Productivity Alchemy

Week two of our summer special with Dino Sarma! We continue our discussion from last week, picking up after Kevin has fed the hounds. Chickens, dogs, The DC Animated Universe, cooking, games, books, and a whole lot more are discussed this week!

• DC Animated Universe
• Great British Bake-off
• Big Flower Fight
• Making the Cut
• Wingspan
• Wyrd Sisters Podcast
• Pandemic Board Game
• Tabletop Simulator
• Roll20
• Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
• Ultimate Bread
• King Arthur Flour Recipe Book
• Redshirts by John Scalzi
• Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
• The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
• Rapture of the Nerds by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow

Hi folks! I'm taking this week and next "off" from podcast production, but that doesn't mean there aren't episodes! This week and next you get to listen to Kevin and Dino talk about planning in the pandemic! Grocery Shopping, Cooking, TV Shows to binge, and more!

• Alternative Vegan Blog
• The Productivity Alchemy Wiki (at Fandom)
• Chefman Digital Air Frier (Dino and Kevin Approved)
• Chef Wang on Youtube
• Chinese Cooking Demystified
• Alton Brown on Youtube
• Dianxi on Youtube
• Baumgartner Restoration on Youtube
• Bob Ross on Twitch
• IRON CHEF on Twitch
• Jamel AKA Jamal on Youtube
• NoLifeShak on Youtube
• LayedbakDFR on Youtube
• Today's Special
• Email Dino with cooking questions

This week we discuss the difficulty of being productive when there are kittens in the house. We also talk about what does and does not constitute productivity for us. Then we will read your letters!

(Also, the new badge code for the "Sick Day" badge is now "TOOKSICKDAY")

• Cori Large on Youtube
• The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation
• Sacred Ordinary Days Planner
• Sew Much Crafting Planner Inserts
• Yellow Paper House Planner Inserts
• OneNote
• Productivity Alchemy Wiki at Fandom!

This week, we talk about the mess that was our past week, and how it did (or did not) impact our productivity. We also talk about how medicines can impact your productivity. After that, we catch up with prior guest Frank Gosar!

• Frank Gosar's Website
• Frank Gosar's Blog
• Frank's Videos
• Frank's Quilts
• Clayfest Online
• Clayfolk
• Simone Geirtz's Awful Robot Videos
• Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams

this week, we will talk about the productivity impact the new kittens have had, and then take a bit of a trip down memory lane as Kevin talks about why this is one of his favorite times of the year. After that, we will catch up with Patricia Pinto, and find out how her productivity has changed since the last time we talked.

• Patricia Pinto Website
• Chap Fan
• South East Asian Fantasy Drabbles
• Muji A5 Notebook
• Pentel Fude Brush Pens (now in pastels)
• Pentel Hybrid
• Black Inserts for Traveller's Notebooks
• Stickerrific
• Luke, Leah, Chewie and Han on Instagram
• Kokoyu Campus Diary
• Trapper Keeper
• Trapper Keeper 10-inch Tablet Cover

CW: Discussions of weight and weight issues. Use of a term some may find offensive or triggering.

This week we have kittens! We will also discuss some of our stress challenges from the past week, as well as the we made progress on. After that, we'll talk to Game Designer and Publisher Jason Pitre, and find out about how he stays productive!

• Jason Pitre on Twitter
• Genesis of Legend
• After the War
• RPG Design Panelcast
• SIG: Manual of the Planes
• Acadians
• Powered by the Apocalypse (Game Engine)
• Monterey BT Spray
• Pickleworm (Diaphania nitidalis)
• Squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae)

This week we'll talk about all the things we did this past weekend, including building a new coop and replacing a bed. We also talk about harvesting potatoes briefly, before taking the time to catch up with Claire A Miller!

• Episode 65 with Claire A. Miller
• Claire A. Miller on Instagram
• Virtual Reader's Theater YouTube
• Social Distancing Virtual Readers Theater on Facebook
• Vince Conaway Hammered Dulcimer
• Lime Crime
• Alpha-Stim
• Emergent Task Planner
• Uniball Jetstream MultiPen
• Red Wombat Chicken Cam
• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

This week we will be discussing the full impact of last week's hot water heater issue, and the impact changing Ursula's ADHD med dosage is having on her. Then we'll read your letters!

• Fat Innkeeper Worms
• Fat Innkeeper Worm Burrow Video
• If World War I was a bar fight
• Red Wombat Chickens
• Wombathaus
• Polar Watch
• Moment Phone Cases

We've had to deal with water issues this week, so there is a distinct lack of banter this week. But! We have an amazing catch-up interview with Dana Fraedrick, which should tide you over until we return to normal next week. We hope.

• Dana Fraedrich's web site
• Dana Fraedrich on Patreon
• Dana Fraedrich on Ko-fi
• Dana Fraedrich on Twitter
• Dana Fraedrich on Instagram
• Forest App
• Elder Scrolls Online
• Don't Starve
• StrengthsFinder 2.0
• Auphonic
• Speedy Plush by K. B. Spangler

Hi folks! This week, we talk about the productivity increase that can be had with a 4 day work week, as well as the way workplaces are changing and being viewed. After that, we'll chat with Maggie Brickson, and fine out how she stays productive!

• FranklinCovey
• Big Rocks
• Sharpening the Saw
• Eisenhower Matrix
• Aptitudes
• Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation
• StrengthsFinder 2.0
• The Art and Science of Gratitude