TFATD 9: Pets, the Environment, and Mimzies

The Falcon and the Dove 9: Pets, the Environment, and Mimzies is NOW LIVE!

Episode 9 of The Falcon and the Dove: Pets, the Environment, and Mimzies. In this week's episode, we discuss how to protect your pet, the fight against global warming, loan-free educations, movies, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- We discuss the contaminated pet food and supply the growing list of brands to look out for.
- Al Gore testifies to the House of Representatives and Senate on how to solve global warming.
- Scholastic takes the environmental initiative by printing all 12 million copies of the last Harry Potter book on forest-friendly paper.
- The Happiness U-Curve. Why it seems that people hit a low at 45 and get happier afterwards.
- Some universities are now offering loan-free educations!
- We discuss the latest films that are coming to theaters and DVDs.
- Six kids vandalize the red Hogwarts Express train, causing $100,000 in damage.
- The Quote of the Week. Persistence.

Download Episode 9 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 18 minutes; File Size: 72.2 MB)

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TFATD 8: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle

The Falcon and the Dove 8: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle is NOW LIVE! When all of your St. Patrick's Day parties are done, have fun listening to this week's podcast!

Episode 8 of The Falcon and the Dove: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle. In this episode, we discuss coats made out of dog fur, binge drinking at colleges, an enormous sub disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- Iranians protest '300' and its fictionalized history.
- Humane Society wants heavy fines and confiscations of coats with dog, wolf, and raccoon dog fur against J.C. Penney, Dillard's and Macy's stores.
- San Juan nuclear sub disappears off radio, satellite and cellular phone for nearly 10 hours. Bermuda Triangle responsible?
- Education tax breaks and tax credit.
- Binge drinking and drug abuse up considerably according to a Columbia University study.
- Best fiction and non-fiction sellers go unread by Britons.
- FOLLOWUP: New PGA tournament for Fourth of July holiday.
- The Quote of the Week. Smile.

Download Episode 8 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes; File Size: 69.1 MB)

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TFATD 7: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness

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Episode 7 of The Falcon and the Dove: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness. In this episode, we discuss asteroids that threaten our survival on Earth, graphic movies including '300', peace meetings, happiness tests, and more! Enjoy!
- Overview.
- Top colleges offer free online course materials, including audio and video classes and lectures!
- NASA says it needs 1 billion dollars for a killer asteroid program but they don't have the money. Sound ridiculous?
- Look out for body parts in bubble wrap. One couple mistakenly received a liver and an ear via mail.
- DUI man hits trooper’s car in South Carolina with 43 lbs. of pot in his trunk. Easiest drug bust ever.
- The film ‘300’ is a ‘blood and guts, swords and hordes, historically inaccurate, buff film.’ We discuss other graphic films, including Ralph Bakshi's 1978 The Lord of the Rings (read our EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ralph Bakshi here!).
- Native nations convene at Peru summit in Spring to fulfill pre-Columbian peace prophecy.
- FOLLOWUP: Cherokee nation votes to revoke the membership of Freemen descendants.
- Fourth of July Tiger Woods golf tournament free to military service people and children.
- Bedford Springs Resort re-opens; has hot springs, and put in 20 acres of wetlands.
- EPA is called to task by several environmental organizations for failure to list coal ash as toxic.
- How happy are we? Is everyone capable of happiness? Is it genetic? Are you satisfied with your life? Take the 5-question Happiness Quiz and read more at MSNBC here! Learn about the science of happiness here!
- Early Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix reviews come out of Chicago! Send us your reviews if you attended!
- The Quote of the Week. Living well.

Download Episode 7 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 11 minutes; File Size: 65.2 MB)

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TFATD 6: Storms, Heros, and Horrors

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Episode 6 of The Falcon and the Dove: Storms, Heros, and Horrors. In this episode, we discuss everything from storm preparedness, to doggie heros, to this summer's movie flicks! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- Tornado alarms and storm preparedness. ALWAYS have a plan!
- Parents beat up principal over student's grades in Italy.
- The RAND program has been eliminated from Pittsburgh Public Schools.
- 'Star Trek' tricorders become a reality! Sort of...
- Suze Orman releases a new book called 'Women and Money', on how to manage money; and it's not just for women!
- Mixed breed hound saves owner from black bear.
- Black lab keeps climbers alive on Mt. Hood. Seriously, what would we do without dogs?
- Freemen descendants may be voted OUT of the Cherokee nation, after 141 years. It's all about the money...
- The West End play, 'Equus' opens to the public. Daniel Radcliffe receives a standing ovation.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to open (July, Friday the 13th) to 10,000 screens across the country!
- The Quote of the Week. Truth and lies.

Download Episode 6 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 19 minutes; File Size: 72.5 MB)

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TFATD 5: The Unabridged Oscars Show

Our Oscars reaction show is NOW LIVE! We waited a day to do this episode just so that we could give our reactions to the results of the Academy Awards, and that is the main discussion of this episode. We guarantee that this Oscar show is unlike any other show that you have ever heard (hint: we don't really discuss the gowns or the hairstyles ;)).

Episode 5 of The Falcon and the Dove: The Unabridged Oscars Show. Here is what will be featured this week:

- Intro.
- The Oscars!!! Which categories did we correctly predict? Most of them, actually!
- The importance of film and those who make them.
- The Quote of the Week. Storytelling.

Download Episode 5 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 5 minutes; File Size: 60.1 MB)

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TFATD 4: Dogs, Oscars, and Live Earth

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Welcome to Episode 4 of the Official Podcast of AreyaSimmons.Com, Dogs, Oscars, and Live Earth! In this particularly long episode, we discuss dogs, movies, the Oscars, and more! We hope you enjoy it. Here is what will be featured this week:

- Intro.
- The Westminster Dog Show.
- We discuss the films nominated in each category for Oscars, who we want to win, and who we think WILL win! We'll see if we're right!
- We announce the launch of Al Gore's HUGE event, Live: Earth, a global concert event to raise awareness and action on global warming and climate change. This wonderful event will take place in HUNDREDS of cities, on all 7 continents, July 7th, 2007 (7/7/07). Find out more at http://www.liveearth.msn.com/ and www.climatecrisis.net.
- The Quote of the Week. Forgiveness.

Download Episode 4 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 25 minutes; File Size: 78.3 MB)

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TFATD 3: Evolution, Women Presidents, and Cars

The uploading issues have been resolved! Only 1 day late, Episode 3 of The Falcon and the Dove is NOW LIVE!!!

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Official Podcast of AreyaSimmons.Com, The Falcon and the Dove 3: Evolution, Women Presidents, and Cars. We have a roller coaster for you all this week, and we hope you will enjoy it. Here is what will be featured this week:

- Intro.
- Missing children and Amber Alerts. Are they issued soon enough?
- We discuss a new documentary, 'A Flock of Dodos', which deals with the controversy between evolution and 'intelligent design'.
- Robopets!
- A car that changes color in different light? We discuss Infiniti's new G Sedan and the possible pitfalls of such a car.
- Harvard to get a woman President? UPDATE: We now know! YES!!!
- The Quote of the Week. Enthusiasm.

Download Episode 3 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 41 seconds; File Size: 55.5 MB)