As if his abandonment issues weren’t bad enough, Brian was left to fend for himself this week. And so, along with guest-host Shona Conway, he went out the night before in order to drown his sorrows. The following 40-minutes are a result of their shared hangovers. Expect bile to be spat about sexuality, nakedness, transsexualism, novelty panties, fight-starting lesbians and fish tacos. Also, there’s a belt of something awkward in some poor unfortunate’s hair for good measure…

Fred gets an out of the blue communiqué from unknown relatives, prompting a few uncomfortable revelations about his family history and mashed potatoes…

Aaron arrives in Texas and decides to take the opportunity by the hairy ones and do a show sans-Brian. Old friends of the show, The Tastydactyls, hang out with some of their buddies and things get a little messy. There’s talk of state-shaped breakfast, bear suits, and the ability to hypnotize free money out of shops. Despite the fact that we had several musicians in the studio, we have a song from guys who weren’t there - Veloura. Keep an ear out for another Cabin Fever competition to win a free CD and come back real soon for Brian’s response to Aaron’s absence.

The Dentmobile didn’t make a stop near you? No problem, as Michael provides a rundown and some photos of the event in Ann Arbor, Michigan…

Bob Rose rages on again, this time with a review of the post-apocalyptic Frankenstein still stomping through theaters. He spouts off on how Sean Penn warms his soul, and the relevance of the “glory hole” in conjunction with cinema…

We’re giving away, in conjunction with BBC Home Video, five (5) copies of MICHAEL PALIN’S NEW EUROPE on DVD…

Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…