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A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies and is pursued across the country as he looks for a way to survive. No, this is not the story of how Breki Tomasson came to launch the CSICON podcasting network - this is the synopsis for the Alfred Hitchcock classic North By Northwest. Show notes and links: North by Northwest (1959) - IMDb (imdb.com) Cary Grant On Style | GQ (gq.com) Cary Grant - Gentleman of Style — Gentleman's Gazette (gentlemansgazette.com) What Happened to the Mouse? (tvtropes.org)
Sponsored by:Audible.com, the best place on the Internet for audiobooks. Listeners of British Android Havoc can get a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Teppo Tastic and Breki Tomasson sit down to chat about stuff and things. They're going on a quick hiatus after this show, so they decided to go on as many diversions as they possibly could. They take a random walk down Geek Street, including Benedict Cumberbatch, David Bowie, Captain America: Civil War and which characters we would be if we were in Star Trek. We'll be back in January! Show notes and links: WEBHALLEN.com (webhallen.com) This is the store Breki does all of his computer shopping. Il racconto dei racconti (2015) (imdb.com) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (imdb.com) Captain America: Civil War Trailer (Trailer Premiere) (imdb.com) Captain America: Civil War trailer. Civil War (comics) (en.wikipedia.org) Zoolander 2 Trailer (Official Trailer) (imdb.com) Zoolander 2 trailer. Benedict Cumberbatch (imdb.com) Velvet Goldmine (1998) (imdb.com) David Bowie (en.wikipedia.org) Blackstar - David Bowie (youtube.com) Blackstar, the new David Bowie single. dropcorn (imgur.com) Honey | Definition of honey by Merriam-Webster (merriam-webster.com) Plastron (wordplays.com) Limitless (TV Series 2015– ) (imdb.com) The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.): Matt Ridley: 9780061452062: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com) Julian Bashir (en.wikipedia.org) Elim Garak (en.wikipedia.org) Section 31 (en.wikipedia.org)
This week on Movieing On, Breki Tomasson sits down with Dr. Toerag and Rachel to talk about the 1978 Buddy Holly Biopic, The Buddy Holly Story. They discuss whether or not it's a good idea to portray a person's life in such a matter-of-fact way, whether this might be a documentary or not and what makes for a good biopic. They also discuss the obvious elephant in the room - Gary Busey. Show notes and links: The Buddy Holly Story (1978) (imdb.com) Academy Awards, USA (1979) (imdb.com) The Buddy Holly Story (en.wikipedia.org) Buddy Holly (en.wikipedia.org) The Crickets (en.wikipedia.org) Walk the Line (2005) (imdb.com) What the hell is the deal with Gary Busey? | I am Correct (iamcorrect.wordpress.com) Joe Renzetti (en.wikipedia.org) Sister Rosetta Tharpe (en.wikipedia.org)
Breki Tomasson has just moved, and Petter Mårtensson has ... well, nothing major has changed there, all things considered. This week, the gruesome twosome is sitting down to talk about the times they went through some of the bigger changes in their lives; the times that they decided to reinvent themselves or got some kind of new beginning in their lives. It's an episode about the times that they stopped working in order to go back to school, the times they moved to other countries or the times that they decided to get something completely different and new from their lives. Naturally, this being Petter and Breki talking to each other, there's bound to be a bunch of other distractions along the way, including a chat about a guy who is literally Hitler. [caption id="attachment_46732" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Breki's New Living Room[/caption] Show notes and links: Discover The Furthest City On Earth From Wherever You Live (furthestcity.com) According to this, the furthest city away from Malmö, Sweden, at 17,510km, with a population of a million or more, is Auckland, New Zealand. The Great British Bake Off (en.wikipedia.org) If Barney Stinson Quotes Were Motivational Posters (buzzfeed.com) Michael Sheard (imdb.com). Pinterest Page Attributes Hitler Quotes to Taylor Swift | SMOSH (smosh.com)
Sponsored by:Audible.com, the best place on the Internet for audiobooks. Listeners of British Android Havoc can get a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. This week on British Android Havoc, Breki Tomasson and Teppo Tastic sit down to chat about how they divide people into categories.
This week, Petter Mårtensson is exposed to a barrage of thoughts and ideas as Breki Tomasson tries to untangle his issues. Together, they try to combine their understandings of his neuroses, dreams, hopes, ambitions and character flaws into a coherent picture. By the time they're done, they've come to an interesting understanding. Breki needs to unclench his anxious sphincter and give birth to a shit baby. Show notes and links: Liber Librae (sacred-texts.com). Modafinil: Why Everyone is Using Smart Drugs (bulletproofexec.com). Mindfulness (en.wikipedia.org). Generalized anxiety disorder (en.wikipedia.org).
Petter Mårtensson and Breki Tomasson seem stumped for topics on today's episode, and manage to go through a meandering discussion about the 5-year anniversary of CSICON, a bit of its early history, the perennial Wars vs. Trek-debate, Breki's book writing project idea, Crimson Peak, and ... and stuff.
Both Petter Mårtensson and Breki Tomasson have some experience picking heavy things up and putting them down again, even though nobody would believe them if they just looked at the current state of their bodies. But they do have some thoughts on the matter and took the time to sit down and talk about that very topic today. Show notes and links: Magick (Thelema) (en.wikipedia.org). Frank Medrano (youtube.com).
This time around, Petter Mårtensson and Breki Tomasson sit down to remember their lives as lovers, players and thinkers of music. They quickly find themselves falling into a rabbit hole of David Bowie memories, and eventually come out the other side feeling as if they've learned something about themselves. Or not, as the case may be.
Petter Mårtensson and Breki Tomasson are back, and this time they dig deep into the bag that is old video games. How was it that they got into gaming in the first place, and what kinds of games is it that they have been playing over the years? Show notes and links: Pendragon (role-playing game) (en.wikipedia.org). Atari 2600 (en.wikipedia.org). Adventure (1979 video game) (en.wikipedia.org). Commodore 64 (en.wikipedia.org). King's Quest III (en.wikipedia.org). King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (ign.com). Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (en.wikipedia.org). The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (en.wikipedia.org). Phantasmagoria (video game) (en.wikipedia.org). StarVR (starvr.com).
In the first episode of Nothing Important Happened Today, Petter Mårtensson and Breki Tomasson sit down and try to remember how they got to know each other in the first place, and how they got introduced to the topic that brought them together oh so many years ago. From online newsgroups to London Bookstores via obscure card games and made-up religions, they eventually come to realize what a fickle mistress fate can be. Show notes and links: alt.discordia (groups.google.com). Illuminati (game) (en.wikipedia.org). The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan: Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson: 9780440539810: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com). Masks of the Illuminati: Robert Anton Wilson: 9780440503064: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com).
On this episode we discuss: Black Friday sales Is the XBox One turning it around (sales wise)? Playstation Experience on Dec 6 and 7 Tournament player excluded after tweeting about rape Issues with games at launch: where does the blame lie? This War of Mine; are games the ultimate art form? Hosts: Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) Veronica Belmont (@Veronica) Breki Tomasson (@BrekiT) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.