
89 episodes

The Palmer Files Podcast Agent Palmer
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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A podcast about the pursuit of knowledge through interesting and engaging conversation, hosted by Agent Palmer. Released every other Tuesday.
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A Clandestine Conversation with SpyHards' Cam Smith
Episode 89 features Cam Smith, co-host of SpyHards Podcast who is here to discuss media, fandom, American and Canadian culture, a few hot takes, Star Trek, spies, and much more! I promise you won’t need a secret decoder ring for this one.
Throughout the conversation, we discuss:
Why Spy? Star Trek James Bond Canada Culture Origin of a podcast What makes a spy movie? Reading Christopher Nolan Midnight Showings Star Wars Night Owls and Early Birds And much more Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
SpyHards
Our Liner Notes
CanCon Part 1 CanCon Part 2 AgentPalmer.com
Tweets
@SpyHards
@camvsmith
@AgentPalmer
@ThePalmerFiles
Other Links
Somehow, A Pepsi Court Case Provides Refreshing Documentary Fodder
A back-from-the-dead defense of 2013’s R.I.P.D.
You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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So You Made A Movie with Christopher J. Hughes
Episode 88 features Christopher J. Hughes, returning for his third time, the first was for friendship, the second was for celebration and now he’s here to discuss the movie he made, “They Sleep On Us.” (And I helped).
Throughout the conversation, we discuss:
So you made a movie? Being at your own movie premiere Friends help each other The transition from a solo project to a collaboration What's next? Not JUST a football movie Anyone can do this Learn from experience Do the thing The big moment of finishing a large project Large one-off projects vs. ongoing projects And much more Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
They Sleep On Us (IMDb)
They Sleep On Us (Trailer)
TriforceDad.com
AgentPalmer.com
Tweets
@TriforceDad1984
@AgentPalmer
@ThePalmerFiles
Other Links
Suellen Hoy Has All the Dirt on the American Pursuit of Cleanliness
Twenty Twenty-Two In Review
You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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One Final Question: Volume Three
Episode 87 features Tristan, Sam, Rob, Evelien, Matt, Matt, J.D., Khan, and Jennifer. Discussing the future, the past, and a few favorites in between from the "One Final Question" after-credits of The Palmer Files podcast.
During the episode we cover:
What happens when we die? Favorite Book? What book would you want to completely experience for the first time, again? What's your superpower? What is the genesis of this podcast? And much more... Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
AgentPalmer.com
Episode 51: UnArchaeology with Tristan Boyle the Anarchaeologist
Episode 53: Agent Palmer: Behind the Microphone
Episode 57: Talking Mathematics and Two Paths Diverged with Sam Leitermann
Episode 58: A Lawyer, Life, and Lessons with Robert Eskra
Episode 59: A Producer's Life for Us with Evelien
Episode 60: The Origin of a Librarian with Matt Kiefer
Episode 61: One Final Question: Volume Two
Episode 64: Caffeinated and Candid with Matt Lady
Episode 67: A Fun and Supportive Conversation with J.D. of Veritas Fit
Episode 68: A Khanversation with Khan
Episode 69: 40 Cups of Coffee with Jennifer Montgomery
Other Links
BlueDoorGroup.ca (Jennifer Montgomery)
KhanArtist.org (Yung Khan)
HighKeyGeek (Matt Lady)
Psionic Monkey on Twitch (Matt Kiefer)
Reppin Podcast (Evelien)
Robert Eskra's YouTube (Robert Eskra)
The Math Profs on Twitch (Sam Leitermann)
UnArchaeology.org (Tristan Boyle)
Prey Highlights Man’s Folly in the Face of Technology
First Season of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Scores for Good Sport, Entertainment Value
You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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Chasing Sound with Brian Sutich
Episode 86 features Brian Sutich, the driving force behind Chasing Sound a hub for guitar players and those who want to immerse themselves in the world of guitar. We discuss his six-string origins, take a tour through his musical and technical journey, geek out about some old technology, and much much more.
Throughout the conversation, we discuss:
First guitars Starting on piano Musical influences Metalheads Metallica A trip through our band histories Fiddling with recording equipment A van tour across the country Audio engineering Tascam Portastudios The School of Audio Engineering Physical Tape and Digital Tools Rediscovering music Maintaining playing chops On teaching guitar The patience to teach A Musician's collection And much more Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
Chasing Sound
Our Liner Notes
AgentPalmer.com
Tweets
@chasingsound
@AgentPalmer
@ThePalmerFiles
Other Links
Track by Track: Aerosmith – Nine Lives
Celebrating the World’s Greatest Intellectual Meshugenah, Mel Brooks
You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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Slowing Down to Speed Up with David Snyder
Episode 85 features David Snyder, who as he slows down in his career is doing more than he expected. We talk about his career and how in his quote retirement unquote he's not only doing more but loving it. We also discuss building and creating, honey, maple syrup, baseball, giving back, learning as a generalist educationally, and much much more.
Throughout the conversation, we discuss:
Renaissance Man Bees and Honey Maple Syrup The paradox of slowing down and being busier A career in Television Brandissimo! Bespoke Localized Content Problem Solving The Fun vs Stress Equation An American in England Cricket Sports Chaloner Children's Charity Giving Back Being Reflexive And much more Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
Chaloner Children’s Charity
Good Government Show
AgentPalmer.com
Tweets
@dsnyderuk
@AgentPalmer
@ThePalmerFiles
Other Links
Untold attempts to answer: Whatever happened to AND1?
Quips, References, and Empty Space: JPod Still Thought-Provoking Almost 20 Years Later
You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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Get Schooled by Mealey and Agent Palmer
Episode 84 features math teacher and eduverse podcaster on Unprofessional Development Mr. Mealey. We talk about his path to teaching, education, staff rooms, grading, class size, pretty much anything you’ve heard anyone complain about, in so far as education is concerned, you’ll hear us touch on, excepting budgets, we don’t go there, but we go everywhere else.
Throughout the conversation, we discuss:
On being a teacher The Eduverse Tony Danza, Teacher Fictional Teachers "Real Life" applicable lessons School and Class Sizes What kind of students were we Teacher Camaraderie Floating teachers Grading "These kids today" Teacher frustrations Bias in teaching Goals And much more Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode
podpage.com/Unprofessional-Development
AgentPalmer.com
Tweets
@unprocast
@AgentPalmer
@ThePalmerFiles
Other Links
Five R-E-A-S-O-N-S to Watch Bad Words
Wolfe certainly has The Right Stuff to open the space race
You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.
Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.
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Customer Reviews
Inspiring
As an old friend listening to stories and adventures from the past… it makes me emotional in a good way. Jasons natural ability to story tell and eloquent way of expressing them has always been his strong suit. Well done my friend.
Seasoned Podcaster with great guests
With all the guest hosting and producing Palmer has done in the past, it was no surprise that he came out firing with his first podcast of his own. He gets interesting guests and has real, honest conversations. Check it out!
Enjoyable interviews
The Palmer Files has a wide variety of guests and topics. Jason is an excellent interviewer and so far has had some great conversations.