Ep. 230 - Transhuman Much?
TOPIC: Just Mike this week, but in addition to all his regular junk he manages to squeeze in a fascinating interview with Braden Allenby and David Sarewitz, authors of the book "The Techno-Human Condition." Jay Garmon finally joins us again and regains our trust with some awesome geek trivia (as usual)! Why will the final shuttle mission in July have only 4 crew members? We have such a great conversation we d...

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Ep. 298 - PBS American Experience's "Silicon Valley" Filmmaker...
TOPIC: Fabulous show this week, as we get a sneak peek and in-depth discussion about the upcoming documentary "Silicon Valley." Randall MacLowry gives us his take on the genesis of not only the technologies and hardware we depend on every day, but also the innovations to culture and business that men like Robert Noyce (founder of Intel) heralded. The show comes out February 5th on your local PBS station, so set yo...

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Ep. 223 - Nextworth's Robert Wesley!
TOPIC: Dave's back and just in time for us to have a great show! Not only does Mike get in a nice rant on how not worth living life is without a smart phone, but Robert Wesley of NextWorth.com joins us for a fantastic discussion of what you should do with all that old - or gently used - tech ... including finding out if any of it is really worth anything at all! Of course we're able to find time for Jay Garmon w...

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Ep. 217 - Facebook for Old Folks!
TOPIC: Dave and Mike have a GREAT time with return victim ... errm, guest that is, Mike Miller! He talks to us about his new book Facebook for Grownups (or as I like to call it - "Facebook for Old Folks"). This wouldn't really be TechTalk without our good friend Jay Garmon as he asks us this toughy: What classic board game was used by the Allies to help rescue POW's during WWII? We wind up with just enough t...

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Ep. 249 - Klout Exec Megan Berry
TOPIC: Wondering what your true impact in the (online) world is? Don't know how "social" you are? Klout exec Megan Berry is here to clear up any confusion you may have and help elevate you to 50+ Klout ranking overnight! OK, maybe not - even the guys at TechTalk can't seem to get higher than mid 40's - but Megan does a fantastic job of explaining what all the fuss is about and why you should be interested in i...

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Episode 130 - Parry Aftab's Happy Safemas!
TOPIC: December 20 - It's almost Christmas, everyone's shopping is at full gear, and Parry Aftab, the "angel of the Internet", is here to make sure you surf safely into the new year! Plus a great holiday-themed Geek Trivia from Jay Garmon, and a very special guest contributor - "The Fixer" - with some fixer-approved cool sites! Have a merry, blessed and SAFE Christmas this year! Oh, and don't forget our very...

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Ep. 194 - Tom Standage and The Economist's Technology Quarterly
TOPIC: The title of this one pretty much says it all, but doesn't give you a hint at what an awesome guest Tom was! We don't have nearly the time needed to get into all the cool stories from the Economist's special Technology Quarterly insert (though we give it that old college try), but Tom's promised to come back next quarter and fill us in again! Jay Garmon does his usual great job at keeping us on our g...

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Ep. 172 - Total Recall sans Arnie
TOPIC: Jim Gemmell scares the h-e-double hockey sticks out of Dave and our station manager when he talks about how the e-memory revolution, lifelogging, and cloud-based information storage is going to change your life! He and Gordon Bell, both of Microsoft, have written a not-so-little book called "Total Recall," and we really get into the nitty-gritty of what the coming decade could mean to you - and how you can g...

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Ep. 195 - Mark Frauenfelder's "Made by Hand"
TOPIC: You may have seen him on "The Colbert Show," but you'll actually get to listen to him on TechTalk! We explore some of the deeper avenues of what it means to be DIY, why it's happening now, and what part Mark Frauenfelder, former engineer and founder of boingboing.net is playing in it today. It's a true "don't-miss" interview for the TechTalk guys, and Mark's newest book "Made by Hand: Searching for M...

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Ep. 235 - Matt Richtel's Idle Hands!
TOPIC: Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author Matt Richtel comes on-air to discuss his newest book and the fate of our brains, on tech! Plus, Jay Garmon gives us another zinger with this geek trivia question: How many mommies and daddies did Dolly, the famous cloned sheep have? We would've like to spend more time with Matt and Jay, but don't mind getting one coolsite in anyways: Intel's Museum of Me - I...

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Ep. 247 - NYT Tech Writer Nick Bilton
TOPIC: Mike fights through a bad headcold to bring an excellent show to your ears - thanks mostly to his guests of course! Lead technology writer for the New York Times and author of the book "I Live in the Future & Here's How it Works" Nick Bilton comes on for a solid half hour of cerebral social networking discussion, and we have Scott Andraschko, Director of IT for the Round Lake Area Schools as a spec...

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Ep. 296 - Singularity Rising Author James Miller
TOPIC: The coming AI singularity - that point when the growth of non-human intelligence surpasses our ability to control (even understand it) is coming. Do you know how it will affect you, and what you can do about it? This week we have a fantastic conversation with author James Miller about his new book Singularity Rising ... tune in to find out if you should be excited, afraid, or both! Jay Garmon hits us up ...

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Ep. 253 – Dynamic Collaboration!

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TOPIC: It’s the episode right before Christmas, and all through the station not a creature is stirring … well, except Mike and Dave and their fantastic guests this week! Authors Ray Schwemmer and Rick Havrilla spend time with us discussing their new book “Dynamic Collaboration” and getting deep into how collaboration is changing today – and what that means to you! From presence to web conferencing, LinkedIn and more, we get deep into how dynamic collaboration is in the Internet era.

Jay EncycloGarmonica joins us for just long enough to answer the question from a few weeks ago and provide a new braintwister:

How did Sears & Roebuck’s force NORAD’s predecessor CONAD to start following Santa?

We then finish up with some great coolsites of the week:

PortableNorthPole – Free, personalized video messages for your kids straight from the Big Man himself!
NORAD Santa – Track Santa in real time as he traverses the globe, delivering presents for young and old!

And our podcast only song of the week is the aggressively non-Christmas “Lights” by Ellie Golding.

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Ep. 247 – NYT Tech Writer Nick Bilton

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TOPIC: Mike fights through a bad headcold to bring an excellent show to your ears – thanks mostly to his guests of course! Lead technology writer for the New York Times and author of the book “I Live in the Future & Here’s How it Works” Nick Bilton comes on for a solid half hour…

Ep. 232 – Bitcoins, Amazon and Education?

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Ep. 230 - Transhuman Much?

Ep. 298 - PBS American Experience's "Silicon Valley" Filmmaker...

Ep. 223 - Nextworth's Robert Wesley!

Ep. 217 - Facebook for Old Folks!

Ep. 249 - Klout Exec Megan Berry

Episode 130 - Parry Aftab's Happy Safemas!

Ep. 194 - Tom Standage and The Economist's Technology Quarterly

Ep. 172 - Total Recall sans Arnie

Ep. 195 - Mark Frauenfelder's "Made by Hand"

Ep. 235 - Matt Richtel's Idle Hands!

Ep. 247 - NYT Tech Writer Nick Bilton

Ep. 296 - Singularity Rising Author James Miller

Ep. 253 – Dynamic Collaboration!

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Ep. 290 – From Saganaki to Shatner, everything’s coming up cheese!

Ep. 287 – Michael Miller Talks Windows 8

Ep. 247 – NYT Tech Writer Nick Bilton

Ep. 232 – Bitcoins, Amazon and Education?

Episode 142 – TokBox CEO Nick Triantos!

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