The Noisecast

Easier - A Conversation with Chris Westfall on Making Work-Life Work for You

In the last ten years, one of the worst parts of our society has been the idea of "hustle culture" - a never-ending grind where people's value comes from creating profit. But what happens when you hit a wall? What happens when you can no longer make your work-life fit within your real-life? 

In this conversation with author, coach, and speaker, Chris Westfall, we look at how Easier: 60 Ways to Make Work Life Work for You -  his guide on leadership and building up personal resilience - can help change our approach to work and the notion of a successful work-life balance. 

You can learn more about Chris and his call on his website: Westfall Online.

Christian Dumais is Killing It

In this episode, Alberto sits down with comedian, author, and Internet denizen, Christian Dumais. We got a chance to talk about his most recent horror-comedy collection of short stories Killing It! 

From Christian's site:

Christian is best known for creating Twitter’s @DrunkHulk, an internet and pop culture sensation that accumulated nearly 200,000 followers. Drunk Hulk has been featured in various publications like Time, Rolling Stone, Huffington Post, and mentioned on NPR, Comedy Central, and MTV. A collection of Drunk Hulk’s tweets, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes material, was published as SMASHED: The Life and Tweets of Drunk Hulk.

 

Cold World: Microsoft Purchases Activision/Blizzard

We know, it's been a long time in between episodes, but there's also been a pandemic and life. The Noisecast is back and this time Alberto brings back one of the original members of The Noisecast to discuss A.I.-Powered Tractors, Foldable iPhones, and of course, Microsoft ridonkulous purchase of Activision/Blizzard. There were laughs, tears, and some strong language about corporations not being your friend. 

Yes, it's safe to say we're back! Check out the links below for the source articles and be sure to follow us on your social media platform of choice: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. Also, help us keep this podcast running and consider contributing to our Patreon page.

Show notes:

Leaker Reveals Apple's Plans for Foldable Phone - iLounge

Wired - John Deere Self Driving Tractor - AI Debate

TheVerge-Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

The NonFungible Podcast

WTF is an NFT? In this episode, Alberto and Paul dive headfirst into the world of NFTs and try to figure out if this is truly the next big thing in digital assets or if someone's trying to con you out of your hard-earned Bitcoin. Also covered, who will be the next tech billionaire to run for US President, a mini-first look at the SteelSeries Aerox 3 wireless gaming mouse, and a preview of the Pluto Trigger review that's in the works.

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Tech We Love (2021 Edition)

Alberto and Paul are back in the latest episode and with all the negativity in the world, we tried to keep it on the positive - focusing on our favorite things in tech. In this episode, we talk about the tech in our lives that we're loving and can't get enough of.

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Stonks & Bonds: Who We'll Be After GME

Sometimes it's best to get straight to the point. This is one of our shorter episodes and focuses on an interview with Ryan Broderick, freelance journalist, and author of the Garbage Day newsletter, as he helps Alberto breakdown what exactly does the GME fiasco means as a whole and who the players behind the "meme stock" are. From GME to Wall Street Bets to Internet Subcultures in 2021, if you're interested in the state of the Internet today, you won't want to miss this episode.

We definitely want to hear from you and where you think we'll be after the dust settles. You can always hit us up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you love this podcast, helping spread the word is one free way to support the podcast - we're on your favorite podcast app! Lastly, consider contributing to our Patreon effort - your recurring donation keeps us going and gives you a producer credit.

The Noisecast Wonder Woman 84 Review and Goodbye 2020

It's been a long time coming, but Alberto and Paul finally got around to talking about movies and it just so happened to coincide with the HBOMax release of Wonder Woman 84. Yes, there are spoilers and there's even Alberto griping about movie theaters (surprise!) but he actually had nice things to say about the movie - he's the only one. 

Also in this episode, Alberto and Paul send-off 2020 in the only way they know how - hoping for a better 2021 (we know, didn't take long did it?). 

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Turkeys and Tech

Apparently, the turkey and birthday celebrations were a bit too much for Alberto as this episode was nearly lost. In this episode, Paul returns to talk all things: Quarantine Happy Hours, the sad state of telecom duopolies, Apple's M1 chip announcement, and Paul's life away from Retail Hell on Black Friday. 

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A Story About A Nice Film Club

Here's another one from the archives as Alberto chats with the founder of Nice Film Club, Joshua Goldberg on the resurgence of film photography in a digital world. In this episode, they talk about their mutual passion for film and shooting film as well as how the concept of on-demand darkroom services -ahem- developed. 

About Nice Film Club (https://nicefilmclub.com/about)

Nice Film Club was born in Brooklyn, NY out of a love for those beloved imperfections found on every roll of film. At Nice, we're determined to serve film photographers through high-quality photo lab services and a modern web experience. 

 

Is Your Business Cyber Resilient? Interview with Linus Chang

One of the biggest challenges for businesses in our post-COVID world is being able to defend themselves and their data from cybercriminals. BackupAssist's founder and CEO, Linus Chang, joins us for a conversation about data fidelity, backup best practices, and keeping you cyber resilient. 

Be sure to check out BackupAssist latest product BackupAssist ER - a fully automated, disk to disk to cloud backup for Windows Servers. https://www.backupassist.com/ 

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