Half My Age

Half My Age

By Andrew Bridges & Lisa Lane FilholmComedySociety & CultureTechnologyPhilosophy
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Half My Age episodes

  • Episode 6: Is It Lucky or Is It ADHD?

    SHOW NOTES:

    Space Pen (So ergonomically satisfying!)

    Household Name: “Resting Botox Face” (Background on how Mrs. Filholm spit in God’s face)

    “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” (Emily Dickinson never disappoints.)

    Yoga Jones (Dubious but perfect inspiration from Orange is the New Black)

    “Try to look at your experience here as a mandala, Chapman. Work hard to make something as meaningful and beautiful as you can. And when you're done, pack it in and know it was all temporary. You have to remember that. It's all temporary.”

    Uplift Stand-up Desk (Still not an endorsement… yet)

    PEET shoe dryer (They “invented dry,” according to their very own website.)

    FruitJuice (Expert analysis of how plugged in you should actually be)

    AllState “She Shed” Ad (It’s just a shed, you guys!)

    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 5: Have You Been Paying Attention?

    SHOW NOTES:

    Uplift Stand-up Desk (Not an endorsement, yet)

    Wire Cutter (Where you do that consumer research)

    Logitech keyboards & Magic Mouse (Workin’ around the keyboard challenge)

    Slack (Is it collaboration or is it time theft?)

    Lumen (A very bad application indeed. Don’t even.)

    School of Laughs Podcast (Research on crowd work and joke-telling)

    Ghostery (Blockin’ those ads)

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 4: The Crack Brain Is Back

    SHOW NOTES:

    BabyFoot: (Follow-up on the disgusting and satisfying at-home pedicure solution for trench foot)

    Tarot Cards (A mindfulness moment in the zeitgeist; what even are they?)

    Mint.com (Where returns show up as income and Mrs. Filholm becomes convinced we’re going to have an audience)

    Suitical Recovery Suits (“Happy recovery for your loyal friend” and Whiskers’ new signature look)

    Ghostery.com (The little Chrome extension that blocks all the distracting ads)

    Tony Robbins (Giver of the kind of advice Mrs. Filholm does not receive)

    “I don’t think I’m gonna meet those Tony Robbins people at comedy clubs.” “Probably not.” “Damnit.”

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 3: It Must Be Miserable

    Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: how computers are like babies (don’t shake them!), solving problems with spreadsheets, a glimpse into Mrs. Filholm’s brain, and how Love Languages can hijack a budget.

    Special thanks to Jonah Mancino who edits this podcast and brings da ruckus every single episode.

    SHOW NOTES:

    halfmyage.show (Our website!)

    “Get Back” by Ludacris (Mrs. Filholm’s MLB walk-up song)

    BabyFoot (Follow-up on the disgusting and satisfying at-home pedicure solution for people who like picking scabs)

    Zeiss Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Wipes (Andrew’s favorite screen wipes)

    Patriot (The spy show that’s so good but you really have to watch it)

    iMXPW OCTANO USB 3.1 Type-C to HDMI Multiport Adapter (The HUB)

    “If you’re bored then you’re boring" (The inimitable stylings of Harvey Danger, Take Two)

    Mint.com (Where you track da monies)

    Nissan Cube (A collector’s item)

    Love Languages (Make me laugh but don’t touch me.)

    49 min
  • Episode 2: Tell Me About That Workflow

    Wolverines (The paradigm-changing SNL cold open)

    “Recordings for Someone”  (The This American Life episode to which we pay homage)

    “Hoisted with his own petard” (The Hamlet allusion that proves how much Mrs. Filholm sucks)

    “Please don’t address the audience; it sickens me.” (Our beloved Merlin Mann)

    BabyFoot: (The disgusting and satisfying at-home pedicure solution for ladies of my station)

    Floyd’s Barber Shop: (They bring da ruckus)

    Mint.com (Where you track da monies)

    Young Ameritowne (Andrew was sick on that day but he would have won.)

    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 1: Moving into Dongle Town

    Show Notes

    “Recordings for Someone” (The This American Life episode to which we pay homage)

    B&H Photo (Where Shabbat is observed and they’ll take your money tomorrow)

    MacBook Professional (New computers!)

    “I wanna publish ‘zines and rage against machines" (Creative inspiration from Harvey Danger)

    Bring da Ruckus (Our mission/purpose/measure: we so Wu Tang)

    iMXPW OCTANO USB 3.1 Type-C to HDMI Multiport Adapter (The HUB: moving into Dongle Town)

    Plasma Series MacBook Case (Because the new machine is worth protecting)

    Cocoon Graphite Brief (The Skort Project of computer bags)

    The Skort Project  An almost defunct website (because it’s become a Way of Life)

    1 hr 9 min

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A weekly show in which a 50-year-old child and a 25-year-old adult help each other make sense of the world.