Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:53:15 -0800
Duration: 90

This is a summary introduction to the wild world of MyNameisBill

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:31 -0800
Duration: 106

Max and Bill get lessons by the local Hannibal legend, L.A.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:39:33 -0800
Duration: 149

We're not alone on this rever. Here's one of our friends.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:52:32 -0800
Duration: 209

The final episode of the series, Davis and Eric deal with their differences.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:16:19 -0800
Duration: 174

The morning after the fund-raiser, the gang is hungover when they meet the playwright.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:16:16 -0800
Duration: 270

The night of the Play Group Fund-Raiser. The show goes off, and the night gets weird.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:46:20 -0800
Duration: 135

Alex councils Davis as to the mood of the Company

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:16:21 -0800
Duration: 162

The gang recoils from the news that Davis has gone behind their backs to pay The Humans the disputed $500.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:46:20 -0800
Duration: 133

We meet Shane the Human, and he receives some unexpected news.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:46:17 -0800
Duration: 175

The Play Group meets Shane, and discusses the possibility of a fund-raiser.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:46:22 -0800
Duration: 174

Davis loses his faith in Steve, and places it elsewhere.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:46:21 -0800
Duration: 178

The gang visits Jo at the community theater, and discuss fund-raising ideas.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:46:15 -0800
Duration: 172

Davis and Steve work the garage sale fund raiser, and Steve gives Davis a lesson on 21st century communication.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:46:17 -0800
Duration: 131

I visit Diandra at work, and she discusses the upcoming garage sale.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:46:21 -0800
Duration: 181

Bill invites his girlfriend, Natasha, to experience some guerrilla theatre courtesy of Alex and Jo.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:16:14 -0800
Duration: 180

Jo and Davis meet for lunch at a taco shop... and Davis invites an old friend to join the project.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:16:17 -0800
Duration: 129

I visit Jo at her day job, where she discusses her feelings about the casting process

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:16:20 -0800
Duration: 167

Conflict erupts when discussing whether to have auditions for the play or to cast from within the company.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:16:18 -0800
Duration: 160

Diandra, Jo, and Alex visit me at my house to give me their constructive criticism on the first episode.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:46:16 -0800
Duration: 181

This is the first episode of the new series, "Meet The Play Group". In this documentary series, I follow the misadventures of a struggling San Francisco theater company as they try and get on their feet. Hilarity ensues.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:43:06 -0800
Duration: 173

The final episode of the big travel project... a day with the guys out on the Bay.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:04:39 -0800
Duration: 330

At the end of the journey, I look back.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:04:07 -0800
Duration: 116

After a long plane ride... Mongolia, Korea, Los Angeles, San Jose... I arrive.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:34:06 -0800
Duration: 123

Suddenly its real. The project is actually coming to a close. I'm actually going home.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:57:53 -0800
Duration: 159

Wired on caffeine, I ask for some comments. How have you enjoyed this podcast? What should I do next?

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:04:09 -0800
Duration: 164

I visit the local Mongolian folk rock group, Altan Urag... and find a sensation waiting to be discovered.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:25:14 -0800
Duration: 165

Drive a car from London to Ulan Batar, and you'll get a free beer.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:16:06 -0800
Duration: 149

Everyone has their price sometimes... even honest people.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:25:06 -0800
Duration: 179

The best view of the production is from back stage.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:55:11 -0800
Duration: 169

Thanks to the Cordarounds sponsorship, I've bought a ticket back to California. I'll miss my new friends, but I'm ready to be going home.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 07:13:06 -0800
Duration: 153

Once again, the best way to get to know the local community is to get the tour from the people who really know.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:25:07 -0800
Duration: 76

Have you heard of Yaks>

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:34:06 -0800
Duration: 147

The Ivanhoe Mining Company is breaking international treaties in its exploitation of Mongolian natural resources. One man is wiling to sacrifice his life to change that.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:13:07 -0800
Duration: 169

In rural Mongolia, parents of disabled children have few choices. Peace Corps is trying to help them out.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:04:08 -0800
Duration: 139

The Soviets left projects unfinished. I'll try not to do that.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:34:06 -0800
Duration: 118

At the top of the hill, people build strange sculptures to help them communicate.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:22:16 -0800
Duration: 130

Living in the illegal "Ninja Mines" of the Gobi desert, a young boy spends his day carrying dirt from here to there.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:43:05 -0800
Duration: 146

What does a Mongolian do when she needs an eye exam?

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:49:06 -0800
Duration: 99

Sometimes you have to take the slow road

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:52:13 -0800
Duration: 177

A behind the scenes view of the much anticipated feature film, "Wrestling Mongolia".

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:25:06 -0800
Duration: 155

Dashka, the chill Buddhist monk shows me around, and reminds me to keep things okey dokey.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:04:10 -0800
Duration: 528

The ride could be over at any moment... and someday it will. Lets live it now.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:34:09 -0800
Duration: 172

Announcing the official sponsorship of MyNameisBill by www.Cordarounds.com

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:34:07 -0800
Duration: 159

Even in Mongolia, a Beer Run is a Beer Run.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:04:06 -0800
Duration: 154

At the Naadam horse races, I find a massive TV screen blasting National Identity accross the Mongolian Plains.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:04:13 -0800
Duration: 135

I find a genuine summer carnival atmosphere in Mongolia's Naadam festival.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:43:10 -0800
Duration: 142

From a new perspective, I arrive in my 8th country at sunrise. Its the 100th episode of the Big Travel Project. Yes.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:49:09 -0800
Duration: 167

I visit the Great Wall, and contemplate the history and the use of walls.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:13:10 -0800
Duration: 166

The forces of globalization can break through the walls of even the most forbidden of places.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:43:09 -0800
Duration: 126

I scam the scammers, and get a little revenge on the Beijing Tea Scam.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:40:07 -0800
Duration: 165

In the district of Beijing called 798, flourishes an enclave of Chinese artists.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:13:07 -0800
Duration: 138

In a junkyard in east Beijing, I fantasize about summertime soft serve back at home.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:43:06 -0800
Duration: 178

It's raining, and I experience the four sources of traveling misery.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:13:06 -0800
Duration: 157

I visit a rural school in southern China, and meet some Americans on their first day of teaching English.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:43:07 -0800
Duration: 179

At the Night Market, we contemplate the ramifications of sampling the local cuisine.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:13:06 -0800
Duration: 157

I visit a Kung Fu master, and discover how much of a weakling I really am.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:43:10 -0800
Duration: 119

I learn to play cards with some of China's older set.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:13:12 -0800
Duration: 151

Is it a big world or a small world?

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:13:06 -0800
Duration: 153

Like the ancient masters of war, young Chinese are matching swords with each other online

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:13:06 -0800
Duration: 142

A lot of things are impossible ... until you do them

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:43:06 -0800
Duration: 146

On the bus into Mainland China I recall a good omen from last night.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:43:06 -0800
Duration: 154

Tonight I saw a show that put to shame the art directors of Broadway.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:07:09 -0800
Duration: 154

Well, its official. I'm going into mainland China. I'm bringing my satellite phone, and lets see what happens.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:46:12 -0800
Duration: 164

An innocent night at a restaurant turned into one of the most epic party crashings in recorded history

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:43:07 -0800
Duration: 140

I know I said all that great stuff about coffee... but the truth is: Humans drink Tea

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:43:06 -0800
Duration: 98

Me and Ben: Loving life in the big city.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:43:08 -0800
Duration: 159

Waking up, sometimes its hard to remember where I am every day... But a quick breakfast reminds me.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:13:07 -0800
Duration: 149

A sad departure made a little more bearable by the company of the world famous Little Pumpkins

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:49:07 -0800
Duration: 142

At a Spoken Word event in Windhoek, Namibia, I recorded a short poem by a woman whose name I forgot to get.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:19:11 -0800
Duration: 160

In Otjinene Namibia, the staff and students of a local school put on a performance for me, spotlighting their local cultures

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:13:06 -0800
Duration: 123

Deep in the Northern Kalahari, an elusive and enigmatic creature is discovered going about its strange daily travail.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:46:06 -0800
Duration: 137

I visit my friend Cameron's old Peace Corps site, and test out the structural integrity of the playground she built a few years ago.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:13:06 -0800
Duration: 151

Jerry and Adolphus, residents of Namibia, discuss American politics

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:16:15 -0800
Duration: 159

The best way to get to know a new culture is the get the tour from the people who really know. In this case... the local girls soccer team

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 31 May 2007 06:13:17 -0800
Duration: 161

17 years after Apartied, disparity still exists between the once separate worlds, but people like Joel Kavetuna are closing the gap.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 30 May 2007 03:04:28 -0800
Duration: 165

I visit the Bicycle Empowerment Network's workshop, and check out an innovative solution to rural medical care.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 28 May 2007 08:25:13 -0800
Duration: 159

Three days. Vehicle Rental, Camping gear, gas, food, beer, park fees..... 100 bucks a person. Good deal if you ask me.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 25 May 2007 17:13:26 -0800
Duration: 49

A short, flawed guide to animals of the Namibian bush.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:43:15 -0800
Duration: 159

Collecting supplies for a two-day road trip to an Elephant watering hole in Namibia

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 24 May 2007 07:40:12 -0800
Duration: 145

Overlooking the suburban sprawl of Windhoek, Namibia, I eat a box lunch, and discuss my trajectory

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 23 May 2007 03:43:10 -0800
Duration: 160

I climb Table Mountain, find some wisdom along the way, and thank the adventurous friends who inspired me to do it.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 22 May 2007 12:40:14 -0800
Duration: 93

Cape Town is not the Africa from the Discovery Channel. Its a fast paced city... and I'm taken by suprise.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 18 May 2007 11:04:10 -0800
Duration: 96

My last day in Madagascar, My last sunset from the red island.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 18 May 2007 00:07:07 -0800
Duration: 120

Well, you asked for it... you got it. A trip to Madagascar wouldn't be complete without a Lemur or two.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 17 May 2007 06:19:10 -0800
Duration: 152

I take a trip with a group of Railway Engineers, and become a Rail Enthusiast for the day.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 15 May 2007 09:04:06 -0800
Duration: 69

Don't forget to go outside. That laptop is pretty awesome, but it sure does suck your life away.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 14 May 2007 18:10:19 -0800
Duration: 195

Stephen and I realize that Yesterday was Mothers' Day, and so we write a song for our Moms.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:52:13 -0800
Duration: 93

I'm traveling the world on an open-ended interactive adventure. And to make it interesting, I'm producing a daily video podcast about my trip.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 11 May 2007 17:25:19 -0800
Duration: 129

I was contacted by CNN and asked to produce a short promo for my show. Yes... I did what they asked.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:19:05 -0800
Duration: 178

I visit with Lindsay, a Peace Corps volunteer, and check out the gold panning operation in the countryside.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 09 May 2007 13:22:11 -0800
Duration: 80

After a tiring sunburned few days, I take a moment to listen to the stillness of my batteries running out.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 09 May 2007 01:49:05 -0800
Duration: 141

I hook up with Madasoleil, and participate with them on one of their field demonstrations of solar power.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Tue, 08 May 2007 06:52:20 -0800
Duration: 172

Jack and I travel accross the bay with some local fisherman, and check out a lighthouse on the northern coast of Madagascar

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 04 May 2007 15:49:05 -0800
Duration: 138

I try local Madagascar cuisine, and run around a baobob tree for luck

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Fri, 04 May 2007 04:49:06 -0800
Duration: 130

On the road between Here and There

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 02 May 2007 14:13:07 -0800
Duration: 151

At the top of a volcano in the Indian Ocean, my co-producer and I try and produce a worthy show.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Wed, 02 May 2007 06:31:09 -0800
Duration: 124

I visit with two leading researchers doing field work in the coral flats of Reunion island.

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:10:16 -0800
Duration: 115

Lost in the Cirque de Mufate

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:58:07 -0800
Duration: 119

Another episode of the most relaxing podcast on the internet

Author: MyNameisBill
Added: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:58:07 -0800
Duration: 58

After a travel day. I reveal the travel plans, and have a beer at sunset