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Essence Of Zen: After Dark

The EoZ Podcast brings you Geek Nerd Culture Discussions. Topics ranging from gaming news, to the recent tech releases, alongside potentially important software security!

Be sure to check the episode title to get an idea of what we'll be discussing for the details!

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Update frequency
every 18 days
Average duration
85 minutes
Episodes
44
Years Active
2020 - 2023
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S03E07 | Tech Catch-Up Part 2: Google Kills AGAIN!

S03E07 | Tech Catch-Up Part 2: Google Kills AGAIN!

Part 2 of the last session is here! We cover some more Google end of life for services, some AI news - because every day something happens with AI - and also, some very frightening events around 23an…

01:30:45  |   Fri 10 Nov 2023
S03E06 | Tech Catch Up: Google and Apple

S03E06 | Tech Catch Up: Google and Apple

Back like we never left! Except, yea, it's a beefy session, so this episode is split into 2!

Today's episode covers some previous YouTube drama this year, some proud shilling over some sponsorships, …

01:03:08  |   Mon 23 Oct 2023
S03E05 | Apple, What in the Actual World?

S03E05 | Apple, What in the Actual World?

Part 2 from the previous session.


Zane and Louis get into some of the Apple WWDC - primarily... the weird marketing choice for a certain head-gear.

01:42:52  |   Fri 28 Jul 2023
S03E04 | Google Kills Yet Again

S03E04 | Google Kills Yet Again

This episode has been split into two parts due to being 3 1/2 hours 😅


Welp - here's the first half of our return talking Gaming Showcases, Ocean Exploration, potentially crossing some lines, and - a…

01:53:56  |   Fri 14 Jul 2023
S03E03 | AI Realized, but Not Yet Established

S03E03 | AI Realized, but Not Yet Established

Apologies for the late upload for Audio Only - Spotify migrating Anchor.fm into their platform is causing some issues for us.


ANYWAYS - come join Zane & Louis as they go on and on... and on... and..…

01:52:26  |   Sat 01 Jul 2023
S03E02 | Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI (Eggs)

S03E02 | Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI (Eggs)

Sorry for such a late release - Zane was hit with a series of events that completely upended his schedule.

We'll find time to come back to update this description with the links to the mentioned crea…

01:31:23  |   Fri 17 Feb 2023
S03E01 | AI Will be our End... Of the Year Discussion!

S03E01 | AI Will be our End... Of the Year Discussion!

Zane Louis return near the end of the year to catch up on some big stories in tech and gaming before sharing a few laughs and rants.

Come listen about the Steam Deck, Pokemon, new GPUs from AMD and I…

01:30:36  |   Fri 30 Dec 2022
S02E11 | Oof, the Gaming Industry, but Hang in There!

S02E11 | Oof, the Gaming Industry, but Hang in There!

Sorry for this being super late, Zane's fridge crapped out so that cut in on the podcast work.

Today we're going to go over some news in regards to Sony's Vice President, George Cacioppo, as well as …

02:18:09  |   Sat 25 Dec 2021
S02E10 | Holiday 2021 is Looking Rough

S02E10 | Holiday 2021 is Looking Rough

We're nearing the end of the season, as well as the end of the year! Lots of news in this session, so it's quite the chunky episode!

01:57:16  |   Wed 24 Nov 2021
S02E09 | The Game Industry is Under a Lens Right Now

S02E09 | The Game Industry is Under a Lens Right Now

Better late than never; we're back with Zane and Andy to go over the news around Epic vs Apple, some game's we've been into, the horrible situation involving Blizzard, and of course, Playstation's St…

01:16:46  |   Fri 24 Sep 2021
S02E08 | The Future of Manufacturing and The State We're In

S02E08 | The Future of Manufacturing and The State We're In

Strap in for a long one! Louis and I catch up on a lot of the tech related news and even then we couldn't fill all the news into the session.

Overall though - this episode is filled with tangents, te…

01:41:39  |   Thu 12 Aug 2021
S02E07 | EA and CDPR Hacks Proves they’re not Invincible!

S02E07 | EA and CDPR Hacks Proves they’re not Invincible!

After a delay in sessions due to timing, a car accident, and general shifts in availability - we’re ready to dive in on some juicy content involving Hacking, Game Shows, and Ultra-violent Cartoons!

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01:26:28  |   Thu 15 Jul 2021
S02E06 | Crpyto & Elon, Chip Shortage, Future of Electric Hardware

S02E06 | Crpyto & Elon, Chip Shortage, Future of Electric Hardware

After Dark returns from a break - that was needed, trust us - to bring you some info around the tech-space, with a pinch of gossip.

Also - we’re rusty! Taking a month off will do that to you!

Filmed …

01:28:42  |   Tue 08 Jun 2021
S02E05 | Sony’s Fall, Microsoft’s Rise, and LootBox Lingo

S02E05 | Sony’s Fall, Microsoft’s Rise, and LootBox Lingo

Andy dusts off his microphone as he's back on the air as we talk about the shift in how the gaming community views the two Console Company Juggernauts. Oh, also we want to talk about LootBoxes again.

01:22:31  |   Thu 22 Apr 2021
S02E04 | The Snyder Cut and Movies!

S02E04 | The Snyder Cut and Movies!

Hey! Today's a special episode as we bring on our first guest of the season, Ishtyaq Ponir!

In this episode Ishtyaq and Zane spend time talking about the Snyder Cut, their take and view on it - as we…

01:31:46  |   Thu 15 Apr 2021
S02E03 | Cyber Crimes Expansion - Deep Fakes

S02E03 | Cyber Crimes Expansion - Deep Fakes

Today’s discussions not only cover some of the new tech - but also some news resulting from the misuse of technology for criminal activity!

So let’s dive in about Business, folding phones, EVs and ho…

01:45:40  |   Thu 01 Apr 2021
S02E02 | CD Projekt Red - EA - Reality Check

S02E02 | CD Projekt Red - EA - Reality Check

Heads up - we, for whatever reason, get caught up on talking about Butts in this episode... you all can thank EA for that 😅

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01:19:18  |   Mon 22 Feb 2021
S02E01 | New Year, New Controversies and CES!

S02E01 | New Year, New Controversies and CES!

After Dark is back in 2021 — New Year, New Season, now with a video version of the podcast!

Because it’s the new year, we had a LOT happen before doing this session and as such a lot of our recording…

01:31:59  |   Fri 05 Feb 2021
S01S01 | Andy's Social Contract with Games

S01S01 | Andy's Social Contract with Games

This special is exert from Episode 14. Here is a take that Andy has over the contract gamers have with the games they play.

Enjoy.

00:51:33  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
S01E23 Finale | Love for the Galaxy Fold 2, Apple Making Moves? And AMD Flex on Flexing!

S01E23 Finale | Love for the Galaxy Fold 2, Apple Making Moves? And AMD Flex on Flexing!

Zane and Louis are back on the air — Today is a special day! It’s the Season 1 Finale! We’re going to talk about Zane’s experience with his Fold2, Apple’s plans for their next conference event, Googl…

01:33:33  |   Wed 21 Oct 2020
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