Double Density

This week Brian spends some pre-show prep time playing Zelda, and then does his best to make Angelo feel bad about subscribing to Amazon Prime. The duo also ponder if Apple has become a luxury brand for rich people, the amazing storage medium of magnetic tapes, Doom 2's last secret, and taking a step back from all our distractions. When the discussion shifts to the paranormal, our hosts take a look at Luis Elizondo’s Medium article about the stigma of paranormal belief, and then take a look at the evacuation of an observatory that started off as excited and ended up being sort of boring.

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• Pelé - Wikipedia

This week, Brian and Angelo head out of their summer schedule and take a deep dive into the world of portable music technology, starting with the transistor radio and going all the way up to the move to digital files and the iPod. In the paranormal segment, there's another spin of the Double Density Wheel of Fortune witha look at various paranormal comings and goings in the world at large - this means aliens, ghosts, time travel and more!

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• Regency TR-1 - Wikipedia

Brain and Angelo take a look at Apple's latest iteration of the Apple Watch and the iPhone X, discussing the September 2018 special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple Park.

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• Tim Cook Sends Fake Accidental Tweet Ahead of Apple Event | Time

This week, Brian talks about getting his NES Classic and spending some time plating Star Tropics and Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout on his wife’s account. They then speculate the upcoming Apple event, and Brian gets stranded during a subway debacle. In the paranormal segment, the discussion focuses on the Cuban microwave weapon attacks, and then Brian tells us all about his recent ghost tour.

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• If your Apple ID is locked or disabled - Apple Support

Angelo has moved into an open office, Brian did not get to see the Insane Clown Posse live, a look at how email takes up too much of our time, ISPs and copyright, Windows 95 (on a Mac!), and Angelo visits the Apple Store (again). Also, an attempt to chart the paranormal, and a closer look at UFO groups.

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• You Spend More Than 5 Hours Each Week Checking Your E-Mail | Fortune

Angelo is pretty excited about his Nintendo Switch, and he picked up Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which is a game Brian enjoyed as well. The two discuss the game without spoilers before continuing their gaming talk with a look at randomized SNES games, before finally analyzing Netflix's plan to insert "stories" as people binge on their favourite shows. In the paranormal segment, the duo looks at how ill prepared the German government is for alien contact, the Momo challenge, a weird furry "sea monster," and Angelo's troubles with a possibly haunted toilet.

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• Shovel Knight and Nailing Nostalgia | Game Maker's Toolkit - YouTube

This week, Angelo and Brian are back together again. After getting Brian excited over Angelo's surprise new tech purchase, the duo discusses Anchor, the idea of a shared family computer, and the continuing saga of yearly smartphone updates. In the paranormal segment, discussion starts with how great it is to see Alex Jones get delisted from certain services, and then moves onto talk about the Bermuda Triangle, another To The Stars blunder, and purchasing haunted houses.

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• Anchor Launches Listener Support, Helping Podcasters (and Itself) Get Paid – MacStories

As Angelo continues his break visiting the sights and sounds of Disney World in Orlando, Brian and Tj Counihan (of Pints and Puzzles and his upcoming project Notes From The Attic) take a deep look at the Anarchist Cookbook – a collection that made headlines in the early 1970s. They look at its societal impact, how it helped shape the web, some of the crimes attached to the notorious tome and much more.

Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

Angelo's busy frolicking in the Magic Kingdom this week, so Double Density presents a previously-recorded but unreleased episode! This week, in the tech segment of the show, Brian and Angelo present you with a list of their favourite go-to YouTube channels that have less than 500k subscribers. Then, they have a discussion about the 1975 NASA documentary "Who's Out There?" staring Orson Welles.

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• 80sCommercialVault - YouTube

Angelo is going to Disney World this week, and as a result, Double Density is bringing you a run down of some of the tech and paranormal stuff that is part of the Disney experience.

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• My Disney Experience Mobile App | Walt Disney World Resort