Mike Jones Minute-Con 10/16/25

In the #MikeJonesMinuteCon, we'll get into Time's Best Inventions of 2025 and remember Hollywood artist Drew Struzan. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Movies, video games, tech. He didn't get the nerd news
you need with Mike Jones Minicon on DC one on one.

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Sadly, we lost a legend this week when Drew Struzan
passed away. You might not know his name, but you
definitely know his work. Drew designed so many incredible movie
posters over the years, over one hundred and fifty of
them in his career, including et Indiana, Jones and The
Last Crusade, Back to the Future, Star Wars, and a
ton more. He also did album covers, books, and so

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many other things. He's quite a great artist. Rest in peace, Drew.
Time just put out their list of the best Inventions
of twenty twenty five, and it's full of very cool technology.
Some of the highlights of the Figure three household robot
that does the cleaning for you, the Lotus ring that
allows full control of smart devices with just your finger, Fireflies,

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blue Ghost lander that reached the surface of the moon
back in March, crowd compass for finding your friends at
a festival or other huge events, and camp Snap the
screen free digital camera. You can see what's next in technology,
from medical to household, energy, conservations, sports, and everything else.
On the list at time dot com. Get your daily

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