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WT: Announcement: Announcement: Water

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
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NASA had an announcement for an annoucement and that announcement was: an announcement of water on the moon! How wet is Luna and is it viable to provide water? OSIRIS-REx slammed into the moon and got way too many rocks. Remember when there was evidence of life on Venus? Well, science is scrutinizing that original data–which is good! Flu season is starting. What do infection rates look like amid COVID-19? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Defunctland’s EPCOT video

Justin: The Big Picture from Ben Fritz

Brian: Mistborn series from Brandon Sanderson

Bryce: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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AT: The Damage of Free

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
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Listener Terry writes in about creating content for free and how that affects their community of paid content creators. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: A New (Old) Horse

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
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LAX is met with a bogey yet again and we have a whole lineup of suspects! How will humans conquer the skies? Old cells lead to a new clone of an endangered horse. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Astoria from Peter Stark

Justin: The Big Picture from Ben Fritz

Brian: Class Action Park

Bryce: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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AT: Grandfathered

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
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Long-time listener David Pots has a question about making major changes to your business if you’re possibly leaving money on the table. Plus, the idea behind the spiky hair and why visual branding was so valuable in decades past. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Notion

Brian: Star Trek: Lower Decks

Bryce: HomePod

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WT: I Can Walk Forever!

Monday, October 12th, 2020
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Close encounters of the oceanic kind. How can drones protect beach-goers? AI is looking at Mars faster than us! A new demographic for augmented reality: Fido! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Notion

Justin: The Boys

Brian: Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Bryce: 20020 by Jon Bois and Secret Base

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WT: We Have No Intentions

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
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Brian’s back post-COVID infection. What was the first-hand experience for someone who had symptoms? Resin DOES move in herds–a new breakthrough in DNA extraction in resin. Could bug or bird DNA unlock secrets of ancient species? The sizes of many big sci-fi ships. Paramedics: they fly now. [After Things is taking the week off.] Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Lovecraft Country

Brian: The Social Dilemma (anti-pick) and Pessimist’s Archive

Bryce: Raised By Wolves and Utopia (2020)

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AT: You Have To Be Very Sure

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
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Justin is on the precipice of Raise The Dead season two. What was it like writing a sequel season and what did he take away from the success of the first? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Outsider

Justin: Lovecraft Country

Bryce: The Simpsons

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WT: The Brine-y Planet

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
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Water on Mars? Scientists think they found it again! What water and life on Mars means to any manned trips. Plus, the elderly: younger or older than the previous generation? The wide world of autonomous assistants, now from Segway! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

Justin: Ted Lasso

Bryce: Among Us

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AT: Live From Online…It’s Saturday Night!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
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Fundo.Town, a new Google way to put together ticketed live events, chats, and workshops in one package. What other options are out there and what is the landscape of online event-holding? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Outsider

Brian and Justin: Lovecraft Country

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WT: Hunt and Peck VR

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
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Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset is now a real reality. How could VR impact working from home and affordable gaming. Otto Aviation have a new take on private jets–a new take on high-end travel or the a new wave of affordable flights? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Raised by Wolves

Justin: The Vow

Brian: Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bryce: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

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AT: The Quest For 2

Friday, September 18th, 2020
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Leaked video confirms the new Oculus Quest 2. What is new for the upgraded wireless VR headset? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: The Bit Player

Justin: The Vow

Brian: The Vow

Bryce: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

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WT: Wood Nails and a Dream

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
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Space camp came to a school in China! Venus shows signs of life with phosphine gas. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: YouTube’s “pause watch history” and Star Trek: Lower Decks

Justin: The Boys S1

Brian: The Boys S2

Bryce: Aggretsuko

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AT: Pop!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
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Piercing a bubble–an audiobook bubble! How do you find time to read? What other bubbles can you pierce? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Kindle family

Justin: Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (anti-pick)

Bryce: Good Sudoku

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WT: Flying Through The Sky

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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Did we always need to fiddle? LAX has an unexpected visitor and we think we have a suspect. Humans flying around NYC?! Earthquakes aren’t just influenced by Earth. Can we harness the tides to make energy? There are issues with that! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Jupyter Notebook

Justin: Lovecraft Country

Brian: Titanic

Bryce: Hitman

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AT: Look Back?

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
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Gamification is taking over all forms of communication and social media. Creativity and hard-work endures over time and the tools to create are becoming more accessible. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Star Trek: The Original Series and Live From the Space Stage: A HALYX Story

Justin: The Vow

Brian: The Historical Jesus

Bryce: Lovecraft Country

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WT: Babe: Pig in the Synapse

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
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Elon Musk showed off Neuralink, the brain-to-computer interface and he showed it bacon-wrapped! Facebook Horizon, a VR playspace, and developments in the Oculus-Facebook brand relationship. Can the boys find a long-lost gangster? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: High Score and The History of the Future from Blake J. Harris

Justin: Bill & Ted Face the Music

Brian: Aliens

Bryce: Brave New World

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