Stuff Smart People Like Podcast
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A group of guys discuss news, politics, sports, and entertainment with an eye toward topics that appeal to smart people.
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United States
Description:
A group of guys discuss news, politics, sports, and entertainment with an eye toward topics that appeal to smart people.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 131: Large White Guy In a Strange Land
10/12/2014
Ben and Dean are subjected to Eds vacation slides from his recent trip to China.Ben misplaced his bomb shelter. Dean is hoarding apps. Main Segment:Eds Trip to China Smart Suggestions: Ben: Generals Layout Pencil Uni-Ball Kuru Toga Ed:Pocket CastsRead more
Duration:00:58:52
Episode 130: Time travel you difficult, yo
10/5/2014
Dean, Paul, Ed, Ben and Jesse spend some time in your past talking about some time deeper in their past and also some time in the future, unless youre reading this in the future and then theyre talking about theRead more
Duration:01:11:05
Episode 129: Future Tech/Lovenouns
9/30/2014
Ben, Pauland Dean answer an extendedQuestion of the Week, ruminating on technology of the past and fictional future, then make a few Smart Suggestions for your present. Main Segment: Technology Old and New Smart Suggestions: Ben: Aphex Twin SyroRead more
Duration:00:26:25
Episode 128: ‘Craft Punk
9/22/2014
Ben gets to take the ol podcast out for a spin and Jesse and Paul are joyriding along as well. The meat of the issue is the acquisition of software developer Mojang and the ultra-popular game Minecraft by Microsoft. PriorRead more
Duration:00:52:06
Episode 126: The New News Spoilers?
9/3/2014
Ed, Ben, and Jesse debate the trend on twitter (and elsewhere) of news spoilers. They also debate the greatest rock riffs of all time. Smart suggestions, as always added but a $1.25 upcharge. Smart Suggestions: Ed: Lift (specifically September challenges)Read more
Duration:01:00:26
Episode 124: Music Appreciation
8/11/2014
This is kind of a get to know your panel episode, where we talk about our musical backgrounds. In case you dont know (and why would you) Jesse has studied music and composes in his free time. With that inRead more
Duration:00:56:33
Spoilercast: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
8/5/2014
In this bonus episode of the stuff smart people like podcast, Ben, Paul and Ed, completely spoil Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Comment on this episode Feedback:feedback@smartppllike.comLeave a voice message Subscribe:blog podcastpodcast onlyiTunes Social:TwitterFacebookTumblrGoogle+
Duration:00:36:09
Episode 123: Utopia or Dystopia?
8/3/2014
Paul hosts this weeks cast in which we discuss future inventions that never came to be (Jetsons style) as well as dystopia and utopia as portrayed in movies and television. Ed adds a new segment called Things I learned thisRead more
Duration:00:48:33
Episode 122: Happy 75th, Batman!
7/28/2014
Would Batman be a better superhero if he just ate a few more bananas and brazil nuts as a child? Ed, Ben, and Paul tackle this and other comic questions tangentially related to everyones favorite bat-based crime fighter. Spider-man, Watchmen,Read more
Duration:01:07:47
Episode 121: DASHCONventional Wisdom
7/21/2014
In this weeks episode of the Stuff Smart People Like podcast, we discuss the joys and miseries of running a convention. Ben reports onthe strange happenings at the first ever Dashcon, a convention for Tumblr users (totally unrelated to TumblrRead more
Duration:00:59:41
Episode 120: Summer Movies, Some Aren’t
7/15/2014
Paul, Ed and Dean answer a litigous Question of the Week, talk about the abysmal box office over the holiday weekend, make a few Smart Suggestions for your enjoyment. Main Segment: Box Office: ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Tammy’ Top Dreadful July 4thRead more
Duration:00:21:22
Episode 119: Who watches the game and watch?
7/7/2014
Speedruns, lets plays, and esports. All of these are forms of entertainment where people watch others play videogames. In this episode Ed, Ben and Paul talk about what is so appealing about watching other people play and how it relatesRead more
Duration:00:57:48
Episode 118: Headscratcher startups
7/3/2014
At some point someone has probably tried to start a business revolving around a problem that nobody has. In the spirit of such strange decisions, Ben unearths a few strange startups that have appeared recently. Their shared characteristic is thatRead more
Duration:00:37:14
Episode 117: WORLD cup
6/30/2014
The big tourney of footy is upon us, so Ben, Ed, Paul and Dean try to make sense of it all. From pronunciation to logos to group play, the guys poseseveral questions and reveal fewanswers. Also this week: Question ofRead more
Duration:00:25:09
Episode 116: A new challenger approaches!
6/9/2014
Long time listeners may notice something is different in this episode. First of all, Ben is running the show. Secondly, there is a new regular panelist. Paul Curran,the Skeptical Statistitian himself(who also appears on the 44th episode of this augustRead more
Duration:00:41:16
Episode 115: Return of the Lightning Round
5/26/2014
With Dean gone, the gang have no recourse but to rest on their laurels and resurrect the lighting round, a special green guest calls in with the question of the week, and the three man crew rounds it out withRead more
Duration:00:57:18
Episode 114: Politi-Comedy
5/12/2014
In this episode of the Stuff Smart People Like podcast, the panel talks about politics in comedy. With John Olivers new show coming to HBO, the smarties love and hate comedians in the news. Whats the point of all theseRead more
Duration:00:51:47
Episode 113: The Patronage Family
5/7/2014
Come on gang, theres a song that were singing so donate some money. In this weeks episode, Ben, Ed and Dean explore the nature of small talk, supporting smaller artistsandpatronage.And as always they finish up with heaping pile ofSmart Suggestions.Read more
Duration:00:23:20