Sunday Brunch with Matt & Dr. Marty

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 54 - On this episode, Windows 11 has an ad issue, a new video game that the FDA cleared to help with ADHD, cognitive issues/assistive technology, BA.2/Deltacron, and Pfizer's CEO says a 4th shot will be needed. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 53 - On this episode, Matt is back, Ukraine conflict, Russian tech sanctions, Facebook Protect, Tuesday's Apple Event, YouTube wants podcasters, endemic, a tea company saying they have the cure to Covid and HIV, a new polio case was discovered, and do optimistic people live longer?  

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 52 - On this episode, we celebrate our podcast's birthday. The hosts chat about making the podcast, work-life, and more! 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 51 - On this episode, Trump's new social media app, Kanye West's new album exclusively being available on a Stem player, NASA says StarLink has too many satellites and does your brain change when you go to space?

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 50 - On this episode, Marty has been annoyed at work, Valentines Day when we were kids, Crypto being mainstream, a teenager is tracking Elon's jet, Apple Airtag updates, a Governor is not going to bring charges to a reporter, a possible HIV cure, and Denmark's Covid experiment. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 49 - On this episode, Matt and Marty talk about Valentine's Day Plans, mask regulation changes, Microsoft is promising to be open, TikTok and predatory marketing to youth, some amazing spinal cord implants, and some good news about multi-factor authentication.  

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 48 - On this episode, Marty is somewhat back to work, the ant situation has been fixed, Matt celebrates Chinese New Year, and we do an unexpectedly deep dive about the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast and its misinformation about Covid vaccines. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 45 - On this episode, high wind in California, New Years resolution confessions, endemic doesn't mean it's over, will some of the new normal stay, Apple pays a hug bug bounty, Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, 5G messing with planes, Covid regulations change for big business, a patient is denied for transplant because of vaccine status, can CBD help with Covid, and China is beating us in science.  

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 45 - On this episode, Marty talks about his laundry events, Matt loves his new SodaStream, have we reached our Covid peak, what is an endemic, France has a new law that only vaccinated people can go to restaurants, tennis star Novak Djokovic deported, Matt gets on his soapbox, Quebec has an "unvax tax', US military develops a new vaccine using nano-technology, and Martin Shkreli the "pharma bro" gets his. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 45 - On this episode, Marty has an ant problem, the latest Ghostbusters movie, buying movie props, Covid news, Florida's Covid numbers, Theranos trial, Tesla problems, Norton is crypto mining, AI predicting Covid variants, and blue versus green messaging bubbles. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 44 - Matt and Marty talk about New Year's resolutions, Omicron variant news, CDC guideline changes, exposure notifications on your phone, New York's NYE ball drop, face masks, the recent Colorado fire, the passing of Betty White, goodbye BlackBerry, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), home automation, lidar tech, smart toothbrushes, Quip toothbrushes, the glass ball button in NY, the Tesla recall, and folding phones. 

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 43 - Happy New Year! On this episode, we count down 2021's top ten tech and science stories. 

1. Covid 19
2. Working From Home
3. NFT's and Crypto 
4. mRNA Vaccines 
5. Supply Chain 
6. Billionaires Behaving Badly
7. Security
8. Tech Policy and Legislation
9. Great Resignation/Workforce Fighting Back 
10. Funny Tech Stories

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A Happy New Year message from our hosts and some outtakes for our listeners, enjoy!! 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 42 - On this episode, Marty is traveling for the holidays, Matt hates holiday travel, Marty is performing in a holiday concert, holiday traditions, Mariah Carey holiday album, holiday movies, office holiday parties, Covid update, Sunday Brunch merch makes great stocking stuffers, CEO fires 900 people over Zoom, Apple has an Android app that will help detect AirTags, some rumors that Apple may have a new feature that screens photos in iMessages, ugly sweaters, and office ornament exchanges.

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 41 - On this episode, Marty heard himself fidgeting on the last episode, Matt thought the White Elephant game was called Dirty Santa, Matt hates the sound of his own voice, holiday shopping, Matt has three trees, more Jack Dorsey's departure rumors continue, the City of New York's vaccine mandate for all private employers, Omicron variant, new artificial intelligence regulations, SolarWinds has been compromised again, and the CMA tells Facebook to sell GIPHY.

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 40 - On this episode, we do a deep dive on the new Omicron Variant, the CEO of Twitter has resigned, the new drama with the Theranos trial, this year's tech word of the year, and Apple suing the NSO group.  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 39 - On this episode, we talk about Thanksgiving, and we discuss our holiday gift picks for Cyber Monday shopping. 

Our 2021 Picks*: 

After the last show, the hosts kept talking about Thanksgiving. Enjoy this short but funny bonus clip. Have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 38 - On this episode, we talk about our Thanksgiving plans, Jame Bond, booster shots, a flu outbreak, Russia shooting down a satellite, pinch to zoom during the Rittenhouse trial, a groundbreaking genome project, and chip shortages that will impact the holidays. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 37 - On this episode, we talk about Daylight savings time, phase shifts, seasonal affective disorders, sleep hygiene, tech time changes, DARPA's tag-a-long robots, CEO's behaving badly, is Twitter making people accessible, US infrastructure bill, broadband access, paychecks in bitcoin, the Novavax vaccine, and booster shots. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 36 - On this episode, we talk about what we did over Halloween, corporate jargon, a listener question, Facebook's new name "Meta", Apple watch detecting car crashes, Apple AR/VR, Amazon internet satellites, Delta plus variant, programs for public workers to get vaccinated, and some exciting news about an anti-depressant drug that is significantly helping treat Covid.

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 35 - On this episode, we talk candy corn, trick or treating, our favorite candy, scary movies, Scooby-Doo, hosted scary movie shows, Simpson Halloween specials, the era of punk rocker costumes, costumes during the '80s and '90s, group costumes, office Halloween parties, and our horror movie picks for 2021.

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 34 - On this episode, we discuss the Apple event this week, artificial intelligence (AI) helping with breast cancer, the tragic passing of Colin Powell, Covid 19 updates, Theranos trial, and a governor is prosecuting a journalist for finding a security vulnerability in some state software. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 33 - On this episode, we talk about fall breaks, a school taking a mental health day, the twindemic, more Covid booster shot approvals, Facebook's whistleblower meeting with Facebook's oversight committee, Apple appeals Epic decision, and California's new law banning gas mowers. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 32 - On this episode, Marty is back, Matt doesn't like pumpkin spice, Facebook's whistleblower came forward - her interview on 60 minutes, her testimony, and the documents she snuck out, Pfizer wants emergency vaccine authorization for 5-11-year-olds, private vs. public schools on Covid mandates, red Covid, Colorado transplant patient is denied for not taking the Covid vaccine, Merck's new game-changing anti-viral medication, Amazon's new robot Astro. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 31 - Happy October! On this episode, we have a different format for you this week. This is a Happy Hour episode, where the hosts chat about anything and everything. They talk about labels of geek & nerd, geek culture, introverts vs. extroverts, seasons, Matt likes retirement communities, careers, movies, and clothing.  

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The Sunday Brunch, Episode 29 - On this episode, we talk about an article from the Atlantic about what we are getting wrong about Immunology and Covid, masks have been put to the test, Covid breakthrough cases, long Covid, Biden's appointments for crypto and privacy, and an Apple patch that will fix the Pegasus software that has been used to spy on people internationally.

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 28 - On this episode, we discuss Marty's weekend taking care of lots of animals, glamping, poison control calls on the rise due to the use of Ivermectin, MU variant, the US doesn't track its variants, super immunity, combined flu and covid vaccines, Tuesday's Apple event, Apple's culture, and the Chinese government's new law restricting youth video game use. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 27 - On this episode, we discuss the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival, Marty has a dead animal at his office, Theranos trial, medical tech, Twitch protest, Facebook's contractors who moderate content, booster shots, Covid news from Israel, autoantibodies, and the new Covid variant C.1.2.  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 26 - On this episode, we discuss how we like our mimosas, office politics, people sleeping at work, we have a listener question, Tesla Bot, FDA approval of the vaccine, Facebook's Virtual Horizon Workroom, changes with Android Auto, and Google Pay team problems. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 25 - On this episode, we discuss how we hate ice breakers and corporate retreats, Dr. Marty's fake Zoom smile, Covid news, booster shot news, WHO's thoughts on booster shot development, an anti-vaccination doctor who is gaining popularity online, Diehard and Kevin Smith's cameo #smodcast, a hospital systems ransomware attack, Sono's initial victory against Google, the T-Mobile hack, and digital hygiene. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 24 - On this episode, we discuss Covid news, booster shots, vaccine distribution internationally, the cruise line's win a case against Florida, a Facebook's groups misbelief about germ theory, and Uber wanting to monitor contractors through their webcams at home. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 23 - On this episode, we discuss Covid news, the Delta variant, booster shots in Israel, ICU capacity, health care workers being required to be vaccinated, a dating app for the unvaccinated that was shut down, Facebook's metaverse, Google creates a time crystal and Zoom's settlement.  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 22 - On this episode, we discuss AI/chatbots being used after someone dies, Alexa's new name, Blue Origin's first flight, owning TV/movie props, Delta variant spread, Covid travel restrictions, vaccine awareness, and the covid booster.

This episode was recorded before the CDC guidance had changed; please consult the CDC website and your local health department for the most current Covid guidelines and protocols. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 21 - On this episode, we discuss how we are getting a little more social, people looking for new jobs, LA County reinstating their mask mandate, California's new broadband initiative, Japan broke internet speed records, President Biden says "Facebook is killing people," and Facebook fired employees for creepy use of its data. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 20 - On this episode, we discuss the possible spike with the Delta Variant, Marty learns about fan fiction, a new side effect with the JJ vaccine, Pfizer's booster shot, Virgin Galactic's space trip, a Mario 64 game auctioned for over a million, Amazon's new radar technology that will monitor your sleep and the new Windows 10 security flaw. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 19 - On this episode, we discuss coming back to the office, vaccine resistance to the Delta Variant, number of positive cases with youth, vaccine side effects, the Lamda variant, wearing masks post covid, techno-salvation, the Google Store's trojan horse, Google's AI Chief's hypocrisy, FCC anti-robocall protocols, and tech acronyms.  

Google Store Apps Identified With Trojan Horses (Source Android Police) 

• PIP Photo by developer Lillians — 5,000,000+ downloads
• Processing Photo by developer chikumburahamilton — 500,000+ downloads
• Rubbish Cleaner by developer SNT.rbcl — 100,000+ downloads
• Horoscope Daily by developer HscopeDaily momo — 100,000+ downloads
• Inwell Fitness by developer Reuben Germaine — 100,000+ downloads
• App Lock Keep by developer Sheralaw Rence — 50,000+ downloads
• Lockit Master by developer Enali mchicolo — 5000+ downloads=
• Horoscope Pi by developer Talleyr Shauna — 1000+ downloads
• App Lock Manager by developer Implummet col — 10+ downloads

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 18 - On this episode, Marty returns to California and has an emergency on his flight, the tragic heatwave in Canada, global warming, the Delta Variant, WHO and the CDC differ on the mask guidance, a student wins their case on their social media post and employee's rights on social media. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 17 - On this episode, Marty is still in Chicago, international Covid numbers reported, the Delta Variant, vaccine side-effects with men, the passing of John McAfee, Windows 11, Gates Foundation board changes, Prime Day, and four US anti-big tech bills. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 16 - On this episode, Marty is in Chicago, the new Delta Variant, the heatwave in the US, why does Chicken Noodle soup work, our top picks for summer apps and hardware. 

#hotgeeksummer

Apps: 

• Airbnb 
• Hotels Tonight
• Honk
• TripIT
• SplitWise
• RoadTrippers
• PackPoint
• Google Translate 

Hardware:

• Sonos Move
• Kindle Paperwhite (waterproof)
• OneOdio Headphones
• Instapot
• Wet Panda Dry Bag on Ebay (Sponsor)
• Shacke Pack Packing Cubes
  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 15 - On this episode, Marty is traveling, Trump's blog has been shut down, Trump's Facebook ban has been extended, Apple's developer conference (WWDC), how Covid vaccine research could help AIDS research, AIDS culture in the 90's, news on Covid antibodies, vaccines and the immunosuppressed, the JBS ransomware attack, and elephants on the move in China. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 14 - On this episode, we talk about getting a little more social with our friends and colleagues, Marty likes weird meat, the Canadian governments position on travel, the Vietnam variant, vaccine boosters, asking co-workers about vaccination, vaccine passports, returning to work, Amazon's acquisition of MGM, Amazon's new mindfulness booths, Google's court case, privacy & data legislation, and saying goodbye to free Google Photos. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 13 - On this episode, we talk with middle school teacher Justine Staelin Bodig. We discuss what it was like educating during the pandemic. Justine shares with us what it took to suddenly start teaching remotely, the technology used, developing virtual relationships with students, technology inequities, challenges of learning remotely, digital natives vs. digital consumers, asynchronous vs. synchronous learning, students losing out in rite of passage events, hybrid learning, the future of online education and so much more. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 12 - On this week's episode, we talk about the changes with wearing masks, Yankees players getting Covid, awkward social events with co-workers, the Covid variant from India, naming variants, returning to the office, Matt loses corners on his nerd card, interesting research on ancient fecal matter, Google I/O event, and the Colonial Pipeline hack. 

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 11 - On this week's episode, Marty got locked out of his apartment, Matt hates heights, Spock vs. Dr. Spock, a concerning fungus in India, at home Covid testing, ethical questions around intellectual property, Facebook's committee to punt on the Trump ban, Clubhouse on Android, Apple users opting out of sharing their data, Apple vs. Epic case and some interesting news about Apple's decision to not notify users about compromised apps. 

Happy Mothers Day and it's our Tenth Episode! - On this episode, Spring has sprung in Colorado, Marty was neurotic when going out for coffee, the EU may be allowing tourists if you are vaccinated, epidemiology websites, we won't reach herd immunity in the US, vaccines being approved for school-age children, Anti Vaxxers, 101 Americans are now vaccinated, Kroger's delivery drones, anniversary gifts, Little America in Cheyenne, rodeos, Apple's iOS upgrade, mobile apps and privacy, and the influence of large tech companies. 

Thank you, Moms!!  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 9 - On this week's episode, Marty is still very busy, Matt joined a gym, Marty tried a CBD mixture, CDC mask-wearing guideline changes, masks and cultural norms, an elected official was banned from an airline for not wearing a mask, recall election in California, Apple's Spring Loaded event and how AirTags stole the show, US tech regulations, EU's proposed regulations on Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital neuroscience, cognitive science in apps, gamification and addiction circuits, and some nostalgic love for Carmen Sandiego.  

The Sunday Brunch, Episode 8 - Marty went to Palm Springs, Matt’s dishwasher broke and he is done with snow, virtual graduations, virtual conferences, Jeff Bezos stepping down from Amazon, vaccine side effects, Covid causing mental health issues, the US now has enough vaccines for everyone, breakthrough Covid cases, President Biden says the internet should be available to everyone, NY passes a law for low-cost high-speed internet, online-only textbooks, Amazon’s show Upload, Domino’s Pizza delivery robots, and Facebook’s oversight board postpones decision on former President Trump’s suspension.