• Culture,  Current Events,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 163 – The Spy Who Tagged Me

    There are countless benefits we enjoy from tech. The more it advances, the broader our options. But there’s always a catch with every new gadget that comes out. There’s this relatively new Air Tag by Apple, and it’s the size of a coin. With it, folks can keep an eye on all sorts of things from luggage to their pets. However, some folk may use it for nefarious proposes too. What if the device was used to track you? On this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, the question is, should their be an app, for safety reasons, to warn folks if they’re being tracked or spied on? And should…

  • 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…

  • History,  Inspiration,  Movies,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Social Media

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 73 – The Night They Drove Old Lindsay Down

    “If you listen to the music, it will go through certain cycles…” – Lindsay “It was a town surrounded by fields, farmlands…” – Escagedo “You have to really plan ahead if you’re going to do something on the shady side…” – Lindsay “And some were waterworn, rotted…” – Escagedo What are they talking about? Well, in probably the most unconventional New Year’s episode of a podcast, Eloy & Mark talk about Christmas Muzak, family histories, Christmas 2019, small town vs big city, and a couple of other interesting things. No noisemakers, no shouting, no loud celebrations. Just two guys from different decades, backgrounds, and opposite sides of the continent, discussing…