The Menu Bar

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A place where we invite friends in the technology world to have a drink and discuss everything from weekly tech developments, to movies, to general life stuff. Anything is possible.

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The Menu Bar episodes:

11.05.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 29 - People Seem To Be Liking iPads, With Josh Centers
Josh Centers is the managing editor of long running Apple blog TidBITS, and he joins Zac at the bar to discuss Apple’s recent iPad and MacBook event.
10.15.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 27 - The Mutant Theater, With Juno Reactor
Zac sits down with Ben Watkins AKA Juno Reactor to discuss what turns him on creatively, the delight of collaborating with The Wachowski Siblings on The Matrix sequels, our shared love of Barbarella, and his latest album ‘The Mutant Theater’
09.23.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 25 - Religion Disrupted, With Micah Redding
We sit down with Micah Redding to discuss how each of us came to our individual belief structures, Micah’s attraction to Christian Transhumanism, institutional denial, the ever present need for deeper interpretation, ways Christianity agrees with the truth of Buddhism,...
09.04.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 24 - Beauty in Accidents, With Rob Sheridan
Rob Sheridan visits the bar to discuss how he came to join Nine Inch Nails at 18, his creative kinship with Trent Reznor, finding happy accidents in doing things the wrong way, the inception and lasting impact of Year Zero,...
08.27.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 23 - Secretly The Sequel To The Secret
Zac and a slightly woozy Andrew meet and discuss acupuncture, being hugged by a dominatrix, pseudoscience, synchonicity and quantum physics, the pathology of extreme’s, the secret darkside of buddhism, and how we all use Twitter to escape.
08.13.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 22 - The Turok Tales
Zac and Andrew meet at the bar for an indiscrete chat about creative match-making, enjoying conspiracy theories, how companies have become governments, the problem with literalism, playing old videogames, how Pixar took over Disney, and Thanos: Friend or Foe?
08.06.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 21 - No Such Thing As Half Pregnant
Zac and Andrew occupy the bar to discuss Andrew's settling in SF, deactivating Twitter, why people enjoy being outraged, how to be genuine on the internet, the obsolescence of free speech, imposter syndrome, the future of public commons, and what...
07.30.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 20 - This Was a Huge Mistake, With Dieter Bohn
Zac and Andrew sit down with Executive Editor of The Verge Dieter Bohn to discuss crazy podcast setups, Mac customization, Apple’s awkward spot with the MBP keyboard, mixed feelings about Surface, why Dieter thinks Mac should have touch screens by...
07.16.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 19 - Seeking Perfection that Doesn’t Exist
Zac and Andrew discuss how The Social Network perfectly captured early startup culture, why Facebook is definitely evil, how Christianity can evolve, how angle of approach alters the way we interface with reality, why we don’t agree with 2x-ers, information...
06.25.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 18 - Intel Burning, With Ashraf Eassa
We talk to chip expert Ashraf Eassa of The Motley Fool about how Intel’s chip delays mess with Apple’s roadmap, to what extent Intel is on fire, why Apple is likely moving away from Intel, why Switch may have serious...
06.12.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 17 - Alive from WWDC!
Zac and Andrew go to WWDC! They discuss the broad implications of AR, Apple’s dichotomy of needing to push boundaries while acknowledging the negative impact of using your phone, and so much more.
05.26.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 16 - Who Are The Meme Lords?
Zac's away this week so Andrew chats to Victor Agreda and Kelly Guimont about their origins in blogging, Apple as moral example, the tribal mentality of forums, and the infinite subdivision of ideas and content online. Also aliens!
05.05.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 15 - A Theory of Everything
Zac and Andrew discuss mapmaker and storyteller Ken Wilber and how his Theory of Everything just might help make sense of all the the raised tension, culture wars, and general chaos happening out there on the internet. Buckle up, because...
04.28.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 14 - The Mark Gurman Subtweet Memo, With John Gruber
Zac goes one on one with John Gruber to discuss the Apple memo that leaked about Apple leaks, why Beats was a good purchase, why John thinks Netflix might buy Spotify, how Apple might bundle Apple Music and TV shows,...
04.21.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 13 - CryptoKitties, With Bob Burrough, Sonya Mann, and Josh Centers
In our first ever ‘Takeover’ episode, Josh Centers sits down with Sonya Mann and Bob Burrough to discuss lizard people, creating a TOR site, ways to solve humanities struggle with data tracking, and a whole lot more.
04.14.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 12 - They Argue Like We Do, With Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie sits down with Zac and Andrew to discuss Wing Chun, free will, who you’re allowed to be on Twitter, the importance of asking why companies make the decisions they do, Apple’s MacBook Pro keyboard dilemma, the problem with...
04.06.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 11 - Progress is Violent
Zac and Andrew sit down to discuss The Atacama Mummy, Zac’s haunted mirror, Reiki healing, atheism with benefits, the fragility of our memory of history, the linearity of worldview development, the inevitability of concrete, why Star Trek aliens are mostly...
03.30.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 10 - Going Where the Conversation Isn’t, With Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson joins Zac and Andrew to talk about a future with emulated humans, why our current technological curve only *seems* important, the hidden motives that drive human behavior, why no one predicted social networks, the value in going where...
03.25.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 09 - A Question of Trust, With Ben Bajarin
Ben Bajarin sits down to talk with Zac and Andrew about recent UFO headlines, Bigfoot, Apple's ongoing struggle with Siri, what it means for Apple to make a significant contribution in services, why Apple gave up on TV as a...
03.16.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 08 - A Rather Dark Interview, With Alex Proyas
Acclaimed writer/director Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot, Knowing, Gods of Egypt) sits down with Zac and Andrew to discuss his inspirations, why risky filmmaking has fallen out of favor in Hollywood, what's broken about Rotten...
03.10.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 07 - Being Balanced is Not Sexy, With Federico Viticci
Zac goes one on one with Federico Viticci to discuss the tech angle having puppies, the line Apple walks with privacy, the scaleability of ethics in business, the difficulty of being balanced online, the big ideas of Beats Music, how...
03.02.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 06 - Weaponized Cheerleading, With Kelly Guimont
Kelly Guimont joins Zac and Andrew to discuss hard to pronounce last names, clacky keyboards, App Camp For Girls, what can be done for women already in tech, growing up with technology, being a Portland weirdo, and the incredible power...
02.24.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 05 - Context Collapse, With Sonya Mann
Sonya Mann joins Zac and Andrew to discuss crypto currency diet philosophies, Netflix's ratings system, Apple's potential streaming play, peak Apple, whether or not Steve Jobs was a monster, the potential for blockchain to change the world, how having kids effects Zac's worldview...
02.17.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 04 - Make Mac Great Again, With Marco Arment
Marco Arment joins Zac and Andrew at the bar to talk about Ads vs Patreon, the end game for social networks, the trouble you get into for criticizing Apple, iPod as the new Vinyl, and the very sad state of...
02.10.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 03 - The Solution of No Solution, With Dan Masters
Zac and Andrew are joined by Dan Masters to discuss the big issues that Twitter faces, the relationship between ads and censorship, how Apple's privacy policy is a non-solution, and we ask 'What do we want anyway?'
02.03.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 02 - The Experts Have Taken Over, With Bob Burrough
Bob Burrough drops by the bar to discuss his history as a software engineer, the seven years he spent at Apple, his reasons for leaving, and we ponder why we care so much about this company.
01.25.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 01 - The Return
THE MENU BAR RETURNS! Lights on, drinks poured - welcome back to The Menu Bar! Zac and Andrew find out what’s been happening these past 3 years, the rebirth of Nintendo, and the what the heck is happening with Apple?! It’s...
01.20.2018
The Menu Bar: Episode 00 - An Introduction
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What's The Menu Bar about?

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The Menu Bar episodes:

The Menu Bar: Episode 29 - People Seem To Be Liking iPads, With Josh Centers

The Menu Bar: Episode 27 - The Mutant Theater, With Juno Reactor

The Menu Bar: Episode 25 - Religion Disrupted, With Micah Redding

The Menu Bar: Episode 24 - Beauty in Accidents, With Rob Sheridan

The Menu Bar: Episode 23 - Secretly The Sequel To The Secret

The Menu Bar: Episode 22 - The Turok Tales

The Menu Bar: Episode 21 - No Such Thing As Half Pregnant

The Menu Bar: Episode 20 - This Was a Huge Mistake, With Dieter Bohn

The Menu Bar: Episode 19 - Seeking Perfection that Doesn’t Exist

The Menu Bar: Episode 18 - Intel Burning, With Ashraf Eassa

The Menu Bar: Episode 17 - Alive from WWDC!

The Menu Bar: Episode 16 - Who Are The Meme Lords?

The Menu Bar: Episode 15 - A Theory of Everything

The Menu Bar: Episode 14 - The Mark Gurman Subtweet Memo, With John Gruber

The Menu Bar: Episode 13 - CryptoKitties, With Bob Burrough, Sonya Mann, and Josh Centers

The Menu Bar: Episode 12 - They Argue Like We Do, With Rene Ritchie

The Menu Bar: Episode 11 - Progress is Violent

The Menu Bar: Episode 10 - Going Where the Conversation Isn’t, With Robin Hanson

The Menu Bar: Episode 09 - A Question of Trust, With Ben Bajarin

The Menu Bar: Episode 08 - A Rather Dark Interview, With Alex Proyas

The Menu Bar: Episode 07 - Being Balanced is Not Sexy, With Federico Viticci

The Menu Bar: Episode 06 - Weaponized Cheerleading, With Kelly Guimont

The Menu Bar: Episode 05 - Context Collapse, With Sonya Mann

The Menu Bar: Episode 04 - Make Mac Great Again, With Marco Arment

The Menu Bar: Episode 03 - The Solution of No Solution, With Dan Masters

The Menu Bar: Episode 02 - The Experts Have Taken Over, With Bob Burrough

The Menu Bar: Episode 01 - The Return

The Menu Bar: Episode 00 - An Introduction