Episode 543
543: In the Pocket of Big Turkey
To celebrate the season we discuss Christmas lights, tech gifts, favorite holiday food items, holiday TV and movies, and answer some holiday-themed listener questions. Happy holidays to all Upgradians!
Upgrade · Jason Snell and Myke Hurley
December 23, 20241h 29m
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Show Notes
Subtitle: The 2024 Upgrade Holiday Special
To celebrate the season we discuss Christmas lights, tech gifts, favorite holiday food items, holiday TV and movies, and answer some holiday-themed listener questions. Happy holidays to all Upgradians!
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Links and Show Notes:
Gift lists
Myke:
- Racing Sim Setup for F1 games
- M4 Pro Mac mini (64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 10GB Ethernet, Two Studio Displays)
- PlayStation 5 Pro 30th anniversary edition
- Remarkable Paper Pro
- Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Jason:
- Retro arcade cabinet (Dream Arcades, Arcade1Up, Xgaming)
- Sony BRAVIA XR A95L 77 inch QD-OLED 4K HDR Smart TV
- Litter Robot 4
- A proper set of reliable video cameras for the outside of my house
- A robot mop, probably
Final food tier list
- S – Roast Potatoes, Chocolate, Ginger snaps/Gingerbread
- A – Mashed Potatoes, Brussels sprouts, Stuffing, Pigs in blankets, Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Pie
- B – Turkey, Maple glazed parsnips and carrots
- C – Roast Beef, Ham, Egg Nog
- D – Candied Yams
- F – Green bean casserole, Aspic
Christmas content draft results
- Jason: A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Myke: Home Alone 2
- Jason: Miracle on 34th Street
- Myke: Die Hard
- Jason: Elf
- Myke: Frozen
- Jason: Duck Soup
- Myke: Jingle All the Way
- Jason: Doctor Who: “Last Christmas” and “A Christmas Carol”
- Myke: The Bear: “Fishes”
- Jason: Muppets Christmas Carol
- Myke: Love, Actually