AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk
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Artemis 2 Returns, Amazon Luna Shuts Doors, and Someone Put macOS on a Wii?! | AwesomeCast 775
April 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
amazon luna, apple silicon gaming, arab american history month, artemis 2, cloud gaming, dave podnar, digital ownership, geek podcast, ipod, m1 macbook pro, macos on wii, mike sorg, mythic app, nasa, nest, nintendo wii, overcast, pittsburgh podcast, podcast transcripts, podnar, pothole data, retro weather channel, rise mascot, smart cities, sorg, tech podcast, technology news, tony fadell, waymo, windows games on mac
Sorg and Podnar are back with a packed AwesomeCast covering the successful Artemis 2 splashdown, the story behind the mission mascot RISE, a wild macOS-on-a-Wii experiment, Mythic for running Windows games on Mac, Amazon Luna’s latest bad news for digital game buyers, Waymo using pothole data to help cities, Overcast adding podcast transcripts, and a Retro Weather Channel experience that taps straight into cable nostalgia. Plus, Dave’s Arab American History Month spotlight features Tony Fadell, the tech mind behind the iPod and Nest.
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DJI Robot Vacuum Hack, Playable Tetris Magazine & Viral Olympic Moments | AwesomeCast 769
February 25th, 2026 | 51 mins 51 secs
accessible mobility, ai coding assistant, autonomous vehicle, black history month, civic progress challenge, cybersecurity, dave podnar, dji, dreamcast, dunkin, dunkin mitten, figure skating, frederick mckinley jones, gadget news, game pop, genesis, hideki sato, iced coffee, innovation, michael sorg, mortal kombat, podnar, red bull bulletin, robot vacuum, sae, saturn, sega, smart home security, sorg, tech news, tetris, the verge, thermo king, vibe coding, video game news, viral video, winter olympics
Sorg and Podnar cover big and bizarre tech headlines: an alleged DJI robot vacuum security mess, AI-assisted “vibe coding,” and why camera-equipped home gadgets deserve extra caution. They also dig into the SAE Civic Progress Challenge (accessible mobility innovation), geek out over a playable Tetris magazine cover, and hit viral Winter Olympics moments—plus a Dunkin iced coffee mitten that’s as ridiculous as it sounds. Includes Chachi’s Video Game Minute and a Black History Month spotlight on Frederick McKinley Jones.