AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

Immersive Language Learning With Siri | AwesomeCast 384

February 13th, 2018  |  59 mins 30 secs

ar, awesomecast, best buy, black mirror, boston dynamics, cd sales, crystal dynamics, duolingo, dvd, hasbro, iron man, jack morgan, language, my little pony, netflix, nononononono cat, progressive web app, rift cat, shenzhen china, silicon valley of hardware, siri, social decay, street fighter, target, tech talk, technology, the avengers, vcr, video game streaming

Sorg, Chilla, and Katie are joined by Jack Morgan of Duolingo this week. They’re sharing some tech news.

Tesla in Space | AwesomeCast 383

February 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 1 min

We’re going to the moon this week, or at least into space? Wherever we’re going, it’s with Sorg, Chilla, and Carman

Dream Loud Podcast | Awesome Chat

February 1st, 2018  |  30 mins

Dan Scifo is a Sport Writer covering the Steelers and Penguins at the Latrobe Bulletin. Ben Hull is the bassist for former Flyleaf lead singer Lacey Sturm. Together, they wanted to combine their stories and talk with others who make their dreams come true with the Dream Loud Podcast. We talk about how they got the show together, some of the interesting stories they've heard so far and where they hope to go with their show.

Double Decker Bus Podcast Tour | AwesomeCast 382

January 30th, 2018  |  55 mins 54 secs

#fakeporn, 412 food rescue, beasts of balance, bold pittsburgh, bold sports, burger king, disney, duct tape, fake porn, going deep, hue go, instagram, ipad, net neutrality, philips, pinterest, pittsburgh, poort, porn, scheduled content, secrets of the empire, self driving, smart sports, star wars, taxi, tech, tech talk, technology, top gun, velcro, vr, waymo, zepp

We’ve got a special treat this week as we’re joined by our BOLD Pittsburgh team of Steve Fernald and Amanda Narcisi. They join Sorg and Chilla to talk about this week in technology news.

Blades of Grass Test | AwesomeCast 381

January 24th, 2018  |  57 mins 36 secs

4k, apple, cardboard, cnn, cordcutter, diy, drone, home pod, ios, lifeguard, nintendo, nintendo switch, pittsburgh, quantum leap, samsung, screen share, streaming, subscribers, switch, teamviewer, tech, technology, wespeke, youtube, youtube tv

Krause is in studio with Sorg as Chilla joins in remotely from Studio C this week. In a post-CES world, we’ve got a ton of stuff we’re talking about this week.

The Not-So-Secret Lives of Russian Drivers | AwesomeCast 380

January 16th, 2018  |  59 mins 53 secs

alexa, apple, cats, clearance, colgate, dare devil, daredevil, dash cam, dashcam, drone, film noir, fines, flying bathtub, gh5s, google maps, haggerty media, need for speed, new jersey, open banking, panasonic, pittsburgh, pluto tv, research kit, roomba, russia, ryan haggerty, sd drives, shark, smart, snowmaggedon, survivor, tech talk, technology, the road movie, toothbrush, vacuum, walmart, warning, waze

We’ve got Brian Conway on the couch with Katie. Sorg is at the helm, and Chilla is in Studio C. It must be podcast day!

In the Kitchen at CES 2018 | AwesomeCast 379

January 10th, 2018  |  59 mins 19 secs

We’ve got Brian Conway on the couch with Katie. Sorg is at the helm, and Chilla is in Studio C. It must be podcast day!

Double Dongle Dudders | AwesomeCast 378

January 3rd, 2018  |  57 mins 39 secs

dex doc, ihome, mega tank, printer, samsung, virtual reality, wireless charging

It's a New Year and the core co-hosts, Dudders, Sorg and Chilla catch up with new tech and news catch up.

Spare Change | Awesome Chat

December 13th, 2017  |  43 mins 50 secs

Josh Corcoran of Spare Change joins us to play a few tunes and talk about his video series bringing awareness and actual donations to great causes in and around Pittsburgh, most recently "A Pittsburgh Story" featuring friends from the city including Mayor Bill Peduto and using Spotfund for their project!

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.

Port-a-Potty Pizza Party | AwesomeCast 375

November 28th, 2017  |  56 mins 56 secs

animal crossing, awesomecast, back to the future, battery, bttf, carnegie science center, ello, ipad, ipad pro, iphone, iphone x, multitasking, naked, net neutrality, omnimax, pitchwerks, pittsburgh, pizza, pocket camp, rangos, samsung, scarehouse, spam, spare change, substitute phone, technology, the scarehouse

Katie and Sorg are joined by Doug Derda this week. We were able to get Katie and Sorg away from Animal Crossing long enough to talk about this week’s news in tech.

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.