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@conor
If you prefer downloading to streaming (or want to save the show for later), here's the MP3 the stream leads to:
http://cdn.newsweek.com/media/newsweek/podcasts/onair/080713/Newsweek_noa_080713_complete.mp3
@conor
I have now tried 3 browsers on 2 operating systems, and they all seem to get stuck on the "Loading Content" screen. I'm guessing their stream's screwed up.
Hmmm.. Let me see. I've been out of the manga loop for a while now, but I have a few you might find interesting.
Like ArchMerc said, Genshiken is a very solid, very funny "slice-of-life" book about college-age geeks in Japan. There are nine volumes, but the first one is sufficient to get an idea of the premise and comedy style. I'd love to hear your take one this, as you guys tend to enjoy this kind of story.
For a straight-out awesome story which is relatively short and more or less self-contained, pick up the original Ghost in the Shell manga. It's kind of hard to explain the plot, but the premise is a not too distant future where humans have cyborg bodies, and the cops who fight crime using said bodies. Actually, this sounds a bit like The Surrogates, but it goes in a very different direction. Really good book; a manga classic, you should definitely look into it.
Finally, if you want something to directly compare to ongoing superhero comics, Hellsing is a really crazy, over-the-top anti-hero (vampire) with super powers story. Not much in the way of plot, but the action and drawing are excellent. Again, I would only really recommend this if you are trying to draw parallels to superheroes, but in that regard it does quite well.
Finally, I think you should go into the difference between the separate writer and artist structure of American comics versus the single writer/artist structure of manga. It's a very interesting distinction which is often overlooked.