After Things Podcast

Schedules: let’s pencil a time to talk about that NOW! With Brian and crew in the middle of another Modern Rogue filming crunch, what are tips and techniques to making your calendar work? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Stock notes apps Justin: High Score Brian: The Fly Bryce: Pomodoro technique

Epic Games versus Apple makes us question: how do you handle building *your* thing on *someone else’s* platform/engine/site? Plus, the power in Facebook’s ad sales platform. Do you see value in paying to promote your new project and what are alternatives? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”

A weird dream about Jimmy Carter kicks off a discussion of dreams. Orbiting a sun? Not nearly as cool as orbiting a black hole. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Ted Lasso Justin: The Magical World of Disney Brian: Star Trek: Lower Decks Bryce: The Leftovers

The role of mentorship in professional skill-building and advancement. What should and shouldn’t you take from a mentor and how do you maximize that experience? Who *should* you let mentor you? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Travel journals Justin: Unsolved Mysteries Brian: Greyhound Bryce: Selling Sunset

The Rubik’s Cube as a cultural symbol of smartness. College: what’s the value? Drones spent some time last year loitering around power plants. Who could have done it and why? 100 million-year-old+ microbes awaken! One of the largest living organisms. SpaceX makes the Starship hop and the plan is even more in 2020. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Room VR: A Dark Matter Justin: Sinatra: All or Nothing at All Brian: Contact Bryce: The Twilight Zone (2019)

TikTok is a massive social media platform, but it’s facing a major ban in America. What does that space look like? Long-time emailer James wants to know how to get followers over to other platforms. Plus, concerns around hot-water Patreon has gotten into. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Insanely Great from Steven Levy Justin: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Brian: Mistborn: The Final Empire from Brandon Sanderson Bryce: Last Chance U

Florida shows up to celebrate the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashdown. Mars is having weather! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: World War II in Colour Justin: The Expanse Brian: Greyhound Bryce: Blaseball

Andrew’s got a “real” job and is experiencing the work-from-home virtualization for the first time. What things are here to stay and what will come out in the wash? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Witcher Justin: Game of Thrones Brian: Kindly Inquisitors from Jonathan Rauch Bryce: NPR News Now

A new neuroscience start-up wants to untangle the black box that is the human brain. Neanderthal’s arrival to North America has a new discovery. Mysterious, unsolicited shipments of seeds are showing up around the world. Officials say, “don’t plant them!” Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: 1984 Justin: Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison Brian: The Legend of Korra Bryce: Good Sudoku on iOS

What advice would you give to a 20-year-old just starting with the creative arts? What’s the value to a newcomer tackling an America’s Got Talent or Fool Us? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park Justin: Apple Watch Brian: Total Recall from Arnold Schwarzenegger