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

September 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

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

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

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

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

Support the show at Patreon.com/AwesomeCast and find more at www.SorgatronMedia.com.

AwesomeCast 793: Apple M6 Macs, Grogu & RC Racing

August 25th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

3D printing, Katie Dudas, Michael Sorg, Star Wars, airport gaming, apple, apple m6, artificial intelligence, bathroom finder app, cloudrc, dave podnar, disney nfl, dolly parton, dungeon crawler carl, field museum chicago, gameway, grogu, gta 6, gta vi, hasbro pulse, hot wheels, kingdom hearts 4, kingdom hearts disney plus, linus torvalds, linux, linux 35th anniversary, local ai, m6 chip, mac mini, mac studio, mattel game studios, minecraft, nature calls app, pittsburgh international airport, pittsburgh podcast, pittsburgh steelers, pittsburgh technology, plastic fun time, pokemon, pokemon fossil museum, racing simulator, rc cars, rc racing, rockstar games, sorg, technology podcast, thunderbolt 5, transformers, transformers minecraft, ultimate grogu, unix, uno

Sorg, Katie Dudas, and Dave Podnar are back with a packed AwesomeCast covering the latest intersections of technology, gaming, gadgets, and geek culture.
The show opens with a remembrance of Dolly Parton and her extraordinary charitable legacy before diving into RC cars controlled through full-size racing simulators and Apple’s updated Mac mini and Mac Studio hardware. Dave explains the M6 chip, Thunderbolt 5 clustering, and why running AI locally could become increasingly attractive for businesses and creators.
Chachi takes us inside Chicago’s Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit and delivers gaming news on Kingdom Hearts 4, Mattel Game Studios, and the latest GTA VI leaks. Katie opens a box full of 3D-printed Dungeon Crawler Carl collectibles, while the crew celebrates 35 years of Linux.
Plus: Transformers invades Minecraft, Hasbro creates a $600 interactive Grogu, the Nature Calls restroom finder launches, Pittsburgh International Airport gets a gaming lounge, and Disney characters are being paired with NFL teams.
Get geeky. Get awesome.

AwesomeCast 685: Run, Casters! Run!

May 7th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  50 mins 9 secs

Air, ai features, apple, apple pencil, blackmagic camera, final cut pro, gadget review, ipad, keyboard, live production, logic pro, multicam switching, pittsburgh marathon, pro, relay team, space exercise

In this episode of AwesomeCast, the hosts delve into the latest tech news and gadget releases, highlighting Apple's new iPad models featuring the powerful M4 chip, innovative AI-driven features, and redesigned accessories like the lighter keyboard and advanced Apple Pencil. They explore the capabilities of the new Final Cut Camera app, which enables live multicam switching with iPhones, and discuss the Blackmagic Camera app now available for Android users. The hosts also share their personal experiences participating in the Pittsburgh Marathon relay team, offering insights on how tracking apps enhance the experience. Additionally, they touch on tech challenges and solutions for exercise in space, providing a mix of fascinating tech insights and real-life stories that every gadget enthusiast will enjoy.

AwesomeCast 680: Lending Apple a Cup of AI

March 27th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 1 min

AI, Patreon, apple, apple airpods pro, legal issues, listener engagement, mac os, machine learning, media consumption, monopoly, noise cancellation, podcast recommendations, spatial audio, technology updates, worldwide developers conference, wwdc

A Gay & His Enby 75: Luann Won

January 12th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  2 hrs 23 mins

Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, Queer, apple, big apple, bravo, brooklyn, drag, drag queens, drag race, enby, gay, housewives, lgbt, lgbtq, m2m, married to medicine, new york city, nyc, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhony, rhony legacy, rhugt4, rpdr, rupaul, scary island, st barths, st barts, tribeca, ugt4, ultimate girls trip

This episode we cover RPDR, RHONY: Legacy, and M2M.

A Gay & His Enby 74: Reality Von Gossip Girl

January 5th, 2024  |  Season 11  |  4 hrs 7 secs

90210, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, Queer, apple, beverly hills, big apple, bravo, brooklyn, diamond, enby, flamingo, gay, housewives, lgbt, lgbtq, miami, mojito, new york city, nyc, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, reality von tease, rhobh, rhom, rhony, rhony legacy, rhoslc, rhugt4, salt lake, salt lake city, scary island, snowflake, st barths, st barts, tribeca, ugt4, ultimate girls trip

This episode we cover RHONY: Legacy, RHOSLC, RHOBH, and RHOM.

AwesomeCast 668: Taters in Space

January 3rd, 2024  |  Season 11  |  58 mins 19 secs

Health, NASA, Social Media, Video, apple, augmented reality, bandwidth, cats, diy, electronics, enterprise technology, fitness, future tech, gadgets, gaming, live streaming, platforms, set up, smart watches, software, space, technology, virtual reality

A Gay & His Enby 73: Scrumptious Word Hug

December 29th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  3 hrs 39 mins

Amazon Prime, Chelsea, Manhattan, Netflix, New York, Queer, amazon, anfisa arkhipchenko, apple, barbie, barbieland, big apple, bobby lytes, bravo, brooklyn, christmas, corinne olympios, enby, family switch, feminism, flamingo, gay, hbo, hbo max, house of villains, housewives, hovill, jax taylor, joel mchale, johnny bananas, jonny fairplay, ken, kenough, lgbt, lgbtq, mattel, max, miami, mojito, movie, movies, new york city, new york pollard, nyc, omarosa, patriarchy, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, prime, prime video, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhom, rhony, rhony legacy, rhugt4, santa clause, scary island, shake chatterjee, st barths, st barts, supervillain, tanisha thomas, tiffany new york pollard, tiffany pollard, tribeca, ugt4, ultimate girls trip, violent night

This episode we cover Barbie, Family Switch, Violent Night, House of Villains, RHONY: Legacy, and RHOM.

A Gay & His Enby 71: Eagles Don't Fly with Pigeons

December 22nd, 2023  |  Season 11  |  2 hrs 46 mins

Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, Queer, anfisa arkhipchenko, apple, big apple, bobby lytes, bravo, brooklyn, corinne olympios, enby, fiji, gay, house of villains, housewives, hovill, jax taylor, joel mchale, johnny bananas, jonny fairplay, lgbt, lgbtq, m2m, married to medicine, new york city, new york pollard, nyc, omarosa, peacock, pittsburgh, podcast, pop culture, real housewives, reality television, reality tv, rhony, rhony legacy, rhugt4, scary island, shake chatterjee, st barths, st barts, supervillain, survivor, survivor 45, tanisha thomas, tiffany new york pollard, tiffany pollard, tribeca, ugt4, ultimate girls trip

This episode we cover House of Villains, RHUGT4: RHONY: Legacy, Survivor 45, and Married to Medicine.

AwesomeCast 667: AI, Patents, and Pet Translators: Bold 2024 Tech Predictions

December 20th, 2023  |  Season 11  |  54 mins 41 secs

AI, Predictions, Video, apple, chatgpt, patents, pets, techpicks, twitter

The hosts recap their 2023 tech picks including erasable friction pens, under desk keyboard trays, and AI writing assistants. They review their 2023 predictions, discuss failures like VR platform death and revivals, before making new 2024 predictions about AI compute limitations, Apple Watch patent lawsuits opening floodgates, ChatGPT on marketing job listings, pet translators, and AI-generated video from images. They close by planning a Twitter meetup event to invite people to new platforms.