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A Holiday Message from Fishing Without Bait

December 23rd, 2025  |  3 mins 23 secs

pittsburgh, podcast

This holiday message from Fishing Without Bait is a moment of pause and gratitude.

Jim Ellermeyer shares a short reflection for the season — acknowledging the challenges and emotions that often come with the holidays, while offering encouragement, mindfulness, and compassion. Whether the holidays are joyful, difficult, or somewhere in between, this message reminds us to stay present and gentle with ourselves.

Thank you for listening, for growing, and for being part of this community. We’re grateful to walk this journey with you.

A Gay & His Enby 198: unStracke Yourself

December 21st, 2025  |  2 hrs 45 mins

angie katsanevas, ashley darby, beverly hills, bozoma saint john, bravo, bronwyn newport, dorit kemsley, dr. contessa metcalfe, dr. heavenly kimes, dr. jackie walters, dr. mirica sanders, dr. simone whitmore, enby, erika girardi, gay, gizelle bryant, heather gay, housewives, jennifer tilly, kathy hilton, kyle richards, lgbt, lgbtq, lisa barlow, m2m, married to medicine, mary cosby, meredith marks, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, potomac, quad webb, queer, rachel zoe, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhobh, rhop, rhoslc, salt lake, salt lake city, sutton stracke, toya bush-harris, wendy osefo, whitney rose

This episode we cover RHOP, M2M, RHOSLC, and RHOBH.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 987: 2025 Wrap Up And Farewell to John Cena

December 17th, 2025  |  2 hrs 22 mins

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The Wrestling Mayhem Show wraps up the year with a full-house year-end holiday episode.

Hosts Sorg and Mad Mike are joined by Eamon Paton, Merlin, Cameraman Rob, and Intern Mac for an episode packed with wrestling discussion, predictions, and reflection.

AwesomeCast 762: 2025 Predictions on AI, 3D Printers and more!

December 17th, 2025  |  1 hr 49 secs

2025 tech recap, 2026 tech predictions, 3d printers, 3d printing, ai backlash, ai competition, ai ethics, ai health tracking, ai marketing claims, ai podcast, ai productivity, ai regulation, ai tools, ai trust, ai workflow automation, apple vision pro, artificial intelligence, awesomecast, awesomecast podcast, bambu labs, bambu labs 3d printer, chatgpt, consumer 3d printing, content creation tools, creator economy, emerging technology, end of year tech review, everyday ai use, future of ai, future technology, gaming news, generative ai, google gemini, hardware podcast, health tracking apps, human made content, indie games, katie dudas, large language models, macwhisper, maker culture, mental health and gaming, michael sorg, mixed reality, opus clip, podcast production tools, practical ai, productivity technology, professional 3d printing, rapid prototyping, rob de la cretaz, sorgatron media, tech commentary, tech culture, tech discussion podcast, tech hardware, tech news podcast, tech predictions podcast, technology podcast, technology trends, video game awards, video game industry, virtual reality, workflow optimization, xr technology

In this end-of-year AwesomeCast, hosts Michael Sorg and Katie Dudas are joined by original AwesomeCast co-host Rob De La Cretaz for a wide-ranging discussion on the biggest tech shifts of 2025 — and what’s coming next.

Fishing Without Bait 496: Clearing the Etch-A-Sketch: Letting Go of What Isn’t Ours

December 16th, 2025  |  21 mins 18 secs

breathwork, emotional healing, emotional regulation, fishing without bait, grounding exercises, healing the past, letting go, mental health podcast, mindfulness podcast, mindfulness practices, mindfulness tools, present moment awareness, recovery from life, recovery podcast, santina grace, self growth, trauma healing

In Fishing Without Bait 496, we continue Part 3 of our conversation with returning guest and Clairvoyant Santina Grace. This episode explores mindfulness, recovery, and healing trauma without reliving the past, using grounding exercises, breathwork, and practical metaphors to help release emotional weight and stay present.

A Gay & His Enby 197: Glass Closets

December 14th, 2025  |  2 hrs 58 mins

angie katsanevas, ashley darby, beverly hills, bozoma saint john, bravo, bronwyn newport, dorit kemsley, dr. contessa metcalfe, dr. heavenly kimes, dr. jackie walters, dr. mirica sanders, dr. simone whitmore, enby, erika girardi, gay, gizelle bryant, heather gay, housewives, jennifer tilly, kathy hilton, kyle richards, lgbt, lgbtq, lisa barlow, m2m, married to medicine, mary cosby, meredith marks, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, potomac, quad webb, queer, rachel zoe, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhobh, rhop, rhoslc, salt lake, salt lake city, sutton stracke, toya bush-harris, wendy osefo, whitney rose

This episode we cover RHOP, M2M, RHOSLC, and RHOBH.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 986: Why John Cena’s Final Run Hit Harder Than Ever

December 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 37 mins

aew detroit masonic temple, aew venue changes, chad gable gimmick, cm punk rivalry, el grande americano, intern mac, intern tony, john cena farewell, john cena heel run, john cena retirement, lucha wrestling discussion, pentagon wwe rumors, pro wrestling podcast, roh tapings, travis scott wwe, wrestling mayhem show 986, wwe ai promo, wwe crowd energy, wwe main event reactions, wwe storytelling, wwe wrestlemania, wwe writing team

On Wrestling Mayhem Show 986, Sorg, Rizz, and Mad Mike say farewell to John Cena’s in-ring career and to our own Intern Tony, with Intern Mac close behind. This episode dives into both major wrestling news and the behind-the-scenes reality of indie wrestling production life.

AwesomeCast 761: Buff Judge Elvis and Other Questionable AI Things.

December 10th, 2025  |  59 mins 17 secs

90s mall vr, ai b-roll generator, ai gas station tv, ai-generated news anchor, apple tv intro, apple tv liquid glass, butts on things gifts, buzz lightyear robot, cheek-to-cheek card game, dc comics streaming, doom 3 vr, gamestop trade anything, helldivers movie, judge elvis ai images, justin lin helldivers, meta quest vr mods, mortal kombat rights, netflix gaming expansion, netflix warner bros deal, podcast interns, podcast internship, podcast production behind the scenes, polygon gamestop article, practical effects vs ai, quake iii vr, robosen shockwave, robosen transformers, self-transforming robot, sorgatron media, tiktok gift ideas, toy story robotics, transformer robot, vr retro gaming, vr shooter mods, wall-e robot toy, warner bros discovery sale, wb games acquisition, weird holiday gifts

In this episode of AwesomeCast 761, Michael Sorg is joined by Intern Mac and Intern Tony for a wildly geeky night of robots, AI, VR, and very silly holiday gifts.

We kick things off with the new Robosen Shockwave Transformer robot, a $1,000 self-transforming Decepticon boombox that doubles as a Bluetooth speaker, then fall down a rabbit hole of programmable Transformers, Buzz Lightyear, and WALL-E robots for STEM-minded kids. From there, Mac highlights Apple’s latest Apple TV “liquid glass” intro, crafted with real glass panes and practical effects instead of AI – a hopeful sign for human artists in an AI-heavy world.

Fishing Without Bait 495: Creating Yourself Through Choice Points with Santina Grace

December 9th, 2025  |  23 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

In this episode of Fishing Without Bait, we welcome back our imaginative, energetic returning guest Santina Grace for Part 2 of a deeply insightful conversation about mindfulness, self-awareness, grounding practices, and the inner battles so many of us face every day. Together, Santina and Jim dive into themes of anchoring thoughts, depersonalization, perspective shifts, emotional resilience, and reclaiming personal agency.

A Gay & His Enby 196: Rachel and The Flops

December 7th, 2025  |  2 hrs 48 mins

angie katsanevas, ashley darby, beverly hills, bozoma saint john, bravo, bronwyn newport, dorit kemsley, dr. contessa metcalfe, dr. heavenly kimes, dr. jackie walters, dr. mirica sanders, dr. simone whitmore, enby, erika girardi, gay, gizelle bryant, heather gay, housewives, jennifer tilly, kathy hilton, kyle richards, lgbt, lgbtq, lisa barlow, m2m, married to medicine, mary cosby, meredith marks, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, potomac, quad webb, queer, rachel zoe, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhobh, rhop, rhoslc, salt lake, salt lake city, sutton stracke, toya bush-harris, wendy osefo, whitney rose

This episode we cover RHOP, M2M, RHOSLC, and RHOBH.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 985: Was Some Guy Named John "Gay Enough" for Effy? Blood & Guts vs WarGames.

December 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 41 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

Sorg, Rizz, and guest pro wrestler Some Guy Named John return for Wrestling Mayhem Show 985! This week, we cover 880 Wrestling’s big move to the Hilltop, John’s Thanksgiving Eve match with Effy & Billy Dixon, and the rise of “Gay Enough” allyship in indie wrestling. We react to Survivor Series and WarGames—including the viral $900 obstructed-view seats—and dig into TKO’s business decisions, the possible future sale of WWE, and AEW’s Blood & Guts comparison.

AwesomeCast 760: Samsung’s Insane Tri-Fold Phone, Fortnite Chaos & Red Dead on Netflix!

December 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

pittsburgh, podcast

This week on AwesomeCast 760, Michael Sorg (@Sorgatron), Katie “Dudders” Dudas, and Dave Podnar brave the Pittsburgh snow (plus the frozen tundra of Verona) to geek out over:

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Tri-Fold — a three-screen foldable that opens into a 10" tablet and costs about as much as a decent gaming PC. Is this the future of phones or just flex tech?

Cloud gaming from the couch — Sorg uses OneCast, GeForce Now, and Xbox Cloud Gaming to turn an Apple TV and Chromecast into a console-free living room, streaming everything from Mortal Kombat 1 to Marvel’s Midnight Suns.

Netflix Games leveling up — from Red Dead Redemption (2010) going mobile-only on Netflix to a WWE 2K “Netflix Edition” and Stranger Things puzzle games trying to lure the 99% of subscribers who never touch the games tab.

Marvel arcade goodness & Fortnite insanity — we punch through Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion on Game Pass and recap Fortnite’s giant event featuring Homer Simpson, Godzilla, Kong, Superman, Voltron, K-pop Demon Hunters, Kill Bill, Back to the Future and more.

Weird future tech — Hideo Kojima’s idea for a blood-scented floppy disk, BHaptics VR suits you can actually buy at Best Buy, and why we’re both fascinated and slightly terrified.

Shopping & robotaxis — Amazon’s 30-minute delivery pilot in Seattle and Philly, Katie’s Walmart turning into a gig-worker warehouse, and a Waymo robo-car that casually drives through an active LAPD stop.

Plus: birthday love for long-time supporter John “Diggy” DeGore, vintage Star Wars comics, and interns Tony and Mac discovering just how weird tech can get.

Fishing Without Bait 494: The Myth of Productivity & the Path to Real Joy with Santina Grace

December 2nd, 2025  |  27 mins 49 secs

anxiety relief, clairvoyant medium, coping skills, emotional healing, emotional resilience, fear and anxiety, finding joy, gratitude practice, grounding techniques, inner peace, joy, mental health, mental wellness, mindfulness, mindfulness journey, mindfulness podcast, mindfulness tips, overcoming fear, personal growth, present moment awareness, recovery tools, santina grace, self-compassion, self-worth, spiritual guidance, spirituality, stress management, trauma healing

Clairvoyant medium Santina Grace returns for a powerful conversation about finding joy in a chaotic world. Jim and Santina explore the myth of productivity, how fear shapes anxiety, how to anchor yourself through gratitude and memories, and how to reclaim your inner peace—even when life feels overwhelming.

A Gay & His Enby 195: Forgive-less

November 30th, 2025  |  1 hr 49 mins

angie katsanevas, ashley darby, bravo, bronwyn newport, enby, gay, gizelle bryant, heather gay, housewives, lgbt, lgbtq, lisa barlow, mary cosby, meredith marks, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, potomac, queer, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhop, rhoslc, salt lake, salt lake city, wendy osefo, whitney rose

This episode we cover RHOP and RHOSLC.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 985: Hangman Bleeds, Dom Believes, and Sorg Can Take the Train Now

November 26th, 2025  |  1 hr 31 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

In Wrestling Mayhem Show 984, the crew gathers for a Thanksgiving edition filled with AEW chaos, Survivor Series debate, nostalgia, and community stories.

Sorg returns from Defy Wrestling with fresh notes from the Seattle scene—including Sting’s son’s first indie match, The Righteous, and Vert Vixen—before diving into AEW Full Gear’s biggest moments: Samoa Joe’s cage match victory, Hook joining the Ops, Swerve’s return, and the Continental Classic block breakdown featuring Okada.

AwesomeCast 759: Peeping Roomba, Telly TV Hands On and Thankful for Tech

November 26th, 2025  |  55 mins 37 secs

1992 gadgets, 3dfx voodoo nostalgia, amazon storage bins, awesomecast, cat wars calendar, dave podnar, disney animatronics, disney robot olaf, dual 56k modem, free telly tv, home organization hacks, katie dudas, lasko whirlwind heater, lgbtq gaming pioneer, michael sorg, pebble watch open source, pittsburgh tech podcast, rebecca heineman tribute, retro tech gadgets, robotic olaf, she-ra catra vintage toy, space heater review, tech podcast, telly ad supported television, voltron 40th anniversary set, voltron collector’s set

Free TV, robot snowmen, space heaters, and Voltron nostalgia – we’re packing a lot into AwesomeCast 759.

This week, Michael Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar dive into:

Sorg’s first week living with a Telly free TV and its always-on ad bar

Dave’s emergency Lasko Whirlwind space heater run when his furnace dies

Katie’s Amazon storage bins that completely changed how she organizes clothes

A heartfelt ChachiSays Video Game Minute tribute to game dev legend Rebecca Heineman

Katie’s beloved Cat Wars calendar and a detour into She-Ra villain Catra toy nostalgia

Quick hits on Disney’s robotic Olaf, a 40th anniversary Voltron collector set, and the future of park animatronics & high-end geek collectibles