Archive page 24
AT: Call It!
Listener Ken overworks his projects and asks for advice on simplifying and saying when enough is enough. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...
WT: Bench Press A Moon Base
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, PodcastLink.com Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...
AT: Just Do The Thing!
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 [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...
WT: Chaos Vaccine
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....
AT: Billion Dollar Failure
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 [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...
WT: Look Who’s Marsing Now
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 [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...
AT: The Curiosity Gap
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...
WT: Glowing Nuts
AT: Make a List!
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...
WT: Electricity Soup
AT: Beyond Words
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 [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...
WT: I Only Click on Arby’s Ads
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...
AT: Seashell Sparkplugs
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...
WT: Boulevard of Broken Fiber Dreams
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...
AT: Digital Abs
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 [email protected], subject line “After...
WT: You Wouldn’t Hit a Man With Spectacles (fixed)
Andrew has some choice words for SnapChat. We play: What Am I Poking? Clinging to this mortal coil. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Key and Peele and The Kominsky Method Justin:...
AT: Aquaman and the Normal Sized Helmet
WT: Plastic Straw Cleanse
It’s a new year and we’re here to talk pedestrian fatalities. Walk and drive safely! 2019 is upon us–how does our present compare to the fictionalized versions of 2019 like Blade Runner and Running Man? Also, drones create holiday hell in...
WT: Cold Mars
AT: The Problem With Jeep-Jops
What is the future of media? What is the power of merchandise in a world where ad-supported models are still shrinking? Plus, a higher level look at the numbers of Patreon. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject...