Analog Lunch with Simon The Magpie

Simon the Magpie and Analog Weapon have a chat with legendary Magpie Pirate and synth cable peddler, Bucket Lord. We talk about geomagnetism, how Bucket Lord came to Magpie Pirates, LED cables, why they sell cables, splitters, Brexit, retail, trade shows, sending out samples, working with dad, plans for the future, school and degrees, studio setup techniques, favorite cable, least-favorite cable, most common cable, least common cable, and more!

(Various brilliant cable ideas including edible cables, scented cables, accessible cables, fluffy cables, solid cables with hinges, springy cables, human cables, retractable cables in a eurorack module, and wireless cables to name a few)

https://synthcables.com

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Simon the Magpie, Bass Master Andreas, and Jeffiot (Jefferson) talk about DM etiquette, AI, Jeffiot’s recent Gävlebacken video, reality TV production, films, ARG’s and interactive stories, social media functionality, Elon Musk, money and work, ghost stories and copypastas, and much more! (And Analog has a bunch of FOMO listening to it).

Gävlebocken: A Measured Response (Full Documentary)

Jeffiot's Patreon

Andreas on Instagram

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Simon the Magpie and Analog Weapon chat with Johan Ransby about engaging with people in comments, Ransby’s creator sessions, strategies and struggles with writing lyrics and music, completing projects, getting outside the comfort zone when creating, algorithms, Spotify and all the better alternatives, and much more!

https://ransby.biz

https://www.youtube.com/ransbyjohan

https://www.instagram.com/ransby.biz/

https://www.facebook.com/ransbymusic

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Simon the Magpie and Analog Weapon chat with Martin Yam Møller chat about weaving, names, the Danish Desert, sports/competition/creativity, cassette 4-tracks, wood and plastic in design, when a project is complete, ways to start a project, kickstarters, electronics projects, how we got into music, and that’s not even half of it!

https://martinyammoller.com

https://www.instagram.com/martinyammoller

https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinYamMoller

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Simon the Magpie, Dan Fingerman, and Analog Weapon chat with Juantito (aka Tin Can Synth Jam, aka Modular for the Masses) about building synths in tin cans, parasocial divorce, gamified listening stats, Advent synth kit, how a capacitor works, pipe organs vs synths, sound vs music, smells and fermented fish, expiration dates, solid core vs stranded wire, circuit bending, inspiration, bad sounds vs sounds of bad things, techno music, and a million more things.

https://www.twitch.tv/tincansynthjam

https://www.instructables.com/member/ozerik/

https://electronicjuanito.bandcamp.com/album/contact1

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The beginning of this episode is Simon and Analog talking a bit about slight format change for the podcast, a new idea to raise money for, and Decent Sampler instruments. If that sounds boring, jump to 23:06 for the beginning of our chat with Jeffiot!

Simon the Magpie, Analog Weapon, and Jeffiot talk about ASMR, poorly read audio books, secret recordings, making video essays that are fun, Jeffiot’s upcoming video about Gävlebocken, true crime content and the morality of it, cats and dogs, old people coping with not being able to be openly racist, tired jokes, young people getting old, TikTok criticism, popularity vs attention vs quality in online content, editing, “what would you do if you were the only human left?”, prostate exams, racial and gender prejudice in diagnoses, trying to remain remotely self-aware, capitalism, and other stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/@jeffiot

https://www.patreon.com/jeffiot

Recommendations from the end of the chat:

Steve Wallis: https://www.youtube.com/@campingwithsteve

Action Button: https://www.youtube.com/@ActionButton

Lost (TV show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_(TV_series)

Northern Exposure (TV show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Exposure

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Simon the Magpie, Analog Weapon, and OK Housecat talk about fonts, circuit bending, all sorts of chips and numbers, our big idea, least favorite sound, remembering lyrics, making music, and then 5 more hours of other stuff.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/okhousecat

https://okhousecat.bandcamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/c/OkHousecat

http://www.okhousecat.com

https://www.instagram.com/okhousecat/

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Simon the Magpie, Dan Fingerman, Analog Weapon, and Bass Master Andreas hang out and chat about stuff like drugs, language, what makes travel interesting (or not), affect of places on things, documentaries, true crime, films, the Internet Archive, copyright and public domain stuff, Syd Barret and outsider art, virality, Andreas giving tours to a scammer, AI video generation, making money from art, drugs and mental health, and much more!

https://www.cargofilm-releasing.com/films/cannon-arm-and-the-arcade-quest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCqY49c87O8

https://archive.org

https://imagen.research.google

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Simon the Magpie and Dakato talk about parental advisory warnings, Magpie Fest, the editing process, things to listen to while working, TLI (too little information), free speech laws, conspiracy theories, saying vulgar things alone for amusement, psychological states and conditions, drugs that work and drugs that don't, cancellation, sobriety, relationships and living alone, and other stuff.

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Simon the Magpie, Analog Weapon, Dan Fingerman, and Dakato hang out with Bass Master Andreas and Once upon a Synth and talk for a really long time. It doesn't go off the rails as much as it just starts off the rails and doesn't really try to find them.