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WT: 10 Years of Beige
New year, new name. What tech defined the 2010’s? The power of beige in a world of originals. Ten years of data, digital assitants, The Cloud, and more. Plus, our predictions for the next ten years. Got something weird? Email...
AT: Ten Years Strong
Weird Things podcast is about ten years old. How were things different back then and what’s changed in how we work? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” After Things will be off next week!...
WT: Android Scissorhands
The next in hair-cutting tech: robot barbers! What’s the most useful haircut in space? Brian guesses the ways to torture birds? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Weird Things will be off next week!...
AT: Different Marketplace
Justin’s new “Raise the Dead” podcast came out and charted among news podcasts. How well did it do and where is it now, six days after the first episode? How should he monetize the show as the remaining five episodes come out? Send your...
WT: Choose Your Own AI-venture
A machine learning text-adventure game, AI Dungeon 2. It’s crumbling under the cost of being internet-famous, but it seems cool. Quantum burn! Magic Leap reports very low sales. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...
AT: Always Start, Remember to Stop
Andrew’s got a challenge for anyone preparing to work on a project: push yourself to get *something* completed in 24 hours. How do you handle projects that are indefinite in length and how can you feel good about ending and starting anew?...
WT: Big Blob
A mysterious blob in D.C. warrants an examination of how the government protects itself. Andrew tackles NaNoWriMo in one single day?! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Justin’s new historical...
AT: Deadline is a Lifeline
Justin’s got a new audiobook/ebook/podcast coming next week, “Raise the Dead.” How does he promote it? Check out the first episode early on his “Politics Politics Politics” podcast this week. Send your project questions/ideas to...
WT: Cocaine Dentist
Of course we talk about the Tesla Cybertruck and its “shattering” reveal. Fighting addiction with a brain microchip. Would we be okay with athletes using brainchips to train better? What about firefighters? Check out the first episode of...
AT: Digital Note Divide
What’s something you put off doing for a long time, finally did, and then wondered how you could have lived without having done it? Is any digital writing system as effective as physical writing? Send your project questions/ideas to...
WT: Planes, Trains, and Jetpackmobiles
What makes an aircraft a “motorcycle?” JetPack Aviations might know. If we revolutionize air travel, could we see less-invasive TSA security options? Plus, some spoiler-filled talk about the first two episodes of Dinsey+’s The Mandalorian...
AT: The Beginner’s Guide
Beginner’s tips and advice for anyone getting started in writing, podcasting, video-making and more. The landscapes have shifted even in the past couple of years, so what’s the best way to get started? Send your project questions/ideas to...
WT: Is It Legal And Is It Cool?
Look up, it’s a Starlink! I didn’t do it, but that’s what you say when you did do it, so I’m not saying that either. An extreme haunted house. A Weird Things-themed haunting experience? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject...
AT: Who You Know
We’re joined with science-fiction writer/editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt to talk about the current publishing landscape for someone with and without resources. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...
WT: Sitting on the Doxx of the Bay
It’s November 2019 and Blade Runner is now in the past. How far has the tech come and what did Blade Runner end up predicting in society and the internet? With Google buying FitBit, is this a new tendril of ad-serving or just a fitness and...
AT: Haunted Dice
Listener Terry wrote in about what to do if you’ve got a back-catalogue of content, but you wish it were made better. Should they re-edit? Remove? Move forward? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...
WT: The Bourne Quantum Supremacy
Google’s got a weird new computer. Is it truly quantum-fast and when can I get one? Livin’ life down on the farm, just a normal day with no crazy space crashes. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...
AT: Chain of Evidence
Emails this week! Listener David wants to know when the best time to copyright/trademark something would be. Listener and Modern Rogue guest James Harrison asks what to do with his notoriety from being on the YouTube videos. Send your...
WT: Ripped Baby Demon
AT: Spoilercast: Joker
It’s a spoiler-filled episode talking about the firestorm that is Joker and the chaotic city and world it represents. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Check out Andrew’s new The...