Archive for July, 2021

AT: Oops, I Did Ten Thousand Hours

Wednesday, July 28th, 2021
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Brian talks about his experience leaving Dell in 199[8?] and going full-time as a magician plus a new experience of letting go for Brian. How can you let go? Bryce is supervising remote editors and is feeling a little unsure about how to…supervise! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: I Kinda Won

Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
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Scientists discover a brand new chimp-gorilla interaction. We have to take this case to Ape’s Court. Hipster disease nostalgia has taken Colorado by storm! How do we get people active without nagging you on your wrist? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek

Justin: 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo

Brian: The Stormlight Archive series from Brandon Sanderson

Bryce: Ted Lasso

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AT: Still Great

Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
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Bryce and Justin talk with Andrew about Great Night, the reboot of Night Attack. What went into the visual and structural decisions? How do you break a 7+ year old podcast and re-build it bigger and better? Plus, some sleep suggestions. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Bryce: Is ‘Futurama’ The Next Great Sleep Hack?

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WT: Lil’ Crimes

Tuesday, July 20th, 2021
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Scot cop spots spot, says “wot.” Troll physics leads to a $10,000 bet. The passing of Logan’s Run author William F. Nolan. Some lil’ crimes. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Loki

Bryce: Hannibal

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AT: Make The Animal Do Something!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
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Numbers for World’s Greatest Con! Brian and Justin share real numbers, day-one or not! What advice would they share for people making a project similar to World’s Greatest Con? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: GitHub Copilot

Justin: Toast of London

Brian: The Dark Tower book series from Stephen King

Bryce: I Think You Should Leave

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WT: Tragedy, Meet Time

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
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Lightning round: a toilet in Austria. What will this monkey do when left to its own (cleaning) devices? Habit-forming in great apes. A dissertation on the causes of laughter and I Think You Should Leave season 2 (mild spoilers for season 2). Richard Branson takes off to space and we’re almost turned around with having options! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Malcolm in the Middle and

Justin: I Think You Should Leave and

Brian: Chef and

Bryce: Black Widow and

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AT: Fresh Air

Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
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We’ve got a comment from a listener following-up on Andrew’s…CO2 meter?! A scientifically accurate discussion on oxygen-carbon dioxide air mixtures. What’s a poison and what does it mean to get poisoned? Brian and Justin’s World Greatest Con podcast is now on Patreon, but they have conflict over skittish advertising money despite the successful launch. Websites for podcasts: what should they have and what is their value? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Defunctland on YouTube

Brian: Defunctland on YouTube

Bryce: Great Night podcast

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WT: Mo’ Fossils, ‘Mo Species

Monday, July 5th, 2021
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A new ancient human fossil is discovered in Israel and it could be a new Homo off-shoot. A brief examination of simultaneous Homo species in just the past one million years. Has doing a consumer ancestral test affected your life? Crimes on YouTube–what’s fair game and over-the-line? Can we have a new type of compression beyond video compression? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Love, Death & Robots

Justin: Rick and Morty

Brian: The Tomorrow War

Bryce: Luca

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