Fresh Fusion

LAST EPISODE OF 2018! Herein our intrepid host pontificates on the virtues of forming habits (not resolutions) in the coming year, and talks about the latest otherworldly developments on the web—including deepfakes, Doctor Strange 2, Facebook security breaches (I’m shocked, shocked! to find this sort of thing is going on here), and a whole lot more.

In this week’s post-Thanksgiving extravaganza, host Jared presents a video of great planetary significance, dribbles a ball over to the fine purveyors of podcast player Castro, drops a Chinese dragonfly on Google, and talks YET AGAIN about weird religion!

In this episode, Jared talks about his latest journey into the world of microblogging, the problems of live news analysis and skewed U.S. election coverage, the wild cultish world of Wild Wild Country, social media’s effect on depression, and more.

Jared was sick last week and so he did what comes naturally: binge watch Nazis. Yes, and not just Nazis but Japanese imperialists as well as the rebels who fight them to bring freedom to America in The Man in the High Castle—a “what if” scenario presented by Amazon Prime’s hit show. And if that weren’t crazy enough, while Jared was sick he attempted to install macOS Mojave on his iMac with less than stellar results (but there is a happy ending to the story). Plus Tim Cook’s tough talk on privacy rights, Helm fighting Google, and more. Never a dull moment here on The Jared White Show!

In today’s episode, Jared dives right into the latest Apple iPad Pro rumors, muses on the applicability of Universal Basic Income, throws shade on Google’s Pixel 3 XL and Pixel Slate, and shares a couple of projects he’s been working on. Just another fine day here on The Jared White Show.

In today’s episode, Jared talks about essentialism and why he’s starting (er, rebooting, technically speaking) a new YouTube channel all about it—as well as travel vlogs in and around the Portland, Oregon area.

In this episode of the show, Jared lounges by the pool and stays out of the rain to dive right into such heady topics as the new Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, racist reviews of Crazy Rich Asians, the mobbing of Wil Wheaton, the release of Mastodon 2.5, and more. Also, you should believe people. Just sayin’.

Never fear, Professor Jared is here! You will learn all about Mastodon, the hot new social networking platform that is exploding in popularity and giving Twitter a run for its money. What makes Mastodon so exciting is it’s not a single commercial service run by a corporation—it’s simply open source software using open protocols that anyone can install on their own server. Just like email isn’t owned by any one company (you can email me and I can email you and we’re not all forced to use Gmail for example), federated social networks allow online messaging and following/follower relationships to work much like Twitter but using the beauty and power of the open web.

Listen to today’s episode to find out how Mastodon ticks, who created it, and why open federated social networks are the best thing to happen to the internet in a long time. And if you aren’t already using Mastodon, now’s the perfect time to sign up on an instance of your choosing and join the thriving “fediverse”.

In today’s episode, Jared is excited to announce Posture: a Better Way to Engage the News—a software product he’s been developing since the beginning of the year. It’s currently in beta testing, and you can sign up now to try it out for free! Also: how to reach 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, the cosmic balance between work and rest, the Summer of Marvel, and so much more! (PLUS the Book Giveaway has been extended for one more week!)

In this episode, Jared talks about his first experience using Apple laptops in the early days of Mac OS X, and what Apple needs to do now to simplify its consumer laptop product line and offer a “Mac for the masses” just like the original iBook. Also, Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard will return, Patreon buys a Memberful, and the origin of the hashtag. All this and more on The Jared White Show.

Don’t miss this!!! This is your LAST chance to enter the Book Giveaway. Win your choice of either So Good They Can’t Ignore You or Deep Work by Cal Newport. All you have to do is…well, listen to the first minute or so of the show and you’ll get all the deets. It’s very straightforward. The winner will be announced during Episode 12 next week!