AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget Talk

AwesomeCast 800: 800 Episodes Later: Tech Got Weird

October 13th, 2026  |  1 hr 5 mins

Apple TV, Katie Dudas, Michael Sorg, Vine, adobe alternatives, adobe creative cloud, ai coding, ai software, airport robotics, apple homeview, apple vision, apple watch apps, artcraft, cat collector, chatgpt, dave podnar, dimension 20, dropout tv, eli manning, filmcraft, game changer, google glass, google plus, google stadia, homepod mini, jay and silent bob joint venture, meerkat, microsoft office alternatives, midjourney, normal tools, pebble smartwatch, periscope, peyton manning, pittsburgh international airport, siri ai, smart home, smarty pants, sorg, sorgatron media, street fighter II, t-bell compass, taco bell, tech news, tech podcast, technology podcast, tecmo bowl, vibe coding, xbridge

Eight hundred episodes later, the gadgets are stranger, the software is coding itself, and AwesomeCast is still here.

Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar celebrate Episode 800 with a look at ArtCraft and the rise of vibe-coded alternatives to Adobe and Microsoft, Apple’s new HomeView smart display, Katie’s discovery of Dropout, and more than 16 years of AwesomeCast tech history—from Google Glass, Pebble and Stadia to ChatGPT, Periscope and Vine.

Plus, Chachi has gaming news, an Apple Watch can now point you directly toward Taco Bell, Cat Collector turns neighborhood cats into a real-world collecting game, Normal Tools provides a giant toolbox of simple web utilities, and Pittsburgh International Airport continues experimenting with robotics and analytics.

Get geeky, get awesome, and find more from the Sorgatron Media Podcast Network at SorgatronMedia.com.

AwesomeCast 796: The Deepest, Darkest Statsand Apple’s $2,000 Foldable iPhone Has Us Talking

September 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

911th air wing, Apple Watch, Duolingo, Katie Dudas, Metroid, SNES, Super Nintendo, Tetris, apple, apple intelligence, artificial intelligence, banger in the hangar, captcha, carnegie mellon university, chachi says video game minute, dave podnar, foldable iphone, hispanic heritage month, image playground, ios 27, iphone 18 pro, iphone 18 pro max, iphone duo, jimothy questy, luis von ahn, mapquest, mario kart world, nintendo, nintendo switch 2, ocarina of time, pittsburgh robotics, pittsburgh technology, prospect pro wrestling, questies, recaptcha, rufus questy, siri ai, siri ai beta, sorg, sorgatron media, ssd prices, tech news, technology podcast, technology trends, zelda

Apple’s foldable iPhone is finally here, but is a $1,999 phone actually useful enough to justify the price? Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar break down the iPhone Duo, iOS 27 and the Siri AI waitlist, Apple Watch listening features, rising storage prices and what Apple’s latest hardware could mean for creators.

Plus, Nintendo brings back more of its past with the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake and classic Mario Kart tracks, MapQuest adds new Questies, Chachi reports on the disappearing White House Tetris clone, and Dave celebrates CAPTCHA and Duolingo co-founder Luis von Ahn for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sorg also takes us behind the scenes of producing professional wrestling inside the 911th Air Wing’s massive hangar.

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Apple WWDC AI, He-Man Movie Reactions & Nintendo Classics Return | AwesomeCast 782

June 9th, 2026  |  1 hr 4 mins

007 first light, Apple Watch, Nintendo Direct, Podcast Gear, ai tools, amazon games, apple developer, apple intelligence, apple wwdc, generative ai, he-man, ios 27, kingdom hearts 4, lynn conway, macos 27, masters of the universe, neewer lights, paramount games, photo editing, pride month, protect our games act, siri ai, skeletor, sorgatron media, star fox, tech podcast, video game news, wwdc 2026, zelda ocarina of time

Sorg and Dave Podnar talk Apple WWDC, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, photo reframing, device compatibility, and how AI may become more useful inside everyday apps. Plus: He-Man movie reactions, Lynn Conway’s tech legacy for Pride Month, Nintendo Direct news, video game preservation laws, Paramount Games, Amazon’s 007 plans, and practical studio lighting for podcast creators.