Rubenerd Show

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 36:07 – There’s a Hippopotamus on the Roof Eating Cake. Also brewing a caffeinated beverage, the fact we can still run and program old things (I know, right?), visual novels, ScummVM, the PalmPilot, 35 mm photo slides from Hong Kong in the 1950s, Tame Impala’s Deadbeat album, Calliope Mori from Hololive’s Deadbeats, and using Navidrome to self-host our own mu...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show from Adam, Alistair, and Abdullah. Discussing my favourite personal shows that are still going ( Into Your Head , The Overnightscape Underground ), task management (Getting Things Done™, the spark to get something started), 1980s British retrocomputers (Spectrums, Amstrads, Orics, and Acorns), coffee...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 32:30 – Who’s Peter, and why does he live in Kensington? Also Muji coffee, my favourite places in the world to travel, Chatswood’s Japanese stores, cheesecake, subscribing to feeds at a coffee shop in 2003, Singapore changing beyond recognition, and Frank Nora being the last one standing after the demise of Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders. Recorded in Sydney, Austra...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 31:03 – Thinking aloud about thinking, projects, and projects to manage thinking that end up doing the opposite. At least, I think? Also times in which it’s dangerous to eat peanut butter, and the best life advice I’ve ever received. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schade. Released S...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 11:15 – What… what are we doing? Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schade. Released April 2026 on The Overnightscape Underground , an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts; this one notwithstanding. Hosted graciously by t...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 14:22 – Bit of a weirder one today; talking about the time last week when the trolls won! But I got some amazing feedback and some help, so maybe there are lessons here I can pass on. Have you heard of this thing called the block button? I should do that! Thanks again, will be a more normal episode next time. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this tr...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 41:19 – A few things today, but mostly a discussion of our beloved Amelia Watson wrapping up her regular English vtuber activities with Hololive, and the adventures of buying our first home! When one thing ends, another thing starts. ♡ Microwave ovens. Custom kitchen delivery. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 28:16 – Sitting outside on this blustery winter morning talking about Mike Karels, Gordon Bell, Dave Ross, and Jim Kloss, with some trademark digressions and a hot mug of coffee. Recorded early June 2024. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schade. Released June 2024 on The Overnightscap...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 20:47 – The Into Your Head show is returning! I also returned to the Exit Ramp for an episode! Join Ruben as he discusses these, along with brewing coffee, a recovered audio clip from 2008, bad accents, and adventures with audio levels. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schade. Release...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 30:40 – Join Ruben on a muggy, cold Sydney evening talking about James from James’ Coffee Blog starting his own podcast , why I’m allergic to Melbourne, and meeting my favourite ever vtuber Pavolia Reine from Hololive Indonesia! Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schade. Released July 2...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 25:15 – This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jim Kloss , whom I interviewed on the show in 2016 . Jim was one of my dearest friends, a mentor in life, and a wonderful human being. Recorded late one evening wandering around a park in Sydney. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 . Attribution: Ruben Schad...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 21:44 – Join me on a brief wander through Namba Parks, then onto the Osaka Metro to Daikokujo! Talking about being back in Japan, why Clara and I love the Kansai region even more than Tokyo, topping up Suica and ICOCA cards, the growing number of bikes here, and almost walking into someone. *Sumimasen!* Recorded in Osaka, Japan. Licence for this track: Creati...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 33:53 – We’re overseas again for the first time in three years! Recorded at the busy Kudanshita Tokyo Subway station (complete with jingles!), then wandering around near the Imperial Palace one night. It’s a bit all over the place, but that was my mental state at the time. Part two coming soon, thanks for listening. Recorded in Tokyo, Japan. Licence for this...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download 28:23 – Hey, I remember when I recorded stuff! Making coffee, talking about the state of the world, some personal notes, putting the kettle on, not being fancy with tea, a letter from strata, and thoughts about travel. I’ll be back to doing these regularly again when I feel up to it, thanks for listening :). Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this tra...