The Fringe

Brian struggles to find an archived version of a product page before reviewing his bike.

Ian tries out a new recording setup, which allowed him to keep recording Brandon after Brandon stopped his. See if you can spot the transition point!

With the expectation that he would be publishing an episode about Distance Learning in September 2020, Ian conducted a series of interviews with educators during the summer. Unfortunately, by the time he published the episode in June 2021, most of that content was irrelevant. But if you are interested in a snapshot of how we were all feeling in summer 2020, here are the unedited interviews!

Not knowing what number the parent episode was going to be, Brian recorded himself saying every number they could imagine so Ian could edit them into the intro if needed.

A long Fringe as the PodKitters catch up and hang out. It might be a good one!

The PodKitters + Zac talk and prepare for the show!

Preshow banter, you'll have to listen to find out, I can't remember, and we only recorded yesterday (as Brian is typing this).

Meghan learns something new about Ian while they record their review of The City We Became.

Something about notes apps. I'm editing this two weeks later, I can't remember what we talked about, but the title is excellent!

Shenanigans ensure. No drugs were consumed during the recording of this episode, I promise.

Ian and Ryan chat before the show about the notes and various phone-y things.

Commiserating about losing recordings before starting the show.

This long Fringe is filled with lots of fun talking about stuff (who really remembers anyway), Dark (the Netflix show, you should watch it), and music.

The full, unedited interviews with all the guests from TED 55.

The PodKitters prepare for the show! It's a good episode so I hear.

The PodKitters catch up with sheltering-in-place, preparing for the show, and probably some banter somewhere.

Ian and Rebecca make an unexpected connection late in the recording of The Extra Dimension #53.

Brian has fun with Snap Camera while the trio prepares for the show.

Before the show, Crystal and Ian try to figure out how technical they can get in an audio format.

Your classic pre-show banter, featuring the aftermath of Brandon spilling coffee.

We dive in to Ryan's holiday card site and then discuss budgeting!

The PodKit trio talks about Redux, something about DAWs in there too...

A very brief Fringe where Ian and Naomi talk about their breakfasts, as well as PodMN and the baffling proliferation of local sports podcasts.

The full interviews from The Extra Dimension #47: Eco-Friendly Technology.

Brandon got a new microphone!

There were audio problems when trying to record PK52, so we stopped recording and are releasing this stand-alone Fringe episode!

Steve updates everyone on how his farm is doing. BONUS PODCAST AT 19 MINUTES!

The story about why Ian is naming Android 10 "Quiche."

Brian and Ryan talked about Apple stuff before the show talking about Apple stuff.

Before the phone swap, Lilly almost gets cold feet.

Your standard pre and post show banter for PK51!

Ian and Melody work on the doc, work through Skype problems, and talk about why St Paul has such terrible roads.

Ryan tries to get Ian burpy before the show.

Steven has so many babies.

During Matt's Four Days of Continuous Jubilee and Celebration, Ryan takes him to IKEA, MOA and Minnehaha Park. But it's almost 100 degrees!

Brian and Brandon share a microphone, and the trio prep fro the big PK50!

Ian and Brian almost forget to do a clap before they stop recording.

Fish was had, fish was known. We chat about MidwestJS and the feasibility of UMN bootcamp.

Before the show, Matt and Ryan talk about sorting algorithms, such as the new method to remove stuff from one’s home.

We discuss the class and then Matt tells Ryan all about Wellsfargo credit cards.

John has good advice for the education system, Ethan talks about motorists honking at the mayor, and Mike has some really good insights about building online identities that didn't make it into the main episode.

Matt buys 210 booster packs of Pokemon cards - and tells Ryan all about his adventures in making a complete set.

Before the show, Matt tells Ryan about pokemon. This becomes a trend.

Before the show, Ryan shares with Matt a CSS library and a book he definitely won't read.

The PodKitters prepare for the show! 🥳

Matt and Ryan discuss hours and hours worth of agony, and then Matt explains all about toys to Ryan.

Matt tells Ryan what to write in the show notes.

Brandon and Ian have a few tangents during the show, including cursed trips to Seattle and discussing Anker's brand strategy.

Matt buys chocolate bars and realizes the error of his ways.

Ian is excited to try the new studio for a recording location and Ryan buys - surprise - a phone!