Nothing says dystopian future podcast like calling in from a Satellite phone while riding cross-country trains in the USA. As you'll hear in the first few seconds, sound quality was not the first priority on this very remote edition of SW2L, where Nick talks all about saving the world through planting trees and riding trains while Florian tells us about the start of his burgeoning music career.
6,000 Diesel Chugga Chuggas before a Single Satellite Choo Choo.
Duration: 00:00
The IsatPhone2 – You thought German cell phone plans were bad, wait till you see these calling prices – The original Union Pacitic map – The California Zephyr – What Nick tweeted – #railroadvista pictures – Track your Train – Abandoned Factories of East Germany – Burners Without Borders – Fly Ranch – Causes of Dropped Calls on Satellite Phones – Switchback – Bushwick Food Coop Needs your Help – Donate to the Feast – Baba Yaga’s house Fundraiser
Coming out of the last super depressing episode, our guests pull off a livestreamed episode filled with beer, puns, discussion of food from a Spanish speaking country and the end of the world through catastrophic climate change.
A Hackerspace, a Hotel Room and a new record distance between our hosts who have never been closer.
Duration: 0:46:15
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A Hackerspace, a Hotel Room and a new record distance between our hosts who have never been closer.
Background
The Picture of the Picture of the Picture – UltraSchall – Chilean Passport – Chilean Salad – What is Chilean Cuisine Anyway? – Another discussion of Trees as Carbon Footprint Offset – So it is an 18 hour flight but not too expensive – Do what you can to reduce your footprint – The Camp is Sold Out, Deal With It – Team Harbor – Cheatha rigged the poll
(Not specifically mentioned in the episode, but perhaps a good thing to read after this episode: I don’t care how green you are, I want you in the climate movement.)
CW/TW: Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness
Further removed from their source of Tacos, Mezcal and sunlight, Nick and Florian discuss their recent bouts with depression upon having returned to their respective places of origin. You will definitely not want to start listening to the podcast with this episode.
Depression. *sigh*
Duration: 00:00
Scene
Two grown men about to cry in front of their laptops in their respective houses.
Background
Sport Coats – CrossFit – Atomic Habits – Patient Health Questionnaire 9 – Bruno’s Gerlach – Fly Ranch – Burners Without Borders
(Not specifically mentioned in the episode, but perhaps a good thing to listen to after this episode: Life is a Festival 021: Demystifying Fly Ranch)
In a return to their vaguely Mexican food related podcast past, our co-hosts and a special guest feast on Baden-Württemberg's finest....tacos. Warm up to the faint sounds of this past summer's World Cup as our hosts opine on the usual set of topics: Beer, Language, Food Authenticity and (Reverse) Culture Shock. Also, for the first time on the podcast, food orders are placed in three different languages.
Florian, Nick and a Special Guest enjoy "vaguely authentic" Mexican in Mannheim
Duration: 1:04:06
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A Restaurant in Mannheim certified by the Mexikaniche Fremdenverkehrsburo.
Background
Our special guest, Don – German restaurants in the US – Lederhosen – Pacífico Clara – Welde No. 1 (noted for its “oxidized, lemony, cardboard flavor”) – “Due to its convenient position, many long-distance lines connect in Mannheim” – Mexikanisches Fremdenverkehrsbüro – Italian lemons – British Linen Suits & Colonialism – Hard Shell Tacos – Oliver Kahn – Tinga de Pollo – Questions you should never ask – PDF security – “Welcome Home” Burning Man – Fusion Festival – BoboPK – Blast Resistant Trash Cans – Pfennig – D-mark – DB Lounge – Eurail pass – No First Class Railpass will get these guys in the DB Lounge – “There is a vending machine for every 23 people in Japan” – Proper Flan – Upload filters – Save your internet – Single check out line at Whole Foods – Taylorism – Keep calm and… – Ad-Funded Online Journalism – The internet was a mistake – Pepperoni, Pizza and Historical Accidents – Never Wear Shorts
Recorded LIVE from the 18th Gulaschprogrammiernacht, using transcontinental "your mom joke technology" and enough callbacks to keep a field phone network busy, our intrepid hosts return from their six week hiatus with an all star cast of SW2L's best listeners! No Nerd topic was left behind, as the conversation drifted along topics as diverse as making music with Game Boys to the arcane process of compiling GPL software written by people who make money selling binaries. Our guests also discuss their experiences at the #GPN18.
More special guests than headsets!
Duration: 1:03:16
Scene
Gulaschprogrammiernacht 18 (#gpn18)
Guests
Sebastian – tatzelbrumm – Bobo – Luricaun
Background
“It’s actually Gareth” – Ardour – GPL 2.0 – 29c3 – Field Phones (chaosvermittlung) – chaos.social – Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design – Der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof (The Federal Attorney General at the Federal Court of Justice) – ZKM – Goulasch – Beethoven’s 9th – Endlich normale leute – C3 Post Office
Call the waaaambulance, because Florian and Nick ended up getting solidly burned by our special guest and Florian's wife: Kathrin. Between those sick burns, the happy couple reflects on their time in Mexico and what heading back to Germany will be like. Nick does his best to be inoffensive and horribly fails.
Florian and Nick almost get thrown off a balcony
Duration: 1:15:09
Scene
La Galette (no link, no google maps location, no idea)
Background
The Fall – Gran Hotel – Comida Corrida – Ivory Charts – Somebody Call the Waaaaambulance – Podcast Chapter Images – Raspberry Pi – Entropia – Neingeist – Deutsche Schule Mexiko-Stadt – Doner Kebap – Michigan is a Divided State – Costs for Dying in Mexico City – El Amor es de Putos – Mea Culpa – Very Podcast Many Burns Wow
