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THE INFINITE REAL ESTATE BOOM

The gang invests in a sweetheart real estate deal so they can get rich quick and live off the infinite appreciation of their California property.

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?THE GANG SAVES CHRISTMAS

Come on a holiday adventure when Santa and all his reindeer are knocked out by an accidental extra potent dose of Coco Especial de Sanchez.

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ZERO-T THE PSYCHIC

The gang fights crime in the Mission and on Wall Street with the help of Zero-T and his psychic abilities.

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BOZEMAN

Deep into the future all of the human problems have been solved and are now administrated through a simple call to technical support.

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?WILSON MEETS THE GURU

Wilson finds out that the guru who brought him enlightenment in his younger days is in town for a special event and the entire gang joins him for this special gathering.

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SAVE THE WORLD RADIO

With Special Guest: Americ Azevedo
The gang starts a call in show to save the world and one of their first callers is Americ, the local college professor who introduces them to the concept of Time Poverty.

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CASSANDRA and BEAUREGARD

Get a glimpse at how the upper crust deals with the crisis in their lives as we tune in to these two social elite individuals.

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9/11 HITS THE MISSION

When New York is attacked by terrorists the reverberation hits the mission and the gang pulls together to do their part in saving humanity.

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Executive Viewpoints
During the early boom of the technology revolution there was an immense push to integrate audio broadcasting on the internet and channels such as Audio Highway, Audio Basket, RioPort and Broadcast.com were fledging online broadcasting networks ripe for syndication of innovative content.

As a result, Michael Scott Studios produced and launched Executive Viewpoints, one of the very first audio recording shows dedicated to interviewing CEOs and top level management. Executive Viewpoints was broadcast throughout the span of time from early Audionet and AudioHighway to Broadcast.com to RioPort.com, appearing as a feature business show throughout that entire time on each of these broadcasting networks.

The historical and provocative interviews listed here, with high profile business and technology leaders took place during the late 1990’s and still contain interesting and appropriate information and insights.

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Digital Streams of Change
Mark Cuban, Broadcast.com

During this interview Mark Cuban was the President and CEO of Brodcast.com, before being purchased by Yahoo!. He talks candidly about his vision for the future of Internet Broadcasting and its role in future business success.

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Winner Takes All
Ann Winblad, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

The technology super sonic boom of the 90s was fueled by venture capital firms who invested in human invention; Ann Winblad was a partner in one of those firms. During this time the financial capital was flowing and the intellectual capital was premium and abundant.

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Pivioting on a Pixel
Regis McKenna, The McKenna Group

Marketing gurus were in high demand in the 90s to help provide expertise and vision for new technology markets and Regis McKenna was a leading force for some of the largest players at that time. He had just released his book Real Time and discusses the future of providing custom tailored business products and services for ultimate customer satisfaction.

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The Gift of Knowledge
Bill Ryan, Niehaus Ryan?Group (NRG)?PR

Branding and marketing for such a plethora of engineering minded technology companies was a boom business in the 90s and Bill Ryan was the Chairman of NRG PR who serviced a lot of them. In this interview he brilliantly discusses the process of creating value.

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The Freedom in Mobile Access
Timothy Dreisbach, Metricom

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The Digital Residence
Ken Potashner, S3

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The Personal Touch
Fabio Righi, Digital Persona

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The Big in the Very Small
Thomas Gutshall, Cepheid

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The Substance of Concept
Brian Kissel, Paraform

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The Quest for Solutions
Rammy Rasmussen, GaSonics

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My Own News
Kim Fisher, Audio Basket

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Virtual Socrates
Americ Azevedo, Golden Gate University Innovation Center

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Bull by the Horns
Hank Trisler, No Bull Selling

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Twas the Night Before Christmas

WRITTEN BY:
Clement Clarke Moore

NARRATED BY:
Michael Scott

This is the quintessential holiday poem telling of a visit from Santa Claus, complete with eight reindeer and a bundle of presents.

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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
(A Visit from Saint Nicholas)
by Clement Clarke Moore

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes — how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”

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Tobermory

WRITTEN BY:
Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)

NARRATED BY:
Michael Scott

What if your house pet could talk? It has probably seen and heard quite a few things that you would not want spread around at a dinner party of your friends and acquaintances. Well that is exactly what happens in this short story. Listen in to see how quick the conversation can take a bad turn and how a houseful of guests handle the stress of a cat named Tobermory that can speak it’s mind.

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SAKI
(Hector Hugh Monro)

This British writer poet and writer is best known for his short stories. He was killed in World War I while serving active duty. Read more on Wikipedia.