After Things Podcast

Listener Ken asks: are there really two types of podcast workflows? Plus, does Substack’s podcast feature offer serious competition to Patreon? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”

SpaceX’s SN8 does a test flight and end in a fiery…data collection? Uh-oh, we found him! If we were a galactic federation, how would we induct a dumber planet? Mammoth bones are a cut above! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Ring Fit Adventure Justin: Framebridge Brian: Kim’s Convenience Bryce: Hannibal

Health and fitness! How do you keep active and healthy while staying at home? Apps, games, and software to burn calories. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”

The Arecibo Observatory has fallen into disrepair and came crashing down this week. We now know a possible mini-moon orbiting Earth is actually man-made! How our human-brains color how we create and percieve scientific phenomena. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Mank Justin: The Expanse Brian: Wise as Fu*k from Gary John Bishop Bryce: Happiest Season

What will you do the same or different in 2021? A new year, a (technical) new decade, a chance for a newness in your life? What will the next ten years bring us in computing and media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: “Matt Drudge Logs Off” from Tablet Magazine Brian: The Soho Forum Debates

How long is too long to wear a Santa hat? Alphabets’s DeepMind unveils a new breakthrough in protein folding and we know most of those words! A mysterious pylon in Utah get even more mysterious. King King–what if he was a zombie? Speaking of zombies… Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Sabine Hossenfelder and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Justin: The Crown Brian: Community Bryce: How to with John Wilson

A huge insult in a virtual audition begs a conversation about respect in the creative industries, especially for those starting out or without means. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: ScreenFlow Justin: Extras and Life’s Too Short Bryce: Hades

A speedy first in Vegas. Optical and audio illusions break our minds including this visual illusion. Pooping in space: how does it work on the new Dragon Crew capsule? Virtual characters are advancing, but what value do they provide? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Yellowstone Justin: The Crown (season 2) Bryce: Bugsnax

Bear attacks require bear-sized solutions and Japan has a new scare tactic. Idiots in a national park (not us). Moscow’s facial recognition surveillance is compromised–and for cheap! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” After Things is off this week! Picks: Andrew: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun Justin: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun Brian: Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun Bryce: Hannibal

Productivity talk! Andrew recommended Notion a few weeks back and we dive deep into this multi-use workspace app. How do Justin and Andrew use this powerful tool? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: How to Tell the Story of a Cult from Sophie Gilbert Justin & Bryce: Notion