Donovan discusses trying to renew his health insurance through the health insurance marketplace, and how he feels the ratio is off on how they calculate how much financial assistance you can get based on your gross income. He also gets a littl

Episode 54: Thanksgiving 2020

Nov 25th, 2020 16m 53s

Donovan talks about the differences between Thanksgiving 2019 and Thanksgiving 2020 and how none of us could have been prepared for what 2020 brought us.The post Episode 54: Thanksgiving 2020 appeared first on GPPN.

Episode 53: America is Back, Baby!

Nov 10th, 2020 17m 22s

Previously released as a Don Talk episode, Donovan has decided to fold DT into DDP (why the hell he started DT back again makes no sense, even he admitted that) and release this podcast where he talks about Biden being called the winner by prac

Episode 52: Remembering With You

Nov 2nd, 2020 22m 4s

Donovan discusses a card he received in the mail from the funeral home that handled his mom’s arrangements last year; it was a “Remembering With You” card — and he’s not necessarily happy about it. He and Lea had a good time Halloween night gr

Episode 51: So They’re Not Unbanned?

Oct 29th, 2020 12m 24s

Donovan discusses the CEOs of various social media giants being in a virtual meeting on the Hill – Facebook, Twitter, and Google, and how Ted Cruz went after Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey. He provides his own thoughts on what’s happening with the

Episode 50: Wasted Paper

Oct 27th, 2020 20m 32s

Donovan drops some technical tidbits about changes to the backend of the podcast, but the main focus of this episode is how companies have so much wasted paper because they keep sending mail to dead people! It’s something he keeps having to de

Episode 16: The Bird is the Word

Oct 24th, 2020 1h 53m

Sam and Donovan are back after being off for 4 weeks. Sam discusses his COVID-19 diagnosis; he’s out of the woods and back at work. Donovan talks about his camera he placed at his inherited home 35 miles away and how a bird has decided it’s

Episode 49: Shadow Prime

Oct 14th, 2020 33m 41s

Donovan talks about his mother’s one year death anniversary (deathiversary?) is coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks; Halloween is on a Saturday this year along with October’s 2nd full moon; a friend and his family have tested positive for COVID-19 s

Episode 48: Death Planning

Oct 2nd, 2020 8m 20s

Have you made your final arrangements? If not, has the pandemic made you start thinking about it? With over 200,000 deaths in the United States due to COVID-19, there’s been a sudden surge in services that help with death planning. That’s wh

Episode 15: That’s No Moon!

Sep 26th, 2020 1h 25m

Oliver is back with Sam and Donovan this week to discuss an odd source that was causing broadband service outages in a village; the Z4 is the oldest digital computer that still exists and its manual was lost, until now; Microsoft hasn’t comple

Episode 47: Words Matter?

Sep 24th, 2020 23m 24s

Ok, so the title is a bit cheeky, but Donovan decided to record something a bit on the lighter side. First and foremost on his mind — the incorrect use of the word “more”. He follows up with 12 words that many of us use incorrectly.Link

Episode 46: The Notorious RBG

Sep 20th, 2020 18m 40s

America has lost a national treasure with the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (the Notorious RBG). Her seat on the Supreme Court now shines a light on how divided America is, and how unjust and unfair the entire political system has become. Do

Episode 14: Technosexual

Sep 12th, 2020 1h 32m

Donovan and Samuel are back again, this time discussing 5G spectrum, transcription in Microsoft Word on the web, Netflix calls it quits on ‘Altered Carbon’ after two seasons, Amazon wins FAA approval for their delivery drones, Walmart’s shot ac

Episode 45: September Trivia

Sep 1st, 2020 32m 44s

It’s September 1, 2020, and Donovan loves trivia, so he decided to give a little of that back in this episode, specifically concerning September trivia from Project Britain. From Donovan not being able to say Gregorian Calendar correctly to th

Episode 44: Air Fryers Be Damned

Aug 27th, 2020

Donovan talks about his adventures with using an Air Fryer; no one really cares about the DNC or RNC Conventions; he sent in his request for an absentee ballot today; and Netflix is making a live action Resident Evil TV Show.The post Episode

Episode 13: An Epic Showdown

Aug 22nd, 2020 1h 41m

Sam, Oliver, and Donovan are back to discuss Toshiba saying goodbye to the laptop market (and basically the entire computer market), a mom managed to get back almost $20k in Twitch donations her son spent, Windows 10 loses the ability to search

Episode 43: No Soda For You!

Aug 12th, 2020

Donovan discusses him carrying his daughter to the doctor, and their ensuing laughter of trying to figure out the CVS drive-thru. Also, Americans are saving more now than ever. And, if you love Dr. Pepper, you may be out of luck..for now.Th

Episode 42: Buckle Up, Buttercup!

Aug 10th, 2020 25m 19s

Donovan talks about seeing UPS, FedEx, and other delivery drivers using their cell phones while driving. Are they exempt from the distracted driving laws of any states?Working from home…the toll it can take.Celebrating Christmas with COVID a

Episode 41: COVID-19 Presidential Hero

Jul 23rd, 2020

Donovan discusses his idea how why the HHS says the death toll from COVID-19 will start declining in the next few weeks.The post Episode 41: COVID-19 Presidential Hero appeared first on GPPN.

Episode 40: Maskhole

Jul 16th, 2020

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued orders forbidding cities and counties from mandating masks in public spaces. He’d rather attempt to “encourage” people to do it by dangling college sports in front of them. Donovan talks about how he just ca

Episode 39: Not To See the Trees for the Forest

Jul 9th, 2020

Donovan talks about his new mixer, but the real purpose of this episode is his…The post Episode 39: Not To See the Trees for the Forest appeared first on GPPN.

Episode 38: Opinions, Cancel Culture, Labels, and Definitions

Jun 16th, 2020

In this episode, Donovan weighs in on some hot button issues (and possibly will have…The post Episode 38: Opinions, Cancel Culture, Labels, and Definitions appeared first on GPPN.

Episode 37: White Privilege

Jun 2nd, 2020

Donovan discusses white privilege, racism, and a story of him seeing it first hand in…The post Episode 37: White Privilege appeared first on GPPN.

Episode 36: Deaths of Despair

May 19th, 2020

Donovan discusses his thoughts on a new study concerning Deaths of Despair, a phenomenon that…The post Episode 36: Deaths of Despair appeared first on GPPN.