Matt comes back to the show as we discuss headphone jacks, in-ear headphones, stupid required memberships with Ticket Master, a crowdsourced melody, and the ghosts living in deliberately bad mp3 encodings! Picks of the week from Deastro and Sinkane.

What happened to David Lyons? Mike is joined by guest host Marc Mueller as they discuss Internet of Things fragmentation, anti-paparazzi clothing, the future of gaming consoles, and the difference between reading and listening to an audiobook.

What are your #BookConfessions? Susan, Jeannette, and Meredith divulge some of theirs and are buzzing with thoughts for the discussion of Laline Paull's 'The Bees.'

We had no interest in recapping the Apple Event, so instead we talked about the interesting parts; space age ceramics and the wireless future.

Timmi Lasley on the topic of First Inebriation, from a Raconteur event recorded at Carbon on July 12.

Now releasing on our new official day - Thursdays! Polly and Shelby are back in the studio and talking about a bunch of seriously random things. Polly was in Sweden, Shelby bought appliances that don't work, and both have read books they want to talk about. Also: Fall TV Preview and hate for Fear the Walking Dead.

Brian Foley on the topic of First Inebriation, from a Raconteur event recorded at Carbon on July 12.

Kevin Larkin of Denver band Chimney Choir guest hosts with Mike as they discuss 80s synths, Ableton Live rigs, and the future of computer generated music. Picks of the Week from Dr. John and the Dresden Dolls.

Canceled Lego Universe. WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook. And Lyons buys an Electric Vehicle.

A selection of impromptu storytellers from a Raconteur event recorded at Carbon on July 12. In each story, a discussion of a kind of first inebriation.