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Future ChatFill Your BootsNick and Mike wrap up the summer with a discussion of their learnings from the Flying Into Hail event in Calgary, hosted by the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. We hear about how the project contracts Weather Modification International to reduce hail damage in an area of Alberta’s Tornado Alley by way of cloud seeding –… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2018-09-181h 05
DesktopGlad She Wrote Her Name DownMike and Rob finally have the discussion they’ve been waiting over a year to have, about spoilers in media. Our duo take a little time to talk about how they each feel about spoilers, their pros and cons, and finally their thoughts on the 2016 film Arrival.2018-09-031h 47DesktopGlad She Wrote Her Name Down
Mike and Rob finally have the discussion they’ve been waiting over a year to have, about spoilers in media. Our duo take a little time to talk about how they each feel about spoilers, their pros and cons, and finally their thoughts on the 2016 film Arrival.
Links:
Rob's Blog on SpoilersThe IncomparableCinema Wins
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Click the icon below to listen.2018-08-251h 47Future ChatWe're With Celebrities (FC #154 Bonus Live Interview Audio from TasteTECH)Senior Correspondent Nick and Correspondent-in-Training Mike attend the June 6, 2018 Genome Alberta TasteTECH event at The Tastemarket by SAIT in Calgary.Click the icon below to listen.2018-06-221h 07Future ChatThe Gross Great LakeNick and Mike (along with a special appearance by Rob) discuss the Genome Alberta TasteTECH event during a live recording at the June 7, 2018 APN Podcasts Connect event.Click the icon below to listen.2018-06-2248 minDesktopA Camelbak Full of SoylentRob makes his triumphant return to podcasting post-newborn, from a hotel in Montreal. Our hosts discuss professional IFTTT use, the ongoing trials and tribulations of using Facebook and Twitter as news/communication tools in the modern world, and a few tech accessory purchases.
Links:
The IFTTT AppletRob's TaoTronics Phone HolderRob's Pop Socket
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Click the icon below to listen.2018-06-031h 40Future ChatRobot Small Talk (with special guest Northern Nerdcast)In what appears to be becoming a more-than-occasional occurrence, Nick and Mike are joined by a special guest - Dan Shessel from the Northern Nerdcast.Click the icon below to listen.2018-05-231h 28DesktopYou Could Be On 4chan (with special guests Press Start To Join)Alan and Josh of Press Start To Join take part in a discussion with Mike about all things gaming.2018-05-091h 08DesktopYou Could Be On 4chan (with special guests Press Start To Join)Alan and Josh of Press Start To Join take part in a discussion with Mike about all things gaming. From humble beginnings huddled around CRT television sets playing NES to cruising around town spinning PokéStops on the latest flagship phone, gaming has been a part of their lives in so many ways and has changed over the years in just as many.
Links:
Press Start To Join
Cortex #32: Dropping Acid – Grey and Myke share their VR experience
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This episode sponsored by...2018-05-061h 08Future ChatCan We Have a Pinky Swear (with special guest Northern Nerdcast)As the Unwind Media DadRob season continues, Nick and Mike are joined by Trina from the Northern Nerdcast as they delve into the details of Facebook’s privacy predicament, as well as Google’s own issues with handling personal information online.Click the icon below to listen.2018-04-171h 18DesktopEverybody Hates Podcasting (with special guest Kyle Marshall)In Rob’s absence, Kyle Marshall of Media Lab joins Mike to chat about audio technology and how it’s evolved, followed by a discussion about turning a passion of technology into a business. Links: Kyle on Twitter Media Lab YYC Assumptions Whatever This Is Desktop is a part of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.… Continue reading Desktop 14 – Everybody Hates Podcasting (with special guest Kyle Marshall)2018-04-011h 14DesktopEverybody Hates Podcasting (with special guest Kyle Marshall)In Rob’s absence, Kyle Marshall of Media Lab joins Mike to chat about audio technology and how it’s evolved, followed by a discussion about turning a passion of technology into a business.
Links:
Kyle on Twitter
Media Lab YYC
Assumptions
Whatever This Is
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Click the icon below to listen.2018-03-311h 14Future ChatIf Tofu Tasted Like a ForestOur trio spends this episode talking about Soylent and the CFIA and Google’s quantum computer, and finishes up with the story of Nick’s and Mike’s Ex Raid adventure(s).Click the icon below to listen.2018-03-121h 26DesktopI Have the Longest ArmsIn Rob’s last episode before he goes on ‘paternity leave’, our duo discusses revisiting old programming projects with new skills, online storage wars, and the idea of ‘you get what you pay for’ in tech.2018-03-061h 19DesktopI Have the Longest ArmsIn Rob’s last episode before he goes on ‘paternity leave’, our duo discusses revisiting old programming projects with new skills, online storage wars, and the idea of ‘you get what you pay for’ in tech.
Links:
Narrative
Google Clips
ATP 259: I Hired Myself
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Click the icon below to listen.2018-03-041h 19Future Chat150th Episode SasquatchcentennialFuture Chat celebrates its 150th episode by looking back at how far we’ve come with vaccines, wearable technology, and space exploration in the last 4 years. Also, Mike has a new phone, and Nick is back with an old carrier!Click the icon below to listen.2018-02-192h 01DesktopFlip Flop FridaysMike and Rob discuss the latest in printers and Twitter tech support, followed by an in-depth discussion about monetization of creative projects and YouTube, from the side of a couple of micro-creators.2018-02-041h 25DesktopFlip Flop FridaysMike and Rob discuss the latest in printers and Twitter tech support, followed by an in-depth discussion about monetization of creative projects and YouTube, from the side of a couple of micro-creators.
Links:
Unwind Media – We Want You (in case you’re looking to start your own creative project!)
You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.
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Alberta Podcast Network | Nerdcast (Episode 102 ft. Mike and Ni...2018-02-041h 25DesktopState of Some Apps 2018To kick off 2018, Mike and Rob go through the apps they use the most, comparing and contrasting how they’ve changed over the years.2018-01-091h 59DesktopState of Some Apps 2018To kick off 2018, Mike and Rob go through the apps they use the most, comparing and contrasting how they’ve changed over the years.
Links:
Cortex – State of the Apps 2018
Rob’s Favourite Things 2014 (sorry for the years-old CSS/trip down memory lane)
Noteworthy Apps:
Social Media/News/Entertainment (Twitter | Reddit/Reddit is Fun | Facebook | LinkedIn)
Video (YouTube |Netflix |Facebook | Google Home w/ Chromecast)
Podcasts (Pocket Casts | Overcast)
Music (Spotify | Apple Music)
Mobile Video Production (Filmic Pro | Wireless Transfer)
Storage/Backup (Google Drive/Photos | Microsoft OneDrive | iCloud Drive/Backup)
Productivity (Creative Cloud | Office 365 | Google Drive...2018-01-071h 59DesktopThe 'X' is Right ThereThis episode dives in to what Rob and Mike are looking for in their next smartphones in 2017/18, the worsening ecosystem problem with wearables, and a renewed PSA about getting your cell phone unlocked.2017-12-051h 20DesktopThe 'X' is Right ThereThis episode dives in to what Rob and Mike are looking for in their next smartphones in 2017/18, the worsening ecosystem problem with wearables, and a renewed PSA about getting your cell phone unlocked.
Links:
iTunes is coming to the Windows Store
Fido Unlocking FAQs
You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.
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Click the icon below to listen.2017-12-031h 20DesktopNot Intentionally Hinting At AnythingMike and Rob officially join the Alberta Podcast Network, and they discuss time and task management, with a lengthy tangent on background app data in the middle there.2017-11-071h 11DesktopNot Intentionally Hinting At AnythingMike and Rob officially join the Alberta Podcast Network, and they discuss time and task management, with a lengthy tangent on background app data in the middle there.
Links:
Alberta Podcast Network
Timer Coalescing on Mac OS X
Transit
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Click the icon below to listen.2017-11-051h 11Future ChatAnti-Vaxxers Who Just Don't Like NeedlesRob and Nick get together to discuss the Canada Food Inspection Agency ‘banning’ Soylent, why spicy foods hurt, and a little Alberta politics.Click the icon below to listen.2017-11-011h 00DesktopExpectations are 'Zero'Rob and Mike forget they’re doing a show other people are supposed to like, and instead do a deep dive on how they’ve been using work to teach themselves to program.2017-10-221h 21DesktopExpectations are 'Zero'Rob and Mike forget they’re doing a show other people are supposed to like, and instead do a deep dive on how they’ve been using work to teach themselves to program.
Links:
Crash Course – Computer Science
Under the Radar – Relay FM
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Future ChatFuture Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy S8Rob takes some time at the end of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy S8.Click the icon below to listen.2017-08-2900 min
Future ChatFuture Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy Tab S3Rob takes some time at the start of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.Click the icon below to listen.2017-07-0400 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 143 – The Privilege of UnlockingWith Nick basking in the post-Canada Day afterglow, Rob and Mike take some time to sum up the tech they are currently using and loving (or not).Click the icon below to listen.2017-07-0200 minDesktopThe Nostalgia FactorRob and Mike revisit how social and new media is affecting how they feel about politics, and then do a deep dive on their respective gaming histories, culminating in a discussion about how Pokemon Go is the cutting edge of modern gaming (at least until VR goes mobile).2017-06-261h 15DesktopThe Nostalgia FactorRob and Mike revisit how social and new media is affecting how they feel about politics, and then do a deep dive on their respective gaming histories, culminating in a discussion about how Pokemon Go is the cutting edge of modern gaming (at least until VR goes mobile).
Links:
USB Connectors
USB Type B 3.0
Vox (YouTube) – CNN treats politics like sports — and it’s making us all dumber
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Click the icon below to listen.2017-06-251h 15Future ChatFuture Chat 142 – Sucked up Into the VortexRob and Mike finally settle their WWDC draft (or do they?), before Rob heeds a tornado warning and Mike and Nick succumb to fake news about Pokemon Go. This was a weird one.Click the icon below to listen.2017-06-1900 minFuture ChatFuture Chat Draft – WWDC 2017Rob and Mike take some time during the hustle and bustle of the week to do a fantasy draft of potential announcements at the WWDC keynote next week. What follows is a great in-depth look at what we might get to see on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.Click the icon below to listen.2017-05-3100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 139 – Stuff of InternetThe Canadian Conservatives have a new leader (with an interesting voting system)! Rob discovers (Columbuses?) OneNote! IFTTT opens its ‘Maker’ program to everyone!Click the icon below to listen.2017-05-2900 minFuture ChatFuture Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeThis is Rob's review of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, marking a year since its release.Click the icon below to listen.2017-05-0100 minDesktopI've Got My Gold Hidden UndergroundRob returns to the show, and our intrepid duo talks about making friends on the internet, bringing online activism into the real world, and some real talk about political and civil values.2017-04-171h 04DesktopI've Got My Gold Hidden UndergroundRob returns to the show, and our intrepid duo talks about making friends on the internet, bringing online activism into the real world, and some real talk about political and civil values, and trying to figure out what’s happening to democracy.
Links:
Tinder for BFFs’ app makes more sense than you’d think
Meetup
Zuckerberg’s Plans for Facebook
CGP Grey – Rules for Rulers
You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.
Click the icon below to listen.2017-04-161h 04Future ChatFuture Chat 133 – Capital “F”, Capital “U”With Nick sleeping off a long week, Rob and Future Chat make their triumphant returns to the airwaves.Click the icon below to listen.2017-04-0900 min
East Meets WestThey Do That Through ChemtrailsRob’s continued unexplained absence from the airwaves mean an all-West encounter between Nick and Future Chat co-host Mike Attrell. Mike and Nick discuss Canadian medical marijuana, electoral reform, and the current state of politics in general at length.
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Links:
CGP Grey – Election Systems Playlist
The Strategists
You can find the full video of the chat here.
Clic...2017-04-021h 27DesktopSo Many USB Ports (with Special Guest Daniel Keer)Mike is joined by special guest Daniel Keer (@theDXT) in Rob's absence. Dan and Mike spend the episode talking about building PCs, YouTube and the Internet in general.2017-03-221h 09DesktopSo Many USB Ports (with Special Guest Daniel Keer)Mike is joined by special guest Daniel Keer (@theDXT) in Rob’s absence. Dan and Mike spend the episode talking about building PCs, YouTube and the Internet in general.
Links:
Dan’s YouTube Channel
@theDXT on Twitter
Twitch Calgary
YouTube Calgary
YouTube Calgary Meetup Video
You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.
Click the icon below to listen.2017-03-201h 09Future ChatFuture Chat 132 – We Should Just Get Rid of Time ZonesAfter waking up an hour early for no reason (Daylight Saving notwithstanding), Mike suggests we get rid of time zones altogether. We also discuss some possible fixes for solar roadways, 'unlimited' data, and Uber's ethics woes.Click the icon below to listen.2017-03-1300 minDesktopJust Another SmartphoneMike and Rob compare Android and iOS as they know them today, and discuss how we seem to have hit peak smartphone recently.2017-03-051h 06DesktopJust Another SmartphoneMike and Rob compare Android and iOS as they know them today, and discuss how we seem to have hit peak smartphone recently.
Links:
Mike and Rob’s Widgets
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Click the icon below to listen.2017-03-051h 06Future ChatFuture Chat 130 – Serious SubshadeRob and Mike spend some time reflecting on news, media, and company-specific news publishing services like AMP, Facebook Instant Articles, and Apple News.Click the icon below to listen.2017-02-2000 minDesktopYouTube-Sized HoleMike and Rob take a week off from Future Chat to discuss how technology might affect the next generation growing up with what was developed in our lifetimes.2017-02-121h 15DesktopYouTube-Sized HoleMike and Rob take a week off from Future Chat to discuss how technology might affect the next generation growing up with what was developed in our lifetimes. We also chat about how we currently consume media and how’s that’s changing as technology moves forwards.
Links:
Future Chat 129 – My Hairline is Advancing
HI #75: “World’s Most Interesting Podcast”
While you’re at it, Unwind Media has a brand new site, so go explore . We all hope you like it!
You can check out the episode on YouTube too, if that’s your thing.
C...2017-02-121h 15Future ChatFuture Chat 129 – My Hairline is AdvancingThis week, Rob is back to complain about politics again, then the lighter side takes over and the 'future of messaging' is ridiculed, along with the new chairman of the FCC.Click the icon below to listen.2017-02-1100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 128 – Cadillac of BlueberriesMike and Nick take the reins this week and get wrapped up in the turmoil that is the state of science in the USA. They also find themselves discussing the impending rise of the machines, both in the office and on the baseball diamond.Click the icon below to listen.2017-02-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 127 – Someone Has Your PasswordRob gets upset about disinformation in politics, Mike gets upset about disinformation in Ontario pollution, and Nick returns to the show, probably not upset about anything.Click the icon below to listen.2017-01-2200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 126 – We’ve Talked About Y-Axes BeforeNick's gone for the weekend, so of course Rob and Mike get distracted from the news and focus on a whole lot of the usual, including SpaceX, Tesla, Soylent, Climate Change, and smartwatches.Click the icon below to listen.2017-01-1600 minDesktopThe PilotA new podcast about everyday technology from Unwind Media, coming to you from the intersection of touchy-feely and nitty-gritty.
If you like the show, let us know at admin@unwindmedia.com, or on Twitter.
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Click the icon below to listen.2017-01-021h 08Future ChatFuture Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy TabPro SThis summer, Rob reviewed the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, a Windows 10 laptop/tablet hybrid. As 2016 draws to a close, here it is! This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Samsung… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-12-3000 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 119 – Down Dongle LaneOnce Rob gets his backup computer out to start the show after a crash, the guys talk about USB-C and its role in the future of computers, and discuss what Niantic has been doing lately to try to keep people coming back to Pokémon Go. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-11-0800 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 115 – Long Live The NexusAs Nick celebrates his birthday with a trip to the mountains, Mike and Rob chat about Google’s approaches to updates, first thoughts on the Pixel, and how the Nexus will live on in our hearts. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-10-1000 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 114 – Solar Is Not RenewableAfter finding Nick, the gents chat too much about phone hardware (for Nick), about the Mars colony that apparently didn’t inspire a majority of our hosts, and Mike and Nick wait for Rob to leave to talk Pokemon Go. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-10-0600 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 110 – A Bunch of Stuff HappensMike and Rob discuss some of the crummy changes to Pokémon Go with the latest update, all about Tesla’s vision systems and the new Gigafactory, GMOs, Soylent, and Dolly, and then catch up on Facebook. It was a busy week before the show takes a summer break until September. This episode of Future Chat is… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-07-3100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 107 – Bulbasaur Is The WorstRob and Mike play Pokemon Go, before talking about new home internet from Virgin, and new plans from Fido. It was a big week. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links:… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-07-1100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 104 – WWDC Wrap-upRob and Mike use some of their limited weeknight time to catch up on WWDC 2016 once Mike finally comes back from vacation. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: WWDC… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-06-2500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 103 – Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7 ReviewThis week, Nick and Mike are both gone, so Rob takes the chance to offer some critiques to the Android tablet team at Samsung. There’s also video for this one (you might want to check it out). This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-06-2100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 101 – A BlackBerry Belt and Nothing ElseDisk issues plaguing Rob hold off long enough to record an episode, and we dispel some cell phone & cancer myths, and discuss the latest comet news. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-05-3100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 99 – TD, Hurry up!Rob and Mike celebrate the big 99 with a new keyboard from Google (iOS and USA only, of course), a new course for anti-vaxxer parents, and Apple Pay finally hits Canada, for some. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-05-1500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 97 – Bad to the CowsThis week, while Nick enjoys the sunshine outdoors, Rob and Mike talk space, money, and beef. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: SpaceX plans to head for Mars as soon… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-05-0400 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 94 – Internet Graveyard of Google ProductsThis week, after fawning over Elon Musk, Rob and Mike go deep on the inherent shelf life of technology, especially in the Internet of Things. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses, and help support… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-04-1000 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 92 – I’m An Adult NowRob and Mike talk backups, comments, and touch on the new iPhone SE. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses, and help support the show. Links: Engadget turns off comments Civil Comments You can also… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-03-2900 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 86 – We’re Taking on VoxOn the show this week, Rob talks about space, Nick learns a little bit more about CRISPR, and Mike catches us up on the latest in mobile news. By the way, we’re on a brief hiatus for the next three weeks, so we’ll see you again around Feb 21st (just in time for Mobile World… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-01-2500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 85 – Like racism, but on the InternetThe show this week is all about Rob’s frustration with cable/internet packages, more ways cities are going green, and good reasons kids should be learning to code. Go and check out the Withings Aura, a way to help you get to sleep and wake up more easily, as well as to track your sleeping patterns.… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2016-01-1800 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 82 – Beard PrejudiceRob’s epic Facebook rant, climate change prevention might actually be a thing again, and glycemic index isn’t all it’s made out to be. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Ceres’… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-12-1400 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 80 – We’re Not Eating The Bugs YetBlue Origin and Jeff Bezos are keeping up with the Musks, Rob talks hygiene experiments, and the new iPhone will probably have a headphone jack, but maybe not in the way you think. Links: Blue Origin Test Flight Blue Origin Press Release Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says Private Companies Won’t Get To Mars Future Sci Chat… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-11-3000 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 76 – Only Coal Kills PeopleThe real cancer risk is due to ignorance rather than meat, we get energy in ways that kill a LOT of people, and how technology is changing the ways we learn. Links: If you want to see Nick’s costume, you’ll have to be his friend on Facebook. So go find him and add him! Rob… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-11-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 73 – Prohibitively RidiculousOn this episode, Mike and Rob discuss the Canadian Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Microsoft’s latest announcements, and the slow disappearance of unlimited plans. Links: New Homo naledi research Driverless cars are too cautious 95% of Europe’s diesels fail emissions tests Nobel Prize for neutrino work ASAP Science – The War On Science Unlimited data… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-10-1200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 72 – Alternative WaterThis week, Mike and Rob go over the week’s Google announcements, debate the implications of water on Mars, and fantasize about buying an SUV from Tesla. Links: New Chromecasts Google Keep on iOS The new Tesla Model X Supermoon Eclipse Photo Pebble’s Round Smartwatch Pokemon Go for mobile This episode of Future Chat is brought… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-10-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 71 – Please Go Down Into This CaveThis week, we talk about the European diesel emissions scandal, Rob might not fully understand the conflicts in the Middle East, and we have a new ancestral cousin. Links: VW Emissions Software Scandal BMW Might Also Be Involved in Emissions Scandal Siberian Frankenvirus Verizon Tests First 5G Network Flooding Helps California’s Water Table First Withdrawal… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-09-2600 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 68 – 95% Better Than SmokingThis week, Rob is back from his honeymoon, we catch up each others’ lives, Google Alphabet news, and discuss new UK research on vaping. Links: Soylent and the law Future Tech Chat #24 – Google Y Project Ara drop tests Google’s New OnHub router E-cigarettes are “safer” than tobacco Smoking vs. Vaping – ASAP Science… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-08-2300 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 66 – We Might Need A Couple MooseIn this episode, we discussed T-Mobile’s new Uncarrier US-Canada-Mexico roaming plans, Sweden buying trash from Norway, and Mike doesn’t believe you could forget hitting a moose. We’ll see Mike, we’ll see… Links: Pluto’s Dark Side Reacting To Technology With Age Self-Destructing Mosquitos Solar Impulse Flight T-Mobile Uncarrier Roaming Policy Giant Robot Fight CDC Guide To… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-07-1300 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 64 – Moment Of Silence For Falcon 9This week, the latest Falcon 9 launch is unsuccessful, Rob talks all about his week on Soylent, and we revisit mobile phone corner. We also try a moment of silence on a podcast, so the episode isn’t over. If you like the new, more compact format of the show, please do let us know (even… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-06-2900 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 63 – Maybe I Like Selling MyselfThis week, storing electricity like plants do, we try DuckDuckGo, and no more trans fats. And, find out how Mike trying FlexDelivery has gone so far, and Rob is going to be trying Soylent this week. Links: More Crowdfunded PhD Research Hyperloop Design Contest 3D-printed Rhino Horn Novel Solar Energy Storage In The Grid Nano-robots… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-06-2200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 61 – Nick’s Liberal AgendaIn this episode, we talk about the newly discovered link between the brain and the immune system, give a look ahead to WWDC this week, and find out about Nick’s secretive Liberal agenda in the aftershow. Links: Rob’s Blue Thing Missing Link Between Brain and Immune System Found! This Gay Marriage Study Is A Fraud… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-06-0800 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 60 – Some Sheldon Cooper‑esque DialogueIn this episode, we discuss our favourite new things from Google I/O, go deeper on bike lanes, and we determine Mike would be a terrible research dictator in a conversation about physical vs. mental attraction. Links: Audi’s New Synthetic Biofuel Alberta’s New Natural Gas Plant NPR: Will Your Job Be Automated Planet Money on NPR… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-05-3000 minEast Meets WestEast Meets West 7 – Verba Difficiles SuntRob and Nick are joined by special guest and Future Chat co-host +Mike Attrell to discuss the outcome of the recent Alberta election, and the NDP Crushing of their political opponents. We also get into some interesting political discourse regarding the sex-ed curriculum fight going on in Ontario right now, and discuss the implications of an provincial NDP majority in Alberta on the upcoming federal election.
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This episode o...2015-05-2100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 56 – We Don’t Need A BiologistThis week, Rob gets a new job, we discuss Microsoft’s Build conference (much to Nick’s chagrin), Tesla’s big new battery, and how a woolly mammoth burger would taste. Links: Microsoft Continuum HoloLens Update Microsoft Band gets web apps Tesla Batteries Tesla Press Release Fresh water with solar power More on Electrodialysis (Wiki) Renewable Diesel from… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-05-0300 min
Seeds of ThoughtSeeds of Thought 0.7 – Like A Big Horse Pill (with Mike Attrell)
This week, I talk to my cousin +Mike Attrell once again, catching up on our digital lives and discussing things we’d like to have on our wrists, advertising as TV moves online, and how we approach our lives online, both storing things, and making and keeping friends.
If you enjoy the show, be sure to check out our Patreon page, patreon.com/UnwindMedia. Every little bit helps to keep this and all of our shows running!
This episode of Fake It is also brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/Unw...2015-04-0400 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 50 – Future Chat…In Spaaaace…This week, Rob teaches Nick (and Mike) about the security of Apple Pay, we complain about the agglomeration of corporations in the Western World, and debate the future of human space research. Links: The Math of a House-sized Battery Samsung Apple Pay competitor In-Depth on Apple Pay Canada’s Smart Gun Crowd-sourced Corporate Info App Corporate… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2015-02-2200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat 42 – Happy Saturnalia, Everyone!This week, we wrapped up the year in a neat little bow, learned a little bit more about solar power, and mourned Mike’s mauling from the wild Alberta bear. Links: Long Range Induction Charging Poison Beer – Reddit Intelligence Squared US: GMO debate Fat’s not bad for you Seriously, by the end of the year,… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-12-1700 min
Seeds of ThoughtSeeds of Thought 0.5 – Fake It ’til you Mike itMy cousin and co-host on the weekly +Future Chat webcast, +Mike Attrell, joined me today from Calgary to talk about starting a career, transitioning from student life to family life, and parenting. I finally got the first long-distance episode out of the way!
You can find Mike with me on Future Chat every Saturday, or on Twitter @ma_YYC. He’s a smart guy, you should definitely get to know him a little better!
Let me know what you think of the show in a comment below, on Twitter @RobAttrell or the show’s feed @FakeItShow, or wherever yo...2014-11-0300 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Science 11 – The ParanormalOn a very special spooky episode of Future Chat, we talked about ghosts, psychics and the psychology of being scared. Stay tuned for the aftershow where we also talk about brunch, a little about religion, and get into a discussion about MRIs, and Rob tries to explain the science of magnetic resonance. Links: Hello Internet… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-11-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Science 3 – VaccinationsOutbreaks in North America of measles (red), mumps (brown), and whooping cough (bright green). Source (retrieved 2014-07-02). So, The handsome gentlemen co-host of Future Chat and future new-media baron Rob Attrell has asked me to write a brief summary on vaccinations in preparation for Future Sci Chat #3. I told him I’d do what I can,… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-07-0300 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 13 – WWDC Predictions/Apple Inc.This week’s Future Tech Chat features +Carolyn Higman and I (+Rob Attrell). In this episode, we’ll be discussing Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference, a yearly event for developers and media where Apple shows the world the software updates it has been working on for the last year, and usually a platform for them to launch new product lines.There… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-05-2200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 12 – Net NeutralityThis week’s Future Tech Chat will feature +Mike Attrell and I (+Rob Attrell), along with special guest and one of the biggest proponents of Net Neutrality, +Keegan on. We’ll be discussing Net Neutrality this week, an issue that is hugely important for our time, with Sen. Al Franken equating it to free speech in the constitution in… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-05-1500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 11 – Mother’s Day Q&A SpecialThis week’s Future Tech Chat features a fun conversation between +Mike Attrell and I, along with very special guest and my own mother +Kathy Attrell. We recorded this conversation last week, and I hope you’ll learn a little something about the difficulties of hosting a live Q&A, and maybe see a little of your own… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-05-0900 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 10 – Smart TVsWell, we made it! We’re into the double-digit numbers and more than excited to be getting into this topic we all love so much. This week’s Future Tech Chat will feature +Mike Attrell and I, along with special guest and world’s greatest beard grower +Nick Maddox. In the episode, we will be discussing the ins and outs of… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-05-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 9 – Google Inc.This week on Future Tech Chat, +Mike Attrell, +Carolyn Higman and I will be joined by special guest +Keegan on, esteemed colleague of mine who is entering the teaching profession. In the episode, we will be chatting about the company we all know and use every day, even as a verb, Google Inc. We will attempt to cover… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-04-2500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 8 – Smart HomesThis week on Future Tech Chat, +Mike Attrell and I will be joined by special guest +Amaan Bashir, homeowner and esteemed colleague of mine. In the episode, we will be chatting about innovations in household technology, what we have in our homes already to make them smarter, what exists or is soon to be on the market, and… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-04-1100 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 7 – WearablesTune in at 12:30 PM EDT on Saturday April 5th (event link) By: +Mike Attrell Wearables: Because sometimes you just don’t care how you look using them [Source] When discussing “wearables”, it is helpful (especially for the layperson) to distinguish what exactly one is speaking of when using the term. You could break up the tech… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-04-0400 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 6 – Real-time chat and video appsIn this episode we will discuss options for text and video communications, and the special features that make various apps unique. Hosted by: +Rob Attrell With: +Mike Attrell & +Carolyn HigmanClick the icon below to listen.2014-03-2200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 5 – Digital PhotosIn this episode, we discuss digital photography and the storage and sharing of photos/videos online. This is a topic that is close to all of our hearts, and is a common question I’m asked. Hosted by: +Rob Attrell Special Guests: +Mike Attrell & +Carolyn HigmanClick the icon below to listen.2014-03-1500 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 4 – Cell PhonesIn this episode +Mike Attrell and I (+Rob Attrell) discuss cell phones, carrier contracts and the pains and gains made in the industry in the last 5 years. We will also be addressing common questions and discussing the results of a cell phone survey performed last month.Click the icon below to listen.2014-03-0800 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 3 – The CloudAn explanation of and discussion about the pros and cons of cloud computing. Check out the Future Tech Chat wherein I learn an important lesson about trying to produce your own live show without testing things first. We talk about the cloud and laugh at my recurring technical issues. Enjoy! Hosted by +Rob Attrell Special Guests:… Continue reading Click the icon below to listen.2014-03-0200 minFuture ChatFuture Chat: Tech 2 – Social MediaWe discuss the past, present and future of social media, in all its many forms. Special guests include: Mike Attrell, Carolyn Higman & Nick MaddoxClick the icon below to listen.2014-02-2200 min