Spencer and Danny discuss the Facebook outage and their predictions as to what went down. Was it an unexpected external cause? Or a calculated distraction from the recent news? Also, learning in various forms of technology is the old adage of learn by doing and how that applies to other aspects of work and life.
The boys are back to discuss some of our favorite games of the year so far, but does Deathloop really deserve a 10/10? Danny doesn't think so, but it leads to a bigger question as to games, do they have to be "fun"? How is that defined, how does a game like The Last of Us 2 find success despite it's very dark subject matters.
First day of Fall, first episode of season 5. Spencer and Danny discuss some albums that are likely to be on their best of 2021 list, and how the upcoming Kendrick album will change the playing field. In this episode: Baby Keem, Laura Mvula, Adjy, IDK, Leon Bridges, & Bo Burnham.
For the Season 4 finale, Danny goes solo to talk about the positives of Pokemon Unite as a fresh take on the tired MOBA formula, Humankind hype, and Death's Door. Also, his thoughts on the music making process and music snobs.
Jay Quiles from The Yay Network (NB-Yay, Eat Yay Love) joins the boys this week to talk about how the NBA has leveraged technology to change it's landscape and what queues the other major US leagues can take from them. Also, the ever controversial Kanye West has delayed the much anticipated album, Dona, yet again, and why we think this could be a return to form for Mr. West.
This week, the boys talk about the PS5 beta finally unlocking the expansion storage slot for upgrades coming soon. Pokemon Unite is pay to play but maybe it takes off. Also, Molson Coors is discontinuing niche beers, but there's a big loss in there.
Spencer and Danny talk about how men should hold each other accountable in toxic gaming cultures and how that connects to the lawsuit at Activision Blizzard.
Danny goes on a rant about Nintendo and the new OLED Switch. Spencer raves about Chivalry 2. First impressions of Cyberpunk 2077 after CD Projekt Red releases their final patch for stability. Also we give a little 2021 NBA Finals prediction.
The boys talk about their favorite moments in the Fast & Furious franchise with the release of F9, new music from Meet Me @ The Altar, & breaking down Tyler, The Creator's impact on millennials with the drop of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST.
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Studies have come out and around 50% of the work force is looking for a job change. Spencer and Danny discuss their thoughts on what could be causing this as people who work in the tech space.
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Low Bandwidth is a digital culture podcast. Trends, news, insights, for the not so chronically online.