From Fear to Flattery: the Analog Road Trip

An account of what I saw over 15 year period at my parents house in Fife, Scotland.

There's always a job - or tow - that you should have got, but didn't.

Desperately attempting to tie Star Wars Episode I The Phanton Menace to how Hudson writes IC business.

Apple made some long-awaited changes to their maps app. Although it's a huge upgrade, there's still some room to improve.

Tony & Emily continue their road trip through a very snowy Colorado full of, uh, snow then waste some more time at the 4 Corners, eat burgers at a museum inside a Burger King, stay the night in Monument Valley, then roll on into Sedona.

Second part of our 'dining on the road' special. Tony and Emily discuss memorable foods, Tony's first time with grits, all-you-can-eat Chinese food, what not to place inside chicken tikka masala, where to go if you dislike eggs and Thai restaurants featuring puffer fish. Also, Emily calls Tony put on his 'podcast voice'.Featured states: Kentucky, New Mexico, California, Mississippi

After being age-shamed at an Arkansas steak house 20 years earlier, Tony vouchsafes about how, despite being old kinda sucking, you can always learn from people younger than you. Drop that ego!

How what should have been a manslaughter charge for careless driving has turned into a spy hunt.

COVID19 Special. In this lockdown episode, Tony and Emily reminisce about their favorite roadtrip pizza and why it was so tough to find a good, local, family-owned restaurant back in 2001. We also vouchsafe about the difficulties in eating healthy food, how cities with Hampton Inns became our de facto stopping points, and the foolhardy practice of hitting a gas station for breakfast.

Tony & Emily continue their journey westwards, in theis episode they go from Texas to Colorado, eating McDonald's and pizza, then almost getting stuck in the snow of New Mexico. Who knew? Also, Tony takes the time tunnel forward to 2020 and talks about signs, particularly a bad one at Edinburgh Airport. Even Bill Bryson gets a mention.