Archive for November, 2019

AT: Deadline is a Lifeline

Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
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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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WT: Cocaine Dentist

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
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Of course we talk about the Tesla Cybertruck and its “shattering” reveal. Fighting addiction with a brain microchip. Would we be okay with athletes using brainchips to train better? What about firefighters? Check out the first episode of Justin’s 1960 election podcast early on “Politics Politics Politics” this week. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

The Cybertruck x Magic’s Biggest Secrets mashup (from @caitraft)

Picks:

Andrew: Inside Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studio

Justin: Ford v Ferrari

Brian: Jojo Rabbit

Bryce: The Art of Self-Defense

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AT: Digital Note Divide

Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
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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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WT: Planes, Trains, and Jetpackmobiles

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
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What makes an aircraft a “motorcycle?” JetPack Aviations might know. If we revolutionize air travel, could we see less-invasive TSA security options? Plus, some spoiler-filled talk about the first two episodes of Dinsey+’s The Mandalorian (spoilers start 33:50 until the end). Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew and Justin: The Mandalorian

Brian: Indistractable

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AT: The Beginner’s Guide

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
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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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WT: Is It Legal And Is It Cool?

Monday, November 11th, 2019
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Look up, it’s a Starlink! I didn’t do it, but that’s what you say when you did do it, so I’m not saying that either. An extreme haunted house. A Weird Things-themed haunting experience? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Alchemy from Rory Sutherland and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Justin: Rick and Morty

Brian: Alchemy from Rory Sutherland

Bryce: Death Stranding

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AT: Who You Know

Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
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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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WT: Sitting on the Doxx of the Bay

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
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It’s November 2019 and Blade Runner is now in the past. How far has the tech come and what did Blade Runner end up predicting in society and the internet? With Google buying FitBit, is this a new tendril of ad-serving or just a fitness and health services play? How does technology intersect budget-conscious police forces? Creating “new” crimes in a tech-centric world. An entire conversation on speech in the 21st century. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

With special guest sci-fi author and editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Picks:

Andrew: Simon Says from Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Justin: The Good Place

Brian: Talking to Strangers and DARK PASSAGE

Bryan: The Jaws Log

Bryce: The Morning Show

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