A-Town FM

A-Town FM

By Charlie Chapman, Dan LitzSociety & Culture
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A-Town FM episodes

  • 59: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Grab a broomstick and fly past the Water Tower to A-Town for a new episode of the book club where our two hosts will dive deep into JK Rowling’s first magical novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone!

    Show Notes
    • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book)
    • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Film)

      • Website
      • Patreon
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • Reddit
      • Instagram
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      • 58: Treasure the Dream, Whatever the Terror

        This week we plunge into a topic we’re knowledgeable on for once: tattoos and fashion. Then we dabble a little bit more in Instagram as Charlie comes to realize he wants the kids and their Instastories to stay off his lawn.

        Show Notes
        • Epic of Gilgamesh
        • Cuneiform
        • Anchor Bible Dictionary
        • Instagram

          • Website
          • Patreon
          • Twitter
          • Facebook
          • Reddit
          • Instagram
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          • 57: I'm Good With Blaming The British

            This week we dive deep into concepts in ancient languages and Charlie gives us the low down on the movie subscription service Sinemia. Is this the coveted replacement for MoviePass our hosts have been searching the world over for? Listen to find out!

            Show Notes
            • Sharon Kay Penman (Author)
            • Dingle, Ireland
            • Ontology
            • Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Dan Ontology Source)
            • Sinemia
            • A-Town FM on Spotify

              • Website
              • Patreon
              • Twitter
              • Facebook
              • Reddit
              • 41 min
              • 56: Hatching Twitter

                This week we introduce the A-Town Book Club starting with "Hatching Twitter" by Nick Bilton... Don’t worry if you haven’t read it, we will be your guides through the early days of Twitter.

                Show Notes
                • Hatching Twitter
                • Nick Bilton

                  • Website
                  • Patreon
                  • Twitter
                  • Facebook
                  • Reddit
                  • 1 hr 17 min
                  • 55: For All You Facebook Lovers Out There

                    This week we sift through a lot of follow-up from our previous controversial episode that had taken the internet by storm, Dan got to talk to some adults for once, Charlie is a tad too happy about balloon races, and we talk about movies we want to see this fall.

                    Show Notes
                    • Station 13 Crossover Episode
                    • Station 13
                    • Dingle, Ireland
                    • Welsh Language
                    • Hebrew Language
                    • Hamburg Water Tower Poll Results
                    • Ameren (power company)
                    • Dan on the UMSL Business Podcast
                    • The Great Forest Park Balloon Race
                    • Hot Air Balloons
                    • Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)
                    • Fall Movie Preview
                      • Venom
                      • First Man
                      • A Star Is Born
                      • Roma
                      • Bohemian Rhapsody
                      • The Girl in the Spider's Web
                      • Overlord
                      • Creed 2
                      • Mary Queen of Scots
                      • Aquaman
                      • Mary Poppins Returns
                      • Anna and the Apocalypse
                      • Anna and the Apocalypse Trailer
                      • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
                      • Ralph Breaks the Internet
                      • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
                      • A-Town at the Movies
                      • Website
                      • Patreon
                      • 1 hr 20 min
                      • 54: The Crossover Event Everyone’s Been Waiting For - with Dani Wright

                        Charlie from A-Town FM and Dani from Station 13 get together for this special crossover episode! They compare shows before diving deep into Mastodon: the technical details, the good, the bad, and the ramifications of some of its fundamental decisions.

                        Twitter (Charlie): @chuckyc17
                        Mastodon (Charlie): @[email protected]
                        Twitter (Dani): @danielpwright
                        Mastodon (Dani): @[email protected]
                         

                        Station 13
                        Reddit: /r/Station13
                        Twitter: @Station13FM
                        Mastodon: @[email protected]
                         

                        A-Town FM
                        Reddit: /r/atownfm
                        Twitter: @atownfm
                        Mastodon: @[email protected]
                         

                        Show Notes
                        • A-Town FM
                        • A-Town at the movies
                        • Station 13 #6: You can’t make sushi without good fish
                        • Rolex Cellini Moonphase
                        • A. Lange and Söhne Zeitwerk
                        • Station 13 #21: Slow News Day
                        • Pilot Metropolitan
                        • The Pen Addict
                        • Station 13 #1: Red means “go carefully”
                        • Station 13 #18: The full duplex
                        • Douglas Adams cookie story
                        • Station 13 #33: Toot!
                        • A-Town FM #52: Coffee Cola and New Social Media
                        • Hatching Twitter
                        • bbq.snoot (Film Mastodon Instance)
                        • pawoo.net
                        • friends.nico
                        • Nico Nico Douga “Freshly washed sheets and a cat”
                        • Nico Nico Douga 10 year festival
                        • Ready Player One
                        • Overcast
                        • Daring Fireball
                        • PixelFed
                        • Plume
                        • GNU Social
                        • PeerTube
                        • The Wil Wheaton Affair:
                          • In his own words
                          • Background and counterpoint
                          • Consequences for instance moderators
                          • A-Town FM #53: Making Salads We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
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                          • 53: Making Salads We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

                            This week we find out the results of the spinach experiment everyone has been waiting on, we discuss the Letterboxd and Rabbit apps, weigh in on the Hamburg water tower design competition, and then drop by the town of Dingle, Ireland.

                            Show Notes

                            Labor Day

                            Letterboxd

                            Goodreads

                            Rabbit

                            Hamburg Water Tower Website

                            Dingle, Ireland

                            Irish Language

                            Charlie's Blog

                            Hatching Twitter (Upcoming Book Club)

                            A-Town Facebook Page

                            Patreon

                            1 hr 9 min
                          • 52: Coffee Cola and New Social Media

                            This week our hosts ramp up their hot streak in season two by trying some coffee cola and digitizing themselves into the wide world of social apps.

                            Show Notes:

                            Mastodon.Social

                            Or pick a different instance

                            Twitter Hurting 3rd Party App Support

                            Federico Viticci

                            MastoHost (Mastodon Hosting Service)

                            Tootdon (Mastodon App)

                            Amaroq (Mastodon App - iOS only)

                            A-Town FM Mastodon Account

                            Charlie's Mastodon Account

                            Marco Polo App

                            Homeroom App

                            Remind App

                            Brightwheel App

                            Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

                            Chick-fil-A

                            Website

                            Patreon

                            58 min
                          • 51: Dani Corner

                            This week we kick off season 2 to high acclaim! We revisit the never ending saga of MoviePass, some Comic Con highlights, and treat one of our favorite listeners to a corner of his own.

                            Show Notes:

                            MoviePass

                            San Diego Comic Con

                            Venom Trailer

                            Shazam Trailer

                            Aquaman Trailer

                            Godzilla: King of the Monsters

                            The Day Today - Wikipedia

                            The Day Today - Episode 1

                            The Day Today - Episode 5 (we watched this one)

                            Cunk on Christmas

                            The Onion

                            Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of **** That Doesn't ******* Work (Warning: Strong Language)

                            New Website!

                            Coca-Cola BlāK

                            Patreon

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                          • 50: Anniversary Episode - English Dryers, Follow Up, And Movie Pass Saga Continues

                            For a special episode marking a year since our hosts voices blessed your little ears we felt it appropriate to spend an inordinate amount of time on follow up and more Movie Pass shenanigans. Along the way we touch on English dryers, more Apple OS stuff, and some stuff we dug up from the archives!

                            Show Notes:

                            A-Town FM Subreddit

                            iOS 12 New Features

                            Movie Pass Surge Pricing

                            AMC A-List

                            Patreon

                            1 hr 13 min

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                          From the land of Arnold, Missouri where the only skyscraper we need is a water tower, comes an entertainment podcast where two bold Midwesterners record a stream of consciousness touching on…