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The podcasting world shook on May 20th when Joe Rogan announced that the Joe Rogan Experience would be exclusively on Spotify. This is a massive move for not only Joe but also for the chess board that is podcasting.  Additionally, Joe Rogan has been an open critic of Youtube and their censorship issues in the long term. The power play of the decade was made by Rogan to remove his show from the platform that arguably brought the podcast to the mainstream.  Youtube will undoubtedly see more creators especially within the podcasting niche flee the platform for more sustainable options.  Subsequently, this episode of Oddly Observant breaks down the chess board that is the podcast industry after the conclusion of the historic podcast IP deal.  More Details On Joe Rogan & Spotify Deal Spotify Stock Reaction Article: https://oddlyobservant.com/spotify-stock/ TikTok: OddlyObservantPodcast

Tesla newest vehicle Elon Musk led the Tesla Cyber Truck reveal about a month ago. To say it caught the media's attention would be an understatement. In the recent months Elon worth and Tesla’s stock price have been running up in response to the company’s new factories and vehicles being completed. Surprisingly, the Cyber Truck show blew the lid off of social media. Elon Musk threw a heavy stainless steal ball at the “bullet-proof” glass. Therefore, in embarrassing fashion the glass broke and instantly the video was trending across the globe. Was this planned by the genius Elon Musk, or was this totally random?  Subsequently, the aftermath on social media led to a record amount of pre-orders to be paid for the Tesla Cyber Truck. Elon Musk and the Tesla team have proven that they can build top quality electric vehicles that the public demands intently. The sky is not even the limit for Tesla and the rest of Elon Musk’s initiatives. He also is moving at breakneck speed on the SpaceX rocket that will carry people to moon and beyond. The future is looking bright in the transportation industry for the first time in ages. Take a look at tesla.com for more information on the different models of the upcoming Truck! Website: oddlyobservant.com Twitter: Oddlyobservant0 TikTok: Oddly Observant Instagram: Oddly Observant

Everybody by now has heard of The Box by Roddy Rich. This song has been a billboard #1 hit for the past view weeks. However, it’s important that we take a step back to see how this song blew up. Songs, artists, and creators in the future will have to use similar strategies using social media. Another example of this recently in our society is "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X. TikTok had a great hand in blowing up the song by Roddy Rich. The platform was the most used song clip in the app for about 2 weeks. Therefore, Roddy Rich has set the infrastructure of how to blow up in a technology obsessed age. Subsequently, it will be fascinating to see what ideas the glow up of The Box gives aspiring artists who are scrapping to get their music heard by the masses. Visit TikTok.com for more oddly observant clips, insights, and podcast highlights. Listen to Roddy Rich The Box on Spotify! Leave a comment if there are any other songs or sounds you have seen blow up on TikTok. A key to being Oddly Observant is always analyzing trends within different mediums of technology. TikTok is just another way for artists like Roddy Rich to expand their reach for a very low cost. Who will be the next artists to become a hit star overnight right in front of our eyes? Please Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform, or oddlyobservant.com Twitter: Oddlyobservant0 Instagram: OddlyObservant TikTok: Oddly Observant & Peter Shortino If you or any artists wants to talk more about how to get a song to blow up across social medias, visit tunerinc.com, and call us today! Tuner Inc can not only help you on your individual social medias, but we can also build your brand. Visit tunerinc.com/services to see some of the past work we have done.

In Podcast #018 Underdog Athletics joins the show! Underdog Athletics is a personal training community, sports organizer, and sports coaching facility in Garland Texas. Marcus Perkins and Anthony McGhee run the facility and are great stewards for the Garland Sports Community. In today’s episode Marcus and Anthony give some background on the founding of Underdog Athletics. After, they will give us an understanding of the future. Underdog Athletics takes pride in coaching sports year round. Consequently, Underdog Athletics cements the fundamentals of sports and life to the sports youth of Garland Texas. On a daily basis Underdog Athletics seeks to improve people’s lives through the lessons of sport and a family atmosphere. If you live in Garland and need a place to workout, push yourself, and grow, take a visit to the Underdog Athletics today! Located off of Shiloh in Garland, Texas.  Let us know if you enjoyed episode #018 Underdog Athletics. Follow Underdog Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and all other socials Follow Oddly Observant on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Oddlyobservant.com

Spotify recently sent out the 2019 Spotify Wrapped Review, and everyone has acted eagerly to share their stats to the world via social media. The Spotify Wrapped also made playlists for you based on your listening habits in previous seasons and years. The buzz Spotify created with their investment into the Spotify Wrapped feature makes guest Cameron Azeez question the financial model of Legacy media and the conglomerates around it. The cost of entry to make high quality content is lower than ever. Subscribe to Oddly Observant! 

TikTok just surpassed 1.5 billion downloads across the globe, and now they have announced plans to offer a music streaming application to rival Apple Must, Spotify, Tencent Music, and Amazon. The TikTok app offers the company immense pools of song data on how pieces of content perform with certain background music. Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok, has already announced that this new music streaming app is going to pilot this year in India and across South East Asia. Shortly after this music streaming app will become available in the United States. There will be major competition for their application but TikTok/Bytedance believe that their technology focus and advanced algorithms will help them build the best platform available. 

Facebook Enters Music Streaming through mysterious new company! Todays Episode of the Oddly Observant Podcast welcomes back Cameron Azeez, CEO of Tuner Inc and the Brassroots Music app. On Product Hunt (A social media for products, ideas, and projects), we found a very lowkey entry into the Music streaming world by Facebook. The company started a new off shoot company labeled the New Product Experimentation to tackle a revamp of the turntable.fm music streaming app from years ago. Subsequently, we took a dive into the thematic of collaborative music streaming as well as Brassroots place in the mix. New technologies such as Bluetooth 2.0, AirPods, and even 5G will make the bandwidth between people and their devices higher than ever previously imagined. Additionally, such hardware and software advancements make the environment ripe for innovation in the music streaming sector. 0:00-5:00 (Aux - NPE by Facebook) 5:30-7:40    (Why companies make smaller companies to innovate quickly) 7:50-8:30     (The purpose of Facebook making New Product Experiment team specifically 8:49- 9:30    (Difference between a social music streaming experience and a social media music experience) 9:38- 10:20    (TikTok’s Infrastructure/Their Success and Facebook copying TikTok with Lasso app) 10:43-11:20    (AirPods on Bluetooth allows you to listen to same song with friends) 11:20-12:10     (Bluetooth 2.0 and the future of Collaborative Music Hardware) 13:25- 14:08   (Why indirect competition can indicate excess Demand) 14:20-14:50    (Audience Idea generation / Product Hunt Podcast) Twitter: @Oddlyobservant0 Instagram: Oddly Observant Brassrootsapp.com

Music Streaming has changed the world forever; host Peter Shortino recaps the advent of music streaming and its democratizing nature. Companies like Spotify and Apple Music have laid the infrastructure to allow music from a wide variety of catalogs to be played on demand anywhere in the world. It wasn’t that long ago that we were burning CD’s and tuning into the radio for all our music desires; now we are the architect of our own musical world. Stay tuned through the end of the episode to find our where the music streaming Industry goes from here. #014 Music Streaming

The start of the NBA Season is here! Stasi Harris joins the podcast to offer his preseason playoff predictions from both the Western & Eastern Conference. There has never been as much excitement for an NBA season as there has been this year, primarily due to all the Free agency movements in the league. These moves have created Dynamic Duos across the league, making almost every single game during the season entertaining to watch. Lebron James as usual as the most pressure of any player in the league on him, he needs to bring the LA Lakers back to the Playoffs in hopes of making a title run. Although the recent controversy of the NBA and China casted a dark cloud over the preseason, people are moving on and seem ready for their favorite teams to make a run at the NBA title. We will record another podcast at the All-star break to see how are predictions given in this episode are panning out at the half way point of the season.

The Dallas Cowboys have had a rough past 3 weeks losing to NOLA, Green Bay, and the putrid New York Jets. On this episode Paul Santoyo joins Oddly Observant to analyze the past 3 games from the Cowboys, and offers some insights on how the Cowboys can escape the losing streak agains the Philadelphia Eagles. We dive into the debate of firing Jason Garret and what Garret has to do to keep his job for the rest of the season and beyond. The Dallas Cowboys’ QB Dakota Prescott is 1st in QBR; for the Cowboys to succeed the rest of the season Dak will have to get Zeke involved in the passing game. Paul brings up that the Dallas Cowboys are approaching the toughest part of their season having to still play New England, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Minnesota, and the Los Angeles Rams. The loss against the New York Jets is unacceptable for a team with as much talent on the roster as the Dallas Cowboys. Although the top two O-linemen were out, there is no excuse to lose to a winless team after losing two games straight. At the end of the episode we give our updated Super Bowl Predictions and the outlook for the rest of the Dallas Cowboys Season. Make sure to Subscribe to the Podcast if you haven't already and follow Oddly Observant on instagram and Twitter! Follow Paul Santoyo on Instagram: PaulrSantoyo Twitter: @Paulsantoyo_

Recently instagram has started to test taking away the viewable like counts under pictures posted on the platform in certain countries throughout the EU and Asia Pacific. This has profound effects on the monetization for influencers on these platforms, however, could offer a huge relief to some of the mental health downfalls that come from the engagement within the app including the likes. Aldo Gonzalez from Episode #004 of the podcast comes on to offer his insights on the issue as a programmer, and offers some of the possible resultant effects from taking away likes. You would still be able to see the amount of likes you got on your own posted picture, but others scrolling through the feed would not be able to. Facebook officially owns Instagram, and if you have been reading the news as of late, you would know that they are under political fire. Representatives from Congress have called upon Facebook to a national hearing to question the mental health effects of the company’s apps on the youth of America. The removing of likes could be just the beginning. Let us hear your feedback on the removal of likes @oddlyobservant0 on Twitter, Oddly Observant on Instagram, and on the Oddly Observant website. Website: oddlyobservant.com 

When you desire something enough, the universe conspires in its full force to manifest the desire into reality. Cameron Azeez from Episode #001 joins the Oddly Observant Podcast with host Peter Shortino to dive deeply into the themes presented by Paul Coelho and Malcolm Gladwell in the Alchemist and Outliers respectively. The hero’s journey is a process innate to the human experience, and theres no better example of this than Santiago’s journey in the Alchemist. In this story Santiago follows his desire to find hidden treasure a continent away that requires him to drop everything he has ever known for the ultimate unknowns. Everybody can relate to this journey, at times in your life you have to fully commit and take the leap into the unknown in hopes of transcending into your full self to see the ultimate edition of what you can become. In "Episode #010 Alchemy - Conspiring with the Universe to impose desire", Cameron relates this journey including the large mental and physical hurdles to the creation of the Brassroots music app and how by pushing through he started the process of transcending to the best version of himself. We all hold the greatness of the universe within us, the real question is are we willing to reveal this greatness by pushing ourselves to our mental limits. Visit oddlyobservant.com to leave feedback on the episode. Follow @tunerweb on Instagram/Twitter as well as @oddlyobservant on insta/twitter! Find out more about Tuner Inc and the Brassroots music app at tunerinc.com/services and brassrootsapp.com. Thanks for tuning into Episode #010 Alchemy - Conspiring with the Universe to impose desire.

In Episode #009, host Peter Shortino explains the recent controversy that resulted from the GM of the Houston Rockets comments on the Hong Kong Protests against the Chinese Communist Party. The NBA in an unprecedented move decided to defend the Chinese Communist Party  instead of one of their GM’s in lieu of short term profits.  This recent issue caught the attention of not only the country but the world and now all eyes are on America and how they will deal with this issue with YUGEEEE Trade Talks between the top United States and Chinese head officials. Trade talks will be happening throughout the end of the week, where the United States Government will be deciding to enact more tariffs or delay them further into the future. The Chinese State media has blacked out any NBA games that take place in China and possibly may blacklist televised games that are played in the United States. This situation is constantly evolving and we should be more informed by the start of next week. Stay Oddly Observant and aware to the world around us that could inevitably effect you life in the short and long term. Episode #009 NBA Censored

Part 2 of the Oddly Observant Apple Keynote Review with Shamarr Williams. In this episode of the Oddly Observant Podcast Shamarr and host Peter Shortino go beyond the surface level product reviews from Part 1. Shamarr gives the specs on the whole line of products from the 2019 Apple Keynote. Additionally, he gives actionable advice when considering if any of the new products fit your lifestyle and budget. Next, we will discuss the beautiful new IOS 13 features which is available on every iPhone after the iPhone 6s. The new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Plus, and iPhone 11 Pro Max are $699, $999, and $1099 respectively. Many mobile carriers offer affordable rates on a 1-2 year plan for the new iPhones. Make sure to follow Oddly Observant on Twitter/Instagram! Visit oddlyobservant.com for the latest updates on the show! Follow Shamarr Williams on Twitter @JustChill75 and instagram @shamwoah77

Shamarr Williams joins Oddly Observant for a two-part episode to recap the 2019 Apple Keynote and demystify the products released. Shamarr’s vast tech and Apple specific knowledge allows us to briefly overview the top products and services released at the recent Apple Keynote.  The iPhone 11, iPad, and IOS 13 are just a couple of the features that we cover, along with some insights on the earliest leaks for the 2020 iPhone. Stay tuned for Part 2 of the episode where we go into depth on each product and try to rationalize the costs. Follow Shamarr Williams on Twitter @JustChill75 and on Instagram @shamwoah77. Instagram: Oddly Observant Podcast Website: oddlyobservant.com

Episode #006 features Will Cotton. Will Cotton is a Lambda School Team Lead with acute knowledge in mathematics and philosophy. Additionally, he is currently working towards becoming an expert Data Scientist and python developer. Although the education industry is changing quickly, Lambda School is here to offer an effective 21st century approach to education by utilizing the full abilities of the Internet. Consequently, Will walks us through Nietzsche’s and Nassim Taleb’s insights on the modern human individual and the resulting effects on society. Lastly, we attempt to tie together abstract ideas related to psychology, markets and the human experience. Tune into Episode #006 with Will Cotton and leave your feedback on the Oddly Observant website. Go follow the Oddly Observant Podcast on Twitter & Instagram! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-cotton/ Twitter: @oddlyobservant0 Instagram: Oddly Observant Podcast Website: https://oddlyobservant.com

NFL Playoff Predictions are here!! In Episode #005 NFL Playoff Predictions, host Peter Shortino and guest sports analyst Stasi Harris predict the division winners and the resulting Super Bowl Champion. Additionally, in a future episode of the Oddly Observant Podcast the Divisional and Super Bowl picks will be revisited. Consequently, they will be compared to ESPN's top football analysts to see the success or failure of our predictions. Let us hear your predictions @oddlyobservant0 on Twitter and at oddlyobservant.com. ESPN Playoff Predictions: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27348060/2019-nfl-predictions

Aldo Gonzalez is the Chief Technology Officer for Brassroots, a music streaming app coming soon to the app store. Aldo is a genius software developer that you may of heard on the previous episode of the Oddly Observant Podcast. Today on Episode #004 with Aldo Gonzalez, we talk about freedom, its importance in regards to the Internet, censorship, and much more. Aldo is motivated to connect the world and more importantly your friends via collaborative music. Along with being a software developer, Aldo is very knowledgeable of the competitive E-Sports world, especially with the Overwatch League. Check out Aldo’s creation at Brassrootsapp.com!! Reach out to Aldo Gonzalez on LinkedIn if you have any questions about Brassroots or software development in general. Watch Aldo stream games like APEX Legends and Destiny and follow him on Mixer "iAlfadore". Make sure to listen to our previous episode, https://oddlyobservant.com/episodes-oddly-observant/ , and leave some feedback! Episode #004 Aldo Gonzalez.

CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, was hacked by a notorious hacking group; if he can get hacked anyone can. Consequently, we will learn how to take extra precautions in guarding your digital self. To clarify the technical aspects of today's story, guest expert in computer programming & development, Aldo Gonzalez will be joining the Oddly Observant Podcast. Aldo walks through the technical aspects of the hack and raises some interesting points. Additionally, he offers a few innovative solutions to fix this problem into the future. Imagine the chaos that could ensue if a world leader’s Twitter was compromised. Consequently, it’s important to remain vigilant and practice caution when giving out your phone number to companies.

Stasi Harris is one of the foremost experts in Sports, Sports Analytics, and Strategy. In episode #002 - Stasi Harris offers modern insights on the interworking of the U.S Sports Scene as well as the U.S. College financial system. He gives us the latest insights on the Ezekiel Elliott saga, as well as some fantasy football tips for the upcoming season. Stasi’s background in data analytics allows for a qualitative and quantitative analysis on the NBA and NFL. Stasi will be a regular staple on this show so make sure you go follow him on Twitter @stasiharris. 

Cameron Azeez is the CEO of Tuner Inc, creators of the Brassroots music streaming app. Cameron is fascinated with the opportunity technology offers to connect the world and more importantly your friends via collaborative music. In addition to building the future of music streaming, Cameron and Tuner Inc "tunerinc.com/services" create websites for creatives, businesses, and individuals. Signup to be a Beta tester for the Brassroots app at brassrootsapp.com, and follow Cameron Azeez on Twitter @CameronAzeez. Additionally, Cameron can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn under "Cameron Azeez".