Overtired
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsChristina Warren & Brett Terpstra have odd sleep schedules. They nerd out over varied interests: gadgets, software, and life in a connected world. Tune in to find out what keeps them up at night.
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49: "Refractory Period Compunction"
October 02, 2015 18:45 - 58 minutes - 28 BytesChristina and Brett adapt to new phones, new Marked is submitted to the App Store, iFixit gets yanked, and another installment of Brett's marathon wrestling match with the Mental Health Medicine Industrial Complex. The good news? Horror is getting better again. Also: a special prize to the first listener who can place what this episode's title is a placeholder for (a phrase said during the episode).
49: “Refractory Period Compunction”
October 02, 2015 18:45 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBChristina and Brett adapt to new phones, new Marked is submitted to the App Store, iFixit gets yanked, and another installment of Brett's marathon wrestling match with the Mental Health Medicine Industrial Complex. The good news? Horror is getting better again. Also: a special prize to the first listener who can place what this episode's title is a placeholder for (a phrase said during the episode). Show Notes and Links iPhone 6S 3D Touch Default Folder X Path Finder Visual Grep MacUpdate De...
48: Hardware Horny
September 22, 2015 21:00 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MBLacking insurance-provided Actual Drugs, Christina gets Brett hooked on XOXO, the hip new street junk. They dig deep on TV ads: the good, the bad, and the ugly...right before a limited-length ad break not brought to you by Fantasy Football. Oh yeah and the title. Thank...Siri? Brought to you by SaneBox: Stop letting your email eat you alive. Get a no-credit-card-required, 2-week free trial and $25 off your new membership when you sign up by visiting SaneBox.com/esn. Symbolicons: by Jory Raph...
47: Nice Place for a Sex Worker
September 11, 2015 02:45 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBChristina and Brett talk travel, toilets, more about toilets, and Inside Out, with a side of lobster. Recorded on Labor Day and provided as respite from 2-plus-hour tech podcasts previewing or rehashing Apple's September Event, they talk more abstractly about things they'd love to see emerge in terms of how their Apple stuff works...when not doing a deep dive on toilets. Wait. Brought to you by SaneBox: Stop letting your email eat you alive. Get a no-credit-card-required, 2-week free trial a...
46: My Meatworld Friends
August 27, 2015 03:30 - 25 minutes - 24.7 MBTaylor Swift owns the world, Christina and Brett just live in it. Freshly returned from her Taycation, Christina recounts the electrifying experience of flying cross-country for a cost comparable to that of a new MacBook and counsels Brett on avoiding pesky laws when going after the drugs you need. Ignore what we say about "no show next week". Probably. We think. Brought to you by SaneBox: Stop letting your email eat you alive. Get a no-credit-card-required, 2-week free trial and $25 off you...
45: Double the Prozac
August 17, 2015 01:45 - 54 minutes - 45.1 MBIn our most controversial episode yet, Christina and Brett determine exactly what the Generation X/Y/Millenial split on Nirvana is, celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Real Genius, and cover Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift. This one gets "Wet Hot", folks. You've been warned. Brought to you by Casper: premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Use coupon code OVERTIRED to save $50 on your choice of Casper mattress. Terms and Conditions Apply. Show Notes and Links Kurt Cobain: Montage of...
44: College Drug Money
July 31, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBBrett is looking for the right drugs and Christina explains all the beef you need to know about.Show Notes and Links Minaj/Swift/Perry Tweetstorm Rhianna Video: Bitch Better Have My Money Go 1010 2048 (1) 2048 (2) Zynga Alto's Adventure Alpha Omega Wayward Pines Permanent Midnight Punch Drunk Love Rosewater
43: Let Me Decompose
July 22, 2015 19:21 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBChristina and Brett talk about the new desktop client for Quip, the indelible mark made by Clueless on its 20th Anniversary, the agelessness of Paul Rudd, and the marathon worth of movies Brett recently watched. Show Notes and Links Quip desktop app (direct download link) Joseph Arthur Lou Michael Stipe w/ Coldplay "In The Sun" Joseph Arthur: Creation Or A Stain off of Come To Where I'm From Trainwreck Slow West It Follows It Follows Movie Poster #9 - Internet Movie Poster Awards Gallery Clu...
42: Stay Out of the Water
July 03, 2015 23:54 - 57 minutes - 47.8 MBChristina and Brett discuss the tech/lifestyle story of the week (Apple Music and her chat with Eddy Cue, Jimmy Iovine, and Trent Reznor), memorialize music legend Chris Gaines, and easily fill the rest of an hour discussing movies and TV they've been watching, discovering, and revisiting. Show Notes and Links Apple Music: Everything You Need to Know Apple Music Hands-on Trent Reznor Rolling Stone Interview Pretty Eight Machine Chris Gaines Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines: VH1 Behind the Music ...
41: Back to OS 9
June 27, 2015 01:15 - 1 hour - 54 MBAfter some of the biggest Apple and Taylor Swift (as well as Apple and Taylor Swift) news in some time, Christina and Brett team back up to touch on everything including major security exploits, the real (original) Apple Watch roadmap, and tackle Jurassic World and Spy. Note: This episode was recorded LIVE during the final explosion of the big Taylor Swift v. Apple throwdown, and features our first-ever Roving Reporter Breaking News Break. Brought to you by Backblaze: Unlimited, unthrottled ...
40: Appreciate Your Disclaimer
June 05, 2015 03:30 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBThis episode should probably carry various disclaimers and trigger warnings. We hereby offer a blanket apology for all insults, insensitivities, and outright injustices perpetrated on this episode, both during and surrounding discussion of various tech and pop culture topics. Trigger warning: Skype crash mid-episode. Brought to you by Casper: premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Use coupon code OVERTIRED to save $50 on your choice of Casper mattress. Terms and Conditions Apply. Th...
39: The Grid System
May 27, 2015 03:23 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBChristina and Brett catch up on bits of pop culture as well as various cool, new things in Brett's life. Sometimes, going back to design school principles brings everything into perspective and focus. Sometimes, all you need is Swift...rotoscoped Taylor Swift. Brought to you by Casper: premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Use coupon code OVERTIRED to save $50 on your choice of Casper mattress. Terms and Conditions Apply. The Shuttle: Save $10 while they last with coupon LOSTMYREMO...
38: Positive Punishment Technique
May 16, 2015 04:40 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBChristina and Brett welcome Ars Technica's Lee Hutchinson to discuss the "glory days" of Amiga and BeOS, working retail at Best Buy, and digital hoarding. Brought to you by The Shuttle by our own Brett Terpstra, available at an introductory price for now. (announcement post) Show Notes and Links Lee Hutchinson on Ars Technica Lee Hutchinson on Twitter Ars (wiki) Ars Technica Taskmator BeOS Amiga Redacted sales Luma Loop The Shuttle (announcement post) Minimal Mac Minimal Ma...
37: Excuse Myself from the Party
May 06, 2015 23:37 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBThis is the strangest, most ransom-note-like Overtired you will ever hear. We begin as usual, segue into a talk with the roommates who successfully Kickstartered a Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding Museum (housed in their apartment), and devolve into comedy of profound discomfort...starring Brett. Show Notes and Links Brett launched StretchLink this week, and it's currently on sale. Christina watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on Periscope and saw the future The #AppleWatch doesn't cares about...
36: Every 8th Grade Dance
April 18, 2015 16:57 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBOur first-ever guest, CNET & Tomorrow Daily's Ashley Esqueda joins Christina and Brett to talk movies and TV, from Clueless and Heathers to Star Wars and Furious 7 to King of the Hill and RuPaul's Drag Race. This episode is..."so very". Brought to you by Paddle: Just three lines of code makes your life as an indie app deveolper easier. Paddle is best way to manage and sell apps as an indie developer, with all your apps and data in one beautiful dashboard. Show Notes and Links Clueless Soun...
35: Bad Movies All Week
April 10, 2015 18:35 - 58 minutes - 49.6 MBChristina and Brett talk about HBO Now, changing habits, tech as fashion, and more. Brought to you by Automatic: This episode of Overtired is sponsored exclusively by Automatic. Visit our link to save 20%, improve your chances of surviving a collision, and help ensure that we get to install one in Christina's mom's car. Yes, seriously, on both counts. Show Notes and Links The New MacBook Debbie Gibson episode of The Goldbergs HBO Now MacBook Typewriter decal MiTagg NuDock Apple Watch/iPhon...
34: Christinapedia
March 27, 2015 02:18 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBWelcome to Christinapedia™. You may experience feelings of shock and awe at the extensive amount of information that will be flying at your brain. ALSO: learn about the common signs of being overtired: Stress overload, waking dreams, and obsession with Sam Rockwell. Brought to you by OmniGroup: All the of their iOS apps (OmniPlan, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, OmniFocus) are going universal for iPhone and iPad. New to Omni? All of their apps have a 30-day guarantee, so try them out and de-stre...
33: Very Similar to Cocaine
March 18, 2015 03:07 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBJoin us in the joy of sleep deprivation, getting high completely accidentally, the new MacBook keyboard and trackpad, and another round of Christina and Brett on the Movies. Brought to you by Cards Against Humanity does not endorse any of the life choices discussed in this episode, nor do they claim any responsibility (legally) for endorsing this podcast. Show Notes and Links Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My Left Foot Stuck in Love John Wick Marc F...
32: Viral Singularity
March 10, 2015 03:01 - 1 hour - 43 MBAfter recording a full episode that plunged too far down the wrong rabbit hole, we fire up our secret time travel tech to replace half of an episode with one recorded in the future (of the first one) and Frankenstein it together. Live Long And Prosper (LLAP) Enjoy this...peculiar episode. To do otherwise would be...illogical. Show Notes and Links Part 1 Parks & Recreation Loren Brichter / Letterpress Trism Panic software Facetime episode of Modern Family Mashable: The Short Film That Takes P...
31: Standard Issue Mohawk
February 26, 2015 17:05 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn light of recent revelations from and surrounding both Edward Snowden and Lenovo, Christina and Brett talk about information security. As a concept, is "InfoSec" for regular humans, or only the chosen few like InfoSec Taylor Swift? Then, we get existential about being black sheep and close things out talking about Birdman.Brought to you byFile Transporter: private cloud storage that is actually private. The Enterprise-class Transporter Genesis is now shipping. Get 20% off Transporter Sync w...
30: Having a Safe Word
February 14, 2015 05:54 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBMuch to our hosts' dismay, Jon Stewart announces his departure from the 20-year-old institution known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Kanye's still throwing tantrums. There's even enough discussion about technology to warrant this being a tech/gadget podcast. Brought to you by File Transporter: private cloud storage that is actually private. The Enterprise-class Transporter Genesis is now shipping. Get 20% off Transporter Sync with offer code "tired20". Show Notes and Links Jon Stewart...
29: Sober the Whole Time
February 06, 2015 04:43 - 58 minutes - 34.8 MBThe shuttering of the blog that first brought Christina and Brett together is the source of some melancholy reminiscing, right before the conversation launches into obligatory and completely uninformed conversation about sports (we didn't not talk about the SuperBowl). From there, it's anybody's game. Brought to you by ...the writers & editors who made The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) great. Seek them out or ask Brett or Christina to point you in their direction on social media. No, we're ...
28: You’re Verified, Not Special
January 24, 2015 04:58 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBSingle-handedly saving The Today Show from haxxorz and being "Verified" on Facebook might make you think you should have access to the Famous People Apps, but no. Christina gets regular software (tons of it) just like the rest of us. Brought to you by Backblaze: $5 for unlimited, unthrottled backup Show Notes and Links Oscar Nominees Golden Globes and Cosby Jokes Christina on the Today Show Elliott Smith Madeleine Peyrou Between the bars Bright Eyes – The Biggest Lie Internet History Pod...
28: You're Verified, Not Special
January 24, 2015 04:58 - 1 hour - 43 BytesSingle-handedly saving The Today Show from haxxorz and being "Verified" on Facebook might make you think you should have access to the Famous People Apps, but no. Christina gets regular software (tons of it) just like the rest of us.
27: All Over My Keyboard
January 17, 2015 21:48 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBBrett and Christina skip CES to reminisce about Mean Girls. Taylor Swift came up, but we don't dwell on it. We're growing. From drunken, -20° snow shoveling to watching some great new movies by the fire, this is a mid-winter show that has it all. Don't they always, though? Jack of all trades, master of, well, we're pretty good at pop culture... Brought to you by PDFpen: the pro-level PDF editing and annotation app Backblaze: unlimited, unthrottled backup for $5 a month Show Notes and L...
26: Literal Dicks in Boxes
January 09, 2015 05:51 - 43 minutes - 26.8 MBIn the conclusion of our Overtired/Night Moves Crossover Special Event, we find reasons to use the remaining synonyms for male genitals and accidentally make this a sort-of CES Special, too. Oops. Part 2 of 2Brought to you byESN Members: if you love our shows, you're going to love some of the new things we have coming soon. Members get a first look at new stuff, with more benefits to come in 2015.ESN Founding Sponsors: their faith in the network before launch is why ESN made it through our fi...
25: Not Actually on Crack
December 30, 2014 23:52 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBChristina and Brett talk about effective gift-giving, the power of muscle memory, and real, good egg nog. Brought to you by SketchParty TV for iOS: a fun, fast sketching-and-guessing game for AppleTV. Backblaze: unlimited, unthrottled backup for $5 a month Drobo: use code HOLIDAYTIRED to get $90 off any Drobo model at DroboStore.com. Support the show and enter to win a new gen3 Drobo using this link Show Notes and Links Ergodox keyboard Dvorak keyboard layout Michelle Bachman making crazy ...
24: We Named It Trouble
December 13, 2014 05:04 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBEven more random than usual, we take a whiskey-soaked ride through journalistic integrity, TV shows you'll go to hell for watching, and why you should all get off of our Internet lawn. Also: cats. Brought to you by Backblaze: unlimited, unthrottled backup for $5 a month Drobo: through 12/29/2014, use code HOLIDAYTIRED to get $90 off any Drobo model at DroboStore.com. Support the show and enter to win a new gen3 Drobo using this link Show Notes and Links Pre-Show Lisa Bettany and Pete Cashm...
22: Drive the Random Truck
December 05, 2014 20:20 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBAnother rip-roaring ride through tech news (and the Sony Hack), pop culture (and a love of the shallow and empty), and the profitability of hate-filled Facebook pages.Brought to you by...You: The greatest audience on the planet. Before we even posted a new full episode, we were New & Noteworthy in iTunes. If you haven't rated/reviewed us, please do when you have a chance. Brett's other show too, while you're at it (if you don't mind).Symbolicons: by Jory Raphael, designer of all our new artwo...
0: About Overtired
November 24, 2014 14:00 - 7 minutes - 4 BytesChristina and Brett are still up later at the night than you are, and are now on ESN, continuing the captivating conversation. This is a brand new feed with no forwarding from the old one.