Two Bit Geeks

A podcast about the interesting, the useful, and the frivolous

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Episode 24: The Two Bit Geeks Hall of Fame

December 09, 2017 by Tom

Ped & Tom celebrate a year of podcasting with their first inductions into the Two Bit Geeks Hall of Fame.

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December 09, 2017 /Tom
Astronomy, Science, Meta, Hall of Fame, Mathematics, D&D, Doctor Who

Episode 23: Free Range Podcasting

November 25, 2017 by Ped

Deconstructing Tom’s editing filter, briefly Brother X, Star Wars and LOTR news, questionable parenting trends of the modern age and debating the value of death. Plus, Two Bit Geeks t-shirts are here!

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November 25, 2017 /Ped
Meta, Brother X, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Parenting, Death

Episode 22: Nostalgia Kilonova

November 11, 2017 by Ped

Wandering down the aisles of emergent 80s nostalgia, briefly Blade Runner and the satisfaction of reinvention, Dungeons & Dragons gets back on the scene, first light on the biggest bangs in the universe and interstellar greetings from the Vegans of Lyra.

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November 11, 2017 /Ped
80s, Blade Runner, Stranger Things, D&D, Denis Villeneuve, Astronomy

Episode 21: Bandying About the Cosmos

October 27, 2017 by Tom

The busy geeks are back from more travels and buzz through accumulated corrections and followup, followed by a deep dive into software development, a trip to the world of Ahch-To (also know as Ireland), and finally Tom finds himself on a ‘special’ list.

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October 27, 2017 /Tom
Dreams, Space, SpaceX, Software Development, Star Wars, Ireland, Travel

Episode 20: Apocalypse How?

September 26, 2017 by Ped

Climate change, nuclear war, hostile AI, runaway nanotech, supervolcanoes, supermassive meteor strikes and unrelenting alien invasions: Ped and Tom shine a gamma ray burst on the biggest threats to our continued existence. Inspiration optional!

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September 26, 2017 /Ped
Apocalypse, Climate Change, Nuclear War, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, Extinction, Astronomy

Episode 19: The Trusting Game

September 14, 2017 by Ped

A happy birthday to Curiosity, a stellar job opportunity, and a deep dive into Nicky Case's game of trust, compassion and resilient cooperation—just don't tailgate Tom.

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September 14, 2017 /Ped
NASA, Nicky Case, Philosophy, Game Theory, Traffic, Gaming

Episode 18: Total Eclipse Special

August 26, 2017 by Tom

Ped & Tom experience the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse within the magical Path of Totality, and survive the traffic nightmare afterwards.

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August 26, 2017 /Tom
Total Eclipse, Google

Episode 17: National Park Sandwich

August 12, 2017 by Ped

The dramatic conclusion of the The Great Pea Experiment; Ped across America with a road trip redux through five National Parks, seven natural wonders and The Argonath; and there’s good reason to celebrate our 13th Doctor.

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August 12, 2017 /Ped
Gardening, Travel, Doctor Who

Episode 16: Flora and Fauna

July 25, 2017 by Tom

Ped invites Tom to try some vocal warmup, before moving on to fingers and hands, cursive redux, neuroplasticity and critical thinking, flora and pesky fauna, plus some brief Star Wars news.

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July 25, 2017 /Tom
Podcasting, Critical Thinking, Peas, Nature, Star Wars

Episode 15: Purposeless Pursuits

July 03, 2017 by Tom

After a hello to our Imperial listeners, Ped & Tom discuss the decline of cursive writing, the Common Core Standards, learning cuneiform, and the purpose of purposeless pursuits. Also, squeaky cats and oatmeal.

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July 03, 2017 /Tom
Star Wars, United Kingdom, language, learning, Star Trek, food
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