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We are back. We are very tired. We have a lot to catch up on. Christina has been traveling the globe and adjusting to that suitcase living, jet-lagging lifestyle. Brett is pondering a move and has been hard at work on nvUltra, the long-awaited successor to nvALT. Welcome back to Overtired, aka “(Medication/Exercise/Tech/TV/Taylor Swift) Update”.

Peter Mayhew’s generosity of self and spirit far exceeded the size implied by even the most hyperbolic metaphors people have used over the decades. Recorded live at Dallas Comic Show 2016. Sponsored by * Fracture: photos printed on glass. * TextExpander: write faster, smarter, and better. Visit  TextExpander.com/podcastfor 20% off your first year. * You can also support the show directly by becoming an ESN Member. Member benefits include early access to upcoming episodes and special features.

This is a bonus not-really-an-episode recorded live at Comicpalooza 2019. For context: this Q&A happened after Game of Thrones S8 episode 4 dropped, but before episode 5 aired. Nathalie Emmanuel came onstage first, followed by Emilia Clarke, who joined her for the remainder of the Q&A.

Isaac (Bran Stark) talks about stumbling his way into acting, the experience of working on the biggest international series in TV history, and what he wants to do beyond the Seven Kingdoms. Recorded live at Alamo City Comic Con 2018, so this episode contains no spoilers for Season 8 of Game of Thrones. It does, however, spoil things from across all of the first 7 seasons of the show. Sponsored by * Backblaze: Backup everything on your Mac or PC for just $5 a month. * TextExpander: write faster, smarter, and better. Visit  TextExpander.com/podcastfor 20% off your first year. * You can also support the show directly by becoming an ESN Member. Member benefits include early access to upcoming episodes and special features.

Kristian Nairn only had one word to work with throughout his time on Game of Thrones, but he found a way to make the most of it. In doing so, he’s become one of the most-beloved characters on one of the great shows in TV history. Find out how much Kristian knew about the books before he auditioned, the most difficult day he had on-set, and more than you may have known about his fondness for comic books, heavy metal, and World of Warcraft. Sponsored by * Fracture: photos printed on glass. * Backblaze: Backup everything on your Mac or PC for just $5 a month. * You can also support the show directly by becoming an ESN Member. Member benefits include early access to upcoming episodes and special features.

Last year marked the 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Stars Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood discuss the making of the film and the 50-year journey since. One of the greatest films in the history of cinema was hated by critics at the time of its release. It completely changed the direction of science fiction “space” cinema and cemented the genre as anything but silly, compared to what came before. This episode was culled from a series of interviews conducted over the course of 2018 with stars Keir Dullea (Dave Bowman) and Gary Lockwood (Gary Poole). 2001: A Space Odyssey is now available in 4K/UHD from Warner Home Video. The best way to watch it is on 70mm film. See if your local film society, IMAX, or art house is playing it. Sponsored by * TextExpander: write faster, smarter, and better. Visit  TextExpander.com/podcast for 20% off your first year. * Fracture: photos printed on glass. * Backblaze: Backup everything on your Mac or PC for just $5 a month

Bill Carroll is a scuba diving instructor and marketing guy. Emily Hafele is a salon owner and part time model. They've come together and are pursuing a photo project and exploring visual storytelling.

Episode 78 is when you talk over someone to tell them how good you are at shutting up and listening. New cars, new laptops, new affronts to humanity and democracy. And Siri shortcuts.

Alex Fischer is a bookkeeper and financial consultant with Open Bookkeeping, and community organizer with The Root Social Justice Center. They join Brett to talk about anti-capitalist accounting, queer issues, activism, and (mostly Brett's fault) cats.

Ted Nelson is a philosopher, free range intellectual, and an American pioneer of information technology. He joins Brett to discuss his project Xanadu, the world wide web, and what he hopes his legacy will be.

Breaking promises, crashing cars. All in a day’s work for these two wacky kids.

Kelly Guimont is, among other things, an App Camp for Girls founding volunteer. She joins Brett to talk about getting girls into tech early, plus her own early start in IT. Doctor Who, Kelly's everyday carry, and all the nerd stuff you love.

Jeff Perry is a professional audio engineer, as well as a blogger and podcaster. He joins Brett to talk about life in news production, going iPad only (and back), and an era of online fame and misfortune.

Amanda Daniels — a podcaster, a personal banker, and director of The Tech Homies— joins Brett to talk about going from having little interest in tech to working at Radio Shack to starting a non-profit to bring tech to the residents of Pontiac, Michigan.

Rosemary Orchard is a web developer and automation expert who co-hosts a new podcast called Automators along with David Sparks. She joins Brett to talk about being a woman in tech and how she got started in automation and coding.

Jeff Porten is an IT consultant and author, most recently of Take Control of Your Productivity. He joins Brett to talk about ADHD, Pugwash USA, and (obviously) productivity.

Celebrating Brett's birthday, he and Christina get up to an especially high level of quality shenanigans. Picture an old man very upset with technology talking with a charming woman about how the popular kids in high school probably weren't that bad. That'll get you pretty close.

Mary Jo Klinker — activist, agitator, associate professor and director of women’s gender and sexuality studies at Winona State University in Minnesota — returns to talk about abolition as a concept and a modern movement.

Carley Knight, a painter and artisan jewelry maker, joins Brett for a Perfect Six episode and three each of their favorite things this week.

Rebecca Fleetwood Hession is a consultant, coach, writer and speaker. She joins Brett to talk about raising a child with ADHD and the extraordinary measures she took to help ensure success in public schools and beyond. And goat yoga. Obviously.