Scorpio Season TV
lisa + venkat · niftynei
Show overview
Scorpio Season TV launched in 2020 and has put out 52 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.9 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by niftynei.
From the publisher
lisa + venkat, perhaps better known as @niftynei and @vgr, hang out and talk their way through the alphabet.
Latest Episodes
View all 52 episodesS2 Ep 26Z: Zzzz
In the final episode of season two, Lisa and Venkat sleepily discuss all things sleep, bedtimes and the tracked self.
S2 Ep 25Y: Yeti
Venkat digs up Tin-Tin and the Yeti; Lisa asks Venkat if the yeti is an anti-particle.
S2 Ep 24X: Unknowns
Lisa discovers Weird Sun Twitter; Venkat gets his 2nd vaccine shot and ends up quoted in a book.
S2 Ep 23W: Worlds
Lisa and Venkat discuss Stephen Wolfram's latest physics update. Venkat accuses Lisa of being a crackpot and a maximalist; Lisa is convinced Wolfram has solved physics. Wolfram's One Year Update Post (2021): https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/04/the-wolfram-physics-project-a-one-year-update/ Critique of Wolfram's New Kind of Science (2002): http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ Lisa's 'philosophy of quantum physics' twitter: https://twitter.com/quantum_rhet
S2 Ep 22V: Victory
This week on Scorpio Season, Lisa and Venkat talk accidental vs earned victories. Venkat reminisces about his gold medal swimming feats; Lisa wins so hard they change the rules.
S2 Ep 21U: Universal
Lisa and Venkat talk about universals. Lisa designs a study to figure out if bitcoin is a universal currency; Venkat talks standards
S2 Ep 20T: Thinking
Lisa and Venkat share some thoughts on thinking. Venkat wanders into the arena of aphantasia; Lisa describes some dreams.
S2 Ep 19S: Selling Out
Venkat and Lisa talk about what it means to sell out; Venkat vehemently denies every being a sell out, Lisa confesses she's up for a cash conversion.
S2 Ep 18R: Risk
Lisa and Venkat talk risks of home ownership and retirement.
S2 Ep 17Q: Quality
Lisa tries to distill 'quality' from kitchen sink faucet ad copy; Venkat contrasts Japanese vs American 80's car ads.
S2 Ep 16P: Probability
Lisa explains the difference between probability and potentiality; Venkat also talks. Includes six predictions about the next ten years.
S2 Ep 15O: Big 'O' Notation
Venkat and Lisa go down the complexity rabbit hole and try to answer the question: are market price movements computationally complex?
S2 Ep 14N: NFTs
Lisa explains the power troubles in Texas in February, Venkat finds out about NFTs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsor! Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 13M: Mars Rover
Venkat fills us in on details about the latest Mars rover landing and the Yak Collective's rover project; Lisa talks Texan about the chilly weather. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 12L: Losers
Lisa rambles on about Gamestop and other financial loser shenanigans; Venkat gloats about his latest credential. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 11K: Kills
Lisa and Venkat talk COVID crematorium emissions, Keystone pipeline, and bitcoin dumpster diving. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 10J: Joints
Lisa and Venkat talk about the Parler deplatforming, database joins, and "joint accounts" on Bitcoin, aka multisigs. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 9I: Initial Conditions
Lisa and Venkat talk new year's resolutions, rituals for resetting, and inbox bankruptcy. Find us on twitter: https://www.twitter.com/niftynei https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 8H: Home with Galen Wolfe-Pauly
@niftynei sits down with Galen, co-founder of Tlon an Urbit-system company, to talk about digital spaces and homes. Find us on twitter: Galen: https://www.twitter.com/galenwolfepauly Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com
S2 Ep 7G: Git with Jordan Orelli
Lisa and Venkat welcome Jordan Orelli (@jordanorelli) on to Scorpio Season to talk about git and games. Jordan's a Principal Engineer at Jackbox Games, and current MFA candidate. Venkat reminisces about his time in the Unix trenches; Jordan talks about the time he shared files on a train. Find us on twitter: Jordan: https://www.twitter.com/jordanorelli Lisa : https://www.twitter.com/niftynei Venkat: https://www.twitter.com/vgr Thanks to our Sponsors! - Art of the Gig http://artofgig.com - Smokin Screws https://smokinscrews.com