Zagways Jesse and Phil

It's Christmastime and the Zag Boys, freshly reunited after Jesse's podternity leave, meet in person for the very first time, along with some special guests, to freebase holiday cheer.  After an eggnog-fuelled AI Or Cool Guy, we play "...Of All Time" and talk about our favorite—and least favorite—Christmas movies and songs.  Then we bask in the glow of our favorite holiday memories, almost all of which involve video game consoles.  All the while, Jesse shares a Bagman's bounty of thoughtful gifts.  All of this, and much more, on an action-packed holiday special for the ages!
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Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland
"Christmas Shoes" by NewSong
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" by some orchestra
"Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)" by Bing Crosby
"Christmas Song" by Phoebe Bridgers
"The Little Drummer Boy" by some chorus
"Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy" by Bing Crosby and David Bowie
"River" by Joni Mitchell
"Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney
"Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues
"Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" by Tom Waits
"Dominick the Donkey" by Lou Monte
"An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home)" by Linda Bennett
"Silent Night" by Bad Custer
Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.

Michael returns to the show to break down the absolutely insane and techno-cult-fuelled OpenAI coup, as well as share some cool stuff he's into.
ChomskyBot
Polyrhythmics
Age of Wonders 4
Inkbound
New Blue Sun - André 3000 - Spotify and Apple Music
Push Push - Herbie Mann -  Spotify and Apple Music
PREY (2017)
Obsidian
Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org and email coolguy@zagways.org with literally anything, as long as it's nice.
Follow Zagways on Mastodon.
Follow Jesse on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.
Follow Phil on Mastodon and check out his web site.
Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Push Push" by Herbie Mann
Phil is one quarter of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.

Senior Apple Correspondant Taalumot returns to talk with Phil about Apple's latest event.  We dive deep on our favorite and least favorite Apple Macintosh computers, go computer shopping for our wives, and try to make sense of the 500 places to hang out online.
Follow Taalumot on Instagram and Threads and Mastodon.  Read his blog and book an astrology at his web site.  There's a new starting point: the essentials page!
Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org and email coolguy@zagways.org with literally anything, as long as it's nice.
Follow Zagways on Mastodon.
Follow Jesse on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.
Follow Phil on Mastodon and check out his web site.
Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"I Still Love You" by Bad Custer
Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.

Ted joins Phil for a zag-heavy episode, ping-ponging wildly between sports betting, computer setups, virtual reality, a New York Times bestselling AI or Cool Guy, clip shows, making love in autonomous vehicles, online communities, zoom call fails, and the wild excesses of working at a hot tech company during the Zero Interest Rate Era.
Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org and email coolguy@zagways.org with literally anything, as long as it's nice.
Follow Zagways on Mastodon.
Follow Jesse on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.
Follow Phil on Mastodon and check out his web site.
Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Bigger Than You" by Bad Custer
Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.

With Jesse out on Podternity Leave, it's time to look back on the zags we've done before.  In this first best-of episode, we hear the complete saga of the Pancake Bear-adorned Maine newspaper that captured Jesse's heart, from Zagways episode 1 through to its untimely rebranding.  Please enjoy.
Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org and email coolguy@zagways.org with literally anything, as long as it's nice.
Follow Zagways on Mastodon.
Follow Jesse on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.
Follow Phil on Mastodon and check out his web site.
Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Fiddlehead Fern" by Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.

Jesse returns to the show to play The Bagman's Gamble on the computer, do another Notes Dump, talk about mummified creatures of all kinds, and then finally open up The Gambler's Den to bring Phil into the magical world of sports gambling in a new segment: I'm Betting On It!
Play The Bagman's Gamble here, and see the source code.
Join the Zaggurat!  Visit Zagways online at zagways.org and email coolguy@zagways.org with literally anything, as long as it's nice.
Follow Zagways on Mastodon.
Follow Jesse on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.
Follow Phil on Mastodon and check out his web site.
Music:
"Zagways" by Bad Custer
"Everybody's Saying" by Bad Custer
Phil and Jesse are one half of Bad Custer. Follow on Spotify or Apple Music or Bandcamp for music, Instagram for sweet memes.  And check out their new web site at badcuster.net.