Geeking After Dark

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We're a couple of geeks discussing whatever comes to mind. We may talk about systems administration, public speaking, conventions, security news,...it's hard to tell what we're going to rant about next.

Bart Silverstrim


    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 321 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Geeking After Dark

    Elon's K-Hole Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 65:03


    Bart and Norma discuss pennies finally going away, people who are friendly to a fault, and Elon should not be allowed to give presentations in addition to not being interviewed. He's an idiot that spent his life failing upwards. I will choose that hill to die on...Musk is super wealthy despite his lack of intelligence. He's a white-supremacist man-child in my opinion and have yet to see any indication of his brilliance.

    Privacy vs. Convenience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 96:04


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss cars, vacuums, and humidifiers spying on you and your home, along with the continued use of discontinued Windows and schools combined with "back in my day..."

    The Conclave Concluded

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 94:35


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss floppies in airports, Trump's still bad, the conclave has concluded and Last of Us is a good show. Also, Farscape is a good show, but Norma hates it because she doesn't appreciate good shows.

    Conservatives: "Let's Deport Cancer Kids"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 45:07


    Bart and Norma discuss pay for sportsball players vs. actual people doing work for society as a whole, Thunderbolts is released, remember Mike Lindell? He's still apparently an idiot, this time in legal circles. Well, again in legal circles. Republicans refuse to agree that it's bad to deport American children with cancer. Trump wants to be Pope. We now all live in an Onion article.

    Arkansas Told "No"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 88:25


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss JD Vance's alleged murder spree, coal isn't "clean", language models lie because artificial intelligences aren't, and life brings giggles when storms get a "red state" to beg for money they condemn others for trying to get...and are finally told "no".

    Trump Is In PERFECT HEALTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 76:35


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss Jurassic Wolves, MAGA firebugs, Elon still can't play games online, kids in school need A1 for the secret sauce of success, the White House is lying about Trump being supernaturally healthy and more anti-US travel advisory and anti-immigrant news...land of the free!

    Somewhat Almost Quiet Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 37:23


    Bart and Norma discuss tax day (a still looming dark cloud), more celebrity deaths, Trump hates his portrait which for some reason he has an odd fixation against, we mentioned in passing the Maitland Ward and Danielle Fishel "feud" (if there is one), and there were protests against President Musk and VP Trump over the weekend that seemed to go pretty well...

    The Turd Reich Marches Forth Over COBOL

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 85:32


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss airbags for old people, the continuing adventures of the Turd Reich, Broligarch and fake brogrammer Elon Musk and his Dogges want to rewrite the ENTIRE BACKEND OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION in a matter of months because apparently he's a slow learner, Tesla is sketchy (surprise), and Kat Abughazaleh is running for Congress...can she win? Also, our RIP our old NYC grocery cart...hello our new GROCERY WAGON!

    DUI Hire Shares Military Plans With Reporter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 85:45


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss tax chaos, Trump's brought "competence" to the government if you have a really special definition of competence (and keeping military secrets), Snow White is somehow worth headlines, and someone decided to make a website where you can find Tesla owners and property in case you want to "support" Tesla and Musk's efforts to make America more Nazi again.

    ICE Ain't Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 66:44


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss so many contemporary actors and celebrities are dying now, I guess the US now disappears people they don't like (due process is not a thing anymore?), sports are stupid and yet another week where leaving the country seems to be an attractive option...

    Taking Bets on a Musk Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 69:18


    Voretaq's back! He's been missing so long, the recording setup has rusted, so there's some glitches getting him recorded. But this time, Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss celebrity deaths, a new season of THE ORVILLE!? IS IT TRUE??, Musk is a terrible rat in our opinion, the fourth turning is here and you DEFINITELY shouldn't send false reports of DEI to the Department of Education...

    Is It Time to Leave the US?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 54:37


    Bart and Norma discuss scams and thefts, a woman dared to question a GOP town hall and was hauled out by what appears to be jackbooted fascists, Musk is a terrible father who wants to know 5 things you did at work this week and is it time to leave the country?

    Sailing the Gulf of Stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 54:39


    Bart and Norma discuss mostly the chaos and crazy of the current oligarchy because credit where due, Trump is actually doing things...bad things, pointless things, but he's doing things.

    Sea of Stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 71:29


    Bart and Norma discuss stupidity. There's way too much stupidity. And it's only getting worse.

    Sliding Into (Project) 2025!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 68:14


    Bart and Norma discuss work/life balance in Denmark, an alternative to health insurance that isn't really much of an alternative, weighted blankets and hug machines, pardons, and Trump's sudden interest in executing Project 2025, which he said he knows nothing about!

    A Dangerous "Educated Proletariat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 89:02


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss government-as-a-business, Reagan was a disaster in slow motion, Musk is in my opinion a man-toddler, deregulation and running government as a business are definitely not good ideas, and we have a recommended YouTube creator for you to check out!

    A Fungus Among Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 64:13


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss radiation and kitchen decor, drug development costs vs. subsidies from taxpayers, the kitten likes getting attention before having to go to the vet for surgery, and Tesla vehicles are remotely controlled and spy on their drivers...but don't worry, it's only used for GOOD THINGS by someone who may possibly very likely be a narcissistic man-toddler (the label is only my opinion)...

    Ho Ho Ho

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 51:34


    Bart and Norma record a simple pre-holiday show where we review Matt Gaetz' Xmas gift for the country...the seeeecrit ethics report was released! Also, Congress if full of scum, Trump wants the Panama Canal, CEOs get special treatment (surprise!) and a member of Congress just "disappears" for 6 months and...no one noticed? 

    Shooting Down Drones over Jersey!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 79:06


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss voting, Medicare Advantage, the Goonies celebrates another decade, drones and Cash 4 Kids judge is free again...

    Robin Hood Denied Insurance Claim

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 91:58


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss props and blood sugar, but mainly we talk about insurance and how horrible human beings with money try to spin a narrative that they're actually nice people who don't deserve being shot just because they profit off pain.

    Advertisements are Terrible

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 69:32


    Bart and Norma discuss advertising, why relying on third party companies for your company's success is probably a bad idea, Niantic has been using collected data for other purposes, and there's snow in part of our state! Plus we survived the holiday that isn't really acknowledged as a holiday anymore!

    Convention Visit in Bean Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 101:21


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss a million dollar banana, shopping carts that revolutionize annoying customers, Norma's adventures in Boston and the latest holiday is coming around the corner!

    The Votes Are In And We're Doomed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 69:13


    Bart and Norma spend a lot of time wishing we weren't in this country now that it's marching down a path to fascism. Also, plastic rain is the new acid rain, and karma bites an ex-GOP rep right in the healthcare. Because they're clowns and deserve bad karma.

    Election Day Horrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 71:48


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss computing and...much of it is the election. Trump. How is Trump still a candidate? Why? Are his supporters pretending they don't understand why he's terrible? Are they just knowingly lying? Or are they legitimate fascist morons? Also a local celebrity squirrel is murdered by New York State and people are not happy about it.

    Ballot Box Burnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 75:22


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss MS Teams, McDonald's just happens to spread E. Coli after the Orange Man serves hamberders to his cult followers, election results are in the air along with ashes of ballots in at least 3 states, and Jimmy Pesto goes to jail!

    Reagan Was Terrible

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 78:49


    Kitten is visiting. Bart hates college costs. Bart blames Reagan, because it's his fault. The others act like Bart's insane and women have always had college opportunities, which Bart thinks is insane. Also the US government helped fuel the early prepper culture.

    Democanes! Democrats Control the Weather!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 104:29


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss the Democrat Hurricane Machine, credit stuffs, organ donations and some information on flying without seeing where you're going. Oklahoma confounds Bart with blatant corruption by sending millions of taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump in exchange for Bibles in schools. And a PA school adds windows to middle school student bathrooms because Conservatives are obsessed with underage perversion?

    Hacking the Kia!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 88:35


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss shots for the season, language models actually being helpful when condescending programmers aren't, more people passed away who were important in shaping entertainment, and how you can hack Kias from the comfort of the keyboard!

    OctoGrandma

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 56:28


    Bart and Norma discuss Octomom becoming a grandma, school cop has a gun whoopsie, and someone is peeing in scented candles...

    Tay-Tay Doesn't Like Trump Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 60:49


    Bart and Norma discuss a little gun in the oven and a lot of Taylor Swift hate from GOP weirdos who have no problem with celebrities like Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock playing at their rallies so that seems even more super weird. Also a local-ish comic-con event will have Atreyu from Neverending Story coming to the area, so that might be neat?

    Bullets and Books: The Apalachee School Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 53:12


    Bart and Norma discuss recent celebrity deaths, "cat eyes" for your hands and yet another US school shooting in a seemingly endless parade of school shootings. Oh, and Apple had another event announcing new super expensive toys.

    In Memoriam: Mongo Kitty

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 87:52


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss a supercommuting douche, Reagan was terrible for education (and more), the Living Computer Museum is being completely disassembled, and we touch on the passing of one of our feline family members and periodic uninvited podcast guest, Mongo Kitty. Farewell, Mongo. You will be missed, buddy.

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    Mostly Feedback Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 85:39


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq mostly discuss feedback this week...Olympics, Kirk Cameron being Kirk Cameron, homeschooling, auctioning props, and MAGA is definitely not weird. You know, the usual stuff.

    Let's Talk Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 87:19


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss the Olympics, controversies, "couch f*cker" Vance, and car repairs, among other things...relatively quiet week but full of little little little things.

    You Don't Understand That WE Are The Victims!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 81:58


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss movie parody/satire/commentary and American Christian need to be persecuted/the victim, Louisiana requires religious indoctrination in public classrooms, and Kyle Rittenhouse won't vote for Trump until he does because Trump followers swear he's a she!

    When Furballs Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 56:49


    Bart and Norma have another cat visiting the studio as a guest in addition to the usual sidekick furball. We also discuss the use of kinematics, the release of the Massey massacre video, and how Google's autocomplete suggestions are kind of revealing more than some idiots think they do!

    Biden' His Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 46:48


    Bart and Norma discuss more guns in schools...because of course that solves the problem...Twiki can drive cars, cellphones are going to be removed from PA schools (HA!) and the GOP is really mad they got their way and Biden is stepping down.

    Death Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 69:56


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss what else, the attempted assassination of the Orange Man. Along with a parade of celebrity deaths this week... (Also, ALF was a terrible show for the actors and crew to work on.)

    Hawk Tuah That Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 50:51


    Bart and Norma discuss adult crayons, surviving the 4th of July, Hawk Tuah girl is handed a media empire (good luck with that...), Cobol the Meth-head Kitten makes her presence known in the recording studio, and insurance in America is terrible...did we miss anything?

    Dental Dilemmas and Dummies in Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 88:12


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss the #$%^ called "Presidential debate", Swedish prison breaks and prison labor in the US, local dentistry and the most unlucky bear in the world!

    Short Update Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 11:49


    Bart gives a quick solo update podcast and runs through some feedback

    Be Proud This Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 67:05


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss moving-day troubles, living on a boat, pride month problems, and Trump agreed to a debate without an audience to play to?!

    GOP Doesn't Hate Gays, They Just SAY They Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 59:31


    Bart and Norma discuss a cute kitten, Walmart giving a pittance penalty, Trump was scummy before getting into the White House, an Amish skirmish, an idiot thinks he's somehow a special gay person that the GOP doesn't hate because...why? And some employers are complaining that employees treat phones like fax machines as a communications medium.

    TRUMP IS FOUND GUILTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 61:41


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss Slack AI being trained on (unwitting?) customers, a kitten named Cobol, graduation time has arrived, and making alcohol with your own gut. Oh, and an orange former president is found guilty of several felonies (not that he'll have consequences...we'll have to wait and see if there are actual consequences...)

    Trans Agenda Hits (Near) Home

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 83:00


    Voretaq rejoins! At least for today. He has testing coming up so he may miss next week, but it doesn't matter since it's a holiday and we'll all miss it. In this episode we discuss the invasion of the trans agenda in small town podunk schools, Red Lobster going bankrupt and Conservatives seem to like child marriage a little bit...suspiciously too much...

    Summer is coming, Hide!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 71:49


    Bart and Norma discuss Voretaq's disappearance, busy with holiday and recent events, flight attendants don't serve peanuts when they're paid peanuts, podunk town problems, and Christians show love by acting with hate!

    Roid Rage in Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 62:35


    Bart and Norma discuss upcoming elections (from a comment, not my usual ranting!), turns out "Log Cabin Republicans" are the most anti-gay pro-gay GOP group, protests, and police don't like being told they can't use their non-prescription roid-drugs! Also, why is there a vocal group of men so very very angry that women would rather risk being mauled by a bear instead of encountering them? WHY? TELL THEM WHY! WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE THAT?! TELL THEM NOW!

    Buppy is Visiting the Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 57:52


    Bart and Norma discuss her trip, our mentally ill dog, a rock/gem show, a guy who set himself on fire and a school that's afraid an icky man will make their kids icky. Also, streaming services suck at software!

    Why Florida?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 72:25


    Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss an upcoming trip to our most terrible effed-up state, Florida! OJ Simpson no longer worries about his ex-wife's killer on the loose, Starship Troopers was a great movie, Nike wants you to "Just Do This", and the Trump Trial begins!

    Movie Nights with Dude

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 50:11


    Bart and Norma discuss measles, Tim Allen/Home Improvement, and viewing iconic and/or symbolic movies from our past with our Dude. Also some passing comments of people who are wealthy, popular, and problematic despite their transgressions, because society is terrible.

    Texas Needs PA Protection!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 58:02


    Bart and Norma discuss shortened work weeks, citizenship tests, Kyle Rittenhouse runs away from questions because...snowflake? And all the Conservatives want to make an appearance for the cameras in Texas!

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