Mexico is complicated, but we eat our way to an explanation.
It's July 2020. Nico and Florian revisit the Tom Hanks situation in the rich parts of Mexico City. Afterwards they look ahead to Nico's imminent move to Germany.
Duration: 0:30:38
Please contact Nick and complain about the missing show notes.
Duration: 0:42:46
Duration: 0:44:16
The Multiverse, except in Quarantine with Beer and Coffee
Burning Man multiverse – …got to have a code… – Tom Hanks has COVID – Ray Natural Gas Compressor Station Accident – Simple conversion C to F (Multiply or Divide by 2, Add or Subtract 30) – Fediverse Defined – chaos.social – The Long Disaster (Burning Man Medium) – Very simple equations can have complex behaviors – Complexity of things that happen is not random
If you want to take part in the superfans episode (likely June 2020): e-mail sw2l@nickfarr.org with your time zone.
Usually Nick writes something very witty here. Today not so much. Because Nick wasn't involved in the creation of this episode.
Florian talks to his friend Nico who lives in the neighborhood of La Condesa in the heart of Mexico City. They talk about the current situation in relation to the Corona pandemic in Mexico and how it evolved over the last months.
Duration: 0:58:59
Two professional podcasting studios.
Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt – La Condesa – Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez – Mexican Undersecretary of Health – Andrés Manuel López Obrador – President of Mexico – Fat Freddy’s Drop: Black Bird, Roady – Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico (SEP) – Mexico City Metro – Pesero, combi, taxi collectivo – Notability – Padlet
Florian finally lets Nick talk all about his new favorite subject: Burning Man.
What was biweekly is now released two episodes at a time.
Duration: 0:54:23
Beer and Mic Stands in Quarantine, very far away from the Black Rock Desert
The 9 O’Clock Post Office at Burning Man – Burners Without Borders– Theme camps at Burning Man – Fly Ranch – The Episode of Life is a Festival that Nick is On – Die Datenschleuder – Necklace Factory Award – The Head Maze – The ARTery
What podcast from two guys would be complete without talking about their other favorite podcasts? Or working from home? Or Burning Man? We cover all the cliche topics in this episode on top of weirder things like company-internal podcasts, binge writing show notes and two BIG pieces of news from our host.
Many failed attempts at podcast professional segues.
Duration: 0:53:08
Magical Zoom Background Land. (Except we weren’t using Zoom)
El Dollop – @zeitschlag – Allein Zu Haus – Life is a Festival – Fireside with Lei Episode 15 – Accuracy Third – (Link where we wanted to post pictures of our workspace but realized that would not be possible)
Nick returns to his apartment in Mexico City and absolutely fails to eat any actual Mexican food. Florian absolutely fails to find any good beer in Germany. Plans about the future of the podcast are hatched in the draft.
Duration: 0:40:08
Mexico City
Quentin Cafe – Calle Amsterdam, possibly the best circular street in the world – Hipdromo Condesa – Barrios Mágicos – Accuracy Third: An Oral History of Black Rock – Nick was reading from this wikipedia article – Mexican New Year’s Traditions – Root Down Denver – Hot Mamma’s Hot Chicken: BEST CHICKEN AND WAFFLES – Rotoplas Water Tanks – Chaos Post Office
A return to Spanish speaking countries and low quality audio! Florian (literally!) phones in from Mallorca to while Nick (metaphorically) phones it in while folding laundry. Talk of travels missed and travels made, including Nick's grand return to Mexico on his brand new Chilean passport by way of a Denver rehab facility. Finally: SEND US YOUR DRAFT IDEAS!
Unprepared, and drunk.
Duration: 0:34:53
A Spanish AirBNB / A Childhood Room with a Wall of Ties
Indiana Dunes State Park – C3 Sticker Operations Center – Cyberoptix Tie Lab – Just a classic Rick and Morty Adventure just like old times – Xochimilco Episode One and Two – Ratchet – Shiny Happy People – The Pretty Rural Town in Mallorca – Pueblos Magicos – Palma de Mallorca – Southwest Chief – Amtrak Ends Fresh Food Dining – The 20th GPN
Even though we recorded this on the same day as the previously released one, we're releasing it several months later. Somehow, Nick knew this so there's a handy recap of the prior episode going into this one. We meet Nick's girlfriend from the nature center and hear a bit about his new life right after reminiscing about his old life...and the old version of this podcast.
Nick's new life with two dogs, two cats and (at his) girlfriend('s house).
Duration: 1:11:17
Demand Responsive Transport – Master Naturalists – Upcoming experiences in nature – It turns out the Squaire is the largest office building in Germany – Life is a Festival Podcast – The Fly Ranch Episode of Life is a Festival – Nick actually didn’t technically attend the 23c3, he spoke at it – Rhein Radeln – 2019 Burners Without Borders Spring Summit – Stadionwurst – Great Lakes Traditional Arts Gathering (On Hiatus, apparently) – Fat Freddy’s Drop – Alpha Blondy – The Necklace Factory Award – Forestry – University of Freiburg Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources
(It turns out Kristin did not actually help with these show notes, Nick ended up doing them at 3 AM after working on other people’s taxes for 20 hours.)
Having covered Trains, we skip past Planes and move on to Automobiles while bringing you only mildly higher audio quality. Nick actually completely forgot about the long-awaited podcasting appointment, along with his microphone and laptop, so Florian goes with it and does a first ever podcast recording over Skype. Also guest starring: Nick's Mom.
How many different codecs can you use to record a podcast?
Duration: 1:03:36
(Screenshots in chapter notes!)
Wear it on your sleeve – E-Bay’s Kleinanzeigen – C3 Sticker Operation Center – The trail markers Nick pulled up from Blandford Nature Center – A “two by four” is actually 1 1⁄2 inches × 3 1⁄2 inches or 38 mm × 89 mm – Episode 12: Our Most Popular Episode thanks to Nick’s Mom – The 2019 Chilean Protests – Sebastián Piñera and the Airline Formerly Known as LAN which was actually taken over by the Brazilians and relabelled LATAM – The Rapid’s Wave Card – Michigan’s Seat Belt Law – John Deere Gator – The Downtown Market – The Forge at Blandford Nature Center – Household of Three – The Dollop 404 : Jan Pieterszoon Coen (Live) – A clip show from clips you never saw (heard?) – Michigan actually does not have a law prohibiting you from operating a cell phone in the vehicle – The DB Navigator App – Day in the Life of an Amtrak Conductor