• Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 162 – I Got My Hush Puppies On

    In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo discuss their most recent absence. Spoiler Alert – it’s all Mark’s fault. The two then branch out in a few directions based on the topic at hand. Without giving too much away here, is there a social engineering aspect to the control of social media outlets? Are there topics that are seen by some as taboo, and should never be discussed? Who makes that decision? Is it a decision that should even be made? Lots of questions and personal opinion in this episode as the hosts discuss life, the universe, and everything in this very personal episode…

  • History,  Nostalgia,  Podcast,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 108 – 100 Years Into The Future

    In Episode 108 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, the hosts discuss the fact that tourist expectations are wildly different than what locals think about their hometowns. They talk a little bit about Miami and Hawaii and their observations on the subject. The next topic is about having a working title and artwork for this episode, but things went terribly wrong at YouTube. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talk about how YouTube canceled three different Live Streams they tried to set up to record this episode, and censorship in general. Then they diverge into a magazine article written back in 1901. The writer tried to envision what the future would look…

  • Current Events,  Fashion,  History,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 103 – Head First

    Episode 103 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast is a bit of an odyssey. Mark Lindsay starts off by talking about the work he’s done on a project at home. Then he and Eloy Escagedo discuss a very cool project just finished by Mark’s wife Linda. This brings up the topic of how people dressed back in the 1700s, which ultimately leads to a discussion of an extreme fighting sport – sort of a medieval styled cage fight. The duo then jump around to the story of a man who bought the world’s cheapest electric car online and had it shipped to the US. Finally, they dive head first into the…

  • Podcast,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast Episode – 40 – YouTube? MeTube!

    We’re talking first world problems here folks. Many YouTube video creators have seen their views drop in the past year and a half. Well they are not the only ones seeing numbers drop! When Google’s parent company lost $70 billion in market capital, they decided YouTube was to blame. Could these two events be connected? Join Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo as they discuss it. There’s lots more to enjoy as well, so click the link and give it a listen!