Totally on the ball and ready to go! Andrew and Justin reflect on iTricks, the magic news blog they founded. The site’s in transition, so what can they do with it? How did it start as an editorial platform and how did it handle integrity despite always being small? How did a scrappy up-start fend off a decade of competition? Maybe someone will take up the mantle! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Righteous Gemstones Justin: Euphoria Brian: The Book of Boba Fett Bryce: Substack

Nobody knows anything and Andrew caught the thing! Tests and variants and how little we know. A China-shaped hole in the maps. Brian and Justin finally take their first airplane trip and it didn’t go well! Denied! And you’re fired! i can has starlink? The James Webb Telescope is almost entirely deployed. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Val Justin: The Book of Boba Fett Brian: Jackass Number Two Bryce: DIRT 5

Join Bryce, Justin, and Brian on a special holiday Weird Things! What’s the D factor? The James Webb Space Telescope launched! 300 whats found in Bogota. After Things will return in the new year! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: The Political Orphanage “A Rather Snuffy’s Christmas” episode and Detroiters Brian: Death Loop Bryce: CARRION

A follow-up from Jim’s letter last week. Jim published his book–what thoughts did he have in the gap since sending us his letter? Getting exactly what you want from a project and what are next-steps creatively that aren’t a total-dedication to the medium? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Visual Studio Code Justin: Spider-Man: No Way Home Bryce: Hawkeye

Can the boys pack for an unknown adventure and what will they find deep in Yemen? An intriguiging find on a satellite map. New ways to play Pong and a new rationale for organic machines: power efficiency. The burger wars! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Saturday Morning All Star Hits! Justin: The Witcher Brian: Shadows House Bryce: Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Listener BigJim wants advice on self-publishing his small poetry project and wants to know the best time to self-publish. What’s the best use of this effort and how can you take a novel idea and turn it into an attractive story across media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: The Expanse Brian: Succession Bryce: Succession

Elon is named Time’s Person of the Year and we dissect the whole affair including hair-dos. A scary new planet and we are seriously unsure of how big and heavy it is compared to other planets. What Star Wars movies are underrated? A new start-up wants to house the 1.5 billion unhoused people–how does a fancy, tent-like structure expand beyond fancy tents? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Defunctland’s documentary on Disney’s FastPass Justin: Hawkeye Brian: Hawkeye Bryce: Gran Turismo Sport

Know what’s hot on TikTok? Microsoft Excel! DIY educational monetizing just through social media. What comes first: the solution or the problem? What might work best for hosting learning material for sale? A platform like Udemy or roll your own with Thinkific? If you don’t already, you should find a way to learn spreadsheets! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Google Colab Brian: IFTTT Bryce: Airtable

A Taco Bell on the moon? New images don’t *disprove* the idea. A discussion on Earth’s Black Box, an upcoming structure dedicated to preserving information about our planet in case of emergency. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Solitaire Stories Justin: Tiger King season 2 (anti-pick) and Music Box series on HBO Brian: Inkl Bryce: Crossy Road+

A retrospective on microcomputing pioneer Clive Sinlair and the philosophical successes, even in consumer failures. Where is your duty: to the successful projects or your personal goals? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”