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AT: Auto-Influencer
An Instagram scheme for free food. Is it ethical and what does it say about “success” in social media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” The article we discuss: How I Eat For Free in NYC…...
WT: Sea-Mammoths?
It’s tax day. What would a future with minimum basic income do to deal with taxes in a world of abundance? A case for Brick and Bri Bri. Wooly mammoths back to life (kinda)! Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...
AT: Vapestagram
How did Weird Things get started and what was the thinking behind how it originally worked. Justin’s working on an Instagram project–what is it and how is he doing it? Bryce talks about the thinking on his Trending Lemon podcast. Andrew...
WT: Dog Spirit
What’s the worst thing that could happen to a hospital? A bridge and it’s not made of rainbows! America going back to the moon: is the news of a return feasible? Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.”...
AT: Learned
How do you learn in a modern age of information? How does Scam Nation, a magic tutorial channel fit alongside that? A break-down of the differences between Scam School and Scam Nation from an educational and logistic perspective. Send your...
WT: The Good Boy Cloning Program
AT: Procedure Through Error
Listener https443 wants to know what our final steps are before publishing. Is it a checklist or just a feeling? How have our social media habits changed as the social landscape has changed? Send your project questions/ideas to...
WT: 500 Days of Poles
AT: Net-Positive Button
Hot off the heels of their big South By So Wasted 2019, the guys talk about how they went from a bar show to a real ticketed event in a venue–numbers included! Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After...
WT: Sgt. Pepper’s Zombie Corpse Club Band
We’re back from SXSW to bring you more weird and wild. Here’s an idea: we kill Brian–just for a bit. The moon quite a dry drink, isn’t it? Let’s go do a 5K. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...
AT: In Another World
Brian’s Modern Rogue got a nice write-up today. How did it get started and why did it continue not being on TV? Listener OpenBayou asks about the proper way to build an audience and ask for exposure. Send your project questions/ideas to...
WT: No, I Work For NASA
Andrew got to visit NASA to watch the Dragon Crew Capsule launch. What does this mean for the future of sending humans on American spacecrafts this year? Airplane critters. Can science eke out if non-conformity is conformist? Got something...
AT: Call It!
Listener Ken overworks his projects and asks for advice on simplifying and saying when enough is enough. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...
WT: Bench Press A Moon Base
Death! The stench of death in Brazil! BAM ZOOM SpaceX to the moon and other space updates. Check out Andrew’s new tool for podcasters, PodcastLink.com Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...
AT: Just Do The Thing!
Listener Joe has a question about making and publishing a graphic novel online and in print. Plus, Andrew talks about his new project PodcastLink.com. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...
WT: Chaos Vaccine
OpenAI reveals a new artificial intelligence to generate news articles. We can see technology synthesize impressive new ideas, so how to we brace ourselves? Plus, Lord of the Rings fanfiction! Saying goodbye to one of our watery friends....
AT: Billion Dollar Failure
Gumroad’s creator has an article on how it failed to be a billion dollar company and Patreon’s growth woes. The trouble with venture capital expectations. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.”...
WT: Look Who’s Marsing Now
Brains in a jar! Hacking life turns out to be a huge exploit. Big news: Mars One is no more. A look back at its troubled history and we pass judgement. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird Things.” Picks:...
AT: The Curiosity Gap
Listener David writes back in to follow-up on his guitar YouTube channel. He’s GOT a mailing list, but what should he do with it? Writing good emails and subject lines. The difficulty of getting people to take an action. Send your project...