Tangential Soup

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In this fortnightly podcast, childhood friends Alexander Carr & David Caddy talk about life in Australia, technology, fitness, food, games, work, whatever.

Alexander Carr, David Caddy

  • Apr 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 38m AVG DURATION
  • 54 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Tangential Soup

305: End of the Line?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 33:01


This week Alex and David talk about investing in Zoom, Nvidia's new game Streaming service and the Overland.

304: Before Toilet Paper

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 18:43


This week Alex and David talk about the history of toilet paper and what some businesses are doing to help during the coronavirus pandemic.

303: Tulip Mania

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 42:54


This week Alex and David talk about the share market downturn and the Sydney to Melbourne train derailment.

302: You Sound Skeptical

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 47:40


This week Alex, David and special guest Axel Freeman talk about Iowa caucus app fiasco, new Emoji & Cannabis decriminalisation in the ACT.

301: I Hate Going to IKEA

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 30:27


This week Alex and David talk about tidiness, tech support and the Coronavirus.

210: Good Instinct

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 59:10


This week Alex and David talk about Game of Thrones coffee, zero-waste lifestyle and general knowledge norms.

209: Poorly Conceived

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 33:59


This week Alex and David talk about Galaxy Fold first impressions, the fire of Notre Dame and new social media laws.

208: Is It Really a Mystery?

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 21:41


This week Alex and David talk about washed up Garfield phones, thermal batteries and April Fool's Day.

207: Blink and You’ve Lost a Year

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 32:11


This week Alex and David talk about Google's new game streaming service and the recent New South Wales election.

206: General Idiocy

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 33:54


This week Alex and David talk about investing in LEGO, Google's Pi Day celebration and current state of golden rice.

205: Unless They Build a Back Door

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 36:44


This week Alex and David talk about the problems with Boeing's 737 Max, Mark Zuckerberg's privacy-focused Vision for Facebook and a failed sporting initiative.

204: Better off Just Setting Fire to the Money

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 30:06


This week Alex and David talk about battery technology and winning the lottery.

203: Step Forward Into the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 40:17


This week Alex and David talk about foldable phones and technology on the horizon.

202: Ridiculously One-Dimensional

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 29:45


This week Alex and David talk about Married at First Sight, Aussie TV abroad, Aquaman and the the current state of streaming services.

201: Backstabbery

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 34:00


This week Alex and David talk about IKEA geography, the state of politics in Australia and Elon Musk's recent troubles.

38: Podiversary

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 21:04


This week Alex and David talk about the potential of World War 3, Tesla's imperfect autopilot & technology innovation in South Australia.

37: Grabbing a Bunch of Bees

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 27:03


This week Alex and David talk about doughnuts and ridiculous alternative medicine.

40: Ruled by the Machine

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 31:23


This week Alex and David talk about Google Duplex and the possibilities it opens up.

36: All About Slow Cooking

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 50:02


This week Alex and David talk about Uber's fatal autonomous crash, Myer's financial troubles, perfected bolognaise and the origin of phrases.

35: All I Drink Is Wine

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 40:59


This week Alex and David talk about wonderfully unnecessary wine products, Bill Gates' gloomy financial forecast and the future of Coles supermarkets.

34: All a Bit Sameish

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 33:07


This week Alex and David talk about electric motorcycles, robot dogs and Samsung's newest phone.

33: Past the Cryptocurrency Phase

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 25:45


This week Alex and David talk about virtual share market trading and strategies.

32: Almost Breaking Even

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 34:38


This week Alex and David talk about the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, the positive impact of South Australia's big battery and the recent market correction.

31: Audience Participation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 58:05


This week Alex and David talk about holidaying in the Philippines, Shakespeare, value investing and household robots.

30: Robo Armageddon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 50:28


This week Alex and David talk about crime-fighting robots, cryptocurrencies and holidaying in the Philippines.

29: Reasonably Resounding 'Yes'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 45:20


This week Alex and David talk about cryptocurrency investing, marriage equality, new announcements from Tesla and camping.

28: Only a Jerk Would Do That

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2017 37:04


This week Alex and David talk about interesting uses for Bluetooth, the state of the Australian housing and financial markets and fad diets.

27: What a World to Live In

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 58:54


This week Alex and David talk about working hours in Australia and abroad, bug bounties and Tesla insurance.

26: Strawberry Father

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 57:23


This week Alex and David talk about the demise of the Australian property market, trading shares, the always listening Google Home Mini and new phones from Apple and Razer.

25: Doomsday Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 41:49


This week Alex and David talk about Tesla Model 3 production issues, progress of the world's biggest battery, the state of the economy and fast interplanetary travel.

24: It's Green

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 32:57


This week Alex and David talk about impossible burgers, the optimal work day and a green ninja.

23: Disturbing Factor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 35:52


This week Alex and David talk about karate achievements, advances in beekeeping and the threat of artificial intelligence.

22: Equality for All

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 36:18


This week Alex and David talk about CBS's buyout of the Ten Network, discrimination in the workplace and Parkinson's law.

21: Forced to Be Dedicated

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2017 35:09


This week Alex and David talk about karate grading, nutrition, artificial creativity and public speaking.

20: A Pretty Salty Solution

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 42:35


This week Alex and David talk about autonomous rail, Tesla autopilot concerns, solar thermal power and monster bikes.

19: We'll Probably Be Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 40:29


This week Alex and David talk about unsafe airbags, Tesla charging, games and artificial intelligence.

18: Feeling of Newness

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 35:24


This week Alex and David talk about robotic pizza, vertical forests and bloated apps.

17: Villetta Pie

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 35:01


This week Alex and David talk about new emoji, new Pokémon and systematic gambling.

16: A Damn Good Car

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 44:55


This week Alex and David talk about the launch of the Tesla Model 3, Jeff Bezos temporally eclipsing Bill Gates and emoji inconsistencies.

15: Alexander Joey

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 35:33


This week Alex and David talk about weird animal encounters, energy infrastructure, Elon Musk and self-driving cars.

14: Cheap Wine Snob

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 31:37


This week Alex and David talk about the investments of Warren Buffett, designing aliens and finding good wine on the cheap.

13: Quite a Scary Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 43:41


This week Alex and David talk about the 2016 Australian census and share some travel stories.

12: Person in a Steamy Room

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 36:21


This week Alex and David talk about the disruption of email, new emoji and treasured trash.

11: Great to Pat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 39:30


This week Alex and David talk about winter activities, posthumous writing and a canine named Echo.

10: I Want New Exciting Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 59:09


This week Alex and David talk about the pace of technology, page-to-screen adaptations and craft beer.

9: Accidental Crush

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2017 35:02


This week Alex and David talk about the fleetingness of possessions, shopping trolleys and artificial intelligence.

8: The Worst of Humanity, in a TV Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 51:30


This week Alex and David talk about virtual reality, playing the sharemarket, retirement and death.

7: Another Interesting Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 44:48


This week Alex and David talk about victory, kid's television of the 90s and more gripes with Facebook.

6: Theoretical Cooking Corner

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 35:50


This week Alex and David talk about indestructible creatures, experimental cooking and the potential future of Windows.

5: Treatment for Living

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 34:38


This week Alex and David talk about the joys of public transport, country living and the dangers of alternative medicine.

4: Wait for the Third Answer

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 35:29


This week Alex and David talk about telemarketing, global warming and online security.

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