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Wrestling Mayhem Show 1011: Live From CM Punk Town

July 7th, 2026  |  1 hr 27 mins

880 wrestling, Mad Mike, aaa wrestling, aew beach break, aew dynamite, aiw absolution, athena, billy dixon, casino gauntlet, cm punk, cody rhodes, damian priest, dave podnar, el grande americano, enjoy wrestling, gunther, indie wrestling, kenny omega, maxxine dupree, mercedes mone, mjf, nick gage, nxt, paul heyman, pittsburgh wrestling, pro wrestling podcast, sami zayn, sorg, sorgstock, t-pop, the vision, tko, top rope tabletop, triplemania, trueprinceofpro, vcw wrestling, vikingo, wwe aaa, wwe championship, wwe raw chicago

On Wrestling Mayhem Show 1011, Sorg is joined by TruePrinceofPro “T-Pop!” with surprise run-ins from Mad Mike live in Chicago and Dave Podnar.

Mad Mike gives his live perspective after WWE Raw in Chicago, including CM Punk’s title win, the Chicago crowd, and why Sami Zayn’s short championship reign still has everyone fired up. The crew debates whether Sami got screwed, whether WWE ever truly backed him as champion, and what the lack of Sami merchandise says about the company’s priorities.

AwesomeCast 725: F1 Drone Tech, AI Video Chaos & the World’s Largest Camera

July 1st, 2026  |  58 mins 41 secs

3200 megapixels, Formula 1, Red Bull, aew, ai glasses, ai tools, ai video, apple price increases, astronomy, augmented reality, dark energy, dark matter, dave podnar, digital games, drone camera, f1 drone, filming drone, five nights at freddy’s 3, gadget podcast, gadgets, game ownership, generative ai, gta 6, gta vi, hover soccer ball, ipad prices, it came from ai, lgbtq tech history, mac prices, martine rothblatt, meta glasses, minions, motorsports technology, nes, nintendo switch game key cards, physical games, pittsburgh podcast, podcast seo, pride month, retro gaming, rubin observatory, sirius xm, snap ar glasses, sorg, sorgatron media, space camera, steam games, tech news, tech podcast, united therapeutics, vera rubin observatory, viral tiktok

This week on AwesomeCast 785, Sorg and Dave Podnar get geeky with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive 3,200-megapixel digital camera, Red Bull’s world’s fastest filming drone chasing a Formula 1 car, and the tech legacy of Martine Rothblatt for Pride Month.

AwesomeCast 784: SteamOS, Shokz Headphones, Retro Phones, Sports Tech & a T-Pain Social Media Fail

June 23rd, 2026  |  59 mins 35 secs

Michael Sorg, ai coding, amd gpu, automation, baja sae, bazzite, bone conduction headphones, chachi says, claude guillemot, commodore phone, dave podnar, digital twins, doordash, dumbphone, formula sae, gadgets, gaming, gta 6, jon maddog hall, lgbtq tech history, linux gaming, linux history, mlb, nex playground, open ear headphones, open source, pc gaming, pittsburgh podcast, pixel art baseball, podcast, pride month, proton, referee technology, retro phone, retro tech, ribbie, running headphones, sailfish os, shokz openrun pro 2, social media fail, sorg, sports technology, steam deck, steam machine, steamos, t-pain, tech podcast, technology podcast, ubisoft, valve, var, vibe coding, video game news, world cup

AwesomeCast 783: Road Trip Tech, World Cup Culture Shock, Strong Museum, and Gemini Pro

June 16th, 2026  |  1 hr 7 mins

Katie Dudas, Michael Sorg, ai tools, arm processor, chachi says, crazy taxi, dave podnar, electric pickup truck, fifa world cup, ford ev, gemini pro, google gemini, google one, like a dragon, marvel wolverine, missy sorg, nerdvana, niagara falls, ocarina of time, pittsburgh podcast, pride month, qr code camouflage, road podcast, sophie wilson, sorgatron media, stranger than heaven, strong museum of play, super mario bros auction, tech podcast, tmnt the last ronin, travel tech, tupac video game, vibe coding, video game hall of fame, video game news, world cup

Sorg and Katie are back on the road in Michigan, Dave Podnar joins from the Pod Cave, and Missy runs the studio back in Pittsburgh for AwesomeCast 783.

This week’s episode is a road trip mix of tech, travel, gaming, and AI. The crew talks about World Cup fans discovering American stores and food culture, Niagara Falls adventures, a 26th-floor IHOP, Sophie Wilson and the history of ARM processors, Chachi’s video game news, the Strong Museum of Play, Nerdvana, Ford’s hidden QR code in prototype EV camouflage, and Sorg’s surprise discovery of Google Gemini Pro access through his Google storage plan.

AwesomeCast 780: Google I/O AI Agents, iOS 27 Accessibility, Fortnite Returns & Retro Camera Apps

May 20th, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min

1986 transformers movie, USB, aapi heritage month, accessibility technology, agentic ai, ai agents, ajay bhatt, apple intelligence, dave podnar, dave pondar, dazz cam, dungeon crawler carl, epic games, fortnite ios, gadget reviews, google gemini, google i/o 2026, graphic novel, intel, ios 27, iphone accessibility, iphone photography, optimus prime, pittsburgh podcast, retro camera app, sorg, sorgatron media, tech news, tech podcast, transformers the movie, vintage photography, webtoon

Sorg and Dave Podnar host AwesomeCast 780 with tech news, gadget picks, and a big dose of AI conversation. This week’s topics include the Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel, Dazz Cam’s retro iPhone photography app, Ajay Bhatt’s role in creating USB, Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 accessibility features, Google I/O’s agentic AI announcements, Fortnite’s return to iOS, and the 40th anniversary Transformers: The Movie “Apology Tour.”

Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/awesomecast

AwesomeCast 778: Fortnite Star Wars, Apple Silicon App Tricks, Robot Pets & the Future of GameStop

May 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

Fortnite, Katie Dudas, Roomba, Star Wars, aapi month, ai companion, apple silicon, chachi says, darth vader, dave podnar, david pogue, droid tycoon, eBay, escape vader, fazlur khan, fortnite star wars, gadgets, galactic siege, gamestop, gaming news, generative ai, ipad apps on mac, iphone apps on mac, iphone screenshots, mac apps, macbook neo, pittsburgh marathon, playstation 5, ps5 slim, robot pet, sorg, tech podcast, video games, wwe ai

Sorg, Katie, and Podnar are back for AwesomeCast 778 with Apple Silicon Mac tips, Katie’s hands-on thoughts on the MacBook Neo, Fortnite’s Star Wars takeover, robot companions from the creator of Roomba, AI in wrestling promos, GameStop’s rumored eBay bid, and a spotlight on skyscraper engineering pioneer Fazlur Khan for AAPI Month.

AwesomeCast 775: Artemis 2 Returns, Amazon Luna Shuts Doors, and Someone Put macOS on a Wii?!

April 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins

NASA, amazon luna, apple silicon gaming, arab american history month, artemis 2, cloud gaming, dave podnar, digital ownership, geek podcast, ipod, m1 macbook pro, macos on wii, mike sorg, mythic app, nest, nintendo wii, overcast, pittsburgh podcast, podcast transcripts, podnar, pothole data, retro weather channel, rise mascot, smart cities, sorg, tech podcast, technology news, tony fadell, waymo, windows games on mac

Sorg and Podnar are back with a packed AwesomeCast covering the successful Artemis 2 splashdown, the story behind the mission mascot RISE, a wild macOS-on-a-Wii experiment, Mythic for running Windows games on Mac, Amazon Luna’s latest bad news for digital game buyers, Waymo using pothole data to help cities, Overcast adding podcast transcripts, and a Retro Weather Channel experience that taps straight into cable nostalgia. Plus, Dave’s Arab American History Month spotlight features Tony Fadell, the tech mind behind the iPod and Nest.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 1000: WrestleMania Strategy, ESPN & Fan Reactions

April 15th, 2026  |  2 hrs 10 mins

Mad Mike, aaa wrestling, april fools wrestling show, bakery boys, brock, dave podnar, department of jocks, freaky friday match, indie wrestling, martian mayhem, mv young, oba femi, pittsburgh wrestling, pro wrestling podcast, rizz, shotgun adams, sorg, the production, trick williams, wrestlemania, wrestling mayhem show presents april fools, wwe

Episode 1000 of the Wrestling Mayhem Show is a celebration, a checkpoint, and a deep dive into one of the wildest projects the crew has taken on yet: Wrestling Mayhem Show Presents April Fools. Sorg is joined by Rizz, Dave Podnar, and Mad Mike as they look back at the live event, break down what worked, what surprised them, and why the show’s weird ideas landed better than expected. Dave Podnar gives a full outsider review of the event after watching it back twice, offering notes on everything from the pre-show presentation to the chaos of the Freaky Friday match, Martian Mayhem, Bakery Boys vs. The Production, and the overall flow of the card.  

AwesomeCast 774: Artemis II Moon Mission, AI Chatbot Risks, Apple TikTok & LEGO Zelda

April 1st, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min

3D printing, Katie Dudas, NASA, Xbox, adobe illustrator, ai chatbots, ai sycophancy, animation tools, apple tiktok, artemis ii, article analysis, awesomecast, awesomecast 774, browser extension, chachi, channelsurfer, chatgpt, claude, dave podnar, deepseek, digital vs physical games, epic games layoffs, etsy shop, finder mascot, gaming news, geek culture, gemini, great deku tree, heinz ketchup, heinz verified, hidden figures, kalpana chawla, katherine johnson, lego zelda, moon mission, nancy grace roman, nintendo, ocarina of time, patricia cowings, pittsburgh podcast, plastic fun time, project turntable, sorg, stanford study, tech podcast, vera rubin, whats up with that, women’s history month

This week on AwesomeCast 774, Sorg, Katie, and Dave Podnar talk about the upcoming Artemis II moon mission, the surprisingly useful Heinz Verified restaurant map, and Chachi’s growing 3D printing Etsy shop. They also dig into a Stanford study on AI chatbot sycophancy, check out the What’s Up With That research assistant browser extension, react to Adobe Illustrator’s new 2D-to-3D Project Turntable, explore Apple’s TikTok mascot strategy, and get excited about LEGO Ocarina of Time sets.

AwesomeCast 773: A 600mm iPhone Lens, Webtoons & AI Computer Control

March 25th, 2026  |  54 mins 35 secs

Graphic Novels, ai agents, ai computer control, board.fun, chachi says video game minute, claude ai, dave podnar, digital board games, digital comics, dungeon crawler carl, gadget podcast, gateway station, geek news, iphone lens, iphone photography, iphoneography podcast, jack black, jay and silent bob chronic blunt punch, judith love cohen, kimi reina, learn spanish online, lunar base, mobile photography, nasa moon base, pittsburgh tech podcast, reeflex, sorg, tabletop gaming, tech podcast, telephoto lens, video game news, webtoons, women’s history month

Sorg and Dave Podnar are back with a fresh AwesomeCast packed with mobile photography gear, geeky discoveries, video game updates, and big questions about AI. This week they dig into a massive new iPhone telephoto lens concept, Sorg’s dive into Webtoons and Dungeon Crawler Carl, a digital tabletop gaming system from Board.fun, NASA’s shift toward a lunar base, and whether anyone should trust Claude to control their computer. Plus: Chachi Says Video Game Minute and a great Women’s History Month spotlight on engineer Judith Love Cohen.