Episodi

  • The podcast episode about podcasting / How much do you trust your friends? / Some terrifying information about showering

    The podcast episode about podcasting / How much do you trust your friends? / Some terrifying information about showering
    Sep 21 2025
    I had the chance to chat with Big John Howell and Rick Telander about their podcast The Chicago Smokehouse. Being two relative noobs to the podcasting world, they have plenty of questions of how to make it big. I hope you enjoy the conversation, and will check out their show.

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    27 min
  • What's the first news story you remember? with Dan Levy / Is a time limit on social media a good idea / Cheating students using AI

    What's the first news story you remember? with Dan Levy / Is a time limit on social media a good idea / Cheating students using AI
    Aug 24 2025
    Dan Levy is the host of the Barguments podcast with Joe Kelly. He asked that question on Facebook, and got some interesting responses. He joined me to talk about it, as well as two big brands who might be making big mistakes: MLB with their potential realignment, and of course Cracker Barrel

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    26 min
  • Good (and mostly bad) uses for AI with Jen DeSalvo / Creepiest way to pay tribute to a lost loved one / China tells the US to "Relax, buddy"

    Good (and mostly bad) uses for AI with Jen DeSalvo / Creepiest way to pay tribute to a lost loved one / China tells the US to "Relax, buddy"
    Aug 18 2025

    Older Americans are using AI -- study shows what they think of it

    Maybe this will keep people from falling for scams where they believe Brad Pitt has fallen in love with them online and needs them to send their life savings in Bitcoin. AI is coming for old and young alike. In addition to older people, now AI-Powered Stuffed Animals Are Coming for Your Kids. Chicago radio and TV reporter Jen DeSalvo joined me to talk about how we’re all using AI, among other sidequests



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    55 min
  • Remembering Jim Lovell with Andrew Donaldson / Ireland might love ChatGPT a little too much / Avatar might become a documentary

    Remembering Jim Lovell with Andrew Donaldson / Ireland might love ChatGPT a little too much / Avatar might become a documentary
    Aug 10 2025
    Jim Lovell passed away at the age of 97. He flew in space on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. He was an absolute legend. Andrew Donaldson, host of Heard Tell joined me to talk about Lovell’s amazing life. We also talked about the US Coast Guard report on the Titan submersible implosion. It had some incredible revelations.

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    45 min
  • Nuclear Reactors on the Moon with Big John Howell

    Nuclear Reactors on the Moon with Big John Howell
    Aug 10 2025
    Interim NASA Director Sean Duffy has announced that NASA is going to put the first nuclear reactor on the Moon! That’s great, but there doesn’t seem to be any goal for it… we’re just doing it to say we did. I see that ending well. Big John Howell, host of As I Was Saying and The Chicago Smokehouse joined me to talk about the announcement, and the differences between old school radio and podcasting, now that I’m embarking on yet another project.

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    51 min