Ericast.com Podcast - DWEEB THOUGHTS

It might have seemed we let our birthday slip by, but it's just a little bit belated. And this is a big one, so it's definitely worth an episode. Curious how old we are? Well... Here's your show.  Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! The...

Don't let the episode title frighten you off. This is just a reference to an obscure line from a TV show years ago, but it had bothered me for years, and I finally figured the answer out. Wondering what that is? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (70...

I'm still here, but a lot has changed over the past few months. Not a lot of substance in this episode, but a quick status update. Wondering what that is? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! In this episode, I reflect on th...

One of the things about getting old is you only realize it when you look in the metaphorical rear-view mirror. That happens to people, and to podcasts. How many years has it been? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! No apol...

Last week's episode was something of a train-wreck of artificial voicing, but there was still a point to be made. Wondering what it was? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! I'm bringing back a couple traditions here in the...

The "weekly podcast that comes out about once a month" is back with a semi-annual episode! Wondering what I've been up to in the past six months? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! This one is a mess. Makes you miss the re...

What's a few weeks among friends, right? But this is a very special time of year around the Ericast, so I've got reason to put out an episode. Wondering what it is? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! This is not the promis...

Have you ever encountered a circumstance where you think, "That's a great point, but I'm not sure that's what that word means." Or, "I'm not sure that's what that says." Wondering how to untangle that? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742...

As we close out 2023, one caller has me wondering just what the Ericast is all about. Wondering what I'm wondering? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! This entire episode and a miniature existential crisis is courtesy of L...

You knew I wouldn't be able to just leave a "missing song" sitting somewhere in my brain, right?. Wondering if I found it? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment! As you might imagine, I'm not recording this on Christmas Eve, b...

I wonder how long I can go before we officially consider that I've "podfaded" but this is something I love to do and I'd like to get better at that. Wondering what I might be able to do to pursue that goal? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645...

I've looked over the Ericast archives and wondered, "Why didn't I do any shows that one summer?" This summer explains it. Wondering what I've been up to? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment It's been awhile but I've been enj...

I've been dabbling with new technology during the past couple weeks to the point where I got downright giddy... and a bit disturbed. Wondering what I've been working on? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment In the last episod...

I was a little surprised at how depressed I sounded in my first experimentation with AI-constructed voices. Think we can brighten its day? Here's your show. Website viewers: Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners: Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment This episode speaks for itself... kinda. In a way.

Wondering if our new robot overlords are going to provide a better future for us? Let's give it a spin. Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment As you probably figured out by now, this episode is artificially generated based off...

I don't really want this to become a show about misheard lyrics, but I was really confident about this one. Want to find out how wrong I was? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment We're learning that my confidence regarding wh...

This year has not started out the way I expected. Want some family updates and a couple calls? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment I'm down to the last few minutes of January and would like to wrap up my day, so here's how t...

I don't want to turn into a crotchety old man sitting on my porch yelling "Get off my lawn!" Instead, I'll be yelling "Stay on the street!" Wonder why? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment This was inspired by my visit to a l...

Let's kick off the new year with rundown of what's in my podcatcher and a couple tips for organizing the next 365 days. Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment Who's out there? I don't want to be the weekly podcast that comes ou...

I'm not sure how long I can take an unannounced hiatus from the podcast before you think I've pod-faded, but I haven't. However, 2022 is a year I don't mind saying goodbye to. Ready to send it off? Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) an...

No, I didn't pod-fade... but after a busy summer of life-events, I'm just checking in to let you know I'm alive and well. Well, there's one piece of bicycle-related news. Here's your show. Website viewers:  Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners:  Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment Questions? Commen...

I don't want to sound sappy but the Ericast is now 17 years old. What's that mean for us? I'm not sure. Want to help figure it out? Here's your show. Website viewers: Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners: Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment The Ericast was born on March 6, 2005 and somehow the way math...

After last week's fairly dark episode, we need something to lighten up the podcast, so I'm talking about a question that bothered me for ages. Here's your show. Website viewers: Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners: Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment I spent my "formative teen years" in a little town called...

I had a great plan for a series in August... and then September... and then October. Want to know about a series you're not going to hear? Here's your show. Website viewers: Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners: Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment This episode isn't lighthearted. Here's a key takeaway for yo...

Have you ever used a phrase for years and then one day you looked at it and realized it could mean something totally different? Website viewers: Click here to listen to this week's episode! Podcast listeners: Click here for a link to the show notes page! Everyone: Call 701-645-ERIC (701-645-3742) and comment I've listened to an old episode or two with the "life updates" at the front and I've thoug...