The CultCast
With 2015 nearly upon us, we pick our favorite tech, iOS apps, Mac apps, movies, and tv shows—everything that delighted us in 2014, on this very special, far too long, last-episode-of-the-2014 CultCast.
 
Thanks to lynda.com for supporting this episode. Learn to run your business better, become a photoshop ninja, learn how to create music with your iPad, and so much more.  Lynda now has over 4500 courses for you to choose from, and now they’re offering our listeners a 10 day free trial.  Learn all you want for free for 10 days, head on over to lynda.com/cultcast
 
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for much of the great music you hear in today's show.
 
On This Episode
Boostier Hhhheine - @bst3r
Erfon Elijah - @erfon
Adam Christianson - @maccast
 
 
And def. check out
 
Our fave Tech Products
 
Our fave Mac Apps
 
Our fave iOS Apps
 
Our fave iOS Games
 
Our fave Movies
 
Our fave Christmas Movies
 
Our Fave TV Shows
The Walking Dead 
Once Upon A Time
YoungArts Master Series
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

 

 

 

Your mom!
Direct download: CultCast_159_-_2014_Favorite_Stuff-A-Sode.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:18pm PDT

Merry CultCast boys and girls!  This week: Santa gets a little “grabby”; Apple wins a major lawsuit; our iPhones deserve "rollover" data plans; the incredibly low payouts artists get from Spotify; and the high-end gifts we really want but will never get on an all-new Get To Know Your Cultist.
 
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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
Announcement!
 
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Links to this week’s stories
 
Apple wins at last: iTunes DRM was ‘genuine improvement,’ jury finds
 
T-Mobile’s Un-carrier 8.0 plan is rollover minutes for your data
 
Bose plans to take on Beats with its own music streaming service
 
The expensive Christmas gifts we’ll never get
 
Leander is drooling over this $16,000 road bike: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/performance_race/emonda/
 
Alex and Erfon want to find this $1300 Fuji X100T camera under their tree: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x100t/
 
Buster wants the new $2000 full-frame A7 II from Sony:  http://www.wired.com/2014/11/sony-alpha-a7-mark-2/
 
This $3000 electric bicycle Erfon wants will have you blasting up hills like rocketman: http://www.currietech.com/eflowebikes/eflow-e3-nitro-l-4
 
Leander wants a 4K tele but needs to convince his wife:  
 
Erfon drove the BMW i3 at CES this year, and if can muster $40,0000 he’s gonna buy it: 
Direct download: CultCast_158_-_On_Your_Left.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:21pm PDT

This week: the Sony hack reveals all sorts of juicy Jobs movie tidbits; HBO uses Game of Thrones to break big cable’s iron grip; iPod Classic prices skyrocket as fans scramble to buy them; we’ll tell you how to get some fantastic iOS games absolutely free; and then we pitch our favorite tech and vote on which is best… it’s an all new Faves ’N Raves.
 
Thanks to lynda.com for support this episode. Learn to run your business better, become a photoshop ninja, learn how to create music with your iPad, and so much more.  Lynda now has over 4500 courses for you to choose from, and now they’re offering our listeners a 10 day free trial.  Learn all you want for free for 10 days, head on over to lynda.com/cultcast
 
And a big thanks to Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com for the great music you hear in today's show.
 
This week’s stories
HBO will use Game of Thrones to break cable’s iron grip
 
Fans scramble for iPod Classic, the music player Apple killed off
 
Sony hack reveals dirty secrets behind Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs movie
 
Jeff Daniels slated to play ex-Apple CEO in Steve Jobs movie
 
Pocket Gamer will give away a top-rated iOS game every day for two weeks
 
This week’s intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12bojHojBKY&spfreload=10
 
And these vids….
Direct download: CultCast_157_-_Inside_the_Sony_Hack.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:48pm PDT

This week: how’s about that new Star Wars trailer! Plus, warm up the tele—Woz is getting a tech-filled reality TV show; we divulge our new favorite apps; we answer some ridiculous Qs in an all new get to know your Cultist; and finally, Steve Jobs denies Leander Kahney’s attempted handshake not once, but TWICE.  Leander recounts the tale.  We die laughing.
 
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This week’s links
 
Stephen colbert explains the new light saber 
 
Microsoft declares iPhone 6 most popular device of 2014
 
Steve Wozniak is about to become a reality TV show
 
Get to Know Your Cultist - ultra mega edition - tons of great Qs here
 
Leander’s favorite band every is Blancmange
 
Woz opens a hotel door with his iPhone 6, gets mean comments
Direct download: CultCast_156_-_No_shake_for_you.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:45pm PDT

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