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Can you believe it’s been 5 months since we last had an episode? We can believe it, as we’re lazy buggers, but we’re finally back with an episode dedicated to the new POTUS. The Show Notes – We talk Trump – lots of Trump – with some non-confected disagreement even! – Brief recommendations Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. We also publish the podcasts on YouTube. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

We usually solve the world’s problems, but I think we go particularly deep this episode. The Show Notes – The virtues of reality (link) – NASA predicts how the world will end (link) – Are critics and the Academy Awards pointless? (link) – Is average intelligence and no university education a problem? (link) – Want a good Photoshop-related laugh? Check this out. Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. We also publish the podcasts on YouTube. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

It’s taken 5 weeks but we’re back with a discussion on Hillary versus Donald, Star Trek and even Stranger Things. The Show Notes – Hillary versus Donald – Stranger Things on Netflix – Star Trek Beyond – Assorted pop culture chat – Donald & Hobbs (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. We also publish the podcasts on YouTube. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

As thought leaders in the civilised world, we take on the big historical events this week. The Show Notes – Brexit: is it the end of the world as we now it and why does David feel fine? – Australian election predictions – Game of Thrones (does contain spoilers but you’ll get a warning) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. We also publish the podcasts on YouTube. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

We go a bit rogue even for us this episode, with a lot of time spent on comics, with some Game of Thrones and a book review thrown in for good measure. The Show Notes – Eurovision 2016 – Captain America gets a new (crap) twist (link) – General diatribe against Marvel and DC for their short-sighted retconning obsession – An unexpected book review – Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves – David’s failed attempt at a novel – Will The Black Flash make an appearance in Season 3 of the TV series (link) – Game of Thrones Season 6 discussion on developments to date (spoilers!) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

We get a bit political again with an Aussie election on the way and the US election season grinding on. But don’t worry we also talk everything from Tesla to Taxis. The Show Notes – Election called in Australia and outcome predictions (for the record, David claims LNP ends up with 79/150 seats) – Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton and the US Presidential Election – Is Apple the new HP? Should they get Elon Musk in to run the show? – Lyft and GM to launch a self drive taxi service (link) – Free Comic Book Day – Vale Prince – Carpool Karaoke (link) – Assorted ranting, rambling and banter Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

After a too-long break we’re back to talk US presidential elections, Batman vs Superman and Tesla cars just to name three topics. The Show Notes – Listener suggestions (thanks Jay Connell!) – Donald Trump and the US Presidential primaries – Batman versus Superman / Fans vs Critics – Tesla Model 3 (link) – Vale Ronnie Corbett (link to some great examples of his work) – Assorted ranting, rambling and banter Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. You can find out how to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music or Stitcher here. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

Huge audience demand (ok maybe just some guilt) means we’re finally back on deck after a long Xmas hiatus. We jump in with some great listener-suggested topics as well as a decent debate over the US Presidential election. The Show Notes – The ridiculousness of 3D (and 4D) movies – Listener suggestions (thanks David C and Ben McJ!): Pedestrian Rage, Older drivers, and Phil Anselmo’s White Power Nazi Salute. – Unadulterated plug for The Music Week – The US Presidential Election – we pick a winner (sort of) – TV recommendations: Trailer Park Boys, Occupied, Billions – Deadpool movie discussion Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

Wow, ten shows and we’re still here! We celebrate with some in-depth discussion on everything from body odour to flu pandemics. The Show Notes – Listener suggestion (thanks Ben McJannett!): Keyboard activists and the Melbourne Cup – Crowd behaviour, body odour and the zombie apocalypse – Halloween post-mortem – TV Reviews: The Inbetweeners, Continuum Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

A month since the last show and there’s been a change of Prime Minister and a whole bunch of world events that have hit. We tackle that superficially as always and throw in some pop culture and guesswork to fill things out. The Show Notes – Being befriended by a gossip (thanks JayConnell!) – Penguins, ignorant tourists, bystander apathy and trashy magazines – Australia gets a new PM – Ban Halloween in Australia! – Fear the Walking Dead: better than its parent program? – Recommendation: Star Wars Aftermath book (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. If you like this podcast you may also enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

It’s Simon and David co-piloting this episode without assistance and we do veer fairly substantially into gaming territory whilst managing to cover some other issues as well. The Show Notes – Deaths of Bart Cummings and Oliver Sacks – Konami’s changes in gaming and approach as an employer – Simon vs David on buying Destiny: The Taken King – The growth in game company launchers and subscription costs – New Zealand is better than Australia and changing flags – Donald Trump – Writing novels in tiny bite-size pieces – The latest Game of Thrones theory about Jon Snow – Fear The Walking Dead Ep 1 Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. This episode is thanks to our sponsor, the excellent MMO ArcheAge If you like this podcast you may enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

We jump feet first into the issue of entitlement this episode. Whether it’s politicians or the rest of us, we have some gripes on the issue. Also – apologies for the sound quality tonight, we’ve tried to minimise the issue as much as possible. The Show Notes – Shout out to It’s A Trap Podcast – Shout out to listener JB (damn those stools) and Jayconnell (bitching about one’s job instead of doing it) – Politician entitlements – Vinyl craze about to make way for cassettes? (and here’s Meco) – Marvel’s 1872 title is great – iTunes is a toxic hellstew – 1000 rockers and the Foo Fighters (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook. This episode is thanks to our sponsor, the excellent MMO ArcheAge If you like this podcast you may enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point

Simon and David take on death cults, Apple and Marvel Comics to name but three topics this episode. The Show Notes – Tony Abbott, ISIS and free speech – Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Obama and Henry Winkler – Kickstarter and Indiegogo for Greek bailout – Apple Music and DRM – just more evil empire? – Secret Wars update (Marvel Comics) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

We’ve managed to track down two guests in a row. This time it’s someone with plenty of opinions who’s also one of the most hardcore World of Warcraft players we know. The Show Notes – Introducing Blackie – Long ramble about digital download pricing locally, old technology, rationalisations for piracy and a bunch more. – Pitch Perfect 2 review – The Johnny Depp Dog Dilemma, Biosecurity and Paterson’s Curse – Links to: (a) Tell ‘Em Steve Dave Podcast and (b) Jar Jar Binks Review Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

We’re pleased to have guest co-host Paul Blunt with us this week, as we attempt to get our ageing teeth into some meaty issues. Also apologies from some variable sound quality in the first half of the podcast or so but it does get better from there! The Show Notes – Welcome to our guest co-host Paul Blunt – Vale Richie Benaud – Easy issue of the week: are democratic societies fundamentally breaking down? – Star Wars Episode 7 trailer (link) – TV recommendation: Barbie in the Dreamhouse (link) – Archie comics reboot and the endless Betty vs Veronica debate. – Wheel of Fortune and Pseudo Echo (link to TISM song) – Paul Blunt’s Twitter Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

Episode 3 already?? We cover the gamut of the world’s issues this episode, just as you’d expect. You’re welcome. The Show Notes – Hate of the week: those who spread urban myths – The Large Hadron Collider fires up again – will it kill us? (link) – Netflix is murdering the Australian internets – Amazon’s Dash sticks (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

As promised, we’ve bribed the hell out of someone to come in as guest co-host to make us look more erudite than we actually are. So a huge thank you to Redna for jumping in with us! The Show Notes – Shout out to BigPete009 and Jayconnell for their iTunes reviews – Hate of the Week: Body odour on trains (with side trips to open caskets at funerals and minced homicide victims) – Did you know?? segment and assorted travel monument anecdotes – Marvel’s bridging comics to The Force Awakens – Death of Terry Pratchett – The Apple Watch – have they gone mental? Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

The pilot went well enough that we’ve decided to inflict an actual first episode on you. The Show Notes – Thank you’s for the feedback on Episode 0 – We need you for a new segment: get a hate off your chest – The Katering Show (link) – DressGate (link) – Vale Leonard Nimoy and Shatner cops flak (link) – Deadpool dies (link) – Darth Vader and Star Wars Comics (link) – Valve’s VR Headset (link) – Saudi Arabia gives award to cleric who stated George W Bush planned 9/11 (link) – The Shaggs performing My Pal Foot Foot (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, Twitter or Facebook.

Welcome to our pilot episode, where we make you listen to us ironing out the kinks. The Show Notes – Sony and Marvel agree to share Spiderman (link) – Jon Stewart quits The Daily Show (link) – Australia to compete in Eurovision 2015 (link to TISM) – Madonna at the Grammys (and link to David’s Cyndi Lauper interview) – Segment of Substance: Net Neutrality (warning: contains numerous reminiscences on 1990s internet history) – The Walking Dead mid-season premiere – The Americans TV show Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via this site, Twitter or Facebook.

At 9.30am on the 1st April US Eastern Time, Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale will testify before the US Congress. I don’t have any further details at this stage aside from determining that it’s the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. More specifically it’s the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing. The topic of the hearing is ‘Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium’ If you’re super keen you can view the live webcast. It’s likely to be a fairly mundane event although with any political process there’s the potential for fireworks. Ageplay, gambling and financial services are obvious areas but we’ll have to wait and see how wide the focus becomes. Update: a text summary of the hearing can be found here on Virtually Blind.