If you want to waste an hour and half, listen to the inane conversation at the new Vinecast. 
This experience was similar to my recent read of the latest David Sedaris book.
I unfortunately had just reread The Innocents Abroad. Expecting to follow this with more wit and humor mixed with bitter irony, I was instead given the mediocre revelations of a mediocre life, the highlight of which was to go to Tokyo with the express purpose of ending a decades long smoking habit.
Twain wrote about quitting the awful habit several times. Each time was with a combination of irony and humor that was totally missing from the Sedaris book.
I will compare TWiT with Vinecast. On the TWiT podcast, intelligent and well informed people discuss issues surrounding their chosen topic. With the exception of a fascination with Twitter, the talk mostly stays focused to the issue at hand. It is moderated by Leo Laporte.
It would be correct to identify the moderator of the Vinecast here, but there really wasn't one. It wasn't until the broadcast was several minutes old before the speakers were even identified.
It would be the right thing to say that I listened to the entire podcast. It would be the right thing, but it would be a lie. My email icon popped up and I decided to read SPAM instead of continuing with the podcast.
That about says it all. 
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