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Episode 1: Who Are We? Why a Podcast?

In this pilot episode, host Stan James and I discuss why we started the podcast, who we are, and some of the things we’re looking forward to talking about. [40 minutes] Opening music is August by Luke...

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Bits ‘n Bytes – The Boring iPhone 5

Bits ‘n Bytes are special short mini episodes in which Stan & Jason discuss current events, random tidbits, and other cool nuggets that don’t make it quite into full episodes.  In our inaugural...

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Episode 02: Technology in the short film “Sight”

In the 2nd episode, Stan & Jason discuss the short film “Sight” and its portrayal of gamification, augmented reality, techno relationships and more!

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Bits ‘n Bytes – Tech in Politics: Surveillance, Integrity, & Informed Voters

Kill some time in the voting line listening to this week’s Bits ‘n Bytes as Stan & Jason talk about some of the ways that technology might be influencing politics: constant surveillance of...

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Episode 3: Is Technology Making Things Better or Worse?

In the last episode of the year, Stan and Jason discuss one of the most common questions that seems to arise time and time again: Is Technology Making Things Better or Worse?  Do we need to go back to...

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Episode 5: We’re Totally Judging You Based on Your Email Address

Stan and Jason come clean about their prejudices. We’re totally judging based on your email address domain, the type of computer you use, and whether or not your TV is setup with the correct aspect...

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Episode 6: The Law, Technology, and Aaron Swartz

Lawyers and hackers are colliding more often. Never more poignantly than a month ago when hacker-activist Aaron Schwartz was found dead in his apartment. His family maintains that his death was caused...

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Episode 7: “Less Stuff” and the shift to an access-based economy

We’re shifting from an ownership econcomy to an access based economy. As more and more media moves into the “cloud”, as devices like smartphones take over the roles of more and more discreet devices,...

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Episode 8: Is Technology Isolating Us?

Does technology connect us or isolate us? Stan’s friend Adam Dingle shares about how a recent train trip across the country differed from some of his previous trips – because of technology. During this...

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Episode 9: Medicine – The Technology of Life

Tech doesn’t just mean gizmos, gadgets, and computers. Medicine has also been evolving at exponential rates in recent decades in ways that affect us every day. In episode 9 Stan & Jason discuss...

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Episode 10: The Future of Medicine & The Transcendent Man

Is the singularity near? Stan and Jason discuss the documentary Transcendent Man about futurist Ray Kurzweil and the possibility that medicine will soon produce such vastly increased lifespans that...

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Episode 11: What is Quantified Self? – with Ernesto Ramirez

Jason sits down with Ernesto Ramirez, the editor and community organizer of QuantifiedSelf.com to discuss what exactly the quantified self movement is, how self tracking can potentially improve life...

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Episode 12: Writing Google SEO Porn for Online Reputation Management

We’ve all googled ourselves at some point, but what happens when we don’t like what appears? In episode 12 Stan sits down with Kathleen, who specializes in “online reputation management”, or the art of...

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Episode 13: Would You Share?

In episode 13 Jason talks with Stan about the new short film he is writing and directing: SHARE. Taking place in a world where life-recording has been perfected and people can record their ENTIRE life...

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Episode 14: It’s Getting Harder to Be a Dick

As our digital trails become stronger and stronger, Jason posits the theory that it’s getting harder to be a dick.  We break down 3 significant topical events of the last year: the Boston Marathon...

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Episode 16: What We Did On Our Summer (and Fall!) Vacations

They’re back! After a long hiatus, Stan and Jason return to chat about what they’ve each been up to over the last few months that have been keeping them busy. Stan’s put some finishing touches on his...

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Episode 17: An Economy of What? The Book Review Episode

Stan and Jason talk about two books they recently read which both examine our changing economy from different angles: Who Owns the Future by Jaron Lanier and The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New...

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Episode 18: The Spiritual Singularity and the Coming Age of Transparency with...

This week’s episode is a bit more esoteric, and a little more unconventional, than usual. Jason sits down with Zachary Feder to discuss his talk “The Spiritual Singularity and the Coming Age of...

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Episode 19: Tell Me Have You Seen HER

With awards season in the air, Stan & Jason discuss HER, the latest film by director Spike Jonze, about a man that falls in love with his operating system. It’s literally a film about the human...

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Episode 20: The Flappy Birds of Mt. Gox

Millions of dollars go missing from a BitCoin “bank” while an unknown programmer in Vietnam decides that $50,000 a day from his game was ruining his life. Vertical monopoly returns with...

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Episode 21: The Return / What We Noticed

We’re back! Re-awoken from our slumber, Stan and Jason return to The Seventh Kingdom! In this episode we talk a bit about what got us fired up to start podcasting again, and then take advantage of our...

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Episode 22 – Welcome Jay Mutzafi and Lucid Dreaming

We’re Back! First, a quick shout out – Stan James is deep in life and had to step away for the time being. He’ll be back and we can’t wait to catch up with him when he does. In the meantime I’ve...

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Episode 23 – The VR Internet of Experiences

VR is finally here – the Vive and Rift are already in the world, and Sony’s version coming later this year! In honor of this moment, Jay and Jason talk about why we think that’s a big deal –...

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