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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, 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, usb, 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.”

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AwesomeCast 779: Keeping Podcasting Weird: On the Road

May 12th, 2026  |  54 mins 23 secs

aapi heritage month, axiom custom products, baja sae, baja sae oregon, cannon beach, cetys mini baja, chachi says, ebay, engineering students, eric yuan, formula sae, gamestop, gopro, grogu, gta 6, haystack rock, katie dudas, mandalorian, mount hood, on-demand manufacturing, oshcut, pacific northwest, pedro pascal, pittsburgh podcast, portland, sheet metal fabrication, sorg, sorgatron media, strauss zelnick, student engineering, take-two, tech podcast, times square, tube bending, video game hall of fame, washougal mx, zoom

Sorg is on the road in Michigan for Wrestling Mayhem Show 1004, joined by Rizz, Mad Mike, and Producer Missy for a chaotic week in pro wrestling.

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

April 15th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins

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, nasa, 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.

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

April 1st, 2026  |  1 hr 1 min

3d printing, 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, katie dudas, lego zelda, moon mission, nancy grace roman, nasa, 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, xbox

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

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, graphic novels, 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.

AwesomeCast 770: Silver Surfer Is the Original Flappy Bird

March 4th, 2026  |  1 hr 2 mins

1440p streaming, a18 chip, adobe firefly, ai moderation, ai video editing, apple intelligence, apple news, apple tv gaming, apple vision pro, cloud gaming, cobol, computer history, data privacy, dave podnar, disney vr, dunkin drink bucket, gadget podcast, grace hopper, ipad air m4, iphone 17e, katie dudas, macbook air m5, macbook neo, macbook pro m5, marvel maximum collection, meta ai glasses, muppetvision 3d, nintendo classics, nintendo switch, pokémon, pokémon collectibles, pokémon music player, profpod, retro gaming, smart glasses privacy, sorgatron, tech news, tech podcast, virtual boy, women’s history month, x-men arcade, xbox, xbox game pass

Sorg, Katie, and Dave Podnar hit the week’s tech and geek headlines: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy revival on Switch, Apple’s latest product wave (including iPhone 17e and iPad Air updates), and a troubling report about Meta AI smart glasses and human review. Plus Dunkin’s giant drink bucket, MuppetVision in VR, Adobe’s AI video-editing experiments, Pokémon nostalgia gadgets, Xbox 1440p cloud streaming, a Marvel retro collection, and a Women’s History Month spotlight on Grace Hopper.

AwesomeCast 768: Apple Podcasts Adds Video + iPhones to the Moon?! | Olympics Drone Cam, 2XKO & Hatchin’ Yoshi

February 16th, 2026  |  1 hr 50 mins

2xko, apple podcasts video, apple tv rumors, bad bunny lyrics translation, black history month in tech, browser fingerprinting, cover your tracks, dave podnar, drone cinematography, eff, fighting games, five below block tech, hatchin yoshi, katie dudas, live event production, marian croak, mario wonder, michael sorg, mini arcade builds, national inventors hall of fame, nintendo, olympics drone camera, online tracking, podcasting workflow, privacy, riot games, sorgatron media, spotify translate lyrics, stagecue app, tag fighter, talking flower, tech podcast, ublock origin, video podcasts, voip, vr drone goggles, yoshi toy, youtube music translate lyrics

This week on AwesomeCast 768, Sorg, Dudders, and Podnar dig into the tech and culture behind the headlines: Apple Podcasts bringing video, Olympics drone chase-cam production, and the real-world challenges of taking a smartphone on a lunar mission. Plus: Sorg’s time with Riot’s 2XKO, Dudders’ 6-in-1 air safety monitor, and a wave of Nintendo cuteness with Hatchin’ Yoshi and the Mario Wonder Talking Flower. We also share an EFF privacy self-check with Cover Your Tracks, and a surprisingly useful event tool: StageCue for managing video playback on venue screens. 

AwesomeCast 765: Snowed-In Home Studio Test! iPhone Pro Camera Apps (PhotonCam + Blackmagic)

January 28th, 2026  |  57 mins 6 secs

ai coloring books, artemis ii, assassin’s creed black flag remake, atem mini, beyond the brick, birdo, blackmagic camera app, clean hdmi iphone, computational photography, copilot+ pc, creator workflow, dave podnar, davinci resolve, gadget news, he-man trailer, iphone camera app, iphone raw, iphoneography podcast, lego animal crossing, livestream setup, masters of the universe, michael sorg, microsoft paint, mobile photography, mobile video production, nasa artemis, photon cam, photoncam, pittsburgh snow, prince of persia, self-driving cars, super mario movie, tech podcast, tiktok outage, tiktok usa, tmnt ii trading cards, ubisoft, waymo pittsburgh, yoshi

Snowed in but still geeky: Sorg and Dave Podnar (iPhoneography Podcast) go remote-from-home to talk mobile camera workflows—Dave’s new favorite PhotonCam for less “crunchy” iPhone photos and Sorg’s Blackmagic Camera app setup for clean HDMI iPhone video. Then it’s a rapid-fire round-up: Ubisoft’s reorg and game delays, the new Masters of the Universe trailer, a fresh Super Mario movie trailer, a massive LEGO Animal Crossing island build, Waymo sightings in snowy Pittsburgh, Microsoft Paint’s AI coloring books, TikTok USA turbulence, and a check-in on Artemis II.

AwesomeCast 764: Animal Crossing 3.0 Changed Everything?! + Final Cut Updates, Premiere AI, and ChatGPT Health

January 21st, 2026  |  57 mins 58 secs

a little to the left, adobe ai video, adobe premiere pro, ai editing tools, ai safety, animal crossing 3.0, animal crossing switch, animal crossing update, apple creator studio, are you dead app, artificial intelligence news, chatgpt, chill games, chore games, compressor, content creation, cozy games, creator tools, daily check-in app, dave podnar, digital culture, digital safety apps, final cut pro, gaming discussion, gaming podcast, geek culture, indie games, iphone apps, katie dudas, logic pro, mattel sora, media workflows, michael sorg, mobile apps, motion, nintendo switch, openai, openai age prediction, personal safety technology, podcast production, powerwash simulator, skeletor ai, sora ai, tech for creators, tech podcast, technology news, video editing, video game news

This week on AwesomeCast 764, cohosts Michael Sorg, Dave Podnar, and Katie Dudas dive into the week’s biggest tech and creator stories—plus a special Animal Crossing 3.0 update field report from Charlotte. Katie checks in with her Animal Crossing–obsessed niece Charlotte to break down what’s new, what’s addictive, and how “slumber islands” change the way you build and share your island adventures.