AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk - Episodes Tagged with “Brian Crawford”

How ChatGPT Helped Plan a Dream Trip to Japan (+ AI Life Hacks You Can Try Now!) | AwesomeCast 756

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:45:00 -0500

In this week’s episode, Sorg and Dudders get geeky about AI in everyday life — from redesigning homes with ChatGPT to tracking calories with conversational AI. Then guest Brian Crawford takes us on a deep dive through Japan’s advanced transit tech, immersive art museums, and cultural quirks.
We also preview Pittsburgh’s AI & Robotics Demo Day and catch up with Chachi’s gaming news minute.

Perfect for fans of AI tools, travel tech, and real-world innovation.

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Olivia Munn Before She Was a Mutant | AwesomeCast 469

Sorgatron Media — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:00:00 -0500

This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services. It's a new week - and a new opportunity for some tech talk! Join Chilla, Brian Crawford (of PGH Museums) and Sorg as they highlight the week's headlines including:

Brian is sharing his Hotec wireless microphone as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg is sharing Photoshop on his iPad as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla's Awesome Thing of the Week is from Microsoft Ignite 2019 with a new Microsoft Office app on mobile.
Brian has an agenda for this week's visit. He's sharing some behind-the-scenes on his recent project over at PGH Museums.
This week we're still talking about Pittsburgh buses - in a different manner. They're equipping some clean diesel buses with phone charging outlets!
Video may have killed the radio star, but Sony has killed the PlayStation Vue.
AppleTV + launched, and we're getting some viewer feedback about how great it looks!
HBO Max is coming, and they're challenging Netflix algorithms with "curated by humans" content.
Thanks to Chilla, we may finally know what happened to G4TV and Attack of the Show.

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Chilla (@chilla), Brian Crawford (@bcrawpgh) of @PGHMuseums and Sorg (@Sorgatron) You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the The 405 Media (@The405Radio), and Postindustrial Audio (@post_industry) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

Netflix Needs to Chill Out | AwesomeCast 440

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! There are some new, but familiar faces on the couch this week as Sorg is joined by Krause and Brian to talk about this week's tech headlines, including:

Brian is sharing some of what he's working on these days!
Brian is schooling us on how he uses multiple smart devices - in the same room.
Brian is sharing how he uses Garmin Speak with Alexa as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Did you know you could actually have a conversation with your smart device?
Krause is sharing a smart surge protector power strip as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is from his recent SAE trip. He's sharing how a team from Canada modified their plane for snowy conditions.
Sorg and Brian both shared Bricksburgh - a LEGO pop-up bar, so of course we have to talk about it.
We're learning about how SAE is using Facebook Portal for remote access onsite help.
A-Train is the AI in Facebook Portal.
We're talking about how Netflix has killed AirPlay support.
Getting older is getting easier because of technology.
Brian is sharing how he's using a vertical mouse, ergonomic keyboard, and a lumbar pillow from Amazon to counteract the results of his aging process.
Google podcast is making in-episode searching easier by transcribing episodes.
Microsoft is going to combine Xbox game pass and live into a monthly subscription?

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Brian Crawford (@bcrawpgh), Krause (@KrazyKrause), and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

The Old Alt+Shift+5 | AwesomeCast 417

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

This week’s episode brought to you by Comic Book Pitt, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It was rather fortuitous that Brian Crawford of the River's Edge happened into the studio on Podcast Day. What better than to get him set up with Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week's tech news, including:

Chilla is sharing the Ring video doorbell as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Chilla is talking about the Ring doorbell depth sensor.
We're discovering the networking opportunities with the Ring video doorbell.
Brian is sharing his Fire TV Cube as his Awesome Thing of the Week.
Brian is also sharing the Ignite Pro bluetooth PA system as an extra Awesome Thing of the Week.
Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is gaming related with some Twitch updates.
Project Rush is now Premiere Rush.
There's a sweet Mario Kart bar in Toronto.
WIRED + Apple TV = A new way to watch WIRED content.
Have some screenshots you're trying to clean up and fit into product demos on every Apple device? Someone has created a shortcut just for you!
Chilla is talking about some interesting recipe shortcut scripts you can run on your devices.
Have an Apple device? Their original shows may be free, as long as you're using the TV App.
Chilla is impressed with Apple device parental control options. He's looking for Android to step their game up.

After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Chilla (@chilla), Brian (@RiverTalkPGH) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!