Episode 120: Summer Movies, Some Aren’t
Paul, Ed and Dean answer a litigous Question of the Week, talk about the abysmal box office over the holiday weekend, make a few Smart Suggestions for your enjoyment. Main Segment: Box Office:...
View ArticleEpisode 121: DASHCONventional Wisdom
In this week’s episode of the Stuff Smart People Like podcast, we discuss the joys and miseries of running a convention. Ben reports on the strange happenings at the first ever “Dashcon”, a convention...
View ArticleEpisode 122: Happy 75th, Batman!
Would Batman be a better superhero if he just ate a few more bananas and brazil nuts as a child? Ed, Ben, and Paul tackle this and other comic questions tangentially related to everyone’s favorite...
View ArticleEpisode 123: Utopia or Dystopia?
Paul hosts this week’s cast in which we discuss future inventions that never came to be (Jetson’s style) as well as dystopia and utopia as portrayed in movies and television. Ed adds a new segment...
View ArticleSpoilercast: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
In this bonus episode of the stuff smart people like podcast, Ben, Paul and Ed, completely spoil Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Comment on this episode Feedback: feedback@smartppllike.com | Leave a...
View ArticleEpisode 124: Music Appreciation
This is kind of a “get to know your panel” episode, where we talk about our musical backgrounds. In case you don’t know (and why would you) Jesse has studied music and composes in his free time. With...
View ArticleEpisode 125: Podcasting from the road
Jordan acts as our reporter in the field this week, as we call him during the middle of a cross-country move. The highlights are a chicken at a gas station and a beef jerky store that doesn’t make...
View ArticleEpisode 126: The New News Spoilers?
Ed, Ben, and Jesse debate the trend on twitter (and elsewhere) of news “spoilers”. They also debate the greatest rock riffs of all time. Smart suggestions, as always added but a $1.25 upcharge. Smart...
View ArticleEpisode 127: Stuff Gamers Like.
(This is a picture, not an advertisement. Thank You). Paul, Ben, Jordan and Jesse talk gaming from theme parks to college tuition! We also talk more about Livestreaming and E-sports! Main Segment:...
View ArticleEpisode 128: ‘Craft Punk
Ben gets to take the ol’ podcast out for a spin and Jesse and Paul are joyriding along as well. The meat of the issue is the acquisition of software developer Mojang and the ultra-popular game...
View ArticleEpisode 129: Future Tech/Lovenouns
Ben, Paul and Dean answer an extended Question of the Week, ruminating on technology of the past and fictional future, then make a few Smart Suggestions for your present. Main Segment: Technology Old...
View ArticleEpisode 130: Time travel you difficult, yo
Dean, Paul, Ed, Ben and Jesse spend some time in your past talking about some time deeper in their past and also some time in the future, unless you’re reading this in the future and then they’re...
View ArticleEpisode 131: Large White Guy In a Strange Land
Ben and Dean are subjected to Ed’s vacation slides from his recent trip to China. Ben misplaced his bomb shelter. Dean is hoarding apps. Main Segment: Ed’s Trip to China Smart Suggestions: Ben:...
View ArticleEpisode 132 Eddy Franchise and the Smarties
The guys discuss what movie franchise characters they’d like to see get their own line of movies. Ben waxes poetic about spooky ad sounds, and Jordan forgets about a Smart Suggestion yet again. Main...
View ArticleEpisode 133: What is a Geek Bar?
Ed hosts this episode while Dean takes care of his dog’s rent or something. Ben and Jim banter about the new Geek Bar in Chicago and provide an illuminating selection of smart suggestions for your...
View ArticleEpisode 134: Poop Flavored Taffy
Much like that bag full of candy you pulled in last week, this episode is full of goodies and a few duds. We do a lazy man’s version of the lightning round. Least favorite candy? Most inappropriate...
View ArticleEpisode 135: Mobile Payments
Paul, Ben and Dean answer a Question of the Week from 1989, chat about the future of commerce on our phones and toss in a few Smart Suggestions, per usual. Question of the Week: Miami Nights 1984 Main...
View ArticleEpisode 136: Let’s Talk About Star Wars
In this episode, Ben, Paul, and Jim talk about the recent Star Wars teaser trailer based on a question of the week from B. Kenobi. That leads into, well, a lot more talk about Star Wars. If you want...
View ArticleEpisode 137: Updates to updates
It’s a quiet night at the Stuff Smart People Like headquarters. It’s just Dean and Ben and bowl of popcorn. The popcorn doesn’t really have much to add the discussion because it never had to worry...
View ArticleEpisode 138: It’s a Wonderful Episode, Isn’t It?
You want the moon, listener. We’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down for you. Ed, Ben and Dean talk about that holiday classic and try to figure out what made George Bailey so desperate. Then...
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