The Important Thing

The Important Thing

The Important Thing with Michael (“Rands”) Lopp and Lyle Troxell. Let’s spend a few minutes of your life listening and learning about an Important Thing.

Episodes

March 20, 2024 23 mins

In our 82nd episode, we talk watches I mean horology I mean chronophiles or maybe timepieces. 

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In our 81st episode, we BING talk about the BONG important BONG BONG topic of BING BING BING notifications and DING DING DING notifications sounds. 

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March 7, 2024 16 mins

In our 80th episode, we talk about travels to last summer. There was a pillow menu. 

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March 5, 2024 20 mins

In our 79th episode, we talk about situations with software that might destroy your weekend. 

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December 26, 2023 31 mins

In our 78th episode, we’re go deep on sandwiches. Great, now I’m hungry.

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October 3, 2023 27 mins

In our 77th episode, we discuss why magic is everywhere. 

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June 4, 2023 18 mins

In our 76th episode, we freestyle a list of the seven types of managers on the planet. There are more, but here are seven. 

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May 30, 2023 9 mins

In our 75th episode, we’re talking shoes. Only 25 episodes left… and we’re talking shoes. Ok.

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May 28, 2023 21 mins

In our 74th episode, I swear we are only talking about one Important Thing, but I may be AI hallucinating.

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May 7, 2023 34 mins

Everyone has AI fever in our 73rd episode where — and you better get used to it — we are talking about those robots again.

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May 4, 2023 10 mins

Speed round episode. Things we’ve been watching that you must not miss. You’re welcome.

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April 16, 2023 16 mins

In our 71st episode, we talk about robots again, and then we follow with a Mastodon chaser. 

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April 9, 2023 19 mins

In our 70th episode, the topic is mediation, not meditation, but mediation. Yeah, I had to look it up, too. 

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April 8, 2023 17 mins

In our 69th episode, the topic is zombies in the context of The Last of Us and the entire zombie genre. BraaAAaaaaaaaaiAAains. Only 30 episodes left people.  

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April 7, 2023 27 mins

In our 68th episode, Lopp and Lyle discuss Lyle’s performance in a horror movie as well as the role of the producer in different industries. 

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March 29, 2023 25 mins

In our 67th episode, the topic is Performance Reviews and how you build yourself by building others. Oh yeah, we talked about ChatGPT, too. 

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March 28, 2023 33 mins

In our 66th episode, the topic is Mastodon and how quickly and efficiently it has replaced our Twitter use cases.  

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March 27, 2023 19 mins

In our 65th episode, the topic is bags and how much optionality you require of your bag. 

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March 26, 2023 25 mins

In our 64th episode, we discuss proactive things you can do when the sky is falling. Also, we drink wine.

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December 26, 2022 8 mins

Our 63rd episode isn't really about vigilantism but more about holding grudges. 

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