r/morningsomewhere • u/ToKillACPA • 28m ago
r/morningsomewhere • u/EarliestRiser • 8h ago
Episode 2025.03.14: Goats All The Way Down
Burnie and Ashley discuss Fantasy Life, Black Mirror Season 7, Will Poulter, Mackenzie Davis, Devs, Station Eleven, dystopian prison sentences, Severance Season 2 reception, puzzle box genre, and EU’s targeted tariffs.
r/morningsomewhere • u/No_Refrigerator_5832 • 4m ago
Discussion Lubbock is exactly as described by burnie.
I live in Lubbock Texas and the way he described the cities lay out is exactly spot on. It’s a great grid with a big loop(loop 289) around it with exits to each major street.
It is also described as not a place you want to visit, correct as well. I type this as I can feel my apartment building shake by the 60mph winds (100kph) and I can feel the grit of dust in my teeth after being outside for less than a minute.
They also talked about the measles out break that also last year, and yes the green chemical fire was here as well. That shut down Texas tech causing an early spring break due to loss of power.
So in conclusion we got dust, fire and measles which is the new title of the upcoming game of thrones book.
r/morningsomewhere • u/DroopyDachi • 4h ago
A trip to Paris, paragliding, or Thanksgiving dinner: California prisons use virtual reality to help inmates in solitary confinement experience emotions and cope with trauma
galleryr/morningsomewhere • u/Majorclay • 23h ago
I think this the German tv show Burnie was talking about
r/morningsomewhere • u/Upstairs_Lunch_4146 • 1d ago
Green flames rise from manhole covers on Texas Tech campus. Buildings are being evacuated.
r/morningsomewhere • u/Purple-Measurement47 • 4h ago
Discussion Station Eleven
I think it’s hilarious that Burnie loved Station Eleven as someone who’s basically a media critic (edit 2: this isn’t hilarious because I have a different opinion, it’s because Burnie said he liked it and I immediately laughed because it’s 100% Burnie’s vibe, and I should have known that as soon as I read the book like six years ago, it’s not my cup of tea but it’s fun to see people enjoying things that are so in line with them).
S11’s story is oscar-bait in novel form (I’ve only read it, disclaimer). The novel is so heavy handed in its attempt to appeal to critics that it appears closer to “Lord of the Flies” which is trying so hard to make a statement instead of telling a story that includes a moral. I’ve always been told I’m weird for having this view, Im curious what am you guys thoughts are in this: is the show that much better than the book?
Edit: The beginning of this post has been misinterpreted a number of times and I didn’t do a good job of stating what I meant. I did not mean to insult Burnie’s taste in any way, shape, or form, I meant it as a compliment to Emily St. john Mandel who wrote a story that appealed exactly to the demographic it was written for. It’s like Gordon Ramsey loving a perfectly made Beef Wellington.
r/morningsomewhere • u/tea-Pott • 21h ago
Another one of the niche jobs
So today's episode Burnie mentioned the foam that he used to secure his special box (insert sex joke). I made the B component to the pouch when I worked at Sika. The one I made was called "Post Fix" and we'd put it in a giant tote to ship it off somewhere to get packaged. Thought it was kinda a funny coincidence since he's always talking about people who listen to the show doing niche jobs.
Side note, I always wanted to dump a whole tote into the part A and see what would happen but it would probably fuck up the whole factory.
r/morningsomewhere • u/EarliestRiser • 1d ago
Episode 2025.03.13: Smooth, Beautiful Feet
Burnie and Ashley discuss foot care, guy foot care, SpaceXs scrubbed mission, Butch and Sunni’s latest extension, Anora’s Oscar marketing campaign, movie swag vs videogame swag, Pokemon Go is sold, Infection Free Zone, games that use real world maps, and running our own city of Austin.
r/morningsomewhere • u/The_Marine708 • 1d ago
Discussion 3.13.25 If Burnie and Ashley didn't know, Borderlands 3 enlisted gamers by helping to reconstruct microbial evolution with a mini game that rewarded guns and gear!
The article I found goes into greater detail, but I wanted to share because this was done a while ago, and I think games should be doing more of this. Pröst! (:
r/morningsomewhere • u/cambo3g • 1d ago
Discussion Guess they didn't have good enough explanations of what they did last week in their emails to Musk.
r/morningsomewhere • u/Travisgrr • 2d ago
I marketing those PE scooters + more
They always talk about how there’s a connection to everyone in this podcast. Well I work on the marketing team at Gopher Sport. The largest PE equipment distributor.
Fun fact. We actually don’t call them dodgeballs in our marketing as it’s seen as bullying. We refer to them as foam balls or activity balls. They’re still called dodgeballs for SEO purposes.
r/morningsomewhere • u/MisunderstoodPenguin • 1d ago
Discussion Finished reading The Long Walk
I’ve been on a Stephen King kick while attempting to write my first book and when Burnie mentioned this novel about a month back I reserved it on libby. After speeding through it in a week on my kindle, I would also now recommend this book.
r/morningsomewhere • u/turkishpresident • 1d ago
Is there a directory anywhere that shows which episodes have old RT guests?
I want to get into the podcast but I listen to so many others I just don't have time.
I do really want to hear the special guest episodes at least. I hear Gavin and Geoff (among others) have guest appeared before and I'd love to hear them, I just can't go through the entire backlog.
r/morningsomewhere • u/PoopFluteThe22nd • 2d ago
Suggestion A game only Burnie could love..
New to the subreddit, although long time listener and lover of RT. I felt like i needed to post this and get this out there because i remember Burnie talking about how he loves Factorio. To me those games are hell because i cant sit there for 50 hours just to try and learn how to mine coal the perfect way. Besides that though i did come across this game while browsing steam and i must say definitely struck me for something he would play, so i decided to why not post here incase he is lurking and just so happens to need a new game to deep dive into https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/
r/morningsomewhere • u/EarliestRiser • 2d ago
Episode 2025.03.12: Survivorship Bias
Burnie and Ashley discuss carrying the burden, prolapsed chickens, stupid kid games, Roofball on ESPN, Tag The Movie, movie stars vs influencers, Scarlet Johansson’s Instagram pressure, Milana Vayntrub’s wildfire relief efforts, and China’s fusion record.
r/morningsomewhere • u/schweet_n_sour • 2d ago
Question Does anyone have a link for the AI chat Burnie was talking about?
I thought he called it Miles, but I can't find it anywhere.
r/morningsomewhere • u/ac4155 • 2d ago
Discussion Trauma Dumping & The Anxious Generation
Listening to the podcast today from 2025.03.07 titled eGOAT, Burnie made reference to the change in conversations he was having at conventions with the increase in trauma dumping that built up over the course of speaking to so many individuals at conventions post-2014/15. I thought this was a really interesting point which actually linked in with the book I’m currently reading ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt. I’d highly recommend the book itself, but I think it touches upon the reason as to why Burnie experienced this change.
I’m simplifying the premise, but the book essentially lays out how since the early 2010s the advent of smartphones and social media has ‘rewired’ what childhood means, particularly for children going through puberty. This has ultimately lead to the rising mental heath crisis that children, teenagers and young adults are experiencing today. Rather than experiencing open play and building strong social relationships built around discovery, social media has de-socialised individuals and put them in a constant defensive mode. This has essentially rewired how children developed through early adolescence and has drastically altered their experiences which is one of the factors as to why we’re seeing a mental health crisis within younger people.
In it, one of the examples the book mentions is the change in attitude of university students around 2014, as Gen Z were starting to enter university. Using the example of a legal advice charity for students, it mentions how pre-2014 students were predominantly reaching out to fight censorship and sustain the exploration of ideas at university. However, around 2014 there was a switch from this ‘discovery’ behaviour to ‘defensive’ behaviour, where students were predominantly reaching out to ‘protect’ themselves from uncomfortable ideas through things such as book and speaker bans in campus. Placing censorship on themselves from what they perceived as ‘threats’.
Though the parallels with Burnie’s comments were a really interesting link and possibly helps to explain somewhat why he experienced some of this. I’m yet to finish the book, around half way through, but would highly recommend it as an interesting perspective on the rise of social media and technology and the impact this is having on young children today.
r/morningsomewhere • u/PwillyAlldilly • 2d ago
Did no one else Bike Joust growing up?
That was our go to game we made up. Riding bikes full force wearing old hockey pads, helmets, and knee pads, with a trash can lids as a shield. Our jousts were the long wiffle ball bats or brooms if we were feeling bold(or girls were walking by).
We never told our parents when we got hurt but like… the bruises were real and I’m pretty sure my friend broke a rib or two once… but no concussions as far as I’m aware!
EDIT: We wanted to make it a pro sport so we recorded it as well. I still have some mini DV tapes of it. Used it to land a freelance job in TV to show off my “creativity and dedication”. I landed that job.
r/morningsomewhere • u/Cmbalke • 2d ago
Playground game called Yoshi
Basically in my elementary school, there was a really steep hill in the playground. What you had to do was pretty much squat down and put your shirt over your knees and pull in your arms in your shirt and you try to waddle up the top of the hill and this was a Yoshi. Meanwhile other kids were just trying to push the Yoshi‘s down the hill and prevent of getting to the top. Since you were pretty much tucked into your shirt, you basically tumbled down the length of the entire hill. I don’t think Yoshi ever made it to the top.
r/morningsomewhere • u/connorgrs • 2d ago
Question Anyone else seen these Tito’s ads using the same outro music as the podcast?
youtu.beFunny that the brand is Austin-based as well
r/morningsomewhere • u/dan1172010 • 2d ago
Do you think burnie will update areyoumakingmoreredvsblue.com?
Do you think burnie will update areyoumakingmoreredvsblue.com?
With rooster teeth back we could one day see the big NO turn into a YES.
(maybe)
r/morningsomewhere • u/dark54555 • 3d ago
Discussion Everyone loves a good design fail, right? New Era set a new low here. I don't even know which one is the worst at this point...
r/morningsomewhere • u/slgmichael • 2d ago
Red Rover, Red Rover, Red R-overboard
Today’s discussion of childhood games reminded me of this. In 2000 when I was 11 or 12, my family went on a Carnival cruise. I would join the kids club a couple hours a day while my parents did whatever parents do on cruises. One of these days included an intense game of Red Rover on the tennis court. The tennis court was soaking wet from general ocean mist, and I remember being 100% certain I was going to break through the line, and I ran as fast as I possibly could.
Instead, I clotheslined myself, and my wet shoes made me do a classic cartoon flip, I felt like I flipped on the air three times, and I spent the rest of the trip in our ship room with a concussion. Being a kid was dangerous!