/Shy, Kan inte stanna
Zioneye, Burglar Burglar
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
The ZA Show, with Glen and Bridgitte
Podcast411, with Rob
Mostly Trivial, with Jonny Bee
The Loose Ends Show, with Tom and Adele
 

 
50th anniversary show!

This show is one big trip down memory lane and it feels good to be able to celebrate the 50th show and still feel this strongly about podcasting. I really love doing this, and if only I could I would do it full-time. But right now you'll have to stay put with one show per week.

If you're a new listener this could be a good time to put down your pin on the frappr-map and join the polarbear community. While you're there you can also check out some of the other listeners of the show.

And today I have a whole bunch of Swenews items for you...!

Main sponsor:
University of Minnesota Press

ClickGrid sponsors:
Carin Forsell
Podernize

Music on the show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during most of the show)
Iozaeph, Image of me
Jet Vicious, Got no Diamonds
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Mentioned on the show:
Libsyn
Zedcast, with Bruce Murray
Frappr
Distorted View, with Tim Hensen
ClickGrid
Skepticality, with Derek and Swoopy
Podcast411, with Rob
Loose Ends Show, with Tom and Adele
 
  

The hay fever show!

So the reason for my deep and sexy (?) voice today nothing but the effect of hay fever. My nose is itching, I'm sneazing and snorling and I hate this... But I'll put up with it and pull through thanks to modern drugs!

But the big news this week is that I have quit snuffing! Good for me, right?!

Also, the annual Go Kart Cup (picture) at work has started and this year we are 8 crazy guys aiming towards becoming the best driver of the year.

Show #50 is coming up in a week, and if anyone should want to send any kind of special e-mail or audio comment, please do so to andy@polarbearpodcast.com

Sponsors:
University of Minnesota Press

Music:
Liza Sverin, Say Goodbye and Never Mind
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Mentioned:
Daves Lounge
Podradio.nu (vote for the show!!!)
National Geographic Traveler
Jeremy's blog
My son's podcast (in swedish only)
Mentor Cup 2006
 
 

The post Stockholm show!

Today I'm sitting here with one hectic week behind me. The trip to Stockholm was as adventurous as ever - NOT! It actually felt as if I were never coming home again!

But finally I did, and I was met by a dumpster parked in my driveway. What's all this about? Well I'll tell you the ending of this story and a few others on the show today.

Sponsors:
University of Minnesota Press
Frizon

Music on todays show:
7 Ars Olycka, Karleksfilosofi and Ur en hemlos synvinkel
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The Sponsorship show!

Today I am very proud to present my brand new sponsor - Univeristy of Minnesota Press. You will be hearing a great deal from them in the future, but... this is nothing that will inflict on the content in any way! It's just a sponsor spot on the top of the show but I am very pleased and honored to have them on board.

So why am I constantly going up to Stockholm? Well, today I give you the reasons and talk a little bit about the "big black hole" of design!

The family has come out of the illness-period now! And it's great to be able to do things again; have a picnic, take a walk, go to the playground and so on!

A new podcast has seen the light of day, but it's all in swedish this time, so I'm sorry, but many of you might not understand it. It's the first new show coming out of the Polarbear Studio since we started. And it's all about being a kid in Sweden today, and it features my son as the host!

Sponsor:
University of Minnesota Press

Music on todays show:
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Zioneye, One Love and Google Earth
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The post easter episode!

This easter has been the worst family holiday ever. We've been sick, all of the family, and I have just gotten my head above waterlevel. Marie is still down and out an dwe'll see when she can get back to work. But the good side with that is that she can stay home with my son who is in his second week of chicken pox.
We bought a car last week. A pitch black Opel Astra hatchback which is awesome. It's almost like new and has only rolled some 5000 swedish miles and that's not much. It still has that new-car smell. I'll be trying to put some Polarbear Podcast Stickers on the sides of the car now, just to give it that last touch...

Podcasts mentioned:
The Skipper Voyage
The Nodcast
Geek Farm Life

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Christophe Goze, Breathing
Christophe Goze, Little Boy
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The Bedtime Stories with Chuck and Dayna - Part II!

This is the second part of the show when we are joined by Chuck and Dayna from the Candy Podcast, at www.candypodcast.com

I marked the show explicit since one or two curses made the final cut.

Music on the show:
Jay Goeppner, A Soldiers Christmas

/ Andy & Marie

Spring is in the air!

Finally it seems as if we could be looking forward to some serious spring time now. The snow is completely gone, and the temperature is rising steadily. The first small flowers have started to pop out of the soil and some odd chemical reaction has started in our bodies, kaing us walk around all day smiling!

Today I introduce a new segment of the show called "This week in Sweden" and it's just a short mentioning of what's going on this week, should you by any chance be in the neigbourhood.

Other shows mentioned:
Corey and Joel Radio
The Twisted Pickle

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Spiral Stairs, Gluesquare Companion
Spiral Stairs, Putting up with posterboy
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

If you are thinking of buying an ad on my ClickGrid to support my trip to the Expo maybe this can help you take that step!

Everyone who buys at least four (4) squares on the grid, get a free magnet!
Everyone who buys at least six (6) squares on the grid, get a free t-shirt!

In this way, you're not only supporting the show and promoting your podcast or website - you also get to own an amazing Polarbear Podcast magnet or t-shirt! How cool isn't that?!

So, all you have to do is click on the grid to your left and buy at least four squares (just follow the intructions - it's really simple) and as soon as I see your payment, I will send you the gift. It's a good idea to send me an email as well, so I know what size you want and where I should send it!

Good luck in becoming our new ClickGrid Sponsor!

/ Andy

The Bedtime Stories are back again!

And this time we are joined by Chuck and Dayna from the Candy Podcast, at www.candypodcast.com

This is part 1 of 2 where we will be talking about everything from engagements and maternity leaves to black taxis and fears of flight.

We had a great time and like to thank them both for making this possible!

I marked the show explicit since one or two curses made the final cut.

/ Andy & Marie

Hi again!

After reviewing the code on the website I found a little glitch, which has been taken care of... so now everything should be working properly.

Please send me some feedback about if it does or not.

Peace

/ Andy

Hi everyone!

It's come to my attention that my website isn't working properly in certain browsers. The main problem seems to appear in Apples Safari and Internet Explorer, PC-version.

To your right you see how the website SHOULD look if displayed properly.

I am looking over the system later tonight (when I get home from Stockholm) to see what the problem might be. Until then, please use the shownotes page (yeah, that's this one) since most information can be found here as well.

If you have any comments regarding this issue, please send me an email or leave a comment!

Thank you

/

Andy

The rain keeps falling down!!!

I decided last week that I would start riding my bike to work. Why you ask? Well for two reasons really. First of all I want to loose some weight and get into shape. I am so tired of being tired all the time. The second reason is pure financial. Taking the car to work costs me rediculous amounts every month. So I took the bike on thursday...just listen to what happened!
And today I have a special show with two songs from the same artist. I hope you like his music just as much as I do. Please give me comments about it.

I would like to welcome my brand new ClickGrid sponsor: Podernize.
You can also buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts mentioned on todays show
Sunday, go to meetin', with Garland T!
Precis TV, with Bradzee!

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Björn Hasselquist, Beautiful World
Björn Hasselquist, Two Cats
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

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My Weight: 109 kg
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One heck of a trip!!!

I was in Stockholm last week, and things got a bit out of hand on my way home. It all ended with the death of my dear iPod! Listen to the whole story today!

I would like to welcome my brand new ClickGrid sponsor: Carin Forsell Arangements and Cosmetics.
You can also buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts mentioned on todays show
Single Married Widowed Divorced, with Carolyn, Kat and Mel!
The Zedcast, with Bruce Murray

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Love Injections, Bittersweet Goodbye
Beatrice Ericsson, Starting All Over
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

A Special collaborative show between your host, Andy, and Bruce Murray, host of The Zedcast from Pictou, Canada. We talk about some of the similarities and differences between our two countries, cars, weather, and the first signs of spring. Note: We had a little trouble with the audio as it was our first attempt to record over Skype

Long distance show notes

I put out the show yesterday and took an early morning flight to Stockholm today, so I really don't have that much info to write here now, since I'm sitting at our headquarters with no script at hand. I will though update this info as soon as I can.

If you want to support my trip to Ontario California you can do just as Sunday, Go to Meetin' and buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts mentioned on todays show
Zedcast, with Bruce Murray

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Matadors, Rise above Adversity
Iozaeph, Beautiful
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Due to a little mean virus we had to take our dog (Sessan) to the vets, and this pretty much screwed up the entire podcast plan this week. So, unfortunately you will have to stay content with the Bedtime Stories from sunday, plus a little special treat later on this week. But there will be no regular show I'm afraid.

The dog seams to be OK though, but we're still waiting for some test results, which we will get on thursday! Sometimes life gets in the way of the show (how can I let it...?) and things like this happen.

Have a great week anyway!

/ Andy

SHE SAID YES !!!

If anyone has missed it I (Andy) proposed to Marie on friday through the PK&J-show, and after a few hours of nervous waiting she finally called me up on the phone at work and said YES! Yeehaaaa!

So today we talk a lot about the proposal, and other stuff like:
• Shopping sprees
• Joe Labero - the magician
• Depeche Mode
• Rent a celebraty
• Burn marks
• Spring time getting close
• Loosing weight
• April (Ponderplace Podcast) live in the studio (through Skype)
• Thailand travel with Marie's dad.

Podcasts mentioned on the show
PK & J Show
Quirky Nomads
The Zedcast
The Ponderplace Podcast

Maries email address: marie@polarbearpodcast.com

Music on todays show:
Leaf, Magic Carpet

So, we finally got it together and recorded a show last night! I am of course talking about the joint venture between The Zedcast and this show. We started recording at 11.30 PM local time in Sweden, and didn't finish until the clock struck 02.00 in the morning. Bruce did a great jobb on the tech-side and hopefully he will manage to edit the material down to an hour or so. As soon as he's done, you will find it here in the feed!
Perhaps we'll be doing a second recording this weekend, cause at the end of it I was so tired I couldn't hear myself talking! And I missed a lot of cues and so forth. But we had a great time, and Bruce is a very nice guy (I think he hates hearing that...) whom I have the greatest admiration for.
So be sure to check back for updates on how that show is coming along. I'll try to keep you posted.

In the meantime I just like to thank Carolyn and a few other people for their very kind donations, and as you might have seen on the website, the progress bar (of how close the expo trip is financially) has grown a bit. So a BIG thankyou to both of you! Shout-outs will come on the next show!

Now, I think it's time for me to get back to work, so hoep to talk to you again on the next episode of the Polarbear Podcast!

/ Andy

Media Darling No1!!!

So I got interviewed this week by Helsingborgs Dagblad regarding the podcasting revolution. It was great fun, and I really hope people catch on to the trend.
Also we take a trip outside today - in the theatre of the mind that is - and go sledge riding with the kids and the dog (picture). I promise to do some REAL soundseeing as soon as I get my new mobile equipment! Rumour has it from the store, that it won't be very long now...

If you want to support my trip to Ontario California you can do just as Sunday, Go to Meetin' and buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts mentioned on todays show
Single Married Widowed Divorced, with Carolyn, Kat and Mel!
Sunday, Go to Meetin', with Garland T!

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Trucker Cleavage, Making Faces
SEAVE, Dont regret
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Welcome to the new format!!!
We talk a lot about the weekend in Gothenburg today, including road trip, shopping sprees and rock&roll!

If you want to support my trip to Ontario California you can do just as the Beyond Science Podcast and buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts mentioned on todays show
Dave's Lounge, with Dave!

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Beatrice Ericsson, I Walk Away
LEAF, Moments
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Behind the scenes of Polarbear Podcast!

I give away some secrets regarding the production of the show. You'll see what I mean.
I talk a lot about the expo. I might the first podcaster talking about the expo this year but I'm just sooo excited.

If you want to support my trip to Ontario California you can buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Podcasts on todays show
Bitterest Pill, with Dan Klass
Sunday go to meetin', with Garland 'G' T
Bored Suburbia, with Matt and Ashley
Planet Radio Podcast, with Terry

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Leah Carla Gordone, Great Mystery (picture)
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Buy Leah Carla Gordone's CD Dancing on the dragon at CD Baby by clicking here.

Rajiv is back!

I found a new voice mail from my dear listener Rajiv in my inbox on Skype, and you can hear it on the show. I've sent him an email to see if we could actually talk some time.
My sister was in town this weekend and we mainly spent our time watching and talking about the Olympic Games - AND watching sweden kick some american ass in the mens ice hockey. :-)

If you want to support my trip to Ontario California you can buy a square on my ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Todays words/terms from Swedish as a 7th language:

Gold medal – Guldmedalj
Runner up – Utmanare
Cross country skiing – Längdåkning
Downhill skiing – Utförsåkning
The Olympic torch – Olympiska facklan
Goalkeeper – Målvakt
Stick – Klubba
Figure skating – Konståkning

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Yellow Express, Walk On
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

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I guessed you liked the sound settings for the mp3-file so I'll keep the settings

The replacement episode!

This episode of the Bedtime Stories actually replaces the regular friday show. I couldn't get my voice going again after we recorded this, so that's the way it goes...
Today we talk of very interesting things like
- The upcoming trip to Gothenburg and the concert with Depeche Mode
- Chairs from IKEA
- Elderly people
- Keith Malley's donation fund
- Beer
- Andy's feminine side
- Podcasting Expo 2006

PLEASE VOTE FOR US AT PODCAST ALLEY

Music on todays show:
Kahsay, Cee

Today we tried a new way of uploading the file to Libsyn and Cyberduck did an amazing job! I really love the program and if you would like to try it out too, just follow this link.

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We've played around with the sound settings a bit on this show and delivering it to you in STEREO, so it's a bit larger. Please give me feedback on what you think about the sound versus the file size.

The Valentine Special flu episode

So I'm down with the flu. When I started recording this show on suday in fact, my plan was to go to work on monday, but I doubt I can pull it off. But don't cry for me dear listeners. I will still deliver a full content show, only with a slightly crappier voice!
And you get to hear about the parking ticket...

Intro-skit delivered by The Zedcast and Bruce Murray.

Don't forget the Polarbear ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Steve Newman & Friends, Lullaby for Lawyers
Dieselkopf, Skin

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Lethal driving in the fog!

So once again I surprise you with putting out a show anyway. Hope that is to your liking. Drove home from the airport in the thickest fog I have ever experienced. It was nerve wrecking. But I got home safe and sound.
I tell you a bit about a book I read on the trip to Stockholm - God's Debris. I recommend you to read it. If you have the guts, that is... You can download it for free here.

I play a clip from Podsqod Morning Edition where a listener of mine has some interesting things to say.

Listener feedback from The Zedcast and Bruce Murray.

Don't forget the Polarbear ClickGrid! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Linda Sjöbäck, Like I Am
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

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I would like to remind you of the Polarbear ClickGrid, a wonderful way to support this show and at the same time promote your podcast or website to all of my listeners.

Doing a podcast cost money and in order to not having to bring on regular advertisers on the show (which I absolutely do not want) I have decided to put up this so called ClickGrid where you can advertise your podcast or website at the low rate of $15 per year. Yes, that's right! For $15 you get your very own ad in the ClickGrid for a whole year! Now that's a bargain.

Everyone who buys one square or more in the grid gets a shout-out on the show - for free! :-)

If you feel that you would like to support the show and help me keeping it up, just click here and follow the three easy steps making you a proud sponsor of the Polarbear Podcast.

If you have any questions regarding the ClickGrid, please feel free to email me.


/ Andy

Hectic week ahead!

So it's time for Stockholm once again which of course means that I will be having problems with putting out a new show on friday, but I'll do my best, just for you!
So I won a contest on ClustrMaps, so now I can trace all the visitors to my website even more accurately. I got really surprised when I got the email telling me I had one. Me! I won!!! I never win anything, so I guess I was either the only one in the contest, or fate just screwed up this time! But I'm happy about it. ClustrMaps have a great service for us podcasters!

Introducing the Polarbear ClickGrid! Check out the details...

If you're interested in locating all your visitors on a website: ClustrMaps

Thanks to the following podcasts for spinning my promos:
The Zedcast
A Minor Technicality
The Bitterest Pill
The Loose Ends Show
The Ponderplace
Sunday, go to meetin'
Sorry if I might have missed someone. Please remind me and I'll update this!

Todays phrases from Swedish as a 7th language:
I want to go ice-skating
- Jag vill åka skridskor
Downhill skiing can be a dangerous sport
- Störtlopp kan vara en farlig sport
My hands are feezing
- Mina händer är iskalla

Snow
- Snö

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Miss Sad UK, Bird
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

I hate cars sometimes!

I don't know how much money I've spent on this car now, but I had to get it to the garage again this tuesday to fix a valve motor in the Air Conditioning system. It beats me...!
My goal for february is to reach top 200 on Podcast Alley, so please help me out here! I need every single vote, so click here to vote for us!

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Robin Stine, I could Have Loved You
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The kitchen remodelling is over!

It's an odd foggy morning in sweden and I really need help figuring out how it can be fog and below freezing point at the same time!
We're done remodelling now. Well almost. Only a few minor things left, but they are hardly noticable to anyone but us. The kitchen is looking great as far as we're concerned, and we are now eager to get on with our other plans... No, just kidding, I think we'll take it easy for a while.

The show ended up at #401 on Podcast Alley this month which is basically half the way to the goal, but thank you all who HAVE voted. Remember that the counters are reset now, and you can vote again for february! Al votes count and are crucial! Let's get up there in the top 200! PLEASE!!!!

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Todays phrases from Swedish as a 7th language:
We are remodelling our kitchen
- Vi renoverar vårt kök
We need more paint
- Vi behöver mer färg
The tiles are looking good
- Kaklet ser fint ut.

Cupboard door
- Skåpslucka

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
The Bombhappies, Love is a Trap
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The mash-up episode

After some persuasion from you listeners I decided to try and get a show out today, and as you can see I managed. But it's a different show, with no Swenews or Swedish as a seventh Language since I just couldn't find the time to prepare those segments. But it's a lot of fun anyway! I tell you about a bed incident in Stockholm (picture) on wednesday and give you an update on the kitchen project.

Don't forget to VOTE for us at Podcast Alley! Just a few days left now of this month!!!

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
SEAVE, Shine
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Just wanted to inform you that I have now started a Flickr account, and begun posting images from our kitchen remodelling project. Check them out and see just what I am talking about!

/ Andy

The Podsafe Music Network is getting hot!

It's tuesday, the snow blizzard is raging outside my window (picture - before blizzard!), but in here, in the studio, it's nice and cosy.
Got some interesting news from the PMN (Podsafe Music Network) and Adam Curry who last week announced some major good stuff that will be out and running in a few weeks.
This show should really be called "The Support Show", because I share some tips and tricks on how to download and use Skype, and how to vote for a podcast at Podcast Alley. So I hope, that will be to some help for you!

I recommend you to check out Cloudy Day Art which is a podcast about poetry, at all levels.
Also check out Sunday, go to meetin' with my dear friend Garland T who just might be on the show today...

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Todays Phrases from Swedish as a 7th language: We would like a table by the window
- Vi skulle vilja ha ett fönsterbord
May we order please?
- Skulle vi kunna få beställa, tack?
There is a fly in my soup
- Det är en fluga i min soppa
Pay
- Betala

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Assertive Sound, Moments of Joy
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The cold stormy winter is coming!

It's friday again, so tonight I can dip my fingers in a fresh bowl of popcorn again! I love fridays...
I am saving up to buy an M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96, so I encourage you to visit the web store, just like I did when I bought this neat wall clock (picture)! I didn't know it would look so great in real life, but it did.

I recommend you to check out Typical Mac User which is a podcast for everyone with a Mac!

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Moose, Shimmerin' Light
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The feedback show!

So many people have emailed me since the last show. I just couldn't do a show today, without reading some of them for you. But all that is in the feedback section of the show of course.

If anyone has missed it, I was interviewed by Rob over at podcast411.com and if you want to listen to that interview, just click the button below.

A lot of things has happened since last time. The most prominent event is that Palm finally agreed to give me a full refund on my Z22 since it didn't work properly with my iMac G5. So there's a big victory!

I recommend you to check out Keith and the Girl with Keith and Chemda

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Teh Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Beatrice Ericsson, Put a little love
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

The explicit show!

It's sunday, and tomorrow we're back at work again. Another wonderful week in the mines!
This episode of BTS should really be marked as explicit cause there is some cursing involved, but we thought you might be tough enough to handle it.

We discuss the remodelling of our kitchen, my beer experiences, Viggo Mortensen, drivers licenses, my Palm PDA, wolves, and we say hello to my sister Sang in Geneva - in swedish! Good luck in translating that... :-)

We recommend the following podcasts:
The Ponderplace with Travis and April
Podcast 411 with Rob
Keith and the Girl with Keith and Chemda

The superstitious show!

It's friday the 13th so we'd better take it easy today!

So the interview with podcast 411 aired on wednesday and you can go to the show directly by clicking the button below:

The remodelling of our kitchen is progressing, if yet slowly. We are now waiting for a certified electrician to come and take down our oven fan, so we can be able to tare down the tiles behind it. It's a long wait. I'll keep you all posted
The Palm story continues and I really want a full refund at this point. Palm's customer support aren't very helpful and I'm getting really annoyed now. I'll keep you posted on this matter as well!

I recommend you to check out The PK and J Show with Paul and Jeanette

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Teh Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
DJ COA, Polar Personified
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Welcome to the Polarbear Podcast

If you're new to this show, I would just like to take the opportunity to welcome you and hope that you will enjoy the show.
Please take a minute and visit all the features on my website (links are on the left) including my Frappr-map, the Webshop and of course the main website.
I am a big fan of feedback, so if you have any thoughts or comments, please feel free to send me an email at andy@polarbearpodcast.com.

Thanks for checking in and don't forget to subscribe. It's done in a heartbeat by pressing the grey iTunes button to your left. In this way you will automatically get all the future shows downloaded to your computer! So be sure to not miss a single episode of this polar adventure from Sweden.

/ Andy

Anyone wondering what all this is about? Well, I was interviewed by Rob over at Podcast 411 and you can listen to the interview if you click the button below!

Let's tear the kitchen down!

So now we're back to good old classic Skåne-weather, with grey skies, and some degrees above zero Celcius. But from what I hear they have the opposite problem in Japan! Poor people, I'm not jealous.
So we've decided to redecorate our kitchen now and this will probably be a recurring topic on the show, the next couple of weeks. During the show today Marie started taking down the tiles (picture) and that's what you will hear in the background, in the first half. And we'll be living without a kitchen for a few days, but we'll get along...trust me!

I recommend you to check out Mostly Trivial with Johnny Bee and also Sunday, go to meetin' with your host Garland T.

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Cagey House, River Bird Tree (during the intro-talk)
SEAVE, So Cool
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Screw my computer - but I still love it!

A new week at work which ended quite abruptley, cause we decided we needed more time off, and since we just let the last issue of the magazine to the printer, we thought we'de take a few more days off. It's been great!!!
And I'm having major problems with my computer. It's been working perfectly up until a week ago, and now suddenly I get these strange popup windows prompting me for authorization whenever I start an application. I've triend mending the rights and everything but it still doesn't work. So if anybody knows how to fix this WITHOUT formating the whole thing...please email me!

I recommend you to check out The Ponderplae Podcast

Don't forget to participate in the Promotion Contest! Check out the details...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Cagey House, River Bird Tree (during the intro-talk)
Moose, Girl's Gotta Hold

Back to the mine

So it's 2006 already, huh? I was so longing for this holiday and all my days off from work, but here I am now, right back in the cole mine again. I may reffer to my place of work as a mine, but infact I really love it. It's a great place to work and we have a lot of benifits, compared to other companies that is.
The New Years celebration went well, and I once again enjoyed the firework investments of my neighbours. Why pay, when you get it for free?!

On todays show we announce a new segment of the show - "Swedish as a seventh language" and also the previously announced "Typically Swedish" which has been renamed "Seriously Swedish". Also a little push for the Promotion Contest ending in february. Don't miss it! Great prizes at stake.

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Cagey House, The Summer Pump (during the intro-talk)
The Hillbilly Casino, Pretty Baby
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Photo of The Hillbilly Casino by Joshua Black Wilkins.

Happy New Year!

This is the very last show of the year. Ahead of us is 2006 and we are really looking forward to this!
So how was your christmas? We had a wonderful one, even if the snow didn't come until yesterday, (but then it came big time!) A lot of gifts for the kids and two big ones for Marie - one from me (a new sewing machine) and one from my parents (a drivers licence). You should have seen the look on her face! :-)

On todays show we announce the winner of the big Promotion Contest 2005 and release a new contest that ends on the last of february. Don't miss out onit! Great prizes at stake.

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
The Core, Mobius Triplet (during the intro-talk)
Road Village Band, Under the bridge
Simpatico, Resolve (during the feedback)

Merry Christmas everyone!
This is a very special show, and it's all about Christmas. I talk about our traditional Christmas meals, I have a guest on the show and we talk about the way we usually celebrate Christmas Eve and I also talk about christmas gifts.

So from all of us, to all of you:
A Very Merry Christmas

Greetings from:
• Jay Goeppner and Chuck Stenick
• April & Travis of The Ponderplace
• Neil Dixon & Jen, from A Minor Technicality
• Bruce Murray from the Zedcast
• Robin Stine
• Tom and Adele, from The Loose Ends Show
• Swoopy and Derek, Skepticality
• Rob, Podcast411 podcast
• Chuck, Dana and Charlie of The Candy Podcast
• Neil Dixon, once again...

Music on todays show (in order of appearance):
Beatrice Ericsson, This white Christmas will be blue
The Core, Mobius Triplet
Jay Goeppner, A Soldeirs Christmas
Beatrice Ericsson, Christmas without you
Charlie Crowe, Oh Holy Night
Doug Boldt, Silent Night / It came upon a midnight clear
Podsafe for Peace, If Every Day Where Christmas

How much is that gnome in the garden?
Well, we finally got off to Gothenburg this weekend an we had a blast - allthough Liseberg was a very crowded place that day as it turned out!
We also had to leave our dog at the kennel since we couldn't bring her along. But the kennel siezed the opportunity and helped us trim her, which was very much appreciated from our side. I'll get pictures up as soon as I can, of Princess Moki v 2.0. and of me and the family at Liseberg. Check out the website in a few days!
And I am looking forward to spending christmas together with my parents.

Announcements:
• Christmas special episode on the 23rd Dec.

On swenews today:
• Potency problems or blindness
• Non smoking law kills children
• The Garden Gnome Liberation Front (GGLF)
• High-tech churches

Links on todays show:
Road Village Band, from Vejbystrand in the north west parts of Skåne performs their songs All that he says and The Zity Zoo .

The BIG 20-show
Due to the roadtrip this week this episode isn't as big as you might expect! Good news though is that we're going to Gothenburg tomorrow at last!
Also: a big thanks to everyone who has showed their comittment by placing a virtual push pin on my Frappr-map.
And I got some real nice feedback from Japan!

Announcements:
• On monday 18th I will be interviewed by Rob over at podcast411.com and I'm very excited about it! Wish me luck...
Polarbear Webshop »
• Christmas special episode on the 23rd Dec.

On swenews today:
• Secondary attack on 16 year old
• Clean up in Phuket
• Till death do us part
• 360 million down the drain

Links on todays show:
Jay Goeppner, performs their A Soldiers Christmas.
Candy Podcast, with Chuck Steneck.
Everyday Life In Tokyo, with Kenichi Ishihara. A podcast in japanese only!

The reflective episode...
Well, we never got off to Gothenburg this weekend. It all had to do with some odd illness my daughter stumbled across last friday. But it really didn't matter cause the important issue is that she is well again. The weekend was spent cleaning the house instead, which we of course all think is a good equivelence to a christmas theme park...not! Credits to Marie who did most of the work though.
We also baked the traditional "lussekatter" (Lucia Cats) which is a kind of christmas bun with saffron. If you want a recipe with design examples click here »
Today we celebrate Lucia at breakfast by eating these lucia cats, drinking wine punch and dressing up like the saint herself (image), some of us

Announcements:
• Check out the Polarbear Webshop »
• Christmas special episode on the 23rd Dec.
• Help wanted on the subject of headphones with a built-in mic

On swenews today:
• Swedes endourse bad behaviour
• Norrland strikes back - not
• Lawstudents of crime
• 16 year old marks a man

Links on todays show:
PKandJ Show, with Paul and Jeanette.
Robin Stine, performs her song Get over her.

So we're back again!
People really liked this venue, so we're back in the studio, Marie and I, making our second Bedtime Stories. Tonight we cover areas like feedback on the show (Thank you all!) and how swedish people speak english, where I accidently insult the germans.
Marie tells you about her "Retard Mode" and why we didn't go to Liseberg.
We also talk about the Nobel Prize banquette being the biggest and most glamourous party in the world, and how stupid the swedish government acted during the Tsunami catastrophy.
I also let you in on Maries cleaning obsession and I give a New Years resolution since I have used more that 200 kg of snuff (image) over the past 4-5 years!

Links on todays show:
Ponderplace Podcast, with Travis and April.
Beatrice Ericsson, performs her song Christmas without you.

The show is spreading all over the place!
Polarbear Podcast was featured on the Podcast Outlaws podcast directory and that really noticed on the stats from the show. Great fun! And now I have new listeners from Japan and Australia. Welcome to the show you guys!

Also on todays show:
Feedback from Linda in Gotherburg, who also - of course - placed her virtual push-pin on the frappr-map. She had some great constructive comments about the Bedtime Stories in specific, and the show at large in general.

Announcements today:
• Reminding you of PASP
• Café Press Shop just releasaed. Click on the clock at the top left of the shownotes for more info
• Vote for us at Podcast Alley and Podcast Pickle!

On swenews:
• Kids cash in on drugs
• Entire family charged for selling alkohol
• Gossip can cost you
• The moose is on the loose
• Nudists cause caos

Links on todays show:
Podcast Outlaws, where we were mentioned on monday.
The Ponderplace Podcast, whith Travis and April, is a truly great show. Keep up the good work.
Adam Curry's christmas music feed and The Daily Source Code, both featured the artist of today.
Beatrice Ericsson, performs her song Reach Out, and she is fantastic!
The Core is our new "house band" playing there Mobius Triplet during the start of the show.