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Bryce: Freedom From Anxious Thoughts and Feelings from Scott Symington

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AT: Break That Dynamic

Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

How do you gauge how you should present yourself for different audiences? Code-switching, basically? The pressures of being “on.” Corporate versus casual environments. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Quiz Show

Brian: Ted Lasso

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WT: Nature Be Shoppin’

Tuesday, August 24th, 2021

NASA has paid SpaceX for the Human Landing System (HLS) and removed the stop-work order. SpaceX says we’ll get a human to the moon before its 2024 deadline. Do you want to buy a black site? Facebook redesigns the meeting in virtual reality. As we return to society, so too does wilderness. Tesla’s bot: a joke or a vision? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: The White Lotus

Brian: The Game

Bryce: Formula 1: Drive to Survive

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AT: Within Difficulty is Opportunity

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

Bad jobs! Everyone’s got stories, but what can we learn from them as employees and employers? Lynyrd Skynyrd corners, cougar feeding, and Keebler elves. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Ripley’s Game

Justin: Guardians of the Galaxy

Brian: Free Guy

Bryce: The Silence of the Lambs

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WT: Friend-Shaped Launchpad

Tuesday, August 17th, 2021

Everyday Astronaut got a first-hand tour with Elon Musk at the SpaceX Starship launchpad. How does three hours of seemingly-unfiltered conversation about space affect the public image of SpaceX and Musk? Mechazilla, a real UFO catcher shaped liked a friend. Boeing hits more snags and Blue Origin goes to court. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Everyday Astronaut on YouTube

Justin: The Suicide Squad

Brian: Star Trek: Lower Decks

Bryce: The White Lotus

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AT: Critical Thinking Over Worry

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021

With a new wave of COVID and a new report on global warming, how do you cut through the noise and engage with critial thinking? How does clickbait overshadow real, nuanced public conversation? Then, how do you set up your day? Voice assistants: frustrating! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: iPad Pro and Apple Pencil

Brian: The Stormlight series from Brandon Sanderson

Bryce: Things on iOS and macOS

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WT: Capital-B Big Rocket!

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021

SpaceX’s Starship is fully assembled and it’s BIG. Remember when the ISS accidentally rotated? It may have been more than we thought! This German man got a huge fine…what did he do? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The African Queen

Brian: The Suicide Squad

Bryce: The White Lotus

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AT: Ready or Not?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2021

When viral content finally snags a sale, but loses the sale on the follow-through. How do you prepare for success? When building your product leads to product blindness. When are you ready to tell people about your thing? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: ScreenFlow

Justin: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Brian: Demeo

Bryce: iOS Widget Stack

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WT: 2021: A Space Dramedy

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

The ISS is NOT meant to spin, comrade! But also the Russians are still pretty good at space! Didn’t Bezos’s rocket look like a peen and how do we feel about rich-guy space tourism? The complicated history of rocketry. Can life live on a very small mountain on a neutron star? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Jungle Cruise

Justin: Party Down

Brian: Memento

Bryce: Hummingbird docuvideo from Hummingbird Spot