Best Try Hard Studios Podcasts (2025)

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317. It’s a Big Event With a Lot of People (Winnipeg Comiccon 2025 Recap) 56:36

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Guest Host Lyndon Radchenka takes the reins of the podcast in Gregory's absence to lead a postmortem discussion about Winnipeg Comiccon 2025 with Justin, Dan, and Dr. Jonathan Ball of Writing the Wrong Way. Pick up Gregory's new book ⁠Blood Letters⁠, wherever books are sold: ⁠https://www.amazon.ca/Blood-Letters-Ariel-Gordon/dp/1773371436 Transition…

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How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen 18:32

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If you’ve heard the hammering of a woodpecker in the woods, you might have wondered how the birds can be so forceful. What does it take to whack your head against a tree repeatedly, hard enough to drill a hole? A team of researchers wondered that too and set out to investigate, by putting tiny muscle monitors on eight downy woodpeckers and recordin…

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Memories Change. But Can We Change Them On Purpose? 18:39

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Our memories make us who we are—just ask Barbra Streisand. But despite the lyrics in many popular songs, memories aren’t frozen in time. When we call them up, the details shift and change. And neuroscience research shows that we might be able to take that a step further—to manipulate our memories and even implant false ones. Neuroscientist Steve Ra…

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This Could Be the Best Smartphone But… 1:40:19

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In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David start off talking about the newest Apple Pocket accessory that was released before getting into the OnePlus 15. After that, they talk about Marques getting interviewed by LeBron James, the new Spotify Wrapped weekly feature, and GTA 6 getting delayed (again). Then they wrap it all up with a game of HYPEat…

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Building serverless vector search with Turbopuffer CEO, Simon Eskildsen 1:06:48

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In this episode, Aaron Francis talks with Simon Eskildsen, co-founder and CEO of TurboPuffer, about building a high-performance search engine and database that runs entirely on object storage. They dive deep on Simon's time as an engineer at Shopify, database design trade-offs, and how TurboPuffer powers modern AI workloads like Cursor and Notion. …

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Bearded Vulture Nests Hold Trove Of Centuries-Old Artifacts 12:41

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Bearded vultures build giant, elaborate nests that are passed down from generation to generation. And according to a new study, some of these scavengers have collected bits and bobs of human history over the course of centuries. Scientists picked apart 12 vulture nests preserved in Spain and discovered a museum collection’s worth of objects, includ…

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Why The Bassist From Phish Is Funding Research Into ‘Flow State’ 18:16

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The band Phish has toured for over 40 years. One of the draws of their legendary live shows—which can go on for 8 hours—is finding moments of “flow,” when the band members lock into an improvised jam, finding new musical ideas in real time. Phish fans live for these transcendent moments, but so do the musicians—to the point that Mike Gordon, the ba…

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New MKE based org Next 18: Raises over $1M & Helps 374 Vets and First Responders in just 4 years 33:26

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Army Veteran Matt McDonnell nearly ended his life, instead, he started an organization that in its first four years, has raised over $1M and helped 374 Veterans and First Responders using the game of golf as a catalyst to provide mental wellness education to veterans and first responders. It’s an incredible story about a grassroots Milwaukee organi…

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Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome 35:47

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Around 25 years ago, Ardem Patapoutian set out to investigate the fundamental biology behind our sense of touch. Through a long process of gene elimination, he identified a class of sensors in the cell membrane that turn physical pressure into an electrical signal. He changed the game in the field of sensation and perception, and in 2021 shared the…

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316. Don't Leave Yourself Time to Be Afraid 57:23

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It's Take Your Kids to Work Day on the podcast, and so Gregory welcomes his two sons who have come along to experience a day in the life of their father, the full-time artist. This episode is brought to you by these boys' absent second father, known the world over as Chasing Artwork. Transition clips are from Like Father, Like Son (1987) - https://…

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Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment 13:07

8d ago13:07

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Over the last five years, billions of people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. New research has found an unanticipated result of these vaccines: Cancer treatments are more effective for some vaccinated patients, and many live longer than their unvaccinated counterparts. This news comes at a time where the federal governmen…

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Turn-Based Cynics: Tactics, Xillia and Twitch Being absolutely Worthless 1:29:35

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Connect with me on social media for more gaming goodness:Join The Discord!: https://discord.gg/6H9nNJqDsZ📷 Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resobaso/🎙️ Listen to my Podcast: Https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/turnbasedcynics📺 Check out my Archive Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@resobasoarchive8260…

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Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not 18:49

11d ago18:49

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One of the biggest debates in the dinosaur world is what was happening right before they went extinct. Were they already declining, or would they have thrived if not for the asteroid? Two recent studies shed some light on this question: one that analyzes a trove of fossils from New Mexico and suggests there was more diversity in the Americas than p…

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It’s Like Photoshop, But Free! 1:50:45

8h ago1:50:45

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In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the upcoming Samsung tri-fold to Affinity taking on Adobe. After that, Adam talks about the newest product from Teenage Engineering before everyone gets into the newest thin Motorola phone. It all wraps up with a new game where Andrew pits Marques and David against Adam and Elli…

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Building an S3 Competitor with Tigris CEO Ovais Tariq 1:07:27

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Aaron talks with Ovais Tariq, co-founder and CEO of Tigris Data and former Uber engineer who helped scale one of the world’s largest distributed systems. They discuss Uber’s hyperscale infrastructure, what it takes to build an S3-compatible object store from scratch, and how distributed storage is evolving for the AI era. Follow Ovais: Twitter: htt…

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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV? 18:26

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As Black Friday approaches, you’re probably being inundated with ads for bigger, better televisions. But just how good is good enough? Are there limits to what our eyes can even make out? Visual perception researcher Maliha Ashraf joins Host Flora Lichtman to describe her new study on display resolution—including a display calculator she and her co…

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Dating in Milwaukee: Best Places to Meet Women, Shocking Call-ins, Bomb Strategy and more with Erica, Bre, Marleigh and Chef Adam Pawlak 1:00:37

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Navigating being single in Small-waukee isn’t always easy, but don’t worry we have some advice. Is it good? maybe, but we can guarantee the entertainment value is there on this week's episode of Milwaukee Uncut, we cover: Life updates from Marleigh and Erica Meeting guys in bars Bars and coffee shops guys should go to meet women Is Milwaukee a toug…

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Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes? 19:00

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Decades ago, non-native carp were brought onto fish farms on the Mississippi River to control algae and parasites. They escaped, thrived, and eventually flooded the Illinois River, outcompeting native species and wreaking havoc. If the carp find their way into the Great Lakes, they could do major damage to those vital ecosystems. There’s a proposed…

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Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls 12:50

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Axolotls are one of the most charismatic and beloved amphibians out there. But did you know that there’s only one place in the whole world where you can find them in the wild? It’s Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. There, scientists are scrambling to save them from extinction by creating refuges, using environmental DNA to track them down, and tag-te…

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315. Solving New Problems All The Time 49:51

3d ago49:51

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Gregory and Justin welcome the crew from Electric Monk Media to demo and discuss the making of their new video game, Strange Brew. Play the Strange Brew demo on Steam now, and be sure to wishlist it to be amonge the first to get the full version. Transition clips are from Strange Brew: https://youtu.be/uOsDmuwOH4I?si=BMkRbsHM8isvoPDp Follow the gan…

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Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard? 18:25

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Endometriosis is a painful disease that occurs when endometrium-like tissue grows outside of the uterus. It’s extremely common—if you have a uterus, you have a 1 in 10 chance of getting it. Yet, it takes seven years on average to receive a formal diagnosis. What does the latest science tell us about the biology of the condition and how to treat it?…

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Why Hasn’t Wave Energy Gotten Its Sea Legs Yet? 18:39

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We've figured out how to harness renewable energy from many natural systems, like solar, wind, and geothermal power. But what about the ocean’s waves? It might seem like converting wave power into electricity on a large scale would’ve been figured out by now, but the tech is actually just getting its sea legs. Why has it been so hard to develop? An…

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A Halloween Monster Mashup, And A Spooky Lakes Tour 30:30

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For Halloween, we bring you an ode to three quintessentially creepy creatures: bats, arachnids, and snakes. First, bat researcher Elena Tena joins Host Flora Lichtman to describe tracking the greater noctule bat in flight and learning that it can feed on migratory birds. Then, arachnologist Paula Cushing describes the camel spider, which is neither…

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There Are Problems With This Humanoid Robot 1:49:19

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In this Halloween special edition of Waveform the crew celebrates spooky season! First, Marques, Andrew, and David debate the struggling iPhone Air before talking about how the new Neo robot is too good to be true. Then David explains Adobe’s latest AI-powered creative tools and gets way too excited about the Boox Palma 2 Pro e-reader. It wraps up …

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Rewriting SQLite from prison with Preston Thorpe 1:18:28

7d ago1:18:28

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In this episode of Database School, Aaron talks with Preston Thorpe, a senior engineer at Turso who is currently incarcerated, about his incredible journey from prison to rewriting SQLite in Rust. They dive deep into concurrent writes, MVCC, and the challenges of building a new database from scratch while discussing redemption, resilience, and raw …

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What Happens To Your Digital Presence After You Die? 18:45

19d ago18:45

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There’s an established playbook for getting one’s affairs in order before death—create a will, name legal guardians, and so on. But there’s also a newer consideration: what will happen to our digital presences, like social media accounts, files, photos, videos, and more. So how do we manage them, and make sure we’re not turned into AI chatbots with…

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Bucks President Peter Feigin on the Crazy Offseason + New Look Team, Best Giannis Story, Coming to Milwaukee from New York and Building the Deer District and an NBA Champion Team 43:04

9d ago43:04

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Peter took over as team President following a 15-67 season. The team played in the Bradley Center, there was no Deer District and they hadn’t made it past the first round of the playoffs in 13 years. Four years later the Fiserv opened, three years after the Larry O’Brien trophy made its way to Milwaukee for the first time in 50 years (since 1971). …

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Why Morbid Curiosity Is So Common—And So Fun 17:55

20d ago17:55

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At first blush, the plots of many horror movies don’t seem particularly appealing. Take “The Shining”: A murderous psychopath tries to kill his family in a haunted, secluded hotel. But horror movies have had devoted fans for as long as they’ve been around, and lately, scary movies and television shows like “Sinners” or “The Walking Dead” have made …

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Peanut Allergies In Kids Are Finally On The Decline 12:24

21d ago12:24

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For decades, peanut allergies were on the rise in the US. But a study released on October 20 found that peanut allergies in babies and young children are now decreasing. This drop correlates with a change in guidance from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In 2017, the agency started recommending exposing children to peanuts…

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314. I Have To Unload My Dad’s New Spellbook! 59:38

10d ago59:38

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Gregory and Justin prepare for their home show - Winnipeg Comiccon - by going through their new stock and welcoming some surprise guests to the podcast. Pick up Gregory's new book Blood Letters, wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.ca/Blood-Letters-Ariel-Gordon/dp/1773371436 Transition clips are from The Evil Dead (1981) - https://youtu.be/c…

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How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other? 23:28

22d ago23:28

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Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have their own language? Their own culture? Their own complex societies playing out right under, and in, our noses? Microbiologist Bonnie Bassler has been studying these questions for more than 30 years. She …

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A Lab-Grown Salmon Taste Test And More Foodie Innovations 30:19

25d ago30:19

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After years of development, lab-grown fish is taste-test ready for the public. Four restaurants in the US are serving up cultivated salmon made by the company Wildtype. Producer Kathleen Davis gives Host Flora Lichtman a rundown on how Wildtype tastes, initial public perception, and the upstream battle to take cultivated meat mainstream. Plus, SciF…