Justin’s found a significant up-tick in interest and funding from his politics podcast. How did he get here and what’s next? What’s easier to talk into: a political caucus of TwitchCon? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Future is Faster Than You Think from Peter Diamandis

Justin: Shattered from Jonathan Allen

Brian: Bioshock Infinite (Movie cut)

Bryce: Next in Fashion

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After a weird slew of biblical comments on a new Mdoern Rogue video, Brian wants to know thoughts on how to handle comments now that the channel has gotten bigger. How did Bryce’s first week of having a newsletter go? Plus, anyone try Byte since we talked about it two weeks ago? Quan Quibi queep up with the quompetition? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Flutter and Udemy: Flutter Bootcamp

Justin: Google Forms

Bryce: Community

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Bryce is starting a mailing list–what are best practices and ways he can differentiate it from a blog or podcast? How often is too often and do you treat an all-content mailer different from a marketing mailer? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Bryce’s upcoming newsletter

Brian: Mailchimp

Bryce: Drafts

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Byte AKA Vine 2.0 has launched. What does the short-form video space look like this many years since the death of Vine? Do TikTok’s short-comings make enough of an empty space for Byte? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Brian: 1917

Bryce: Elgato Stream Deck Mobile

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How do you know if you’re “working hard enough?” When is perfect the enemy of good and what do you do when you reach the limits of what you can achieve with infinite time? Sprinting versus marathon style paces. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Company Man and

Justin: Dolly Parton’s America and

Brian: Firefly and

Bryce: Medical Police and

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When should you go “all-in”? Always keep an eye on what your next thing will be. And don’t forget about networking–we certainly do. Be on your behavior because you aren’t invisible. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Toys That Made Us

Justin: Schitt’s Creek

Bryce: Community

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Brian is starting to write a book. Will his idea of how to write and disseminate it make sense and will he really own it? Can the power of crowdsourcing overcome any of the work on writing a book? Taking an idea and strengthening it with the power of a massive community. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Art of Readable Writing

Justin: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Brian: Uncut Gems

Bryce: SpyParty Competitive League

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It’s a spoilercast of the final movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Weird Things podcast is about ten years old. How were things different back then and what’s changed in how we work? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

After Things will be off next week!

Picks:

Andrew: The PayPal Wars from Eric M. Jackson

Justin: Rick and Morty

Brian: The Righteous Mind from Jonathan Haidt

Bryce: Waterminder

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Justin’s new “Raise the Dead” podcast came out and charted among news podcasts. How well did it do and where is it now, six days after the first episode? How should he monetize the show as the remaining five episodes come out? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Otter.ai

Brian: Mr. Robot

Bryce: Discolored and ICESPRING Phone Clip Holder

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Andrew’s got a challenge for anyone preparing to work on a project: push yourself to get *something* completed in 24 hours. How do you handle projects that are indefinite in length and how can you feel good about ending and starting anew? Burnout and “seasonal” projects in media today. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Justin’s new historical podcast, “Raise The Dead,” launches this week! Find all the links and subscribe now at RaiseTheDeadPodcast.com.

Picks:

Andrew: Otter voice transcription and Google Audio Recorder

Justin: The Irishman

Bryce: Xenosaga Episode I (Full Movie Cut)

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Justin’s got a new audiobook/ebook/podcast coming next week, “Raise the Dead.” How does he promote it? Check out the first episode early on his “Politics Politics Politics” podcast this week. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Justin’s email list – Free Political Newsletter

Justin: The Toys That Made Us

Brian: What You Do Is Who You Are from Ben Horowitz

Bryce: Pokemon Sword

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What’s something you put off doing for a long time, finally did, and then wondered how you could have lived without having done it? Is any digital writing system as effective as physical writing? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: VIZ-PRO Magnetic Whiteboard/Dry Erase Board

Brian: The Righteous Mind

Bryce: Plain Stationary RESEARCH NOTES and Varsity Pilot

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Beginner’s tips and advice for anyone getting started in writing, podcasting, video-making and more. The landscapes have shifted even in the past couple of years, so what’s the best way to get started? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big from Scott Adams

Justin: GLOW

Brian: Watchmen

Bryce: Guildlings

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We’re joined with science-fiction writer/editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt to talk about the current publishing landscape for someone with and without resources. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: How To Write A Novel from Bryan Thomas Schmidt and

Justin: “Fake news? No jobs? Prospective journalists soldier on” and

Brian: On Writing and

Bryan: The Emotion Thesaurus and

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Listener Terry wrote in about what to do if you’ve got a back-catalogue of content, but you wish it were made better. Should they re-edit? Remove? Move forward? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Good Omens

Justin: Politicon

Brian: Journey</a

Bryce: AI: The Somnium Files

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