GeekNights Thursdays

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble tradition of carving pumpkins. You may recall in 2006 when we reviewed Pumpkin Scissors or our review of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, but we have never dedicated an entire episode to the carving of pumpkins.

In the news, tonight is the 19th anniversary of GeekNights. (The brave can listen to the remastered pre-launch beta episodes (with commentary)). Also jaywalking is no longer illegal in New York.

• Pumpkin Carving

• Pumpkin Carving

• Rym - Megilat Ḥam-Ed — the Scroll of the Steamed Portions of Cham
• Scott - What is the first American graphic novel?

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of debt. In the news, the FTC makes a move against dark patterns in subscriptions and North Korea blows up its connection to South Korea and decrees that unification is no longer possible.

• Debt

• Debt

• Rym - Wireless Non-Electrical Remote
• Scott - The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre

Tonight on GeekNights we review the absolutely fantastic LUPIN III Kabuki Production. Even if you have never experienced kabuki and know nothing about it, this is 100% worth watching. It's a top tier experience. In the news, everything on Temu and Shein is full of poison and the updated Chicago Manual of Style just dropped!

• LUPIN III Kabuki Production

• LUPIN III Kabuki Production

• Rym - Consciousness
• Scott - The Podcast Index

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss fragrances. You may recall in 2013 we covered the opposite side of the smell spectrum. In the news, GeekNights officially endorses Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for President and Vice President of the United States, the world's first medieval electronic instrument has launched, and this is the kind of thing you only expect to see in movies.

• Fragrances

• Fragrances

• Rym - The World’s Fastest Bomber: The XB-70 Valkyrie
• Scott - Can You Tune A Fish?

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the insidious and underestimated problem of noise pollution. We've previously talked about computer noise specifically. In the news, GeekNights endorses whoever the Democratic candidate for President is in the 2024 election, the Russian government plotted assassinations in Europe, red light cameras remain controversial, and the Jersey Shore played itself.

• Noise Pollution

• Noise Pollution

• Rym - What's that pipe for?
• Scott - TASER Chess

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the nature of the Easter Egg. They're good for society. In the news, the mayor of New York lost a duel, and it's not just you.

• Easter Eggs

• Easter Eggs

• Rym - So THAT'S where Bugs Bunny got it from!
• Scott - Sweet Home (1989) [Full Film, Domesday Capture, Subbed]

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss noodles. In the news, Alabama Republicans decide that embryos are literally children with extreme and harmful legal consequences, and Fubo has raised an antitrust suit against the coming massive sports streaming consolidation.

• Noodles

• Noodles

• Rym - Which is Worse?
• Scott - GoPro Ride Through an Electron Beam Irradiator at Full Beam Power

Tonight on GeekNights, after talking about people who use their phones in public at full speaker volume, we review the fantastic convention that was Super MAGFest 2024. We previously covered the games of this MAGFest in MIVs. In the news, the Superb Owl is the least interesting it's ever been, and late capitalism claims another digital victim.

• Super MAGFest 2024

• Super MAGFest 2024

• Rym - The Odd History of Goalie Masks
• Scott - pinaffo & pluvinage's cardboard installation

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the year 2023. Sort of a personal retrospective. In the news, Donald Trump argues in court that a president has the right to assassinate their enemies, and 2023 was the hottest year in human history,

• 2023 (2023)

• 2023 (2023)

• Rym - Adults giving you directions
• Scott - Sauna Security

Tonight on GeekNights, against the backdrop of ongoing tech layoffs we talk about layoffs. (No, neither of us has been laid off). In the news, New York's Clean Slate Act is good news for millions of people trying to get their lives back together, Apple shocks the world by adopting RCS, and

• Layoffs

• Layoffs

• Rym - The Insane Engineering of the F-16
• Scott - RECOIL - Retro Computer Image Library