On this show, I play a song from The Heavy Heavy; I play an audio comment from James Cridland; we close the discussion on Radio Open Source; I talk about our trip to DragonCon; I had my first EV charging site confrontation; the Kennedys were our benefactors for the event; the Hilton reverted to elevator operators; everything at DragonCon is a line; we had steaks at the same building as my dad took me after the Atlanta Fantasy Fair in 1984; we waited over an hour for a panel without getting in; I did karaoke with the podcast nerds; we played D&D; a nice guy gifted us dice; I chatted with Gregg Schigiel, Jim Mahfood, P. Craig Russell and Valentine De Landro; my print protectors are never big enough; I ran into my former co-worker; we had dinner with one of my oldest friends in fandom; it was worth doing and we probably aren't going back.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 7 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from The Three O'Clock; arguments about podcasting are tedious; I am attending Dragon*Con on a low preparation trip; the old dog had an incident; everyone who called the ACA marketplace "socialism" is an idiot and can go to hell; why do corporations fight something that will reduce their costs? I am amazed that the Democrats are doing business a different way; pundits gonna pundit; my garage is fully wired with ratgdo boards; AliExpress was a mixed bag; I want less Amazon in my business; the Boox color e-ink reader is looking good to me; New Zealand Taskmaster underwhelmed me; we are enjoying Loot and The Morning Show.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 30 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from The Gentle Readers; I take a victory lap about 20 years of doing this particular podcast; I tell the quick version of my origin story and cite Dave Winer and Adam Curry for me getting started; Bloggercon 3 and Portable Media Expo were important stops in the journey; why I podcast instead of doing another syndicated radio show; my "minimum viable audience" is zero; I can't attend a Podcast Movement during the first week of high school; I used Adam Curry's original iPodder Applescript, iPodderX, and bashpodder at various times; I play a clip from Exene Cervenka talking about early punk that seems applicable to podcasting; I gear up for another twenty years.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 23 2024.

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Twenty years ago today, inspired by Dave Winer and Adam Curry I sat down in front of my laptop and started talking. The methods and equipment have changed but I've never stopped.

Today I am celebrating that auspicious date by reposting my original episode. This preceded the coining of the term "podcasting", the existence of any podcatcher other than the Applescript Adam wrote, any tools to publish. This first week of my show I wrote a plugin in Perl for the Bloxsom blog engine that I used at the time.

We figured it out as we went and I am honored to have been a part of it. Thank you to these gentlemen, to all my colleagues in the podcasting space and especially the listeners. Thank you to everyone who has ever listened, to one episode or to every episde. You are really the only reason I am still at it. Long may we all wave.

On this show, I play a song from Ortega; we attempted a vacation and abandoned it due to a tropical storm; we rafted in man-made rapids; the Great Wolf Lodge did not soak us; delivery drivers love to give us wet packages; I opted to not jerry-rig a whole house generator; we bought actual hard kayaks from a guy who seems to not want to sell me more; I bought a Ratgdo garage opener that inexplicably works; Chamberlain and MyQ can go to hell; I decided to roll the dice on some Zigbee stuff from AliExpress; 20th podcast anniversary next week.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 16 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from Lawrence Rothman; grampa's house is sold; the Taskmaster watch continues forward; Mike Wozniak is my favorite contestant; we are watching the Mae Martin show Feel Good; I am planning for a 20th anniversary livestream; am I going to do it on Peertube? I am surprised by feeling hopeful about the presidential campaign; I am all in on Zigbee and turning the other stuff off.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 5 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from Pharoah Sanders; I have really been enjoying several local venues; selling grampa's house is getting real; we play a new round of terrible podcast promos; I do a bit of a retirement check-in; we traded one crappy pool for a less crappy one; a refrigerator fridge is changing my life; I have collectibles to liquidate; string lights and Home Assistant improved my back yard; more stuff goes away; Patreon fixed their weird bug and all patrons in exile are back!

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, July 21 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from The New Marines; grampa's house is under contract; the family went to Carowinds and we went to Heroescon; my con strategy was different this time; less bin diving, less autograph seeking, more print and collection buying; I am now using poster protectors; we went to the NASCAR Hall of Fame; I did not like Sweet Tooth Season 3; I did like The Bear Season 3; I haven't bothered to watch House of the Dragon Season 2; I am immune to the charms of James Acaster.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, July 12 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from Agitprop; middle school is finished; I could skate through K-12 and I could not skate through Georgia Tech; I never signed the kid in late for middle school; I was petty cleaning out a classroom; we play "Is This Asshole The Asshole?"; the Discord title polls have revitalized my podcast production; we are going to Heroescon; this year I will be more art focused than comic focused; there is less of an agenda for Heroescon this year so maybe I will be more relaxed; keep the hotel an extra day; it's all inner monologues with me; I am learning to appreciate stillness.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, June 14 2024.

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On this show, I play a song from the Beths; I had to spike a show for audio reasons; I am in danger of getting my Podcast HOF Trophy repossessed; we are limping to the finish line of middle school; my family stayed in grampa's house; the cleaning standards discrepancy is a huge friction point; I don't have many local friends anymore; I set up some more WREK RSS feeds; Stonehenge is subscribable from podcatchers now; I don't much like Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Paul Simon, the Everly Brothers or the Supremes; I had a hard time deciding whether to root for the Carlton Blues or the Collingwood Magpies; I saw a Cybertruck in the wild and it was ridiculous; the Turned Out a Punk episode with Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo was terrific as was the Kathleen Hanna episode; punk is good for not having gatekeepers but if Tim Yohannon or Ian Mackaye didn't like you then you were fucked; punks are from Emory, metal heads are from Georgia Tech.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, June 3 2024.

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