Living in the Future

Tag: Projects

Too many Voicemails, too much Clickbait (Unwind Media; April 22-29)
Guys, this is serious. Whoever is calling me, please stop. I am getting so many calls since I posted my new voicemail message that it can’t be a coincidence. Some fairly big news coming up soon on Unwind Media, so stay tuned.

Ottawhat? Podcast #49 – Darren Shackleton (Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals)
This week on the podcast, we spoke to Darren Shackleton, President of the Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals. We had…
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Future Chat #55 – Playing Chess with a Pigeon
In this episode, we discuss Google’s new mobile network, Google Fi, the possible “cure” for asthma, and decide whether buying a field Roomba (aka a tractor)…
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April 30, 2015
Voicemail, Feedback, Future Chat and Ottawhat? (April 15-21)
Lots going on at Unwind Media this week! I also finally closed down robattrell.com and moved that site over to this blog (which means that I now get a bunch of spam traffic here :(.
I also FINALLY updated my voicemail message, which I also put online for your listening pleasure. In case it wasn’t obvious from the message, I don’t like voicemail very much.
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Feedback #5 – There Are Worse Things Than A Hipster
This month on Feedback, we discuss the good and bad kinds of music hipster, how bands can successfully or unsuccessfully change their sound over time, and…
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Ottawhat? Podcast #48 – Drew McFadyen (Grimprov Ottawa)
In this episode, we sat down with Drew McFadyen from Grimprov Ottawa, a local long-form improvisational comedy troupe. We learned about the various ways i…
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Future Chat #54 – A Really, Really Nice Supervillain
This week on Future Chat, we were joined by a special guest, Christopher Johnson! We talked about the Apple Watch try-ons and Apple Pay, NASA and SpaceX, and the intersection of politics and new media.
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April 21, 2015
The Future is Back again! (April 7-14)
Future Chat is back with Season 2! This week featured the triumphant return of our science and tech show, as well as a great interview with Ottawa photographer, Justin Van Leeuwen.
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Future Chat #53 – Enema Shooters (Season 2 Begins!)
We’re back with Season 2 of Future Chat. We’re well rested and chatted about giant telescopes, the end of Soylent flatulence, and tiny, tiny “computers”.
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Ottawhat? Podcast #47 – Justin Van Leeuwen (JVL Photography)
In this episode, we talked to Justin Van Leeuwen, a local photographer who somehow manages to balance spending time with his kids and photographing some of the city’s most important people!
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April 13, 2015
3 Things That Happened This Week (& Social News)
Since Future Chat is still on haitus until April, we only had one show last week, but it was a really great episode of Ottawhat with Waubgeshig Rice from CBC Ottawa! This week proper, I chatted with Nick about my experiences on Universal Time (aka GMT) and how living 4 hours in the future is making my life better in some pretty interesting ways, and confuses everyone around me. We also sat down with Jantine Van Kregten from Ottawa Tourism on Ottawhat to learn how our city encourages people to visit, and helps them out once they’re here. Interesting stuff and a great interview!
We also underwent a nice set of changes at unwindmedia.com, it’s a lot easier to follow and subscribe to shows as they have their own landing pages with show info now. We also added a couple of Twitter accounts and Facebook pages for East Meets West (@_emwFM/East Meets West) and Feedback (@_FeedbackFM/Feedback) this week (we also moved Future Chat’s Twitter account to @_FutureChatFM), you can follow or like those to keep up with news for those shows specifically.
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East Meets West #6 – Objectively, Edmonton Is Worse
This week, daylight savings woes, Nick’s massive Canadian Election blog oeuvre, and faux punditry among the Conservative elite. Should Alberta collect sales tax? We think so!
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Ottawhat? Podcast #45 – Jantine Van Kregten
In this episode, we talked to Jantine Van Kregten, the incredibly knowledgable director of communications at Ottawa Tourism.
Ottawhat? Podcast #44 – Waubgeshig Rice
In this episode, we sat down with Waubgeshig Rice. He’s a video journalist working for the CBC in Ottawa, he’s published a book of short stories and last year put out a novel called Legacy.
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March 27, 2015
This Week in Unwind Media (March 10-16)
This week on Unwind Media, I finally sit down with Damien and BL for another episode of Feedback! You can see them perform their cover of Uptown Funk, and we talk about all manner of musical history in episode 4. +Future Chat is still on hiatus for another 2 weeks, but now is the perfect time to get caught up on iTunes! Stay tuned for a lot more in the coming months!
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Feedback #4 – Our Musical Journey
In this episode, Damien, BL and Rob talked about their musical influences. From bands everybody loves, like the Beatles, to lesser known musical acts, like solo Paul McCartney.
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Ottawhat? Podcast #43 – Michael Townsend
On the show this week, we sat down with Michael Townsend, a software developer and founder of doublespeakgames.com, creator of two very popular online games, A Dark Room and Gridland.
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March 16, 2015
This Week in Unwind Media (March 2-9)
This week on Unwind Media, we bring Season 1 of Future Chat to a close. The show will start back up with Season 2 in April, see you then! Thanks for listening and look forward to some big news stuff in the coming months!
I don’t think posting EVERY thing I do on this blog and on its own site, so I’m going to give the “synopsis” type post a shot for a while. Let me know if you think this is a good idea, or if you think it’s a mistake. I’m all for the feedback!
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East Meets West #5 – Squeezing Money Out Of Sand
This week, daylight savings woes, Nick’s massive Canadian Election blog oeuvre, and faux punditry among the Conservative elite. Should Alberta collect sales tax? We think so!
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Ottawhat? Podcast #42 – Colin Giles
This week, we sat down with comedian Colin Giles, who has been contributing to our Classic Ottawa segment for the last few weeks. He’s part of two improv troupes, EFT Improv and Hall of Justice, and has also been putting his energy into writing comedy.
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Future Chat #52 – Ceres, Get It Together
In this episode, we discuss Canadian Open Source science research, updates to nuclear fusion, and dwarf planets. And much, much more!
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March 10, 2015
East Meets West #4 – I’ll Edit This Out

This week, we discuss the societal implications of the recent supreme court ruling on physician assisted suicide, discuss CSIS and the new terrorism laws, and finally wonder to ourselves how Target…
New on @UnwindMedia East Meets West #4 – I’ll Edit This Out – http://t.co/DGxrSwgQTo
— Unwind Media (@UnwindMedia) February 13, 2015
March 2, 2015
Future Chat #50 – Future Chat … In Spaaaace …

This week, Rob teaches Nick (and Mike) about the security of Apple Pay, we complain about the agglomeration of corporations in the Western World, and debate the future of human space research.
#50 – Future Chat…In Spaaaace… http://t.co/knBNmcv7GO #futurechat #science #tech #space #ApplePay
— Future Chat (@FutureChats) February 23, 2015
February 24, 2015
Ottawhat #40 – David Narbaitz (Monopolatte)
David Narbaitz is the founder and owner of Monopolatte, the first board game cafe in Ottawa.

Episode #40 – David Narbaitz (of @Monopolatte) http://t.co/2rgVLDR8de #ottcity— Ottawhat? (@ottawhatpodcast) February 19, 2015
February 19, 2015
Feedback #3 – Performing

New on @UnwindMedia Feedback #3 – Performing – http://t.co/F59mGCrFeo— Unwind Media (@UnwindMedia) February 16, 2015
February 19, 2015