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AwesomeCast 799: Running AI at Home, 5G Internet and Mike Tomlin’s Minecraft City

October 6th, 2026  |  59 mins 29 secs

5g home internet, Michael Sorg, NASA, adriana ocampo, ai models, apple silicon, artificial intelligence, at&t internet air, chicxulub crater, creator automation, dave podnar, dungeon crawler carl, game preservation, grand theft auto vi, gta 6, humanoid robots, iphone photography, john kane, lm studio, local ai, mac ai, machine learning, miami heat, mike tomlin, minecraft, new frontiers, pittsburgh steelers, pittsburgh technology, planetary geology, pocket city, private ai, protect our games act, qwen 3.5, robotics, rockstar games, simcity, sorg, star trek strange new worlds, technology podcast, telly tv, terminator 2, vice city heat, webtoon, wireless internet

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 490: Animal Crossing Or Real Life

April 14th, 2020  |  54 mins 46 secs

google nest, iPhone, minecraft, movies anywhere, pew pew, ryobi lawnmower, sheetz, xbox all access, xbox game pass, zoom

Katie, Krause, Chilla, and Sorg continue to practice social distancing with some tech upgrades hitting this week's episode.

AwesomeCast 470: Awesome Your Audio

November 13th, 2019  |  52 mins 28 secs

AR, Adobe, Netflix, allegheny county, anxiety, apple, apple arcade, awesome cast, awesomecast, glasses, minecraft, minecraft earth, minefaire, mini motorways, monster pals, neko the cat, niantic, pac-man, pinball, podcast, pokemon go, project awesome audio, sheriff, tech news, tech talk, technology, tesla, veteran

It's cold and snowy here in Pittsburgh, but Chilla and Sorg are braving the elements to bring you this week's tech news.

AwesomeCast 459: He-Man 'Member Berries

August 21st, 2019  |  58 mins 37 secs

Family Sharing, apple, awesome cast, awesomecast, christmas, he-man, heman, hyundai, matrix, minecraft, nvidia, other world, parks and recreation, podcast, solar panels, subscription, tech talk, technology, tesla, the matrix, tucson, universal wit, walmart, yubikey

The gang's all here as Katie, Krause, Chilla, and Sorg talk this week in tech news

AwesomeCast 446: Black And White Angry Birds

May 21st, 2019  |  58 mins 58 secs

AR, Hollywood, Microsoft, Sony, algenair, alphalab, alphalab gear, angry birds, angry birds ar, apple, awesome cast, awesomecast, black and white, canning, cloud, equals can, friends and family event, gaming, hardware cup, history, iPhone, liberty magic, live stream, macbook pro, magic, minecraft, minecraft ar, museum of selfies, pittsburgh, pixel 3a, podcast, professor buzzkill, schell games, selfies, standing desk, tech, tech talk, technology, vital flo, yodel labs

Professor Buzzkill joins Sorg and Chilla as we talk this week (and this century) in tech.

AwesomeCast 423: Yellow Brick Hole

November 27th, 2018  |  53 mins 8 secs

Fortnite, Netflix, alexa, black friday, fire tv cube, homeless, lego porn, minecraft, toys for tots

Dudders, Sorg, Chilla are sharing this week’s awesome tech things.