The Maltyverse by Dez and Marco

The Maltyverse by Dez and Marco

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The Maltyverse by Dez and Marco episodes

  • 7- VanMoof Folds

    Beers

    Dez - Citrus Belter, Citrus session IPA, BEINN BREWING, SCOOOTLAND

    Marco - Hot Healthy tea

    News

    - UFO Whistleblower spills the beans at a congressional hearing!

    • Seth Rogan Congress - Alzeihmer’s not 9/11 - Seth Rogen Alzheimer’s disease speech: Actor calls out US Senators for walking out of heartfelt plea to Congress | The Independent | The Independent

    • Jon Stewart Congress - for 9-11 fire fighters Jon Stewart Slams Congress' 'Disrespect' For 9/11 Victims | Time

      • News and Main

      - VanMoof goes bust.

      Discussion

      Where did it go wrong?

      ? Quality control

      ? Overengineered bike and unexpected supply chain costs

      ?Poor management

      ? Overestimated market potential

      Discussion:

      • "There's an app for that", used to be cool and symbolise potential. Now many products will drop app support and "kill" a product. 

      • Examples - VanMoof, Lego dropped support for Augmented Reality toys, pebble watches etc.

        • News


        - Samsung unpacked event!

        Flip 5

        Fold 5

        Watch 5 and 5 classic

        Tab S9



        40 min
      • 5 - Subs and Threads

        Beer of the week:

        Dez: Big on Haze - Magic Rock Brewing - UK

        Marco: Kappse Karel - Kaapse Brouwers - Session IPA - NL

        News :

        - Pornhub cuts access in Mississippi and Virginia ⁠https://gizmodo.com/pornhub-cuts-off-access-in-mississippi-and-virginia-1850602485⁠

        -Google Maps showing the Wagner group march - interesting to see modern tools react to extraordinary events in real time.

        - Pixel fold reviews

        Discussion:

        - Does the pixel fold signal Google/Android committment to foldables?

        Main:

        - Titanic still claiming lives! Oceangate's Titan submarine implodes

        - Really good Real Engineering video on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LcGrLnzYuU&ab_channel=RealEngineering

        -Meta (facebook) releases Thread app as alternative to Twitter.

        Discussion:

        -Can Meta/Threads capitalise on Twitter's disarray. What does this mean for the social media landscape? Why have Mastodon and BlueSky struggled where Threads succeeded?


        40 min
      • 4 - Putting the Success in Succession.

        Beer of the week

        Dez - Polar Ice Walls - Wild Card Brewery, London, UK

        Marco - Brand Pilsener - Brand - NL

        News

        Japanese moon lander - software glitch https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/science/moon-crash-japan-ispace.html

        Motorola RAZR plus (40 ultra) and Motorola RAZR(40)

        Discussion -

        serious competition for Samsung 

        Main

        - SUCCESSION, Season 4 marks the end of the series

        - Ted Lasso, Season 3 is the last one… or is it?

        Discussion:

        - Will the writers strike affect future film and television as bad as previous strikes.

        - Should more shows end on high, rather than make more seasons which dilute the legacy of the show

        Apologies, Sort of... Zelda - Tears Of kingdom, No review as promised but a first impression.


        37 min
      • 3 - An episode about products

        Beers:

        Dez - Casual Pale - SALT beer factory, England

        Marco - Biri - Lager - Brouwerij ‘t Ij - The Netherlands

        News:

        - TOTK is out!

        - Nasa selected 2nd partner for Artemis moon landing

        - Google IO

        Google Pixel 7a

        Pixel fold!!!

        Pixel tablet (more interesting than you think)

        Review

        - Retro Goal, game on iOS and Android

        - Tetris movie, Apple TV+

        - AIR movie, Amazon Prime



        37 min
      • 2 - The Last of Mario BrUS.
        Beer of the week
        Dez - Splice of Heaven, Moon Dog Brewing, Pine-Lime Ice Cream IPA, Australia
        Marco - Juice Punch, Frontaal Brewing co, New England IPA - Netherlands
        News
        Japan DID lose moon rover
        Wrexham Promoted
        MS acquisition of Activision Blizzard blocked by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority CMA 
        Rovio bought out by SEGA
        Main
        The Last of Us Review
        The Super Mario Bros Movie
        Discussion
        Are we entering the era of good video game movies
        41 min
      • 1 - Prime Effect

        Beer of the week:

        Dez - Blurry Vision, Hazy IPA, BRLO Berlin, Germany

        Marco - El Dorado, Brouwerij  ‘t Ij Hoppy Lager, NL

        News:

        • SpaceX Successfull Disassembly


          • Discussion - Activity Tracker vs Wearable.

          Main:

          • Metroid Prime Remaster:
            • Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4)


              • Discussion: Rermake, Remaster, Re-relase


              38 min
            • 28 - Pepsi, Where's my jet?

              Beer

              Dez - Holiday Stout - Browar Stu Mostow - Wroclaw Poland.

              Marco - Cheesecake

              News

              Hades II announced!!!!!!!

              Video Game Awards 

              Main

              Pepsi, where’s my Jet?

              Discussion:

              Are Netflix documentaries all the same?

              Legal Cases that are actually not frivolous.

              Links:

              Pepsi weren’t counting on a dreamer like me’: the student who sued a soft drink giant for a $23m fighter jet | Television & radio | The Guardian - interesting article 

              You Can Make a Netflix Style Doco About Literally Anything - YouTube - How to make a Netflix Documentary (PAUL E.T)

              What are some things that make you stop listening to podcasts? : podcasts (reddit.com)

              Lawsuits that actually weren't ridicuous - Youtube (legal eagle)


              27 min
            • 27 - Space Program Story

              Beer of the week

              Dez - JopenWitte Kerst - Jopen - The Netherlands 

              Marco - Leffe Blonde - Leffe - Belgium 

              News:

              - The World cup is on!

              - Artemis I lifts off!

              Discussion:

              Fifa is under fire. Qatar may be most controversial world cup ever.

              Future space travel, Innovation vs costs!

              Interesting Youtube video - Soviets landing on Venus; https://youtu.be/UEmlOjKmL68

              Review

              Jumbo Airport Story 

              Discussion:

              Kairosoft Games!

              30 min
            • 26 - Welcome To Wrexham

              Beers

              Dez - Raspberry Banana Pecan Lassi Gore, Vault City (twinned with Northern Monk), Scotland  

              Marco - La Trappe Triple - De Koningshoeven Brewery - The Netherlands  

              News 

              Jennifer Lawrence Pulls out of role playing Eizabeth Holmes, we were just talking about it! 

              Discussion: Hollywood comes out with very similar things at the same time, and currently has an obsession with fictionalising real life current events.

              Main

              Welcome to Wrexham.

              Wrob McElhenny and Wryan Wreyonlds buy Wrexham - Wright idea or Wrong move?

              28 min

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