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| 26 Jul 2013 | 286: Streaming is the New Black | 01:25:31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Audible Book of the Week Music Break: House of Cards (Main Titles) by Jeff Beal Hot Topic: Streaming Makes a Splash
The Drill Down Video of the Week Watch Loki Take Over Comic-Con’s Hall H At Marvel Studios Panel
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 Aug 2016 | 440: Hello Neighbor! | 01:04:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, autonomous Ubers invade Pittsburgh, Nougat is here, Russian hackers hit the New York Times, Mario warps down to Rio, and another earth may be closer than we thought ..and much, much more this week. What We're Playing With Andy: Mr. Robot app Tosin: Teltale Batman Dwayne: Go90 - Transformers Combiner Wars Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Mr. Robot theme by Mac Quayle Hot Topic: Hackers and Leakers
Music Break: Super Mario 64 theme by Koji Kondo Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 Apr 2016 | 420: Many Bothans Died | 01:37:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Google’s prank backfires, the FBI flexes their new muscle, Is Nest in trouble?, the largest data leak in history, a new Star Wars movie trailer, and Tesla 3 is coming!...in a couple of years ...All this and more this week on The Drill Down. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Amazon Echo Dot Tosin: Letterboxd Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Plug In Baby by Muse Hot Topics
Music Break: Panama by Van Halen The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 Aug 2015 | 391: Undeletable | 01:39:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Greg: social media aspects of the VA shooting Headlines Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects More Headlines
Music Break: Please Ask For Help by Telekinesis Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Sep 2016 | 443: Where No Burrito Has Gone Before | 01:52:05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Elon Musk wants to hack the human brain, Netflix wants to bust a cap in data caps, is Facebook abusing its power as a news source?, ageism in tech, 50 years of Star Trek... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Dolphin Nintendo emulator; Docking Bay 94 (Mos Eisley simulator); iOS 10 Tosin: PAX Titles
Dwayne: Uber starts autonomous vehicles in Pittsburg; iPhone 7, one week later Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Touch of Gray by The Grateful Dead Hot Topic
Music Break: 'Star Trek' main title by Alexander Courage (arr. Michael Giacchino) Final Word
The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 May 2013 | 278: One Red Ring to Rule Them All | 02:00:15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Google buys a quantum computer, Yahoo buys instant cool with Tumblr and spruces up tired old Flickr, Aereo & Arrested Development disrupt Big Media, and Microsoft launches the next-generation of XBox. Plus, our review of Star Trek: Into Darkness! What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: One by Aimee Mann Hot Topic: XBox One
Music Break: I Want You Back by The Jackson Five Final Word: Yahoo's Revamps
Viral Video of the Week
Spoiler-filled review of Star Trek: Into Darkness Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Apr 2013 | 272: Grim Farewell | 01:41:35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, April Fools...on the web, Amazon snaps up Goodreads, Bitcoin breaks a 1 Billion dollars, the elusive Facebook phone may be on Android, a new iPhone gears up for production, and a special message from The President. Intro: BallBlazer Theme What We're Playing With Headlines Google Nose
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: The Curse of Monkey Island More Headlines
Viral Video of the Week Outro: Themes from Grim Fandango The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Oct 2013 | 297: The Face Behind The Voice Behind The App | 01:14:48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, The Onion Router makes the NSA cry, Samsung gets no love from President Obama, the real voice of Siri is found, Nest reboots the smoke detector, everything you assumed about piracy may be wrong, and can you outrun this robot wildcat? What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: That Lady by Isley Brothers Hot Topic
Music Break: Wildcat by Ratatat The Drill Down Video of the Week
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 Jan 2014 | 310: Seeing The Future | 00:56:19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Apple refunds consumers whose kids clicked on mobile app purchases, President Obama reigns in the NSA, the end of physical film in theaters is near, Google unveils plans for smart contact lenses, and will your next Amazon package arrive before you’ve even ordered it?
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel Hot Topic
Music Break: I Know What You Want by Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey feat. Flipmode Squad The Drill Down Video of the Week
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Aug 2014 | 338: Exiled and Replaced | 01:52:01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Edward Snowden tells all, Uber & Lyft play dirty, Buzzfeed gets major VC love, Amazon launches a mobile card reader, Netflix passes HBO, more teens are familiar with PewDiePie than Johnny Depp, and what will you do when a robot has your job? What We're Playing With Andy, Tosin & Dwayne: Guardians of the Galaxy; Monument Valley Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: Friend Like Me from "Aladdin" Hot Topic: Media Watch
Music Break: Mr. Roboto by Styx The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 May 2015 | 378: Leader of the Pac | 01:00:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Charter buys Time Warner Cable, the secret plan to hijack our smartphones, the NSA ends bulk collection of phone records, the IRS is hacked, and Pac-Man turns 35 ... and much much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Home Networking Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Taxman by The Beatles Hot Topic: Security & Privacy
Music Break: Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia Final Word
The Drill Down Video of the Week Taking a selfie every day for 16 years Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 03 Jun 2016 | 428: 10-Core Workout | 01:00:01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Jawbone UP is down and out, Intel busts out 10-core chips, does the Hulk Hogan/Gawker suit threaten journalistic free speech?, Google vs Oracle is a victory for fair use, how European hate speech laws will affect US social media ...and much more! What We're Playing With Andy: update on gaming PC; Life is Strange Tosin: Philips Hue Iris Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Creep by Scala & Kolacny Brothers Hot Topic: Tech in Court
The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Sep 2014 | 341: Check Yo' Selfie | 01:17:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Dwayne: Yahoo Fantasy Football - Draft on iOS Tosin: Pax Prime: Close Castles/Rockets Rockets Rockets/Salt and Sanctuary Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Fame (1990 Remix) by David Bowie Hot Topic: Celebrity Data Breach
Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Apple Campus 2 construction flyover Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 Sep 2012 | 250: With Both Hands and an App | 01:41:32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week’s show, the JesusPhone version 5 descends to humanity, and sales both break records AND disappoint, depending on who you ask. Plus, iOS 6 Maps...Did Apple jump the gun before they were ready? and did they have a choice? But first, the headlines...Nintendo announces launch dates and pricing for the Wii U, Google rejects request to pull controversial Mohammad film clip, Google lets you search for the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Steve Ballmer hints at Microsoft Surface pricing, Twitter undergoes major overhaul. Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Lost by Frank Ocean Hot Topic: iPhone 5 Launch/iOS 6 Maps
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 Jun 2018 | 531: SCOTech | 00:53:08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, a seven year legal battle comes to an end, States can tax online sales, cellphones need a warrant from police, California’s net neutrality battle suffers a blow... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Delos Park Training Simulation Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Taxman by The Beatles Hot Topic: Tech Justice
Music Break: Rubik's Cube by Athlete Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Jun 2020 | 624 - When the Robots Stopped Watching Us | 00:29:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, the way Amazon and IBM are halting their facial recognition programs... and much more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 Jul 2013 | 284: Live, From Mars | 01:29:53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Life on Mars? by David Bowie Hot Topic: The Spirit of Innovation
Final Word
The Drill Down Video of the Week
Outro: La Cucaracha by Perez Prado Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Feb 2019 | 563: Amazon's Unexpected Package | 01:16:55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headlines Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Sledgehamer by Peter Gabriel Hot Topic: Amazon & Co. Music Break: The Legend of Zelda by Koji Kondo Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Oct 2017 | 497: #MeToo | 01:23:02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, speaking out on sexual harassment, Tesla sends power to Puerto Rico, protected WiFi is now vulnerable to eavesdropping, the battle for the net, giant robots duke it out!, and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Local Library e-media resources (Kanopy) Dwayne: Amazon in Denver? Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Fighter by Christina Aguilera Hot Topic: #MeToo
Music Break: A Cruel Angel's Thesis by Yoko Takahashi Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 May 2013 | 279: Money in the Banana Stand | 01:29:07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week a bidding war starts (and ends) over Waze, Yahoo wants Hulu, Tim Cook spills the beans about...well, nothing, Blizzard drops its new MMO from the schedule, backlash against Microsoft’s XBox One, a 3D food printer, and the possible look of the next Playstation. What We're Playing With Andy: Arrested Development, Season 4 Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: Selections from "Arrested Development" soundtrack by David Schwartz More Headlines
Viral Video of the Week
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Nov 2015 | 401: Bionic Woodchuck | 01:20:23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the Tesla gets downgraded, Amazon sells books... from a building, privacy concerns rise in the US & UK, and we’re boldly going back where no one has gone before...All this and more! What We're Playing With Dwayne: Dark Matter Tosin: Dell U2415 Black 24.1" 6ms(GTG) Dual HDMI Widescreen Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Too Late to Apologize by One Republic Hot Topic: US & UK Privacy Issues
Music Break: Main Theme (from 'Star Trek Into Darkness') by Michael Giacchino Final Word: Rebooted Sci-Fi
The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 May 2014 | 327: Billion Dollar Bubble | 01:30:34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the FCC votes on the fate of Net Neutrality, the US charges China with cyberspying, Microsoft launches the Surface Pro 3, AT&T acquires DirectTV, YouTube gets Twitch, and much more... Favorite Tech Story of the Week Andy: AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Mexican Flyer by Ken Woodman & His Picadilly Brass Hot Topics
Music Break: Surrender by k. d. lang Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 Nov 2019 | 602 - Holiday Gift Guide 2019 | 01:27:35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week on The Drill Down podcast, Google Stadia launches, and The Drill Down’s annual holiday gift guide... The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us. Headline Holiday Gift Guide 1: Smart Home | 2: Interactive | 3: Freestyle | 4: Media | 5: Big Ticket | Dwayne:
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Classic Honourable Mentions:
Audible Book of the Week
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| 31 Jan 2020 | TDD Extra: Babylon 5 & Picard | 00:22:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In this The Drill Down extra, culled from our outtakes, media expert Tom Cheredar chats with Dwayne about glory that was Babylon 5, and their reactions to CBS All Access' Picard series. Picard premiere episode (limited time)Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Sep 2017 | 492: Apple Special Event 2017 | 02:20:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, TardisBlend host Tom Cheredar joins Dwayne, Tosin & Andy to discuss Apple’s new products, including the iPhone X, the worst leak of personal info ever, AI beats humans at gaydar, and much more. Hot Topic: Apple Special Event 2017
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Music Break: She's Not There by The Zombies Headlines Music Break: Born This Way by Lady Gaga Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Apple iPhone X event in 15 minutes iPhone X — Introducing iPhone X — Apple iPhone 8 — iPhone in a Whole New Light — Apple Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Oct 2017 | 496: "Goodbye" | 01:27:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Russian hackers use antivirus software to steal US secrets, Oculus’ new headset, AOL Instant Messenger says, “Goodbye”, the end of Windows phone, and much more. What We're Playing With Tosin: Note 8, Blade Runner 2049 Andy & Dwayne: Blade Runner 2049 Headlines
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Music Break: Goodbye, Goodbye by Oingo Boingo Hot Topic: "Goodbye"
Music Break: Amazing Stories by John Williams Final Word
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| 09 Jun 2015 | WWDC 2015 Special | 00:38:18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In this brief episode we’ll be discussing the highlights of Apple’s 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, including updates to OS X, iOS, Apple Watch OS, and the newly announced Apple Music. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote took place Monday at San Francisco’s Moscone West Convention Center in front of a sold-out crowd of 6000 developers and simultaneously worldwide via Apple.com. We’ve seen it and we’re going to give you our thoughts... Links
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| 16 Feb 2018 | 514: With a Little Help From My Friends | 01:04:57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Amazon wants to undercut UPS, Facebook uses tech to guess your social class, Google comes back to Nest, the most complex drone display ever, robots that open doors, ... and much, much more. Headlines
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Music Break: Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder Hot Topic
Music Break: Let My Love Open the Door by Pete Townshend Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week
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| 13 Apr 2018 | 521: Mark Zuckerberg vs. US Congress | 00:58:37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers to US Congress, and we’ve got the details... Hot Topic: US Congress Hearings With Mark Zuckerberg
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| 05 Oct 2018 | 544: Microsoft Surface Event 2018 | 01:26:33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, new products from Microsoft, a Facebook breach exposes 50M users, Amazon hopes to raise minimum wage, bold California tech laws, endless possibilities ... and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy & Tosin: iOS 12 Dwayne: iPhone XS Headlines
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Music Break: California by Phantom Planet Hot Topic: Microsoft Surface Event 2018 Music Break: Drive by Cars Final Word: Tesla SEC settlement Tesla general news
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| 30 Mar 2012 | 227: A Journey Into Tech | 02:02:06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, The Drill Down team (including occasional co-host TechMeme editor Lidija Davis) talk about employers asking prospective new hires for their Facebook (and other social) passwords, and Facebook’s reaction to that. Also, we look at the issues and reactions that have emerged in the two weeks since the launch of Apple’s new iPad. But first, this week's headlines...Apple to pay dividends, Kevin Rose to work for Google, Zynga buys OMGPOP, Facebook buys 750 patents from IBM, Nokia's Lumia 900 comes to AT&T, Obvtuse vs Svbtle, and Google shows you what you've been doing...on Google. What We’re Playing With Show Links
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| 11 Jul 2014 | 334: Targeted and Profiled | 01:18:11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Dwayne: Knights of Sidonia Tosin: trip to Japan Headlines
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Music Break: End Titles from Blade Runner by Vangelis Hot Topics
Music Break: Mistaken For Strangers by The National Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week This video was available to facebook users who confirmed a Friend Request from a complete stranger Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Oct 2012 | 252: A Billion Friends | 00:59:07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, you don’t get to one Billion friends on Facebook without making a few compromises, Google passes Microsoft, Microsoft shifts paradigms, Foxconn strikes Apple, Apple Maps reveals more than it should, Marissa Mayer revamps Yahoo, Zynga fails, Lightning gets cracked, and we remember Steve Jobs a year later. What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Why Can't We Be Friends? by War More Headlines
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| 25 Oct 2013 | 299: Fall is in the Air | 01:16:56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the NSA hacks El Presidente, Windows 8.1 launches (and unlaunches), Nokia’s new Lumia and Apple’s Fall cornucopia of product offerings. All this and more... What We're Playing With Andy: MAME Cabinet finish Headlines
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Music Break: Something in the Air by Thunderclap Newman Hot Topic: Apple Fall Event
The Drill Down Video of the Week Apple's fall 2013 event recap in less than 5 mins.
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| 29 Dec 2017 | 507: The Drill Bits - Awards 2017 | 01:22:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we put current news aside in order to review the year was 2017, and this year, as we did last year, Instead of merely having a stack-ranked list of top news of the year, we’re gonna make tech news compete for awards, affectionately called The Drill Bits. So put on your tuxes, get in the limo, and roll out the red carpet, ‘cause the show’s about to begin! 2016 Predictions for 2017
The Drill Bit Awards
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Music Break: Take A Bow by Madonna
Music Break: I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen Predictions for 2018
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| 28 Dec 2018 | 556: Weird Science | 00:55:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, windows on Mars made from beer, lab-grown brain bits, cloning your dog, ion thrusters, fuel from the air... and much, much more weird science. Hot Topics
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Music Break: Weird Science by Oingo Boingo Hot Topics
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| 22 Feb 2013 | 266: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics | 02:06:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the sky falls over Russia, Apple makes their own Pebble, Bungie announces their 1st non-Halo game in over ten years, Google plans to launch stores (and a new netbook to put in them), Sony’s Playstation 4, and Tesla drives the New York Times crazy. What We're Playing With Andy: Black Mirror, Series 2, 3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen, Spaceteam Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People Hot Topic: TeslaGate
Musical Interlude: Shut Up And Drive by Rihanna
Outro: Bug Hunt (Nosia Remix) by Skrillex Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Mar 2017 | 470: The Beat of My Spinach Heart | 01:34:19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Congress just sold your internet privacy to the highest bidder, Samsung’s Galaxy S8, AI solves traffic jams, a heart made from spinach, Elon Musk wants to download your thoughts... and much much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Logan Tosin: Logan Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: Fifty Years After the Fair by Aimee Mann Hot Topic
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| 31 Oct 2014 | 349: Our Marvelous Future | 01:21:52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, some retailers ban Apple Pay in favor of an upcoming service that’s already been hacked, YouTube to offer ad-free subscriptions?, AT&T misled millions and the feds are taking them to court, Fitbit joins the smartwatch race, Marvel plans out its next five years of superhero movies, and much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne & Tosin: Inbox Headlines
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Music Break: Captain America March by Alan Silvestri Hot Topics
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| 20 Sep 2019 | 593: Hide and Seek | 00:48:37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, news from Amazon & Facebook, a drone-silencing gun, Uber & Lyft contractor drivers may need to become employees, AI learns how to play hide & seek...and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Tosin: Echo Auto Headlines
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Music Break: Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys Hot Topics
Music Break: Nowhere to Run by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07 Dec 2018 | 553: Seeking a Friend (We Can Control) | 01:11:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, massive identity breaches for Starwood/Marriott & Quora, email leaks show Facebook punishes its rivals, a clever end to a runaway Tesla accident, a sulking AI torments an astronaut ... and much, much more. Headlines
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Music Break: I'll Tumble 4 Ya by Culture Club Hot Topics
Music Break: Yours Truly, 2095 by Electric Light Orchestra Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week
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| 10 Sep 2014 | 342: One More Thing | 01:35:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay More Headlines
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| 04 Nov 2016 | 450: Holiday Gift Guide 2016 | 01:42:48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Apple refreshes its MacBooks, an October surprise for Hillary Clinton, Tesla launches new products for the home, Google’s AIs are keeping secrets from each other ... and our annual holiday gift guide! Headlines
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| 24 Jun 2016 | 431: At Least I (Still) Have Chicken | 01:13:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Microsoft goes green (sort of), BitTorrent launches a news channel, Tesla invests in solar, Musicians rally against YouTube, Star Wars hits VR ..and much, much more... What We're Playing With Andy: New Teaser Trailer For HBO’s ‘Westworld’; C.H.I.P. (The World’s First Nine-Dollar Computer) Dwayne: Japanese Trump Video Headlines
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Music Break: Elevation by U2 Hot Topic: Music
Music Break: Western Warble from "Westworld" by Fred Karlin Final Word
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| 03 May 2019 | 574: Facebook F8 2019 | 00:54:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, why Game of Thrones was so dark, Amazon aims for same day shipping, a tech company makes a racist faux pas, Minecraft’s creator is banned, and all the latest from Facebook’s developer conference, and much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: GoT on HBO: Why did last night's "Game of Thrones" look so bad? Here comes the science! Dwayne: Apple Down 2 Quarters in a row Headlines
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Music Break: Your Racist Friend by They Might Be Giants Hot Topics
Music Break: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart by Mark Ronson (ft Miley Cyrus) Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Jun 2012 | 237: WWDC 2012 & Mom-Bear Loving | 01:42:39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini analyze the latest hardware and operating system updates from Apple’s 2012 World Wide Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, and then we take a look at the complex, ambiguous (and sometimes embarrassingly funny) minefield of policing copyright infringement. But first, the headlines...more leaked password woes at Last.fm, Twitter introduces branded pages for hashtags via their first television ad, and ICANN launches the 'great internet landgrab’! Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: WWDC 2012
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: Policing Copyright Infringement
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| 23 Mar 2018 | 518: #deletefacebook | 01:21:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, a self-driving car kills a pedestrian, a burger robot is fired, Does space travel alter our DNA? And experts Tom Cheredar & Gina Lee De Freitas help us decide if it's time to delete Facebook... and much, much more. Headlines
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Music Break: Face the Face by Pete Townshend Hot Topic: Facebook & Cambridge Analytica
Music Break: Life on Mars? by David Bowie Final Word: Space Exploration
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| 23 Jan 2015 | 359: Holograms! | 01:33:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Andy: Jawbone Up24 Dwayne: Piper NV Headlines
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Music Break: She's Not There by The Zombies Hot Topics
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| 22 Aug 2014 | 339: Ice Ice Baby | 01:24:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music Break: The Kids Are Alright by The Who Hot Topic: Google Watch
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| 06 Mar 2015 | 365: Like Tears In Rain | 01:51:27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Dwayne and Andy are again joined by Greg Davies (from TARDISBlend, Blendover, and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts) as we discuss: Valve’s VR headset is unveiled, the most funded project on Kickstarter, the FCC defends Net Neutrality, Blade Runner 2, and we say goodbye to a sci-fi legend... What We're Playing With Andy: Modern Family: “Connection Lost”, House of Cards, Season 3 Dwayne & Greg: ‘Star Trek’ Legend Leonard Nimoy Dies At 83; President Obama Releases Statement On Leonard Nimoy's Passing Headlines
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Music Break: If I Had A Hammer by Leonard Nimoy Hot Topic: NSA Watch
Music Break: Blade Runner by Eric Calderone Final Word
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| 02 Aug 2013 | 287: Not Guilty, Not Proven Innocent | 01:24:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Greg Davies from the BlendoveR podcast and frequent Geeks of Doom contributor (including the Tardisblend podcast) joins us to discuss the ruling for WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning, how the NSA collects nearly everything a user does on the net, Feds want user passwords, the UK wants to ban porn, and more... Headlines
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| 12 Jul 2013 | 285: One Hundred Problems | 01:18:53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music Break: Holy Grail by JAY Z (ft. Justin Timberlake) Hot Topic: NSA Watch
Flashback: President Obama on Transparency and the FOIA, from 2009
Music Break: Keep It To Yourself by Sonny Boy Williamson Final Word: Apple: App Stores & e-Books
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| 27 May 2016 | 427: Peter Thiel, We ♥ You (Don't Sue)! | 01:43:14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we’re once again joined by Greg Davies, host of Blendover and Heavy Metal Historian podcasts (and of course the TARDISBlend podcast hosted here at Geeks of Doom) as we discuss Uber tests autonomous cars, Twitter lets you tweet longer, Google’s modular phone Project Ara, will Apple become the next Blackberry, are crime algorithms racist? And why you shouldn’t piss off Peter Thiel ...and much more! What We're Playing With Andy: update on computer build Greg: Google Project Fi and Nexus 5X Tosin: Maker Faire & LootCrate Headlines
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Music Break: Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode Hot Topic
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| 01 Jul 2016 | 432: Ten Laws of Robotics | 01:29:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the tech world responds to BREXIT, Microsoft revises Asimov’s laws of robotics, Facebook & YouTube filter out extremist content, Facebook wants you to see more of your friends content, why the car in that ad may not be what you think it is, Boston Dynamics brings a robot to the home, and much, much more.
What We're Playing With Andy: Mr. Robot, season 1 (on Amazon Prime video) Headlines
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Music Break: Get Busy by Saigon Hot Topic: Tech in the EU
Music Break: Robots (The Humans Are Dead) by Flight of the Conchords Final Word
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| 20 Mar 2015 | 368: The Golden Age of Streaming | 01:16:03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Andy: Cards Against Originality; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Community on Yahoo! Screen Dwayne: Google Feud, Monopoly Deal Headlines
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Music Break: Legend of Zelda theme by Koji Kondo Hot Topic
Music Break: Super Mario Brothers theme by Koji Kondo Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week
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| 04 Aug 2017 | 487: Handing Over the Teslas | 01:16:38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Game of Thrones is hacked and so are US voting machines, we learn more about the Tesla Model 3, designer disease-free babies, the Rotten Tomatoes effect, and much more. Headlines
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Music Break: Cars by Gary Neumann Hot Topic: Tesla Model 3 Hand Over
Music Break: Take On Me by A-Ha Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Feb 2014 | 314: Moved to Tears | 01:13:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Samsung’s got its finger on the pulse, Kickstarter’s been hacked, Candy Crush reaches a new level, Facebook adds more pronouns and knows WhatsApp, Bitcoin falls due to a glitch, the biggest game of Pokémon ever, and more... What We're Playing With Andy: House of Cards, season 2; Whisper Headlines
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Music Break: Girls and Boysby Blur More Headlines
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| 04 Mar 2016 | 416: Backed By Science | 01:30:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Apple/FBI rages on, Google car drives into a bus, the IRS was hacked worse than we thought, 3D printing has your back, a new Phantom follows you around ...All this and more on The Drill Down. What We're Playing With Andy: Securifi Almond router Dwayne: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (Netflix) Headlines
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Music Break: Airbag by Radiohead Hot Topic: Apple/FBI
Music Break: Get Back by The Beatles Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 Jun 2012 | 239: Playing With Google | 01:21:25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s show, Google wants to put Google Play in every living room and on your mobile devices (and they’ve built a tablet to do just that), Apple wins some, loses some, and puts podcasts in their place. But first, the headlines...Amazon creates content to compete with Netflix, Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2 B, Zynga launches "Zynga With Friends", and Facebook changes your email. What We're Playing With Andy: Disney/Pixar’s 'Brave' in Dolby Atmos Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty Hot Topic: Google I/O Conference
Musical Interlude #2: Nexus by Buddha Lounge Final Word: Apple in the News
Outro: Fate and Destiny from "Brave" by Patrick Doyle Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | 589: Hovering to England | 01:10:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the White House wants to police social media speech, while the FBI pulls data from Facebook, should schools install facial recognition cameras? Crossing the English Channel via hoverboard and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Dwayne: DUST Headlines
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Music Break: Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra Hot Topics
Music Break: Only Time by Enya Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Flying Frenchman crosses English Channel by hoverboard Heart-pounding video of a dying drone rescue proves everything is better with Enya Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Mar 2020 | 612: Decrypting Encryption | 00:48:06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PodcastWhat We’re Playing WithDwayne: TONOR Mic and Behringer UCA222 Amp Andy: Oculus Link / Westworld Awakening COVID-19 Update
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Music Break: Shake the Disease by Depeche Mode Hot Topic:Encryption and Surveillance
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| 19 Sep 2014 | 343: Building Cool, Block By Block | 01:18:46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Andy: PS3 Recovery FAIL Dwayne: iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (messages, notifications, medical ID, healthkit, tips app) Tosin: 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display; Magic Trackpad Headlines
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Music Break: Brick By Brick by Arctic Monkeys Hot Topic: Microsoft buys Minecraft
Music Break: The Right Stuff by Bill Conti Final Word: NASA resumes manned spaceflight The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 Sep 2013 | 292: Future Watch | 01:20:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Headlines
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Music Break: I'm Free by Soup Dragons Hot Topic
Music Break: Adventure from “Fez” by Disasterpeace Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Story From South America by Garrett Davis Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 Oct 2019 | 597: Google Pixel Event 2019 | 01:19:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Google unveils new Pixel, Nest & Stadia products, Facebook launches its cryptocurrency without some major players, Apple & Hong Kong, Fortnite gets sucked into a black hole, ...and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Dwayne: iPhone 11 Pro (addendum) Tosin: Star Wars D-O Interactive Droid (Target Exclusive) Andy: Gemini Man in IMAX 3D+ in HFR Headlines
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Music Break: Chinese Democracy by Guns n' Roses Hot Topic: Google Pixel Event 2019
Music Break: Supermassive Black Hole by Muse Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Oct 2016 | 448: Bad Hombres | 01:06:58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Donald Trump is insecure, but Peter Thiel is still supportive. Tesla goes fully autonomous, Netflix takes over Hollywood (and CBS steps up to challenge), and Red Dead Redemption shoots for 2017...and much, much more! What We're Playing With Dwayne: Vitamix Dry Container - I made almond butter Headlines
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Music Break: House of Cards by Jeff Beal Hot Topic: Netflix disrupts Hollywood
Music Break: Triggernometry by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson (from "Red Dead Redemption" score) Final Word: Red Dead Redemption 2 The Drill Down Video of the Week 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Director Teases Big Ship & Character Reveal For N7 Day Announcement Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Apr 2018 | 522: Amazon, Urine Trouble! | 00:59:14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Leaked information from Apple about leaks, plenty of leaking at Amazon warehouses as well, Tesla stops & starts... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Hulu + Spotify bundle Headlines
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Music Break: Under Pressure by Queen Hot Topic: Amazon Troubles
Music Break: One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash Final Word
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| 10 Aug 2012 | 243: Beware The Net | 01:36:33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we have a ton of Apple news, including revealing evidence uncovered in the ongoing Apple/Samsung trial, and how one tech reporter’s online identity was demolished as a result of a social engineering hack on Apple & Amazon tech support. What We're Playing With Andy: Toasted Donut: Nuking Users with [Digg community manager] Dan Huard, OUYA update, The Stanley Parable Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: You Got It by Roy Orbison Apple Headlines
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| 14 Apr 2017 | 472: You've Been Bumped | 01:04:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Did Russia & China attempt to interfere with the Brexit vote as well? Dallas emergency sirens hacked, Taser offers bodycams to every US police officer, Tesla tops US automakers, and, yes, we’re gonna talk about that United Airlines thing... all this and much much more. What We're Playing With Andy & Dwayne: Your Name Headlines
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Music Break: Every Breath You Take by The Police Hot Topic
Music Break: Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 Jul 2017 | 485: Bot Down! | 01:16:43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Oculus VR about to go wireless, Google Glass comes back, Amazon challenges meal deliveries, suicidal robots, creepy walks, and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Masterbuilt 30” Digital Electric Smoker + Slow Smoker attachment Tosin: Hidrate Spark Dwayne: Thermos 24 Ounce Hydration Bottle with Connected Smart Lid, Teal Headlines
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Music Break: X-Files Theme by Mark Snow Hot Topic: Google Updates
Music Break: Despacito by Luis Fonsi (ft. Daddy Yankee) Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week: Creepy Walks Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09 Nov 2018 | 549: Beast With Three Head-quarters | 01:01:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, will genetic editing improve humanity, or kill us all. plus Amazon Prime Day results, US election hacking, an Uncharted fan short... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: 2019 Lexus RX 350 L Tosin: Spider Man Headlines
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| 05 May 2017 | 475: Manned Mars Missions & More | 01:19:23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Dwayne & Tosin are joined by guest Tom Cheredar to discuss: the NSA quits snooping on your emails, HIV gets fried in the CRISPR, Facebook fumbles, Microsoft goes back to school, Man is going to Mars, and much, much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Aquagenie Headlines
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| 07 Jun 2013 | 280: The Troll Hunter | 01:18:56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week Google nixes face recognition on Glass, the US Supreme Court OKs DNA swabs, Zynga axes 250 employees, Did Apple conspire with e-book publishers?, and President Obama puts the hammer down on Patent Trolls... What We're Playing With Headlines
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| 10 May 2019 | 575: CES Updates | 01:05:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we check in on CES innovations-- an all-in-one charger for iPhone, and the Impossible Burger 2.0 ... and more! What We’re Playing With Andy: Tesla Wall Connector Dwayne: Dyson customer service CES updates Audible Book of the Week
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| 09 Nov 2012 | 255: Big Data For President | 00:59:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, President Obama wins another four years-- what tech aided to win him the election, and what can we look forward to from his tech agenda?, Frankenstorm Sandy gives Instagram growing pains, Microsoft’s rumored XBOX tablet, and how can we not geek out over the Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm? Headlines
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This week, the FBI wants to spy on internet history without a warrant, Snapchat beats Twitter, Facebook’s CEO gets hacked, a way to stop rampant artificial intelligence, and a machine watches Blade Runner and the results may surprise you...and much more! What We're Playing With Dwayne: tech use in Beijing Headlines
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Music Break: Theme from 'Warcraft' by Ramin Djawadi Hot Topic: Mobile + Fitness
Music Break: Blade Runner Blues by Vangelis Final Word: A.I. & The Real World
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| 17 Jan 2014 | 309: Slicing Salami | 01:14:27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the NSA uses radio waves to spy on offline PCs, credit-card hacking comes to luxury retail, Google buys into home automation, and is Net Neutrality on the chopping block? What We're Playing With Headlines
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Music Break: Keep It To Yourself by Sonny Boy Williamson The Drill Down Video of the Week
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The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are social media enthusiast Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 Feb 2013 | 265: How to Succeed on Reddit, A Top User's Secret Tips | 01:32:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Within the course of seven months, Reddit user Scopolamina went from relative newbie to 2012's top ranked user on the social news site, amassing an unheard of 1.87 million karma points, the Reddit currency that marks the success and popularity of a particular user. During that span of time, he also submitted well over 37,000 posts, moderated about 300 subreddits (most NSFW), and has personally been responsible for removing countless incidents of spam on the site. Then, in mid-January, as seems to happen with increasing frequency to top Reddit users, he was unceremoniously banned from the site, following allegations of selling his influence to spammers. Joining us to talk about that incident, his experience as Reddit’s top user, and his insider secrets to becoming a top user, is Reddit user Scopolamina... Podcast [display_podcast] A Few Tips from Reddit's Top User
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| 10 Oct 2014 | 346: Blue Light Special | 01:16:23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, HP splits in two, Chase gets hacked, the DEA imitates you on Facebook, Twitter sues the US, and Redbox Instant calls it quits, and the humble blue LED gets its day. What We're Playing With Andy: Raspberry Pi frustrations Dwayne: The Intruders (BBC America) Tosin: Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD) Headlines
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| 24 May 2019 | 577: Our Way or the Huawei | 00:51:13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week: Trade with Huawei is banned across the globe, unhappy with Game of Thrones? Sign the petition!, the White House launches a site to report censorship, Minecraft is launching a Pokemon Go-style mobile game, and much, much more. Headlines
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| 29 Jul 2016 | 436: Tech's Master Plans | 01:22:47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Wikileaks leaks DNC emails, Verizon buys Yahoo, the future for Tesla & Facebook, can police unlock your iPhone by 3D-printing your fingerprint? ..and much, much more! Headlines
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Music Break: Extreme Ways by Moby Hot Topic: The Future of Tech Giants
Music Break: Elevation by U2 Final Words
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| 07 Oct 2016 | 446: 'Made By Google' Event 2016 | 01:16:47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Google’s new toys, Yahoo let the US read your email, Facebook takes on craigslist, Amazon challenges students to get conversational... and much, much more! What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: HBO’s Westworld / Violent Delights Headlines
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Music Break: Come Talk to Me by Peter Gabriel Hot Topic: 'Made by Google' event 2016
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| 27 Sep 2013 | 295: Steam Effort | 01:13:49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, GTA V breaks entertainment history records, Touch ID is hacked after a week, New devices from Apple, Microsoft & Amazon, Valve Software wants to change gaming from the Operating System up, and more... What We're Playing With Andy: GTA V Headlines
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Music Break: Steam by Peter Gabriel Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week
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| 11 May 2012 | 233: Lies and Rumors | 01:32:14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo's CEO, wherein he allegedly lied on his resume about having a CS degree. Later, we’ll poke into a couple of exciting rumors of Apple lowering the price of their Macbook Air to $799, plus their upcoming HDTV offering. But first, the headlines...Facebook sets its IPO price, Discovery buys Revision3, Draw Something loses 5M users/Mo. after Zynga purchase, AT&T CEO regrets offering unlimited data, Google loses copyright infringement case to Oracle over Java, Google's Hangouts on Air rolls out to everyone, & Google's Autonomous cars get an official nod from Nevada.
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| 28 Mar 2014 | 319: Executive Order 12333 | 02:07:08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover podcast joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss Turkey trying to terminate Twitter, Netflix cries “not fair”, the IRS weighs in on Bitcoin, President Obama backpedals on NSA collection, Apple, Google & dozens more collude in wage-fixing, and will Facebook’s purchase of Oculus create a rift amongst gamers? All this and more... What We're Playing With Andy: Device 6; Maytag Maxima X washer/dryer Headlines
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| 01 Jun 2018 | 527: Gawd Damn Privacy Requests! | 01:10:12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Netflix is bigger than Disney (briefly), is Amazon secretly recording your conversations? Has your internet router been hijacked by Russian hackers, why you’re seeing all those pesky privacy notices... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: BABYBJORN Bouncer Balance Soft - Rust/Orange, Cotton Andy: Vudu Disc to Digital service Tosin: VRV Headlines
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Music Break: I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by Ink Spots Hot Topics
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| 06 Jan 2017 | 458: CES 2016 Preview | 01:12:23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the US administration is 100% certain the Russians hacked our election...but where’s the evidence, highlights from CES, the electric car to beat Tesla, and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Anova sous vide cooker; Batman: Arkham City Dwayne: Serafim Laser Keyboard Headlines
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Music Break: Fast Car by Jonas Blue (ft. Dakota) Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 Dec 2013 | 307: Turning of the Tide | 01:56:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this week’s show: Google previously bought seven robotics companies, and this week it buys the Big Dog (literally), Sprint guns for T-Mobile, Instagram wants a piece of Snapchat’s action, Twitter changes blocking--then changes their mind, are the NSA’s actions unconstitutional? What We're Playing With Andy: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in HFR 3D Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings by Barenaked Ladies (ft. Sarah McLachlan) Hot Topic: NSA Held to Account
Music Break: Rapper's Delight by Sugar Hill Gang Final Word: Everything is a Remix
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| 23 Feb 2018 | 515: Speakers For The Dead | 01:10:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we review Black Panther and ‘Afrofuturism’, the Parkland, FL school shooting victims take their anger to Twitter, US charges Russia with election interference, FCC’s chairman is under investigation, North Korea’s hacker army, Using CG to mimic real celebrities without their permission... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne & Tosin: Black Panther (and ‘Afrofuturism’) Headlines
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Music Break: Ancestral Plane from 'Black Panther' by Ludwig Göransson Hot Topic Music Break: Wakanda from 'Black Panther' by Ludwig Göransson Final Word: Korean Tech
The Drill Down Video of the Week: Deepfakes
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| 21 Nov 2014 | 352: Holiday Gift Guide 2014 | 01:30:06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us. Holiday Gift Picks Dwayne:
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| 26 Apr 2019 | 573: Let Elon Take the Wheel | 01:13:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, an Amazon robot injures two dozen humans, Google’s CEO testifies before Congress, China flexes its muscle against tech companies in the west, Bold statements from Elon Musk, space news... and much, much more. Headlines
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Music Break: The Avengers by Alan Silvestri Hot Topics
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| 28 Jun 2013 | 283: Fifteen Seconds of Fame | 01:31:57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, more updates in the Edward Snowden/NSA case, Instagram adds video, the FAA relaxes rules on gadgets during travel, Barnes & Noble quits making the Nook, is Pandora ripping its artists off?...and much more. What We're Playing With Headlines
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Music Break: Pictures of You by The Cure More Headlines
Viral Video of the Week Your WTF Video Of The Day: John McAfee Shows You How To Uninstall McAfee
Outro: Pictures of You by The Cure Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 Jan 2016 | 407: Here, There, and Everywhere | 01:22:08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, has the glow come off Tesla’s perfect record?, the 1st iPhone jailbreaker has hacked self-driving cars, it’s time for drones to be registered, a fresh batch of data breaches, and streaming music just got a little more Fab ...All this and more on The Drill Down. What We're Playing With Andy: Automatic, diagnosing my 2008 Mac Pro, Steam Link Dwayne: Roomba 880, The Shannara Chronicles Tosin: BB8 by Sphero Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Flying by The Beatles Hot Topics
Music Break: Come Together by The Beatles Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08 Nov 2013 | 301: Just Because You're Paranoid... | 01:55:15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, the Blendover & Tardisblend podcast's Greg Davies joins us to discuss tech giants are pissed over NSA snooping and are ready to act, Google launches the Nexus 5, patent war goes nuclear, the end of DVD rentals?, the biggest proposed buildout of citywide fiber yet, and what are those mysterious barges Google has docked off US shores? What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Music Break: Why Can't We be Friends by War Hot Topic
Music Break: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty The Drill Down Video of the Week Skydivers’ miraculous escape as planes collide
Bonus: Deleted Return of the Jedi Scene Redeems Obi-Wan
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 Jun 2017 | 479: Why Wage Wrongdoing, Wonder Women? | 01:09:41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Tosin: LG OLED-65-E6P (E6 OLED 4K HDR Smart TV - 65") Andy & Dwayne: Alien: Covenant Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Is She With You? from 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' by Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL Hot Topics
Music Break: Respect by Aretha Franklin Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09 May 2014 | 325: Don't Underestimate the Power of the 4th | 01:32:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, tech giants take a stand against the FCC, Russia restricts free speech for bloggers, China’s about to launch an IPO that may dwarf Facebook, Who really won Samsung vs. Apple ...and Star Wars the way it was really meant to be seen... What We're Playing With Andy: May The 4th Be With You!, Harmy’s Despecialized versions Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break Hot Topics
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 Dec 2015 | 405: It Only Takes One Bad Apple… | 01:39:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What We're Playing With Dwayne: Exploding Kittens and TP-LINK AC750 Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender with Gigabit Ethernet Port (RE210) Tosin: Xbox One Andy: Jessica Jones/Master of None/The Man in the High Castle/”Peak TV” Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Panic by The Smiths Hot Topics
Music Break: I Am the Doctor by Murray Gold Final Word: Apple Design in Decline The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Jul 2015 | 387: Ten Questions (and Answers) | 01:41:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, we’re joined by Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar for his epic review of newly released Windows 10, Universal leaks its own film to pirates, a nightmare for one Apple Music user, Twitter drops stolen tweets, tech leaders speak out against warfare AI, the Amiga turns 30, ... and much much more What We're Playing With Andy: Spotify Discover Weekly Dwayne: Drinkwell Platinum Pet Fountain Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Robot Rock by Daft Punk More Headlines
Music Break: The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan Final Word The Drill Down Videos of the Week
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 May 2014 | 324: Extra-Terrestrial Booty | 01:35:16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Google+ may be dead, but Google self-driving cars are...on a roll, Can police search cellphones without a warrant?, Denmark in Minecraft, 3D printed prosthetics, and a long lost legend is unearthed in the desert...all this and more... What We're Playing With Dwayne: Eggminder by Quirky and GE Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Chirp by C418 from Minecraft Hot Topics:
Music Break: Chase by John Williams from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Final Word: Streaming Wars: Netflix on Attack The Drill Down Video of the Week
Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 Feb 2019 | 564: Call and Fold | 00:58:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, Australia’s elections are hacked, A Saudi app thay tracks women’s movements, Samsung unveils a foldable phone, the perils of AI & machine learning, ... and much, much more. Headlines Audible Book of the Week
Music Break: Every Breath You Take by Police Hot Topics Music Break: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones Final Word The Drill Down Video of the Week Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This week, both hackers and congress tell the NSA “enough!”, What it’s like when the NSA shows up at your ISP’s doorstep, how stores are tracking you through your cellphone, Netflix competes with the big boys, and Google unveils a new way into the living room
This week we’re joined by 
Prof. Toru Iwatani with his original designs for Pac-Man (via 
This week, Google’s secret drones, Apple’s upcoming event includes a massive building under wraps, celebs naked selfies get hacked, and the first look at the Apple spaceship.
This week, Even more leaked NSA intel from Edward Snowden, Zynga serves two masters, Encryption foils wiretaps for the first time ever, Samsung buys Boxee, a body heat-powered flashlight, and you could be chosen to explore Mars--the catch... it’s a one-way trip. All this and more...
This week, Russia unplugs from the internet, Nintendo gives us more to switch for, President Trump supports artificial intelligence, Amazon looks for a new HQ, Jeff Bezos exposes Pecker, ... and much, much more. 
This week, Google fights on Amazon’s turf, the collateral damage behind NSA target searches, the TSA’s new rule for electronic gadgets, we think we know what the iPhone 6’s screen looks like, and more...
This week, Apple unveils their new line of iPhones, a new payment system, and the Apple Watch. Plus, the White House gets a new tech officer, and should broadband be considered an utility?
This week, Google Glass is dead, Police can see inside your homes by remote, Virgin & Google want to send satellites into space, Microsoft unveils Windows 10 and holograms!!
This week, Steve Ballmer says goodbye to Microsoft, Tesla puts their money where their cars are, Google gets ready to welcome kids, YouTube plans a subscription service, and the internet gets cold and wet for charity.
This week, Netflix & Apple are taking over TV, Facebook changes the rules, Windows will be free-- even to pirates, and Nintendo’s coming to Apple ... and much much more.
On this week’s podcast, an update on COVID-19's effect on the tech sector--and everything else, and we decrypt the mysteries of encryption...and much, much more.
This week, Apple’s iPhone 6 breaks preorder records, Microsoft buys Minecraft, Will you soon be able to subscribe to HBOGo without cable? And man returns to space.
On this week’s podcast, we change our format, talk with media expert Tom Cheredar about Quibi, discuss highlights of CES 2020, ...and much, much more.
This week, a virus is going around Chipolte (and this time it’s not in the food), new gadgets from Intel, Nest & others, Google’s gender pay gap, the undead comment on Net Neutrality plus much, much more.
This week, Samsung vs. Apple-- the final round?, Britain responds to terror on social media, has the real genius behind bitcoin finally been discovered?, and what happened to Apple design?!...All this and more ... on The Drill Down.
