So I've managed to track down those first two episodes, but there seem to be some early episodes that are completely lost. The 12/12/00 episode is seemingly nowhere to be found, and I think 1/9/01 and 1/23/01 are in the same boat. I found some old threads about lost episodes and I'm pretty sure those episodes are completely lost (due to having excerpts on the Chain Fights CD), but I'm hoping maybe they're somehow out there somewhere for me to listen to.
I started listening from the beginning because I'd heard good things and because I'm a completist, but I'm still in 2000 and I've already fallen way more in love with the show than I ever expected. I hate the idea of missing episodes, especially ones with segments that were good enough to make the CD, and I'd really love to hear them. I'd even pay for them! That's true love.
(Haven't burnt my way up to 50 posts to get to the downloads forum because I'm not much of a message board guy these days, but if they're on there, I'll do it. I'm so on board that I'm already envisioning a Hot Rockin' Ronnie costume for Halloween next year.)