On this episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (@FrankGruber) and John Guidos (@JohnGuidos) talk about Captain Kirk going to space, Zoolander’s birthday, Beyond Happypalooza, and more.  

Frank and John also celebrate the following people from their networks:

• Leslie Jump is joining Assure Analytics – https://differentfunds.com/strategies/different-funds-team-to-join-assure/ 
• Rohit Bhravaga’s book Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World is coming out November 9th – https://amzn.to/3FEvmW9 
• Jenn Lim has a new book out called Beyond Happiness is out this week – https://amzn.to/3ADdFST 

Frank and John also also invite listeners to apply for the following upcoming events: 

• Startup of the Year Awards Summit – If you’re interested in an opportunity to be a part of those awards and for a shot at potential investment and bragging rights, if you’re named Startup of the Year then join our community and if you’re one of the 100 startups selected you could be in the running. More info at http://soty.link/apply 
• NASA iTech Cycle II Forum startup competition – NASA is searching for non-government funded technologies. Apply here: http://est.us/NIT (the deadline is Friday, October 15th at 11:59 AM PDT)
• Frank is also hosting the upcoming Beyond Happypalooza festival on October 29th. Find out more about event here: https://est.us/beyondhappinesspalooza

The guys talk about these new books/articles: 

• Paint it white. — https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/whitest-paint-in-the-world?utm_source=N2K%20-%20No%20Ad%20Template%20(Duplicate%20to%20use)&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8537
• Don’t kill Capt Kirk! — https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/04/william-shatner-to-fly-on-blue-origins-next-human-spaceflight-on-october-12/
• Space travel is bad for your health — https://newatlas.com/space/brain-damage-biomarkers-cosmonauts-space-travel/
• Zoolander is 20! Only made $15M at box office but is a classic  — https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a37762711/zoolander-20th-anniversary-ben-stiller-interview/
• Wow this is a game changer — https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/health/malaria-vaccine-who.html?referringSource=articleShare
• Are unvaccinated kids as safe from COVID as vaccinated grandparents? — https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/briefing/covid-age-risk-infection-vaccine.html 
• There’s no stealing first in baseball — MLB Is Testing Ways To Fix Baseball’s Boredom Problem — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-10-11/mlb-rule-changes-atlantic-league-tests-tweaks-meant-to-save-baseball 

The guys are also still watching the following shows/movies:

• Ted Lasso – Season 2 (Apple TV)
• Only Murders In The Building (HULU)
• MLB Playoff Baseball

Lastly, Frank and John chat about testing out the new iOS 15 iPhone update.

As always, thank you for listening and feel free to reach out and let us know what you think at: somewhatfrank@est.us

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