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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Death! The stench of death in Brazil! BAM ZOOM SpaceX to the moon and other space updates. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters,
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Andrew: The Expanse and Defunctland
Justin: A Star is Born
Brian: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Bryce: Happy Death Day 2U
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Listener Joe has a question about making and publishing a graphic novel online and in print. Plus, Andrew talks about his new project
PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Picks:
Andrew: OpenAI “Better Language Models and Their Implications”
Justin: Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy
Brian: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed and 15 Minutes – Tim Minchin
Bryce: Sword Art Online
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Monday, February 18th, 2019
OpenAI reveals a new artificial intelligence to generate news articles. We can see technology synthesize impressive new ideas, so how to we brace ourselves? Plus, Lord of the Rings fanfiction! Saying goodbye to one of our watery friends. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
Picks:
Andrew: Ex Machina and Transcendence and Demon Seed
Justin: Russian Doll and Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy
Brian: Night Attack’s South by So Wasted Live Show
Bryce: Velvet Buzzsaw
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Gumroad’s creator has an article on how it failed to be a billion dollar company and Patreon’s growth woes. The trouble with venture capital expectations. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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Andrew: YCombinator News and
Brian: Start With Why
Bryce: Wargroove
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
Brains in a jar! Hacking life turns out to be a huge exploit. Big news: Mars One is no more. A look back at its troubled history and we pass judgement. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: Galaxy Quest
Justin: Russian Doll
Brian: Swiss Army Man
Bryce: The Handmaid’s Tale
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
Listener David writes back in to follow-up on his guitar YouTube channel. He’s GOT a mailing list, but what should he do with it? Writing good emails and subject lines. The difficulty of getting people to take an action. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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Andrew: The Riddle of the Sands
Justin: Sex Education
Brian: Under The Influence
Bryce: Russian Doll
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
This is an important one: we’re going to solve the world’s unsolved mysteries! Well, at least most of them. Pink squirrels! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: All’s Well: A Night Attack Album
Justin, Brian, Bryce: Murder Theory from Andrew Mayne
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Brian and Justin are on the other side of launching All’s Well: A Night Attack Album and had a lot of digital chart success. What do you do to build your base and then how do you turn those into sales. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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Justin: Fyre Fraud
Brian: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2019
Planet Nine: is it even a planet? An unauthorized space launch means a heavy fine. Is there something out there or just weather phenomena? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: Sliders
Justin: Future Man
Brian: Glass
Bryce: Schitt’s Creek
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
Listener Vlad has a question about how to network overseas and in other languages. How can you use the internet to market to other parts of the world? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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Andrew: The Last Dragon
Justin: Double Cross
Brian: Venture Deals
Bryce: IO
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
The Super Blood Wolf Moon brings out the weird crew! Deep fakes will undoubtedly affect the news landscape in the short term. Are there any solutions now and what could hypothetically solve it? A new type of rain in Brazil. The speed of light is fast, but is it really THAT fast? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
Picks:
Andrew: Narcos: Mexico
Justin: Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Brian: Night Attack’s upcoming “All’s Well” comedy album
Bryce: RetroArch
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Listener Nick asks how we research in our various projects and we explore how that parallels and interweaves with the outlining and pre-production processes. How do you get over the dreaded first step? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
Picks:
Andrew: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Justin: Slate’s Standoff
Brian: Something’s Off with Andrew Heaton
Bryce: Your Kickstarter Sucks
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Fusion energy: if we’re a decade away from widespread use, what does a fusion energy future look like? 5G is definitely on the way. Will telecoms treat users right in a wireless nirvana? GMO foods: the latest illogical craze since flouride in the water. And a living Christmas tree?! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
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Andrew: Mandy
Justin: The Kominsky Method
Brian: All’s Well: A Night Attack album
Bryce: Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019
Justin’s made a pledge to use social media more this year. How does social media tie into the daily lives of people who work online? Is inbox-zero feasible? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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Andrew: Houdini’s Cell
Justin: My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Andrew has some choice words for SnapChat. We play: What Am I Poking? Clinging to this mortal coil. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”
Picks:
Andrew: Key and Peele and The Kominsky Method
Justin: True Detective, season 1
Brian: Moby Dick, narrated by Frank Muller
Bryce: Awesome Games Done Quick
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Friday, January 4th, 2019
We all saw Aquaman and have thoughts! Spoilers start at 7:28 until the end. After seeing it, check out this critique of the hottest underwater superhero film yet. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”
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