{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f693c28ead840010088d00/6aad28a48de3b43b6ac2e78f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Back to School","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64f693c28ead840010088d00/1789732326489-118c078b-4d5a-478c-b363-0ed4a4859789.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>Back to School</h3><p>Today Andi and Kris get their new bags, pencil cases, folders, and mechanical pencils ready for the new term. As Alice said, school has been out for summer, but now it's time to stock up on stationary and buy your loved one a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils, yes today we look at all things “back to school\"&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>Main topic</h4><ul><li>September is the time of new starts</li><li>New bag</li><li>New pencil case</li><li>New surroundings?</li><li>Chance for reinvention</li><li>Used to buy an album to mark the occasion each year</li><li>&nbsp;Still feels like school even though it isn't</li><li>Pleasure of a new pad/folder</li><li>Seasonal Affected Disorder</li><li>Setting the clocks back</li><li>The modern gallop to Christmas with quick stops at Halloween and then Bonfire Night.</li><li>We’re never stationary when talking about stationery (Still love a pad but now it’s also e-ink, tablets etc.)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>News</h4><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2026/08/tippett-studio-closes-after-35-years-of-animation-innovation-original-star-wars-models-to-be-auctioned-off.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tippett Studio Closes After 35 Years Of Animation Innovation; Original 'Star Wars' Models To Be Auctioned Off - Star Wars News Net</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6z0zpr35n3yo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cadbury drama turns Stafford into Victorian street scene - BBC News</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/roman-space-telescope-starts-waking-up-as-nasa-powers-on-instruments-for-the-1st-time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NASA's <strong>Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope</strong> launched Sunday on a Falcon Heavy — $4.3 billion, 300-megapixel camera, heading to L2.</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-2s-heat-shield-seems-to-have-aced-its-trial-by-fire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis II heatshield update</a></li><li><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/4870460/Alien_Breed_35th_Anniversary_Collection/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection on Steam</a></li><li><a href=\"https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-engineers-design-better-controller-operating-construction-diggers-0820?utm_source=robotnews.therundown.ai&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=humanoids-beat-usain-bolt-s-100m-record\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a></li><li><a href=\"https://wccftech.com/claude-ai-writes-macos-driver-incompatible-windows-hp-printer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claude AI Wrote A Driver For macOS From Scratch To Enable Compatibility With An HP Printer That Was Only Meant To Work With Windows</a></li><li><a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/anthropics-new-hardware-standard-lets-ai-agents-control-the-physical-world/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world - Ars Technica</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>This fortnight we are recommending</h4><p><br></p><h5>Andi:</h5><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0f255x9/colin-from-accounts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Colin from Accounts</a> (series 3).</li><li>Transformers The Movie <a href=\"https://www.myvue.com/film/the-transformers-the-movie-40th-anniversary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">(limited cinema release)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09pm77q/vigil\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vigil</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=the+gentlemen&amp;rlz=1C1VDKB_enGB1074GB1074&amp;oq=the+gentlemen&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYjwIyBwgAEAAYjwIyDQgBEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgCEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgDEC4YgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgEEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgFEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgGEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgHEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyDQgIEAAYgwEYsQMYgATSAQgyODI2ajBqNKgCALACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:55ef5b1c,vid:01IeKpHvgvM,st:0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Gentlemen</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0022wvz/ludwig\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h5>Kris:</h5><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002gj1k/japans-master-of-restoration\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Japan’s Master of Restoration - BBC iPlayer</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bhwhw1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Four - The Joy of AI</a> Mention “Breakout\"&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030s6b3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Four - The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms</a></li><li>Still watching <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80175802\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sinner </a>and <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Fails to Save The Universe</a>.&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYa8N3R2cZw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pressure </a>(Anthony Maras, 2026)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>“Right about now - ish” (anniversaries we might have missed)</h4><ul><li>24th August - 25 years since 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' was released.</li><li>24th August - 60 years since the premiere of Fantastic Voyage</li><li>25th August - 35 years since Linux was first released</li><li>2nd September - 10 years since Arrival premiered.&nbsp;</li><li>4th September - Flight Of The Navigator was released in the UK 40 years ago today</li><li>6th September - 40 years since the first episode of Casualty aired.&nbsp;</li><li>6th September - 40 years since Bananarama reach number 1 in the USA with Venus</li><li>8th September - Star Trek turned 60.&nbsp;</li><li>17th September - 35 years since Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II</li><li>Dolly Parton died, aged 80</li><li>Tim Curry died, aged 80</li><li>Peter Cullen died, aged 85 (the voice of Eeyore, Optimus Prime, Predator)</li><li>4th September - 20 years since Steve Irwin died.</li></ul><p><br></p><h4>Links mentioned in this episode</h4><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP0BWBWn14I\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wicker</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BROAzK8oP9U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ink</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>See you next time guys!</p>","author_name":"Cup The Mic Productions"}