Weird Things

This Monday is a huge date: a landing! Google will let you walk five hundred miles. A case for Big Man and The Other One. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Bodyguard Justin: Preacher Brian: The Most Perfect Album Bryce: American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson

Listener Lael has a question about top-level domains and how important an internet presence is today. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Master Switch Brian: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Bryce: 7 Billion Humans

Picks: Andrew: Quincy and My Dinner with Herve Brian: Business Wars: The Fantastic Mr. Lee Bryce: Schitt’s Creek

A retrospective on Reason, the publication. Plus, books that affected us growing up. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Richest Man in Babylon Justin: Watchmen and Foundation Brian: Gattaca Bryce: Freedom

Biosphere 2 and one man’s attempt to try it out on his own. Oumuamua is back with a vengeance! The late Paul Allen lives on in many ways, including Stratolaunch. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Bohemian Rhapsody Justin: Preacher Brian: The Coddling of the American Mind Bryce: Bodyguard

Andrew’s friend Justin has questions about launching an online store like Scam Stuff. What should you look out for and what is most important to launch with? Should you own the store? Own the products? Own the audience? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Nightmare Before Christmas Pop-Up Justin: TwitchCon Brian: TwitchCon Bryce:...

Austria expands speed limits for electric vehicles. I’ve heard of sex in space, but babies in space?! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Horwarts Justin: Doctor Who Brian: Bodyguard Bryce: Return of the Obra Dinn

A big update on an idea Andrew had last week re: education via podcasting. Listener Ken asked about finding an agent and what you should and shouldn’t do. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Amazon Lightsail Bryce: Tasty

An investigation into stolen material for crime-fighting duo Sparrow and the Judge. A man fights for his life in a mine. A new AR platform, 6D AI. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Halloween Justin: The Void VR Brian: Business Wars podcast Bryce: Mean Boys podcast

Paying for education is huge in China–to the tune of $7bn. Is an audio-primary education sector viable in the US podcasting industry? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Lynda Justin: Ice Cream Social podcast Brian: Super Mario Party

No lie, no joke: a goblin in space. What we know and where it is. Bigfoot spots man. Quantum computers tackling the question of life. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Udemy Justin: First Man Brian: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Bryce: Terrace House: Opening New Doors – Part 4

Young people making a lot of money. How? Using niches to meet unmet demand. Interesting new ideas in the cuisine delivery space. Plus, the latest Banksy art piece and news story. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Exit Through the Gift Shop and Banksy Does New York Justin: The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling Brian: Homo De...

Glowing clouds over LA! The scary, scary future will be faked and direct to your phone. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror and The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction and Lynda Justin: iPhone XS Max Brian: Business Wars Bryce: Top Chef

The rules aren’t the same in other countries. How does that intersect with your own personal image? Plus, the Elon Musk SEC settlement. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Tesla Model 3 Justin: The Good Place Brian: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Bryce: Maniac

NASA is 60 years old today! A look back at its importance and the Space Race. Something washed ashore on this Florida beach. How can technology get smarter (to make us smarter) without being creepy? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Javascript and Python Justin: Maniac Brian: Marvel’s Spider-Man Bryce: The Great British Baking Show

Talking more about the evolving AR tech living in your pocket. Evolving social networks paradigms: Flickr vs. Instagram. Why 3D TV failed. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Flutter Justin: The Dark Side of Camelot Bryce: Chef & My Fridge

SpaceX is going hippie-dippie, man. The unveiling of SpaceX’s moon-trip passenger. Red alert: creepy children songs! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: iPhone XS Max Justin: The Good Place Brian: The Like Switch Bryce: Breaking Bad

We’re about to find out SpaceX’s first private passenger going on the first trip to the moon in almost 50 years. Who could it be and how big of an impact is this culturally, economically, and scientifically? Volvo has a new concept for a futuristic self-driving car. What does an all on-demand world look like? Could you set up a convention with automated and on-demand concepts? No After Things this...

Musk gets skunked with a real sticky icky. Public relations foibles with public and private individuals. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Flexispot V9 Justin: The Making of the President 1960 Brian: The Good Place Bryce: Into the Breach

It’s our last episode ever! Because aliens are DEFINITELY coming for the end-times! Romance in spite of monkeys. Check out Andrew’s magic podcast, Magic Club. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Castle Rock and Garmin Speak Plus with Amazon Alexa Justin: Succession Brian: The Wizard and the Prophet Bryce: Marvel’s Spider-Man

Justin’s card game “Action News” is finally reaching backers’ hands! The woes of international shipping. Why we bond with babies and why we’d take more pain versus less. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: The First Modern Campaign Brian: Preacher Bryce: Terrace House: Opening New Doors

The official Weird Things guide to surviving a no-parachute free-fall. Who dropped the antimatter? The state of terraforming Mars. Brian is the next sci-fi Tom Clancy? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Master Switch and Castle Rock Justin: Succession Brian: Sapiens and Homo Deus Bryce: Chart Party on poker oddities

New rocket vehicles from Stratolaunch mean new efforts in aircraft-launched payloads. An inflatable protrusion in the night sky. Wanna buy a hat? No After Things this week–it will return next week! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Mission: Impossible – Fallout Justin: The Making of the President 1960 Bryce: Afflicted

Listener James has a question about productivity tools. A listener has a question about being “branded” into a certain category. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Tesla Model 3 Justin: BlacKkKlansman Bryce: Picross S2

Animal parks are dangerous–just listen to this! What we thought was a brown dwarf may actually be an exoplanet. Plus, an update on the Space Force and Andrew’s impressions on his new Tesla 3. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Meg Justin: Action News Bryce: The Office