Weird Things

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AT: Mad at the Brand Aug 07, 2019

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Andrew’s in a high after his Ghost Diver Shark Week special aired. How do you handle reactions and comments online? What can you do to deal with rando hate and how can you bring good to online? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Justin: Andrew Mayne Ghost Diver Brian: The Boys

WT: BYOPVC Aug 06, 2019

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The page may be shut down, but the Raid Area 51 craze continues. Man crosses English Channel on hoverboard! LightSail has successfully unfurled. Andrew’s Ghost Diver special aired on Friday. How was it shooting the special and could there be a follow-up special on the horizon? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: The Boys Justin: Andrew Mayne Ghost Diver Brian: Preacher Bryce: Dragon Quest Builders 2

AT: Spoilercast: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Jul 31, 2019

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Talking spoilers about Quentin Tarantino’s ninth and latest film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Four divisive takes on this old-school Hollywood film. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Man of Steel Justin: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Brian: Pessimists Archive Bryce: Slay the Spire

WT: Loose Skull Threads Jul 30, 2019

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Andrew’s Shark Week special “Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver” premieres August 2nd at 9pmET/PT on Discovery. Breaking down the brain-interface technology, Neuralink, which was presented two weeks ago. See the full presentation here. A fiery update on the prototype Starhopper platform. Prison Quest?! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Gun Club VR Justin: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Brian: The Boys Bryce: The Farewell

AT: Phase 4 Wars Jul 24, 2019

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Comic-Con was this weekend, so we break down the new coming MCU Phase 4 films and series, plus other pop culture stuff! Brief Spider-Man Far From Home spoilers 31:40-33:18. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: The History of the Future Justin: Andrew Heaton’s The Political Orphanage Brian: Castaway Bryce: The Real Housewives of New York City

WT: Shark Attack! Jul 23, 2019

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Andrew’s Shark Week special “Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver” premieres August 2nd at 9pm on Discovery. What’s some of the skinny on trying to do magic for sharks? An old TV pitch that the Weird Things boys almost got made. 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission. Update on the SpaceX Dragon crew capsule explosion. OpenAI teams up with Microsoft to work on their AGI (artificial general intelligence). Robots make classical portraits. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Anderw Mayne: Ghost Diver VR Experience – ghostdiver.xyz Justin: Euphoria Brian: Not The Lion King Bryce: The Lion King and Slay the Spire

AT: Pay to Committ Jul 17, 2019

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Listener Ken wants to know if a pay-to-enter contest is worth an upcharge or if it’s a scam. Plus, some lessons from Brian’s trip to VidCon. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: Spider-Man: Far From Home Brian: Crawl Bryce: The Casketeers

WT: Dignity Check Jul 16, 2019

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Weird news of the week with Bryce, Justin, and Brian–just like it always is! Neuralink is about to finally announce what they do. An infestation in Florida. Naruto running to save ET. A remote island about to lose something small, but interesting. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Justin: Euphoria Brian: Pessimists Archive Podcast Bryce: Midsommar

AT: Spoilercast: Stranger Things 3 Jul 10, 2019

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Spoilers ahoy for Stranger Things 3. Does the new season hold up to continue the story? What do its flaws tell us about genre, aesthetic, and storytelling direction? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

WT: Dr. Skynet Jul 09, 2019

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The Earth shook–twice!! What’s more dangerous: earthquakes or tornados? How dangerous would an extended solar flare be today? SpaceX updates: Raptor engine test and a caught fairing. How much is acceptable cell phone camera image processing? Another deepfakes Pandora’s Box is opened. Unsupervised machine learning (Word2vec) may find science discoveries just from reading other research papers. Doc in a…robot box?? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” Picks: Andrew: Spider-Man: Far From Home Justin: The Cave from Kenny Beats Brian: Spider-Man: Far From Home Bryce: Utada Hikaru Laughter in the Dark 2018 now translated on Netflix

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