Actually, the new focus of our podcast is on ethics in game journalism. Forget whatever we said last episode.

In this episode Chris launches his own hate campaign against companies like CVS and RiteAid for disabling NFC payments. He also hates on AT&T and Verizon for their misuse of the Apple SIM system in the iPad Air 2. Meanwhile, Joel chases whimsy and tries to launch a new sex podcast.

Quotes

• “Tickle your fancy! What a disgusting phrase!”
• “Be honest with yourself when a project isn’t working out.”

Talking Points

• GamerGate Logo
• Retailers are disabling NFC payments
• AT&T and the Apple SIM feature
• Pod on Pod Podcast
• @PodOnPod

Gear Picks

• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
• Everest Luggage Stylish Backpack

Not a Real Job has done a bit of shifting since Episode 1. The audience we’ve generated (that means you) and the topics we talk about don’t really match our intro and branding image anymore so we’re going to be making some changes. In this week’s episode we talk about the ‘new’ direction we’ll be taking and why it’s not really that ‘new’. We also answer a question from Manuel that fits in with the new theme of giving advice to solo entrepreneurs… or “artipreneurs”… or something.

We really want to know what you, our listeners, think about this idea and any suggestions you might have for us going forward!

Quotes

• “The show is going to be for people who don’t want to have to have a real job.”
• “Don’t let what you do right now fence you in.”
• “Pour your passion into different buckets!”

Talking Points

• Excerpt of Scolding the Winds
• Side Hustle
• How to get the dreamlife of your dreams using the internet
• John Gruber’s talk on Daring Fireball

Gear Picks

• R2-D2 Droid
• Dayton Audio Bookshelf Speakers
• Lepai Mini Amplifier

It’s our first episode recording since Joel got married! That might be the reason this podcast is a bit on the silly side. Continuing recent trends, iPhone 6 gets brought up again and we answer some questions. With healthy doses of banter mixed in!

We are experimenting with doing slightly longer podcasts, so let us know what you think of it!

Quotes

• “We’re like the Jon Favreau of podcasting.”
• “If someone else can be doing it, someone else should be doing it.”

Talking Points

• Google Toolbar PageRank Officially Dead

Gear Picks

• STACK Infinity Bar Soap
• True Fabrications Corkscrew

Joel is finally married! Woo! In addition to that exciting news, we also have writer and marketer Miriam Lamey as a guest this week! She’s on to talk about writing, inspiration, and content marketing. To go along with that theme, our recommendations for this week are all books!

Quotes

• “Always be observant because you never know where you’re going to get inspiration from.”
• “You can’t over-think it.”
• “If you want to be a success you have to enjoy the idea of marketing.”
• “You can teach someone to put a sentence together but you can’t teach someone to observe and understand information.”

Talking Points

• Follow Miriam on Twitter @mirseven
• Poynter’s 50 Writing Tools

Gear Picks

• Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
• Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
• Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
• The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
• The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway