Very Hicken Bros.

Alexander Hicken

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Two brothers co-host, sharing their interests, experiences, and thoughts. Trevor and Alex will be hosting friends and family regularly on their weekly podcast. Among their many interests are technology and current events; plus, it’s Pokémon season!

12/11/2021

Best of November 2021, including Nick Chao's song Roses & Lead Paint

This is the first official monthly highlights episode of the Very Hicken Bros podcast; therefore, the edited episode jumps around within the month of November 2021. I put in many topics in the episode from the Talk to You Later livestream, which we had audio recordings of; such as the following: Trevor raves about Taco Bell's Grill Cheese Burrito. (https://www.tacobell.com/food/burritos/grilled-cheese-burrito) I share my NoName Nerd Minimeal NFT, which includes the crash of my computer; then, I take that moment to discuss my affiliation with NoName Nerd. (https://followmystream.com/alexnhicken/2021/11/20/minimeals/) Since the next subject is time sensitive I made sure to say the date that we published the next segment, which was dedicated to Kyung-bo Kim also known as the Overwatch League eSport’s athlete “Alarm," which was recorded/shared on November 10th, 2021. (https://www.ginx.tv/en/overwatch/overwatch-league-pro-alarm-has-passed-away-aged-20) Trevor and Nick discuss the Blizzard's Earnings call and the delay of Overwatch 2. (https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/2/22760118/activision-blizzard-delays-overwatch-2-and-diablo-4-again) Nick discusses Nikon and Cannon, catching up with Sony mirrorless cameras. I discuss Acala's successful crowdloan, and Nodle's crowdloan announcement. (https://nairametrics.com/2021/11/19/with-1-3-billion-staked-acala-wins-the-first-polkadot-parachain-auction/ & https://parachain.nodle.com)Trevor then shares his review of the Pixel 6 Pro. We conclude with my interview with Nick Chao on his rough sketch song called Roses and Lead Paint.
10/30/2021

Nick Chao composes a new theme song for season 5.

Nick joins Trevor and I on this episode a first of Season 5 and more than a month for the Very Hicken Bros podcast. Kyler was offered double pay to work the night of recording the podcast, so he did not make it. I installed Windows 11 on my work laptop, and I share my first impressions. We discuss the following topics: Oura ring Generation 3 (https://www.acquiremag.com/tech/oura-ring-generation-3), Something Really Wants Our Attention: One Cosmic Object Emitted 1,652 Fast Radio Bursts in 47 Days. (https://scitechdaily.com/something-really-wants-our-attention-one-cosmic-object-emitted-1652-fast-radio-bursts-in-47-days/) PS5 and Xbox Shortages Could Last Until 2023. (https://kotaku.com/intel-says-cpu-and-gpu-shortages-may-last-until-2023-1847926285) Lastly, Nick recommends that you listen to Rat by Ghost. (https://youtu.be/C_ijc7A5oAc) The YouTube video chat episode of this recording can be found at the Very Hicken Bros channel and the following link: https://youtu.be/AojER_tclZQ
09/12/2021

Whoop debuts Sila Nanotechnologies’ 17% more energy dense batteries.

Kyler was too busy to join us after a week off. Recovering from an illness, Nick joins us. We discuss the following topics: Wisdom Audio Community Beta (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisdom-audio-community/id1576484544), MTN DEW Flamin' Hot Sold Out In An Hour (https://comicbook.com/irl/news/mountain-dew-flamin-hot-sold-out-one-hour/), Sila Nanotechnologies' battery technology will launch in Whoop wearables (https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/08/sila-nanotechnologiess-first-next-gen-battery-will-launch-in-whoop-wearables/), How TikTok Serves Up Sex and Drug Videos to Minors (https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-algorithm-sex-drugs-minors-11631052944), and A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova – First Observation of a Brand-New Kind of Supernova (https://scitechdaily.com/a-black-hole-triggers-a-premature-supernova-first-observation-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-supernova/).
08/29/2021

Waymo now offers free rides to Trusted Testers in San Francisco.

Kyler did not join us for this episode because he had bad allergies. Nick, Trevor and I did speak about the OnlyFans policy fiasco, but I will publish it later on the Talk to You Later Show. I removed it to publish this episode at a reasonable time today. We spoke about the following topics: Trevor reviews the UMIDIGI Power 5 phone (https://umidigi.com/page-umidigi_power5_specification.html), audea.io, https://throne.live/, Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew Is Coming, Whether You Like It or Not (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/flamin-hot-mountain-dew-coming-141228359.html), You Can Gain Admin Privileges to Any Windows Machine by Plugging in a Razer Mouse (https://lifehacker.com/you-can-gain-admin-privileges-to-any-windows-machine-by-1847537634), and Waymo starts offering autonomous rides in San Francisco (https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/24/22639226/waymo-san-francisco-rides-self-driving-service).
08/22/2021

Virtual Riot's new album is introduced with their song Chroma.

We got the entire team together for the second time. We discussed joining the LaunchPadOne Self Made contest. (https://www.launchpaddm.com/selfmade) We also discussed Nick's possibly last photo-shoot with his long time photography associate. (https://www.instagram.com/nick_/) Kyler introduces Chroma, the first song release of Virtual Riot's new album: Simulation. (https://youtu.be/-PeWP7Czde8) and Trevor discusses the following article: Astronomers Create New Radio Map of Large Magellanic Cloud (http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/radio-map-large-magellanic-cloud-09978.html)
08/15/2021

Nick Chao's "Paradise" is a vocal focused song.

This episode is the first with the full team. We introduce Nick Chao (https://www.instagram.com/nick_/) to Kyler Jeffrey (https://twitter.com/developerrr_). We talk about the following topics: Wisdom: Audio Community App (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisdom-audio-community/id1576484544), Virtual Riot's new album "Simulation" (https://twitter.com/Virtual_Riot/status/1424797050869207051), Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck will be based on Arch Linux—not Debian (https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/valves-upcoming-steam-deck-will-be-based-on-arch-linux-not-debian/), Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance (https://www.theverge.com/22617206/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-features-specs-price-hands-on), and Nick's song "Paradise".
08/07/2021

The London Hard-fork of Ethereum is Live.

Neither Nick or Kyler joins us for this episode. I did not publish an edited version of the last episode because it was too long to edit within the weekend. The livestream unedited version of the podcast is found at the following link: https://anchor.fm/alexnhicken/episodes/Most-of-the-Olympics-facilities-in-Japan-is-powered-by-Hydrogen-e158tha We discuss the following topics today: Pokemon Unite (https://unite.pokemon.com/en-us/), Tokyo's cauldron features the first hydrogen powered Olympic flame (https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-powered-olympic-flame/8547739/amp/), Google formally confirms Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro: See official renders here! (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6-official-2728192/), Ethereum Is Burning $10,000 Every Minute After EIP-1559 Upgrade (https://decrypt.co/77773/ethereum-is-burning-10000-every-minute-after-eip-1559-upgrade), and Hubble captures stunning image of squabbling galaxies (https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/04/world/hubble-squabbling-siblings-galaxies-scn/index.html).
07/25/2021

Protect your identity with Duckduckgo's email anonymity tools.

Kyler Jeffrey joins the Very Hicken Bros, and we talked about the following topics: Marko: Beyond Brave - an epic hand-drawn metroidvania (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studiomechka/marko-beyond-brave), Kyler's new computer, Pine64's $30 Linux Smartwatch Launches (https://www.pcmag.com/news/pine64s-30-linux-smartwatch-launches), Microsoft Quietly Released Its Own Linux Distro (https://www.tomshardware.com/amp/news/microsoft-released-cbl-mariner-linux-distro), Verizon is also switching to Android Messages as default for RCS (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/20/22584443/verizon-android-messages-rcs), Android 12, Pokémon Unite launches for Nintendo Switch next week (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-15-pokemon-unite-launches-for-nintendo-switch-next-week), Lightyear One to be manufactured in Finland by Valmet Automotive (https://electrek.co/2021/07/19/lightyear-one-to-be-manufactured-in-finland-by-valmet-automotive/), Ukrainian cryptocurrency mining operation with 3,800 PS4 Slims was actually designed for grinding FIFA Ultimate Team coins (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alleged-Ukrainian-cryptocurrency-mining-operation-with-3-800-PS4-Slims-was-actually-designed-for-grinding-FIFA-Ultimate-Team-coins.551444.0.html), New Coheed and Cambria song - Shoulders. (https://youtu.be/budmX5jCGns), Evolution of Dubstep (https://twitter.com/Developerrr_/status/1416950779798188035?s=20), Chrome OS hardware is getting weird — and that's just the way we like it (https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/16/chrome-os-hardware-is-getting-weird-and-thats-just-the-way-we-like-it/), DuckDuckGo launches new Email Protection service to remove trackers (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/20/22576352/duckduckgo-email-protection-privacy-trackers-apple-alternative), We Just Got an Image of a Plasma Jet From Another Supermassive Black Hole, And Whoa (https://www.sciencealert.com/we-just-got-images-of-a-second-black-hole-spitting-out-plasma-jets), and Cosmic fireworks in nearby galaxies shine light on star formation (https://www.space.com/galaxy-fireworks-trace-star-birth).

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Two brothers co-host, sharing their interests, experiences, and thoughts. Trevor and Alex will be hosting friends and family regularly on their weekly podcast. Among their many interests are technology and current events; plus, it’s Pokémon season!

Creator

Alexander Hicken
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

89
Rating

Clean
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