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This week we make our epic return for the holiday season just in time to pass judgement in a post-Disney+ world! It’s all here: streaming wars, weekly vs binge mode, Christmas chatter, Mandalorian impressions (no spoilers!) and more! Jump into Christmas with A-Town! Show Notes Disney+ Website Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we set the record straight about just what ‘is’ this podcast: a side project? A gift to humanity? A bad idea? We’ll discuss this along with the new Apple event, Charlie's big App release, and a sprinkling of other media topics. Show Notes Dark Noise (Charlie's App) Podcasts Charlie was on about Dark Noise The Outpost Show Project Update Productivity in Tech Podcast Waiting For Review Apple iPhone Event 2019 Apple Arcade Apple TV+ Disney+ Website Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week our hosts make a triumphant return from the summer...again! We talk kindle fire ads and how it’ll create a dystopian hellscape, and Charlie's app is nearing release! Join us, won’t you? Show Notes ObeytheGod's comment on the Dutch school system Kindle Fire (With Special Offers) Dark Noise (Charlie's app) Growth Hacking Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we traverse the wild winding caverns of the education system, Charlie finds he’s guilty of stolen valor, and Dan sprinkles some anecdotes about his weird week. Show Notes Stolen Valor Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

Is this the end of everything? Listen and find out. Show Notes E3 2019 Google Stadia Xbox Game Pass Amazon Go Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week Charlie takes over and we discuss all the big happenings at Apple's WWDC event ...and a bit on what Microsoft is up to. Plus Charlie talks about his upcoming app side project Dark Noise. Show Notes Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) For All Mankind - Trailer Xbox Bodywash Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

As an addendum to the Game of Thrones Seasons 1-7 episode, our hosts wade into troubled waters to discuss their reactions to the final season of Game of Thrones in yet another desperate attempt to cash in on the hype. Our watch has ended and all that BS. Show Notes Game of Thrones (TV Series) Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we're are all over the place. First we discuss Overcast's new share feature, then we settle the issue of cloning dinosaurs, followed by a litany of strange hypotheticals Charlie dredged up from the internet. And finally we end on a note of primal fear. Show Notes Emu War Lost (TV Series) Lost Experience (The ARG) Watchmen Trailer Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week Dan complains about the mighty Nephilim, then we both dissect the new Disney+ announcement as well as the ever continuing streaming saga with a dash of complaining about things they dislike about the Marvel Universe on the eve of Endgames release! Show Notes Nephilim Noah (film) Disney+ Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

A-Town always repays it’s debts with a new episode. This week you paid the iron price and get this episode for free as the two hosts discuss the first 7 season of a little hidden gem of a show called Game of Thrones. Listen quickly, for the night is dark and full of terrors...and the new season starts this Sunday. Show Notes Game of Thrones A Song of Ice and Fire Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week our two St Louis hosts defend against the onslaught of bagelgate, then Zach Snyder rips us out of our dreamworld and tells us to grow the eff up, and finally they discuss Apple TV and the future of streaming (again). Show Notes Apparently People Slice Bagels Like Bread In St. Louis And Honestly? WTF A-Town at the Movies (our movie podcast) Zack Snyder Thinks DC Fans Should "Wake the F*** up" About Batman Killing Apple TV+ Explained Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

Time is set at once before you. You look a direction, for there is no up or down, left or right. In one direction you are listening to this podcast episode concerning the novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Another direction: the hosts are describing it. In yet another you ride a Sandworm of Arrakis. It’s Christmas 1994 and you’re happy. At the same instant you experience grief and you are crying. Before you is the jihad. And time folds off as you ride the transcendental waves to apocalypse. Show Notes Dune Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we go to the edge of the flat earth and discuss the Oscars, Sinemia, and the documentary "Behind the Curve", which you won’t see in a theater near you. Show Notes 91st Academy Awards Sinemia Behind the Curve Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week A-Town is all Oscars all the time! We dig into our second annual Oscar predictions episode and rabbit trail on several films along the way! Show Notes 91st Academy Awards Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

Fill out your Oscar Picks Now! This week we take you on a journey to Urk, Netherlands and spin out on various unrelated topics. You’ll also hear us discuss the Super Bowl and Dan will give everyone the birds and the bees talk... You’re welcome! Show Notes William of Orange House of Orange-Nassau Urk, Netherlands Afsluitdijk (Huge Dam in Netherlands) Super Bowl LIII Maroon 5 Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we host our second annual list episode wherein we go through several lists of our best of last year, as well as several all time and listener requested lists! Show Notes Last Year's List Episode Favorite Films of 2018 Charlie A Quiet Place BlacKkKlansman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Dan Mission Impossible - Fallout Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bumblebee Favorite iOS Apps Charlie Race to the Pennant Carrot Weather Letterboxd Dan QuickTrip App Marco Polo Dating Apps Generally Favorite Christian Bands of the 1990s-2000s Charlie Newsboys DC Talk Five Iron Frenzy Dan Newsboys Switchfoot Underoath Favorite Books Read in 2018 Charlie The Song Machine The Upstarts Bitter Brew Dan Persepolis Rising A Clockwork Orange The Ocean at the End of the Lane Favorite Romantic Comedies of All Time Charlie You've Got Mail The Big Sick My Big Fat Greek Wedding Dan Dan in Real Life Crazy, Stupid, Love Clueless Favorite A-Town Episode to Record Charlie Patron Corners 51: Dani Corner 41: Tolkien Corner, British Royalty, Chad’s Corner 39: Nick’s Corner 62: The Star Wars Prequels Special Episodes 26: Christmas Special 28: Lists All the Way Down 36: The Pre-Oscar Showdown Guest Episodes 54: The Crossover Event Everyone’s Been Waiting For - with Dani Wright 48: The Big E3 18’ Episode 8: Solar Eclipse Talk with Meteorologist Kevin C. Burns Dan 62: The Star Wars Prequels 46: Pranks, Brains, and Propaganda A-Town and the Marathon of the Cursed Child Favorite TV Shows Watched in 2018 Charlie Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gilmore Girls The Nineties Dan Gilmore Girls Marvelous Mrs. Maisel The Haunting of Hill House Favorite Documentaries of All Time Charlie Gary Hustwit Design Trilogy Helvetica Objectified Urbanized The Imposter Baseball Dan 102 Minutes That Changed America They Shall Not Grow Old The Act of Killing Biggest Disappointments Charlie Christmas when mom forgot our presents Louisville, Kentucky Vacation Man of Steel Dan The Crimes of Grindelwald Still no The Winds of Winter 2019 Super Bowl Matchup Favorite Video Games Played in 2018 Charlie Fortnite Celeste Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dan The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mario Odyssey Fortnite Favorite Star Wars Moments Charlie Rey, Kylo Fight Scene from The Last Jedi Revenge of the Sith Opening Space Battle Kylo Ren Stopping Blaster in the Air Dan Barge Scenes from Return of the Jedi Podracing in The Phantom Menace Yoda Burning Tree in The Last Jedi Favorite Albums Listened to in 2018 Charlie Love is Dead (Chvrches) Black Panther Soundtrack Awake (Tycho) Dan Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Arctic Monkeys) Stranger in the Alps (Phoebe Bridgers) Erase Me (Underoath) Favorite Songs 2018 Charlie Shallow (from A Star is Born) All the Stars (from the Black Panther Soundtrack) Sunflower (Post Malone) Dan Me and My Dog (Boy Genius) Reflecting Light (Sam Phillips) This is America (Childish Gambino) Favorite Lists of This Episode Charlie Favorite Star Wars Moments Favorite Apps Favorite A-Town Episode to Record Dan Biggest Disappointments Favorite Books of 2018 Favorite Albums of 2018 Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we dive deep into the inner machinations of Dan's dating life by sampling the various dating apps out there, discuss big goals that will radically alter our lives and yours for the year, and finally discuss Split Sleep and whether you should be doing it. Show Notes Hot Cocoa vs Hot Chocolate A-Town episode on Luleå Halfway, Missouri Cortex episode on Yearly Themes Mondays Challenge Beeple's Everdays Project Charlie's Public Instagram Dating Apps Tinder Bumble Facebook Dating CoffeeMeetsBagel eharmony Split Sleep Article Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

You asked for it, we delivered. This week is a patron Ben sponsored episode where we dive deep into divisive waters as we settle once and for all that the Star Wars prequels are good and worthy of your time. It’s a contentious one, but an epic one. Show Notes Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Episode 2: Attack of the Clones Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith Jimmy Fallon Star Wars Parody Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week the A-Town Globetrotters travel to Luleå to discover all its wonderful features, and discuss almost none of them in favor of a potpourri of topics. Then they drop by Dan’s lawn to find lots of tire tracks before ending with an #AskATown question about music streaming services. Show Notes Dingle Ireland Episode Luleå Shopping (original indoor mall) Hot Dog History The Song Machine (book) Station 13 Ice Music Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Killers Unpeeled (Cage the Elephant album) Hot Cocao Delilah Midewest Digital Marketing Conference Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Unlimited Google Play Music YouTube Premium YouTube Music Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we dive deep into the political waters without being political by discussing thoughts on voting, then we try to solve the problem of SMS threads, and finally discuss which is bigger: Star Wars or Harry Potter. Check out our new A-Town store for T-Shirts, Hoodies, Pillows, and more! Show Notes A-Town Store! Google RCS Harry Potter Star Wars The Toys that Made Us (documentary series) Everyone's favorite Star Wars character Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

Grab a broomstick and fly past the Water Tower to A-Town for a new episode of the book club where our two hosts will dive deep into JK Rowling’s first magical novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone! Show Notes Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Film) Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we plunge into a topic we’re knowledgeable on for once: tattoos and fashion. Then we dabble a little bit more in Instagram as Charlie comes to realize he wants the kids and their Instastories to stay off his lawn. Show Notes Epic of Gilgamesh Cuneiform Anchor Bible Dictionary Instagram Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit Instagram

This week we dive deep into concepts in ancient languages and Charlie gives us the low down on the movie subscription service Sinemia. Is this the coveted replacement for MoviePass our hosts have been searching the world over for? Listen to find out! Show Notes Sharon Kay Penman (Author) Dingle, Ireland Ontology Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Dan Ontology Source) Sinemia A-Town FM on Spotify Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit

This week we introduce the A-Town Book Club starting with "Hatching Twitter" by Nick Bilton... Don’t worry if you haven’t read it, we will be your guides through the early days of Twitter. Show Notes Hatching Twitter Nick Bilton Website Patreon Twitter Facebook Reddit

This week we sift through a lot of follow-up from our previous controversial episode that had taken the internet by storm, Dan got to talk to some adults for once, Charlie is a tad too happy about balloon races, and we talk about movies we want to see this fall. Show Notes Station 13 Crossover Episode Station 13 Dingle, Ireland Welsh Language Hebrew Language Hamburg Water Tower Poll Results Ameren (power company) Dan on the UMSL Business Podcast The Great Forest Park Balloon Race Hot Air Balloons Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film) Fall Movie Preview Venom First Man A Star Is Born Roma Bohemian Rhapsody The Girl in the Spider's Web Overlord Creed 2 Mary Queen of Scots Aquaman Mary Poppins Returns Anna and the Apocalypse Anna and the Apocalypse Trailer Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Ralph Breaks the Internet Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets A-Town at the Movies Website Patreon

Charlie from A-Town FM and Dani from Station 13 get together for this special crossover episode! They compare shows before diving deep into Mastodon: the technical details, the good, the bad, and the ramifications of some of its fundamental decisions. Twitter (Charlie): @chuckyc17 Mastodon (Charlie): @charliemchapman@mastodon.social Twitter (Dani): @danielpwright Mastodon (Dani): @dpwright@mastodon.social Station 13 Reddit: /r/Station13 Twitter: @Station13FM Mastodon: @station13@botsin.space A-Town FM Reddit: /r/atownfm Twitter: @atownfm Mastodon: @atownfm@mastodon.social Show Notes A-Town FM A-Town at the movies Station 13 #6: You can’t make sushi without good fish Rolex Cellini Moonphase A. Lange and Söhne Zeitwerk Station 13 #21: Slow News Day Pilot Metropolitan The Pen Addict Station 13 #1: Red means “go carefully” Station 13 #18: The full duplex Douglas Adams cookie story Station 13 #33: Toot! A-Town FM #52: Coffee Cola and New Social Media Hatching Twitter bbq.snoot (Film Mastodon Instance) pawoo.net friends.nico Nico Nico Douga “Freshly washed sheets and a cat” Nico Nico Douga 10 year festival Ready Player One Overcast Daring Fireball PixelFed Plume GNU Social PeerTube The Wil Wheaton Affair: In his own words Background and counterpoint Consequences for instance moderators A-Town FM #53: Making Salads We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

This week we find out the results of the spinach experiment everyone has been waiting on, we discuss the Letterboxd and Rabbit apps, weigh in on the Hamburg water tower design competition, and then drop by the town of Dingle, Ireland. Show Notes Labor Day Letterboxd Goodreads Rabbit Hamburg Water Tower Website Dingle, Ireland Irish Language Charlie's Blog Hatching Twitter (Upcoming Book Club) A-Town Facebook Page Patreon

This week our hosts ramp up their hot streak in season two by trying some coffee cola and digitizing themselves into the wide world of social apps. Show Notes: Mastodon.Social Or pick a different instance Twitter Hurting 3rd Party App Support Federico Viticci MastoHost (Mastodon Hosting Service) Tootdon (Mastodon App) Amaroq (Mastodon App - iOS only) A-Town FM Mastodon Account Charlie's Mastodon Account Marco Polo App Homeroom App Remind App Brightwheel App Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal Chick-fil-A Website Patreon

This week we kick off season 2 to high acclaim! We revisit the never ending saga of MoviePass, some Comic Con highlights, and treat one of our favorite listeners to a corner of his own. Show Notes: MoviePass San Diego Comic Con Venom Trailer Shazam Trailer Aquaman Trailer Godzilla: King of the Monsters The Day Today - Wikipedia The Day Today - Episode 1 The Day Today - Episode 5 (we watched this one) Cunk on Christmas The Onion Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of **** That Doesn't ******* Work (Warning: Strong Language) New Website! Coca-Cola BlāK Patreon

For a special episode marking a year since our hosts voices blessed your little ears we felt it appropriate to spend an inordinate amount of time on follow up and more Movie Pass shenanigans. Along the way we touch on English dryers, more Apple OS stuff, and some stuff we dug up from the archives! Show Notes: A-Town FM Subreddit iOS 12 New Features Movie Pass Surge Pricing AMC A-List Patreon

This week we celebrate the Fourth of July by celebrating the things we love about America and our favorite patriotic movies. Show Notes Christopher Hitchens on ‘Like’ Station 13 Episode on Call Centers (starts at 26:50) Myth of Kaldi Patreon

This week our hosts and special guest Kaylee try our best to cover all of the big news out of 2018's E3 gaming conference.   Show Notes: Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) G4 TV   EA Battlefield V Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Sea of Solitude   Microsoft Halo Infinite Forza Horizon 4 Gears of War 5 Cyberpunk 2077 We Happy Few Overkill's The Walking Dead Devil May Cry 5 Dying Light 2 Crackdown 3 Destruction Demo Microsoft Acquires Game Studios Microsoft Game Pass   Bethesda Elder Scrolls 6 Starfield Doom Eternal Fallout 76   Square Enix Shadow of the Tomb Raider Just Cause 4 Kingdom Hearts 3 NieR: Automata Octopath Traveler The Quiet Man   Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Odyssey Starlink: Battle for Atlas Starlink: Battle for Atlas Gameplay No Man's Sky Star Fox Zero Skull & Bones Beyond Good & Evil 2   Sony The Last of Us Part II Death Stranding Destiny 2: Forsaken Marvel's Spider-Man Ghost of Tsushima Control Resident Evil 2 Remake Fortnite Sony Crossover Debacle   Nintendo Nintendo Direct E3 2018 Pokemon Let's Go Smash Bros. Ultimate Smash Bros. Blog Fortnite on Switch Super Mario Party Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Hollow Knight Killer Queen Black My Friend Pedro   Patreon

This week Christmas comes early! Join us as we embark on a depressing journey down memory lane, see what Santa Cook is up to at WWDC, and inevitably discuss related technology.   Show Notes A-Town at the Movies EEG Correction WWDC Tim Cook Overcast (Podcast App) Castro (Podcast App) iTunes Ping   Patreon

Our new podcast “A-Town at the Movies” is live!   You can listen or subscribe here atownmovies.com

This week we roll out a few high school pranks, get in way over our heads speculating on brain science and AI, and finally put the age old debate on Propaganda (the concept, not the evangelical hip hop artist) to rest.   Show Notes Chickens in the Hallway Scientists Bring Brain Back to Life EEG - Brain Scan Alien Hand Syndrome Hybrot (Rat Brain Robot) Ship of Theseus Thought Experiment

This week our unconquerable hosts cover the newest changes made to Movie Pass in what is turning into a serialized universe of stories all to its own. From there we have the return of Tolkien Corner with all new news from the Middle Earth. Then we springboard into the new DC streaming app. Finally we contemplate the ethics of the new Google Duplex demo that’s sure to turn our world into a hellish landscape if gone unchecked.   Show Notes Movie Pass Mortal Engines DC Universe MillarWorld Material Design New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual[...]

Charlie saw Avengers Infinity War again and wanted to talk some spoiler-filled follow up.

This week Charlie and Dan collect all the infinity stones to summon the ability to talk about Infinity War for an hour and a half. One of us is a Grumpy Gus, the other is a Happy Hal. Listen and figure out which is which.   Show Notes Avengers: Infinity War Patreon

This week we do a lot of complaining. First off Apple can’t seem to make a podcast app, Charlie has to walk Dan off a ledge over MoviePass changes, and finally we have some feelings about the newest Venom trailer.   Show Notes: SpartanCog Turtle Feedback Cantor Correction Overcast Tweetbot MoviePass Changes Venom Trailer Podchaser   Patreon

This week we wonder if there’s a gas leak at Apple, discuss Tolkien’s new book news and Amazon show, ponder what British royalty does, discuss Gilmore girls, and finally dive deep into our secret patron Chad’s Corner that’ll blow your mind.   Show Notes: Overcast Fall of Gondolin Beowulf Amazon Lord of the Rings Show The Crown Can the Queen fire the Prime Minister? The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained - CGP Grey

This week we put on our VR (AR?) goggles and collect all the keys to unlock Spielberg’s latest film: Ready Player One.   Show Notes: Ready Player One Robocop Scene Robocop Starship Troopers Ender’s Game   Patreon

On this week’s episode we discuss our first patron’s assigned subject. Listen in to discover the mystery.   Show Notes: Book Scented Candle Walking Dead - The Grove Patreon

On this week’s episode we settle the score of the great Clockstoppers Kerfuffle, discuss military funerals and symbols, go into the matrix to defeat Agent Noah, and arise to the various deep depths of deep space!   Show Notes: A-Town Oscar Ballot Results Station 13 Episode about Japanese Business Culture Philosophers in Space Podcast Simulation Hypothesis Fermi Paradox   Patreon

On this weeks episode we wrap up the Oscars from the red carpet, address grievances against us, discuss some coffee science, and decide Russia’s olympics status.   Show Notes: A-Town Oscar Ballot Results Aeropress Aeropress Inverted Method   Patreon

This week we go through our votes for what we think will win in the Oscars categories and chase down every rabbit trail along the way.   Show Notes: List of Academy Award records Linotype: The Film - Trailer Jóhann Jóhannsson Loving Vincent - Trailer Kumail Nanjiani (Guy from The Big Sick)   Patreon

This week we dive deep into the jungles of Wakanda and behold the hidden kingdom.     Show Notes:   Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor The Spielberg Oner (Every Frame a Painting) Fruitvale Station Creed A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018 Patreon   atownfm.com

This week we give you a short episode before Oscar season kicks into full gear and discuss more on the coffee saga and then some deep armchair philosophy on 12th century England.   A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018 A-Town Patreon Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer The Pallbearer Dan’s New Mug < [...]

On this weeks episode we dig up Jim Henson’s corpse for some one on one time, try to figure out what book genre it is that we like, talk about Elon Musk’s SpaceX success, and go through our super bowl experiences mostly focusing on all the new trailers.   A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018   Show Notes: Clockstoppers - The Official 2002 Movie of the A-Town FM Podcast Jim Henson: The Biography Jim Henson’s Memorial Service Frank Oz Speech At Jim Henson Memorial Service [...]

This week we kick things off with a bunch of tangents, one time I was going to the store and got in the line that said “10 items or less” and counted the guy in front of me who clearly had 12 items. Do yogurts count as individual items or is that considered…like…one product. Anyway back to the description…. we then head on to the the Great Movie Pass Dilemma, discuss some TV remakes and whether they’ll doom us all, and end talking a bit about the announced Oscar nominations.   A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018   Show Notes: Norway Episode Swedish Book Dan Was Talking About (The Quantum Thief) Dropbox doesn’ [...]