After Things Podcast

Listener Nicholas wants to know what he could do to get the word out about his acrylic goods site. How do you position your product to be more attractive and unique? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Nicholas’s site Picks: Pick: Alchemy from Eory Sutherland

What makes Andrew’s new friend Elizabeth Ann so special? The oldest DNA ever sequenced. Deepfakes are taking over the world. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Links: MyHeritage deepfakes Deep Tom Cruise Bryce deepfaked into The Queen’s Gambit Picks: Andrew: Superman and Lois Justin: Raised by Wolves Brian: The Croods Bryce: I Care a Lot

Andrew’s new book “Black Coral” is out and it’s another #1 hit! What does it look like publishing through Amazon’s publishing house and how do you treat a series? Andrew shifted his email list over to Substack–what’s good and imperfect? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Comic Drake on YouTube Justin: Black Coral from Andrew Mayne Bryce: Shark Tank

The Texas cold storm has us looking back and forward 100 years. How has life progressed and what might happen in another century? Eyes and ears are now on Mars! See the sights and hear the rumble of the red planet. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts Justin: Raised by Wolves Bryce: Control: Ultimate Edition

Just a short update today: Bryce’s first official marbles stream happened! What worked, where to go from here, and a messy situation. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Substack Justin: Substack Brian: This I Know from Terry O’Reilly Bryce: Elgato Stream Deck

A Super Bowl ad wants to take a FANTASTIC crew of FOUR civilians up to space. Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon’s CEO–will he turn his focus to Blue Origin? Avi Loeb is again saying Oumuamua, the cigar-shaped comet, is definitively an extraterrestrial vessel now in a new book. Matt Ridley’s new article paints a picture of a blatant cover-up from the Chinese government around the origin point of COVID-19. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Cool Worlds on YouTube Justin: Zillow Brian: Uncovered: Satanic Panic Bryce: WandaVision

Accidental financial fraud, the inspiration to make a bigger anything, and an update on Bryce’s marble league project after lots of After Things advice. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Bryce’s LFG Marbles site Brian: Brandt’s new YouTube channel, Emergent Beacon

Remember that story about phosphine on Venus, suggesting life on Venus? Well, it was more likely to be sulfur dioxide, a common compound found in Venus. What are problems in science funding and could you do double-blind research funding? Also, what’s #stonks and what’s with this Clubhouse thing? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Wandavision and Justin: The Big Short and Brian: Brandt’s new YouTube channel, Emergent Beacon and

Bryce shares an update on his marbles league project. Should he interface with the company that develops the game? The boys re-iterate the power of email lists and ways Bryce can capture people who are interested before going live. The mailing list is live now at marbles.win. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”

SpaceX sets a record for most satellites launched in one launch with their rideshare program. Brian and Justin have had Quest 2s for a little while now–what are their impressions of the wireless VR device? Andrew got into the Facebook Horizons beta and has some thoughts. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: WandaVision and His Dark Materials Justin: Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults Brian: Dave Bryce: Frisky Dingo