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Noah Kalina and Adam Lisagor try a new direct-to-consumer product every week, review it, unpack it and explore its space in our lives and its place in our culture.

Noah Kalina & Adam Lisagor


    • May 8, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 89 EPISODES

    4.9 from 111 ratings Listeners of All Consuming that love the show mention: noah and adam, adam and noah, weighted blanket, world famous, involve, re like, meandering, consuming, cereal, junk, brands, reader, products, scale, intimate, email, great hosts, btw, instagram, yeah.



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    AI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 63:11


    We're joined by noted video game developer, AI programmer and Noah's brother David Kalina to discuss AI and why some of us like it while others of us don't like it. prompt: realistic photograph, three podcasters with crazy hair and medium-short beards, excited and terrified while trapped inside a stylized neural network or an AI brain, interconnected nodes with glowing lines or edges, representing the flow of data and information within the network, using a chromatic spectrum of rainbow colors

    Air Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 61:02


    realistic photograph, two podcasters with crazy hair and medium-short beards, sit side-by-side on an airplane in first class, recording a funny podcast

    Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 44:42


    realistic photograph, two bearded podcasters with crazy hair, holding tin cans connected by a string, shouting into them like telephones

    Bird Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 50:08


    We recorded an episode about AI, but then we decided to can it because it wasn't um good. (We'll come back to that soon.) In the meantime, please enjoy three episodes of “Do You Hear That?” a podcast about birds that Paul and Noah made last summer. prompt: realistic photo, outside with binoculars, birdwatching

    Property

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 56:32


    realistic photograph, two bearded podcasters with crazy hair, holding microphones and wearing headphones, walking in the woods with many black roosters and white chickens around them

    Stalman and Lisagor on AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 90:39


    We took a week off, but here's a rebroadcast from Tyler Stalman's show “Stalman Podcast” with Adam as his guest, talking all about AI. It's not funny, but you should listen to the whole thing twice. prompt: highly realistic screenshot, slightly robotic podcasters facing the camera, symmetrical, looking into webcam, recording an episode from very intricate rainbow chromatic vaporwave 3D rendered environment

    Weather and Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 55:25


    realistic photograph, two bearded podcasters with crazy hair, wearing headphones, talking into microphones, sit outside in lawn chairs, using vintage calculators

    Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 48:33


    realistic event photograph in the Dolby Theater, two charismatic bearded podcasters with crazy hair, giving a grumpy speech as they accept an award at the Oscars, long lens capturing their full bodies, the background set of the stage is brightly lit

    Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 51:50


    realistic photograph, two stylish bearded podcasters with crazy hair and microphones ride as passengers on the open roof of a New York City tour guide bus

    Cameras

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 81:50


    with special guest Tyler Stalman realistic photograph, three stylish podcasters with headphones and cameras, standing in a circle, taking pictures of each other with their big cameras, cinematic lighting

    Commercials

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 60:14


    realistic photograph, camera is behind two stylish podcasters with headphones, they are watching TV commercials during the Super Bowl, eating Doritos and Cheetos, cinematic lighting

    Hotels

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 58:31


    realistic photograph of two stylish bearded podcasters with microphones, looking entitled in a modern hotel lobby with cool light fixtures, drinking huge glasses of water, cinematic lighting

    Computers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 98:44


    with special guest John Gruber realistic photograph of three stylish bearded podcasters wearing black turtlenecks and jeans, delighted to be making a podcast about Apple computers, using microphones while a magical rainbow toy drone flies around the room above them, cinematic lighting

    Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 53:18


    photograph of two stylish bearded podcasters with headphones and microphones frowning at the camera as they play a board game in the park, cinematic lighting

    Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 63:19


    highly realistic photograph of two cool podcasters with topknots laughing into microphones in a Tesla driving in the forest, cinematic lighting

    Self-image

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 51:33


    highly realistic photograph of two stylish bearded podcasters with topknots with microphones staring at themselves in a bathroom mirror, cinematic lighting

    Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 66:45


    highly realistic photograph of two hipster podcasters being shat on by blue cartoon birds, cinematic lighting

    Subscriptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 48:03


    flat screen TV on a wall in a vaporwave podcasting studio with a show about two hipster men in their 40s wearing headphones, microphone in the studio, cinematic lighting

    Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 64:57


    two men in dystopian Brooklyn during Christmas wearing headphones surrounded by American flags and Santa Claus flying in the sky digital art

    Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 40:03


    two men wearing headphones swimming in a pool of money digital photograph

    Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 50:42


    photograph of 1930s factory workers recording a podcast in a factory, 1930s cinematic lighting

    Pets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 42:35


    a chicken wearing a diaper recording a podcast with a very old beagle as a cohost, in a studio with dramatic lighting

    Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 32:28


    Noah and Adam gave up on the show, but then they gave up on that because there's still so much to talk about and let's be honest, we missed us. So we're back. You love it.

    Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 48:56


    What if you could meet someone on a website in 2007, collaborate on creative projects, and then start a podcast in a pandemic that reflected the highs and lows of consumerist culture, all from across the country? We tried that, and for a year and change, it was a bright spot in both of our lives. We called it All Consuming, and the takeaway? Don't sleep on friendship, you guys.

    Oculus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 72:53


    Look around you. How do you know that the world is real? Photons of light and shadow dance around, take shape in lenses, get fed to sensors and translated to a central processor that tells you: yeah, this feels real. But um that's how the Oculus Quest works. So I ask again: how do you know? Well you fuckin don't, so do your best and live it up, slappy.

    Noah's Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 35:43


    Ever wonder what goes into making one of Noah Kalina's world famous newsletters? Did you know Noah has a world famous newsletter? Is photography art? On this week's show, Adam ducks out and our editor Paul fills in, as we answers these questions and more.

    Squareat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 67:09


    The thing about food is it's usually shaped like the thing it is. But imagine a future where food is not shaped like that but rather it's all one shape and that shape is square. Now imagine that the future is already here, and the company that brought it here is called Squareat. The words Square and Eat, combined, into one word.

    Off Limits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 39:54


    Cereal can be many things to many people. But Off Limits makes four flavors of cereal that's more specific. Vegan, gluten-free, and daring in its choices, it represents a view of our culture that is fun, progressive, actualized, and has a strong point of view. And I, for one, am here for it. Grab your spoon.

    Naväge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 52:36


    What's that? I can't hear you with all that snot in your face. You should really wash that out. No, not with a Kleenex, not with a neti pot. With something different, something with power. Something thought leaders are calling a bidet for your face. It's Naväge saline nasal irrigation, and it just might change your life. Join along and blast those nose holes.

    Momofuku

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 41:12


    Hey do you want to get in on some of these Dried Noodles from world-famous chef David Chang's restaurant, Momofuku? Well TOO BAD because you CAN'T. They've sold out TWICE and you really SHAT THE BED on this one, but luckily, we didn't shit the bed, we nabbed some Chang noods and slurped em up. HELL YEAH. Please enjoy our review.

    Flashback 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 50:55


    Holy cow, that went by fast. 2021 filled us up with so many products, good and bad. Let's spend this hour revisiting our favorite nine, in no particular order because we literally came up with this idea while recording.

    Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 45:57


    There's nothing like a fresh-baked, homemade cookie. But to bake the cookie, you gotta have the dough. That's where this week's product starts: it's cookie dough in a jar, it's vegan and gluten-free, you can eat it with a spoon but most importantly, you bake it. It's spelled D-E-U-X but they call it “Dough” which I object to but here we are. Let's bake some cookies.

    Bidet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 52:01


    What does clean feel like? And I mean truly clean, on a deeper level. Is clean even possible when your methods are just deflection and divergence? Today, we're talking about bidet seats, and the true meaning of a strong spray, directly up into your butt, for that is where the elusive feeling of clean may be discovered.

    Bearded Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 42:32


    It's a food, it's a bar, it's a food bar and it's from Bearded Brothers, which is a company in Austin with two actual brothers who have beards. We're going to try those food bars. They come in flavors and we'll try them. Along the way, we'll learn, we'll laugh, we'll do ratings about them, toward the end. Food bars!

    Ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 47:20


    Why do we drink? Do we love the taste? Do we want to relax and unwind? Maybe it's about the ritual of a well-crafted cocktail. But is it possible to have the ritual without the alcohol? We'll find out today as we mix up some mocktails with Ritual, a zero proof liquor alternative. Let's get sauced without the sauce.

    Food Pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 46:02


    Some of the world's best food comes in little pockets. Tiny pouches of self-contained goodness. Some of it's hot like the soup dumplings from Xiao Chi Jie, cheesy like Snow Days pizza bites, or gooey like Chubby PB&J. We'll have a three-course meal today, so open up and take a bite or whatever.

    Boox

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 45:38


    What happens to that cardboard box with the big smile once you put it in the bin? It's not fun to think about, but that box gets shipped off to a facility that ruins the planet for children. Boox is a different kind of package that gets reused and sent off to make the world healthy for children and other living things. Let's open it up and see what's inside.

    Beard King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 40:15


    Trimmings, clippings, and even droppings from your beard…where do they go once they've departed your face? This dilemma has vexed beard havers across borders throughout time, but one company, The Beard King, has emerged with a solution. We'll put it to the test in the All Consuming lab, and find out what we can catch.

    Magic Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 41:06


    Magic Mind is the world's…claims to be the world's first productivity drink, an herbal supplement with adaptogens and nootropics that you drink from a very tiny bottle. Will it make you 30-40% more productive? Or is it in fact just tiny juice? We'll find out today.

    NFT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 87:36


    What the hell is an NFT? And how should you feel about them? We're going to tell you today, with the help of our artist-curator-technologist friend Justin Ouellette and a visit from Fanuel Leul, an Afrofuturist artist whose work we each acquired for our own NFT collections. Join us on the blockchain because this one is going straight to the moon.

    Apple iPhone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 79:53


    On today's show, we'll unbox the iPhone from Apple. This upgrade is the most advanced pro camera system ever on iPhone; Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion; A15 Bionic, and so much more. We really think you're going to love this episode, and we can't wait to see what you [pbbbt]

    Ice Creams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 53:34


    I scream, you scream, let's all scream because we're so we're all so frickin' hungry and the world is let's be honest kind of a scary place right now and so in order to get through this we're gonna need a little more joy from the simple things, which is why Brave Robot and McConnell's made dairy-free ice cream. Delicious.

    Snack Pack 2: Snack 'em and Pack 'em

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 51:00


    You know when you're between meals, and you need something to keep you going but not a donut or a steak tartare? Today, we snack…on functional cookies from Mmmly, sortasweet candy bars from Gigantic! and grain-free crackers from Ancient Provisions, and we think once you snack on this pack, you're never goin' back.

    Withings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 57:10


    You know what they say about the unexamined life? Just, like, examine it, bro. And there's a company called Withings that makes a line of smart devices to examine your life by way of your body. They sent us some stuff to examine our bodies so that we could have better lives, and you know what? It just might work.

    Ramen Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 43:12


    Do you know about the concept of honkaku? It's authenticity and adherence to the principle of quality and truth and integrity in craftsmanship. It's the basis of this podcast but also, it's the core of Ramen Hero, a ramen meal kit company that ships ramen to you so you too can be honkaku. Be a ramen hero.

    OluKai Bose

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 55:14


    OluKai is high-quality footwear brand with incredibly comfortable sandals and slippers, so you can live aloha on your feet. Bose Frames are surprisingly stylish sunglasses that augment your world with a layer of crisp, immersive sound. What do these two things have in common? I'm on vacation, you guys.

    Vertiball

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 34:54


    You know when you're getting a massage and they hit that spot, and it's like oh my god, you're like please never stop, and you're like if I could hit that spot myself, I'd never leave the house but you know it would present all kinds of other problems you could never have anticipated? Vertiball helps you hit that spot in a safe, non-committal way.

    Kengos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 46:12


    Would you strap plants to your feet if it was good for the planet, looked cool and made people admire you? Then you'll want to look into Kengos, the plant-based shoes that are comfortable, stylish and plant-based. Lace up and take a walk with us.

    Dad Grass

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 59:29


    If you're like us, you want to get high but not too high. Back in the day, when your parents got high, weed just wasn't as strong. Now? Cannabis is optimized to fuck your shit up. Dad Grass is an LA company that takes weed back in the day, with a low enough dose of THC you can get it in the mail. Let's toke and be happy together.

    Cometeer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 49:41


    Would you like some liquid nitrogen with your coffee? It's called Cometeer, and wait till ya hear what it costs. Not that much actually. The best beans, roasted, flash frozen and shipped to your door for a cup that is indistinguishable from fresh brewed. Is there life before coffee?

    Jambys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 57:43


    What do you wear around the house, when you just want to be comfy, and look fresh and you're kind of feeling yourself? For some people, the answer is “I dunno” but for people who know, the answer is Jambys. Performance inactivewear for the great indoors. Meka leka hi meka hiney ho.

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