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WT: Roman Quizno’s

Monday, December 28th, 2020
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Another amazing discovery in Pompeii leaves us wondering about ancient cuisine. We clearly need to talk about what makes a movie a rom-com. What is adermatoglyphia and what barriers does it make in the modern world? Octopi will go fist-cuffs with you!! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Justin:

Brian: Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Bryce: Soul

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AT: Spoilercast: Tenet

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
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Bryce and Justin watched the latest action-sci-fi thrill ride, Tenet, and Brian doesn’t think he could be spoiled, so let’s spoil it! Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Hello, Humans!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
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A scaly surprise in Florida. Brains: you’re never alone with one! Are aliens contacting us from Proxima Centauri? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Justin: The Expanse

Brian: One Punch Man

Bryce: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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AT: Frequency Meets Depth

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
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Listener Ken asks: are there really two types of podcast workflows? Plus, does Substack’s podcast feature offer serious competition to Patreon? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: The Space Ceiling

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
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SpaceX’s SN8 does a test flight and end in a fiery…data collection? Uh-oh, we found him! If we were a galactic federation, how would we induct a dumber planet? Mammoth bones are a cut above! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Ring Fit Adventure

Justin: Framebridge

Brian: Kim’s Convenience

Bryce: Hannibal

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AT: Fitting In-side

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
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Health and fitness! How do you keep active and healthy while staying at home? Apps, games, and software to burn calories. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Dark Orbits

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
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The Arecibo Observatory has fallen into disrepair and came crashing down this week. We now know a possible mini-moon orbiting Earth is actually man-made! How our human-brains color how we create and percieve scientific phenomena. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Mank

Justin: The Expanse

Brian: Wise as Fu*k from Gary John Bishop

Bryce: Happiest Season

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AT: New Year, Fresh Outlook

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
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What will you do the same or different in 2021? A new year, a (technical) new decade, a chance for a newness in your life? What will the next ten years bring us in computing and media? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Justin: “Matt Drudge Logs Off” from Tablet Magazine

Brian: The Soho Forum Debates

Bryce: What a Time to be Alive

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WT: 99 Mink Balloons

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
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How long is too long to wear a Santa hat? Alphabets’s DeepMind unveils a new breakthrough in protein folding and we know most of those words! A mysterious pylon in Utah get even more mysterious. King King–what if he was a zombie? Speaking of zombies… Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Sabine Hossenfelder and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Justin: The Crown

Brian: Community

Bryce: How to with John Wilson

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AT: Success is a Product

Wednesday, November 25th, 2020
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A huge insult in a virtual audition begs a conversation about respect in the creative industries, especially for those starting out or without means. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Andrew: ScreenFlow

Justin: Extras and Life’s Too Short

Bryce: Hades

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WT: Genuine, Bona Fide, Electrified Six-Car Hyperloop

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
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A speedy first in Vegas. Optical and audio illusions break our minds including this visual illusion. Pooping in space: how does it work on the new Dragon Crew capsule? Virtual characters are advancing, but what value do they provide? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Yellowstone

Justin: The Crown (season 2)

Bryce: Bugsnax

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WT: Bear With Me

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
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Bear attacks require bear-sized solutions and Japan has a new scare tactic. Idiots in a national park (not us). Moscow’s facial recognition surveillance is compromised–and for cheap! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

After Things is off this week!

Picks:

Andrew: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun

Justin: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun

Brian: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun

Bryce: Hannibal

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AT: I Have a Notion

Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
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Productivity talk! Andrew recommended Notion a few weeks back and we dive deep into this multi-use workspace app. How do Justin and Andrew use this powerful tool? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Andrew: How to Tell the Story of a Cult from Sophie Gilbert

Justin & Bryce: Notion

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WT: The Mammal Prequels

Tuesday, November 10th, 2020
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Thievery in the emptiness of space! Dinosaurs before the dinosaurs. Some discussion on Pangea, the supercontinent, and it’s respective ocean (singular). Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Games You Can’t Lose from Harry Anderson

Justin & Bryce: The Queen’s Gambit

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WT: The Better Buffet Boat

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
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A new nightmare in New York. We talk about bugs for like a while. Oh no, I’m on the sea and need to be on THAT boat. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

After Things is off this week!

Picks:

Andrew: The Mandalorian

Brian: The Queen’s Gambit

Bryce: Hades

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AT: Sandblasted Off

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
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Let’s get an update on everyone’s projects. Justin’s put out all of Raise the Dead season 2. Brian’s helping promote Jason Murphy’s new book and it seems to be effective. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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