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Aging and Wisdom | Podcast 180

Video Grandpa Podcast 180 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Lone Star Light The News How to Finally Turn Off Autoplaying Video Previews on NetflixI’ve been waiting for this feature ever since I started watching Netflix, and I’m so thrilled this day has arrived. Netflix, finally bowing to popular demand, has released a feature that allows you to turn off all those damn autoplaying previews.Lifehacker Billie Eilish’s Mom Was in Saints Row and Mass Effect 2 - IGNIt turns out that Billie Eilish...

Feb 09, 2020

Star Wars | Podcast 179

Video Grandpa Podcast 179 Subscribe with iTunes We skipped everything and just talked about Star Wars.

Jan 15, 2020

Disney's The Mandolin 2 | Podcast 178

Video Grandpa Podcast 178 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Ginger Grigio The News Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops UnconstitutionalIn a major victory for privacy rights, a federal court in Boston today ruled that the government’s suspicionless searches of international travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports andAmerican Civil Liberties Union Three cows vanished during Hurricane Dorian. Months later, they’ve been found chilling on an island ...

Nov 20, 2019

National Values vs The Global Economy

How do you reconcile national values against an economy that cares less and less about borders? Also Ty weighs the seismic life change that comes with having a child, and more than one news story is about animal blood. Video Grandpa Podcast 177 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Margarita The News ‘Not One Drop Of Blood’: Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In OregonIn remote eastern Oregon, a serial crime is unfolding. Someone is killing purebred bulls. And they’re doing it with a level of cruel ...

Oct 19, 2019

Regulating Big Tech

Is regulating Big Tech even possible in capitalist America? Video Grandpa Podcast 176 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Thirsty Planet Dance Pants The News San Diego Impounds 2,500 Scooters Over Comic-ConThe city of San Diego impounded approximately 2,500 dockless scooters and bicycles over the weekend of Comic-Con 2019.NBC 7 San Diego RAM prices could drop by 42 percent this year, analysts claimAfter rising to outlandish prices some time ago, memory prices have finally dropped back down to...

Jul 27, 2019

Democrats 2020

What do we want from whoever ends up being the 2020 Democrat? Also, we eliminate half the current field of candidates based on mostly nothing. Video Grandpa – Podcast 175 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Founder's KBS The News 65-inch TVs are now the most popular choice for North American households: reportFalling prices have made 65-inch TVs the most popular choice for North American households. Prices for 65-inch TVs have fallen by around 25 percent this year, while prices of 55-inch set...

Jul 12, 2019

Piña Coladas

Game of Thrones is over and Americans are stressed. They may or may not be related. Also piña coladas. Video Grandpa – Podcast 174 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Piña Coladas The News Death Stranding – Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS4DEATH STRANDING will be available November 8, 2019. Learn more: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/death-stranding-ps4/ May contain content inappropriat...YouTube Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People in the World, Poll FindsAn annual, global Ga...

Jun 02, 2019

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones spoilers! Plus 45 minutes of describing the conflicts that kept us from podcasting for 2 months. Video Grandpa – Podcast 173 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Margarita The News Ty Root on Twitter“Work buddy.”TwitterTyRoot Ty got a puppyPicks of the Week We skipped it...

Apr 26, 2019

We're Not Dead (yet)

Reports of the death of this podcast have been wildly exaggerated. But still pretty believable TBH. Video Grandpa – Podcast 172 Subscribe with iTunes The News Who knows, we didn't keep track. Picks of the Week Didn't keep track of these either.

Mar 02, 2019

The Year 2018

Some stuff happened in 2018. We largely can’t remember it. Google helps. Video Grandpa – Podcast 171 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Victory Sour Monkey Remix The News UT Sets Scooter Rules Taylor Swift used facial recognition to track her stalkers at a concertShe knew you were trouble when you walked in.QuartzDave Gershgorn 24 Amazon Workers Hospitalized After Robot Punctures Bear Spray In WarehouseOne worker was in critical condition and 30 more were sickened and treated on the scene af...

Dec 17, 2018

Fran Fran Fran

Fran joins to talk about games journalism and his desire to be a Decepticon. Video Grandpa – Podcast 170 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Bloody Maria The News Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17thTumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th. The ban includes explicit sexual imagery and nudity.The VergeShannon Liao It took seven miles to pull over a Tesla with a seemingly asleep driverThe driver was arrested for drunk driving.Ars TechnicaTimothy...

Dec 07, 2018

Jobscast 2

Jobscast 2! What’s the deal with health insurance? Should you lie about your experience? How should you dress for an interview? How do you write a professional email? All this and slightly more! Video Grandpa – Podcast 144 Subscribe with iTunes

Jun 23, 2017

Decrypting the Living Room

We spend a lot of time talking about what happens in the studio, in Master Control, and at the transmitter – but what’s happening in the living room? In this webinar we look at the technical details of the consumer side of the industry, from TVs and game consoles to the marketing-speak that confuses everyone. HDMI, HDCP, 4K, HDR, VR – if it’s been debated in a comments section, we’ll cover it. And stay for a couple of our favorite consumer products that we use for pro work. This is a reprise of ...

Jun 16, 2017

Jobscast

It’s the Jobscast! Joined by @JennFizz , we give advice on how to get a cool job in tech/gaming. Should you go to college? How do you make your resume stand out? Does being local matter? All this and more! Video Grandpa – Podcast 023 Subscribe with iTunes Beer of the Week Kriek Lambic Career Resources LinkedIn – brand yourself and network Indeed – the best aggregator out there right now Craigslist – good for smaller and local companies, a lot of bigger names use it to Salary.com – ballpark salar...

Mar 31, 2013

Video Grandpa Podcast 001

Welcome to the Video Grandpa Podcast! Every week, Ty Root and I will be discussing what we care about in the worlds of tech, video production, gaming, and beer. We’ll be bringing on special guests and probably swearing a lot. This is our first run at podcasting – it’ll get smoother as time goes on, with some music cues and such. But we have to start somewhere, so this is that somewhere. Video Grandpa – Podcast 001 Beer of the Week Fireman's #4 The News Wii U | Nintendo - The VergeThe Verge was f...

Sep 15, 2012

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