Secretly Timid

On this week’s episode, Jon berates Diane’s poor publicity skills while Jill and Paul eat jelly beans. The gang discuss The Real World’s Dustin Zito’s porn past (and his castmates’ reaction to the learning of it), the Royal Wedding, and the death of Osama Bin Laden. This week’s featured song is “Social Studies” by Body Language

On this week’s Secretly Timid , Jon surprises the group with a photo mentioned in episode 53. Paul confesses to finally seeing Jersey Shore , and he and Jon discuss this year’s The Real World. The news topics are pretty brutal this week and include a local woman’s murder , a teenager in Oregon who committed suicide in front of an audience , and a transgendered woman’s beati...

Gelatin. On today’s show Jill, Jon, and Paul devour candy and discuss a variety of topical topics including : a 90210 landmark up for sale , Kobe Bryant fined $100k for calling a ref a gay slur live on ESPN, 6 very important things we are running out of , West Texas becoming more lonely , and the Department of Justice’s pressing the red button on online poker . This week’s featur...

Happy Anniversary to us! Secretly Timid turns 1 April 15th. On this week’s show Diane comes out as a biplexual, Jon is hungover, and Jill and Paul eat Easter candy. News stories includes a slut march in Canada , a man who was arrested for being naked in his home was finally cleared of charges , young men are mysteriously disappearing along the Canada/US border, and a company offers post ra...

Danielle and Jon discuss SB 354 (the senate bill which would legally allow students and faculty to carry concealed firearms) with Julie Gavran and Jeremy Prince. Later, Danielle and Jeremy call Senator Jeff Wentworth’s office (you can call too at (512) 463-0125) to voice their concerns. If you would like to participate in the rally to keep guns off Texas public college campuses , click the...

The partisan panties fly on episode 51! Jon has a headache, Diane and Jill eat candy, and Paul takes the day off to fill out his application for Bravo’s The A-List. News stories include 3 stories involving organ donation : Comedian Ricky Cisco’s selfless donation to a Facebook friend’s husband , a recipient contracts HIV from his donor , and a follow-up to a story previously di...

We’re 50! On today’s episode, Paul returns, Jon turns 30 and drinks Chardonnay, and Diane and Jill eat lots of candy. Hey! Look! Funorexic is now in Urban Dictionary .   Pole-Dancing for Jesus twirls up a little controversy in Texas. Over in Florida, one community is protesting in hopes of forcing one young girl with a severe allergic reaction to peanuts out of the public school syst...

Poet Donovan Hufnagle reads a selection of original poems. Donovan Hufnagle is a writer, student, teacher, and father. He is currently pursuing a Ph. D. in Humanities and Aesthetic studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, while instructing full-time at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth Texas. His writing has appeared in Tattoo Highway ,  Sojourn ,  The Northridge Review ,  The New York...

What is that sound? Why it’s the howling wind bashing against my single pane window. On today’s show (that was chock full of technical difficulties) Jill, Jon, and Diane gab about one Texas man’s new face , a gay porn company suing bit torrent thieves (what if this outs closeted teens?), and one woman’s amazing vagina . Seriously….54 bags of heroin….31 empty bag...

On this unlucky day we have Jon and Jill in studio and Diane via the gods of the cell tower. Topics include a kidnapping case out of Parker County , the lost city of Atlantis might be found , and scammers taking advantage of last week’s tragedy in Japan . The cast also discuss comedian Gilbert Gottfried’s controversial tweets. Today’s featured song is “Moments Like This&#...

If it’s Thursday, it’s time for Evening Bender. Paul and Jon welcome model/actor Jeremy Matthew Connors to the cat studio. Over a few adult beverages, Jeremy shares his harrowing experiences overseas. Later, Diane and Jon will turn his experience into a script to sell to Hollywood for a pretty penny. If you only listen to one episode of “Evening Bender” this year, this is i...

…and by girls, we mean Diane. On today’s show Jill, Diane, and Jon chit-chat about guns on campus and Sarah Palin. News topics include this super-fun caravan of doomsday peeps (hopefully you don’t have big plans for May 21st), a flight attendant getting fired for placing a toddler in the overhead compartment, students being suspended (and in one case expelled) for writing that th...

Chirp, chirp. Here is the lowdown on Episode 46 : Diane, Jon, and Jill talk Netflixx, sleepover etiquette, Portlandia, and Paula Dean. Diane used to be a little dribbler.   Breaking news includes Christina Aguilera being arrested for PI and Texas Woman’s University being under lockdown due to a “shooting threat.” Other topics of discussion include “Baby Gaga” ice...

“Twelve stories high, made of radiation.” On Today’s show, Jon and Jill share memories of early children’s television and then bicker while Diane dusts off her 12 gauge. Topics of discussion include a bill which would allow students to carry guns on college campuses , Rahm Emanuel posting a $2,500 bounty to discover the identity of a twitter imposter , a crime-fighting DNA...

On today’s show the cast talk about Valentine’s Day, the Grammys, and last Saturday’s art opening at 500x. The cast then get political and anticipate the 2012 election circus. News topics include (and are limited to) this luxury hotel which has been taken over by squatters. Then Jill pits Tila Tequila against Adrianne Curry in this week Twitter Face Off. The featured song for th...

It’s Secretly Timid Tuesday! To celebrate…how about another double-sized episode? Jon, Jill and Diane open up the episode by talking about vomit and birth control. News stories include last week’s ice-pocalypse and how it affected the Super Bowl, the shaky half-time show,  trentasized wine , supermodel Gisele’s foot-in-mouth disease , and animal lover Michael Vick’s...

It is Secretly Timid Tuesday and Dallas is frozen. Rather than call in the snow day the cast decided to record via this program called “Skype.” Topics include…um…well…EGYPT, Chik-Fil-A, the Rush Limbaugh/Sen. Leland Yee, Artist Jeff Koons latest performance piece, and Helena Bonham Carter’s fashion . Other topics include Washington University’s decision to...

Although Paul could not get into the box today, we are still the Fantastic 4. Let’s just say that for today’s episode he is playing the part of the “Invisible Woman”. I suppose that would make Danielle “ She-Hulk .” Regardless, let us all mourn our fallen hero, The Human Torch . We will miss you, you flaming hero. On today’s show, Jon, Jill, and Diane talk...

On the very first episode of ‘Evening Bender,’ Paul and Jon welcome humanitarian Chelsea Adelman to the Cat Studio. Chelsea shares her travel adventures and offers hitchhiking tips. (Jon’s lawyer/boyfriend advises our listeners to NOT hitchhike.) Later Jill Skypes in and asks Chelsea and Jon what they do when they are alone. P.S. Jon and Chelsea over share sexy talk.

This show is truly a comedy of errors. Paul turns into a robot and is unceremoniously cut off by the Skype Gods.  Jon talks poker/Jill yawns/Diane blinks. The trio sans robot discuss over-sharing in private settings, home school vs. public schooling your children, and Jill’s new big girl bed. News stories include   a college student who paid for his tuition with one dollar bills ,   Guc...

Journalist and poet Melanie Sevcenko reads a selection of original poetry. Melanie Sevcenko is originally from Toronto, Canada and she currently lives in Berlin, Germany where she works as a freelance journalist and reporter for international publications. She is also a published poet and fiction writer and has worked for a number of international film festivals and non-profit organizations for do...

We lost our double D’s ! ! On today’s episode Jon, Jill and Paul (wow all one syllables too) discuss Owen Wilson’s latest role…”Daddy.” The trio also discuss whether or not one killing in Oklahoma was sex play gone terribly wrong or if it was premeditated. Jon gives Jill a guilt trip over twitter and later the cast discuss last week’s tragedy in Tucson. Th...

On today’s episode Jill shares that she hates 80’s movies [gasp] and Jon shares his new television obsession, Pit Bulls and Parolees . Jon also discusses this editorial about Mel, one of Michael Vick’s victims. Later the cast discuss Stanford’s  crazy marching band , an iPhone app that could make life easier for the color blind, and a possible organ donation which could al...

The cast discuss their top pics for 2010. They are (drum roll in your head) Music Jill : Thrift Store Cowboys “Bright Fire” Diane : The Weepies “I Was Made for Sunny Days” Paul : The Cast of Glee “Teenage Dream” Jon : Janelle Monae “Tightrope” Danielle : The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio” Film Jill : Winter’s Bone Diane : Winter’s...

We wish you all a Happy holiday season. On today’s episode, Jon talks about what he saw during his graduation (it’s smaller than a bread box) and praises the restaurant Urban Crust. Also, Jill, Jon, and Diane take an online quiz that is supposed to guess your generation and discuss the retrial of Billy the Kid and debate healthcare. The gang later discuss how one man has been cured o...