Zagways

Two friends and creative partners find things to share.

033: Live Christ Más - A Zagways Holiday Special (w/ Maria and Ross) 12/23/2023

033: Live Christ Más - A Zagways Holiday Special (w/ Maria and Ross) 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 ages! 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 and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland "Christmas Shoes" by NewSong "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by some orchestra "Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)" by Bing Crosby "Christmas Song" by Phoebe Bridgers "The Little Drummer Boy" by some chorus "Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy" by Bing Crosby and David Bowie "River" by Joni Mitchell "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" by Tom Waits "Dominick the Donkey" by Lou Monte "An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home)" by Linda Bennett "Silent Night" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/29208813

032: Sidezigs - Religion Uhhhhhh Finds A Way (w/ Michael) 11/25/2023

032: Sidezigs - Religion Uhhhhhh Finds A Way (w/ Michael) 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 music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28782143

031: Sidezigs - My Wife Computer (w/ Taalumot) 11/03/2023

031: Sidezigs - My Wife Computer (w/ Taalumot) 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 . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "I Still Love You" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28508054

030: Sidezigs - You Heard About The Table (w/ Ted) 10/20/2023

030: Sidezigs - You Heard About The Table (w/ Ted) 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" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28378091

029: Zagland's Best - The Life and Death of the Fiddlehead Focus 10/13/2023

029: Zagland's Best - The Life and Death of the Fiddlehead Focus 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 West Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28310378

028: Dog Slurs 10/05/2023

028: Dog Slurs 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 and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28238588

027: Sidezigs - Ruby Doobie (w/ Maria) 09/29/2023

027: Sidezigs - Ruby Doobie (w/ Maria) 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 long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Syawgaz" by Bad Custer "Sitting" by TJ Mack "Sitting" by Nic Rouleau "Sitting" by Purser Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28181807

026: Sidezigs - Service Industry Uruk-Hai (w/ Joe and Jake) 09/21/2023

026: Sidezigs - Service Industry Uruk-Hai (w/ Joe and Jake) 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 and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "John Woo" by Bad Custer Phil and Jake are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28102748

025: Sidezigs - Taa Taa For Now w/ Taalumot 09/15/2023

025: Sidezigs - Taa Taa For Now w/ Taalumot 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 check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/28042953

024: Encyclomedia 001: The Spielberg Band Draft 09/08/2023

024: Encyclomedia 001: The Spielberg Band Draft 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 or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27979875

023: Sidezigs: Light is the New Black (w/ Sadalsuud) 08/31/2023

023: Sidezigs: Light is the New Black (w/ Sadalsuud) Sadalsuud joins Phil on the show to talk about being a Cool Guy using AI and fusing his elaborate German note-taking system into Obsidian. Check out Sadalsuud's and read his . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Please Clap" by Bad Custer Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27904203

022: The Bagman's Gamble 08/25/2023

022: The Bagman's Gamble Jesse returns to the show and is brimming with content, from his harrowing travel tale to the invention of a brand new Number Battle game to bearing witness to the final days of the Fiddlehead Focus. Plus: The Four Chords of Buddy LeRoy Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "I'm Sorry, But I Don't Forget" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27849432

021: Sidezigs - Making Up A Guy To Rock At (w/ Jake) 08/18/2023

021: Sidezigs - Making Up A Guy To Rock At (w/ Jake) Jake from Bad Custer appears for the third time to break down our crazy weekend in Brooklyn but mainly just talk about vinyl, the Nintendo Gamecube, Beatles Rock Band, and the 2 1/2 rock operas created by The Who. Check out Jake's side project agent_j on and Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Syawgaz" by Bad Custer "Fa-La-La" by Bad Custer "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who Phil and Jake are a different half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27790632

020: Sidezigs - It’s Pickup Trucks All The Way Down (w/ Adam) 08/10/2023

020: Sidezigs - It’s Pickup Trucks All The Way Down (w/ Adam) Phil and old friend Adam dive into the Early Times of their first joint venture: . Plus: the craft of songsmanship, being a rad dad. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "The Banjo Song" by The Brother Brothers "Suds in the Bucket" by Sara Evans "Bye Bye" by Jo Dee Messina "Goodbye Earl" and "Travelin' Soldier" by the Chicks "Gunpowder and Lead" by Miranda Lambert "Trouble" by The Rooftop Trio "Dragula" by Bad Custer Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . Phil and Adam were two thirds of The Rooftop Trio. Check out their legendary Mr Smalls set from 2008 on . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27694959

019: Fear Is The Thing That They Smell 08/03/2023

019: Fear Is The Thing That They Smell Phil watches Whiplash. Jesse watches Hook. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Bigger Than You" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27650181

018: Fedoras and Crystals 07/27/2023

018: Fedoras and Crystals Phil (♌️♐️♎️) teaches Jesse (♐️♍️♌️) about astrology by playing a spirited round of You, Me, or Dupree: which planet placement is Jesse's, which is Phil's, and which is Owen Wilson's? NEW PLUG: Check out Jesse's , most recently for his review of Oppenheimer. You can subscribe to the too! For much more on astrology, check out this and friend of the show Taalumot's . Get one for yourself today! Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "The Ballad of Jesus Christ" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27581649

017: Tube Stuff 07/20/2023

017: Tube Stuff Phil finally watched Blade Runner. Jesse tries a new game. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and . Follow Jesse on and . Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Political World" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27512991

016: Pancake Bear 07/13/2023

016: Pancake Bear Jesse’s back! Amidst microphone cable failures and SharePlay difficulties, the Zag Boys catch up on their favorite letter writer and talk about Dad Music. Plus: 3-letter RPG Beefy Arm Mailbox Googling “How to do Crimes” Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "We Don't Play Rock N Roll" by Bad Custer Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27445587

015: Sidezigs: Damage Meters are BANNED 07/06/2023

015: Sidezigs: Damage Meters are BANNED Phil’s old friend Michael comes on the show to reminisce about guild drama in World of Warcraft, and to share the good news of a In lieu of personal plugs, Michael humbly requests that you check out . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Outlaw" by Bad Custer Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27387477

014: Sidezigs: Keymastering 06/29/2023

014: Sidezigs: Keymastering Jesse’s out this week, so Phil meets up with returning guest Jake From Bad Custer and his brother Kurt to talk about Goldeneye controls, a deep dive into the whole Reddit situation, and the Lemurgate Saga. Check out Kurt and Jake’s work with and on Kurt’s solo project . Check out Jake's solo project agent_j on and . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and Follow Phil on and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "In the Wild" by Bad Custer Phil and Kurt and Jake are three quarters of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27322995

013: Open Your Third Bun 06/22/2023

013: Open Your Third Bun Jesse's brother Jake joins the show this week as Jesse has a Fatherhood Experience and Phil eats a special birthday meal. Plus, the first guest-led AI or Cool Guy, and more zags than you can shake a stick at. Follow Jake on Twitter at g and on Twitch at Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and Follow Phil on and and . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Spot" by Sean Stephens "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at You can order a custom 7" record with a song of your choice, recorded just for you! Visit for details /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27227547

012: Zorching a Flemoid 06/15/2023

012: Zorching a Flemoid Jesse sees signs of life in the far Northeast. Phil considers a career pivot to get some Apple Goggles. Plus, old video games, criminal search histories, and much more. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and and Follow Phil on and and on . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "Bones Like Lightning" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27148725

011: Boobs on the Moon 06/08/2023

011: Boobs on the Moon On a special all-Apple episode of Zagways, Phil's friend Taalumot joins the show to discuss the new Apple Vision Pro Quest Lens, play a spirited round of Boomer Bingo, and go down memory lane discussing devices of days gone by and tales of crazy characters met during our tech careers. Check out Taalumot's whole situation (no, seriously, please do) at . Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and and Follow Phil on and and on . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "No One Knows" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27086955

010: Benafflium 06/01/2023

010: Benafflium It’s our longest episode yet as Jesse performs more AI investigations and Phil consults the mystical Oracle of the Cards. Plus: GPT Lawyer and Jesse's super secret app idea. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and and Follow Phil on and and on . Music: "Zagways" by Bad Custer "I'm Doing Good" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/27015951

009: Egg's Yolk Yellow 05/25/2023

009: Egg's Yolk Yellow Phil completely fucks up his audio setup and sounds like crappo. Sorry about that, we are listening and learning. But once we get into it, it’s an “Oops, all Zags” episode as we each dump our drafts and empty our notes apps and see what we can shake out. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on and Follow Jesse on and and Follow Phil on and and on . Music: "A-Train" by Bobby McFerrin "Armandos Rhumba #2" by Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin "Coconut" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. And check out their new web site at /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26952117

008: Nigel the War Pig 05/18/2023

008: Nigel the War Pig Phil is playing Zelda. Jesse is also playing Zelda, when he’s not becoming enmeshed in the affairs of a sleepy town that is 100% definitely for sure in Canada Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on Mastodon and Twitter Follow Jesse on Twitter and Mastodon and Instagram Follow Phil on Twitter and Mastodon and on . Music: "Fiddlehead Focus" by Jesse The world premiere of "Kill the Wizard" by Bad Custer, from an upcoming rock opera of the same name Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or for music, for sweet memes. /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26882133

007: Brain People 05/11/2023

007: Brain People Phil watches a movie. Jesse tests his mettle in a twisted game of his own design. Plus, a return to the august pages of the Fiddlehead Focus. Join the Zaggurat! Visit Zagways online at and email with literally anything, as long as it's nice. Follow Zagways on Mastodon @[email protected] and Twitter @zagways Follow Jesse on Twitter and Mastodon and Instagram Follow Phil on Twitter and Mastodon and on . Music: "Fiddlehead Focus" by Jesse "Lies of the Few" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26802081

006: Gomphophobia 05/04/2023

006: Gomphophobia Phil attempts to potty train. Jesse refines and perfects “AI or Cool Guy” Follow Jesse on Twitter and Mastodon and Instagram Follow Phil on Twitter and Mastodon and on . Music: "The Give Me Your Love" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26747610

005: Sidezigs: Quick! He’s conjugating! 04/27/2023

005: Sidezigs: Quick! He’s conjugating! Welcome to Sidezigs! Phil is out being a parent so stalwart friend Jake is filling in. The zig boys talk tv and play the inaugural round of AI or Cool Guy, which is sure to be a fan favorite. Plus: Follow Jesse on Twitter and Mastodon and Instagram Check out Jake's side project agent_j on and Music: "naM yniT" by Bad Custer Jesse and Jake are a different half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26673078

004: The Daredevil Method 04/20/2023

004: The Daredevil Method Phil is totally in a band. Jesse introduces Sporting Mindset. Plus: The Max Network Some cool web sites Mystlikes The Geibel Rule Banjo Man Jesse's web sites: Follow Jesse on Twitter and Mastodon and Instagram Follow Phil on Twitter and Mastodon and on . Music: "Outside of Texas" by Bad Custer Jesse and Phil are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on or or . /episode/index/show/e6c98527-85e5-410d-ab6d-9f83ac6b17c3/id/26592759

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