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  • 25: Stick to the script

    Jordan and Chris discuss televised sports in the age of corona***** . What it means that Rocket League is going Free To Play (18:10). Then they review the indie movie "Sorry to Bother You" (24:33). On the next podcast, they will review "Everybody Knows".

    51 min
  • 24: Nobody handles garbage better than we do

    Chris and Jordan discuss how bad things are bad, and Kanye's vision for the country. Then, they share their thoughts about the musical "Hamilton" on Disney+ (24:20). Finally, they review the classic movie "Tremors" (34:55). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Sorry to Bother You".

    54 min
  • 23: Bacon Bacon 9-40

    Jordan and Chris discuss America's impending doom, and Zebra vs. Unicorn businesses. Chris goes through Apple's announcements at WWDC 2020 (18:30). Then they review the movie "The Vast of Night" (48:07). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Tremors".

    1 hr 6 min
  • 22: Let the wild rumpus begin

    Chris and Jordan discuss the PlayStation 5 design, the Windows apps Jordan loves, and what Chris thinks of the Lenovo X1. They review the movie "Her Smell" (33:55). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "The Vast of Night".

    Playstation 5 - Chris hates

    Everything - excellent search tool for Windows

    7-zip - archiving and extraction tool

    Audacity - Audio editing software that's better than what Chris uses

    Send to Kindle for PC - Send files directly from computer to your Kindle

    Freedom - Productivity tool to assist you in blocking internet for specific time periods

    SumatraPDF - Ugly website for a great product

    Notepad++ - Fast text editor

    WinDirStat - Lightweight tool for seeing what's taking up space on your PC

    Google Keep - Nice to do list / note taking app

    Lenovo X1 Carbon - Chris loves more than a Mac

    57 min
  • 21: Please depart

    Chris and Jordan discuss trains (again) in Los Angeles & Washington DC, and dive deep into Chris's favorite Mac apps. Then they discuss this week's movie, "Train to Busan" (31:35). 

    For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Her Smell".

    Chris's favorite Mac app list: https://chrisltd.com/blog/2020/05/mac-apps-i-use-2020


    1 hr 1 min
  • 20: Lot of tea leaves about

    Jordan recommends "The Darkest Timeline Podcast with Ken Jeong and Joel McHale" for die-hard Community fans. Chris and Jordan discuss the fractures the pandemic has exposed in THE ECONOMY (14:25). They then discuss this week's movie pick, "The Limey" (43:15).


    For the next podcast, we will be discussing "Train to Busan".

    Recent article on Limey re-release and editing process : https://nofilmschool.com/the-limey-steven-soderbergh-interview

    1 hr 22 min
  • 19: Get back inside your tent

    In this podcast, Chris and Jordan reminisce on on archaic means of watching movies (Blockbuster! DVDs) and playing games (Best Buy!). Jordan makes some typical tasteless jokes. Then they are joined by popular guest, Andrea, to discuss "Hostiles" (31:25). Spoiler alert: There's some disagreement.

    Retro Sloth's game streaming channel

    Hostiles (2017)

    Next Podcast: The Limey (1999)

    1 hr 19 min
  • 18: Engage

    This episode of The Wastebasket was declared an essential service by the US government! Don't call us heroes though - we're just doing our jobs. Chris breaks down an Apple-Google partnership that may help us do contact tracing and improve our chances of less future lockdowns while Jordan has some umbrage about the privacy implications.

    In entertainment, we discuss the first season of the Kurtzman-Chabon joint, Star Trek: Picard (45:48). Full spoilers for Picard, and a few from many other Star Trek series.

    Links:

    Star Trek: Picard

    Reviews of Picard that are referenced: Tor.com | The Guardian

    Alan Sepinwall on season lengths

    Other references to episode and season length from Vulture and The Ringer

    1 hr 32 min
  • 17: Stop touching your face, Dave

    Welcome to a very special Pandemic Pod! We dive into life under self-isolation rules in NYC and LA, the divisive politics of the moment and what we hope are some positives that we can take away from this global crisis. We are then joined by special guest / fan favorite Andrea to discuss Contagion (1:00:40), dip our toes into Outbreak (1:15:30) and Twelve Monkeys (1:19:00), and conclude with some Brad Pitt appreciation.


    You can find Andrea's Jewelry on her website and Instagram.

    Films:

    Contagion

    Outbreak 

    Twelve Monkeys

    1 hr 48 min
  • 16: Jonathan, do what you do best

    Jordan and Chris discuss water stores in Los Angeles, food and package deliveries during the Coronavirus panic, and Chris's visit to Baltimore. Chris has an update on his laptop (23:10). Then Chris and Jordan review three movies, Jojo Rabbit (26:50), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (36:10), and Greta Gerwig's Little Women (47:50).

    The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do (Kurzgesagt)

    Go see big ships in Baltimore

    Patriots Point in Charleston

    Movies Discussed:

    Jojo Rabbit (2020)

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

    Little Women (2019)

    1 hr 3 min

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