Che casino!: Recent Episodes

James Doyle & Mario Merlo

Che casino! (Italian for "What a mess!") is a friendly chat between two friends, James and Mario, an American with Italian origins and a 100% Italiano man, ranging amongst the most different themes: tech, philosophy, culture and most importantly silly things!

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well! - Podcast: @CheCasinoFM - Mario: @xMrVideo - James: @Jedoyle_

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about work life in the US versus the world.

Resources and links: none! Although I'd like to mention the inspiration for this week's title: "Work Life Imbalance" by the one and only C418. It's a track I (Mario) love and I'd like to share it with you all! Here's the link: https://c418.bandcamp.com/track/work-life-imbalance

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about Open Source software and its pros and cons.

Resources and links:

  • $20 IEMs - Moondrop Chu: https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/moondrop-chu-headphone-titanium-iems-wired-dynamic-driver-hifi-in-ear-earphones

  • DistroTube YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DistroTube

  • DistroTube's LBRY (Odysee) channel: https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2

  • GIMP: https://www.gimp.org/

  • Affinity Suite: https://affinity.serif.com/

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Food!

  • Regionality within the US and Italy

Resources and links:

  • Stanley Tucci's "Searching for Italy": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11852724/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

  • Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020913/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

  • Phil Rosenthal's "Somebody Feed Phil": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7752034/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Audio, audiophiles, and HiFi

Resources and links:

  • Marble headphones lol: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/sennheiser-he-1

  • Crinacle for Headphones ratings and graphs: https://crinacle.com/

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Generative AI Art

Resources and links:

  • Pictures Mario Made in Wombo: https://twitter.com/CheCasinoFM/status/1526225781445255170?s=20&t=lzA2bZ1DecTxqHkkFhYkcQ

  • Wombo.art

  • Jean Arp's Squares: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/37013

  • Hans Haacke's Cubes: https://www.macba.cat/en/art-artists/artists/haacke-hans/condensation-cube

  • Jared Tarbell: https://www.artnome.com/news/2020/8/24/interview-with-generative-artist-jared-tarbell

  • Alexander Mordvintsev Deep Dream Article: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/deepdream-how-alexander-mordvintsev-excavated-the-computers-hidden-layers/

  • Robbie Barrat: https://robbiebarrat.github.io/oldwork.html

  • OpenAI's DALLE2: https://openai.com/dall-e-2/

  • Hubert Duprat's Larva cases: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/hubert-duprat-caddisflies/

  • Sougwen Chung: https://sougwen.com/

  • Refik Anadol's Casa Batllo: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/this-new-rockefeller-plaza-artwork-changes-based-on-its-surroundings-050222

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • A listener question: what it means to be Italian (American)

  • US commercials and game shows

  • Tipping and taxes

Resources and links:

  • None!

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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(...and other truths you'll find shocking!)

Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Social networks and James' disdain for current ones

  • Aggressive drivers

  • Why James likes art

  • How Mario feels about university

  • Elon buys Twitter (sigh)

  • Videogames we play

  • Anime we watch

Resources and links:

  • MICHAELSOFT BINBOWS by Nick Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzAAjzbV5g&t=1801s&pp=ugMICgJpdBABGAE%3D

  • HERTZ CHAOS on The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/02/11/hertz-customers-car-theft/

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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(...No Tracks Attached)

Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Mario and his Minidisc

  • James and his bad music taste

  • Roundabouts (again)

  • Trains!

Thank you so much for listening! It means the world to us. See you next Tuesday!

Resources and links:

  • SAILORWAVE I-III (by マクロスMACROSS 82-99):

https://neoncityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sailorwave

https://macross82-99.bandcamp.com/album/sailorwave-ii

https://macross82-99.bandcamp.com/album/sailorwave-iii

  • 特別な日 (by Saury): https://saury.bandcamp.com/album/--13

  • 17776 (by Jon Bois): https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football

  • Arrival (The Best Movie Ever Made, according to James): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/

  • James' Insta for Art Viewing: @Jedoyle_

  • Article on roundabouts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-10/mapping-america-s-resistance-to-traffic-roundabouts

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Podcast: @CheCasinoFM

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

And Instagram!

  • @CheCasinoPodcast

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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Welcome back to Che casino!

In this episode, we talked about:

  • Elon Musk's crazy offer to Twitter

  • An eerie liminal Alternate Reality Game with a nice little robot

  • A new WhatsApp update of questionable usefulness

  • Why are there nearly no roundabouts in the US

  • Why Mario speaks two languages (not including English)

Thank you so much for listening! It means the world to us. See you next Tuesday!

Resources and links:

  • Recap of Elon Musk's offer: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/u3hwsy/comment/i4ppu07/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

  • The Daily episode about Elon Musk: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/podcasts/the-daily/twitter-elon-musk.html

  • AimlessDoing's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-rueVg_CYo_szmdCWj5UQ

  • Billy's Travels Discord server: https://discord.gg/wtagZdWdD4

  • Billy le Robot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgXp5XDlXUNMYh_Q2_4KrA

  • SCP Foundation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/

  • ALEXKANSAS's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ALEXKANSAS/featured

  • WhatsApp's blog post on Communities: https://blog.whatsapp.com/sharing-our-vision-for-communities-on-whatsapp

  • WhatsApp's announcement for Communities: https://twitter.com/WhatsApp/status/1514704299439407118?s=20&t=3gtXDoFbNjA5hivno0KT4Q

Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

Join us on Discord at discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE

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For the first episode we thought we would talk about a very hot topic: NFTs. An NFT (Non Fungible Token) is a type of blockchain token that cannot be duplicated. This started off with potential, but was soon destroyed by opportunists, who used it for money laundering and their own profit. Let's find out how NFTs are good, how they are bad and how people are fighting them!

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Video mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/YQ_xWvX1n9g

Extremely Fungible Tokens (EFT): https://www.extremelyfungible.com

Apathetic Gru EFTs: https://www.minionsmovie.com/gruthemoon/

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Feel free to write us a couple of lines at checasinopodcast@gmail.com!

We are on Twitter as well!

  • Mario: @xMrVideo

  • James: @Jedoyle_

Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/uHe9EHKwzE