Episode 188: The Smell of Snake Anxiety

TOPIC: Media, Rarely Well Done

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the modern consumer media landscape and how we seem to be changing almost as fast as the technology. Almost.

Links for this episode:

• Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #5 — Merlin Mann
  MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, September 25th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”
• Introducing Exclusive iOS 8 Updates For All Readdle Apps | Readdle
  Without further ado lets dive into the hottest news our team has prepared for you.
• Ep. 125: "All the Great Shows!" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
  The Problem: John wasn’t actually a big fan.
• BIRDMAN - Official International Trailer - YouTube
  
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis | Birdman | Fox Searchlight
  
• Amazon.com: Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone, Cardioid: Musical Instruments
  
• Amazon.com: Presonus AudioBox 22VSL 24-Bit/96 kHz 2x2 USB 2.0 Audio Interface: Musical Instruments
  
• Amazon.com: Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (9780785191285): Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, Joe Orlando, Bill Everett, Marie Severin: Books
  
• Jackal Podcasts
  
• NatureBox
  Description: Enjoy the comforting sweetness of cookie dough without the guilt. The only problem is deciding whether you should share these hand-made Nom Noms!
• Amazon.com: Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (9780785191285): Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, Joe Orlando, Bill Everett, Marie Severin: Books
  
• iPhone 6 Plus slightly bent after 2 days - MacRumors Forums
  
• Plex Media Server: Your Media on all of Your Devices - Plex.tv
  
• Smile Blog: TextExpander Snippet Expansion Comes to Every App in iOS 8
  
• iOS 8’s New Key Logger
  
• Meet “Ultimate Productivity Bundle” by Readdle | Readdle
  
• Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for iPhone | The fast and friendly calendar app.
  
• Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - Comics by comiXology
  Gwen Stacy as Spider-Woman! In one universe, it wasn't Peter Parker bitten by the radioactive spider, but Gwen Stacy! She's smart, charming and can lift a car, just don't tell her Police Chief father! How is she involved in Spider-Verse?
• Jackal Podcasts
  This episode hosted by Mike Beasterfeld. Guest for this episode was TwistByrn.
• Upcoming price increase for NEW Plex Pass subscriptions - Plex Blog : Plex Blog
  
• Interview: John Darnielle, Author Of 'Wolf In White Van' | Mountain Goats Singer Writes About Pain : NPR
  
• A5 Chord
  
• Nasturtium (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Flop House
  
• Two Cats Comic Book Store - Two Cats Comic Book Store
  
• Showbot
  
• Nerd.is Tumblr Edition — Fully funded! Thanks to everyone who supported the...
  

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