Terrifying Robot Dog
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA weekly podcast about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. Hosted by Jonathan Stark and Kelli Shaver.
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Episodes
The Pandalorian
March 18, 2020 07:32 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThe End of the Beginning
December 27, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBThanks, Thanksgiving!
December 13, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBYa Gonna Eat That?
December 06, 2019 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBFree Lies
November 01, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFacebook and Twitter get into a pissing contest about political ads, lies, and free speech.
Free LIes
November 01, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFacebook and Twitter get into a pissing contest about political ads, lies, and free speech.
Would you like a side of quantum with that?
October 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBGoogle cracks the code on quantum computing
Stuff And Things
October 18, 2019 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIt's an all-voice Gadget Gab this week with Echo Auto, Amazon Show & Tell, and Google Recorder.
Fresh Baked Eyeball
October 11, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBBig win for the ADA against Dominos and Google Maps with new and improved walking directions
Spoonmetal
October 04, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBOops! We missed 90% of the Alexa announcements last week :/
Sitting Around The Universe
September 27, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat if you're not a person playing the simulation? What if you are literally a part of one? Links Are You Living in a Simulation? The Simulation Argument
Eyeball Fairy
September 20, 2019 07:31 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBSeason 10 kickoff in which we catch up and review a smart cane? Segments This Week Gadget Gallery (Junk Drawer?) Titles We Considered National Eyeball Day Eyeball Fairy Emo Alexa Sarcasm Slider Related Links Jumpgate Games Daredevil's Cane
Jary Jyjax
August 09, 2019 01:46 - 43 minutes - 30 MBBrace yourself, nerds... double recap: GenCon and BandCamp. Links We Mentioned GenCon 360 shot of GenCon 360 shot of GenCon Chip Theory Games Too Many Bones Cloudspire Blue Orange Planet Vai Academy Jonathan jamming Steve Vai The Expanse Season 4 Titles We Considered Cuz Tribes Con Budget Giant Parrot 30lbs Of Games Nerdcon Jary Jyjax Forced Relaxation Vampire-y Little Shredders Spread The Shred
Brian Cox and the Vomit Comet
July 26, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWe want to believe... Links We Mentioned Gravity Superstar Ender's Game Vomit Comet Bob Lazar on JRE What is gravity? What is antigravity? Brian Cox on the Science of Dr. Who The Lion King trailer
That's How They Getcha
July 19, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBYour new flu vaccine, now with AI inside! AI-created flu vaccine starts testing in US
Highschool Hellscape
July 12, 2019 05:29 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBTRD pop culture tour de force. Check the links for a taste of the waffle. Links We Mentioned These New Worlds Jumpgate Games Spite and Malice The Ultimate Book of Family Card Games Original 1964 Mille Bornes MAD Magazine The Trade Journal Cooperative Stranger Things Season 3 Game of Thrones Deepfakes DeepNude app When Grown-Ups Get Caught in Teens’ AirDrop Crossfire China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border Christopher "Moot" Poole Testimony in P...
Yay, bits!
June 28, 2019 06:30 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBWhat if the global economy had a global currency?
Backpacking Around The Galaxy
June 21, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBWhat if there was another planet that would support human life?
Unfettered Wholehog
June 14, 2019 21:12 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThe Burning Burners
June 07, 2019 05:53 - 43 minutes - 30 MBFull China
May 17, 2019 22:44 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBSome good and not so good applications of computer vision tech.
Leadfoot Shaver
May 10, 2019 06:25 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBSocially awkward robocop is socially awkward Related Links GoBetween Robotics: A traffic stop robot to keep everyone safe New print and play from Jumpgate
Screw Atoms
May 03, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBWe're back with a TRD book club featuring Tiamat's Wrath Related Links Tiamat's Wrath Jumpgate Games Titles We Considered Game of Terrifying Robot Dogs Space Thrones Screw Atoms
Ear Breath
March 08, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBAfter dark waffle-cast season 8 cliffhanger episode!
What's up, unicorns?
March 01, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThe AI scientists who were meant to protect us have scared themselves.
Maggie Skywalker
February 22, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBI got a new laptop and the wrong mic was selected. Sorry about the sound quality :/
The Robots Giveth And The Robots Taketh Away
February 08, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBYour job is safe from robots. LOLZ! Just kidding :-P
Bellhoposaurus Rex
February 01, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBGood news! Our jobs are safe after all.
Gray Areas
January 25, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBTRD Book Club featuring I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Links We Mentioned These New Worlds beta signup These New Worlds website I, Robot Wikipedia I, Robot Summary The Dresden Files The Callahan Chronicals The Expanse Neuromancer Snow Crash Brave New World Gray Goo
Find My iStudent
January 18, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBSo much for "trust, don't track" Related Links Chinese schools keep tabs on kids with 'intelligent uniforms' Tracking Our Children’s Future via Smart Uniforms Social Credit System - China edition Social Credit System - Black Mirror edition
Oculus Bandersnatch Is My Porn Name
January 04, 2019 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week we imagine the unholy union of interactive Netflix and Oculus Go. Related Links Bandersnatch Oculus Go Oculus Quest Dragon's Lair
Not As Useless As We Hoped
December 14, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBGifts for geeks Links Plan B Games Reef Rocketbook Everlast Reusable Smart Notebook, Executive Size Smart&Cool 5 Feet Gen4 Nylon Braided Two-Mode Magnetic Charging & Data Transfer Cable Compatible with Phones and Tablets with Micro-USB and i-Product Interface(5ft-Black Twin Pack) Huion KAMVAS Pro 12 GT-116 Graphics Drawing Monitor Tilt Function Battery-Free Stylus 8192 Pen Pressure - 11.6 Inches How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler Stuff Matters: E...
Belly Up To The Car
December 07, 2018 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBHere in my car, I feel safest of all. It's the only way to live. Talking Points The size of the gas station market The effect of a 10x decrease in battery prices The relationship between electric and autonomous trends OTA car updates Titles We Considered Virtuous Dorito Cycle Would you like your brakes to work (Y/N)? Belly up to the car A priest, a rabbi, and an atheist walk Into a car Crawling Under The Handiest Guy Ever Invented Unicar Related Links The end of the beginning ...
Smells Like Celery
November 30, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBDon’t worry! WSJ is on this deepfakes thing. Titles We Considered Smells Like Celery 300lb Speedo Pffft Micshare Related Links How The Wall Street Journal is preparing its journalists to detect deepfakes Cook’s Illustrated The end of the beginning by Ben Evans Shoppers Go Online Early, Go Mobile, Go Social as Digital Revenue Grows 18%
Little Jimmy Fallon
November 16, 2018 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBWho you gonna trust? Related Links Daredevil Jessica Jones 2018 Hawaii false missile alert Titles We Considered Bring Your Own Bird Swarmed By Rabbits Lick This Dongle Little Jimmy Fallon
From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch
November 09, 2018 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBWhat would happen if you were being controlled by an anonymous internet hive mind? Titles We Considered Shall We Play A Game? From The Comfort Of Our Hovercouch Five Bocks Under The Diaper Related Links
Nose Worms
November 02, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWhat happens once you can sequence all the things? Links We Mentioned Joe DeRisi on Adam Savage IDseq Skeptoid
Blue Raincoat
October 26, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBHow might TBL's new distributed identity system work? Links Kelli's glorious Scrabble keyboard
The Terror That Flaps In The Night
September 07, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBGadget week review of the Rocketbook Everlast connected notebook. This week, we geek out about notebooks - in particular, digital workflows that involve pen and paper. Rocketbook Everlast Rocketbook Wave Rocketbook One Levenger Circa Notebooks iPad Pro + Apple Pencil Links Rocketbook Website Introducing Rocketbook Everlast Levenger Circa Notebooks The Dignitary fountain pen from Allegory Writing Instruments Blackwing Pencils Apple Pencil Why legal pads yellow? Satchel & Page S...
2000 Square Foot Waffle
August 31, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBEverything from cybergeddon to summer jobs to yarn bombs. You've been warned. Links We Mentioned The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History
School of Hot Pockets
August 24, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBA discussion of the book Driverless by Hod Lipson
The Cooper Show
August 17, 2018 10:00 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBJS is on vacation this week, so we uploaded this short interview with Cooper talking a bit about making animations. For the record, he also edited the episode and created the outro music. See you next week! Related Links Cooper's YouTube Channel Cooper on Twitter Cooper on Newgrounds Cooper on Hyun's Dojo
Nerdvasion at the Arena
August 10, 2018 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBKelli's Gencon recap Related Links Kelli's Gencon Haul Kelli's Game Collection These New Worlds The Terminology of Modern Boardgames
Self-Driving Segue
July 27, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBMmmm... a short stack of waffles Talking Points Liquid water on Mars? Connected hoodies tracking your location Destination specific self-driving cars Links We Mentioned These New Worlds TNW Part 5 - Taking a moment to work on story Liquid water 'lake' revealed on Mars Tommy Hilfiger smart clothes track wearers Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch Google Latitude Nike+ Shoes Walmart will chauffeur shoppers in self-driving Waymo cars The Expanse Roleplaying Game Kickstarter Cooper's Twi...
Kissy Teenage Stuff
July 20, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBAre computers better at entertaining us than we are? Links We Mentioned Uber Car Seat These New Worlds website These New Worlds story - part 1 The Iron Giant Star Wars Trivial Pursuit The nightmare videos of childrens' YouTube — and what's wrong with the internet today Voxel Finger Family Song Titles We Considered Brain Off Kissy Teenage Stuff Lazy Electrons
Infinte Interns
July 13, 2018 16:59 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIs machine learning the new relational database? Titles We Considered Infinite Interns Unstructured Query Language Links We Mentioned Ways to think about machine learning
Circuit du Soleil
July 06, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBRobot cats, flying androids, and motorcycle drones, oh my!
April Fools Year
June 29, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBA fake photo is worth a thousand fake words.
Placebo VR
June 15, 2018 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBCan VR be used as a legitimate medical therapy? Links We Mentioned A French hospital is using VR as a drug-free pain solution Distraction isn’t only way virtual reality might ease pain How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics