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John Williams and a French horn. Name a more iconic duo. We watched: Star Wars (1977) Harmy's Despecialized Edition

Jason Wiebe from The Dungeon Plunger podcast joins me, I say goodby to Gene Hackman, rant about digital media, and later play calls from Joe (Hindsightless), Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off the Borderlands), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), and Michael (Mirke the Meek)The Dungeon Plunger podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dungeon-plunger/1892944/Dungeon Plungin' print and play board game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31412/dungeon-plunginHex Talk podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6iBwTYI3gFOp5gGoUdeIvoThe Roleplay Rescue episode https://shows.acast.com/roleplayrescue/episodes/ten-gm-rules-with-jason-wiebe The GMologist episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Dm8wT3nL4qXPSRbKiRasU?si=d281b6ac91fc487bStars Without Number Alien Database https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/348033/stars-without-number-alien-databaseStar Wars: The Despecialized Edition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmy%27s_Despecialized_EditionWays to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145Speakpipe for international callers:  https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr Follow my blog https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.comJoin The Anchorite APA https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/homeProud member of the Grog-talk Empire https://www.grogcon.com/podcastRay Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show? provides music for my show. Spikepit https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

In this week's episode, we'll warm some old headlines up for leftovers, Heath pushes new boundaries on the surface tension of stuffing, and we'll follow up a week off with a week … kinda off. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/ If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.com To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show's hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show's sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ --- Video Link: Check out the animated version of the “What the Fuck Is?” segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7U32vRjZOU --- This Week in Misogyny: Yet another death because of Texas's abortion ban: https://www.propublica.org/article/porsha-ngumezi-miscarriage-death-texas-abortion-ban Kenneth Copeland warns that Trump's critics will spend eternity hearing the names of aborted babies: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/scamvangelist-trumps-critics-will

Sam Ellard is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look back at Day 2 of the third Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi, with England closing on 24-3 and still trail by 53 runs. They debate if England could have done any more to contain the Pakistan tail, debate if Ollie Pope is still England's No.3 going forwards, and Harmy explains why England WILL still win this Test Match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After being dismissed for their lowest ever test score at home, India fought back on day 3 - but New Zealand remain firmly in the driver's seat! Jon and Harmy react to Kohli's return to form and dismissal on the final ball and an inspired century for Rachin Ravindra.They discuss the prospect of an Indian comeback, previewing what is set to be a breathless 4th day in Bengaluru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman (@fulhamjon) and former England fast bowler Steve Harmison (@harmy611) ponder what on earth Pakistan do now following a Test where they scored 556 and still lost by an innings. Debate what England are going to do for the 2nd Test if Ben Stokes is fit. And take a walk down memory lane to the series that Harmy played in Pakistan in 2005.If you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe.https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket hit subscribe.Thanks for listening to Following On. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Harmison and Jarrod Kimber bring you a short sharp podcast taken from their YouTube show Today the guys discuss which team is about to take centre stage in International White Ball CricketIf you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Thanks for listening to Following On SHORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Harmison and Jarrod Kimber bring you a short sharp podcast taken from their YouTube show Today the guys discuss how history will judge the career of Jonny BairstowIf you like what you hear please take the time to leave a 5 star review on the podcast page and follow @cricket_ts on X/Twitter. For even more content head over to the talkSPORT Cricket YouTube Channel and hit subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricket Thanks for listening to Following On SHORT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pour yourself a final cup of mud and saddle up your favourite pig, cow or even perhaps horse, because it's time to continue forwards, onwards, in the direction of travel! That way! Go!It's a good day to die (finally!) - the sun is shining, the orders are ready, and the enemy is present. We've got everything we need for a traumatic, poorly executed battle. Charge! ///patreon.com/wapin7 - Fight the curse... with money!wapin7.com/rate

Neil Manthorp is joined by former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the news that Shoaib Bashir will make his England debut in tomorrow's second Test against India, and they hear exclusively from England captain Ben Stokes. England batter Jonny Bairstow speaks to Harmy about their incredible win in the first Test, and Chetan Narula discusses India's selection problems ahead of tomorrow's game in Vizag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look ahead to the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad, with every ball live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2, starting this Thursday. They also hear exclusively from the England bowler Mark Wood, discuss if England can play 3 seamers in this Test Match, and they also hear from India Head Coach Rahul Dravid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to take a look at the week's biggest stories. They discuss Ben Stokes reacting to comments made by Harmy on last week's show, and they reflect on Test wins for both South Africa and Australia. South Africa batter David Bedingham joins us to look back at his Test debut against India, and ahead to their two-Test series in New Zealand, with 7 players set to make their debuts. talkSPORT's Cricket Editor Jon Norman joins us for the big debate as we discuss the future of Test Cricket, and we hear from Australia opener David Warner after he announced his retirement from ODI Cricket as well as Test Cricket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Alex.BSL, the co-CEO at Blocksmith Labs, the company behind the Smyths NFT collection.Alex.BSL joins Brian Friel to discuss the origin story of Blocksmith Labs and how they started with the goal of creating NFT collections that provide real value, not just hype. He talks about their different products, including Mercury, a pre-mint tool, and Atlas, a hub for NFT activity. Alex also mentions their focus on solving problems and how they build products based on metas.Brian and Alex dive into Smyths, Blocksmith Labs' classic early PFP collection, and its ascension to a premium collection. They talk about the launch of Megos, a new collection that will target a different demographic, with a focus on casual mobile gaming. Alex highlights the importance of building IP and how it takes more than dropping an NFT collection to create a brand. Show Notes:  0:49  - Who is Alex.BSL / Starting on Solana?                        2:04 -  Transitioning to Web34:55 -   The initial goal for Blocksmith Labs                          7:15 -   Who is Blocksmith Labs working with / Some of the early products                                9:32  -  Process for building /  what the market needs                            11:58 -  Origin story of Smiths13:12 - Evolution of Smyths in the future      17:05 - The Meegos collection                              21:02 -   How to unblock crypto to make a mainstream splash in gaming                            23:57 -   When is Migos coming                                25:20 -   Where can people find out more about MeeJump/Meegos?26:21 -   A builder he admires in the Solana ecosystem  Full Transcript:Brian Friel (00:06):Hey, everyone, and welcome to The Zeitgeist, the show where we highlight the founders, developers, and designers who are pushing the Web 3.0 space forward. I'm Brian Friel, Developer Relations at Phantom, and I'm super excited to introduce our guest, Alex.BSL, the co-CEO at Blocksmith Labs, the company behind the Smyths NFT collection. Alex, welcome to the show. Alex.BSL (00:28):Hey, glad to be here. Brian Friel (00:29):Really excited to talk with you today. I've seen you over the years, my time on Solana, all across the crypto Twitter sphere. You guys have built a lot in the last couple of years that I want to get into. But maybe before we start talking about Blocksmith Labs and everything you're up to, I'd love to learn a little bit about you. Who is Alex.BSL and how did you get started in Solana? Alex.BSL (00:49):I think a lot of people know this, but my Web 2.0 career has been 10 years of shipping products for top tech companies. Over the last 10 years, I've worked with Apple, Cisco, Coinbase. Coinbase was my last Web 2.0 job. And then my first Web 3.0 job was DeGods. I started there as a mod just out of accident, and then lead dev. And then I started my own thing, Blocksmith Labs, because I wanted to do different things with Blocksmith Labs. It didn't really align with the incentives and what they wanted to do with DeGods. Yeah, that's the light version of it. We can go deeper. Brian Friel (01:28):Yeah. When you said you were working with all these Web 2.0 companies, was that in a technical capacity? You mentioned you were lead dev for DeGods at one point, but you also have experience running projects as well from an operational standpoint. Alex.BSL (01:40):I was a full stack engineer for the last 10 years. I led teams. I also did dev work over the last 10 years at different levels and capacities, but I've been mostly a dev for a decade. Brian Friel (01:55):Love it. What was the moment then when you're working in these Web 2.0 capacities, working with great companies, that made you decide, "Hey, Web 3.0 is something I need to jump into"? Alex.BSL (02:05):Web 3.0 just started out of curiosity. Because when you're a Web 2.0 dev and if you're a dev that's working with big companies, you got to stay on the cutting edge of the technology. Otherwise, someone with one year, two years of experience will come over and take your position. So you got to always be on the cutting edge. That's why I think around 2020, the huge high brand blockchain and crypto, it was all around. Just out of curiosity, I started learning about Eth and Bitcoin. I researched every single token and coin under 100 market cap. That's how I started this. It was just educational for me in the beginning. I started on Eth, started learning Solidity, and then I built some tabs. It was fun. It was fine. I ended up in Solana just by pure accident. Like I said, I was learning about every single thing every single day. (02:58):And then one day on Decrypt, I saw this article about Degen Apes mint and how it's going to be a huge thing and how it's going to break Solana. Just out of curiosity, I ended up and then I minted. But in Solana, once you click mint, it hits you different. You can't go back. Because when I was on Eth, I was minting stuff, I was doing shit, but it felt so backward to me. I'm going to be a 100% honest with you on this. Because imagine the next billion people, you're asking for them to pay $10, $20. Imagine you, going and buying a salad and there's a tax of 10 more dollars. It felt so backward to me. I understood what B2C meant and why it's the way it is, but it didn't make sense to me. But I was still going on with it. (03:40):But once I hit mint on Solana, it just hit me. "Oh, this is the closest thing people are used to in terms of experience." I haven't looked back since then. I've been in Solana. I've just done everything to add value to the ecosystem, and the ecosystem has given me so much back. Brian Friel (03:56):Yeah, I think that story resonates with a lot of people, the Degen Ape mint being that flagship moment where everyone realized, why do we need to settle for subpar user experiences? The mint itself was, I remember, chaotic, which is true Degen Ape form, which is great, but the network was held enough. Great. Alex.BSL (04:14):Yeah, I was up until 6:00 AM to mint, and it was chaotic. There was no Candy Machine by then. I remember that. Yeah. Candy Machine was born out of necessity from that mint. Yeah, I remember that in those days. Brian Friel (04:27):Yeah, we've come a long way. It can be easy to forget how much has been built. Alex.BSL (04:32):Now, you can just mint and it'll drop 150K NFTs out of nowhere with $100. Brian Friel (04:37):Yeah, and it's only going to get crazier, I imagine. Let's go back to that time. You've already researched crypto. You just made the Degen Ape mint. You have all this wealth of experience. You mentioned that you briefly worked with DeGods, but when you were ready to start Blocksmith Labs, what was it that you were pursuing? What was it that you set out to do with Blocksmith Labs? Alex.BSL (04:55):I always see new technologies and new industries. What problem are they solving? What is this adding to the society that people would need? That's how I see things. By then, I've not seen any NFT collection doing anything more than minting more collections, airdropping hype there was about NFTs. I wanted Blocksmith Labs to be a blueprint for the next generation of NFTs, or at least a new category of NFTs that can actually provide real value. It's not just hype. It's not just, "Oh, this is going to go to the moon." We have seen that a lot. Because 99% of those projects that are just solely based on hype, they mint and then they drop. I don't know if you remember, there was a time in Solana where there were 10 projects minting at the same day. It was like, you hit something. Oh, it hits? It's fine. You're ragged? You move on. (05:47):The reason none of them last is that first thing, the NFT business model, I think it's not set up in a way to last long. Some projects realize this over time, like Pudgy Penguins. Now, they're trying to sell physical products so that they can use the brand, use the IP, sell products, make revenue and last longer as a company. But I realized this back two years ago, and that is why BSL started in a different way. Oh, we are going to create products, have users, create value, and then we are going to drive them back to Smyths, our first NFT collection. I don't want to take too much credit for this, but since then, you have seen this new kind of NFT projects who are actually building products, who are using this as a seed round to build their own products, services, and bring value back. (06:39):It's not really just about hype or just about pumping bags. It's also about contributing to the ecosystem, building relationships, helping other NFT projects. I'd like to think we have been successful in that, and now, you have been seeing that a lot of projects mention us as their favorite builders. Maybe we are successful in doing that. Brian Friel (06:57):Let's dive into that. You mentioned that you guys have taken a real builder-first mentality. I think you guys describe yourself as a Web 3.0 or crypto B2B SaaS company. What is the other businesses in this B2B relationship? Who are you guys working with, and what are some of these early products that you guys have started to build for them? Alex.BSL (07:15):Our first product was Mercury. We have onboarded over 1100 projects on Mercury. I think it was the defining moment on Solana where projects, you realized, you could do actual things, create products, create services, being the hype cycle, being the attention cycle. Because now, you see projects doing a lot of other things to stay in the hype cycle, to stay in the attention. Back then, Mercury was all we needed because every time a hype project was on Mercury, we also monetized it in a clever way. We didn't take money from those projects. We took percentage of white list spots and auctioned them, and raffled them in our own token called Forge. That helped add a lot of value to Forge, which, in turn, added value to our NFT, Smyths. (08:02):Before Mercury was a thing, the way you submitted wallets was literally manual. You had to either give your wallet, or you had to give your Discord accounts and then give wallets. We automated all of that. No, we cannot take it for granted. Now, there is Atlas, a lot of other tools. But then, it was a huge thing. We solved a problem. Like I said early on, that's my core belief, that you have to solve a problem. That is why even in Atlas, we have something called a white list marketplace. That only came up because people were selling white lists as spots, but they were selling on shady Discord accounts. You had to give up your wallet, and then there was a middleman. You had to put collateral, all kinds of shit. (08:44):But that is why we know there is a problem and we solved it. And then it was a huge success. That is how I see our products adding value to the ecosystem and us getting back value. Brian Friel (08:54):You mentioned two products there I just want to hit on. Mercury, which is a white list management tool- Alex.BSL (08:59):We have a ton more. Brian Friel (09:00):Right. ... Atlas, which is this hub for NFT activity. You guys have built a ton more. You guys, list them off here. I know Bifrost, which is a price discovery launchpad. You guys have Raven and Shift. You guys have basically built out this entire suite of tools and infrastructure for other NFT projects to leverage and build their own brands and communities based on them. (09:23):I guess, zooming out on everything that you guys have built, how do you decide what is your process there? Who do you talk to first, and how do you realize that this is what the market needs? Alex.BSL (09:33):That's a good question. You know what? We are only a four-member full-time team for the past one-and-a-half years, and with the extended team, it's around 20, 21, the full team. But since the inception, there are only four full-time members in Blocksmith Labs. It's crazy how much we've been able to achieve with just four full-time members. It makes it even harder to make a decision, and that is why you don't see Bifrost running now. You don't see Shift running now. Raven is still there. It's self-service. It goes on by itself there, but we haven't made really significant changes to Raven. We are completely focusing on Atlas now. (10:09):The way I see it is, the space moves so fast and people need stuff based on a meta. There was a meta of needing a good, premium launchpad when Bifrost was a thing. It was a natural extension in the NFT lifecycle. We had Mercury, which is a pre-mint tool, and then we built a mint tool, which is a launchpad. And then we built post-mint tools, which is Raven and Shift. That was the thinking behind. "Oh, we are going to build everything around NFT lifecycle. Oh, there's going to be pre-mint tools, mint tools, post-mint tools." That was the thinking. But over time, we realized that we have our shit in way too many products. We need to focus on a single product and go deep, instead of going wide. That is why we turned off a lot of products. (10:58):Now, we are solely focusing on Atlas, if there's anything that we want to add. We are planning to integrate Raven even into Atlas, so that's our mentality now. Yeah. Before then, it was just building products and seeing what works, and I believe that's also helped us keeping the attention for a long time. Because if we didn't build all those products, we wouldn't have the same reputation that we have today. We wouldn't be in people's minds today. I think that helped us. They were cool experiments, but we've found our footing now, and we are happy with focusing on Atlas completely now. Brian Friel (11:35):That's great to hear. You mentioned some of the other things that you guys offer as well. You mentioned the Forge token, which we can talk about some of the synergies there with what you're building. But you guys also have a couple NFT collections to talk about. First off being Smyths. Smyths, I would say, is what most people think of when they think of Blocksmith Labs. Can you walk us through some of the origin story of how Smyths came to be? Alex.BSL (11:58):It was me and Harmy. Harmy and I were in DeGods. He was also doing some dev work for DeGods. And then we were both just discussing tech stuff and we realized that we have had the same thought process about how NFT should be like and what the future of NFT should be like. That's the only reason we started this. (12:20):Since we're also good with the execution speed, a lot of this stuff that you see, probably from idea to execution, none of it would've taken more than three months. I think there was something, that they built something for the TIROCULAR donations. From idea to execution, it was just three hours. (12:38):Since we're able to execute things fast, we have the capability, even with a smaller team, to make decisions on the fly. Not just think about something now and wait for six months and the meta is gone and no one cares about it anymore. It's not like that. Brian Friel (12:54):You had mentioned a lot about metas there. Smyths being one of those classic early PFP collections and have since gone through an as ascension, so to speak, I think you guys went from OG Smyths to ascended Smyths, talk a little bit about that process. Is that something that might continue to evolve in the future? Alex.BSL (13:12):Yeah, 100%. The next thing coming up after Megos Mint, which is our second collection, is Fund of Youth for Smyths. That's going to fix more problems, I think, that Smyths has now, which is to do with rarity, top ranks not being top-rank-looking. A lot of stuff like that will be fixed. We are in a very specific niche. It's strong, muscular Norse men. We want the art to be more accessible, more relatable for a lot more people, so we'll be doing something around that as well. Brian Friel (13:47):Oh, yeah. If you haven't seen these, these are strong Norse men that are true builders. They're all holding hammers and wrenches. Alex.BSL (13:55):Yeah. Hammers and weapons and all kinds of shit. Actually, to your question, we needed that ascension upgrade to be honest. It just came out of necessary. Because when we minted, Harmy and I, my co-founder, we were both devs. We didn't really care about art a lot. To be honest, we left all the art decisions to the artists, and obviously, he didn't care about the collection as much as us. So he did his best. But then, I think in a month, we realized that, oh, this needs to change. If you're really serious about making a PFP collection, we should go all in. This half-arsing two things is not working. We've got to full-arse this thing. That is why we had to do it. (14:37):Actually, there was a point where we wanted to do cards with three different kinds of rarities. I'm glad we didn't do that. I'm glad I made the decision to stick with PFP. It was born out of necessity and I'm glad we did that. It helped a lot of people, and it also helped us distinguish between different Smyths. Because the early versions were a lot more zoomed out, you couldn't figure them out. Small Twitter, PFP circle. Now, it's all about optimizing that small, little thing that you see on Twitter. Also, with Megos, we are always testing. How is it looking on Twitter in this small size? How is it looking on a huge screen on the Mac size when you print it and stuff like that? Brian Friel (15:20):Yeah, it's interesting to think about. If you're running this community or a collection like this, the end goal is you want people representing this picture as their identity on the internet. Alex.BSL (15:30):It has to be optimized, yeah. Brian Friel (15:32):Yeah, how you come to something that serves a large number of people. There's thousands of people who own these PFPs. I don't even know if there are thousands of strong Norse men on the internet wielding hammers and wrenches, but I think it symbolizes something that people want, that builder mentality. Alex.BSL (15:50):Yeah. It also attracted a different kind of user base and that is why out of necessity, we have a second collection. The way we ran Smyths, the way we ran Blocksmith Labs, attracted a demographic of older gentlemen who know how sustainable businesses are run, but they don't have the time to go on Twitter, be active on Twitter. They just want to buy this and just go on and do their own thing, run their own business. (16:17):There are a lot of business owners within Smyths who don't really have time for crypto as much, but they bought Smyths because the way we ran things, they understood, "Oh, this is the only legit project that can sustain for a long time, because they have a different business model than all the other NFT collections." It has its pros and cons, and that is why we have a second collection called Megos, which is going to target a different demographic; people who are into gaming, content creation, who are more active on Twitter. Yeah, that is why Megos will exist. Brian Friel (16:49):Let's dive into that. Let's talk more about Megos. You mentioned some of the inspiration there, that you want to appeal to a broader audience, potentially a younger crowd. There's also a game involved with Megos as I understand. Can you talk a little bit about everything that you guys have planned for that collection? Alex.BSL (17:05):I think there's a niche no one's really focusing, in the NFT space at least, that is casual mobile gaming. It's a huge industry. It's bigger than traditional PC gaming or PS5, Xbox gaming. I tweeted this art earlier today. Candy Crush alone makes more than a billion dollars per year, and it's growing at 15%. PUBG Mobile is making more than a billion dollars. And some games you have not heard of, Clash of Titans is making 500 million. There are so many casual games that makes millions and millions of users. We've also seen the growth of IP from a simple mobile game to a movie with Angry Birds. (17:49):It was a super simple mobile game, but it was so successful and they were making so much money, they made so many of those games. They had merchandise, events, products, a movie. I don't even know what other shit they have, but it's a true testament to the fact that if you want to build IP, you really need some product or some service. I think a lot of people in the NFT ecosystem don't really understand when they say, "I want to build an IP." It's not just, "Oh, I'm going to drop this NFT collection and people are going to start caring about me." (18:21):It's never like that because it took years and years for, let's say, Harry Potter, for people who care about the IP or the characters. It takes some sort of a movie, a game, some sort of product or a service, or anything like that. That is why we are now focused on the gaming and content creation with Megos. Because gaming is not just a single thing anymore, it's an experience. People stream a lot. People make content around games a lot now, and I consume a lot of that content. I've been watching GTA role-play videos a lot, and they have millions and millions of views. I bet there are more people watching than there are people playing these games. I think they go hand-in-hand, and these niche, no one's really targeting it. (19:10):I like what Pudgy is doing. I'm going to bring that back up. They're selling those toys. If they're successful in selling those toys to 100,000 people, a million people, a lot more people are going to know Pudgies. And then the brand and the IP, over years, is going to be valuable. We are targeting this demographic and these gamers and content creators. MeJump is only the first thing, and we are going to have something called MeArcade, different kinds of games and fun game theories involving different types of cutting edge technology. Maybe a year from now, you're going to have a game on Apple Vision Pro because we can do that. We have proven that over time that we can take cutting edge technology and make something out of it. (19:55):With MeJump, compress NFTs. We have worked on it. There is no end. In fact, there is no tooling, but we made it work. And now, MeJump is live. The MeCartridges are going to users, they're playing them, they're burning them. It's a fun game mechanic. In the first 24 hours, 3,000 of them were burned, so it's clearly working. That'll be what Megos is about. Brian Friel (20:16):Oh, you're going deep on it. I love it because it's an exciting new product that you guys are coming up with. It makes me wonder too, and I want to ask you this, is I'm someone who grew up in this age where, and I think a lot of the younger generation just natively understands, there is a massive market for not only just playing video games, but like you said, watching and consuming content related to video games. Twitch is massive, YouTube Gaming is massive, and it really only feels like this is going to accelerate. (20:41):It feels like there's this really natural complimentary pairing with what's happening in crypto and in gaming when you consider, at the end of the day, digital items. There's communities that are being built online, people want to own their assets. I'm curious to hear your perspective. Is there anything that's currently blocking, or would be an unlock for crypto to make a mainstream splash into gaming? Alex.BSL (21:02):Oh, into gaming? I truly believe that the missing part are the wallets. Because when you go on to a website in the Web 2.0, you're annoyed if there is no Google sign in or Twitter sign in, or Apple sign in. Oh, I got to put in my email and then have to create a password? It's annoying. Even if you just add two more clicks, it's annoying to the user. Imagine pushing them to create a wallet, understand on-ramp money, transfer it to their wallets and remember their mnemonic phrase, save it somewhere. This is all, I think, a huge blocker when you want to onboard millions and millions of users. I truly think the wallets have the power to make crypto mainstream. Because imagine, a wallet could replace everything from sign in to checkout. (21:55):You could be signing in with your Phantom wallet and then you could check out with your Phantom wallet, and everything is seamless. You don't even have to go through all that process of Stripe, and then you're going to have to create a card, debit card. You know how it is. Yeah. To be honest, I think wallets have that capability and in the future, I think there will be versions of these wallets that will do this. I think I saw this. I don't remember the wallet. I think I just saw this today, that they have an option on mobile, sign in with wallet. And when you do that, it creates a wallet for you and then you can download. Something like that. (22:33):So I think removing those steps for the next 500 million users who are used to one-click checkouts. You know how Amazon is? It's just one click, done. It gets to your home. Why do we have so many steps in Web 3.0 and on wallets? Brian Friel (22:49):No, it's a huge thing We think about too, making these things intuitive. I think there's a lot of layers to all of this. There's the game developers that we need to work with. There's operating systems, app stores, all of that. Alex.BSL (23:02):Yeah. To be honest, I believe Phantom has done the best job. I believe a huge part of Solana's success is Phantom. I think everyone's first experience on Solana, at least around Degen Apes mint, was Phantom wallet. And then anyone that's coming from MetaMask, this is fucking 10X upgrade. And then that was really the thing that hooked me into Solana, and you guys have done a great job. Brian Friel (23:30):Wow. Very kind. Yeah, thank you so much. Appreciate it. That was my experience, too. I was just a user of Phantom at the time with the Degen Ape mint. Wasn't working for the team, but- Alex.BSL (23:38):Crazy. Brian Friel (23:38):Yeah. No, I definitely resonate with that. Well, Alex, I guess turning back real quick just to Megos, we talked about a lot there with gaming and what you guys have upcoming. But what can you tell people about when Megos is coming, what they can expect when MeJump is launching? Is there anything you can share, or what people should be thinking about in the next couple months? Alex.BSL (23:58):Oh, MeJump is live right now. You can go on and play. Brian Friel (24:00):Oh, I love it. Alex.BSL (24:01):We went live yesterday. That's what I was saying. We have 150K compressed NFTs. It dropped to a lot of communities in the ecosystem and the first 24 hours, I think just half an hour ago, it was 24 hours, they burned around 3000 compressed NFTs out of 150K. It's a fun game mechanic usually because I'll tell you how we use compressed NFTs. There's something called MeCartridge. The supply is 150K and then we drop them, and it's used as an in-game item. You're going for a run in the game, so it's an endless jumper. If you die somewhere, to continue the game, you have to burn the NFT. That's how it works. We have up to five per run. (24:45):Usually, I think in the Web 2.0 world, you see buy some sort of credits in that place. In Candy Crush when you couldn't do it, you click on something. Buy using real money, and then you continue the game. We have seen this model work in a lot of Web 2.0 games. We have adopted that same model and we're using Web 3.0 compressed NFTs with this. It's been fun. The people are having a lot of fun. It's addictive. People are raging and also having fun at the same time. Yeah, it's a good sign. Brian Friel (25:14):Oh, that's great to hear. Well, where can people then go, I'd say, to learn more about Megos in particular, or MeJump? Alex.BSL (25:20):Oh, everything we have is on Megos NFT Twitter. All the information is right there. You can go, or you can come to Megos' Discord, discord.gg/megos, and then you can ask any questions. We have a team all the time answering all kinds of questions. (25:36):Yeah. We have one more thing after MeJump. MeJump is going to run for four weeks, and we are distributing 1000 white list spots through MeJump. We distributed 3,000 through MeBoard, which was our first experience. Yeah, third is going to be MeList. It's not what you think it is. It's going to come later, and we are going to mint a claim after the MeList ends. Brian Friel (26:04):Awesome. We've got a lot of stuff coming down the pipe here to be excited about. Well, Alex, this has been an awesome discussion. I got to ask this question because Blocksmith Labs has a reputation for being builders. We would love to know, who is a builder that you admire in the Solana ecosystem? Alex.BSL (26:22):That's a tough question. I like Famous Foxes. I think we both are at the same level, but we sit in our own space and don't really bother each other. Yeah, I like them. Brian Friel (26:35):Okay. Awesome. Alex.BSL (26:35):Maybe you've had that answer as well. Brian Friel (26:37):Yeah, we've had Drax TS on the show as well. I think he actually might have been the one that shouted you guys out as well, so there's a mutual respect there for the NFT builders. Alex.BSL (26:45):Yeah, 100% we do. Yeah. Brian Friel (26:46):Well, maybe we'll have to do a follow-up episode, get you and Drax on, and see what you guys are all up to in a year from now. You guys have been putting out a lot, and I know the Solana ecosystem is very thankful to have you guys involved. Alex.BSL (26:58):I appreciate it. Thank you. Brian Friel (26:59):Alex.BSL, the co-CEO of Blocksmith Labs. Thanks so much for coming on The Zeitgeist. Alex.BSL (27:03):Thanks for having me, Brian.   

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at Day 5 of the first Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston, with Australia winning a memorable Test Match by just 2 wickets. We get Harmy's thoughts on the Test Match as a whole, what the game has done for Test Cricket, and also discuss what changes England should make for next week's second Test at Lord's. They are also joined by Australian Cricket Writer and Broadcaster Jarrod Kimber to offer his thoughts from an Australian viewpoint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman is joined by the two-time County Championship winner Steve Harmison as well as The Cricketer Magazine's George Dobell and Nick Friend to look back at the latest round of County Championship action. They discuss Surrey's record-run chase of 501 to beat Kent at Canterbury, thanks to centuries from Dom Sibley, Jamie Smith and Ben Foakes. The Hampshire Chair Rod Bransgrove joins the show to reflect on the news that The Ageas Bowl has been awarded an Ashes Test in 2027, whilst we also get Harmy's take on the news. And we look at the Division Two action, as Yorkshire win their first County Championship game in 17 matches, and Sussex and Worcestershire play out a thriller at Hove. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today: 1. England vs Ireland review. 2. Bharat Sundaresan with Pat Cummins and a discussion on Dave Warner's future. 3. Monty Panesar joins the show. 4. Harmy relives THAT first ball from 2006 in Brisbane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Manthorp and the former England fast bowler discuss the biggest stories this week. They discuss the reports that England batter Jason Roy has been offered £300,000 to play in the inaugural Major League Cricket and what this means for the game. They also look at the influx of Australian players into County Cricket and debate whether it's a good thing. The Sussex Head Coach Paul Farbrace joins us to look ahead to the new season and discuss the signing of Steve Smith, whilst the Lancashire Thunder bowler Phoebe Graham reflects on The Hundred draft and looks back at the inaugural season of the WPL. We also talk about South Africa naming their strongest possible squad for the two-match ODI series against the Netherlands, and we discuss Harmy becoming a Durham Hall of Famer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of England's best fast bowlers Steve Harmison, speaks with England's two most successful, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad about their career to date, highs and lows along the way, their start and potentially their finish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Norman and Sam Ellard get ready to bunker down ahead of an incoming cyclone, decide who would be the best of the travelling cricket journos to be alongside in a fistfight, Jon gives his version of the aborted landing escapade in Los Angeles, Harmy pays homage to Joe Root and Chris Silverwood and Sam interviews Ollie Pope in his pjs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are England one good day away from a series whitewash over Pakistan? talkSPORT's Jon Norman and former England fast bowler Steve Harmison discuss century number three for Harry Brook, more good batting from Ben Foakes as he answers his critics (Harmy) again and the tantalising thought that a Pakistani implosion tomorrow may see a three day Test and another England win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A trip down memory lane as two former England players reminisce on the last time England toured Pakistan back in 2005. Former opener and current coach Marcus Trescothick and former fast bowler Steve Harmison talk McDonalds, mystery spinners and moonwalking! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's 3-0 ODI series whitewash against Australia, and ask what can we learn from the games? Australia batter David Warner discusses his future as he looks to have his lifetime ban on captaincy overturned. ESPNCricinfo's Osman Samiuddin joins to discuss Pakistan's squad ahead of their Test series against England, and what it means for the country to host them for the first time since 2005. West Indies legend Sir Richie Richardson joins us to discuss the current demise of his former side, and we discuss Nicholas Pooran relinquishing the white-ball captaincy. As well as this, Harmy discusses why he felt the England selector's job wasn't for him, and England Women appoint Jon Lewis as their new Head Coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We wrap up our look at the Original Star Wars trilogy with Richard Marquand's 1983 film ‘Return of the Jedi.' Again, we look at the Harmy's Despecialized edition, but we did some side-by-side comparisons between it and the latest iteration on Disney+. How do the changes stack up? How does the film hold up for us? And how about those Ewoks? Tune in!

We wrap up our look at the Original Star Wars trilogy with Richard Marquand's 1983 film ‘Return of the Jedi.' Again, we look at the Harmy's Despecialized edition, but we did some side-by-side comparisons between it and the latest iteration on Disney+. How do the changes stack up? How does the film hold up for us? And how about those Ewoks? Tune in!

Hold onto your butts! We're going boldy where no man has gone... wait that's not right. In a galaxy far away (Chid's Chambers in Philadelphia) we welcome a really wonderful guest Budd Anthony Diaz (@buddanthonydiaz) to talk the Star Wars 'Despecialized' Project.What's the Star Wars 'Despecialized' Project you ask? Harmy's Despecialized Edition is a fan-created film preservation of the original Star Wars trilogy films: Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). It is a high quality replica of the out-of-print theatrical versions, created by a team of Star Wars fans with the intention of preserving the films, culturally, and historically. The project was led by Petr Harmáček, an English teacher from Plzeň, Czech Republic under the online alias Harmy.It is cool as hell and if you haven't heard of it and are into Star Wars you should really listen to us talk about it with Budd.We talk Batman past, present, and future (emo Batman), Budd's journey into getting healthy, all around a very fun episode that you don't want to miss.Support Budd's creative endeavors:Follow Bud on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/buddanthonyhttps://linktr.ee/buddanthonydiaz Follow us on Twitter: @CHIDSPIN / @SighFieri / @RoundingDownSupport the show

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and the Cricketer Magazine's George Dobell and Nick Friend to look back at the latest round of County Championship action. They discuss Jamie Overton's call-up to the England Test side & how effective he will be. Harmy also discusses his links with the vacant role as one of the Selectors at the ECB, and we review the week's County Championship action. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look back at England's five-wicket win over New Zealand at Lord's. They speak live with the England batter Jonny Bairstow to reflect on Joe Root passing 10,000 Test Match runs, and they hear from the new England captain Ben Stokes. As well as this, the England bowler Matt Potts talks about receiving his Test cap off Harmy, and the New Zealand Herald's Andrew Alderson discusses what next for the tourists. And the England Assistant Coach Paul Collingwood discusses his future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don't know how we've not had Harmy on before.... he basically does the podcast for us... we could talk to him all day every day about everything...!! '05 Ashes winner, legend... football manager.... we cover a lot of ground here! Get stuck in, and enjoy!  

It wasn't quite Steve Waugh in 2002/03 but as the clock ticked towards tea and the crowd willed Khawaja on towards his century there was more than a fleeting reminder. England won that match you know......Harmy and Jon Norman talk drops, another Ashes five-fer for Broad and the miracle that was Hameed and Crawley surviving the last 20 mins of play. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England bowler Steve Harmison to discuss the week's biggest stories. They are joined by the Brisbane Courier Mail's Robert Craddock to discuss all the fallout to Tim Paine's resignation as Australia captain, and debate who will replace him. They also hear from the Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur ahead of becoming the new Head of Cricket at Derbyshire, and we preview India's two-match Test series against New Zealand, which is live on talkSPORT 2 starting this Thursday! As well as this, we bring you Harmy's Top 5 Ashes moments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(I just realized that what I said about why I this exists is what's on the Wiki page. LOL) I share my thoughts about watching Star Wars, A New Hope, Despecialized. A fan cut made by Harmy. Thanks to Anchor for being a Sponsor. What did you like about the movie, what did you hate? Tweet me on Twitter @SkipMStories and/or post on Facebook: Stories Upside Down Instagram: skipmartinstories Amazon Link for my favorite Storytelling Book: https://amzn.to/3mYAsn6 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/skip-martin/message

An incredible test match had an incredible end as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja got the old ball to talk in devastating fashion. A test match for the ages ended with India winning by 157 runs as they go 2-1 up with one to play. Over to you Harmy and Jon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

India turned the table on England in emphatic fashion at The Oval on day three of the fourth Test but two late wickets means there is still all to play for tomorrow. Harmy and Jon Norman discuss! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

England and India continued their merry dance with neither side able to completely pull clear. Some real drama, intrigue and fantastic play following day two at the Oval. Harmy and Jon Norman discuss all of this and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Manthorp and the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison discuss the fallout to the third Test between England and India, and look ahead to this week's fourth Test at The Oval. Harmy discusses why Jimmy Anderson should retire after this series, and whether we've potentially seen Jos Buttler's last match as a Test Cricketer. They are also joined by Indian Cricket Broadcaster Chetan Narula, who thinks Virat Kohli should STAND DOWN as captain, if they lose this series. Plus, we review the T20 Blast, and pay tribute to the late, great Ted Dexter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A seventh appearance on the Lord's honours board for Jimmy Anderson, Joe Root with another score and a strange innings from Ravi Jadeja. Harmy and Jon Norman discuss all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahead of the England v India Test series starting this week, Steve Harmison selects the best XI Indian players that he ever came up against. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the third episode of our Lake of The Ozarks onsite shows. In this episode, we sit down with Michael Harmison and Sharon Wheeler founders of Harmy's. Michael and Sharon opened Harmy's Cheese Store and More, LLC in May 2015 as an extension of their already successful Fundraising business that centers around Wisconsin cheeses and other complementary products. Michael and Sharon chose the Lake of the Ozarks as their new home both for themselves and the new business after many years of visiting the area for conventions. Harmy's Home (harmyscheesestore.com) Aspen Legal (aspenlawteam.com) NutritionHQ | General Health, Weight Loss & Sports Nutrition Supplements --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ricky-hall97/support

In this episode I have a great conversation with Harmy, creator of Harmy's Despecialized Edition. You can follow Harmy at: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGRiG79avXVi6a-_xAker3A Twitter - https://www.Twitter.com/Harmyp Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/petrharmy/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode brings us a deluge of news, mostly delays.  The crew talks Twitter censorship, Democrats being democrats, Trump being Trump, and finally we make our way to the final 8 of the Greatest Horror movies of all time in our tournament!  Follow us on Twitter @RPGrinders and send us your questions!  Join us LIVE every Friday 7 EST here: Twitch.tv/RPGrinders Thanks for listening!

Telling The Odds: Episode #18 - September 27th 2020 On today's show, Giancarlo Esposito sheds light on The Mandalorian Seasons THREE & FOUR, newly released concept art for Rise of Skywalker and an exclusive interview with PETR HARMY, creator of the DESPECIALIZED EDITIONS!! All that, and much more.. TIME CODES: 1:24 - Giancarlo Esposito talks MANDO SEASONS 3 & 4 14:37 - Rise of Skywalker CONCEPT ART 22:00 - New Star Wars VINTAGE SET Action Figure Release 28:42: Petr “Harmy” Harmacek (Desp. Editions) INTERVIEW!! FIND HARMY ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/user/harmacek OWN THE DESPECIALIZED EDITIONS TODAY: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLsvexWBVM8IYSGopKuSfsGk5YIgCwQWd23bqb5ryD4/pub WATCH US IN EIGHT DIFFERENT PLACES!! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNkODAGfwd3MrX9hR0Q_vA?view_as=subscriber Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/telling-the-odds/id1513797546 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lcwgBn2WIKlNi5uzN750D Anchor: https://anchor.fm/telling-the-odds Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/telling-the-odds Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNGQ5MmFkOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1513797546/telling-the-odds Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/25dyv6qc Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/telling-the-odds-6n9B9q LEAVE US A REVIEW, RATE & SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE!! LIKE AND FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TellingTheOdds3720/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tellingtheodds3720/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OddsTelling

Rick Ortiz joins us from his New York home to talk about his love of sketch cards, and his chosen Holy Trinity of characters that he collects. He and Norrin are blood brothers in the hobby, and we go on tangents that include retro video games, obsolete media formats, and other collectables. Our ‘tasting notes’ - featuring images we discuss - can be found via our Facebook page. Plus it’s TWO WEEKS to our 50th episode and first birthday! #RoadToEpisode50 Star Wars: The Despecialized Edition; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmy%27s_Despecialized_Edition Artist Intro – HUGE thanks to WARREN MARTINECK for this week’s intro. You can find his awesome works here; https://www.facebook.com/WMartineck/ http://warrenmartineck.com/ Do please support our featured artists, appreciate their work, and tell them we sent ya! =========== As always friends, YOU can help us by; - suggesting content you want to hear - sharing the podcast with friends - liking, starring & leaving a review on our FB page, or wherever you listen - getting involved by leaving voicemails & sending in emails/messages/comments Our email; TheMCCPod@gmail.com LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL; https://anchor.fm/mccp/message

Tom is happy to report that his love for Rogue One has been growing over the past two viewings.  He also jumps into his first time watching Harmy's Despecialized Edition of Ep IV, and wraps up with why little critters in the foreground of establishing shots are important for genuine Star Wars feel.  Praise the critters!

The whole gang has assembled like a budget boy band in the form of: Jon, Harmy, Jarrod, Guy and Manners!We give you a full in depth preview of the test...ahead of Boxing Day! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

There was a particular magic to 1977's Star Wars that propelled it to legendary pop culture status. It introduced a rustic spacefaring galaxy of heroes and villains, handcrafted through the innovation of visual effects artists, sound designers, and costume designers, all with limited resources. The craftsmanship that went into creating this fantastical world was so universally beloved that Star Wars won technical awards across the board, and the Library of Congress selected the film in its first year of establishing the National Film Registry, a limited archive of films deemed culturally and historically significant. But the National Film Registry has never received Star Wars. George Lucas refused to submit the original film, instead offering his "Special Edition," an altered version of the film with new edits, visual effects, coloring, sound design, sound mixing - in other words, a completely different film. Enter a dedicated group of fans, centered around a man known as Harmy. Together they use a combination of original theatrical prints, the special edition Blu Rays, and modern visual effects technology to restore and "despecialize" the films back to their original form. This is the version of A New Hope we watched for Episode 4 of Star Wars Rewatch, where our conversation on the cultural significance of Harmy's Despecialized runs from the beginning of the podcast to 36:50. From there we return to form and discuss the plot, character archetypes, politics, droid rights, and weird Lucasisms you've come to expect from this podcast. Official Harmy's Despecialized Introductory Guide Harmy's Star Wars: Despecialized Edition - History & Sources Documentary (extended version) Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined (FXitinPost YouTube) Star Wars Rewatch is co-hosted by William Suitt, Rebekah Markillie, Cam Call, and Travis Lien, who also produces and mixes the show. For weekly video game chats, tune in to our regular podcast Hitpoint Pals on your favorite podcasting service. HitpointPals.com/star-wars-rewatch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/motionpicturepals/message

Jon Norman and Steve Harmison on that Ben Stokes catch, all the goodness from England's 104 run win over South Africa and Harmy admits he got it wrong about Jofra Archer.Plus James Franklin and Mahela Jayawardene preview NZ v SRI and a round up from all the other CWC stories. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jon Norman brings a special show which is not to be missed, featuring an interview between Jarrod Kimber and Steve Harmison as they look back at the three most famous deliveries in Harmy's career. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

First Show of the Year! Belated Season's Greetings! Belated Happy Makar Sankranti! Surviving Christmas, What Did Roy Get for Christmas? Star Wars Re-Watch was My Christmas Thing, Harmy's Despecialized Editions: Harmy is the Man! Egypt, Aquaman, Atlantis Chronicles, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Venom, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Bird Box, Halloween, Vice, Seagate 4TB Expansion USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive, Avast Recuva, OpenELEC Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and External Hard Drive Media Centre, Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics 2.5-Inch USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive, BusyBox, Resolutions, Write Up, Be Happy

First Show of the Year! Belated Season's Greetings! Belated Happy Makar Sankranti! Surviving Christmas, What Did Roy Get for Christmas? Star Wars Re-Watch was My Christmas Thing, Harmy's Despecialized Editions: Harmy is the Man! Egypt, Aquaman, Atlantis Chronicles, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Venom, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Bird Box, Halloween, Vice, Seagate 4TB Expansion USB 3.0 Portable 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive, Avast Recuva, OpenELEC Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and External Hard Drive Media Centre, Toshiba 1TB Canvio Basics 2.5-Inch USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive, BusyBox, Resolutions, Write Up, Be HappyShow Notes: https://roymathur.com/podcast/2019-01-16-captain-roys-rocket-radio-show.txt

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. On today's podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1977 George Lucas classic: STAR WARS! On this week's show:Growing up Catholic as a Star Wars fanMore Alamo Drafthouse discussionsChristopher Nolan's distaste for CGIWhat's the perfect date movie of 2017?The Star Wars/San Diego Comic-Con connectionAll the trailers coming out of Comic-Con 2017Disney hunting down trailer leaksJeff Goldblum makes everything betterA tribute to Martin Landau, George Romero and John HeardStar Wars' 40th AnniversaryThe many titles George Lucas went through before settling on “Star Wars”Why is A New Hope so good? Was it a fluke?George Lucas was not tested in a big budget environmentGeorge Lucas, the world's biggest independent filmmakerStar Wars changed the movie licensing gameThe complex ownership between 20th Century Fox and DisneyWhen did we first experience Star Wars?The Special Edition releases in 1997Star Wars action figures!Fast Food Star Wars tie-insThe multiple VHS releasesStar Wars as a holiday filmWhy did Adolfo get in trouble when he saw Star Wars in theaters in 1997?Who won that damn Star Wars Hummer?When did “Star Wars” become “Episode IV: A New Hope”?How the naming convention was inspired by the old chapter movies of the 30s and 40sSerials were not meant to be watched all at onceHow the film was plagued with multiple production problemsHammer Horror icons Peter Cushing and his on-screen rival Christopher Lee both appeared as Star Wars villainsThe use of CGI to bring back younger versions of older actors (or dead actors)Empire of Dreams: the best documentary on Star WarsHow Star Wars changed the sci-fi game in the 70sHow the crew completely disrespected George LucasGeorge Lucas: Control FreakThe New Hollywood directorsThe director has final say on a filmWhat Brian De Palma and Steven Spielberg thought of the film when they saw the rough cut“It rhymes.”Why Jabba the Hutt isn't needed in Star Wars Special EditionMarcia Lucas is the real MVPStar Wars: a space fairy taleDid Lucas rip-off The Dam Busters?David Prowse was not pleased he was dubbed overThe movie was really made in post-productionBen Burtt: Sound geniusInventing new technology just make the filmThe birth of Industrial Light & MagicHow the Death Star trench run was filmedThe Prequels and their loyal defendersThe joint casting sessions for Star Wars and CarrieWho was Mark Hammill's competition for Luke SkywalkerThe wacky names considered for Han SoloHarrison Ford and Alec Guinness grew to resent the films“I Was Going to Toshi Station to Pick Up Some Power Converters”Is Princess Leia English?Are you Luke Skywalker or Han Solo?The great chemistry between Fisher, Ford and HammilAnthony Daniels does not have a career outside of C-3POThe inspiration for C-3PO and R2D2The second act problems of Return of the JediBoba Fett: a great looking character without substanceWhat is the proper viewing order of the saga?What Adolfo considers to be the WORST Star Wars movieThe most recognizable movie theme of all timeStar Wars launched a merchandising empireAdolfo's vintage Burger King Star Wars glassesThe “Empty Box” campaignThe Star Wars Holiday SpecialPrequels, sequels, spin-offs and sequels“When will then be now?” “Soon”George Lucas can't leave well enough aloneHow can you watch the original theatrical versions (legally). Hint, it involves going on eBay and some outdated technologyThe “De-Specialized” EditionsHan shoots first!FILM REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:FLASH GORDON (1936)BATMAN (1943)CAPTAIN AMERICA (1944)BATMAN AND ROBIN (1949)THE DAM BUSTERS (1955)THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)PLANET OF THE APES (1968)THX 1138 (1971)A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)JAWS (1975)LOGAN'S RUN (1976)CARRIE (1976)DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978)THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978)MAD MAX (1979)STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO (TV Series, 1981-1983)BLADE RUNNER (1982)RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)THE A-TEAM (TV Series, 1983-1987)SCARFACE (1983)A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)MUPPET BABIES (TV Series, 1984-1991)BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)STAR WARS: DROIDS (TV Series, 1985-1986)BIG (1988)SPACEBALLS (1988)CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (1989)HOME ALONE (1990)JURASSIC PARK (1993)ED WOOD (1994)PULP FICTION (1994)BATMAN FOREVER (1995)THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO (1996)BATMAN & ROBIN (1997)THE IRON GIANT (1999)THE SOPRANOS (TV Series, 1999-2007)STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999)HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001)STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002)PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003)EMPIRE OF DREAMS: THE STORY OF THE STAR WARS TRILOGY (2004)STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005)STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (Video Game, 2008)THE WALKING DEAD (TV Series, 2010-Present)THOR (2011)THOR: THE DARK WORLD (2014)GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)ANT-MAN (2015)ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)DUNKIRK (2017)WAR OF THE PLANET FOR THE APES (2017)SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)THE BIG SICK (2017)GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 (2017)READY PLAYER ONE (2018)AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)JUSTICE LEAGUE (2018)THOR: RAGNAROK (2018)LINKS:The Essential Films: essentialfilmspodcast.comStar Wars glasses: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f3/4b/d1/f34bd1b1f58cbb9e586c826120a0c206.jpgHarmy's Despecialized Editions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmy%27s_Despecialized_EditionSOCIAL MEDIATWITTER: @EssentialFilms, @FPMoviePodcast, @Adolfo_Acosta, @Sportsguy515FACEBOOK: The Essential Films: https://www.facebook.com/The-Essential-Films-130585803634489/?fref=ts

On today's episode we have fancy Star Wars fan editors TV's Frink and Q2! They discuss why they edit, how they edit, the unwritten (and written) rules of fan editing, types of fan editing, and whatever else could possibly be said about fan editing. They also talk a little about their home bases, fanedit.org and originaltrilogy.comStick around to the end for a new conversation with the person behind a short story (or whatever) on Craigslist's Missed Connections forum.Later this week we have a SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST for the Gawker episode. That'll probably be up... Thursday?And then next week there's more Star Wars talk, this time with Harmy of the kinda famous Star Wars Unspecialized Editions. Also, f you or someone you know is doing fan film preservation (35mm, etc), reach out to me and I'll tack our talk onto the end of Harmy's.Don't forget to subscribe, leave reviews, comment, etc.http://undressingunderground.com

On today’s episode I have the man, the myth, the Czech, Harmy! If you’re not familiar with Harmy, you should be, because he’s the only reason you’ll EVER* be able to see the original Star Wars films in HD and on Blu Ray.That’s right, we’ve got the Harmy responsible for the Star Wars Despecialized Editions. I probably shouldn’t link to them, but if you look up “despecialized” on The Pirate Bay you’ll probably find them.Check out the blog for my talk last week with Star Wars Fan Editors TVs Frink and Q2. While you're there, check out my conversations with a webcam dominatrix, conspiracy theorists, and other assorted weirdos. You can also send in your guest suggestions (including yourself) and short stories and poems there or to rob@undressingunderground.com or kandu@undressingunderground.com or leave us a voicemail at 260-PUNK-POD. And don't forget to subscribe!http://undressingunderground.com*Maybe

This week Alex & Christina tackle rumors of a Spice Girls reunion, Jon Lovitz and Jessica Lowndes and the art of the bad publicity stunt, this week’s episode of GIRLS, Netflix, Nora Ephron and Criminal Minds. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A very de-specialized interview with the Star Wars De-Specialized edition creator, Harmy! The post Ep 54 – A De-Specialized Star Wars Interview appeared first on Apathetic Enthusiasm.

In this episode you will discover just how crazy much we are in love with the Star Wars franchise. Yes, at one point Gomer connects some themes to theology or morality, but we let Star Wars be Star Wars, for the most part. ( I don't quote this article, but wish I had! Fun read for Thomists.)This is where we go off with Ring Theory and Darth Jar Jar Binks. If you haven't heard about this, it might break your brain or roll your eyes. For Gomer, he rolls his eyes. For Luke, his brain hath broke.Gomer reveals how many books he's read to prepare his heart. Luke reveals how much he's cried in anticipation of the movie. Then we mock George Lucas for a bit and Luke makes such an inappropriate comment, even for our show, that I had to edit it out. But, most importantly, CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW AND RESCUE YOUR CHILDHOOD FROM GEORGE LUCAS! (or watch this documentary on Netflix)And finally, what if you hate the prequels? What if a film student decided to rewrite history and suggest to George Lucas' finished script certain alterations that would make the prequels actually good movies with actual characters you care about and an actual plot surprise, rather than boring characters, stupid CGI set pieces, and the prequels simply explaining everything in the original triology. Here's a pitch for a new plot to Episode I, II, and III. When George Lucas ruined your childhood because of his own peccadillos, Harmy's restoration of the Original Triology in this Despecialized Edition will warm your heart. Click it to discover a whole new world. Lost Stars... Where Twilight meets Star Wars. Enough said. I read it just to find out why that Star Destroyer crashes on Jakku. This book chronologically starts with pre-Star Wars A New Hope and ends after The Return of the Jedi. This one wasn't as awful as the reviews make it out. Listen to it on audiobook and it's fine. The ending is not as great as it should be, but it's probably because they are setting up for more. This book starts right at the end of Return of the Jedi. This is a book about a video game about the movies. Yes! But it is good. It gives you a grunt's eye view of the Rebellion and is a great audiobook. This sets up the Star Wars REBELS cartoon show and is a good back story. The guy with the lightsaber was the last Padawan, with his Jedi master being killed by the Clone Troopers. This will lead into the Rebellion, as the green woman here is helping gather resistance fighters. Good stuff.  A buddy comedy. The Emperor and Vader get stranded on a planet that yearns to be free of Imperial rule. This book's anti-Emperor protagonist is the daddy to Hera, the green girl above and in the Star Wars REBELS cartoon. It seems like everything is a prequel these days. Oh well. It's a fun story of Vader slaughtering things and the Emperor being all manipulative, but of Vader.

Beezo and Gregory Attaway discuss Star Wars - Episode 5 and Harmy's Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Despecialized Version.

This week, we're joined by Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar for his epic review of newly released Windows 10, Universal leaks its own film to pirates, a nightmare for one Apple Music user, Twitter drops stolen tweets, tech leaders speak out against warfare AI, the Amiga turns 30, ... and much much more What We're Playing With Andy: Spotify Discover Weekly Dwayne: Drinkwell Platinum Pet Fountain Headlines Windows 10 review: the best of Windows 7 and 8 Windows 10 has launched -- here's how to download it Twitter is allowing users to claim copyright infringement on tweets Twitter is deleting stolen jokes on copyright grounds Musk, Wozniak and Hawking urge ban on warfare AI and autonomous weapons Audible Book of the Week Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrum Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Robot Rock by Daft Punk More Headlines Universal finds pirated copy of Jurassic World seeded from its own servers Apple Music nightmare: adding music doesn't work as expected, lost access to 4,700 songs after turning off the service I got my music back. At least most of it Square Said to File Confidentially for Initial Offering Music Break: The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan Final Word The Amiga turns 30—“Nobody had ever designed a personal computer this way” The Drill Down Videos of the Week Watch the Many Changes to the Original STAR WARS Trilogy The Making of Harmy's Despecialized versions Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.

Our Chiller Theatre Expo April 2015 retrospective! We spoke to, or about, these celebrities: Don Most, James Darren, Lee Meriwether, Dick Miller (documentary That Guy Dick Miller), Michael Gross, Terry Kiser, Rip Torn, and Richard Karn. Also in this episode: the end of the Ron and Fez Show, Jeremy Piven, Greg denied by Michael Keaton, Greg missed Michael J. Fox thanks to moronic out-of-control autograph dealers, Jason Biggs is not Jewish but is from New Jersey, Greg attending the Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 movie premiere, a Rob-view of Cape Fear (1991) starring Nick Nolte and Robert De Niro, Harmy's Star Wars Despecialized Edition, Blackthorne Publishing's The Transformers in 3-D comic books, Greg's streak of bad luck meeting A-list celebrities, Jay Leno, the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, meeting Michelle Rodriguez, Steve Guttenberg, Garrett Hedlund, Kevin Pollak, and Robert De Niro, missing George Lucas, Olivia Wilde, George Clooney, Christopher Walken, and Arnold Schwartzenegger, Radio Man, chasing down Justin Long and Amanda Seyfried, and FX upfronts (Chris Parnell, Jessica Walter, and Steve Ranazissi). 118 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com

Once again, Jonah Bailey pops in as our guest. He is a designer, comic book fan, and Trekkie. You can find him @jonahbailey on twitter or at his own site jonahbailey.com. He also blogs at Mutually Human. Jonah says we have to Google “Tom Cruise middle tooth.” Clerks The Animated Series hilarious Korean animation bit. The Canada Quiz! Montreal Sauce Pro Tip: Don’t Go to Kansas and Say That Chris randomly quizes Jonah & Paul because that’s what classy radio shows do. Who will win the coveted prize of choosing a tattoo for our imaginary sound engineer? One of the quiz questions featured this Pauly Shore music video. Another Paul de Leeuw hits on someone and gives out his phone number during a live broadcast. The binary joke from Futurama in Spanish because our interns are lazy. Special thanks to @peakwinter from #arkOS for the assist with an additional trivia question live from our chat room. Despecialized Star Wars Jonah watches the Harmy Star Wars Despecialized Edition. The original theatrical cuts painstakingly restored. Paul thinks there are 2 George Lucases? THX1138 George and Jabba “The Marketing Hut” George who sells action figures. Chris wonder’s if lightsabers will ever be replaced with walkie talkies like E.T. Jonah says Alec Guinness was Obi Wan. Guinness is an incredible actor and was honored as such. Jonah compares Star Wars to other movies that came out in 1977. Smokey & The Bandit, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Saturday Night Fever, For the Love of Benji, and The Spy Who Loved Me. Everything Else Everything Wrong with Captain America and Everything Wrong with Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We talk about the troubles with young adult fiction, Harry Potter and Richard Harris and Michael Gambon. Chris recommends the Fright Night remake featuring David Tennant & the new Chekov from the Star Trek reboot. Jonah convinces us to watch the original Fright Night because Roddy McDowall. Paul thinks Samuel L. Jackson looks bad in recent commercials. The comedian Gallagher invented the muscle coat. Surely this is what Ben Affleck will be wearing in the new Batman movie. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

This week, tech giants take a stand against the FCC, Russia restricts free speech for bloggers, China's about to launch an IPO that may dwarf Facebook, Who really won Samsung vs. Apple ...and Star Wars the way it was really meant to be seen... What We're Playing With Andy: May The 4th Be With You!, Harmy's Despecialized versions Dwayne: Star Wars Machete order + The Clone Wars (2008) + Clone Wars (Micro-Series) (2003) - Trip for Star Wars/Getting a photo in a xwing? Tosin: The Clone Wars (Season 2) Headlines Amazon, Netflix and tech giants defend net neutrality in letter to FCC Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law' John Carmack's former employer claims he stole tech for Oculus VR when he left Oculus denies John Carmack stole VR tech from his former employer Amazon Launches #AmazonCart to Shop Using Twitter Patent Trolls Face Higher Risks As Supreme Court Loosens Fee-Shifting Rule Audible Book of the Week Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break Hot Topics China's Alibaba files for IPO that could be tech industry's biggest ever Meet Swarm: Foursquare's ambitious plan to split its app in two Google splits up Drive app, requires standalone apps to edit documents By splitting in two, Foursquare joins Facebook, Google, and Dropbox in the great unbundling Samsung found to infringe Apple patents for over $119 million in damages VC Fred Wilson: By 2020 Apple Won't Be A Top-3 Tech Company, Google And Facebook Will Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

In which our heroes discuss Harmy’s “Star Wars – Despecialized Edition” honesty and truth, spend way too long making up fake jingles and commenting on generic “sportsball,” stump each other with impossible and bad impressions and then imitate each other and themselves. Plus 74% more random and possibly tedious lunacy than normal.