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Archive for February, 2019

AT: Call It!

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

Listener Ken overworks his projects and asks for advice on simplifying and saying when enough is enough. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Blitzscaling

Justin: Backpack Studio

Brian: The Stand

Bryce: One Day at a Time

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WT: Bench Press A Moon Base

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Death! The stench of death in Brazil! BAM ZOOM SpaceX to the moon and other space updates. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Expanse and Defunctland

Justin: A Star is Born

Brian: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Bryce: Happy Death Day 2U

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AT: Just Do The Thing!

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

Listener Joe has a question about making and publishing a graphic novel online and in print. Plus, Andrew talks about his new project PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: OpenAI “Better Language Models and Their Implications”

Justin: Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy

Brian: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed and 15 Minutes – Tim Minchin

Bryce: Sword Art Online

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WT: Chaos Vaccine

Monday, February 18th, 2019

OpenAI reveals a new artificial intelligence to generate news articles. We can see technology synthesize impressive new ideas, so how to we brace ourselves? Plus, Lord of the Rings fanfiction! Saying goodbye to one of our watery friends. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Ex Machina and Transcendence and Demon Seed

Justin: Russian Doll and Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy

Brian: Night Attack’s South by So Wasted Live Show

Bryce: Velvet Buzzsaw

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AT: Billion Dollar Failure

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

Gumroad’s creator has an article on how it failed to be a billion dollar company and Patreon’s growth woes. The trouble with venture capital expectations. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: YCombinator News and

Brian: Start With Why

Bryce: Wargroove

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WT: Look Who’s Marsing Now

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Brains in a jar! Hacking life turns out to be a huge exploit. Big news: Mars One is no more. A look back at its troubled history and we pass judgement. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Galaxy Quest

Justin: Russian Doll

Brian: Swiss Army Man

Bryce: The Handmaid’s Tale

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AT: The Curiosity Gap

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

Listener David writes back in to follow-up on his guitar YouTube channel. He’s GOT a mailing list, but what should he do with it? Writing good emails and subject lines. The difficulty of getting people to take an action. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Riddle of the Sands

Justin: Sex Education

Brian: Under The Influence

Bryce: Russian Doll

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WT: Glowing Nuts

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

This is an important one: we’re going to solve the world’s unsolved mysteries! Well, at least most of them. Pink squirrels! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Archive for February, 2019

AT: Call It!

WT: Bench Press A Moon Base

AT: Just Do The Thing!

WT: Chaos Vaccine

AT: Billion Dollar Failure

WT: Look Who’s Marsing Now

AT: The Curiosity Gap

WT: Glowing Nuts

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