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131 – Small Mammals with Rachel Chock pt. 1

Rachel Chock (@rachelychock) is getting her PhD from UCLA, and she is focussing on small mammals. What's it like to trap pocket mice at night in the middle of the desert? How much can we learn about such such creatures, and how can we protect them? Rachel and Dave share some Mojave Red from Indian Wells and discuss all of this.

Music at the end from Wild Nothing with Disappear Always.

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129 – Virtual Reality with Arvel Chappell III pt. 1

Arvel Chappell III studied Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly and Film at USC, and now he works for a major studio advancing VR. Why do we crave alternate worlds and realities? Is it possible to have a compelling narrative in VR? How much does Artificial Intelligence play into it? Arvel and Dave share some Tokyo Black Porter from Yo-Ho Brewing and discuss all of this.

Music at the end from Phoebe Bridgers with Motion Sickness.

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128 – Electrical Engineering with Sam Mandegaran pt. 4

128-sam-mandegaran_01The great Sam Mandegaran (@SamMandegaran) is back to finish a very enjoyable conversation about Electrical Engineering, America, pursuits, and many other things while sharing some Citra Pale ale from El Segundo Brewing.

Music at the end from Z Berg with I Fall For the Same Face Every Time.

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127 – Electrical Engineering with Sam Mandegaran pt. 3

Sam Mandegaran is back for another great chat and updates on the start-up he is involved with. He also explains what a 'quadplexer' is and how a number of common electrical items work. It's a fascinating discussion over River Buddy Pale Ales from Kern River Brewing.

Music at the end from Pell with Runaway.

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