John Chichilla

The Best, Nerdiest Recommendations | AwesomeCast 377

December 13th, 2017  |  1 hr 19 mins

17776, air pods, airpods, amazon echo, app, apple, at&t, awesome thing of the year, awesomecast, echo, echo dot, google, google home, google pixel, google pixel 2xl, home, hq, patreon, pittsburgh, pixel, pixel buds, predictions, tech, technology, txt.fyi, vine, vine 2, wireless

As we near the end of 2017 we take the opportunity to fill the couch – both IRL and online – with some familiar faces. It’s a full house indeed with Jim Lokay, Will Rutherford, Mike Pound, Cynthia Closkey, John Carman, Bobby Cherry, Brian Crawford, and Krause. But, we’ve still got our usual faces with Sorg and Chilla, and a very special visit from our Patreon supporter, Michael Fedor.

The Wheels on the VR Desert Bus | AwesomeCast 376

December 5th, 2017  |  56 mins 28 secs

amazon, android, animal crossing, awesomecast, blogging, christmas, data, desert bus, disney, disney vault, festive, google, google home, hp, legend of zelda, microsoft, nintendo, social media, tech, tech talk, technology, teddy bears, video games, virtual reality, vr, wearable tech, whiteboard, youtube, zelda

It’s just the boys this week! But, Sorg and Chilla hold down the fort as they share this week’s news in tech. This week they’re talking about.

The Metal Edge | Awesome Chat

November 23rd, 2017  |  25 mins 5 secs

We chat with Zach Fehl about the new spinoff from The River's Edge: The Metal Edge, Pittsburgh's online metal station. We discuss his days with Cal U radio, the metal scene in Pittsburgh, and try the most Metal Pizza ever!

A Couch Full of Johns | AwesomeCast 374

November 21st, 2017  |  53 mins 48 secs

3d, android, animal crossing, awesomecast, black friday, dino nuggets, echo, ello, hologram, iphone, iphone x, john carman, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, nuggets, politician, semi truck, smart home, smart light, star trek, star wars, target, tech, technology, tesla, thanksgiving, the last jedi, vulptex, walmart, windows, windows 10

John Carman joins us in studio as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Together with our usual tech hounds – Sorg, Chilla, and Katie, the gang shares some of this week’s tech news.

Aliza Sherman | Awesome Chat

November 16th, 2017  |  17 mins 30 secs

Aliza Sherman is a web pioneer and tech passionista who is concerned about our dependence on Social Media and our phones. Recently, she spoke at the TechNow Conference in Monroeville, PA and has a chat with us about the things we need to watch out for to not be so dependent on technology, and the future of these devices.

Pinterest the Porcupine | AwesomeCast 373

November 14th, 2017  |  54 mins

awesomecast, bobby cherry, bot, cah, cards against humanity, christmas, christmas card, comcast, cozmo, drone, e-mail, email, fire, firefox, headset, htc, injustice, injustice 2, iphone, iphone x, mario, mcdonalds, mcflurry, notch, notch remover, pinterest, pinterest lens, pittsburgh, pixelmator, quantum, reddit, scammers, super mario, super mario bros, technology, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tmnt, ups, virtual reality, vr

Bobby Cherry joins us on the big purple couch to talk this week’s tech news with Katie Dudas, Mike Sorg, and John Chichilla.

Face Lasers | AwesomeCast 372

November 7th, 2017  |  1 hr 35 secs

amazon 3d, apple, ar, ar navigation, augmented reality, awesomecast, chrome, hololens, iphone, iphone x, lego, lego art, pittsburgh, playstation, razer, tech, tech talk, technology, trophies

Brian Crawford of The River’s Edge (and soon-to-be The Metal Edge) joins Sorg and Chilla to talk about this week’s tech news.

Aaron Watson | Awesome Chat

October 25th, 2017  |  22 mins 55 secs

This week, we had the fortune to chat with Aaron Watson of Going Deep with Aaron Watson. Podcasting for around two years at the time of our sit down, Aaron has been making some great strides. He’s been having some great discussions, including his recent sit down with Pittsburgh’s Mayor, Bill Peduto. He’s also working on his Going Deep Summit slated for January – a one-day conference centered around discussions of economic opportunity, civil discourse, and personal development.

Big Adobe Server in the Cloud | AwesomeCast 370

October 24th, 2017  |  57 mins 37 secs

adobe, ai, amazon, amazon hq2, at&t, awesome cast, awesomecast, giant robot battle, giant robots, lightroom, lightroom cc, love letter, lte, nintendo, nintendo switch, pittsburgh, project loon, tech, tech talk, technology

We’re joined by Alex Kahrs this week. With both Alex and Chilla joining us remotely, Sorg is in studio with producer Missy and a Slice on Broadway pizza to themselves as we talk this week’s tech news.

Joanna Lowe | Awesome Chat

October 19th, 2017  |  23 mins 11 secs

Joanna Lowe is making theater interesting again with multimedia theater in the Pittsburgh area including the current Halloween season Unhinged production that mixes theater with a haunted house!

Irrational Fear of Data Loss | AwesomeCast 369

October 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min

#goingdeep, aaron watson, ai, artificial intelligence, battle bots, carnegie mellon, cmu, disney, file browser, giant robots, going deep, going deep with aaron watson, google, halloween, hollywood, hollywood studios, movie pass, movies anywhere, multi pass, multipass, netflix, pikachu, pokemon, pokemon go, pokemongo, pornhub, rocketbook, rocketbook wave, samsung, shapr, smart fridge, spooky pokemon, sundar pichai, trick-or-treat

We’re joined by Aaron Watson of Going Deep With Aaron Watson this week. He’s in studio with Sorg, Chilla, and Katie as we’re talking this week’s tech news.

Daniel J Lewis | Awesome Chat

October 11th, 2017  |  19 mins 29 secs

This week, we had the fortune to chat with Podcasting Industry Expert Daniel J Lewis about the history and evolution of Podcasting, getting into and building a business around Podcasting and tips for the newbies out there!

This Isn’t Your Grandma’s Chromebook | AwesomeCast 368

October 10th, 2017  |  51 mins 55 secs

Sorg and Chilla are keeping it real this week, as they’re talking this week’s tech news.

Hop A Rocket | AwesomeCast 367

October 4th, 2017  |  1 hr 6 mins

Cynthia Closkey of Shift Collaborative joins us in studio this week. She talks with Sorg, Katie, and Chilla about this week’s tech news.

Cynthia Closkey | Awesome Chat

September 27th, 2017  |  28 mins 51 secs

Cynthia Closkey of Shift Collaborative talks with us about her career including a brush with Steve Jobs at NEXT Computers, MIT, and more!

Our Annual Blackberry Update with Frank Murgia | AwesomeCast 366

September 26th, 2017  |  57 mins 35 secs

Frank Murgia of Pittsburgh Podcast Network joins Sorg and Chilla this week. Frank always keeps it real when he’s in studio with Blackberry updates and notes on paper. This week, our tech and gadget gurus are talking about.