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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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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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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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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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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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: * 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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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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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 review and episode of Inspector Gadget and have a go-go-gadget-great-time! 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! Ben requested we review an episode of Thundercats... 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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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. 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 from Vancouver 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 Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by PropelAuth: pythonbytes.fm/propelauth66 Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mk…
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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 Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our cours…
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John and Paul review a cosmic space opera you've probably never heard of, based upon a 2800 year old poem. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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We're smurfin' this smurftastic review right up your smurfhole! Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
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2:57:25Movies! Cinema! Ha ha ha ha! This week Nando DJ and Diggins run run run to watch the last movie in the Mission Impossible franchise until they make another one in five to ten years, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. They nitpick the planes, the subs, and of course the Entity. Recommendations DJ - The Wild Robot (movie), Dogman (movie), The…
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#434 Most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python
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29:01Topics covered in this episode: Making PyPI’s test suite 81% faster People aren’t talking enough about how most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python PyCon Talks on YouTube Optimizing Python Import Performance Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by Digital Ocean: pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean-gen-ai Use code DO4BYTES and get $200 in…
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Paul and John have decided to watch a lot of the cartoons they grew up with, and some of the ones they didn't. Up first: 1983's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe! 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: git-flight-rules Uravelling t-strings neohtop Introducing Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Python 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 Connect with the hosts Michael: @…
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Final Destination is a verb now. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins bop on down to our local Space Needle to watch the movie with the oldest on fire person, Final Destination Bloodlines. They nitpick the coins, the songs, and of course the wind. Recommendations DJ - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (game) Diggins - Strange Days (movie) Nando - Freaky Tale…
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Topics covered in this episode: pre-commit: install with uv PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows (Accepted) Changes for Textual The Best Programmers I Know Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by NordLayer: pythonbytes.fm/nordlayer Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian:…
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Just when you thought it was safe to get crushed by a roller coaster. This week Nando DJ and Diggins strap in to watch the movie that made everybody scared to go to their town's tricentennial fair, Final Destination 3. They nitpick the gyms, the tans, and of course the nails. Recommendations DJ - AfrAId (movie), Companion (movie) Diggins - Poker Fa…
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Is Transformers One the best Transformers movie ever made? John and Paul discuss the topic as they review the movie. Contact John on Bluesky or email Paul and John at [email protected]. Full episode archiveBy John Sobey and Paul MacPherson
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and the simple flavor of Aviation Gin. This week Nando and Diggins go for a fateful drive to watch the psychosexual murder mystery that a bunch of people in the Discord were talking about for…reasons, A Simple Favor. They nitpick the fits, the moms, and of course the guns. Recommendations Diggins - Action Button Pictures Presents "Los Angeles Noire…
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and Bob from Top Gun: Maverick This week Nando DJ and Diggins base jump into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to watch the latest attempt to recapture the magic of Phase Three, Thunderbolts*. They nitpick the walls, the cars, and of course the chickens. Recommendations DJ - Basketball (thing) Diggins - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (movie) Nando …
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Topics covered in this episode: pirel: Python release cycle in your terminal FastAPI Cloud Python's new t-strings Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by NordLayer: pythonbytes.fm/nordlayer Connect with the hosts Michael: @[email protected] / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @[email protected] / @brianokken.bsky.social Sho…
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What's better than one Michael B Jordan? Vampires. This week Nando DJ and Diggins are transported via music to the old timey south to ask the real questions like why didn't they just stay in the barn, of the sexiest horror movie of the year even more than Gorge I know crazy right, Sinners. They nitpick the guitars, the guns, and of course the doorm…
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Topics covered in this episode: pip 25.1 has dependency groups, pylock.toml, plus more aiohttp goes free threaded uv 0.6.15 supports pylock.toml Whenever Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/430By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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No bees here. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins dive deep into the world of human trafficing Q-Anon propaganda movies to watch the Jason Statham vehicle that asks the quesiton, what if one of these had way too many characters, A Working Man. They nitpick the guns, the pools, and of course the moon. Recommendations DJ - Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (co…
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Topics covered in this episode: Huly CVE Foundation formed to take over CVE program from MITRE drawdb 14 Advanced Python Features Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/429By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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We...aren't Steve. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins skadoosh into a square and textured world to watch the movie that is both saving and destroying movie theaters, A Minecraft Movie. They nitpick the blocks, the cubes, and of course the chicken. Recommendations DJ - Devil May Cry (series) Diggins - Top Secret! (movie), Lady Vengeance (movie) Nando …
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Topics covered in this episode: How to Write a Git Commit Message Caddy Web Server Some new PEPs approved juv Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/428By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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Topics covered in this episode: Git Town solves the problem that using the Git CLI correctly PEP 751 – A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility git-who and watchgha Share Python Scripts Like a Pro: uv and PEP 723 for Easy Deployment Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbyte…
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and the seven dwarves and also seven other guys for some reason This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins take an epic mine cart ride to try to figure out what the hell is going on with those dwarf shaped things in movie for no one, Snow White. They nitpick the gems, the apples, and of course the crossbows. Recommendations DJ - Alliance (board game) Diggins…
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Topics covered in this episode: mdformat pre-commit-uv PEP 758 and 781 Serie: rich git commit graph in your terminal, like magic Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/426By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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Wonderful! Another goo based movie! This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins venture into the evil forrest to watch the movie that got a sequel that was about as good as this one, Snow White and the Huntsman. They nitpick the dwarves, the Huntsmen, and of course the milk. Recommendations DJ - Ahoy (game), Temptation Island (series) Diggins - Wallace & Grom…
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Paul and John discuss the good and the bad of a lost 80s gem, then they interview each other. 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: Why aren't you using uv? Python Developer Tooling Handbook Calling all doc writers: blacken-docs Reinventing notebooks as reusable Python programs Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/425By Michael Kennedy and Brian Okken
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