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AwesomeCast 787: Fortnite’s Hot Bat Summer, Robot Arms & AI

July 15th, 2026  |  58 mins 19 secs

ai privacy, apple beta, apple health, artificial intelligence, assistive technology, autonomous vehicles, batman, blood pressure monitor, camera guidelines, carnegie science center, catwoman, consumer technology, cyborg technology, dave podnar, digital ownership, digital surveillance, disability pride month, doctor octopus, fast and furious, fortnite, gadgets, harley quinn, hot bat summer, instagram ai, ios 27, jizai arms, katie dudas, kennywood, kids smartwatch, lego speed champions, meta ai, michael sorg, omron 7 series, parental controls, petersen automotive museum, phones for kids, pinwheel phones, pittsburgh technology podcast, poison ivy, robotic arms, rory cooper, sorg, speed exhibit, sports broadcasting, tech news, technology podcast, toyota supra mk4, usb-c cables, usb-c diagnostics, waymo, whatcable, wheelchair technology, women athletes

Sorg, Katie Dudas and Dave Podnar explore the useful, unusual and occasionally alarming side of modern technology in AwesomeCast 787.

Dave reviews the Bluetooth-enabled Omron 7 Series blood pressure monitor, while Katie introduces Pinwheel’s managed phones, smartwatch and Wi-Fi home phone for younger users. Sorg tests WhatCable, a Mac utility that reveals whether USB-C cables, chargers and ports are really delivering the speeds they promise.

The crew also discusses Rory Cooper’s groundbreaking wheelchair innovations, LEGO’s Fast & Furious Toyota Supra, a new speed exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center, respectful camera guidelines for women athletes, Instagram’s reversed AI remix feature, wearable Doctor Octopus-style robotic arms, Fortnite’s “Hot Bat Summer” and a shirtless protester’s battle with a Waymo.

Sorg begins downloading the iOS 27 public beta during the episode, while Katie saves her less-than-awesome update thoughts for the Patreon aftertalk.

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

May 6th, 2026  |  1 hr 3 mins

aapi month, ai companion, apple silicon, chachi says, darth vader, dave podnar, david pogue, droid tycoon, ebay, escape vader, fazlur khan, fortnite, fortnite star wars, gadgets, galactic siege, gamestop, gaming news, generative ai, ipad apps on mac, iphone apps on mac, iphone screenshots, katie dudas, mac apps, macbook neo, pittsburgh marathon, playstation 5, ps5 slim, robot pet, roomba, sorg, star wars, 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 696: Fallback to Fortnight

July 31st, 2024  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 3 secs

apple arcade, apple beta program, apple intelligence, apple intelligence features, awesomecast, blockchain, california dmv, call of duty, chatgpt, digital vehicle titles, festival mode, fortnite, gadgets, google alternative, ios 18, ios 18.1, modern warfare 3, pdp gaming, podcasting, rift master wireless guitar, rock band, searchgpt, tech news, xbox game pass

oin hosts Michael Sorg, John Chichilla, and Dave Podnar in AwesomeCast 696 as they explore the latest in tech news, gadgets, and gaming. This week, they dive into Apple’s iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence features, the return of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox Game Pass, California’s blockchain initiative for vehicle titles, and the SearchGPT prototype. Plus, get nostalgic with the new Rift Master Wireless Guitar for Xbox and PC. Tune in for engaging discussions, tech insights, and much more!

Comic Book Pitt 384: Heroes Reborn #1

May 17th, 2021  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 23 mins

3 rivers comicon, bad idea, bad idea comics, batman, batman fortnite, comic book pitt, comic books, comics, dc comics, fortnite, heroes reborn, marvel, marvel comics, new dimension comics, pittsburgh, pittsburgh comics, podcast, podcasting, podcastlife, podcasts, sorgatron media, terry moore, terry moore's serial, the cw, the flash, thriftburgh

Dan, Jared, and Scott dive headfirst into some comic book talk with Heroes Reborn and Terry Moore's Serial. After that they discuss The Flash tv series, the Batman/Fortnite speculation debacle, Bad Idea Comics, and more...

Comic Book Pitt 363: RIP Chadwick Boseman

September 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 23 mins

big girls, black panther, chadwick boseman, chu, comic book pitt, comic books, comics, dc comics, dc fandome, dceased, fortnite, gambit, hope at worlds end, image comics, lovecraft country, marvel, marvel comics, mr and mrs x, nexus war thor, pittsburgh, podcast, podcasting, podcastlife, podcasts, rogue, sorgatron media, strange academy

Cait, Dan, Link, and Shawn discuss the sad and untimely passing of Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman. They also talk about the past and upcoming DC FanDome events, Lovecraft Country, and the doctors of the Marvel Universe. Comics discussed includes Mr and Mrs X, DCeased: Hope at World's End, Strange Academy, Chu, Big Girls, and Fortnite x Marvel - Nexus War: Thor.

AwesomeCast 509: Covid Robot of Doom

August 26th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins

apple, chromeos, covid-19, drive thru, duolink speakerbuds, epic games, fortnite, google, google chrome, kickstarter, microsoft, nvidia geforce now, stranger things, tab groups, wwe thunderdome, xoogler university, xooglers, youtube

Chatting the tech news of the week including WWE Thunderdome, new Chrome tabs, the Covid-19 testing robot and more as The Verge's Kim Lyons joins Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

AwesomeCast 508: F is for Facebook

August 19th, 2020  |  1 hr 26 secs

app store, apple, epic games, facebook, fortnite, google, grindstone, mac mini, microsoft surface duo, netflix shuffle, nintendo switch, oculus, raspberry pi, reinstall, retroflag, retropie, untitled goose game

Chatting the tech news of the week including computer refresh victories, Raspberry Pi retro gaming upgrades, the Epic Games vs Apple showdown and more! with Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

AwesomeCast 492: Bobbleheads Will Bobble

April 29th, 2020  |  54 mins 27 secs

alien, animal crossing new horizons, apple swift, bar smarts, boston dynamics, covid-19, dunk hunt, evening wear, facehugger, fortnite, glock, ipad, love your melon, no pants, quarantine, this week in tech, travis scott, twit, work from home

Amanda Narcisi returns to the show to join Katie Dudas and Mike Sorg as we take a look at this week's tech news topics.

AwesomeCast 471: Netflix Wasn't Awesome When It Started

November 19th, 2019  |  59 mins 2 secs

alexa, apple, awesome cast, awesomecast, buzzfeed, clean energy, discord, disney, disney plus, ea, ea access, fortnite, freebies, game pass, gamepass, hyundai, ir, mac, macbook pro, motorola, motorola razr, project xcloud, razr, rise of skywalker, roblox, solar energy, spotify, star wars, tech news, tech talk, technology, update, xbox

Sorg and Chilla are hanging with Producer Missy to bring us this week's tech news.

AwesomeCast 463: Borderlands Butts

September 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

aaron kleiber, ace axe throwing, amazon, apple, apple arcade, awesome cast, awesomecast, batman, batman day, borderlands, cube, force touch, fortnite, houseparty, ifixit, ios, ios 13, iphone, iphone 11, iphone 11 pro, kitten kam, nyc, overwatch, party hub, podcast, porn, pornhub, scavenger hunt, se, sega, sega mini, tech talk, technology, voice interoperability

We have a special treat as Katie, Chilla and Sorg are joined by Pittsburgh comedian, Aaron Kleiber.