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  • Desktop 7 – I Don’t Engage With Paywalls

    After 3 long months, our hosts return to the media landscape to discuss their consumption of media, and how paying for media continues to change over recent years.

    Links:

    • Unwind Media – We Want You(r Stories)
    • You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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      1 hr 7 min
    • Desktop 6 – The Nostalgia Factor

      Rob and Mike revisit how social and new media is affecting how they feel about politics, and then do a deep dive on their respective gaming histories, culminating in a discussion about how Pokemon Go is the cutting edge of modern gaming (at least until VR goes mobile).

      Links:

      • USB Connectors
      • USB Type B 3.0
      • Vox (YouTube) – CNN treats politics like sports — and it’s making us all dumber
      • You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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        1 hr 16 min
      • Desktop 5 – I’ve Got My Gold Hidden Underground

        Rob returns to the show, and our intrepid duo talks about making friends on the internet, bringing online activism into the real world, and some real talk about political and civil values, and trying to figure out what’s happening to democracy.

        Links:

        • Tinder for BFFs’ app makes more sense than you’d think
        • Meetup
        • Zuckerberg’s Plans for Facebook
        • CGP Grey – Rules for Rulers
        • You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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          1 hr 5 min
        • Desktop 4 – So Many USB Ports (with special guest Daniel Keer)

          Mike is joined by special guest Daniel Keer (@theDXT) in Rob’s absence. Dan and Mike spend the episode talking about building PCs, YouTube and the Internet in general.

          Links:

          • Dan’s YouTube Channel
          • @theDXT on Twitter
          • Twitch Calgary
          • YouTube Calgary
          • YouTube Calgary Meetup Video
          • You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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            1 hr 10 min
          • Desktop 3 – Just Another Smartphone

            Mike and Rob compare Android and iOS as they know them today, and discuss how we seem to have hit peak smartphone recently.

            Links:

            • Mike and Rob’s Widgets
            • You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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              1 hr 7 min
            • Desktop 2 – YouTube-Sized Hole

              Mike and Rob take a week off from Future Chat to discuss how technology might affect the next generation growing up with what was developed in our lifetimes. We also chat about how we currently consume media and how’s that’s changing as technology moves forwards.

              Links:

              • Future Chat 129 – My Hairline is Advancing
              • HI #75: “World’s Most Interesting Podcast”
              • While you’re at it, Unwind Media has a brand new site, so go explore . We all hope you like it!

                You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.

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                1 hr 16 min
              • Desktop 1 – The Pilot

                A new podcast about everyday technology from Unwind Media, coming to you from the intersection of touchy-feely and nitty-gritty.

                If you like the show, let us know at [email protected], or on Twitter.

                Mike: twitter.com/ma_YYC

                Rob: twitter.com/RobAttrell

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                1 hr 9 min