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January 2013

[Ep 292] We Sure Prattle On [1:08:37]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jan-15 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jan-18 18:44 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Feedback / Email Signatures / Mandatory Training * Debt Limit Options * SuperHD Televisions * Death Star Petition

[Ep 293] Dude, I'm Going to Jail [1:05:53]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jan-22 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jan-25 21:22 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Update Cycles / Algeria & Mali * Debt Ceiling Cave * Obama's 2nd Inauguration * Aaron Swartz

[Ep 294] Repel the Satan [1:05:15]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-Jan-30 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Feb-01 17:28 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Training / Feedback / North Africa * Immigration Reform * Second Tier Mobile OSes * Names / Neighborhood Bedtimes

February 2013

[Ep 295] Hodgepodge [1:00:36]
Recorded: Thu, 2013-Feb-07 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Feb-08 16:23 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam talks about: * Uncaffeinated Year * Google Reader Roulette / Defense Sequester * Post Office Saturday Deliveries * Obama Drone Procedures

[Ep 296] Just Dragging [1:02:18]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Feb-11 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Feb-15 21:14 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sick / Facebook / Snapchat * NYT Tesla Story / Electric Cars * Apple Rumors / Google Glass

[Ep 297] I Would Choose to Know [1:08:14]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Feb-18 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Feb-22 21:18 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Tesla Followup * Resigning Pope * Hacking AppleTV * Russian Meteorite

[Ep 298] People are Going to Leave [48:34]
Recorded: Thu, 2013-Feb-28 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Mar-01 19:50 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Work from Home / Yahoo * Pipl / Sequester

March 2013

[Ep 299] Mostly Private Traffic [1:05:21]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Mar-04 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Mar-08 22:14 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sequester Again * Apple Stuff Again / Stock Market * Groupon CEO / Windfalls * Iraq Anniversary / Iran / North Korea

[Ep 300] Too Much Negative Baggage [1:05:49]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Mar-11 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Mar-15 17:54 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Daylight Saving Time / Venezuela * Drone Policy * Rand Paul 2016 * Nuclear Proliferation / Stock Markets

[Ep 301] Bye Bye Reader [27:40]
Recorded: Fri, 2013-Mar-22 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Mar-22 13:05 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam talks about: * Google Reader

[Ep 302] You Can't Save the Bug [1:01:01]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Mar-25 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Mar-29 20:48 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Cyprus * Sequestration Effects * Samsung Galaxy S4 / Google Glass * Android Future / Obama Trip / Pope Francis

April 2013

[Ep 303] Six Chickens [1:20:11]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Apr-01 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Apr-05 21:59 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * April Fools / Viral Stuff * Chickens / North Korea * Gay Marriage at SCOTUS * Holiday Greetings / Google Cool

[Ep 304] The Big However [1:07:20]
Recorded: Fri, 2013-Apr-12 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Apr-12 16:01 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam talks about: * Facebook Home * Gun Control * North Korea

[Ep 305] Before Boston So Who Cares? [1:06:41]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Apr-15 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Apr-19 22:43 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about * Taxes / Bitcoin * More Bitcoin * North Korea * PC Sales * More PC Stuff

[Ep 306] Boston, Boston, Boston [1:02:34]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Apr-23 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Apr-26 18:24 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Boston (International / Response) * Boston (Reddit / Police Scanner / Media) * Boston (Miranda / Enemy Combatant / Motives)

[Ep 307] Middle Priced [1:03:55]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Apr-29 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-May-03 15:47 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Reading Habits / Boston Update * Jury Duty / Sequester * Bangladesh / Ricin / WHCD / Bush Library

May 2013

[Ep 308] Just Throw It In [1:07:24]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-May-08 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-May-10 18:23 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Hodgepodge * Feedback! * Naked CMU Pope Chick * Kids and Guns

[Ep 309] Scandalicious [1:17:20]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-May-15 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-May-17 18:24 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Exponential Notation / Nest Thermostats * AP Scandal * IRS Scandal * Bengazi Scandal

[Ep 310] Smokes and Ladders [1:01:22]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-May-21 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-May-24 19:08 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Ladders / Google / Tumblr * Apple Taxes * Jury Duty / Proportionality / Planes

[Ep 311] Stick a knife in it! [1:03:22]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-May-29 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-May-31 22:53 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Video Formats / Obama Speech * More Obama Speech / Terror Definition * Mayor Ford of Toronto / Syria * IDC Tablet Report

June 2013

[Ep 312] That Kind of Smell [1:11:26]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Jun-03 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jun-07 18:08 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Travel Planning * Phone Safety * Bachmann Retirement * Photo Journalists / Channel Drift

[Ep 313] Party Like It's 2007 [1:49:36]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jun-11 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jun-14 19:47 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * NSA Scandal * Snowden / More NSA Scandal * WWDC 2013 * Retro Show

[Ep 314] Out of Control in Some Way [1:25:12]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jun-18 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jun-21 09:01 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Photo Management * Distracted Driving (Again) * NSA Scandal (Again) * Google Buys Waze / Syria

[Ep 315] Won't Take Six Years [1:13:03]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Jun-24 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jun-28 20:53 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * NSA Feedback * Snowden Chase * Brazil/Turkey Protests

July 2013

[Ep 316] Smarter and Wiser [1:20:06]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jul-02 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jul-05 19:39 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Snowden / EU Spying * SCOTUS Decisions * Egypt

[Ep 317] No, No, No, It's Not Working! [1:06:08]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jul-09 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jul-12 20:02 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Adoption / Groundings * Coffee / Snowden * Egypt / SFO Crash / Lac Megantic

[Ep 318] The Dumber You Are, The More I Want to Eat You [1:06:30]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jul-16 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jul-19 18:22 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Robin Thicke Video * Final 2012 Wrapup / 2016 Preview / Watermelons / Eating Animals * Martin / Zimmerman * Snowden Update

[Ep 319] Anything Anyone Wants It To Be [1:03:38]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Jul-23 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Jul-26 07:57 UTC


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Sam and Bruce talk about: * 3 Degrees of NSA * Filibuster Non-Reform * Genealogy is Fun

[Ep 320] No, Not Really, No [1:02:44]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-Jul-31 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Aug-02 14:00 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Bradley Manning * NSA Debate * UK Censorship

August 2013

[Ep 321] The Samulstan Times [1:14:00]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Aug-06 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Aug-09 15:34 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Our Kids / This Week's NSA Stuff * Bezos buys the Post / 2016 Republicans * Terror Alert / Moto X

[Ep 322] Kids, They Want to have Fun [1:32:33]
Recorded: Fri, 2013-Aug-16 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Aug-16 18:00 UTC


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Sam and Amy talk about: * NSA Correction / Little Kids and Tech * Bigger Kids and Tech * Evolution of Language * Anti-Gay Russian Olympic Rules / Rave Culture

[Ep 323] Live from New York! [1:33:42]
Recorded: Thu, 2013-Aug-22 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Aug-23 15:29 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Car Stories * Egypt * Manning * NSA

[Ep 324] But Talk Quietly! [1:16:41]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Aug-27 UTC
Published: Thu, 2013-Aug-29 05:52 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * AT&T Reliability * Ballmer / Microsoft * NSA * Syria

September 2013

[Ep 325] Tolerate the Volume [1:09:19]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Sep-03 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Sep-06 19:21 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Bumbershoot / Hard Drives / NSA Spying on Governments * NSA Snowden Files Spreading / Cyberwarfare * Going to Congress on Syria

[Ep 326] Your Kid's Foot [1:30:30]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-Sep-11 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Sep-13 23:40 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Kid Things / Backups / Computer Issues * NSA This Week * Apple's new iPhones * Developments on Syria

[Ep 327] Ivan Cooks! [1:38:14]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-Sep-18 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Sep-20 07:30 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Long Podcasts / Megapixels / Calorie Counts * NSA This Week / Syria This Week * Naval Yard Shooting / Latin American Cyber Defense / Government Shutdown / Twitter IPO / Amriki / iPhones

[Ep 328] The Shuterdown [1:29:07]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Sep-24 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Sep-27 08:00 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Twitter and Facebook / Hodgepodge * Cameraphone Redux / iPhone Redux / iOS 7 * Microsoft and Nokia / Blackberry * Iran Overtures / Government Shutdown

[Ep 329] Fingerprints of the Shutdown [1:15:42]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Sep-30 UTC
Published: Tue, 2013-Oct-01 09:10 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Timeliness / NSA Stuff * Govt Shutdown / Obamacare * Fingerprint Security * Talking to Iran / Syria

October 2013

[Ep 330] Stronger Duct Tape [1:22:52]
Recorded: Mon, 2013-Oct-07 UTC
Published: Wed, 2013-Oct-09 05:19 UTC


Show notes prior to Sat, 2017-Sep-09 UTC are wonky. We are slowly fixing them. Apologies for the inconvienience.
Sam and Ivan talk about: * Banking Woes * NSA Feedback * Govt Shutdown and Debt Limit Standoffs * Twitter IPO / Samsung Watch * DC Car Shooting Incident

[Ep 331] You Got Played [1:33:00]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Oct-15 UTC
Published: Wed, 2013-Oct-16 07:57 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Work-Life Balance / iPhone 5s / iPhone 5c / Phablets * Innovative Dicks and Assholes * Shutdown / Debt Limit

[Ep 332] Foofarah [1:00:54]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Oct-22 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Oct-25 17:17 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Shutdown Over and Debt Limit Resolution * Shutdown Aftermath / Political Science Stuff * Obamacare Launch Fail

[Ep 333] The usual stuff, you know [1:39:28]
Recorded: Wed, 2013-Oct-30 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Nov-01 22:30 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Feedback Stuff * Spying Stuff * Obamacare Stuff * Apple Stuff

November 2013

[Ep 334] The Kids are Alright [1:09:36]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Nov-05 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Nov-08 16:32 UTC


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Sam, Ivan and Alex talk about: * Daylight Saving Time * Devices on Planes / Climate Change * Alex Train Interlude * Climate Change Continued * Kids and Tech

[Ep 335] Chomping at the Bit [1:31:54]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Nov-12 UTC
Published: Thu, 2013-Nov-14 08:03 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Local Elections / Alex PreK * Iran Negotiations * Arafat Poisoning * 2016 preview

[Ep 336] The Continuing Debacle [1:07:39]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Nov-19 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Nov-22 21:15 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Hodgepodge * Obamacare * JP Morgan Twitterfail * Bitcoin

[Ep 337] Seven Minutes of Nothing [57:26]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Nov-26 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Nov-29 21:51 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Doctor Who Anniversary / New Schools * Filibuster Nuked * Iran Developments / Healthcare Surcharges * Typhoon Haiyan

December 2013

[Ep 338] Just Sprayed All Over the Place [1:15:33]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Dec-03 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Dec-06 17:41 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Ivan’s Day / Sam’s Night * Bitcoins Again * Christmas Shopping * Delivery Drones / Automated Everything

[Ep 339] French Fries and Chicken [1:15:30]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Dec-10 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Dec-13 13:46 UTC


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Sam, Ivan and Alex talk about: * Behind the Scenes * In App Purchases / Quick Updates * Automation Revisited / Social Engineering * Nelson Mandela

[Ep 340] Something to Contribute [1:17:52]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Dec-17 UTC
Published: Fri, 2013-Dec-20 20:30 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Feedback / iPad Smash / Bitcoin Update * Budget Deal * Some NSA Stuff * Beyonce Ramifications

[Ep 341] Popping into my Head [1:23:37]
Recorded: Fri, 2013-Dec-27 UTC
Published: Sat, 2013-Dec-28 03:13 UTC


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Sam and Alex talk about: * Holidays * Political Tenets * Thoughts on 2013 / Trains and Portal

[Ep 342] 2013 Retrospective Show [1:10:41]
Recorded: Tue, 2013-Dec-31 UTC
Published: Thu, 2014-Jan-02 08:07 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * 2013 Politics * 2013 Econ * 2013 Tech * 2013 International * 2013 Hodgepodge * 2013 Results

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