Hi, folks -- as promised, here's our very first "Top 5 Comments Of The Week Audio Podcast." ...

We had so much fun breaking down the RCV numbers in District 6, we thought we'd tackle District 4 next! Congratulations, Ed Jew! He wasn't even considered a factor when the Chron covered the race, and now he's the first person in SF RCV history to come from behind (2nd place) to win the election in overtime. So coming in after the election, the top four candidates were (in order): Ron Dudum, Ed Jew, Jaynry......

Let's start by kicking out the jams. DJ Icewater mixes the sounds of Yay Area soul from past to present for a a Shout Magazine Shoutcast. What's old to Swerbo but new to us are hi-fi recordings of The Slip and Surprise Me Mr. Davis show at the Independent in November. Nicole Lee suggests some music podcasts, including a podcast by geek-rock legends They Might Be Giants. And topping the Yahoo search charts for......

Back on April 13, Gothamist published this great interview with director Todd Solondz. At the time, we wondered if he'd be screening his new film, Palindromes, at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Sure enough, he did, and SFist BFF Steve Portigal made the misttake of mentioning he was going to see it. As Palindromes opens in the Bay Area this weekend, (see locations and times here), we hit Steve up for his thoughts......