Zac reacts to recent criticism that we might be Nazi sympathizers, and Andrew challenges Zac on why he’s so afraid of vulnerability.Sponsors:Robinhood - Investing. Now for the rest of us.Build your portfolio with a free stock. Robinhood is givi

The Menu Bar: Episode 32 - Me, Here, With My Sad Box

Nov 26th, 2018 1h 1m

Zac and Andrew sit down to discuss that feeling of design VS chaos, mysterious coincidences, emotional openness, working with the universe as opposed to against it, and much more.Sponsors:eero - Life’s Too Short for Bad WifiGet $100 off the bes

The Menu Bar: Episode 31 - You Can't Just Have The Frosting

Nov 19th, 2018 58m 48s

This week Zac and Andrew debate monogamy VS polyamory, whether Tinder has been a good or bad development for human relationships, and the difficulty men have with finding substantiative friendships.Sponsors:Molekule | A Complete Reinvention of

The Menu Bar: Episode 30 - They're Going To Get You Absolutely

Nov 12th, 2018 1h 14m

Andrew J Clark is back this week for a very special, somewhat heavy episode. We discuss our recent injuries, what happened in Hawaii, the paralytic fear that comes with being real and honest, the stories we tell ourselves, the lack of substance

The Menu Bar: Episode 29 - People Seem To Be Liking iPads, With Josh Centers

Nov 5th, 2018 1h 17m

Josh Centers is the managing editor of long running Apple blog TidBITS, and he joins Zac at the bar to discuss Apple’s recent iPad and MacBook event.Sponsored by:LinkedIn Talent SolutionsOn LinkedIn, 22 million professionals are viewing and app

The Menu Bar: Episode 28 - Never Forgive Google, With Android Lust

Oct 29th, 2018 49m 19s

Shikhee of Android Lust sits down with Zac to discuss how she got started as a musician, the problem with algorithms, the importance of albums, how she leverages technology in her work, her experience funding projects through Kickstarter, why G

The Menu Bar: Episode 27 - The Mutant Theater, With Juno Reactor

Oct 15th, 2018 1h 8m

Zac sits down with Ben Watkins AKA Juno Reactor to discuss what turns him on creatively, the delight of collaborating with The Wachowski Siblings on The Matrix sequels, our shared love of Barbarella, and his latest album ‘The Mutant Theater’Rel

The Menu Bar - Episode 26: We Should Always Be Afraid, With Marco Arment

Oct 8th, 2018 1h 45m

We are joined by Marco Arment for a candid discussion about the state of podcasting in 2018, why podcasts should — and probably will — remain decentralized, why podcasters should always be a little afraid, then we deviate a bit into the the pro

The Menu Bar: Episode 25 - Religion Disrupted, With Micah Redding

Sep 23rd, 2018 1h 16m

We sit down with Micah Redding to discuss how each of us came to our individual belief structures, Micah’s attraction to Christian Transhumanism, institutional denial, the ever present need for deeper interpretation, ways Christianity agrees wi

The Menu Bar: Episode 24 - Beauty in Accidents, With Rob Sheridan

Sep 4th, 2018 1h 23m

Rob Sheridan visits the bar to discuss how he came to join Nine Inch Nails at 18, his creative kinship with Trent Reznor, finding happy accidents in doing things the wrong way, the inception and lasting impact of Year Zero, Trent and Rob’s role

The Menu Bar: Episode 23 - Secretly The Sequel To The Secret

Aug 27th, 2018

Zac and a slightly woozy Andrew meet and discuss acupuncture, being hugged by a dominatrix, pseudoscience, synchonicity and quantum physics, the pathology of extreme’s, the secret darkside of buddhism, and how we all use Twitter to escape.Joe

The Menu Bar: Episode 22 - The Turok Tales

Aug 13th, 2018 1h 2m

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The Menu Bar: Episode 21 - No Such Thing As Half Pregnant

Aug 6th, 2018 1h 2m

Zac and Andrew occupy the bar to discuss Andrew's settling in SF, deactivating Twitter, why people enjoy being outraged, how to be genuine on the internet, the obsolescence of free speech, imposter syndrome, the future of public commons, and wh

The Menu Bar: Episode 20 - This Was a Huge Mistake, With Dieter Bohn

Jul 30th, 2018 1h 6m

Zac and Andrew sit down with Executive Editor of The Verge Dieter Bohn to discuss crazy podcast setups, Mac customization, Apple’s awkward spot with the MBP keyboard, mixed feelings about Surface, why Dieter thinks Mac should have touch screens

The Menu Bar: Episode 19 - Seeking Perfection that Doesn’t Exist

Jul 16th, 2018 1h 14m

Zac and Andrew discuss how The Social Network perfectly captured early startup culture, why Facebook is definitely evil, how Christianity can evolve, how angle of approach alters the way we interface with reality, why we don’t agree with 2x-ers

The Menu Bar: Episode 18 - Intel Burning, With Ashraf Eassa

Jun 25th, 2018 1h 13m

We talk to chip expert Ashraf Eassa of The Motley Fool about how Intel’s chip delays mess with Apple’s roadmap, to what extent Intel is on fire, why Apple is likely moving away from Intel, why Switch may have serious staying power for Nintendo,

The Menu Bar: Episode 17 - Alive from WWDC!

Jun 12th, 2018 1h

Zac and Andrew go to WWDC! They discuss the broad implications of AR, Apple’s dichotomy of needing to push boundaries while acknowledging the negative impact of using your phone, and so much more.SPONSOR: Assembla | Enterprise Cloud Version Con

The Menu Bar: Episode 16 - Who Are The Meme Lords?

May 26th, 2018 1h 11m

Zac's away this week so Andrew chats to Victor Agreda and Kelly Guimont about their origins in blogging, Apple as moral example, the tribal mentality of forums, and the infinite subdivision of ideas and content online. Also aliens!

The Menu Bar: Episode 15 - A Theory of Everything

May 5th, 2018 1h 8m

Zac and Andrew discuss mapmaker and storyteller Ken Wilber and how his Theory of Everything just might help make sense of all the the raised tension, culture wars, and general chaos happening out there on the internet. Buckle up, because things

The Menu Bar: Episode 14 - The Mark Gurman Subtweet Memo, With John Gruber

Apr 28th, 2018 1h 37m

Zac goes one on one with John Gruber to discuss the Apple memo that leaked about Apple leaks, why Beats was a good purchase, why John thinks Netflix might buy Spotify, how Apple might bundle Apple Music and TV shows, iPad productivity low hangi

The Menu Bar: Episode 13 - CryptoKitties, With Bob Burrough, Sonya Mann, and Josh Centers

Apr 21st, 2018 1h 29m

In our first ever ‘Takeover’ episode, Josh Centers sits down with Sonya Mann and Bob Burrough to discuss lizard people, creating a TOR site, ways to solve humanities struggle with data tracking, and a whole lot more.Relevant Links:TOR ProjectCr

The Menu Bar: Episode 12 - They Argue Like We Do, With Rene Ritchie

Apr 14th, 2018 1h 6m

Rene Ritchie sits down with Zac and Andrew to discuss Wing Chun, free will, who you’re allowed to be on Twitter, the importance of asking why companies make the decisions they do, Apple’s MacBook Pro keyboard dilemma, the problem with batteries

The Menu Bar: Episode 11 - Progress is Violent

Apr 6th, 2018 1h 16m

Zac and Andrew sit down to discuss The Atacama Mummy, Zac’s haunted mirror, Reiki healing, atheism with benefits, the fragility of our memory of history, the linearity of worldview development, the inevitability of concrete, why Star Trek alien

The Menu Bar: Episode 10 - Going Where the Conversation Isn’t, With Robin Hanson

Mar 30th, 2018 1h 16m

Robin Hanson joins Zac and Andrew to talk about a future with emulated humans, why our current technological curve only *seems* important, the hidden motives that drive human behavior, why no one predicted social networks, the value in going wh

The Menu Bar: Episode 09 - A Question of Trust, With Ben Bajarin

Mar 25th, 2018 1h 35m

Ben Bajarin sits down to talk with Zac and Andrew about recent UFO headlines, Bigfoot, Apple's ongoing struggle with Siri, what it means for Apple to make a significant contribution in services, why Apple gave up on TV as a platform play, the F