Double Density

Brian and Angelo welcome Daryl Baxter to talk about video games, WWDC hopes and dreams, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and the creepy things about the sinking of the Titanic. Special Guest: Daryl Baxter .

This week our hosts tackle ransomware middlemen, Nintendo franchises and their hip-hop equals, tea accounts, the search for Noah's Ark, and how to credibly report a UFO.

This week, the duo reminisces about their first Amazon purchases, how neighbours are spying on each other, how hard drive prices are going down (bigly surprise), and what happens when Google thinks your phone number is Facebook tech support. Then, Angelo gets to talk about a topic that is near and dear to his heart: magicians and skepticism. Learn about how Houdini debunked early spiritualists, and how his work has continued today with James Randi, among others.

Do you use subtitles? Did you ever play Solitaire on Windows 3.0? Do you buy from shady sellers on Amazon? Are you listening to this podcast from an alternate universe?

This week the duo spend some time talking about podcasting and what an app like Luminary means for the medium, before Brian laments upon the fact that his next computer may not be one made by Apple directly, but may instead turn out to be a Hackintosh. Moving into the paranormal, the Navy's changing regulations about reporting UFOs is discussed and then Brian brings some patents to the table, as the classic black triangle UFOs are the topic du jour.

The Samsung Fold hot takes write themselves. Brian found some embarrassing search terms on a work computer a few years ago. The GPS system that helps govern New York City is facing its own personal Y2K. Attention spans are shortenting, hence the short sentences. In UFO news, is science starting to listen? Conspiracy theories seem to have gained traction - why is that?

This week, Brian and Angelo discuss how Amazon is having people listen to your conversations, Capcom is getting into the classic console game, and some tech products just never made as big a splash as was intended. Then, after the break, the duo discusses what could be the most complelling evidence of a UFO ever... or a street light.

Brian starts off the episode with questions about Angelo's ethical choices before moving on to unions in video game studios, why the internet may not be forever, and how YouTube has changed for users and creators. You may have seen it coming in a dream, as the duo tackles premonitions and dreams.

Brian and Angelo say goodbye to AirPower, advise folks to not drink and shop, continue to realize Facebook is being shady, and discover Amazon is involved in some political intrigue. Then, they take a close look at the March 1994 Michigan UFO flap where lots of people called into 911, and a National Weather Service radar operator has a shocking revelation. Come for the 911 calls, stay for the discussion on a case that has not been discussed enough.

Brian steps out of a deus ex machina portal to rejoin Angelo in another thrilling installment of Double Density. In tech, was an Apple event with a focus on services and celebrities, and Brian is disturbed that the RCMP is spying on him. Then, the discussion shifts to strange disapearences and a discussion about disappearing object phenomenon and Missing 411.

What happened to Brian at the end of episode 99? Join in as Angelo tracks down leads, interviews folks close to the situation, unearths new clues and more. Special Guests: Bruno D., Rob Kristoffersen, and Steph W..

This week, Brian welcomes Angelo back from his beach vacation. The duo have a discussion about browser habits, wish a happy birthday to the World Wide Web, have a look at a long lost NES game, and they have thoughts on the upcoming Apple event. In the paranormal segement, Brian brings up To The Stars' new TV series on the History Channel, and then Angelo talks about the interesting thing he saw in the night sky while on vacation, before the duo experience a shocking event that forces them to end the episode early. Special Guest: Lollypop.

While Angelo is prancing out and about in another part of the world, Brian is joined by long-time friend Bruno D. for a talk about tech history, speedrunning, videogame memories and a discussion about the problematic nature of aging tech. One word: COBOL. The duo then discuss their own personal histories vis-a-vis professional wrestling and explore weird wrestling lore! Special Guest: Bruno D..

Brian gets a new nickname, 1970s pirate TV tapes, foldable phones are coming, and Apple has a possible event on the horizon. All that is followed by an extensive look at the Carp/Guardian UFO case - one that many claim to be the greatest hoax in Canadian UFOlogy. Join us as we dive in deep.

This week, we sit down with special guest TJ Counihan for a roundtable discussion about a number of things. Brian decides to mix it up a little, including a slightly different (and weird, according to Angelo) intro and a randomizing of technology and paranormal topics. From the Samasung event, to Chuck E. Cheese pizza conspiracies, to TJ's recording setup, and then talking about a race of all-powerful cat people, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

Do you miss buying CDs, renting movies, and not having so much to choose from? Well, Brian and Angelo do, and they talk about the rituals they miss that technological advances have made irrelevant. Then, Brian recruits his wonderful fiancée Steph to talk about the things she misses that we don't have anymore, with a focus on renting movies. Finally, it's a virtual roadtrip to Sedona to find out how all those vortexes affect humans and what it all means. Plus: Aliens! Rods! Spirits! Special Guest: Steph W..

Brian and Angelo spend some time chatting with Dan Moren about writing novels, recording podcasts, tabletop games, and the DC cinematic universe and how to fix it. Then, shifting gears to the paranomal, they discuss the possibility of alien worlds, what scares them, Dan shares a ghost story, and above all else, the importance of rods. Special Guest: Dan Moren.

In tech, Brian and Angelo take a look at Facbook being terrible as usual, the Nintendo GameCube, and the downsides to hustle culture. Heading over to the paranormal, the duo has a long discussion about how tramautic events can lead to the paranormal, and how paranormal events can be traumatic.

Algorithms are indeed racist, Fyre was as lit as a dumpster, and influencers are the worst. Also, do you wanna know what Garfield the cat, the X-Men, and the Pope have in common? Brian and Angelo have got you covered.

After a quick mention of Brian's donation being read during the Games Done Quick fundraiser, the duo has a look at the Gillette ad and the ensuing online discussion, how smart TVs track you, and how location data can be missused. Then, in the paranormal segment, a conversation about where all the aliens can be hiding in the universe.