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On today's bonus episode of Architectette, we welcome Silvia Lee.Silvia is a licensed architect with over a decade of experience in small and large NYC architectural offices. Always curious and open to new opportunities, Silvia entered the tech startup world as a community marketing manager. Using her background as an architect she continues her passion of executing ideas into experiences.She is now the Director of Customer Success at Layer, a tech startup creating tools for the AEC industry. She enjoys wearing many hats and getting involved with many different parts of the company at Layer.Silvia also hosts and produces the Tangents Podcast by Out of Architecture which shares stories of untraditional paths in architecture. Silvia hopes to bring more understanding to the wide variety of skills and talents that architects have, as well as offer support and encouragement for those who have been frustrated with the industry.Layer is the workflow platform for buildings, empowering teams to capture field data & photos, connect it to their drawings & models, and create beautiful deliverables & reports.Use Layer to build your own workflow to generate Room Data Sheets from Revit, manage your CA processes such as RFIs or Punch lists, conduct field surveys and much more. The best thing is, it's all connected directly to Revit so you'll never have to copy and paste data between windows again.____Links: Connect with Silvia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviaxlee/Learn more about Layer:⁠⁠ https://layer.team/architectette⁠⁠____Connect with Architectette:- Website:⁠⁠⁠www.architectette.com⁠⁠⁠ (Learn more)- Instagram:⁠⁠⁠@architectette⁠⁠⁠ (See more)- Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠www.architectette.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠ (Behind the Scenes Content)- LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠The Architectette Podcast⁠⁠⁠ Page and/or⁠⁠⁠Caitlin Brady⁠⁠⁠Support Architectette:- Leave us a rating and review!-⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AlexGrohl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Joined by Ladies and Tangents Podcast, we're giving Three Girls One Ghost today -- and Sabrina might be the ghost. From nipple talk to plans for our ghostly selves - pranks, scares and drunk affirmation-giving ghosts, this episode is all about embracing the hilariously spooky side of the paranormal.

Vendor lock-in occurs when a customer is made dependent on a vendor for products & services, unable to utilize other vendors without substantial cost.    How can organizations fall into a vendor lock-in situation?  What are the costs that are associated with vendor lock-in?  How can point analytics solutions lead to vendor-lock in?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason discuss what can lead organizations to get stuck in a vendor lock-in situation.  While vendor lock-in is most often considered undesirable scenario, they also discuss the potential benefits that can come with it.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

Risks of point analytics solutions include myopic vision and teams working in isolation.  Teams implement solutions that fit a small amount of needs that do not take the needs of the organization, or the impacts to the organization, into account.  The downstream result is siloed data creating incomplete insights and even a poor customer experience.    If you have a customer experience this is supported by multiple data/platform touch points, and analytics is siloed, everyone may be able to claim success while in actuality it could be a terrible by the customer's perspective.   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason discuss a recent experience Jason had at a major retailer and what organizations need to consider to prevent it from happening.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

We're currently taking a break for a new addition to the family.  We'll be back with new episodes starting on December 6, 2023.   This episode originally aired on April 21, 2021.   Four years ago in the episode “Is Unlimited Time Off Actually Unlimited?”, Jim, Hila, and Jason took a hard look at the concept of unlimited PTO to see if it's something employees find valuable or just a gimmick.  They left that conversation genuinely questioning the value of “unlimited” PTO.   In the time since, Jim and Jason have discussed the topic several time through multiple means, most recently on Twitter.   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason continue that conversation on Twitter giving their current perspective on unlimited PTO and discussing how it is tightly tied to employee autonomy.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

OUR FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON 3 WITH OUR FAVORITES: JERI AND CIARA OF LADIES AND TANGENTS!!! Bringing back our S1 Reddit Stories Series to close out this season and amazing two part crossover with Ladies and Tangents Podcast (listen to Part 1 over on their feed)!!! From Racketball demons to L&D Ghost Nurses, this episode will give you forehead chills, cheek cramps from laughing too hard, and lots of great conversations with new friends! Getting to hang out with amazing women like Jeri and Ciara was so amazing and we know that you all will love them as much as we do! Make sure to follow and subscribe to their channels!!!Thank you so much for being our besties over the last year, Season 3 was filled with so many laughs, tears, travels, first times, last times, and dreams coming true! We could never thank you enough for the joy you have brought us over the last 3 years, building this community and having this platform has been the greatest gift of all as we strengthen our friendship, navigate our 20s, and grow as women, business owners, wives, daughters, sisters, and people. We love you all so much and want you to know that it only gets better from here! Lastly, we wanted to thank you all for giving us grace over the last two months as we worked out our living situations and got settled, we are finally moved in, unpacked, and ready to get creepy with you through sharing cases that we have been studying! See you next Thursday for the first episode of SEASON 4 (Ep 158)!!Turn on our Instagram Notifications (@creepsandcrimespodcast) and keep an eye out this week for our season 4 launch!!! You will not want to miss what we have for you all!! LOVE YA BYEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGoeW-yfw-ws9mmEJ2lW3wThis episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions and mange your expenses the easy way by going to RocketMoney.com/creepsandcrimesWho Killed Mia is for all game lovers and detectives. A new kind of mystery game from Relatable. Get 20% off with promo code CREEPSANDCRIMES at Relatable.com/whokilledmiaGo to Amazon and search for Braun ExactFit3 Blood Pressure Monitor and use code 20CREEPS for 20% offGet 50% off your first DoorDash order when you download the DoorDash app in the App Store and enter code creepsandcrimes. Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The typical business response to the need to deliver more work is to hire more people and grow teams.  There are cynics out there that will dispute that statement and say business response is to drive employees harder.  That may be true in some cases, ultimate you have to hire.  While in many industries, larger teams are necessary to respond to growing needs and increasing demands, is it always true for information work?   We're seeing a trend in analytics where teams decimated by the covid pandemic are not returning to their pre-pandemic size, but expected to deliver at the same or higher level.  How can an analytics team be successful at a smaller size?  How can analytics directors position their team to be high performers without running them into the ground?  Is it true that smaller teams can be more nimble and responsive to changing needs?   On this episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss what it would take from an analytics team to be successful as a smaller team.  They talk about the common issues that plague analytics teams of all size but are amplified when the team is smaller making them critical to address.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

There is a growing trend amongst organizations to centralize all of their data, including their web analytics data, in an internal database solution with a visualization tool layered over top.  One of the results of this is analytics teams moving, or being pushed, to use other tools for analysis and not the analytics platform itself.   Who is driving it?  Are the right people driving it?  What are people not thinking about?  Is there a level of over-simplification happening?  Is there risk in turning your analytics platform into a glorified, and very expensive, data collection pixel?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim & Jason are joined again by Jon Narong and they discuss the reasons behind this trend and the value that can be created when done right.  They also discuss what analytics organizations need to evaluate and the potential risks?   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

Welcome to Episode 36 of Co-signs and Tangents Podcast, where we bring you candid conversations about dating from the powerful perspective of Black women. In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Rae, (Follow Rae on TikTok and Instagram: glamdollbeauty) model, actress, and dedicated teacher shaping the minds of today's Generation Alpha.

We're currently taking a break for some summer travel.  We'll be back with new episodes starting on July 19, 2023.   This episode originally aired on January 25, 2023.   Merriam-Webster defines story as: 1) an account of incidents or events and 2) a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question.  Storytelling is a very powerful part of the human experience and a key tool used throughout human history.   It provides a level of familiarity and when done well, it conveys information in a way that resonates with all involved.   During a recent episode, guest Stephen Marshall said “Story is the glue for new facts and information.”  How does story apply to brands?  What does effective storytelling do for a brand?  How can brands ensure they are authentic?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by two special guests to discuss brands and storytelling.  The first is returning guest Stephen Marshall, the CMO of the East Tennessee State University's Research Corporation whose purpose is building academic/industry partnerships.  The second is first time guest Chase Friedman of Vanquish Media Group.   Chase Friedman is the Founder & CEO of Vanquish Media Group, a digital marketing collective specializing in brand strategy, development, and marketing for entertainment for brands and storytellers.  VMG has managed more than 100 brand, film and television, and integrated digital campaigns across multiple distribution windows and platforms.   Stephen Marshall, Ph.D. is an award-winning media professor, (digital) marketer/brand consultant, and higher education administrator. Stephen's consulting brand portfolio includes work for Siren Marine/Yamaha, Adobe, Nielsen, Coca-Cola, Texas Pete, BoxDrop, Tennessee Hills Distillery, and various other for-profits and nonprofits. A former academic department chair, Stephen is currently the CMO for the ETSU Research Corporation focused on building academic/industry partnerships.   Where to find Chase LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-friedman-438b2826/) Vanquish Media Group (https://vanquishmediagroup.com/) BrandStorytelling (http://www.brandstorytelling.tv)   Where to find Stephen. LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenmarshallphd/) BrandStorytelling (http://www.brandstorytelling.tv)   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

Launching an a/b testing & optimization tool brings with it a great deal of temptation.  It is very appealing to just want to jump in and start deploying tests to see what it can do.   What are some of the traps when launching an a/b testing tool and optimization program?  What are some of the common mistakes when getting started with optimization?  What should you avoid?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by Jason Boal to continue the conversation around testing, optimization, & personalization programs.  This week they discuss the common pitfalls organizations run into when integrating these tools and building these programs.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

Introducing our latest episode of Co-signs & Tangents Podcast featuring a captivating conversation with Jessica Jones (Instagram: @jessicad.jones_ @therundownwithjess @thejessicajonescollection and Coach Yams (Booking link: ⁠www.ChatWithYamz.com⁠ Website: ⁠www.YaminahMitchell.com)⁠. Join us as we dive into a range of thought-provoking topics that shed light on the realities and experiences of Black women and the impact of societal dynamics.

There is a fine line between valuable work and work that no one really cares about.  Is the work that you're doing closely associated with the goals of the organization or are you just doing superficial work?   Do you know why your analytics team exists?  What constitutes “valuable” work in your organization?   On this episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss what can lead to focusing on the wrong things and not being attached key organizational goals.  They also discuss what it means for an analytics team to live up to the promise of providing value to the business.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

One of the expectations when bringing in a digital analytics agency to help, is that they will have your best interests in mind.  Our success is their success, right?  That isn't always the case.   Why wouldn't an agency have their client's best interests in mind?  What other interests could there be?  Could there be conflicting interest?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason discuss the multiple interests an agency could have and how to determine if they are shared with you.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg  

Do you believe your organization has a need to work with a digital analytics agency, but not sure where to start?   In the Digital Analytics & Marketing space, what kinds of agencies exist?  What are the different services available to an organization?  Isn't hiring an agency just hiring an agency and asking these questions pointless?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss why an organization employees the services of an agency the types of service companies that exist in the digital analytics space.  They discuss the impact of experiences both client side & agency side at various points in their career to date.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg  

Merriam-Webster defines story as: 1) an account of incidents or events and 2) a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question.  Storytelling is a very powerful part of the human experience and a key tool used throughout human history.   It provides a level of familiarity and when done well, it conveys information in a way that resonates with all involved.   During a recent episode, guest Stephen Marshall said “Story is the glue for new facts and information.”  How does story apply to brands?  What does effective storytelling do for a brand?  How can brands ensure they are authentic?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason are joined by two special guests to discuss brands and storytelling.  The first is returning guest Stephen Marshall, the CMO of the East Tennessee State University's Research Corporation whose purpose is building academic/industry partnerships.  The second is first time guest Chase Friedman of Vanquish Media Group.   Chase Friedman is the Founder & CEO of Vanquish Media Group, a digital marketing collective specializing in brand strategy, development, and marketing for entertainment for brands and storytellers.  VMG has managed more than 100 brand, film and television, and integrated digital campaigns across multiple distribution  windows and platforms.   Stephen Marshall, Ph.D. is an award-winning media professor, (digital) marketer/brand consultant, and higher education administrator. Stephen's consulting brand portfolio includes work for Siren Marine/Yamaha, Adobe, Nielsen, Coca-Cola, Texas Pete, BoxDrop, Tennessee Hills Distillery, and various other for-profits and nonprofits. A former academic department chair, Stephen is currently the CMO for the ETSU Research Corporation focused on building academic/industry partnerships.   WHERE TO FIND CHASE LinkedIn Vanquish Media Group BrandStorytelling   WHERE TO FIND ASHLEE LinkedIn BrandStorytelling   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

Merriam-Webster defines story as: 1) an account of incidents or events and 2) a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question.  Storytelling is a very powerful part of the human experience and a key tool used throughout human history.   Story provides a level of familiarity and when used effectively, it conveys information in a way that deeply resonates with all involved.   Many view sales as just stating facts, but the art of sales is more than that.  Those successful in sales know that it takes providing a solution wrapped in a story.  What happens when storytelling is part of the sales process?  How do all involved feel when a story is told?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason talk about how they've seen successful sales people employee the art of storytelling as well those that ignore it and the result it has brought them.  Lastly, they talk about how everyone is in sales and how failing to realize it will impact them.   ITEMS WE MENTIONED DHL Digital Analytics Summit THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg  

In This Episode 274 We Have Special Guest Podcaster Host of "Toxic Tangents Podcast" "Julius” Who Tells Us How He Became A Podcasting Host and how to make it your passion/purpose/living! Follow & Support “Julius" Instagram @toxictangentspod & Youtube @ToxicTangentsFollow & Support Me @ Venmo- @Ariel-Castillo-4 PayPal- Paypal.me/arielent TIKTOK- @Arielent.com Ariel Castillo Soundcloud Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/arielentpod/ Website- Arielent.com

We are currently taking a break for the holidays.  We'll return with new episodes on January 11, 2023.  This episode originally aired on November 6, 2020. In many organizations, the terms consultant and contractor are use synonymously.  There are, however, major distinctions between those two roles.  Each comes with its own set of expectations and level of engagement.   What are the major differences between the two?  What does it mean to hire a contractor?  What is expected when you bring on a consultant?  Why do organizations conflate the two? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason, Jenn, and Jim dig into these questions, discuss the need and value of both of the roles, and what they've seen happen when there isn't a clear distinction.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg    

Change can be scary sometimes, and today John is talking all about change, why some of us don't like it, and how it might just be the best thing for you.Also changing is this podcast's name. The Light and Dark Photography Podcast will now be the Wisdom in the Tangents Podcast. Subscribe wherever you listen and we'll keep dropping in your feed.Find John at:Website: allheartphoto.com/educationInstagram: instagram.com/allheartphotoInstagram: instagram.com/witt.podShownotes: podcast.allheartphoto.com

Dakotah Tyler is a rising second-year astrophysics graduate student studying exoplanets at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is studying exoplanet demographics and the escaping atmosphere of hot Jupiter's, and is developing software as part of the data reduction pipeline team for the Keck Planet Finder (KPF). However, his non-traditional path to where he is now started in the unlikeliest of places: Kroger Field, the football stadium of University of Kentucky (UK). Although growing up Dakotah was always curious about the sky, he was never encouraged to pursue academics. “School was just a means to be able to play football,” Dakotah mentioned, explaining that the sport was what people knew him for. Dakotah ended up as a strong safety for UK's team with a full scholarship while pursuing a degree in Community and Leadership Development. During his time at UK, he injured his knee which forced him to end his football career early. Up until that point, everything in Dakotah's life revolved around football. Losing his core identity, Dakotah recalls that he was in a dark and depressing place, not knowing what the future would hold. Here more about Dakotah's journey to a new career universe on this episode of Cosigns and Tangents Podcast. Read more here: https://astrobites.org/2021/06/23/blackinastro-experiences-dakotah-tyler/ Following Dakotah Instagram and Tiktok DTStarkid --- 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/cosigns/message

These are the final rounds of season 4. On this episode of Liquor Talk, Vic is joined Julius from the toxic tangents for a dope conversation between two black men. Topic covered were being a new podcaster, living in Colorado, what is black privilege, and more. Main topic for this episode is toxic habits in relationships. Follow the podcast on IG @ liquortalkpodcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/liquortalkpodcast/support

Season Finale was only right i bring my Toxic Boy Julius on… I was a guest on his Show end last year & he had to embrace my stage lolWe had major fun talking all Toxic Shit In this Episode we discussed Toxic Shit Like;Toxic TraitsSexConsentParentsAlcoholSt PaddysEnergyRihanna & AsapTory Lanez & Chris BrownThe “N” WordNigguhs, Bitches & Hoes Talk about Toxic Shit Fr Fr lol Julius is a scientist by day & podcaster by night. He is the host of Denver's hottest comedy podcast, Toxic Tangents.Julius believes that there is a little "toxicity" in everyone so he created a podcast to give people of all walks of life a safe place to express their "toxicity"… Sound Familiar?!? Now you know why we get along (SOMETIMES) lolJust like his podcast; Julius is the realest MF you'll ever meet and that's why this episode is The SEASON FINALE ...Make sure you check Him & His Podcast out available on every platform @toxictangentspodP.S Pay attention to My Big News Announcement at the end of the EPISODE******#Podcasting #Podcaster #InstaPod #IGPod #Toxic #ToxicShit #SeasonFinale #FinalEpisode #StPatricksWeekend #StPaddys #Denver #Atlanta #ATL #FinalGuest #LetsTalkSomeToxicShit #Alcohol #Sex #ToxicTraits #TheNWord Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/talkshitwithp)

Season Finale was only right i bring my Toxic Boy Julius on… I was a guest on his Show end last year & he had to embrace my stage lolWe had major fun talking all Toxic Shit In this Episode we discussed Toxic Shit Like;Toxic TraitsSexConsentParentsAlcoholSt PaddysEnergyRihanna & AsapTory Lanez & Chris BrownThe “N” WordNigguhs, Bitches & HoesTalk about Toxic Shit Fr Fr lolJulius is a scientist by day & podcaster by night. He is the host of Denver's hottest comedy podcast, Toxic Tangents.Julius believes that there is a little "toxicity" in everyone so he created a podcast to give people of all walks of life a safe place to express their "toxicity"… Sound Familiar?!? Now you know why we get along (SOMETIMES) lolJust like his podcast; Julius is the realest MF you'll ever meet and that's why this episode is The SEASON FINALE ...Make sure you check Him & His Podcast out available on every platform @toxictangentspodP.S Pay attention to My Big News Announcement at the end of the EPISODE ******#Podcasting #Podcaster #InstaPod #IGPod #Toxic #ToxicShit #SeasonFinale #FinalEpisode #StPatricksWeekend #StPaddys #Denver #Atlanta #ATL #FinalGuest #LetsTalkSomeToxicShit #Alcohol #Sex #ToxicTraits #TheNWord Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/talkshitwithp)

It's been a while since the topics of data collection architecture and analytics implementation have been discussed.  What are some of the things that are going on in that space?  Where could things possibly be going? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jenn discuss martech data collection, common issues clients are encountering today, and the positive developments.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share it.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg

The mistake many businesses make is they over-operationalize procedures and bog their employees down with a large number of policies.  The reason given for doing business in this manner is that it is to ensure a great experience for customers, but the real reason is that they don't completely trust their employees. What kind of experience does that really create for customers?  What leads to the lack of trust?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason continue talking about what it means to be actively involved with running a business and how lack of involvement impacts policies and procedures.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason continue their discussion comparing sports and business.  They focus on the areas of commitment and integrity giving examples where the business world could improve.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

We're currently taking a break for holidays and will be back with new episodes starting on January 12, 2022.  This episode was originally posted on April 14, 2021. With everyone, both employees and employers, getting a taste of over the last year the move to remote work is accelerating.   More employees are asking for it and some employers have started talking about remote work being a permanent part of the way the company does business. What should small, rural do to attract remote workers?  What are cities doing to support remote work? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss the ever changing dynamic of the remote work movement and the momentum it's gaining.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

We're currently taking a break for holidays and will be back with new episodes starting on January 12, 2022.  This episode was originally posted on June 23, 2021. There is no better teacher than experience, which itself only comes with time.   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim talk about the lessons they were only able to learn through leading numerous analytics and marketing technology implementation projects over the years.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

We're currently taking a break for holidays and will be back with new episodes starting on January 12, 2022.  This episode was originally posted on April 21, 2021. Two years ago in the episode “Is Unlimited Time Off Actually Unlimited?”, Jim, Hila, and Jason took a hard look at the concept of unlimited PTO to see if it's something employees find valuable or just a gimmick.  They left that conversation genuinely questioning the value of “unlimited” PTO. In the time since, Jim and Jason have discussed the topic several time through multiple means, most recently on Twitter. On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason continue that conversation on Twitter giving their current perspective on unlimited PTO and discussing how it is tightly tied to employee autonomy.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

Passion as a Business is a segment of the Tangents Podcast about pursuing a passion as a business. I'll bring on people at every step of that journey, and this week we talk again with Mike Emeritz. We talk about putting nose to grind stone to get your work produced. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/t3g-media/support

(PART TWO) We discuss the quality of JLA #1 from the DC Comics Rebirth line. We also review LOGAN and talk about the second Wonder Woman Trailer. Things also take turns as they tend to. This is The Tangents Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/t3g-media/support

We discuss the quality of JLA #1 from the DC Comics Rebirth line. We also review LOGAN and talk about the second Wonder Woman Trailer. Things also take turns as they tend to. This is The Tangents Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/t3g-media/support

In life there are things for which you want to bargain shop and others where you want to pay the premium price.  The desire to pay a premium price comes from a recognition in the difference in value and quality. In the digital analytics space it seems that many companies pay the premium price for technology licenses but bargain shop for the services associated with it. When and where you should invest in quality?  How do you recognize quality when it comes to digital analytics?  How can corporate procurement impact quality? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason talk about why companies often bargain shop and how quality can be quantified.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Remote work is an extremely divisive and polarizing conversation online.  You are in one camp or another and cannot admit the other side may have some valid arguments. Why does the discussion around remote work vs. office work bring such a zealous response?  What drives people to one of the extreme sides of the argument? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason discuss the online debate that rages as people are looking for genuine information as the way of working for many is rapidly changing.  They talk about if it is an accurate representation or the hyperbolic rantings of a smaller group that have ulterior motives. THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform. WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

Is all the online privacy talk focusing on cookies really just a distraction?   Do cookies really pose a risk to online privacy or are there bigger threats that are not being addressed due to the focus on cookies? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason, Jenn, and Jim discuss their opinions on the discussion around cookies, how accurate they are, and if there are others aspects of online privacy that are being missed.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform. WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Customer privacy has become a sales pitch.  Companies tout the security of their products alongside the other features of the experience.    Do companies really care about the privacy of their customers or is it all just theater?   Do they really believe that privacy is a key part of the customer experience or are they trying to do the bare minimum to meet regulations? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss where they think companies rank customer privacy as compared to other things.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform. WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Since online/digital privacy has been a hot topic as of late, it feels as though the word has lost a bit of meaning.  Privacy means different things to different people.   What does it mean to have privacy when you're online?  Are anonymity and privacy the same thing?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason, Jenn, and Jim discuss what online privacy means to them the threats they see to it.  They discuss the responsibilities the technology and content providers have as well as the responsibilities of uses.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don't forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform. WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim are joined by returning guest Dr. Stephen Marshall to talk about ways higher education can help college students get meaningful, real-world experience.   Stephen is the Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Workforce Development at the newly established ETSU Research Corporation at East Tennessee State University.   Items we mentioned: Stephen's LinkedIn Profile Website for Research Corporation at East Tennessee State University 33 Tangents - Episode #50 - Talking Mentoring and Coaching with ETSU Department Chair Stephen Marshall 33 Tangents - Episode #71 - Jumping At Every Consulting Opportunity with ETSU Department Chair Stephen Marshall 33 Tangents - Episode #105 - Talking About The Status of Higher Education with ETSU Professor and Department Chair Stephen Marshall    

Season Two of the Department of Tangents Podcast coming Tuesday June 29! Six episodes, guests are comedians Josh Johnson and Jon Rineman, Stay Scary Podcast hosts Lisa and Yinh, author Paul Tremblay, and musicians Jenee Halstead and Rob Kovac!  New format! Tune in!

There is no better teacher than experience, which itself only comes with time.   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim talk about the lessons they were only able to learn through leading numerous analytics and marketing technology implementation projects over the years.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Many have become accustomed to rapidly bouncing from one item to the next that it is easy to lose sight of the cost of context switching.   How does context switching impact our ability to be productive?  What is the hidden cost? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason talk about what they've learned about interruptions, multi-tasking, & context switching over their careers and steps they've taken to limit it.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

On the 33 Tangents Podcast the theme on gaining experience in analytics continues with a focus on mentors.     What are the roles mentors play?   What is the value in having a mentor?   How do you go about finding one?   On this week's episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason talk about the mentors they've had at various points of their career as well as the opportunities they see with mentoring in analytics.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

The school year is wrapping up and another group of college graduates will be making their way into the workforce.   Regardless of where you are in your career, how can you gain knowledge in digital analytics?  What are some of the ways that you can get valuable, real-life experience?   On this week’s episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason discuss their thoughts on how and where to get meaningful experience for digital analytics.   Items we discussed 33 Tangents - Episode #6 - How We Got Here   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Hard, honest work in which you create value for your company & clients alike and grinding until burnout are not the same thing.     Why do people think that grinding as hard as you can for an indefinite amount of time is the only way to go?   Why is there this cognitive dissonance when people hear of alternative ways of working?     Why are people shamed for thinking that you can have fun and gain fulfillment in work without burning yourself out?   Why is burnout looked as a badge of honor?   On this week’s episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim talk about their experiences that have led them to search out a different way of working and their thoughts on why people think that being on the verge of burnout is the only way to work.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

Two years ago in the episode “Is Unlimited Time Off Actually Unlimited?”, Jim, Hila, and Jason took a hard look at the concept of unlimited PTO to see if it’s something employees find valuable or just a gimmick.  They left that conversation genuinely questioning the value of “unlimited” PTO.   In the time since, Jim and Jason have discussed the topic several time through multiple means, most recently on Twitter.   On this week’s episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jim and Jason continue that conversation on Twitter giving their current perspective on unlimited PTO and discussing how it is tightly tied to employee autonomy.   Items we discussed 33 Tangents - Episode #64 - Is Unlimited Time Off Actually Unlimited Twitter conversation about PTO   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

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With everyone, both employees and employers, getting a taste of over the last year the move to remote work seems to be accelerating.   More employees are asking for it and some employers have started talking about remote work being a permanent part of the way the company does business. What should small, rural do to attract remote workers?  What are cities doing to support remote work? On this week’s episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim discuss the ever changing dynamic of the remote work movement and the momentum it’s gaining.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don’t forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/  

It’s the 150th episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast and the recording session was live streamed on YouTube for the first time.  Jim and Jason talked about the evolution of the podcast and all of the little steps that were taken along the way.  They also discussed the analytics content creators that have influenced them. Of course technology always knows when you’re trying something new and this was no different.  Technical issues caused the episode to wrap up early but like when trying anything the first time you learn and make it better next time. THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow.   And if we are getting you hooked, don’t forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform.   WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/

In the business world, there are two schools of thought about a person’s work and personal lives and it’s a constant debate.   One side of the argument believes that you should keep your personal life out and completely separate from your work life.  The other believes that combining the two help build strong bonds with those that you work with. Is there a right way or wrong way?   Are there merits to both?   What benefits can you see with both approaches? On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason and Jim tackle this topic and cite examples from their career which have shaped their approach.   THANK YOU We know your time is limited, so it means a lot to us that you would spend some of your time with us. If you have found this episode to be valuable, we would appreciate if you would share using one of the social media buttons bellow    And if we are getting you hooked, don’t forget to subscribe, like, and recommend on your favorite podcast platform. WHERE TO LISTEN The 33 Tangents video simulcast is now available on YouTube Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Google Podcasts Listen on TuneIn Listen on Amazon Music   WHERE TO FIND US Website: www.33sticks.com Email: Podcast@33sticks.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/33Sticks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/33sticks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KUpp_LygXotCrKgR9ZoBg  

In many organizations, the terms consultant and contractor are use interchangeably.  There are, however, major distinctions between those two roles.  Each comes with its own set of expectations and level of engagement.     What are the major differences between the two?   What does it mean to hire a contractor?   What is expected when you bring on a consultant?   Why do organizations conflate the two?   On this week's episode of the 33 Tangents Podcast, Jason, Jenn, and Jim dig into these questions, discuss the need and value of both of the roles, and what they've seen happen when there isn't a clear distinction.

WELCOME  to Tangents Podcast! Our conversations are all about Health | Life | Connection and will likely spin off in purposeful tangents. In this very first episode, you will meet the hosts Kali Clark and Dr. Sara Stefan. You'll also learn why they started the podcast and what to expect moving forward. Both Kali and Sara have been in the health and wellness realm for many years and they want to enlighten you to the other side of the health care story. Be ready to learn some hard truths and implement lesser known strategies for optimal wellbeing.

Welcome back to the Department of Tangents Podcast, a special new episode with Paul Hansen of The Grownup Noise. You may have noticed I haven't done an official episode of the Department of Tangents in several months. More recently, I've been doing the Artist Check-In Podcast which focuses on how creative people are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. That series has a very particular focus, and this episode didn't quite fit that. Paul and I have been friends for nearly 30 years. I was the drummer in one of his first bands when he was in high school, and it has been amazing to see where he has gone since we were playing Aerosmith, Joe Walsh, and Eric Clapton covers at high school dances. Paul is the songwriter at the center of The Grownup Noise, a beloved and hard to characterize indie rock outfit in Boston. Over the years, the band line-up has changed, but Paul has always been out front with his guitar and voice. This week, on June fifth, Paul is putting out a new Grownup Noise with a very new sound. The music was mostly constructed on an analogue synth, rather than Paul's guitar. If you're a fan, you'll notice the difference in sound immediately. But you may also notice that, while Paul is challenging himself as a songwriter, this is still very much a Grownup Noise album. In this conversation, we cover writing and recording the new album, working with a new instrument, the decision to keep using the Grownup Noise name, and some of our own history. Much of this is focused on the music, but this is very much a conversation between old friends who know each other well. Which means the very first thing you hear is Paul asking me about my own process for writing fiction. I debated cutting the stuff where Paul asked me about my own work, but I think that also shows Paul's generosity and curiosity as an artist and a human being. You will hear three songs from the album sprinkled through the conversation. You can look for the full thing Friday, June 5th on BandCamp, and look for more info on www.thegrownupnoise.com and search for The Grownup Noise on all your social media.

Episode 13 covered more COVID-19 (1:48), animals causing diseases(22:48), optimism for HIV cases(30:17), and plenty more. I also got an opportunity to be on my friend and former teammates podcast to discuss football. Link to Touchdowns and Tangents Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/touchdowns-and-tangents/id1158604873?i=1000470462119

I know I have said this podcast is on hiatus for the year, and technically, it is. I'm developing new ideas, both for the Department of Tangents Podcast and some new podcast projects. But, this interview came through after I had made that decision, and it has a bit of a special meaning for me as I get ready to head back to home to Bloomfield, New York for the holidays. Bloomfield is just outside of Rochester, one of the most hardcore classic rock cities in the nation. Foreigner was a staple on local radio there when I was a young fellow, at least in part because Gramm is from there. And, as I found out in this interview, Gramm still lives there with his family. The occasion for the interview is the release of a new Foreigner live album, Double Vision: Then & Now, a CD and DVD combo that includes the current line-up of the band plus a reunion of original members Gramm, Mick Jones, Al Greenwood, Dennis Elliott, Ian McDonald, and Rick Wills. The album was released November 15, and I hope you can head out to a local brick and mortar record store to pick it up. If you're in Rochester, you can try the Record Archive, Bop Shop, or House of Guitars. I just might see you there. Gramm was supposed to join the band again for some dates, but had to bow out due to illness. He's fully mended now and hopes to get another chance to do that in 2020. He's also got some new music of his own, which he says harkens back to his days in Black Sheep, his band before Foreigner. We talked about what it felt like to be onstage with the original members and the current members of the band, and I get to debunk at least one story told to me by a schoolmate from high school about meeting Gramm on the Canandaigua Pier years ago. Watching the video footage of the show, I was surprised how many of the songs I could sing along with, how many I remember hearing on my old stereo in my room on WCMF, which broadcast from Rochester. And I surprised myself in the interview by how much of a fanboy I became. I was not expecting that reaction from myself. Apparently, though, I'm not alone. Gramm says he gets people telling him stories about how Foreigner's music fit into their lives through the years. I thank him for his patience. 

People who ask for concept art never have any idea what it’s actually gonna cost to get concept art. Mike From client work to personal projects, we catch up with Mike Emeritz. Passion as a Business is a segment of the Tangents Podcast about pursuing a passion as a business. I’ll bring on people at … Continue reading #TheTangentsPodcast 61 – Passion as a Business w/ Mike Emeritz →

If you follow the Department of Tangents Blog, there's a good chance you've seen some of Christina Raia's work. I featured her delightful ghost story Hello on October 23 of 2017, and another of her horror shorts, Night In, a month later. This past November, Raia debuted a different kind of film for her, a heist film called Enough with an ensemble cast. Raia says she loves to direct horror, and she's got a new horror short called “Gaze” and a new horror/comedy feature called “Silent Night” in the works. But she also hates to be pigeonholed to any particular genre or style. Which is why on May 7, she released a feature-length family dramedy she directed called About A Donkey, written by Kelsey Rauber. You can find it on Vimeo now, and look for it on Amazon Prime and Seed & Spark in June. About a Donkey (Official Trailer) from CongestedCat Productions LLC on Vimeo. When matriarch Ann Owens announces to her husband Tim and three adult children, Celia, Burgh, and Annie, that she has been diagnosed with depression, no one is surprised. Ann has been keeping to herself for a while, and the kids treat the announcement with humor. What does surprise everyone is Tim's announcement that he has bought a donkey, one with deep brown eyes, just because he'd always wanted one. And he thinks it'll help. Mostly it will help Tim feel a bit more useful, having something to take care of now that his kids are grown up and he can't figure out how to help them with their problems. It's a charming comedy, born out of a desire to quietly counter an increasingly combative and unkind social and political climate. I spoke with Raia about this film and her short films, what horror and comedy have in common, Jordan Peele's work, and, of course, donkey wrangling. What good podcast doesn't include a chunk about donkey wrangling? You can find out more about her and her movies at congestedcat.com and find her on Twitter under @Craia9. You can also find Congested Cat on Twitter under @CongestedCat. And if you liked this or any other episode of the Department of Tangents Podcast, please subscribe and/or give us a positive rating on iTunes and Stitcher. This is one of the best ways to let other people know they should tune in and give us a try. This week's featured trackis "Tobiano Twirl" by next week's interview guest, songwriter, guitarist, and full-time oncologist Karen Haglof. Haglof has a great story to tell, starting in the Minneapolis music scene and moving to New York to join Band of Susans before leaving music to study medicine. About ten years ago, inspired by the documentary It Might Get Loud, she picked up her guitar again after a decade of it gathering dust and started making beautiful music in a variety of styles – heavy, bluesy, twangy, folky, indie angular. This week's conversation was About a Donkey, our song is about a horse, particularly one with a white and brown coloring. Or it's about driving a racecar. Or both. You'll have to tune in next week for the full story and more about the new album, Tobiano.

If you are a fan of music or comedy, you should already know Geoff Edgers. He was a longtime arts writer with The Boston Globe before moving to The Washington Post, where he has written some extraordinary pieces on Roseanne Barr, Chevy Chase, Norm Macdonald, and the article that his new book, Walk This Way, is based on. He makes it clear he is a reporter, not an analyst. So what you get from his writing is the facts about fascinating subjects. You hear from both Chase and his detractors. You see text exchanges between him and Macdonald. You see Roseanne speaking publicly in Israel. He doesn't have to dress up a story because he knows how to show you the most interesting and relevant parts. There are some who say the subtitle to Edgers's book, Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song That Changed American Music Forever, is hyperbole. I can attest that it is not. I was in seventh grade when the Run-DMC/Aerosmith version of “Walk This Way” came out, and I could see the impact firsthand, starting with myself. We discuss this in the conversation, but I can tell you I was a kid who didn't think rap was music because it didn't have guitars or “real instruments.” That made me a prime target producer Rick Rubin wanted to reach, and it worked. Not just on me, but others I knew as a kid who reacted to that song the way I did. It opened up my world a bit, and if that didn't happen knowingly for everyone, it did make them shake their ass, which is a damn fine start. The conversation picks up with Edgers in his home office talking about a Clash podcast narrated by Chuck D, and how the timeline for how music changed from the 60s to the 80s moves so briskly. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter, read his work in The Washington Post and The Boston Globe, and find Walk This Way at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Powell's Books, and all the hippest booksellers. This week's featured track, “Something Good About Love” by Nat Freedberg. Some of you might know Nat better as Lord Bendover from The Upper Crust, guest on EP32 of the Department of Tangents Podcast and hard-hitting purveyors of rocque n' roll who performed for years in their powdered wigs and finery. Freedberg has taken off the golden coat, but he still wields his Gibson SG, and he has put out an incredibly tasty solo album called Better Late Than Never. I don't want to give too much away before next week's episode, when you can hear about the Crust and this, Freedberg's first solo album in nearly forty years of recording music. But your homework is to listen to it in full, with all of its wonderful surprises, so you can full enjoy the episode.  

If you are used to our usual theme song, do not adjust your iPod at the beginning of this episode. This week, we open music from this week's guest conversationalist, Micropixie. It is the title track to her latest album, Dark Sight of the Moon, and yes she does realize that sounds like another album you may have heard of. Throughout this episode, you will hear a few other songs sprinkled into the mix, including “Nocturnal Concrete Mountaineering” from her first album, Alice In Stevie Wonderland, as well as “New Year's Day” and “Back To Our Future” from the new one. Micropixie is one alter ego of musician, artist, and self-identifying intergalactic pop tart Neshma Friend. Micropixie is an alien come to Earth to study humans, perplexed at our behavior towards one another. She is not alone. Friend's other alter ego, Single Beige Female, isn't having a good go of it, either. Through the eyes of these characters, Friend is both pointed and playful, taking on weightier topics like gender politics and global conflict. And she does all of that over instrumental tracks that are laidback and groovy. As I say later on in this interview, this is definitely headphone music, ideal for a good set of old fashioned cans on a home stereo. Or these days, some noise-cancelling headphones Bose or Beats. Either way, this music demands your attention. We start the conversation talking about one of Friend's earlier jobs, exchanging currency for tourists in Paris, which she did not enjoy nearly as much as making music. You can find out more about what she's up to at micropixie.com, and search for her on Facebook and Twitter. She's be hosting an album release party at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco on April 9. Dark Sight of the Moon will be available as a BandCamp exclusive on April 12 and will get a wider release on April 26. Our featured track this week comes from comedian Jess Salomon, whom you may remember as our guest on episode 54 of the Department of Tangents Podcast. Salomon has an interesting back story. Before she started comedy, she studied law and worked for a U.N. tribunal on war crimes. A Canadian transplant, she now lives in New York, where she recorded this album in November at the New York Comedy Club. Her comedy can be political, but also a bit silly, as you'll hear on this track, “Duels.” The album is called All the Best Choices, and it was released earlier this week. Find out more about Jess at www.jesssalomon.com, and look for her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

This week's episode is a conversation with Michael Gerber, publisher and editor of humor and satire magazine The American Bystander. There are hundreds, maybe thousands or more places to get satire and humor online. But The American Bystander is the one place dedicated to it in print. You can subscribe to a PDF version, but everything flows from the print version – its design and construction are part and parcel of its identity. It's a throwback, most recognizably to The National Lampoon, but in a long tradition that included magazines like Punch and Spy. This is the vision of the magazine's publisher and editor, Michael Gerber. Gerber and I spoke about this long tradition, and the Bystander's impressive array of contributors, including Michael Ian Black, Al Jean from The Simpsons, Merrill Markoe from Letterman, Drew Friedman from MAD, M.K. Brown from the Lampoon, and even former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins. You can probably tell from that list that the Bystander isn't established on the sense of humor of just a few people controlling everything. It casts a wide net in terms of format and sensibility. That's something Gerber believes will make it more durable and not seem quite as dated as its predecessors when, somewhere down the road, we look back on these early years of its existence. Of course, Gerber had a life before Bystander as a humorist, author of many books including the Barry Trotter series of Harry Potter parodies. We talk about his own history, and even touch on his changing attitude towards horror as a former fan, and how similar humor and horror can work in a mechanical sense. That's mixed up in a discussion of the difference between your comedy brain and your regular, every day brain, and how the comedy brain can be more reductive and in some cases, even cruel. Gerber has a lot to offer, and the conversation skitters into a lot of different corners. This likely won't be the last time we speak for this podcast. You can subscribe to and support The American Bystander through its Patreon account, which you can find at www.americanbystander.org. Start looking for issue ten next week, and you can keep up with the latest American Bystander news on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This week's featured track is “Como Minimo” by next week's guest Micropixie from her upcoming album, Dark Sight of the Moon, out April 9. Micropixie, an alter-ego of Neshma Friend, is an outsider character, an alien come to Earth trying to understand why we treat each other so poorly. I say “an” alter-ego instead of “the” alter-ego, because Neshma also inhabits Micropixie's Earthling counterpart, Single Beige Female, a woman trying to grow and prosper amid her own struggles to understand her fellow humans. We go in-depth on these characters on next week's episode, and she explains this much, much better than I do. I would strongly suggest listening to all of Micropixie's music with a nice pair of headphones so you can get the full effect of the layered sound, and so you can catch everything she has to say. This particular song is a good example of that. “Como Minimo” translates to “at the very least,” or “at the minimum,” and the message is “yes is the minimum.” In other words, fellas, you need to do more. As Micropixie sings, if the mantra is “boys will be boys,” that will eventually turn into “men will be creeps.” But it's just locker room talk right? Which is boorish at best. The Department of Tangents Podcast with Micropixie is out next week, and the album Dark Sight of the Moon is out April 9th. ‘Til then, enjoy this preview.  

Greetings and welcome back to the Department of Tangents Podcast! We are turning 80 today with this episode, featuring an interview with writer, puppet creator, producer, and all around problem solver Bill Diamond, whom I interviewed live back in November at the NorthEast Comic Con & Collectible Extravaganza, which is happening again next week out in Boxboro, Massachusetts.  Diamond had a wonderful room full of puppets, from a giant Audrey II used in stage productions of Little Shop of Horrors to a Vincent Price puppet to his own creation, the Moonshins, which he is resurrecting as a television series in the near future. Diamond worked with Jim Henson early in his career, but he always wanted to run his own operation. Which is what he does as head of Bill Diamond Productions which does everything from Diamond's own shows to windshield wiper commercials. We get into the nuts and bolts of that in front of an audience at the Con. Diamond faces a new challenge every day at work, which is how he likes it. He says you could never pin him down to doing the same job forever.  This week's feature track comes from the tuneful crunch and swagger of Teardrop City. I had a very hard time choosing which track to feature from the band's new album, It's Later Than You Think. Every track is a winner. It's headed up by Tyler Keith, who I remember from Tyler Keith and the Preacher's Kids hard rocking album Romeo Hood. Keith had left the Neckbones and recruited Blue Mountain to back him under the name Preacher's Kids. We're actually just a week out from the album's 18th birthday, as it was released February 27, 2001. That's relevant here because two of the Preacher's Kids – Laurie Stirratt and George Sheldon – are Teardrop City members. The quartet is rounded out by drummer Wallace Lester.  If you liked Romeo Hood, you can probably just bypass my spiel and go right to the song. You won't be disappointed. But if you don't know Keith or Blue Mountain, you're in for a treat. I'm playing the title track, “It's Later Than You Think,” a gloriously ragged tune with plenty of hooks. Stirratt and Keith trade vocals throughout the album, and this one is Keith caught somewhere between Frank Black's spleen-letting and Mick Jagger's cool. It's about, what else? Love gone wrong. You can find out more about the band and the album on Facebook at teardropcityoxfordms or on Twitter at @teardrop_city. Pick it up!  This is the first Department of Tangents episode in a couple of months, and for those of you who have been looking forward to new stuff and wondering what happened, I had a hell of a couple of months. I've been recovering from an illness that put me in the hospital twice. It took a lot of energy to get through it, and I decided the forced break might be a good thing. I spent some of that time gathering more interviews and music, comedy, and book excerpts for the featured track. Thanks to everybody for listening, I appreciate your support. 

This is a special edition of the Department of Tangents Podcast, a look back at the year in horror films with filmmakers, musicians, and writers Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola, who released their own horror film in 2018 called Clickbait. We talked about the best, the most disappointing, and a few mixed reviews, including bigger releases like Hereditary, A Quiet Place, Halloween, Sorry To Bother You, the Suspiria remake, Annihilation, and Mandy, as well as some indie releases like the Kane Hodder documentary To Hell and Back, the video game-themed Livescream, the generically named Horror Movie: A Low-Budget Nightmare. We also discussed some larger questions about the genre, whether we're in a horror boom at the moment, and why there's still a stigma involved in calling your work “horror.” Mike and Sophia have no qualms with the term, which you already know if you listened to episode five of the podcast when they discussed their Hammer-esque film Blood of the Tribades. They believe the term applies to their latest, Clickbait, which is about a viral video star who is stalked by a killer. But the movie is also a comedy and a satire, with a wonderful through line of commercial parodies for radioactive toaster pastries called Toot Strudels. Epstein mentioned a term he quite likes that is found more often in the European film world – Cinema Fantastique, which implies a kind of wild spectacle. And if you love the idea of Toot Strudels, you can actually buy t-shirts emblazoned with three different flavors on Amazon. Clickbait (2019) - Trailer from Launch Over - Cacciola / Epstein on Vimeo. A note about this episode, it was supposed to come out several weeks ago, but I was knocked out of commission for most of December with an illness. I'm on the mend now, and new episodes are on the way, but there will be another short break of a couple of weeks before the show picks up again. I want to thank you for your patience, and wish you a happy and healthy New Year. I'll be back soon with more music, comedy, and horror to inform and delight you, including several episodes I recorded at this year's NorthEast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza. This episode's featured track is “Alone” from Whispering Sons, a post-punk outfit from Brussels, Belgium. It's from their first full-length album, Image, which they recorded after moving to the big city as a group. That accounts in part for the recurring theme of feeling out of step with your surroundings. One of the refrains here is, “They move so slowly when they're not afraid/And I just keep moving at a different rate/It's a kind of stillness, I can't relate.” Juxtapose that with the moving pulse of the bass and drums and the stuttering, glassy-sounding guitar. The press materials mention the music is for fans of The Damned and Joy Division, and that's applicable. But frontwoman Fenne Kuppens' glowering low-register vocals remind me a bit of Nick Cave. See what you think.

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This week's episode is a conversation with podcast host/artist/musician Rich Wentworth. He is co-creator of the Hadron Gospel Hour podcast, a serialized sci-fi/comedy show about the adventures of a scientist who accidentally blows up the multiverse working on a way to weaponize the Hadron Collider. He and his partner Mike, played by co-creator Michael McQuilkin, jump in and out of the rift to visit different timelines and occasionally do battle with evil. The podcast also features sketch comedy, horror, and original music – Wentworth and McQuilkin are both musicians and songwriters. It's a hell of a good time, and an incredibly immersive audio environment. Wentworth is also an accomplished graphic artist. He's done album covers for Brian Setzer and comic book covers for IDW's ROM title and, it should be mentioned, designed the Department of Tangents logo. In the conversation, we talk about Wentworth's artistic influences and his aspirations in comics, which may include a Hadron adaptation somewhere down the line. We also get into how the Young Ones series influenced Hadron, the humanism of the Muppets, and so much more. Find out more about the podcast at the Hadron Gospel Hour site, and about Wentworth's art at his Spy Island Industries site. This episode also marks the two-year anniversary of the Department of Tangents Podcast. It kicked off on March 18, 2016 with EP1 featuring comedian and author Brian Kiley, whom I interviewed on the Universal lot in Los Angles where he works on Conan, and a featured track from musician Brendan Boogie, who would pop up again in EP6 as a guest talking about music and his latest movie, Sundown. It has been a joy to do this, and there is a lot more on the way – new stuff in featured tracks, including more audiobook excerpts, more short horror fiction, and of course, more interviews. Our featured track this week is “Kindness of Strangers” from Courtney Marie Andrews' new album May Your Kindness Remain, out today, March 23. Andrews has a rich, powerful voice, and this is an album to get excited about. Recommended if you like Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Jason Isbell, or Kathleen Edwards. Take a listen and check out Andrews at www.courtneymarieandrews.com.

Welcome to the extra-tangenty 51st episode anniversary of the Department of Tangents Podcast, my interview with inventor and Information Philosopher Dr. Robert Doyle, with new music from Ruby Boots. This interview came about it a strange way. For years I have been trying to explain to people my favorite board game as a kid, Stop Thief. It had a regular cardboard square with a cartoon grid on it, and your job was to find the thief, who was still actively moving around the different stores and the outside on the street. What was different about Stop Thief was that it had a handheld scanner giving you audio clues – footsteps, doors opening, shattering glass, street noises. It was a lot of fun, and I've always been on the lookout for it at thrift stores. This Christmas, my wife Melissa gave me an updated version of the game released last year by Restoration Games who did a top flight job of it. The game included a quick history and mentioned that its creator, Dr. Robert Doyle, lived in Massachusetts. I got in touch with Restoration Games, and they put me in touch with Dr. Doyle, who, as it turns out, lives in the same house he has lived in since 1970, and it is stuffed with wonderful books and every new bit of communication technology you can imagine, including a bunch of games he designed that were never released, like a handheld flight simulator, and the “suitcase computers” that contained the original electronics for Stop Thief and other games. That would have been fascinating enough on its own. What I didn't know when I initially contacted Dr. Doyle was just how accomplished he is and in just how many fields. We start the interview going through the cliff notes of that history – PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard and consulting on the space program before helping to simplify editing for Super 8, then on to Parker Brothers where he invented Stop Thief and, the one many of my friends were excited about, Merlin. Then he created MacPublisher, the first desktop publishing program, to bring publishing to the masses. And there might not even be a Department of Tangents Podcast if Doyle hadn't worked with Christopher Lydon in 2003 to bring radio to the Web in a form that would eventually become known as podcasting. To top it of, he is what he calls an Information Philosopher, and a strong advocate for the existence of free will. If you want to follow up on what Dr. Doyle is doing now, his books and lecture series, you can find that at www.informationphilosopher.com.   Our featured track for this episode comes from rocking singer/songwriter Ruby Boots. It's called "It's So Cruel," and it's from her second album, and first for Bloodshot Records, Don't Talk About It. She's got a great, tough rock and roll sound and I'm looking forward to hearing more from her, and to seeing her live if she comes through Boston. You can find out more about her at www.RubyBootsMusic.com.

Welcome to the extra-tangenty 50th episode anniversary of the Department of Tangents Podcast! This episode came about it a strange way. For years I have been trying to explain to people my favorite board game as a kid, Stop Thief. It had a regular cardboard square with a cartoon grid on it, and your job was to find the thief, who was still actively moving around the different stores and the outside on the street. What was different about Stop Thief was that it had a handheld scanner giving you audio clues – footsteps, doors opening, shattering glass, street noises. It was a lot of fun, and I've always been on the lookout for it at thrift stores. This Christmas, my wife Melissa gave me an updated version of the game released last year by Restoration Games who did a top flight job of it. The game included a quick history and mentioned that its creator, Dr. Robert Doyle, lived in Massachusetts. I got in touch with Restoration Games, and they put me in touch with Dr. Doyle, who, as it turns out, lives in the same house he has lived in since 1970, and it is stuffed with wonderful books and every new bit of communication technology you can can imagine, including a bunch of games he designed that were never released, like a handheld flight simulator, and the “suitcase computers” that contained the original electronics for Stop Thief and other games. That would have been fascinating enough on its own. What I didn't know when I initially contacted Dr. Doyle was just how accomplished he is and in just how many fields. We start the interview going through the cliff notes of that history – PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard and consulting on the space program before helping to simplify editing for Super 8, then on to Parker Brothers where he invented Stop Thief and, the one many of my friends were excited about, Merlin. Then he created MacPublisher, the first desktop publishing program, to bring publishing to the masses. And there might not even be a Department of Tangents Podcast if Doyle hadn't worked with Christopher Lydon in 2003 to bring radio to the Web in a form that would eventually become known as podcasting. To top it of, he is what he calls an Information Philosopher, and a strong advocate for the existence of free will. If you want to follow up on what Dr. Doyle is doing now, his books and lecture series, you can find that at www.informationphilosopher.com. There's a lot more coming, so stay tuned. Our featured track for this episode is called, appropriately enough, “Let's Go To Mars.” It comes to us from Barrence Whitfield and the Savages from their upcoming album, Soul Flowers of Titan, which is out on Bloodshot Records March 2. You can find out more about him and the new album at www.BarrenceWhitfieldSavages.com. 00000000 00000210 000007B0 00000000007D10C0 00000000 00715854 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000

When I first spoke with Christopher Titus, he was coming through a turning point in his career. It was around 1997 or '98, and he was playing the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Buffalo, NY, where I was writing for the Buffalo News. Titus had been staging a show called Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding at theaters in Los Angeles, and he was trying to make it work in comedy clubs. It impressed me not just because it was funny, but because he wasn't afraid to talk about a lot of heavy topics, to let the serious points be serious and then bring people back up with a punch.   In that show, Titus talked about his mother's suicide and his father's often rough treatment of his kids and alcoholism – Titus was cured of that by falling into a bonfire and having his friends abandon him. The stories sometimes painted a bleak picture of his parents, but he also preserved their dignity. He credits his mother with helping create him as a comedian, and made a point of mentioning that he never went hungry, even though his father sometimes did to feed to family.   That show became a model for what Titus has been doing ever since, writing thematic, 90-minute specials with the feel of a one-man show and the punch of a club act. His new one, Amerigeddon, is about bringing America together in the age of Trump, at a time when the public discourse is about separation.   I've only spoken with Titus once since Buffalo, for the Boston Globe in 2010 when he was working on his Neverlution show. I was happy to see he was popping into town for a one-night-only gig at Laugh Boston on a Wednesday night, and was able to sit down with him before his soundcheck to talk about Amerigeddon, politics, his new movie Special Unit, and a lot more.   At the end of the conversation, keep listening for “When the War Began,” a track from Matt York's new album, Between the Bars. York is a talented songwriter and performer, and he's also next week's guest on the Department of Tangents Podcast.

I first heard The Len Price 3 years ago on a Christmas compilation Little Steven put together for his Underground Garage show. When I spoke with Steven about the album, it was clear he was a big fan of the band, which is more than enough of an endorsement for anyone who loves rock and roll. I was thrilled when I got the advance of their new album, Kentish Longtails, which came out in September of 2017. The first thing that hits you about the album is the loud, brash mashup of classic British bands like the Kinks, the Who, and the Beatles, all delivered with a punk attitude. Keep listening, though, and you'll hear a more gentle side of the band. The Len Price 3 can be biting or beautiful. They can make you want to throw yourself into a frenzy or smile and tap your toe. Here's "Childish Words" from Kentish Longtails: Page has been thinking recently about how many of the songs he writes are the result of negative feelings in his day-to-day life, which is a contrast to his more easygoing countenance. “I have to put all the bad vibes somewhere,” he says. “So they go into a box called ‘songwriting.'” A lot of musicians and comedians I've interviewed are on a much more even keel in person than onstage, and that jibes with what Page has seen from his musician friends. But their stage personas precede them, which led to Page and the band being called "perverts" at one gig for rejecting the alcohol backstage and requesting a cup of tea. I am very happy to present to you this episode of the Department of Tangents Podcast featuring an interview with Glenn Page, the singer/guitarist/songwriter at the center of The Len Price 3. We had a long and often delightful conversation covering everything from that punkish sensibility to songwriting influences to the ins and outs of being a working band. If you're an independent musician, a lot of the "making of" part of this conversation might resonate. Before we spoke, I listened to the album a dozen times or so. I had never spoken with Page before, and listening to the vitriol in some of the tunes, I wondered if I would be facing that same kind of snarl. I needn't have worried. Page is nothing if not a gentleman, and I look forward to catching up with him again on this podcast the next time the band releases a new album, which Page hints might be something a little different. As always, the podcast ends with a featured track, either music or comedy, from a new or recent release. This episode, it's “New Age Parents” from comedian Tommy Ryman's new album, “Having the Time Of My Life,” out January 19 on Stand Up! Records. It's a little insight into Ryman's run on Last Comic Standing and the people who raised him.

2017 closed out super strong when it comes to movies, so we wanted to cover the three hottest movies of 2017. Strong showings from across the spectrum, but we go in-depth on Thor, Justice League, and The Last Jedi.   The Tangents Podcast now on Stitcher!

You've heard of Christmas in July? This is more like July in Christmas. Or August in Christmas. This is kind of a lost episode, in that I had meant to publish it much earlier, but it kept getting bumped for interviews I felt needed to get out there first. I gathered a bunch of interviews with artists, writers, and creators at Boston Comic Con in August, and this is Part I of a two-part series. I spoke with Gordin McAlpin, creator of the Multiplex Web comic, Michael Denison of the Bea Arthur-centric Bea A Day, a collage artist who makes pop culture scenes out of action figures and old television sets and Ben Goldsmith and Kayla Velario, the creative team behind the Séance Room comic.   It has been a while since I posted a podcast, and there's a reason for that. I was working episode-to-episode, so any little thing could knock me off track. While the Department of Tangents Podcast has been off, I've been collecting new interviews and setting up a few things I hope you'll like. In January, the podcast will return in earnest with new episodes every week. I have a lot of music for you to look forward to – The Lowest Pair, Matt York, and the Len Price 3. And more comedy and horror in the works.   I'll still be featuring a new song or comedy set from new albums, and I'll have plenty of interviews with musicians, comedians, filmmakers, writers, and more. Drinking from the fire hose of music, comedy, and horror. For this episode, I have a song from VanWyck called “An Average Woman,” the title track from her upcoming album, out January 19. Find out more about her at www.vanwyck.nl .  

Today we discuss our top 3 favorite Christmas Movies of all time. We discuss them and we are joined by our friend Billy H. for this Episode. Lots of fun for the Holidays! The MTT (Movies, Television, and Tangents) Podcast is all about it's name. We discuss and review movies and television. Mark Camire and Alex Morgan co-host argue, agree, and discuss the topical and less topical news of the entertainment world. There is a heavy focus on comic book, fantasy, and sci-fi movies and television shows. TANGENTS! There will be many times where the conversation may get off topic because it's almost impossible to stick one topic but we will try our best.

Happy Halloween! Welcome to the Halloween Fiction Special of the Department of Tangents Podcast. In this episode, I read my short horror story "Walter's Friends," originally published in One Buck Horror: Volume Four. I have been a freelance writer for twenty years, but only started pursuing fiction around 2010. Horror fiction, and zombie fiction, in particular, which I developed a taste for after researching a story that never ran on the continuing popularity of that subset. "Walter's Friends" was my first professionally published fiction story, and in this podcast, I read the complete piece. This is a bit of an experiment -- if you like it, I will do more audio fiction. Feel free to drop me a line by e-mail or comment on this post. Happy Halloween!

It's been a little while but we've harvested some of the finest most majestic BurgerMilk flavas fo ya ear. Pull that left pant leg up kick back, sip and meet us in the Lounge. Host- Duuglay CoHost- Christian Dilorean 0:00:00 | Welcome to the BurgerMilk Lounge Headass 1:24:15 | What's in our NETFLIX queue ? ***NEWS*** 22:38:08 | Jordan Peele X Live Action AKIRA? 33:55:05 | Man of Steel 2 37:53:25 | New DC Batgirl Movie- Director Announcement 41:36:22 | Deadpool 2 46:10:24 | Thor Ragnarök 55:41:27 | Marvels Inhumans ***TV*** 58:50:18 | Death Note 1:07:14:13 | Rick and Morty 1:11:22:24 | Dragon Ball Super (Gohan still a B*****) ***Video Games*** 1:21:12:24 | Injustice 2 ( Dropping Characters left and right) 1:44:24:11 | Overwatch Uprising & Orisa 1:57:28:10 | 3D printers 2:01:13:00 | Autism the new Gay? 2:07:10:14 | IRON FIST SEASON 1 REVIEW !! **Find us on Youtube, Twitch, Twitter** Youtube: Hyperbolic BurgerMilk Lounge Re:POP Twitch.tv/HyperbolicBurgerMilk Twitter: @HyperBurgerMilk

We’ve seen a lot of situations where certain reviewers talk about movies in a very negative light, so we wanted to share our views on the subject of reviewing. The Tangents Podcast now on Stitcher!

We’re all over the place in this one. We kick it off with gaming, and if companies should bow to user demands. The Tangents Podcast now on Stitcher!

We discuss the Suicide Squad movie in this one. The Tangents Podcast now on Stitcher!

Kenneth and Pete talk about the NFL Combine, Free Agency and more

Kenneth and Pete talk about the NFL Combine, Free Agency and more

Preston Buttons dances and breaks out the bubbly, while Vince Vaughn's leavings dribble from The Whore. Luke's "Cherries 'n' Cream" shames Shakespeare. A call with Craig from the Tangents Podcast leads to the long-overdue discovery that Art Garfunkle, Richard Simmons, and Ronald MacDonald are all, in fact, the same person.

Preston Buttons dances and breaks out the bubbly, while Vince Vaughn's leavings dribble from The Whore. Luke's "Cherries 'n' Cream" shames Shakespeare. A call with Craig from the Tangents Podcast leads to the long-overdue discovery that Art Garfunkle, Richard Simmons, and Ronald MacDonald are all, in fact, the same person.