• Podcast,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 150 – Political and Spiritual Double Yolk

    In Episode 150 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Do we have a filter on what we talk about? Well, certain topics are not too appealing such as politics, which just ruins everything. Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo discuss! Then, we talk about people from now a days, and whether we really communicate with each other. Are we just waiting to say our thing, while others are rambling? Our opinion is all that really matters, while others can just go pound sand, right? It’s an interesting subject on what is going on and we have some points of our own to make. Next, Mark shares a happening over some hailstorm damage…

  • Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 149 – WikiPodcastia

    In Episode 149 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Has the internet made us smarter? With so much information literally at our fingertips, have we really become any smarter than we were when we relied on libraries and books for our information? Information is easier to find than it has ever been. Is that information correct, though? How do we check it? Do we even care? Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay explore the topic with lots of references to Wikipedia, books, magazines, and even a video taken in France in 1899. In that video, modern Artificial Intelligence technology was used to colorize it, then bring it up to 60 fps. The…

  • Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 144 – Florida Man Rears His Ugly Head Again

    In Episode 144 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo start the show off with their shopping experiences and how self-checkout lanes are better. But what about the cashier jobs lost? Then the conversation goes in a few interesting directions. Mark shares some stories where people became outraged over websites that turned out to be hoaxes. Do people go nuts over the most ridiculous things? Then, Florida Man rears his ugly head again. The stories we share are unbelievable! And this leads into conversations about freedom of speech, responsibilities, and boundaries. Where do we draw the line from situation to situation? There’s Freedom of Speech, Decency, Education,…

  • Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 141 – Captain Midnight and the Butterscotch Conspiracy

    In Episode 141 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Captain Midnight made headlines 35 years ago, when he interrupted HBO’s satellite feed. Who was he and what was his problem, anyway? The subject of modern technology and convenience rears its ugly head again – this time in a more friendly way. Given all that we have now, both good and bad, could or would we ever want to go back? The episode continues with Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay discussing cans of nuts on the night stand, dishes full of butterscotch candies on the coffee table, and ends with a mystery that gets presented and solved LIVE! There’s something for everyone…

  • Movies,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 139 – To Err Is Truman

    In Episode 139 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay did the unthinkable – he watched a movie that Eloy Escagedo suggested he watch almost 2 years ago. Yes, we’re talking about the 1998 Jim Carrey film, The Truman Show. This not only opened up a conversation about the movie, it spawned other diversions that are related to the premise of the movie. Was it inspired by a book? Was it inspired by an episode from the 1980s re-boot of The Twilight Zone? Is there really such a thing as The Truman Show Delusion? Next, the question of how comfortable we are with giving away our privacy in exchange for…

  • Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 138 – Turtles All The Way Down

    In Episode 138 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo were having an online conversation and a few key words were mentioned. It just so happens that Eloy later received multiple video suggestions on those very same words and topics. It all started with the saying, “It’s turtles all the way down!” This opens up the first two conversations on this episode: advertising and marketing through the knowledge of people’s online habits, and where did the origin of reality first start? Next, the question of how comfortable are we with the trade off of giving away our privacy in exchange for access to entertainment and information? The…

  • Design,  Inspiration,  Movies,  Music,  Photography,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 134 – Dubs and Dupes

    In Episode 134 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: All those old VHS and Cassette tapes! Looking back, you may have a lot of those in a closet or garage just collecting dust. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay look back on the electronic gizmos of the past, some of the quirks they had, and how they try to transfer them digitally. The next topic under discussion is regular people with amazing hobbies. In particular, people that create themed rooms and spaces in their homes, with amazing detail. There’s one father out in Utah that has recreated a section of Disneyland in his basement! Well, the Trampled Underfoot Podcast hosts talk about…

  • Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 131 – Weird Episode

    In Episode 131 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast; it’s an eclectic, laid back ride through more subjects than we can count. We jumped around, talking about the earliest known recordings of the human voice, slips and falls, risky behavior, and getting stuck on an amusement park ride while listening to Huey Lewis sing “Stuck With You.” If that wasn’t enough, there were excursions into loss of equilibrium due to an injury, doing stupid things as a youngster, surgeries, and much, much more! We’ll keep you entertained in this hodge-podge of an episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast, with your hosts, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening…

  • History,  Inspiration,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 130 – From Here to Timbuktu

    In Episode 130 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast; If you take a trip from here to Timbuktu, what do you do to prepare? Jokingly, the hosts talk about leaving the fridge stocked so the dog can have his meals while the humans are away. All sorts of funny scenarios are suggested as the conversation unfolds. Then the duo discuss these weird customs we have in public, but generally don’t think much about. There are so many human quirks, or maybe they’re just unspoken tribal rules we follow. Next, the issue of automation is discussed. Especially at the grocery or hardware store. Is technology a positive or a negative thing when…

  • Current Events,  Movies,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 123 – Upstream Conspiracy Tin Foil

    We start off this Special New Year’s episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast with a short segment on the giving and receiving of gifts, and how different it is when you’re an adult vs. when you were a child. Recent technical issues that caused Eloy to fall victim to the 2020 gremlins lead your hosts into a discussion about the entertainment industry in general, and the cable television companies in particular. Are we witnessing the demise of cable television as we know it? The conversation morphs into a look at the theater industry, and the havoc Covid as subjected it to. We know that some theaters have closed their doors…