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Personal stories as well as facts/observations about business, history, economics, film, cars and music and daily life that are interesting to me. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? Well, you could subscribe. If that's just too much of a commitment at this point, hey, I understand. If you'd rather just do a one-off, my email address for both PayPal and Venmo is [email protected] and I'm going to use the money to buy bourbon. Or a coup ...
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Mech Shorts is a creative archive for short narrative science fiction pieces focused on a pilot and a mech. I created these short narrative pieces as a part of Reese Hopper's Creative Consistency Challenge in early 2025. The goal was to create a small, achievable piece of art for fifteen days straight, so I chose to make short mini-episodes in one of my favorite science fiction genres: mecha. I spent no more than an hour and no less than fifteen minutes on each episode. These are not meant t ...
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The Cyber Chutney Arse Duck Show: these shows where made for our own amusement ,hopfully someone else will enjoy them as well. We have a very slapdash aproch to making music and we hope it makes you laugh. You can also hear music by coley portions on this show .my cohort is BIN JUICE.Some people say we shouldn?t laugh at our own jokes.I say if you find it funny laugh. We tried to get a fealing of cacking about in our bedroom and bathroom down on the radio. I think we dud it.
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Send us a text The Corwin Amendment was offered to the southern states before Civil War hostilities really got going, in an effort to keep the United States together, and would have enshrined the constitutional right to own slaves in perpetuity. The House of Representatives passed it, the Senate passed it, and it went to the states for ratification…
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Join hosts Steven and Stefan as they drop TNG crew members into alternate universes! The first installment of our Slapdash Crew Clash series. Follow the Network: @BQNPodcasts (IG/Bluesky) Join FB: The BQN Collective Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Es3uM5ufVJ BQN Podcasts are made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you. We ext…
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Send us a text Road trip to Memphis from New Orleans and a Memphis cop scolds us for being in a dangerous neighborhood at 3 AM..... Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitt…
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Send us a text I owned two Oldsmobile Toronados, a 1966 and a 1967. I loved both cars, loved driving both cars, and put many thousands of pleasurable miles on each one. Here are two stories connected to the 1966 Toronado and one story that belongs to my time with the 1967 Toronado. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, a…
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Send us a text Our brains don't have a "Delete" function; you''re stuck with whatever got shoved in there when you were a kid. Your mind and personality are both like soft clay when you are a child - very malleable, easily shaped. And if you had some awful stuff going on in those early years, and you became a little misshapen, it's tough to make yo…
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Join host Steven and guest Cortney as they explore her Trek fandom and S5:E17 “The Outcast!” Part of our Officer Exchange sequence! Follow the Network: @BQNPodcasts (IG/Bluesky) Join FB: The BQN Collective Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Es3uM5ufVJ BQN Podcasts are made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you. We extend our he…
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Ignorance really was bliss.Games we played this week include:Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 (4:30)Prince of Prussia (10:45)Two Point Museum (17:00)Bokura Planet (22:45)100 Line Last Defense Academy (28:10)Lost Tapes: Bloom & Rage (36:10)Ena: Dream BBQ (39:20)Dave the Diver (45:50)---News things talked about in this episode:Nintendo calls Pokémon…
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Keep 'em gelled!Games we played this week include:Mario Kart World (21:20)Metroid Prime 4 (24:25)Look Outside (30:10)Two Point Museum (43:15)Drag x Drive (46:45)Donkey Kong Bananza (54:10)Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (58:50)Civilization 7 (1:10:10)Cyberpunk 2077 (1:11:40)Street Fighter 6 (1:14:35)---News things talked about in this episode:Minecraft …
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Join co-hosts Steven and Stefan as they delve into the life and times of our favorite Klingon, Worf! Part of our Personnel Profile sequence! Follow the Network: @BQNPodcasts (IG/Bluesky) Join FB: The BQN Collective Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Es3uM5ufVJ BQN Podcasts are made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you. We exte…
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Send us a text Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman, two actors at different stages in their careers, make this American film classic, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, really stand out in terms of emotional impact. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, ne…
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Brie still, my havarti.Games we played this week include:Dissent on Mars (5:30)Two Point Museum (13:30)1000xResist (28:15)AM (39:45)Atomfall (47:20)---News things talked about in this episode:BDS names Microsoft and Xbox priority targets for boycott (1:14:00)https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft---Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejim…
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Join co-hosts Steven and Stefan as they discuss S5:E9 “A Matter of Time,” part of our Lesser Discussed Episodes (LDE) sequence. Follow the Network: @BQNPodcasts (IG/Bluesky) Join FB: The BQN Collective Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Es3uM5ufVJ BQN Podcasts are made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you. We extend our heartf…
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Get to know the new co-hosts of Galaxy Class Steven and Stefan through their Star Trek journey. Hear what’s coming up this season! Follow the Network: @BQNPodcasts (IG/Bluesky) Join FB: The BQN Collective Join Discord: https://discord.gg/Es3uM5ufVJ BQN Podcasts are made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you. We extend our hea…
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It’s a choice.Games we played this week include:Atomfall (9:10)Abiotic Factor (21:00)Batman Forever (26:30)---News things talked about in this episode:Nintendo’s big Direct (28:30)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIMMore Embracer layoffs (41:15)https://www.eurogamer.net/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffshttps://www.euro…
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Even the worst people do the right thing sometimes.Games we played this week include:Assassin’s Creed Shadows (8:55)Wanderstop (14:05)Xenoblade Chronicles X (17:05)Xbox Adaptive Joystick (33:35)Resident Evil 4 (41:20)---News things talked about in this episode:AI trailer for Ark: Aquatica is an embarrassing mess (42:15)https://www.eurogamer.net/ark…
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Send us a text Although little-known at the time, and almost completely unknown to anyone except economists now, in 1985 some very smart economists from the Reagan Administration and then the subsequent George Bush Sr. Administration, and Japan, and several Western European nations, hammered out the Plaza Accord (so-called because the meeting happe…
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Send us a text A quick overview of what's good and bad about being retired in the Philippines. Can you live like a king there for $1000 USD a month? Um, no. Is it paradise? Again, no. But it's still worth strong consideration. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? My email address for both PayPal (don…
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Send us a text I meet Bo Diddley on a plane and things go so wrong. Email [email protected] with questions, comments. Want to support the podcast? My email address for both PayPal (don't get spooked by the ETNA logo) and Venmo is [email protected] and I'm going to use the money to buy bourbon. Or a couple of better wireless microphone…
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Send us a text Yeah, me too. But I started thinking about it in 2017, and I've done quite a bit of due diligence around that goal since then. The main driver of my search for another country is economic for me; I'm looking for a place where I can live a decent life, maybe even a good life, on the limited retirement income I have available to me at …
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Ironic death isn’t just for grown-upsGames we played this week include:Wanderstop (8:45)Medabots (20:35)Yugioh Early Days Collection (36:15)Rogue Light Deck Builder (43:55)Metal Bringer (49:10)---News things talked about in this episode:Niantic sells Pokémon Go to Saudi-owned company (1:01:30)https://www.404media.co/saudi-arabia-buys-pokemon-go-and…
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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Justice for WolfGames we played this week include:Nubby’s Number Factory (15:45)Centum (21:30)One Lonely Outpost (27:35)Wanderstop (30:30)Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (39:05)BOKURA: planet (52:25)Power Vacuum (55:00)Split Fiction (1:01:10)---News things talked about in this episode:SAG-AFTRA strike continues as …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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Just vinegar.Games we played this week include:Monster Hunter Wilds (11:35)Faceminer (32:20)Shadow Hearts (37:05)Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (53:30)Blobun (46:15)---News things talked about in this episode:Activision has been using AI to make fake game pitches for market research (47:20)https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-ai-slop-guitar…
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I created this narrative short as a part of the 2025 Creative Consistency Challenge by Reese Hopper. Each piece was completed in between 15 - 45 minutes as an exercise in completing art and keeping scope in check, while getting better through disciplined practice. Please enjoy this slapdash sci fi, and keep an eye out for when I release reflective …
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You spoke. We listened.Games we played this week include:Avowed (3:20)Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 (18:40)Guns of Fury (23:55)Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (29:50)Wanderstop (40:55)Drakengard (45:45)Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (53:30)---News things talked about in this episode:Supergiant won’t sign an interim agreement with SAG-AFTRA f…
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