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Flipping Tables #108 - This Feels Skeevy
March 01, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBAds come to the Windows 10 lockscreen and Pocket, luckily some mobile games are doing ads right. And will AMP and Facebook Instant Articles destroy the web? Yeah probably not.
Likely Story #28 - I Don't Think He's A Bad Guy
February 27, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBPolly and Shelby revisit diversity in Hollywood with the looming Oscars. Two very important conspiracy theories are covered in a new non-reoccuring segment, Conspiracy Theory Friday. Also: The Walking Dead analysis and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Bits & Pieces #49 - All The Fanciness Is At My Fingertips
February 24, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBWhat awful listener contexts should you take into consideration when mixing? Also: SoundCloud may close, and Kanye is a controversy machine. Picks of the Week from St. Vincent and Sébastien Schuller.
Flipping Tables #107 - A Giant Cabal of Supervillains Tenting Their Fingers
February 23, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBThe great big Apple vs the FBI episode. This is an important topic and we give it the time it deserves.
Flipping Tables #106 - I Won't Let You Completely Control Me
February 16, 2016 09:00 - 58 minutes - 41.2 MBTwitter went algorithm just like they said they wouldn't. Amazon releases AAA game engine Lumberyard for free. And the future of storytelling, movies, and videogames.
Likely Story #27 - Calling All Feminists!
February 15, 2016 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.9 MBCarolyn joins the ladies of Likely Story for episode 27 as they search for all of the millennial feminists, celebrate the Broncos' Super Bowl victory, and make The Walking Dead predictions. Also: the PuppyBowl contest winner is announced and Carolyn & Shelby disagree on You, Me & the Apocalypse.
Eclectic Readers Book Club #12 - City of Bones: We All Feel Weird
February 15, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBSusan makes her triumphant return! Jeannette dislikes the Shadowhunters TV series, but we all like the Magicians show! Also, Tara tweets with Scott McCloud, and Book Bingo is back! Meredith breaks it down if you want to play along at home.
Bits & Pieces #48 - I Just Want To Be Able To Touch Something
February 10, 2016 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBWe tackle a few more interesting new musical gadgets, like the Touché and Bitwig. Also: AC/DC ends every song the same way, bad sound mixing advice, and Shure's interesting new dual-diaphragm mic, the KSM8! Picks of the week: Kelley Stoltz and Mike Moll.
Flipping Tables #105 - I Have A Zune Tattoo
February 09, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBTwitter breaking the timeline is a bad thing for everyone (except advertisers.) Never fear though, Lyons solves the problem and he's giving the idea away for free!
Flipping Tables #104 - Cut the Rabbit
February 02, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBWe celebrate TWO YEARS of weekly Flipping Tables episodes by discussing how podcasting has changed - for us personally as well as a whole. Also: a rundown of intriguing new podcast tools aimed at making the medium more accessible to those interested in getting started.
Likely Story #26 - A Year of Likely Stories
February 01, 2016 09:00 - 57 minutes - 40.7 MBPolly and Shelby celebrate a whole year of talking at each other while hosting this podcast. Reminiscing happens and it's wonderful. A new segment brings deeper discussion of diversity in film and tv. Also: quick Bachelor updates and looking ahead to February shows coming back.
Bits & Pieces #47 - Metaphorically Hugging Their iPods
January 27, 2016 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBJon Benjamin makes a bad jazz album, Apple releases an intruiging new Music Memos app, and we are wowed by the innovations of Melodyne. POTW: Sleater-Kinney's Modern Girl and October Surprise's There Is No Grace In It.
Flipping Tables #103 - You Miss 100% of The Likes You Don't Ask For
January 26, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBLyons tries to do Social Media right. Medium might not be the best place to write. And journaling apps, can they actually make your write more?
Flipping Tables #102 - Warsh Yer Brah
January 19, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBLyons is back with followup on smart bras and conversational UIs. VR sure wants to be a thing, but it doesn't have a killer app even in gaming. Will Portal 3 be it?
Likely Story #25 - Big Brother Is Watching Us
January 18, 2016 09:00 - 52 minutes - 37.6 MBPolly dubs 2016 the year of the movie - even though we have no idea what she means by that. We missed the Golden Globes, we prep for the Oscars, and of course there is a recap of recent Bachelor escapades. Also: New Years Resolutions (late) and playoff football.
Eclectic Readers Book Club #11 - The Sculptor: Can We All Have a Pet Metaphor?
January 15, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIn this episode, we discuss the validity of the "manic pixie dream girl" and attempt to throw her out the window. Meredith reads her first graphic novel, Jeannette sets a new book-o-lution, and Tara visits DC for their first in person recording session!
Flipping Tables #101 - No One Would Describe Me As A Patient Person
January 12, 2016 09:00 - 55 minutes - 39 MBWill conversational UIs displace search and traditional UI? Will you buy a smart bra? Also: why special guest host Shelby switched back from a Surface to a MacBook.
Bits & Pieces #46 - It's So Good At Being Dumb
January 12, 2016 09:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBA Baboom developer buys Matt's EP, Pitchfork readers weigh in with contradictory views, and the inventor of Auto-tune has an interesting history. Also, Bragi Dash smart earphones and great picks of the week from Kishi Bashi and Sizarr!
Likely Story #24 - 50 Shades of Crazy
January 06, 2016 09:00 - 55 minutes - 39.3 MBWe're back after the holiday break! Hear stories about transportation woes, and The Bachelor! Also, find out if you've been Gilmore'd.
Flipping Tables #100 - Show Package Contents
January 05, 2016 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBIn this 100th episode (!!!), we talk about things we've done hundreds of times. Also: what's the difference between a home screen and a desktop? Is voice-driven interface more like a command line than a GUI? We flip the most tables, however, over a NYT editorial about the value of physical books in your home.
Bits & Pieces #45 - Only Bill Murray Can Download This
December 30, 2015 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBNews of the weird has the FBI tweeting about Wu-Tang's album, Thom Yorke and Adele complain about streaming, and dumb audiophiles argue about 'breaking in' a cd player.
Flipping Tables #99 - Email Is Never Satisfying
December 29, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBLyons and Mike share thoughts about Metal Gear Solid V, and Mike weighs in on his first month with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
Flipping Tables #98 - Christmas & New Year Spectacular
December 22, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBIn the spirit of the season, Mike and Lyons talk about tech support responsibilities with family, and some New Year's resolutions to be better technologists and creators.
Likely Story #23 - It's a Hooker Christmas Tree
December 21, 2015 09:00 - 59 minutes - 42.4 MBPolly and Shelby share their favorite Christmas memories and traditions - including fights over the best kind of Christmas tree, the viewing of Christmas vacation, and what makes the best items for stocking stuffers. Also: Polly's mom is impossible to surprise, Christmas cookies are great, and the Bachelor starts in a few weeks. Enjoy! Happy holidays and a happy new year!
The Pseudo Show #29 - The Pseudo Year-End Review of Movies, TV and Games
December 21, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBJustin and Mike share a rundown of their favorite films, tv shows and video games of 2015 in this perfect holiday season episode. Find out why they were disappointed by Peanuts, thrilled by The Martian, and why Colin Trevorrow worries them regarding the future of Star Wars.
Bits & Pieces #44 - Find A Slice That Sounds Nice
December 16, 2015 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBMatt releases his first solo EP, Spotify is hiring a UX expert. ALSO: We discuss desktop music players and a wicked cool new experimental control surface. POTWS: Pure Bathing Culture and Girls In Hawaii.
Flipping Tables #97 - Yell Closer To My Face
December 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThe Mac App Store continues to decline. What does it mean for email clients when Dropbox shuts down Mailbox and Carousel? And Apple's battery case.
Eclectic Readers Book Club #10 - Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: I Really Wanted to Like Martin!
December 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBWe welcome guest host, Meredith, to the podcast! We talk about the start of the Eclectic Read-a-thon starting the evening of Dec 19. We list our book wish list for Christmas; just message us for our addresses. And we discuss emotions during the high school years.
Flipping Tables #96 - Every Other Tile Is Lava
December 08, 2015 09:00 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBSamsung partners with Google to make TouchWiz not suck. Porting games is way harder than you think. And Mike gets a Roomba!
Likely Story #22 - Are You a Consultant or a Lobbyist?
December 07, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBCarolyn joins the ladies of Likely Story for a full episode. They dig right into the latest NFL updates, including Brock N'Roll and the Rodgers Duo. After a quick check-in on Fall TV Shows, they get down to business discussing the first half of The Walking Dead Season 6. Also: Star Wars, Thanksgiving stories, and Zoo.
Bits & Pieces #43 - Go Back Into That Cave and Marinate For Awhile
December 02, 2015 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBMike is officially creating a new album of original music, Rdio files for bankruptcy, Microsoft finally ends the Zune (you read that right). A new DAW appears on iOS and Tim Exile is still inventing the future of music tools. Picks of the Week from The Besnard Lakes and Terranigma!
Flipping Tables #95 - The Younger Side of a Midlife Crisis
December 01, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBConsoles are basically just PCs now and that might be a good thing. Lyons gushes a little bit about Arkham Knight. And will Apple ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack? Do we want them to?
Flipping Tables #94 - It's Not the Mirror Shield from Ocarina of Time
November 24, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBLyons tries to review the Nexus 6P but mostly just bashes TouchWiz. And a discussion of Hyrule Warriors Legends new character Linkle.
Likely Story #21 - I Basically Got Your Hair Cut
November 23, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBShelby and Polly are back with Episode 21. Nothing brings the mood down like talking about grief and loss. But don't worry - they get back to discussing bad tv quickly. For example the Bastard Executioner, which has already been cancelled. Also: The Walking Dead, VEEP, and Life in Pieces are winning the world.
Bits & Pieces #42 - I Can't Be Rickrolled
November 18, 2015 09:00 - 34 minutes - 17.5 MBMike is back on the show with a special tribute song. Also, we discuss slowing down chipmunks, harmonizators and the balanced keyboard.
Flipping Tables #93 - Not A Physical Thing, But A Thing
November 17, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBMike returns and shares the sad story behind his absence, as well as how you handle the digital artifacts of a departed loved one's life. On the lighter side, Mike got to use the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and it's a huge step in the right direction.
Some Pulp #19 - The Tweet Is Not All: Books in the 20th Century and the Future of Reading
November 16, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBIn this final episode with Bruce, we discuss the rise of the paperback, the heyday of 20th century publishing, science fiction’s origins in magazines, and the meaning of books and reading. Also, some good old fashioned speculation on the future of reading and literacy: Why haven’t ebooks overtaken physical books in popularity? How is social media affecting literacy? And are writers being reduced to simple soundbites and Good Reads quote pages and bad graphic design posters?
Eclectic Readers Book Club #9 - The Golem and the Jinni: Not the Kind of People You Want to Blackmail
November 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBWe explore humanity through the discussion of two magical characters. Things get philosophical. Susan gets a new Kindle, and Jeannette makes Tara mad. Also! We introduce our Eclectic Readathon, which YOU can join!
Bits & Pieces #41 - Shouldn't Have Done That
November 11, 2015 09:00 - 27 minutes - 15.8 MBLars joins Matt as they talk about the combination of the visual and the aural, music tastes in relationships and their Picks of the Week that both could agree on.
Flipping Tables #92 - Put My Brain in a Computer, Please
November 10, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBSusan guests again this week and shares life with actually bad software. Comcast won't call it a 'data cap'. Family sharing may finally be coming to Google Play. And Amazon opened a book store because the one thing they don't sell is irony.
Bits & Pieces #40 - Oh Good, You Brought Drums
November 04, 2015 09:00 - 47 minutes - 27.2 MBBenni joins Matt as they discuss their past band history, on stage failures and web synthesizers.
Flipping Tables #91 - Hold Your Laptop Up to your Head
November 03, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBSusan of Eclectic Readers Book Club guest hosts with Lyons to talk YouTube Red, why eBooks haven't taken over the world, and how "normal" people listen to podcasts.
Bits & Pieces #39 - I Love a Lot of Time Signatures
October 28, 2015 09:00 - 41 minutes - 22.8 MBCD Baby raises their processing fee, Billy Joel loses his mind on stage, and we take a look at the new Guitar Hero Live. As always we have great songs to share for our Picks of the Week!
Flipping Tables #90 - Outsourcing Coin Flips To The Internet
October 27, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBSomeone is already working on The Legend of Zelda Maker. Twitter announces polls. Google brings ad free videos with the poorly named Youtube Red. And why haven't ebooks killed regular books?
Likely Story #20 - Humans Are Great And Whatever
October 26, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBIt's fall! Shelby and Polly are back to discuss favorite fall activities, all the tv shows they're watching (or not), and how excited they are for the Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix. Oh, and there might be some goats in this episode too. Also, special guest Carolyn joins to discuss Fear the Walking Dead.
Bits & Pieces #38 - The Poltergeist in the Higher Frequences
October 21, 2015 09:00 - 40 minutes - 20.3 MBAudiophiles are flocking to reel-to-reel as the new vinyl? Matt finds an audience in China, and as always we have great songs to share for our Picks of the Week!
Flipping Tables #89 - This Wrench I Made In A Blacksmith Shop
October 20, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBSuper Mario Maker is amazing, Twitter's Moments raises some eyebrows, and mobile is not a neutral platform, but neither was the web, really. Lyons nearly dies on air.
Some Pulp #18 - Politics in the Mid-20th Century
October 19, 2015 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat were presidental and congressional elections like in the pre-internet era? What were the clichés and labels of political discussions of the time? This and much more discussed as we examine politics in the mid-20th century.
Eclectic Readers Book Club #8 - One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Dream-like Trance
October 15, 2015 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWe celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a classic Hispanic author. We’re not sure if we like being in a dream-like state while following the Buendia family. Ursula is awesome, the women are great, and the men kinda suck.
Bits & Pieces #37 - I Haven't Even Used My Foot Pedals Yet
October 14, 2015 09:00 - 46 minutes - 24 MBMatt files his first copyright infringement claim, and feels conflicted about it. Also, how to write better lyrics? And what DAW should you learn how to use? This week's POTWs include tracks from Wild Nothing and Bright Eyes.