On this week's installment:

• After our opening track, a listener suggests an excellent way to run a radio station into the ground.


• A report released this week shows that U.S. broadband is among the slowest and most expensive in the world. How do your speeds compare to ours?


• We later begin our tribute to balloons by going up, up, and away in a beautiful.... motor boat?


• If you are an iPhone user, listen up. An excerpt from a BBC program sent in by TBRN's owner gives a perspective contrary to Apple's marketing fud.


• A call then follows to explain why wifi on cell phones is actually beneficial.


• It seems that Corona, everyone's favorite four-year-old, may have been born on the streets of NYC.


• Find out where the host of "The Farhan Show" has gone.


• Is Led Zeppelin's "Four Sticks" sped up? One listener insists the CD version is, and we insist that it's only Robert Plant's vocals that are put through helium.


• Karen's mom celebrated a birthday this week. A special dedication is played that even appalls Venison88.


• We experience some technical difficulties during the broadcast. Although nothing major, it becomes necessary to explain by blaming the seven-year-old desktop.


• John playing with a helium balloon follows, complete with an interruption from some dogs who are unhappy that pizza has arrived.


• Ever wondered what "Sweet Georgia Brown" sounded like when a tractor was used for the percussion? Wonder no more.


• Venison88 sends us a track that showcases the typical NYC nightlife.


• John's gurgly stomach makes a few appearances.


• We finally close out the show with a listener request and an older bit appropriate to some recent news in the assistive technology industry.

That wraps it up for this week. Life is becoming quite busy on the personal front, so we may or may not be around next Saturday. Keep an eye on the TBRN messengers to see when we're next on the air.