From Fear to Flattery: the Analog Road Trip

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The first road trip of the digital century; an analog journey at the dawn of the digitial world.

Tony Hughes


    • Oct 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    The Lady in the bush.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 8:18


    An account of what I saw over  15 year period at my parents house in Fife, Scotland. 

    The One that got away

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 5:50


    There's always a job - or tow - that you should have got, but didn't. 

    Independent Contractor Business Sample

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 3:51


    Desperately attempting to tie Star Wars Episode I The Phanton Menace to how Hudson writes IC business. 

    Detour: Apple Maps update.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 7:23


    Apple made some long-awaited changes to their maps app. Although it's a huge upgrade, there's still some room to improve.

    Colorado to Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 16:34


    Tony & Emily continue their road trip through a very snowy Colorado full of, uh, snow then waste some more time at the 4 Corners, eat burgers at a museum inside a Burger King, stay the night in Monument Valley, then roll on into Sedona.

    Detour: dining on the road Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 18:13


    Second part of our 'dining on the road' special. Tony and Emily discuss memorable foods, Tony's first time with grits, all-you-can-eat Chinese food, what not to place inside chicken tikka masala, where to go if you dislike eggs and Thai restaurants featuring puffer fish. Also, Emily calls Tony put on his 'podcast voice'.Featured states: Kentucky, New Mexico, California, Mississippi

    Detour: Ageism!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 7:10


    After being age-shamed at an Arkansas steak house 20 years earlier, Tony vouchsafes about how, despite being old kinda sucking, you can always learn from people younger than you. Drop that ego!

    Detour: the Anne Sacoolas debacle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 6:18


    How what should have been a manslaughter charge for careless driving has turned into a spy hunt.

    Detour: dining on the road Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 16:09


    COVID19 Special. In this lockdown episode, Tony and Emily reminisce about their favorite roadtrip pizza and why it was so tough to find a good, local, family-owned restaurant back in 2001. We also vouchsafe about the difficulties in eating healthy food, how cities with Hampton Inns became our de facto stopping points, and the foolhardy practice of hitting a gas station for breakfast.

    Texas to Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 13:08


    Tony & Emily continue their journey westwards, in theis episode they go from Texas to Colorado, eating McDonald's and pizza, then almost getting stuck in the snow of New Mexico. Who knew? Also, Tony takes the time tunnel forward to 2020 and talks about signs, particularly a bad one at Edinburgh Airport. Even Bill Bryson gets a mention.

    Episode 7 - Arkansas to Texas plus 2020 detour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 21:03


    Tony & Emily drive from Arkansas, through Missouri, Kansas, then Nebraska, back to Kansas, ending up in Liberal, near the state line with Oklahoma. Then they cross into Texas and only just avoid a speeding ticket. On a detour, we travel forward in time to 2020, where Tony talks about driving stick shoft in Europe, why rental cars absolutely need a usb charger in them in this 'day and age' and why a flat screen to control everything sucks, especially if it's cold.

    Episode 6 - Mississippi the first time, Louisiana & Arkansas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 13:58


    Tony and Emily spend some time leaving Mississippi, entering Louisiana, leaving Lousiana, and entering Arkansas.

    Episode 5 - route planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 5:14


    Why I chose the route that I did. Tip: it's partly because I don't like cities much.

    Episode 4 - conversation with Emily

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 27:16


    Tony & Emily get together in 2019 to reminisce about the 2001 trip. Crappy hotels, too much fast food and good grief, the cost!!

    Episode 2 - First Epiphany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 10:36


    They background as to why I made the trip. Learning more about Tony and Emily

    Episode 0 - From Fear to Flattery teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 1:20


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