Double Density

This week, Brian and Angelo head out of their summer schedule and take a deep dive into the world of portable music technology, starting with the transistor radio and going all the way up to the move to digital files and the iPod. In the paranormal segment, there's another spin of the Double Density Wheel of Fortune witha look at various paranormal comings and goings in the world at large - this means aliens, ghosts, time travel and more!

Brain and Angelo take a look at Apple's latest iteration of the Apple Watch and the iPhone X, discussing the September 2018 special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple Park.

This week, Brian talks about getting his NES Classic and spending some time plating Star Tropics and Angelo deals with an Apple ID lockout on his wife’s account. They then speculate the upcoming Apple event, and Brian gets stranded during a subway debacle. In the paranormal segment, the discussion focuses on the Cuban microwave weapon attacks, and then Brian tells us all about his recent ghost tour.

Angelo has moved into an open office, Brian did not get to see the Insane Clown Posse live, a look at how email takes up too much of our time, ISPs and copyright, Windows 95 (on a Mac!), and Angelo visits the Apple Store (again). Also, an attempt to chart the paranormal, and a closer look at UFO groups.

Angelo is pretty excited about his Nintendo Switch, and he picked up Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which is a game Brian enjoyed as well. The two discuss the game without spoilers before continuing their gaming talk with a look at randomized SNES games, before finally analyzing Netflix's plan to insert "stories" as people binge on their favourite shows. In the paranormal segment, the duo looks at how ill prepared the German government is for alien contact, the Momo challenge, a weird furry "sea monster," and Angelo's troubles with a possibly haunted toilet.

This week, Angelo and Brian are back together again. After getting Brian excited over Angelo's surprise new tech purchase, the duo discusses Anchor, the idea of a shared family computer, and the continuing saga of yearly smartphone updates. In the paranormal segment, discussion starts with how great it is to see Alex Jones get delisted from certain services, and then moves onto talk about the Bermuda Triangle, another To The Stars blunder, and purchasing haunted houses.

As Angelo continues his break visiting the sights and sounds of Disney World in Orlando, Brian and Tj Counihan (of Pints and Puzzles and his upcoming project Notes From The Attic) take a deep look at the Anarchist Cookbook – a collection that made headlines in the early 1970s. They look at its societal impact, how it helped shape the web, some of the crimes attached to the notorious tome and much more. Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

Angelo's busy frolicking in the Magic Kingdom this week, so Double Density presents a previously-recorded but unreleased episode! This week, in the tech segment of the show, Brian and Angelo present you with a list of their favourite go-to YouTube channels that have less than 500k subscribers. Then, they have a discussion about the 1975 NASA documentary "Who's Out There?" staring Orson Welles.

Angelo is going to Disney World this week, and as a result, Double Density is bringing you a run down of some of the tech and paranormal stuff that is part of the Disney experience.

This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.

This week Brian is a little late because of Thanosdidnothingwrong. Once settled in, he and Angelo have a look back at the Nintendo 64, ponder the future of Movie Pass, and then reflect on ten years of the iOS App Store. In the paranormal segment, the duo takes a look at how rock stars tend to attract aliens, and how these aliens affect their careers.

Summer is upon us, our fancy devices do not like the heat, Google Duplex has a redux, Apple Maps is finding its way, and Juggalos will avoid detection when the AI wars come. In the paranormal segment, after pondering a Nevada Time Warp, Brian gets a mashup of his two favourite things, as the sorry state of reporting UFOs among the major UFO research bodies is discussed.

This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the RGBA (http://www.rgba.fm/) podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi Paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe. Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.

After discussing some of Angelo’s real life interactions, the topic du jour is mostly video games, which then leads to a discussion about YouTube Premium. Then, after briefly pondering the idea of a Space Force, Brian talks about seeing the movie Hereditary, which leads to a discussion about communicating with ghosts.

This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Desdymona to the podcast to talk about her love of podcasts, creating digital art, voiceover work, and working on her upcoming podcast Calling Darkness. They then settle in for a discussion on the paranormal, discussing where Desdymona’s interest in all things strange comes from, coming from a ghost-positive household, and what makes a great creepy pasta. Special Guest: Desdymona.

This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!

This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon's Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman.

This week, Angelo talks about his adventure in AppleCare, Brian talks about his adventure in New York City, and in case you're wondering, they are both on team Laurel. In the world of the paranormal, MK Ultra victims are suing the Canadian government, and Angelo watches The Conjuring 2, leaving him unimpressed with the evidence for the Enfield Poltergeist.

This week’s episode begins with a discussion of the latest Super Mario Bros. speedrun record, and a video that breaks it down, but then quickly moves to talking about trolls of all kinds: from patent trolls to time traveling trolls, to robot trolls and student trolls. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian and Angelo look at flat earthers, before going on to talk about people listening to podcasts on Youtube, which is so scary to Angelo that it may as well be paranormal.

This week, Brian and Angelo celebrate SPAM’s 40th birthday, look back at 20 years of the iMac, discuss how hard it is to run the @mta Twitter account, and look at what Google has in store for us with Duplex, a more human sounding Google Assistant. Then in the paranormal section, Brian has Angelo react to a conspiracy packed podcast, which leads them to doubling down on Vegas-style odds on the things that happen in Alex Jones' life. Special Guest: Lollypop.