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AT: Vintage Data

Sunday, August 20th, 2023
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There’s actually too much to watch now. Can a 20-year-old book give us a sign on the next steps of online media? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks: The Long Tail from Chris Anderson and FREE from Chris Anderson

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WT: Flappy Bear Back

Friday, August 18th, 2023
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Bear or Nah? “Training” goldfish. Basically-Confirmed: LK-99 is not a room-temperature superconductor. The latest race to the South Pole. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Brian: The Afterparty

Bryce: Planet of the Bass from Kyle Gordon

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AT: It Was a One-Of-A-Kind

Sunday, August 6th, 2023
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We can see our boundaries of “The Internet” fading and being lost to time. What does permanence in data mean? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Audio Hijack

Brian: Airplane II: The Sequel

Bryce: Paste

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WT: eDumper Breaks The Internet

Friday, August 4th, 2023
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Wading through the uncertainty surrounding research on a room-temperature superconductor. What are the benefits if it’s true and how much validity do we see in the progress so far? Riddle me this, alien lifeforms. What’s an electric vehicle you basically never have to charge? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: They Cloned Tyrone

Justin: What We Do in the Shadows

Brian: Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right (Revisited)

Bryce: What We Do in the Shadows

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AT: Rolling Around

Sunday, July 30th, 2023
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Bryce talks out a new idea for LFG Marbles: a patron race series with changes to appeal to live and video-on-demand viewers. What are the stakes? What are the comps? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Lionless in Kleinmachnow

Friday, July 28th, 2023
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Do not panic: there wasn’t even a lioness to begin with! The new bisexual kings of the jungle. NASA goes Plus. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Justin: Oppenheimer and Barbie

Brian: Marvel Snap

Bryce: “ChatGPT makes a Board Game.” from Valefisk

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AT: Rosetta Ravings

Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
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Artificial intelligence? P’shaw! Give me artificial languages! What could you do with an artificial or minimal language to benefit humanity? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Mini Language on Medium

Bryce: Things app

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WT: Universe Manifest Destiny?

Friday, July 21st, 2023
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Let’s say technology keeps accelerating–how do we make a Starfleet? Spreading humanity across the universe and how we might deal with extra-terrestrial life (especially compared to terrestrial life!) Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Marvelous Videos on YouTube and Beast Philanthropy on YouTube

Bryce: Five Star Chef

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AT: PublisherBot w/ Dr. Daniel Simons

Sunday, July 16th, 2023
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A casual extra chat with Dr. Daniel Simons about diagnosticians, expertise information, and Andrew’s blockbuster formula to make best-selling book. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Be sure to check out Dr. Simons’s “Nobody’s Fool”

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WT: Never Fooled w/ Dr. Daniel Simons

Friday, July 14th, 2023
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We’re joined with Dr. Daniel Simons to talk about his viral Invisible Gorilla experiment, errors and data fraud in scientific studies, and his new book “Nobody’s Fool.” The line between misinformation and being incorrect. Scammer grammar is debated! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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AT: Money Hose Off!

Sunday, July 9th, 2023
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Streaming has taken a new turn the past few years, but it likely won’t be an extension of the early-COVID explosive growth and spending. Netflix is now an old dog and things like Jury Duty are taking way more cultural cache than The Rings of Power. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Kindle Scribe

Justin: Detroiters

Brian: The Righteous Gemstones

Bryce: Pocket City 2

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WT: Gianni Bravo

Friday, July 7th, 2023
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We pull at the new Threads app and pick apart the maybe next big thing or maybe not who knows! UFOs/UAPs are still a present idea, but we’re short on meaningful evidence to analyze. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Blinkist and

Justin: The Idol

Brian: Far Cry 6

Bryce: Far Cry 6

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AT: Anime Eyepatch VR

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
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VR, MR, XR, A-Arrrrgh, or maybe, just maybe…maybe. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Cereal Entrepreneur

Saturday, July 1st, 2023
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Virgin Galactic finally took their first paid-passengers across the Karman line, even if they’re behind competitors. The new Indy movie sparks a conversation about how sequels should build and explore new ideas. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Satyaprem Ki Katha

Justin: Stories of our times

Brian: Asteroid City

Bryce: MyHouse.WAD – Inside Doom’s Most Terrifying Mod and John Romero plays MYHOUSE.WAD

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AT: The Youths’-Tube

Sunday, June 25th, 2023
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Andrew went to VidCon and interfaced with The Youths. We rizz up Andrew and see if he would even hug Baby Gronk. Does childhood today compare to childhood in the 90’s? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Disney Spellstruck and Amazon Kindle

Bryce: PPKP+

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WT: Deep C

Friday, June 23rd, 2023
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A high-tech face-off may happen in a very low-tech way. We talk about the tragedy of the Titan submersible, what is and isn’t okay to comment on, and the culture around real-life epics compared to their fictionalized portrayals. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Remember from Lisa Genova

Justin: You Must Remember This

Bryce: Final Fantasy XVI

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