At Least You're Trying

Summary: It's been a while! The boys meet in a local establishment to discuss Jody's only topic idea in a long time...'scale'; How do you scale as a human? Recording in public made Jody self-conscious, but Matt still talks a bunch about the education system. Jody had to scale immediately to 2 children ...he's still struggling with that. Matt scales his knowledge to N-students-per-day Matt might be able to adjust value of N to be inspiring or depressing how depressing this number might be. Jody was impressed with Matt's handling of Net Neutrality for his students Matt answers with direct call to action to vote...nice way to scale that message :) take opportunity to discuss NN since it went well at the Indy over the holidays A bit of SpaceX talk led into recommendations:

Summary: It's the first recording in a long time. Matt has tales of the magnet lab. Did his hover-board project get off the ground? Follow-up It's been a while since we've recorded an episode over Skype. We almost remember how... Matt's in a new school year The Christina Carther Old Seminole Heights Bicycle Pub Crawl is upon us again Thanks to Pat Of The Forthcoming Patcast for the awesome t-shirt design: Matt's magnet lab experience Matt worked on a "hover-board"...of sorts Matt regaled Jody with a photo essay of interesting whiteboards and chalkboards Jody retaliated with choice page from his newly rediscovered Quantum Mechanics Notebook Not mentioned in the show,

Summary: Yes it's been a while, but NO, they have not quit trying! Today it's an exercise in marginal sound quality as the boys venture out into the world for supplies, then venture into deep intellectual waters (or not) regarding Jody's nominal topic: PROGRESS?? Fake Follow Up Matt has not yet reached "peak testing", but he can't be far off. Jody is determined to lose 10lbs Since beginning of March 2016, he's been running 3-miles, 3-times per week Phife Dog from A Tribe Called Quest dead at age 42 from diabetes complications And Prince!...link video from George Harrison tribute Who's the 3rd in the cluster? China the wrestler? John Oliver covers Puerto Rico's budget crisis Matt cited some Bigiest Loser research Matt's at 32 runs for the year

Summary: Dammit Neil! It happened again. But despite some lost bits, the boys manage to record most of a show. About space! Follow Up (Real): Matt's been running! 11/100 done already! Jody thinks Matt's new shoes are just ugly enough to keep pace Jody's Spouse-person gave her own grades for Jody after episode-59 "..most categories are better than he thinks, and one is worse." Follow Up (Fake): Tryers, please post an ALYT review in iTunes, we’ve had the same 2 reviews forever and one of them still looks like sock-puppetry or astro-turfing (not sure which applies) by Matt Topic: Space! Jody and Matt were planning to share personal favorites from the annals of spaceflight, and why they’re significant...but you know, time constraints Why do humans do

Summary: It's time to put 2015 to bed. In this year-end wrap up, the boys talk cryptography, space, restaurants, and internet open signs. Then they go on to give themselves grades in four subjects for 2015, and discuss how 2016 could be different. Follow Up (Real): Matt keeps thinking of more and more applications for the "Internet Open Sign" switch...but he's forgotten them all Jody talks with Ten Gallon Hat Man after episode-58, and decides to give Google Keep a try (it hasn't gone well). Follow Up (Fake): Sea Salt restaurant in St. Pete, FL Not recomended by GBRB, by the way Farm Table Kitchen for confusingly named, but tasty cocktails GreenBookRedBook.com Dine Time App Reserve your ramen or Cracker Barrel table now! Signal Android App, want

Summary: They're back for real this time, with a topic, no less! This week Jody pitches Matt his percolating creative ideas for some feedback (and minimal snark). (Real) Follow Up Matt and his partner headed back to NOLA tomorrow… And there was just a mass shooting (17 injured) in the 9th Ward More worryingly, Matt might be getting sick (early warning signs present now), which is never a good thing in NOLA This American Life, 10 years after hurricane Katrina Toups' Meatery #Toothless Tiger is doing OK after her full mouth extraction- she can eat wet or hard food, amazingly Jody’s Pitch Deck Intro "Internet of Things", a tired buzz-term for Jody, but still fresh and completely acceptable to Matt Since hearing Jody's topic idea, Matt keeps thinking

Summary: Testing...testing...does this thing still work? The boys recorded a little preview/bonus episode to tease the triumphant return of ALYT. Planning session 10 installs of ALYT Android app, double digits! Matt's now teaching adults...and they don't ask good questions Topic suggestion for episode 58, “Jody’s Pitch Deck” Not discussed Jody feeling the itch to record (finally) Matt manages to get the phone of his dreams Having kids as time travel babies == tiny zombies Neil Degrsse Tyson inverviews Edward Snowden Part 1 Part 2 Jody's not into the Star Talk show format, but this interview was good audio Pluto close-ups, Mars-water, are Matt's students excited?

Summary: First, some updates on Babies and careers, then a hint of a TOPIC: Have you ever felt inspired and deflated at the same time? Fake Follow Up Jody has a strange experience at church...volunteer in charge of audio teaches Jody’s spouse the hard lessons learned from the Zoom recording device Lessons learned by this podcast but in another context...maybe we are helping people Baby update, 6 months old, teeth are happening, crawling soon, B removes his own sock Pieces family moving to SC...and proud we are of all of them New Vertical Ventures location in St. Pete...Xanadu! try to find rendering and real images from new gym Jody’s spouse found a good Kickstarter for programmable jewelry Legal help from LSBEsq: Infographic on your rights in a police encounter Matt’s Partner’s Car

Summary: On another topic-less episode, we get a baby update, talk about machine learning and science journalism, food, blogging, food-blogging, and a little bit of sports ball. Finally, Matt practices his canine psychology. Summer Matt has 3 vacations in 4 weeks Bonnaroo (previously discussed), then beach, then NOLA Read all about Matt & his partner's NOLA adventures here: Part 1, and Part 2 Listener Science Link Also known as rant-bait for Matt Lady Sportsball, Esq. sent us this article about machine learning in science Spoiler, this is not the birth of Skynet But Jody and Matt both excited by the progress made by this combination of humans, data, code, and computers Matt slowly shipping content to GBRB It’s been pretty fun.

Summary: Quick turnaround, right? We're back with a Bonnaroo report, some real follow-up about tech choices, and a eulogy for TCL's truck. It's actually kind of a sad show, but Matt saves it at the end. Follow-up: Matt calls Big Red and gets a discount just for asking Bonnaroo Report! Summer Matt in his natural environment: Alabama Shakes: Matt's pick for performance of the festival. Jody needs closure on Matt’s food blog...it’s an open-loop that’s been eating at his soul. The only solution is for Jody to finalize the internet plumbing and Matt to ship the first post...FIRST! The title is chosen, and the URL procured: greenbookredbook.com The dog is back (briefly), and it makes babies seem that much weirder (to Jody) Life-change-let-down for Mr. Pieces He’s didn’t g

Summary: Yes, it's been a few weeks, so the boys have some catching up to do. We get a baby update, some literary recommendations, and some insight into how Matt will be spending his time and money this summer. Follow Up Title suggestions for Matt's blog pouring in Blog will also review food trucks encountered in Matt's wanderings (he's invented a separate evaluation scheme just for the trucks) Matt's notebook went down to Miami Memorial Day weekend to try 4 restaurants Recent comments on open science and reproducibility On The Media interview with Ben Goldacre was good. Best pull-quote: “This issue has been protected by a force-field of its own tediousness.” A MUST READ for sci-enthusiasts and skeptics everywhere: http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800 Good article on “p-Hack

Summary: It's a hectic/last-minute show. Jody tries not to be distracted by babies, while Matt manages to escape the dreaded Barcelona Two-Step. FU Be a part of history! Name Matt’s foodie blog! Jody's blue-sky suggestions (URL's have been researched by Jody and are available for reasonable prices): gentlemanfoodie.com mattsfoodblog.com matteatworld.com (comes with the great initialism of 'MEW') FFU Good episodes lately of the Roderick on the Line podcast Jody scores a new listener, “The Don” 5by5 at the movies, “The Big Lebowski” Episode 216 of Back To Work podcast making Matt feel guilty: Verbs and nouns Anxiety at work and home for Matt. “It’s

Summary: Jody and Matt are playing catch-up this week, reuniting after an interminable hiatus to hear about the babies, learn about memory, and discuss the conduction of a proper taste-test. ALYT- The Technology Company! Seriously, check out Jody's cool new ALYT app in the Google Play store. He's justifiably proud of it, and would love your feedback! You can find it here, or with a quick search on the play store. Thanks, Tryers! Jody's early experiences with kids Names withheld for tin-foil hat reasons An "easy" day of labor became a hectic couple hours and then it was in to the OR The data during labor looked good (solidly in the "gray zone"): The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right Purchase the book using that link to support ALYT!

It's a laid back, vacation episode this week. After a lovely call-in from LSB, esq., the boys talk work, cars, AI, and Basilisks. No, really.

There's bleeps and bloops galore as Jody and Matt attempt their first ever call-in show to celebrate episode 50.

After the FB/FU, Jody updates us on his car again, which, well...but we find a silver lining. Then, a topic! Communication bandwidth, density, and medium. Not to worry, Matt has it all figured out.

Jody and Matt get caught up after another brief hiatus. Also, we hear from some listeners, bite some phones, and recomend some other shows.

Trigger warning: The ALYT family lost another pet this week, and the show gets a bit sad around the 39 minute mark. Fair warning. In other news, we go through lots of FB/FU this week, and Matt has his mind blown- because fireworks.

Jody brings back a topic: Focus. Predictably, Matt is anything but focused, but has some functional components. And several stiff drinks.

It was a distraction-driven show as the boys try to add a video component to their Skype production process (don't worry listeners, the show is still audio-only). Jody fields questions, Matt thinks about what's good for the country.