Gerard Armbruster and Stetson Tudd are unaware that their phone call has been recorded.

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Contemplating Insomnia After Reading Rudyard Kipling

The Wallflower 360, a premium received with Gerard Armbruster's workhorse handheld audio recorder, was introduced in the Extruding America episode entitled Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report, and was described as "a recording device so sensitive it can even record your thoughts and dreams."  It promised the ability to "constantly record your entire life."  It was discarded on a scrapheap but is apparently still in operation, as evidenced here. - Editor*   *Note - The possibility of a listening device with the power of the Wallflower 360 was being investigated as early as 1949 and outlined in scientific literature (see AUDITORY NATURE IN MOLECULAR STRUCTURES by Folger Edelstein, Yuma University Press 1949) and in extrapolative classical works (e.g. THE BED CHAMBER DREAMS OF TIN TIN LIU by the 13th century Chinese poet Ben Joe).

Empty Head: The Downside

Gerard is hungry and sees something out of the corner of his eye.

Ghosts

Somewhat amazingly, Gerard Armbruster, beset by what some individuals would consider to be emotional and financial difficulties, continues to work at what some professional broadcasters might consider to be an exhausting pace.

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

Stetson Tudd delivers an open letter to the world from Battersea, Washington.

Extruding America 34: An Open Letter to the World from Battersea, Washington

Has Extruding America returned and is it new and improved and better than ever?  We're voting for "returned"!

Extruding America 33: Gerard in the New Economy

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Rejected Title: Disquietude Introduces Itself to Gerard Armbruster's Comfy Chair

Gerard's Nightmare

Unbeknownst to a frustrated Gerard, his activities have been recorded.

Big Judy

Zowie!  Straight out of the heart of Armbruster Recording Studio Enterprises (ARSE) comes this viral dance sensation.  Take that, Armbruster! - Robert "Bob" Robertson.  Goodnight America! (image © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki)

Bonus Track: Lentil Masti Dance Mix

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman general.  He was not a rhododendron.

Extruding America 32: The Story of a Lifetime

Unbeknownst to Gerard, his preparation for a journalistically superior report has been recorded.

Preparation for a Journalistically Superior Report

Yet again, Gerard and Stetson are unaware that their phone call has been recorded. (Image: Natxo 68, flickr)

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Gerard Armbruster seizes the moment and Stetson Tudd skips it across the pond. (Illustration: Alfanhui, flickr)

Extruding America 31: Seize the Moment and Skip It Across the Pond

Won't you join me, Gerard Armbruster, as every week we take a wrong turn off life's interstate, and discover the straight story about the bend in the road, where nestle the small towns with big characters, to tug on the common thread that unravels the hand-me-down sweater of our national zeitgeist, and extrudes the truths of our lives. Perennial favorite: Postcard from Battersea, with Stetson Tudd.

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