Zagways

It's Christmastime and the Zag Boys, freshly reunited after Jesse's podternity leave, meet in person for the very first time, along with some special guests, to freebase holiday cheer.  After an eggnog-fuelled AI Or Cool Guy, we play "...Of All Time" and talk about our favorite—and least favorite—Christmas movies and songs.  Then we bask in the glow of our favorite holiday memories, almost all of...

Michael returns to the show to break down the absolutely insane and techno-cult-fuelled OpenAI coup, as well as share some cool stuff he's into. ChomskyBot Polyrhythmics Age of Wonders 4 Inkbound New Blue Sun - André 3000 -  Spotify and Apple Music Push Push - Herbie Mann -  Spotify and Apple Music PREY (2017) Obsidian Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zag...

Senior Apple Correspondant Taalumot returns to talk with Phil about Apple's latest event.  We dive deep on our favorite and least favorite Apple Macintosh computers, go computer shopping for our wives, and try to make sense of the 500 places to hang out online. Follow Taalumot on Instagram and Threads and Mastodon .  Read his blog and book an astrology at his web site .  There's a new starting poi...

Ted joins Phil for a zag-heavy episode, ping-ponging wildly between sports betting, computer setups, virtual reality, a New York Times bestselling AI or Cool Guy, clip shows, making love in autonomous vehicles, online communities, zoom call fails, and the wild excesses of working at a hot tech company during the Zero Interest Rate Era. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and e...

With Jesse out on Podternity Leave, it's time to look back on the zags we've done before.  In this first best-of episode, we hear the complete saga of the Pancake Bear-adorned Maine newspaper that captured Jesse's heart, from Zagways episode 1 through to its untimely rebranding.  Please enjoy. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally a...

Jesse returns to the show to play The Bagman's Gamble on the computer, do another Notes Dump, talk about mummified creatures of all kinds, and then finally open up The Gambler's Den to bring Phil into the magical world of sports gambling in a new segment: I'm Betting On It! Play The Bagman's Gamble here , and see the source code. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email ...

Maria comes in hot to join Phil on a fun-and-games-filled episode of Zagways.  First we play You, Me, or Dupree with Maria's birth chart and one from a mystery celeb, then we talk about sittim/how fun and weird TikTok is, then a spirited round of drag queen-themed ChatGPT Or Cool Girlie, a Gen Z Lingo test, and finishing up with a spirited game of Fuck Marry Kill. Check out everhappening.com to bo...

We're back in the Satellite Studio where Phil and Joe, both veteran information workers, attempt to teach Jake, a recent coding boot camp initiate, about the weird, wild and wacky stuff that happens at big tech companies.  Also: the origin story of the Danish, North Korean propaganda cities. Check out Jake's side project agent_j on Spotify and Instagram , his latest album "Oldest Trick in the Book...

Internet Tiger Taalumot returns to the pod to discuss the latest Apple Event, among many other zags, with Phil.  Follow Taalumot on Instagram and Threads and Mastodon .  Read his blog and book an astrology at his web site . Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon . Follow Jes...

In lieu of a new Zagways this week, we offer you a sneak peek of Jesse's new podcast.  Encyclomedia pits good friends Jesse, Jake (friend of the show) and Ross in creative games and discussions about their favorite movies, shows, games, albums, and more.  In the pilot episode, each member drafts a rock band from the entire stable of characters that appeared in Steven Spielberg films. Music: "Zagwa...

Sadalsuud joins Phil on the show to talk about being a Cool Guy using AI and fusing his elaborate German note-taking system into Obsidian. Check out Sadalsuud's web site and read his very good astrology article . Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitter . Follow...

Jesse returns to the show and is brimming with content, from his harrowing travel tale to the invention of a brand new Number Battle game to bearing witness to the final days of the Fiddlehead Focus.  Plus: The Four Chords of Buddy LeRoy Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodo...

Jake from Bad Custer appears for the third time to break down our crazy weekend in Brooklyn but mainly just talk about vinyl, the Nintendo Gamecube, Beatles Rock Band, and the 2 1/2 rock operas created by The Who. Check out Jake's side project agent_j on Spotify and Instagram Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long a...

Phil and old friend Adam dive into the Early Times of their first joint venture: playing pop country music professionally .   Plus: the craft of songsmanship, being a rad dad. Check out McCartney 3-2-1 on Hulu Check out the trailer for Squaring The Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as lon...

Phil watches Whiplash.   Jesse watches Hook. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitter . Follow Jesse on  Twitter and  Instagram and Letterboxd . Follow Phil on Mastodon and  check out his web site . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Bigger Than You" by Bad Custer P...

Phil (♌️♐️♎️)  teaches Jesse (♐️♍️♌️) about astrology by playing a spirited round of You, Me, or Dupree: which planet placement is Jesse's, which is Phil's, and which is Owen Wilson's? NEW PLUG: Check out Jesse's Letterboxd , most recently for his review of Oppenheimer.  You can subscribe to the RSS feed too! For much more on astrology, check out this handy primer and friend of the show Taal...

Phil finally watched Blade Runner.   Jesse tries a new game.   Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitter . Follow Jesse on  Twitter and  Instagram . Follow Phil on Mastodon and  check out his web site . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Political World" by Bad Custe...

Jesse's back!   Amidst microphone cable failures and SharePlay difficulties, the Zag Boys catch up on their favorite letter writer and talk about Dad Music.   Plus: 3-letter RPG Beefy Arm Mailbox Googling "How to do Crimes" Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitte...

Phil's old friend Michael comes on the show to reminisce about guild drama in World of Warcraft, and to share the good news of a Better Way. In lieu of personal plugs, Michael humbly requests that you check out  The Cooties . Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twit...

Jesse's out this week, so Phil meets up with returning guest Jake From Bad Custer and his brother Kurt to talk about Goldeneye controls, a deep dive into the whole Reddit situation, and the Lemurgate Saga. Check out Kurt and Jake's work with Aubrey Burchell and on Kurt's solo project Kurtosis . Check out Jake's solo project agent_j on Spotify and Instagram . Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways onlin...

Jesse's brother Jake joins the show this week as Jesse has a Fatherhood Experience and Phil eats a special birthday meal.  Plus, the first guest-led AI or Cool Guy, and more zags than you can shake a stick at. Follow Jake on Twitter at @JakeYourDaw g and on Twitch at shaBLAMz Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long a...

Jesse sees signs of life in the far Northeast.  Phil considers a career pivot to get some Apple Goggles.  Plus, old video games, criminal search histories, and much more. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitter Follow Jesse on  Twitter  and  Mastodon  and  Insta...

On a special all-Apple episode of Zagways, Phil's friend Taalumot joins the show to discuss the new Apple Vision Pro Quest Lens, play a spirited round of Boomer Bingo, and go down memory lane discussing devices of days gone by and tales of crazy characters met during our tech careers. Check out Taalumot's whole situation (no, seriously, please do) at taalumot.space . Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagw...

It's our longest episode yet as Jesse performs more AI investigations and Phil consults the mystical Oracle of the Cards. Plus: GPT Lawyer and Jesse's super secret app idea. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on  Mastodon  and  Twitter Follow Jesse on  Twitter  and  Mastodon  and  In...

Phil completely fucks up his audio setup and sounds like crappo.   Sorry about that, we are listening and learning.   But once we get into it, it's an "Oops, all Zags" episode as we each dump our drafts and empty our notes apps and see what we can shake out. Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at  zagways.org  and email  coolguy@zagways.org  with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Foll...