After Things Podcast

Andrew describes a harrowing trip into the woods where he comes face to face with a real Chupacabra. The Boys get into an extremely nerdy screaming match about the relative merits of going to Mars or building a Space Elevator. Justin is delighted by the exploits of a human freak of nature whose run up and down Mount Kilimanjaro in only shorts. Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s new SciFi book The Grendel’s Shadow for only.99 at Amazon.com by clicking the image below! Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices. Sponsored by: Forensic Sculpting Photography Support The Electric Grandpa Old Wide Web Picks: Brian- • Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Justin- • Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton Andrew- • Game of Thrones (TV series) based on Game of Thrones (the book)

Before the big SpaceX announcement, the boys debate their relative excitement levels while Brian levies accusations of bigotry against NASA. Andrew questions the merit of a claim that the Chupacabra was inspired by the alien in Species and posits his own theory. Justin reads a listener scenario that eventually forces Hitler to try and kiss one of his high command right on the lips. Your honors, it’s time for a new Weird Things Podcast! Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s new SciFi book The Grendel’s Shadow for only.99 at Amazon.com by clicking the image below! Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices. Sponsored by: Grabrubarf.tk Willtech Chaos Buffering Podcast Picks: Brian- • Maps & A Mirror by Orson Scott Card Justin- • The Grendel’s Shadow by Andrew Mayne Andrew- • Source Code directed by Duncan Jones

Andrew is very excited that his first science fiction book The Grendel’s Shadow is released. Brian favorably compares the human race to ants and wonders aloud if we will survive an unknowable cosmic disaster. After having his curiosity piqued by an email from a French listener, Andrew explains what life will be like in a post-Singularity economy where no one wants for anything. Justin calls one of his favorite authors “full of butts” during a conversation about overpopulation. BONUS: Listen to the end of the podcast for an audio presentation of the prologue and first chapter from Andrew’s new ebook The Grendel’s Shadow. Then buy it for only.99 at Amazon.com by clicking the image below! Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices, by clicking on the image: Sponsored by: Rick Foster’s Tumblr Digital Genius from Willtech IndieAisle.com Picks: Brian- • Snow Crash • The Diamond Age Justin- • Welcome To The Monkeyhouse Andrew- • Big Trouble In Little China

What’s more surprising, that we’ve radically reshaped our understanding of physics or that it happened by way of a violent message board flame war? Brian longs (via a series of increasingly complicated metaphors) for the day when we can find life under the frozen waves of a far away planet. Justin joins the Nation of Islam in their belief that a Wheel In The Sky keeps on turning. Andrew wrestles with an email which credits him for inventing a device that opens up a line of communication to the great beyond. Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices, by clicking on the image: Sponsored by: Zombie Takeout Podcast Shepherd Intelligent Systems @DeltaJulietMike Picks: Brian- • 2010: The Year We Make Contact • Old Man’s War Justin- • Hyperion • Back To The Future Trilogy Andrew- • 2012 • Alphaville

Thanks to a bizarre clerical error by the government, the boys all find themselves in the same place at the same time during South By Southwest 2011 in Austin, Texas. Would Brian and his lovely wife purchase a house that was allegedly built by goblins? Can the fabric of the trio’s friendship survive a screaming match over the merits of Jurassic Park? Make sure you listen to this completely LIVE edition of the podcast featuring no edits and all a cappella sound effects. Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices, by clicking on the image: Sponsored by: TomMerritt.com The Mulligans @WillTech101

The gang debuts the brand new Podcastr webapp for listening to the show. Brian debates the thought process of Ronald Reagan as he confesses his alien invasion fears to Mikhail Gorbachev. Adventure scientists Dr. Herb Vellasic and Viederman try to crack the case of the frog plague. Andrew, for one, welcomes our new robot overlords in the wake of Watson pwning the Jeopardy! champions. Try out the brand new PODCASTR player, featuring wireless syncing between desktop browsers and iOS devices, by clicking on the image: Picks: Andrew Philip Kaufman’s “The Right Stuff” (1983) Brian Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” Justin Peter F. Hamilton “Judas Unchained” Sponsored by: @LonelyDotGeek Expired Meat

Brian is bent on forcing your digital remains to dance for eternity as the gang descend into a very curious cave. Justin travels back in time and attempts to hoodwink George Carlin into coming along for mad cap silliness. Andrew sets the trio on a course with a dreaded Nazi who prowls the coasts of Florida. Picks: Andrew Robert A. Heinlein “Tunnel in the Sky” Dune (2000) Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Brian Orson Scott Card “Ender’s Game” Justin Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons “Watchmen” Sponsored by: @Vincent404 @AdamCSmith dryan.com

President Justin frantically tries to cover up an impending alien visit while science staffer Andrew blabs to the Russian press. Spiro and The Fudge attempt to solve the massive, simultaneous bird deaths in Arkansas. The trio debates the merits of resurrecting a defeated race of human ancestors. Sponsored by: @Ronak_D @TessiBean OllieJudge.com

Andrew heroically plots how he can rid the world of all life to spite a master race of alien invaders. The team learns a new ghost hunting technique in the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ graveyard and Spiro & The Fudge return to solve a case involving a mysterious stranger, a fully cooked steak and acres of unknowable wilderness. Sponsored by: IAmHumble Purchased ALL SPOTS to give you an uninterrupted episode. Episode notes: • Michael Crichton: States of Fear – Science or Politics • Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist Recomendations: Andrew: Pitch Black The Keep Brian: Moon Donnie Darko Being John Malkovich Justin: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

We complete the epic adventure of Spiro & The Fudge when our law enforcement tandem attempts to utilize their keen detective skills and uncomfortably close relationship in solving a murderous mystery in mob-controlled Italy. Brian tries to outsmart a pack of wild pandas, and fails. Andrew recommends a new complimentary IKEA service: severed animal heads. Sponsored by: Doug Evil Vincent404 Manus Ferrea