Summary: <a href="https://after-on.com/"></a>In episode 327 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome <a href="https://www.serialbox.com/serials/geekactually" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Reid</a>, author of <a href="https://after-on.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">After On</a> – The definitive novel of today’s Silicon Valley. After On flash captures our culture and technological movement with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology and much more are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times best selling author Rob Reid.<br> About Rob: Rob Reid is an author of speculative fiction based in New York City. His new novel, After On (release date: August 1, 2017), concerns a diabolical social network (Phluttr) with the means and (perhaps?) the inclination to take full control of human society. His prior novel, Year Zero, was a New York Times bestseller, and depicts a vast alien civilization whose obsession with American pop music bankrupts the entire universe. A former venture capitalist, Rob was the founder, CEO, and later Chairman of Listen.com, which created & developed Rhapsody – the first online music service to secure full-catalog licenses from all of the major labels. Rhapsody created the unlimited streaming model later adopted by Spotify, Apple, and many others.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Rob: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Blackouts-Go-Team/dp/B004DMRR52" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts</a><br> * John: <a href="https://www.setlist.fm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Setlist.fm</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-Season-1/dp/B00I3MQNWG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bosch</a> – Amazon Prime<br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/rob_reid" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Reid on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * Patrick’s New Book: <a href="http://www.atfmb.com/samantha-kane-book-one-into-the-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Into the Fire (available everywhere)</a><br> <br> © 2017 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
