Inspired by a recent crash of a SpaceX rocket, Jason and Ben throw on their Last Starfighter T-shirts and exit the atmosphere. Mars colony, (fake) moon landings, the challenges of a generation ship. It's final frontier time for your favorite non-experts.
Maker Minute: Everyday Astronaut
Crystal ball time. What does the future hold for fans of Prometheus Lights and Foursevens? What new products does Jason have in store for us in 2021?
It's a tell-all episode. Or whatever-Jason-feels-like-telling-us episode. Not the same thing, but close.
David v Goliath. This is not Occupy Wall Street 2.0. This is something different...and the industries/establishment/platforms are reacting in a way that suggests something big is happening.
Your resident experts weigh in to solve all the problems.
Disclaimer: We are not financial advisors. None of what you hear in this show should be construed as financial advice. We are not experts.
Maker Minute: Wallstreetbets
Jason stayed up too late playing VR games so we talked about that, which beats RL (real life), ie the storming of the Capitol, which we also touched on. A fun ramble and great kick off to 2021.
Maker Minute: Brandon Laatsch
Not a glorification. More like an acknowledgement that more of us are doing more drinking, both of us have some funny drinking-related stories to share, and one of the most memorable lines from the film masterpiece that is "Friday" was delivered by a man who sadly has recently departed. You don't have to drink while listening, but it'd be a lot cooler if you did.
Maker Minute: Tommy Lister Jr. aka Deebo
Twas the night after COVID / and all through the town / not a human was stirring / because of lockdown.
Find joy during a pandemic? You bet your butts we will (try). Pour some eggnog, plug in the lights, set the Netflix fireplace channel to "no music."
Maker Minute: Gavin Newsom
Time for a routine check up. Pulse reading. State of the state. Jason and Ben talk politics, ignorance and fear, COVID, and Jason's upcoming trip to a supervolcano a few hundred (or thousand) years overdue for an eruption. 2020 seems the year to take such a trip, no?
Maker Minute: Pompeii by Robert Harris
This is you, standing in front of one. The play button is the key. Will you use it and find out what's beyond?
Maker Minute: Southord
"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them." - Bruce Lee.
Being a small business owner ain't easy. Add a pandemic, a disrupted global supply chain, and a social upheaval and you'd forgive a person if they overlooked a detail here or there. But one that costs over $100K?
This one has to be heard to be believed.
Jason and Ben return to the microphones to discuss the state of the state, re-opening after COVID closures, how the world has and will changed, silver linings, and what happens when a NASA engineer tackles a squirrel problem.
Maker Minute: Mark Rober
What does Jason have cooking out west in his mad lab? It's pull-back-the-curtain time as he gives us a sneak peek at a few new products he hopes to launch in 2020, like the Beta Magnetic, a Titanium Preon, the MX3 and what's this? A Foursevens ALPHA? Coronavirus be damned. The show goes on.
You didn't think it could get any weirder? Jason and Ben go deep down the rabbit holes of the Coronavirus (spoiler alert: it's intentional), 5G (spoiler alert: it's tied to the Coronavirus), Jeffrey Epstein (spoiler alert: he didn't kill himself) and the Reptilian Elite. (Won't spoil that one). Enjoy the ride.
Tinfoil hat time! Jason and Ben dive into some of their all-time favorite conspiracy theories, from directed energy weapons and weather control to alien technology and military bio weapons tests gone horribly wrong. Isn't the internet amazing?
Maker Minute: Bitten
(We called an audible on the Maker Minute after recording. You'll understand when you listen to the podcast.)
Or is it? Are the victors always the good guys? Why is Disney pushing a genocide agenda? Jason and Ben take a walk on the dark side as they dissect this famous phrase in the context of the latest Star Wars installment plus other notable conflicts and conquests of both distant and recent past. Hold onto your light savers.
Maker minute: George Lucas and Industrial Light & Magic.
Mental health check in time. For you, for us, for all of society. Jason and Ben explore the merits of happy lights, Vitamin D, sun gazing (it's real, look into it) and having a tribe. Also, we love you and we're here for you.
Maker Minute: Mr. Sun
Modders gonna mod. Ton of fun in this episode as Jason and Ben dive into some of Jason's philosophy on flashlight modifications, his favorites, his no-gos, radioactive mods, and the boys give a shout out to an old-skool modder lurking in the CPF.
Maker Minute: Saabluster
You can't avoid it, so you might as well embrace it. Jason and Ben talk traditions, tree cutting, Starbucks cup controversy and more. Get yourself into the spirit and don't forget that 15% off Holiday sale Jason's running over at www.darksucks.com. Discount code HOLIDAYME15 gets you savings on a bunch of great gift options.
Maker Minute: All of Amazon's seasonal workers.
Alternate title: Dogs vs Cats. Alternate alternate title: Dog People vs Cat People.
It's all of that and more. Hear tales of dogs throwing owners under the bus, magic cats who form uncanny psychic links with their owners, a dog that can detect blood sugar levels. Love em, hate em, can't live without em? Doesn't matter: they are hear to stay.
Maker Minute: Elle & Coach
We're baaaaack. Kicking off Season 2 with product recommendation on a pair of wiper blades that Jason swears by. Change your life. Maybe save your life. Bonus feature: they'll wipe away all those tears you've been crying since INE went on break.
Winter is coming. With it comes rain and snow.
Maker Minute: PIAA
Jason rocked the LED flashlight world a year and a half ago when he announced the acquisition of the Foursevens brand. Since then he's released updated versions of the Preon and Mini flashlights, and now he's finally launched the newest version of the Foursevens flagship flashlight: the Quark MKIII. We get into all the details about the new light and the process of iterating a legendary product.
See the new Quark MKIII
Maker Minute: Kickstarter
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