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. 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. 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. 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. 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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Ep. 291 - Do Facts Have a Half-Life? Sam Arbesman Says "Yes!"
TOPIC: We have a great interview today with the author of the book "The Half-Life of Facts," Sam Arbesman! It's a fascinating and deep book, and Sam does a wonderful job of explaining how all of the "facts" we know are constantly being overturned ... and that this is occurring at a mathematically definable rate. If that scares you, don't worry, we also spend a lot of time talking about Popeye, astronomy, and who e...

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Ep. 300 - Alex Knapp of Forbes and Asteroid Contingency Planning
TOPIC: Wow! Episode 300 ... and what a great one it is too! Oddly enough, our tricentennial goes unremarked, either through excessive humility or rampant obliviousness (long time listeners of the show will be placing their bets on obliviousness), but with Dave "Sparky" Saganaki, good friend Jay Garmon and new friend of the show Alex Knapp of Forbes magazine tech and blog fame, this is an outstanding reflection on t...

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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. 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. 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. 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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Episode 114 - Matt Richtel and Your Email Footprint
TOPIC: August 16th, 2008 (A CLASSIC FROM OUR ARCHIVES) - This week's geek trivia winner receives a copy of Matt Richtel's "Hooked", and then we talk to the author himself about the craziness of a monkey-style brain trying to recreate it's arboreal roots via electronic stimulation. No, really. And yes, it does make sense! Of course we've got our awesome cool sites of the week - www.criminalsearches.com will expose...

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Ep. 272 – Beachfest #75 is Music Happy Fun Day for TechTalk!

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TOPIC: It’s the 75th anniversary of the founding of Round Lake Beach, Illinois and WRLR (and by extension the TechTalk show) is there! On the corner of the fair, honking horns and all … plus no Internet means we deliver a decidedly different show for you, filled with short blips of news and commentary and a solid 1/2 dozen or so tunes handpicked by yours truly.

Listen at your own risk; this one was fun to cut but is definitely NOT your typical TechTalk. Congrats to Round Lake Beach, and ENJOY! :)

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Ep. 217 - Facebook for Old Folks!

Ep. 172 - Total Recall sans Arnie

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

Ep. 249 - Klout Exec Megan Berry

Ep. 291 - Do Facts Have a Half-Life? Sam Arbesman Says "Yes!"

Ep. 300 - Alex Knapp of Forbes and Asteroid Contingency Planning

Episode 130 - Parry Aftab's Happy Safemas!

Ep. 223 - Nextworth's Robert Wesley!

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

Ep. 296 - Singularity Rising Author James Miller

Episode 114 - Matt Richtel and Your Email Footprint

Ep. 272 – Beachfest #75 is Music Happy Fun Day for TechTalk!

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

Ep. 268 – iPad, uPad, we all Pad!

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Ep. 245 – Spotify Killed the Radio Star

Ep. 244 – A Vaccination for Late Fees?

Ep. 237 – Your WiFi Hacking Neighbors from Hell!

Ep. 212 – Cisco and Linksys Router Ramblings!

Product Review – Ira Wireless Internet Radio

Poll – WRLR Video Streaming

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