A weekly podcast where Nando, DJ, and Diggins analyze a piece of pop culture by looking exclusively at the details.
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Every Monday and Thursday, Paul and John offer a fast-paced recap of an episode of a Transformers series until they finish that series. Then they start another one. Archived reviews include G1, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Prime, Gobots, Animated, the Unicron Trilogy, War For Cybertron, Go-Bots (2003), Headmasters, and a growing list of movies.
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From jerkin it at work, to takin your shirt off on a plane, to "Am I an Asshole?" We have the answer for all of society's pressing questions. Oh and sometimes we talk about TV. New episodes every other Friday!
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Welcome to The daily jingle, where I do whatever I damn well please. I criticize, nitpick, and start ranting about something no one cares about
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Gil (17) & Wil (46) take turns to debrief on their little and not-so-little niggles in life. Categorized as 'comedy' because 'comedy??' wasn't an option, and 'society & culture' seems like a biiiiig stretch. Trigger warning: Low production values.
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Python Bytes is a weekly podcast hosted by Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken. The show is a short discussion on the headlines and noteworthy news in the Python, developer, and data science space.
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A media analysis podcast in which hosts Allison and Julia discuss modern media (including TV & film, books, and music) that depicts the Ancient Mediterranean world, its peoples, and its stories. We're here to have a good time, not to nitpick accuracy, but we've got a thing or two to teach, too.
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Death by Footnote is a historical fiction podcast that challenges authors to a monthly prompt. After writing a short story that meets the assigned genre and historical niche, they read them aloud and nitpick on historical detail, historical efficacy, and good storytelling
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Welcome to Aiden Criticizing and Co, where we gladly nitpick anything of your choice. Go ahead-pick a card, any card, and I'll be sure to point out every imperfection. If I get it correct you get that knockoff oversized minion toy. Cover art photo provided by Marius Masalar on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@marius
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In todays climate, it feels increasingly difficult to be authentic. Well, for some people. Every week, join dsyfuntional (and sometimes neurotic) best friends Emma & Josiah as they navigate mental health, discuss current events, debate the pros and cons of todays culture, and nitpick the people around them. If you have ever felt like you're struggling to be yourself, need a laugh, or just need another person to hate, this is the place to be. Trust us, your therpaist will love it.
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We find commercials really interesting, and often hilariously or tragically out of touch, so join us as we nitpick the hell of out the mammoth industry of advertising. Every week on Pop Up, Dillon Wall (filmmaker) and Daniel Lanza Rivers (scholar and critic in cultural studies) watch a commercial, and then put it under the proverbial microscope. The show is often salient, and always entertaining... because for an industry built on knowing what we want, advertising sure gets it wrong a lot. G ...
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Are you looking to kill 30 minutes not caring about the topic? Well, we are the right podcast for you. Join us every week to hear our take on everyday BS. Thanks for listening.
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JJ Redick of New Orleans Pelicans interviews some of the biggest names in basketball—including his teammates!—and many other celebrities. It’s an inside look at life in the NBA and conversations with people who interest Redick and his co-host, Tommy Alter, the most.
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A half hour commercial for Nintendo animated by people who have clearly never played a single Nintendo game. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
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3:01:45Finally! A third Lupin movie! This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins answer Nic's call to watch the movie that was so nice, they dubbed it twice, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. They nitpick the cars, the planes, and of course the gears. Recommendations DJ - Bluey Scavenger Hunt Board Game (board game), Miami Dolphins Under the Sun (video) Diggins -…
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It's another show neither Paul nor John had ever watched! Requested by Dear Listener Jason Salyer. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Topics covered in this episode: * rathole* * pre-commit: install with uv* A good example of what functools.Placeholder from Python 3.14 allows Converted 160 old blog posts with AI Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the h…
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Paul and John watch a cartoon about a wedding just before John's wedding. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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It's not quite G.I. Joe, it's not quite Transformers... it's M.A.S.K. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Topics covered in this episode: * pypistats.org was down, is now back, and there’s a CLI* * State of Python 2025* * wrapt: A Python module for decorators, wrappers and monkey patching.* pysentry Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patre…
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If you didn't get enough Disney in the last episode, here's some more. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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what the fuuuuck? This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins cover their eyes while they watch the second movie of 2025 involving Julia Garner and kids who everyone is looking for, Weapons. They nitpick the doors, the cars, and of course the hot dogs. Recommendations: DJ - Bachelor in Paradise (series) Diggins - Air, Land & Sea (board game) Nando - and Roger…
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It's a Disney classic. Requested by Dear Listener Melanie Kaklamanis. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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#445 Auto-activate Python virtual environments for any project
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29:46Topics covered in this episode: pyx - optimized backend for uv * Litestar is worth a look* * Django remake migrations* * django-chronos* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Python Bytes 445 Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry - Python Error and Performance Monitoring Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy…
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Scientists in battle armour fighting monsters from below the Earth. In theory, this should be a good show. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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What if Pinocchio could fly, had super strength, and fired lasers out of his butt? Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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War of the Worlds (2025) (with Ice Cube) (the bad one)
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3:52:27Get outta there!!! This week Nando DJ and Diggins log onto the web to open windows and zoom in and zoom out of an window on Amazon dot com to watch what genuinely might be the worst movie of 2025, War of the Worlds. They nitpick the computers, the lightning, and of course the Disruptor. Recommendations DJ - Bill Maher: An Autopsy (video) Diggins - …
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Topics covered in this episode: Coverage.py regex pragmas * Python of Yore* * nox-uv* * A couple Django items* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by DigitalOcean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in free credit Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian:…
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No... not the good one. The Filmation one. Requested by Dear Listener Ben Pearlman. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Paul and John recap another episode of a cartoon they'd never watched before. Requested by Dear Listener Justin Samlal. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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You know what's more fantastic than four? Family. This week Nando DJ and Diggins hang ten over to watch the third movie of the year that needs to save the MCU, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. They nitpick the robots, the tubes, and of course the super apes. Recommendations DJ - WWE: Unreal (series) Diggins - Before Sunrise (movie), Rome (series) N…
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Topics covered in this episode: rumdl - A Markdown Linter written in Rust * Coverage 7.10.0: patch* * aioboto3* * You might not need a Python class* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbyte…
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Paul and John review an episode of a cartoon they never watched. Requested by Dear Listener Mike. This podcast episode is not endorsed by the National Education Association. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Rile up your Satanic panic and join Paul and John as they review an episode of Dungeons & Dragons. Requested by Dear Listener Chloe. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Topics covered in this episode: * Open Source Security work isn't “Special”* * uv v0.8* * Extra, Extra, Extra* Announcing Toad - a universal UI for agentic coding in the terminal Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Co…
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When you find out that one of your Dear Listeners is an actual tortoise, you review an episode of TMNT. Requested by Dear Listener Henri the Sonoran tortoise. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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It's one big pile of...did I do this one already...let me check...I guess not. Look at that. This week Nando DJ and Diggins take an inexplicable fourth trip to the cinematic void that is Jurassic World to watch the movie that asks the question, can one of these about absolutely nothing make money?: Jurassic World: Rebirth. They nitpick the boats, t…
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Who ya gonna call? Tuh-fin-piss! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Topics covered in this episode: * Distributed sqlite follow up: Turso and Litestream* * PEP 792 – Project status markers in the simple index* Run coverage on tests docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Digital Ocean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $…
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Technically, this is an episode of something that is technically a cartoon. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Robotech is Paul's favourite television program from his childhood and "Lonely Soldier Boy" is his favourite episode. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a guy in a chair! It's Nathan Fillion! This week Nando DJ and Diggins fly to Metropolis to watch the first movie in the New DCU before they reboot it all in five movies cause that's WB for you, Superman. They nitpick the wars, the spheres, and of course the Joeys. Recommendations DJ - KPop Demon Hunters (movie) Digg…
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Topics covered in this episode: * Switching to direnv, Starship, and uv* * rqlite - Distributed SQLite DB* * Some Markdown Stuff* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth77 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @briano…
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Paul and John recap an episode of Inspector Gadget and have a go-go-gadget-great-time! Requested by Dear Listener Bethany Nichols. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Meeeeow! Paul and John recap an episode of Thundercats. Requested by Dear Listener Ben Pearlman. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Hold onto your robo-vaginas. This week N4ndo DJ and D1gg1ns d4nc3 their way down a h4llw4y to watch the m0v1e that r3mind3d us that AI is b4d but also g00d, M3GAN 2.0. They nitpick the bots, the songs, and of course the billionaires. Recommended DJ - Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2 (series) Diggins - All That Money Can Buy (movie) Nando - Game Chang…
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Topics covered in this episode: * ty documentation site and uv migration guide* * uv build backend is now stable + other Astral news* * Refactoring long boolean expressions* * fastapi-ml-skeleton* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Sentry: pythonbytes.fm/sentry Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkenned…
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How to you market He-Man to girls? You fill it full of pastel colours and unicorns. Requested by John's fiancee. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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A lot of television shows in the 1980s included/hid cocaine in the budget. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Imagine if Aaron Taylor Johnson...was a hunter! This week Nando DJ and Diggins travel to the post apocalyptic hellhole that is rural Scotland to watch the sequel to the movie that started a trend that we are all sort of tired of now but maybe this one will be good, 28 Years Later. They nitpick the arrows, the cameras, and of course the accents. Rec…
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Topics covered in this episode: * Python Cheat Sheets from Trey Hunner* * Automatisch* * mureq-typed* * My CLI World* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show:…
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"One is never over or under-dressed with a little black dress." - Karl Lagerfeld Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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This is TFNPS. Quiet, peaceful, serene… That is, until John and Paul start recording! Luckily, they have some Dear Listeners to help them out. Life would be simple at TFNPS except for: Herman J. Peckerwiener. And his life would be simple except for The Transformers Nitpickers Podcast Show! Run With Us - Lisa Lougheed Contact John on Bluesky or emai…
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We should have seen the signs. This week Nando DJ and Diggins run like the wind to watch the movie that made everybody who was asked if they wanted to see it answer "What? No", The Happening. They nitpick the trees, the guns, and of course the everything. Recommendations: DJ - Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (documentary), Love Island USA (seri…
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#437 Python Language Summit 2025 Highlights
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34:28Topics covered in this episode: * The Python Language Summit 2025* Fixing Python Properties * complexipy* * juvio* Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Posit: pythonbytes.fm/connect Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @p…
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Our first request episode of the season! Dave Janča watched Blackstar as a kid and asked us to review it... so we did. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
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24:23This episode has it all! Adam West! Casey Kasem! An origin story! Batman crying! What more could you ask for? Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Topics covered in this episode: * Free-threaded Python no longer “experimental” as of Python 3.14* typed-ffmpeg pyleak * Optimizing Test Execution: Running live_server Tests Last with pytest* Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/436By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
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2:51:36You musta seen her This week Nando DJ and Diggins take a trip back in time to whenever John Wick 3 takes place to watch the movie that answered the question: what if Paloma from No Time To Die was't feeling it, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. They nitpick the guns, the grenades, and of course the coins. Recommendations DJ - Titan: The Ocean…
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It wouldn't be the 80s without a drugs-are-bad episode. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Tuh-fin-piss! Tuh-fin-piss! Reviewing the dumb 80s shit! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Whats the deal with breakfast? It's not fast. And it doesn't break. I guess Pop Tarts are fast. And one corner always breaks off. Ignore me. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins snap crackle and pop over to Battle Creek Michigan to watch a comedy that is briefly funny, Unfrosted. They nitpick the mascots, the astronauts, and of course the ravioli monst…
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Topics covered in this episode: platformdirs poethepoet - “Poe the Poet is a batteries included task runner that works well with poetry or with uv.” Python Pandas Ditches NumPy for Speedier PyArrow pointblank: Data validation made beautiful and powerful Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/435…
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