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Lyons is living the fingerprint unlock life. Smartstraps try to make Smartwatches smarter. Podcasts are coming to Spotify, but only if you're a special snowflake. The Void is VR 'laser tag on steroids' and Nintendo is making theme park rides for Universal Studios!

Shelby moved to the suburbs and got cable again. The new season of The Bachelorette just started and it’s as crazy as you would expect. Polly explains the new toll lanes along US 36 in Colorado. Also: an update on iZombie and rumors of a Gilmore Girls reunion.

Does Silicon Valley own the future of music? How should musicians navigate the rapidly changing market with streaming services, social media, and a constantly increasing competition for attention? Music industry veteran and university professor Storm Gloor joins to discuss these questions and much more!

A band pulls a PR stunt and gets called out by the internet mob. Typedrummer is a really cool drum machine web app, American Idol calls it a day and nobody cares. Also: Learn why you should never leave Facebook even if you hate it.

Followup inception creates its own followup. Microsoft proves old habits die hard while Apple creates a web crawling bot. 3D printing is even more amazing than we thought. And what is up with this Spiderman toy?

What was it like discovering comic books in the 1950s and 60s? Learn why Bruce favored DC Comics over pre-rebirth Marvel, his fascination with superhero origin stories, and what the first superhero tv shows were like. Finally, learn the fate of Bruce's sizeable collection of Golden and Silver Age comics.

Grooveshark is back! Apple might be out to kill free music streaming, the Z-Tar is a strange midi guitar and much laughter is had about drugs at festivals and a curious lazy music generator.

Lyons finds his place outside the modder community. Konami's Playable Teaser disappears from the PlayStation store. Kickstarter is sometimes great but other times it just funds mojitos. And a gamer beats Mega Man X and X2 at the same time on the same controller.

Polly gives an update on her wedding plans including a transportation solution. Did you know school buses are typically 45 feet long? Meanwhile, Shelby returns from vacation where she probably worked too much. Polly allows Shelby to tell three stories about animals. You won’t want to miss the special guest host this episode - the title is a clue. Also: Tim Tebow jersey insurance is a thing that exists.

A new study suggests you will stop discovering new music around age 33, another company wants in on the premium cable snake oil game, we fly flags at half mast for the passing of Grooveshark, and how have orchestras been used to enhance songwriting in the past and today?

In cinema, robots have been our friends, our helpers, or our enemies and destroyers. This episode is a deep dive into how robots have been depicted in tv and film, including such classics as The Day The Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, and Kronos, to the Jetsons, Twilight Zone, and eventually George Lucas' Star Wars.

Mike and Lyons gush about hardware. Valve apologizes for paid mods on Steam. Tons of awesome (and skepticism) came out of Microsoft Build. Elon Musk and Tesla are trying to save the world. And Mike is delighted by Miyamoto being delighted.

A sad rite of passage for many bands is having their gear stolen. Mike reports back from seeing Sufjan Stevens live as he nearly loses his voice talking into his brand new mic. What are your guilty pleasures, and is indie really a genre?

Lyons gets called out on geek naming sins. Google fi is happening and all the rumors were true. Google Contributor is happening and Mike is unsure if it’ll take hold. Are there too many hamburger menus in apps and at Burger King? And Mike’s first days with the Apple Watch.

Polly has mixed feelings about zombies, serial killers, and recording during the Pittsburgh Penguins playoff game. Shelby is obsessed with Game of Thrones. Oh yeah, and Tim Tebow is back in the NFL.

Justin speaks with documentary filmmaker/professor Scott Thurman about his experiences making the award-winning documentary “The Revisionaries.” They also discuss tips for documentarians just starting out, and how doc films can be/are more entertaining and satisfying than narrative films – scandalous!

A new wearable promises to keep your band in time without destroying your ears, Jukely promises you unlimited live shows and Google takes us inside Abbey Road studios. Also: Mumford & Sons weigh in on Tidal with their banjos and suspenders.

Pseudojustin of The Pseudo Show joins us to talk making saving money as easy as the Amazon Dash Button makes spending it. Reddit has their own Button. Lyons admits he's hooked on HBO Now. The BB-8 droid from Star Wars is real(ish). Info about Google's cell service is leaked. And the FCC is unsurprisingly being sued over net neutrality.

Tracing its roots in German Expressionism and other sources, we examine the development of Noir as a genre in American cinema, including the careers of Roy Huggins and David Janssen, television shows like The Fugitive and Richard Diamond, Private Detective, and the expansion and lasting impact of noir today, including films such as Blade Runner, Dark City and the work of the Coen Brothers.

How do artists employ unique visual aesthetics to complement their music? Why doesn't Tidal co-owner Rihanna bolster the new streaming service with an exclusive for her newest single? Also: Modulince, a fascinating new DAW, and a discussion of the good and bad of live albums.