033: Live Christ Más - A Zagways Holiday Special (w/ Maria and Ross)
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It's Christmastime and the Zag Boys, freshly reunited after Jesse's podternity leave, meet in person for the very first time, along with some special guests, to freebase holiday cheer. After an eggnog-fuelled AI Or Cool Guy, we play "...Of All Time" and talk about our favorite—and least favorite—Christmas movies and songs. Then we bask in the glow of our favorite holiday memories, almost all of which involve video game consoles. All the while, Jesse shares a Bagman's bounty of thoughtful gifts. All of this, and much more, on an action-packed holiday special for the...
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032: Sidezigs - Religion Uhhhhhh Finds A Way (w/ Michael)
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Michael returns to the show to break down the absolutely insane and techno-cult-fuelled OpenAI coup, as well as share some cool stuff he's into. New Blue Sun - André 3000 - and Push Push - Herbie Mann - and Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Push Push" by Herbie Mann Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for...
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031: Sidezigs - My Wife Computer (w/ Taalumot)
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Senior Apple Correspondant Taalumot returns to talk with Phil about Apple's latest event. We dive deep on our favorite and least favorite Apple Macintosh computers, go computer shopping for our wives, and try to make sense of the 500 places to hang out online. Follow Taalumot on and and . Read his blog and book an astrology at his . There's a new starting point: ! Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and ....
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030: Sidezigs - You Heard About The Table (w/ Ted)
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Ted joins Phil for a zag-heavy episode, ping-ponging wildly between sports betting, computer setups, virtual reality, a New York Times bestselling AI or Cool Guy, clip shows, making love in autonomous vehicles, online communities, zoom call fails, and the wild excesses of working at a hot tech company during the Zero Interest Rate Era. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Bigger Than You"...
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029: Zagland's Best - The Life and Death of the Fiddlehead Focus
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With Jesse out on Podternity Leave, it's time to look back on the zags we've done before. In this first best-of episode, we hear the complete saga of the Pancake Bear-adorned Maine newspaper that captured Jesse's heart, from Zagways episode 1 through to its untimely rebranding. Please enjoy. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Fiddlehead Fern" by Cahalen Morrison & Eli...
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028: Dog Slurs
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Jesse returns to the show to play The Bagman's Gamble on the computer, do another Notes Dump, talk about mummified creatures of all kinds, and then finally open up The Gambler's Den to bring Phil into the magical world of sports gambling in a new segment: I'm Betting On It! Play The Bagman's Gamble , and see the Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Everybody's Saying" by Bad Custer Phil...
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027: Sidezigs - Ruby Doobie (w/ Maria)
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Maria comes in hot to join Phil on a fun-and-games-filled episode of Zagways. First we play You, Me, or Dupree with Maria's birth chart and one from a mystery celeb, then we talk about sittim/how fun and weird TikTok is, then a spirited round of drag queen-themed ChatGPT Or Cool Girlie, a Gen Z Lingo test, and finishing up with a spirited game of Fuck Marry Kill. Check out everhappening.com to book Daniel, and follow him on , , and . For more sittim, check out Brian Jordan Alvarez on . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as...
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026: Sidezigs - Service Industry Uruk-Hai (w/ Joe and Jake)
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We're back in the Satellite Studio where Phil and Joe, both veteran information workers, attempt to teach Jake, a recent coding boot camp initiate, about the weird, wild and wacky stuff that happens at big tech companies. Also: the origin story of the Danish, North Korean propaganda cities. Check out Jake's side project agent_j on and , his latest album "Oldest Trick in the Book" out NOW Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on ...
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025: Sidezigs - Taa Taa For Now w/ Taalumot
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Internet Tiger Taalumot returns to the pod to discuss the latest Apple Event, among many other zags, with Phil. Follow Taalumot on and and . Read his blog and book an astrology at his . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Radiation" by Bad Custer Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And...
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024: Encyclomedia 001: The Spielberg Band Draft
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In lieu of a new Zagways this week, we offer you a sneak peek of Jesse's new podcast. Encyclomedia pits good friends Jesse, Jake (friend of the show) and Ross in creative games and discussions about their favorite movies, shows, games, albums, and more. In the pilot episode, each member drafts a rock band from the entire stable of characters that appeared in Steven Spielberg films. Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Encyclomedia" by Bad Custer Jesse, Jake, and Ross are Encyclomedia. Coming soon to a feed near you. Jesse and Jake are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on...
info_outlineSadalsuud joins Phil on the show to talk about being a Cool Guy using AI and fusing his elaborate German note-taking system into Obsidian.
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"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Please Clap" by Bad Custer
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