Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Aliens”

Episode 196: #CrashTheServer2k23

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Brian and Angelo decide to have a look at brand names, prompted by the reveal of Apple’s Dynamic Island, followed by a look at the GTA VI leak and how leaks can affect artists. When shifting to the paranormal, Brian brings up the idea of how aliens would have an effect on the idea of the Rapture.

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Episode 186: A Meditation On Faith and ETs

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Brian gives Angelo little time to talk about his Elden Ring experience, SXSW has been taken over by NFTs, crypto and the MeTaVeRsE, the duo argues about the utility of getting an AppleStudio Display, Brian has trouble with his ISP, and the Vatican is hiding aliens.

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Episode 155: A Seat At The Galactic Federation Table

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Apple has expensive headphones, Amazon has a judgy wearable, and Brian has a controller that won’t work with his Mac. In the paranormal segment, the duo discuss the idea of the existence of a galactic federation and Brian and Angelo try to determine if aliens are working with world governments to prevent nuclear war and discuss the fact that Ed Dames (Dr. Doom himself) remote viewed an intergalactic federation location in the alate 1980s.

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Episode 143: Thirsty For Mothman

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0400

The week Angelo is recording from his new space and worries about his audio quality, Brian finds a story about space toilets, some tips on getting the number one movie in America, and some good old banter about nostalgia. Then, the duo discusses the possibility of galactic civilizations, and reviews the idea of replacing Confederate statues with monumental mothmen.

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Episode 139: It’s Like Bible Camp For UFOs

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 13 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

After several years of internal debate, Angelo discusses replacing his 2011 Airport Extreme with an Eero Wifi system. Also on deck: a discussion on emulation and copyright, Angelo upgraded to macOS Catalina, Brian ordering AirPods for his wife, and someone using a botnet to download anime (and a special guest appears!). In the paranormal segment, after a fun discussion about what certain cryptids are doing while humans are on lockdown, Brian and Angelo discuss a Reddit post detailing what a weekend in the desert with Dr. Steven Greer is like.

Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

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Episode 138: The Power Of Paranormal Belief Part 2 w/Ian Rogers

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 06 May 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Ian Rogers returns to discuss the nature of belief, what makes a good UFO case, the Mothman Prophecies, alien abductions, sleep paralysis, and a comparison of aliens and Dr. Manhattan.

Special Guest: Ian Rogers.

Episode 135: The Downward Spiral: Steven Greer and Close Encounters Of The Fifth Kind

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Brian is back on Facebook, Amazon's self-publishing is problematic, pandemics bring Apple and Google closer together, and Brian dives deep into the new Steven Greer documentary, Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun.

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Episode 132: The Wonderful World of Alien Implants

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:00:00 -0400

This week, the episode starts with some positivity, as Apple has finally released a laptop that's great for everyone. In the paranormal talk, the work of Dr. Roger Leir is discussed. Could aliens be tracking humans with implants?

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Episode 121: Did We Discover Ghosts?

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0400

Brian is away, and Angelo enlists Alex and Tyler from RGBA to help him host the show. Topics discussed include, macOS upgrade fears, AirPod battery death, F1 cheaters, and changing a Nintendo Switch fan. The paranormal discussion revolves around how cameras play into the world of the paranormal, including a look at the Soloway Spaceman.

Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.

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The Area 51 Raid Extravanganza

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:30:00 -0400

In this bonus episode, recorded late in the day of the September 20, 2019 Area 51 raid, Brian and Angelo go through the pertinent news items of the day related to the topic at hand, read out some predictions from listeners and offer a glimpse into the madness of how this event (or non-event) came to be.

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Episode 113: A Self-Indulgent Journey: Bob Lazar, Area 51 and Element 115

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 05:00:00 -0400

This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Brian's recent nuptuals, Angelo's continuing facination with magic, Jony Ive's departure from Apple, and then they bring back their Alien Cinema segment to discuss Jeremy Corbell's Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers.

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Episode 96: Consequence-Free Podcasting w/TJ Counihan

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 94: Avoid Planet Earth w/ Dan Moren

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 93: Alien Abductions and the Really Real

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 91: Imagine... What You Can’t Imagine.

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0500

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.

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Episode 90: Question Everything, X-Files Style

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0500

This week, Angelo and Brian take a look at how so much of what is online is fake, be it the content, the metrics, and the people that influence what we see. Then, they have a look at the Moon, and all the strange things about it.

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Episode 81: A Realistic Silver Surfer

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Brian would love to be able to move an MP3 file to his iPhone using AirDrop, helium breaks iPhones, the duo discuss how many spaces should go after a period, Angelo pre-orders Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, and he gets videogame married so that he can have some help on his farm. In the paranormal segment, there are weird sounds in downtown Montreal, is it a comet or a solar sail, and humans hatch a plot to annoy aliens with a laser pointer that reaches 20,000 light years. Yes. Really.

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Episode 76: "I have opinions." w/ Zac Cichy of The Menu Bar

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

With a discussion ranging from Apple's quality control, to Microsoft's recent Surface event, Brian and Angelo have a great time with Zac Cichy from the Menu Bar. Once they get done talking tech, they head off into Zac's interest in the paranormal, with a look at how nothing paranormal frighten's Zac anymore, and what needs to happen with UFOs for people to take notice.

Special Guest: Zac Cichy.

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Episode 70: This Sounds Like an Alien Parking Lot

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 05:00:00 -0400

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.

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Episode 67: Orson Wells: Like, Comment, and Subscribe

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:00:00 -0400

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.

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Episode 63: "The Internet and UFOs, Your Two Favourite Things"

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0400

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.

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Episode 59: When WWDC And Dinos Collide

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400

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!

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Episode 55: Chupajonesy

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 16 May 2018 05:00:00 -0400

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.

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Episode 54: The Rise And Fall Of UFOland: A Raelien Primer

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 09 May 2018 05:00:00 -0400

This week, Brian asks Angelo if they talk about too much Apple stuff, and after agreeing that they do, they proceed to talk about how Apple’s laptops seem to have keyboard issues, how Apple is discontinuing their AirPort line of wifi routers, and the origins of many of the original Macintosh icons. They also throw in some Ray Kurzweil talk and a look at psycho-electric weapons for some balance. Brian presents what he has learned about Raëlianism in the first of an occasional series on alien/UFO cults.

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Episode 53: That’s SO Canadian w/ Amber and Andrew from Into the Portal

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 02 May 2018 05:00:00 -0400

This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Amber and Andrew from Into the Portal to briefly talk about starting a podcast, their tech setup, and learning about how to podcast on the fly. The foursome then continue their creepy tour of Canada that started on Into the Portal and take a look at some UFOs, cryptids, pirates, ghost ships, and hauntings. Join us as we go from Angikuni Lake in Nunavut, to Roberts Arm in Newfoundland and everywhere in between.

Special Guests: Amber Rae and Andrew McKay.

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Episode 51: Area 51: This is Your Life

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:30:00 -0400

This week, the episode gets flipped turned upside-down, as Brian and Angelo start the show with a special look at Area 51. Then they make the unprecedented move of having the tech section in the second half, where they discuss Angelo's new MIDI controller, some Uber follow-up, Apple criticism, phone boredom, and much more.

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Episode 50: A Web Ring of Cryptids

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 05:30:00 -0400

This week, Brian and Angelo take a look at their favourite topics from the past year of episodes and provide follow ups and updates to everyone's burning questions, including: is Angelo still playing retro games? Did "mad" Mike Hughes launch and prove that the earth is flat? What are some paranormal places of significance? Is it many bigfoot or is it bigfeet? All these questions and more are answered!

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Episode 48: A Scrapbook Of Conspiracy Theory Memories <3 w/TJ of Pints & Puzzles

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0400

This week, TJ Counihan joins Brian and Angelo to discuss his podcasting endeavours, the gear he uses, and what it’s like to deal with children and the connected world. In the paranormal segment, a look at the book Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper, and how it affects and relates to the current climate of conspiracy theory.

Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

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Episode 45: The Greys Vs. Skynet

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0500

This week, Brian and Angelo bring together tech and paranormal to examine whether it will be A.I. or aliens that destroy the human race.

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Episode 41: Steven Hockey Season

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:30:00 -0500

This week, Angelo and Brian continue to discuss podcast editing, have a contentious discussion about the HomePod, look at how mobile devices affect concert goers, and how the exercise habits of the military can be a problem for privacy. The paranormal section delves into employment opportunities on the Area 51 airline, how the world needs more exorcists, and what the human race would do in the face of an alien invasion.

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Episode 21: Reverse Santa Claus

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:00:00 -0400

This week, we spend some time talking about the Apple event, wonder how long iPhones should last, hope Nintendo is actually making enough classic consoles, and take a look at some bad things that have happened on the internet. Then in the paranormal segment, we get spooky and present a primer on ghosts that leads to a few tangents. Finally, we open up our mail bag and read some "listener" mail.

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A visit to Apple Park - Six Colors — Tuesday was a big day. iPhone X. iPhone 8. Apple TV 4K. Apple Watch Series 3. But the biggest product unveil of all? No contest: It was Apple Park.
Daring Fireball: Welcome to the Steve Jobs Theater
What happened with Apple Face ID fail
The iPhone Is Guaranteed to Last Only One Year, Apple Argues in Court - Motherboard
SNES Classic Will Have 'Dramatically Increased' Production - Rolling Stone
Equifax website hack exposes data for ~143 million US consumers | Ars Technica
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach Racists — ProPublica
All About Ghosts (World of the Unknown Series): Christopher Maynard: 9780884364696: Amazon.com: Books
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall - Wikipedia

Episode 18: Super Nintendo Daydreams

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 18:00:00 -0400

As we prepare for a very special episode 19, we go back into the vaults to pull out a previously-recorded but unreleased episode 18. Brian and Angelo list their top 5 SNES games and then have an Alien Cinema discussion of the documentary Australien Skies.

Donkey Kong Country VHS: http://bit.ly/DDDKCVHS

Nesticle Article: http://bit.ly/DDNESticle

Cinemassacre - A Link to the Past: http://bit.ly/DDLinktothePast

Metroid Voiceover: http://bit.ly/SSMetroidVO

Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River: http://bit.ly/DDCrazyRiver

Crazy Australian spider: http://bit.ly/DDSpider

Episode 17: Skeptical But Fun

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:00:00 -0400

Will AI kill us? Is Siri still after Angelo? Are we going to have to subscribe to everything? Is the world going to end? These are the questions that Brian and Angelo are going to tackle in this episode.

AI Beats best DOTA 2 player: http://bit.ly/DDAIWin

AI Loses to DOTA 2 players: http://bit.ly/DDAILoses

9 to 5 Mac Ulysses Pricing: http://bit.ly/DDSubprices

Heaven’s Gate Web Masters: http://bit.ly/DDHGWebMaster

John Hogue is not a good prophet: http://bit.ly/DDHogueProphet

Benoit d'Andrimont’s Dated Website: http://bit.ly/DDNostro2242

Episode 16: The Live Sweet 16 Special

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:00:00 -0400

This week we podcast from Angelo’s backyard, with the hopes of seeing an actual UFO. We discuss our backyard recording setup, more iPhone rumours, as well as Disney’s possible streaming service. Moving into the paranormal, we start to look at the sky as Brian gives us some UFO spotting tips and tells us about his visit to Area 51, forum craziness, and Brian asks Angelo for some paranormal hot takes.

Disney Streaming Service: http://bit.ly/DDDisneyStream

Orb Video: http://bit.ly/DDOrbVid

Area 51: http://bit.ly/DDArea51

CGP Grey Las Vegas: http://bit.ly/DDGreyVegas

Jane Goodall talking Bigfoot: http://bit.ly/DDGoodallBigfoot

STS-48 UFO: http://bit.ly/DDSTS48

Episode 14: "How Do I Remove You?" - Siri

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400

On this week’s show, Siri threatens Angelo, Flash is finally going away, MS Paint is sticking around, and Brian's weekend trip prompts us to take a look at two cases of alien abduction: Betty and Barney Hill, and the Mohave Incident.

The Rock teams up with Siri: bit.ly/DDrocksiri

Flash is almost gone: https://bit.ly/DDFlashBye

MS Paint News: https://bit.ly/DDFlashBye

Betty and Barney Hill:http://bit.ly/DDBBHill

Philip Klaus correspondence: http://bit.ly/DDKlass

JoJo Savard: http://bit.ly/DDJoJo

Episode 10: A Lawyer, But For UFOs

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:00:00 -0400

Angelo can’t shut up about his recently-shipped iPad, Brian has a new podcasting studio, a potpourri of conspiracy culture, including the new MJ-12 documents. Also: Stanton Friedman seems like a nice guy, and much more.

Brian’s new set-up: http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod

iPad Pro Repair Costs: http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair

Conspiracy Culture: http://bit.ly/DDAJMK

New MJ-12 documents: http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12

Kevin Randle’s take: http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12

FBI Unexplained Phenomena page: http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx

Episode 8: FAMILY. MUSIC. TIME.

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 11:00:00 -0400

Lots of excitement about new Apple stuff, how streaming music services have affected our habits, NASA covers up a Martian hole, and Angelo discusses his alien abduction (AKA sleep paralysis).

Aliens on Mars: http://bit.ly/DDFoxMars

Richard C. Hoagland: http://bit.ly/DDRichHoagland

NASA Mars Hole: http://bit.ly/DDNASAMarsHole

Sleep Paralysis: http://bit.ly/DDSleepParalysis

Episode 6: A Charlatan of Zelda Games

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 11:00:00 -0400

The guys talk about WWDC expectations, things Angelo’s kids will never get to experience, an extended discussion about video games, and a look at how UFO sightings are presented.

GameFan history (forum link): http://bit.ly/DDGameFan

The Manual project: http://bit.ly/DDManual

T2 on the SNES: http://bit.ly/DDSNEST2

Seaman playthrough by the Angry Video Game Nerd: http://bit.ly/DDSeaman

Kurt Russell UFO report: http://bit.ly/DDKurtUFO

Project Blue Book: http://bit.ly/DDProjectBB

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Episode 5: Angelo Has A Family That Loves Him

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 28 May 2017 10:00:00 -0400

Brian and Angelo talk about MP3s and malware, deal with some interruptions, Brian introduces a new segment, and there’s a discussion about found footage.

HP Laptop Keylogger: http://bit.ly/DDKeyLog

UFO Books: http://bit.ly/DDUFOKids

The McPherson Tape aka Alien Abduction:
Video - http://bit.ly/DDAlienVideo
Wikipedia - http://bit.ly/DDMcPhWiki

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Episode 2: People LOOOOVE Nostradamus

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 07 May 2017 14:00:00 -0400

This week, Angelo discovers Brian’s shocking secret, changing from Android to iOS, and they ponder why people think they are seeing UFOs. Bonus: A discussion of close encounters of all kinds!

MIDI Maze: (http://bit.ly/DDMaze)

Wiki Tribune: (http://bit.ly/DDWikiTribune)

The Backfire Effect: (http://bit.ly/DDBackfire)

NYT UFO article: (http://bit.ly/DDNYTUFO)

Close Encounters: (http://bit.ly/DDCloseEn)

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Correction: Alex Jones forgot the names of his teachers' names, not his childrens' names.

Episode 1: Greetings Cyberspace

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 20:00:00 -0400

In the inaugural episode of the podcast, Brian and Angelo discuss their respective tech histories, old computer games, the Mobile, AL leprechaun incident and more!

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Coleco ADAM: http://bit.ly/DDAdam

Geoworks Ensemble: http://bit.ly/DDGWorks

Alley Cat: http://bit.ly/DDACat

Leprechaun in Mobile: http://bit.ly/DDLeprechaun

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