We got married 30 years ago and we're still going strong! In this episode, my wife and I talk about how we survived 30 years of marriage. Join us as we talk about respect, forgiveness, and how we're still growing together as a couple!

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The United States of America turns 250 this year and for 250 years, it's been a beacon of liberty. It was exceptional at its founding and, through it's guaranteed rights, provided a place where a person could succeed no matter who their family was and without having to ask permission. America is not perfect and there are some who would ignore the "unalianable right" described in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitution to further their own ambitions. Despite all that, I love America! Here's to 250 years of liberty!

WARNING: I talk a bit about politics here. If that's not your jam, you may want to skip this episode.

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From Doom to Minecraft: An Old Man's Game - Music Free Static (159)

As an aging gamer, I have come to the realization that my taste in games has changed. I started with shooters (Doom, Dark Forces), combat flight sims (X-Wing, F-117, & F14 Tomcat), and sports games. These days, all of those have given way to Minecraft, Terraria, and story-based games like Horizon: Zero Dawn. And that's okay!

Join me as talk about how my taste in games changed as I've gotten older.

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The Care Bears Movie could have been just another super sweet and ultimately forgettable kids' movie. Instead, it starts with child abandonment gets darker from there.

Yes, The Care Bears Movie exists to sell a new batch of toys but it's much better than it was any right to be. Join me for the Really Late Movie Review of the 1985 cult classic that has a great message that's still valid today.

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With Mother's Day recently passed and Father's Day coming up, I sat down with my wife to talk about how parenthood changes when the kids become adults.

In this episode, we talk about:

- The mistakes we made as young parents.

- How we've changed as parents.

- How our relationship with our children has changed.

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Maul: Shadow Lord might be the best Star Wars show since season two of Andor. This cross between a noir detective show, horror, and Star Wars action was beautiful and barely stops. They don't pull any punches with Maul and Devon might be the best Jedi we've seen since Ahsoka.

Join me in this spoiler filled Really Late Review of season one of Maul: Shadow Lord.

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Alan Turing was the father of modern computing. He and his team of cryptographers broke the Enigma encryption and helped the Allies win WWII. But there's more to Alan Turing than mathematical genius. Join me in this Really Late Movie Review of The Imitation Game which explores his work during the war as well as his troubled life afterwards.

The Imitation Game is an amazing movie starting Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. It doesn't shy away from the societal issues of sexism and homophobia in the UK in the 1940s and 1950s but does so tastefully.

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In this episode of the Music Free Static podcast, we’re diving into the curious cycle of media and commerce. We start with the news of the QVC bankruptcy—a titan of the home shopping era—and explore how its DNA lives on in the "new" wave of live shopping. From the high-energy auctions on Whatnot to the inescapable TikTok Shop, we break down why these platforms are essentially just QVC for a new generation.

But the "everything old is new again" vibe doesn't stop at shopping. We’re also talking about the massive re-emergence of linear TV. Whether it’s the channel-surfing nostalgia of Tubi and Pluto TV or the curated streams on Disney+ and YouTube, we discuss why viewers are moving away from the "infinite scroll" of on-demand content and back toward the comfort of being told what to watch.

Join us as we explore why the future of digital media looks surprisingly like the past.

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