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Geeks & Beats

Michael Hainsworthwww.geeksandbeats.com
The World's Most Popular Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth
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Episodes

Not The Live Show

The boys got a little distracted this week getting ready for the big Live on Facebook Live from Michael’s Back Deck Show (it’s Sunday August 26th, 7pm ET). When they did finally pull it together, we learn of a woman who used music as a weapon. Against the neighbour’s dog. Michael may or may not […] The post Not The Live Show appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Aug 22, 201832 min

Respect

Aretha Franklin, feed.fm, 50th Anniversary of the Elvis Comeback Special The post Respect appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Aug 15, 201842 min

Make It So

#backtoschool The post Make It So appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Aug 08, 201843 min

Scientologadgetry

Noted Scientology debunker Scott Simpson joins us to break down the breakdown of that E-Meter used for the weird-o street-side “personality tests” after talking about Tom Cruise. It turns out the secret to the box office success of the high-ranking officer in the cult is running. Lots of running. Aliens less ancient than the ones […] The post Scientologadgetry appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Aug 01, 201834 min

The Jetpack Cometh

If you’ve got a bit of walkin’ around money, you might consider not walking at all. Alan’s uncovered the Jetpack that Michael’s been pining for all his life thanks to brit Richard Browning and the Gravity Daedalus suit. Meantime, some business nerds crunched the numbers to come up with the most danceable songs ever. Legendary […] The post The Jetpack Cometh appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Jul 25, 201835 min

The Sci-Fi Future is Female

#podcast The post The Sci-Fi Future is Female appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jul 18, 201838 min

Twice in a Lifetime

iPhone owners are richer, Talking Heads' Once in a Lifetime isolated vocal, Facebook Live show The post Twice in a Lifetime appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jul 11, 201837 min

Canadiana Day

Definitely not our Canada Day Episode 4 Days Late The post Canadiana Day appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jul 04, 201851 min

Pot Heads

Everything you wanted to know about legal weed in Canada but forgot to ask The post Pot Heads appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jun 27, 201834 min

Uber Ex’d

The cold war at NASA, Careless Whisper into the Abyss, Uber's killer car The post Uber Ex’d appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jun 20, 201837 min

The Definitive Gift Guide for Geek Dads 2018

Anthony Bourdain's musical tastes, a very stereotypical Father's Day gift guide, the death of iTunes The post The Definitive Gift Guide for Geek Dads 2018 appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jun 13, 201835 min

The Matrix Revisitloaded

Filming one of the best sci-fi films of all time began 20 years ago. The post The Matrix Revisitloaded appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jun 06, 201839 min

Hand Solo

5 (spoiler-free) things we learn about Han Solo, Weezer does Toto's Rosanna, Astronaut Alan Bean saved Apollo 12 to land on the Moon The post Hand Solo appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

May 30, 201838 min

Casbah Rocked

Joe Strummer, Han Solo, and a dominatrix AI walk into a bar... The post Casbah Rocked appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

May 23, 201840 min

Summer Driving Music 2018

Summer driving music, gas prices, electric vehicle range anxiety, robotic dogs The post Summer Driving Music 2018 appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

May 16, 201838 min

Spaced

Space. Weed. Tesla. Sesame Street. Wait, wut? The post Spaced appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

May 09, 201841 min

Duchess Nukem

Breaking down video game player stereotypes, pay gap for female pro-gamers, and why the Holodeck just got a bit closer to reality. The post Duchess Nukem appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

May 02, 201835 min

Songs from the Big Screen

There was a time when a movie soundtrack could make a musician. Kenny Loggins, anyone? The post Songs from the Big Screen appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Apr 25, 201840 min

Cabbage Rolls & Coffee

Musicians get mentors, Huey Lewis breaks the news, and ding-dong Art Bell is dead The post Cabbage Rolls & Coffee appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Apr 18, 201834 min

Ongoing History of Michael Hainsworth

TV’s Michael Hainsworth walks away from a 30 year mainstream media career and the title of Canada’s Most Watched Business Reporter. But why leave BNN and CTV News now? The post Ongoing History of Michael Hainsworth appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Apr 11, 201846 min

A Piece of Drake

What if you could own a piece of your favourite song? And you get a piece of the musician’s royalty cheque? The more people bought or streamed the track, the richer you get. That’s the idea behind Vezt by veteran rock music manager Steve Stewart. We caught up with him literally as he was getting […] The post A Piece of Drake appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Mar 28, 201834 min

Technology That Scares Us

Amazon Echo goes psycho, Lyrebird mimics your voice, and uploading your mind to the cloud The post Technology That Scares Us appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Mar 21, 201834 min

Evolution of the Mashup

DJ Earworm on Mashups, Boy Bands, and Drake The post Evolution of the Mashup appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Mar 14, 201834 min

Sci Fi Flops

Turns out we want more fiction than science in our Sci-Fi on the silver screen. The post Sci Fi Flops appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Mar 07, 201831 min

Who’s Got ‘Em?

We're introduced to ticket "concierge service" Robin by it's co-founder Adam McIsaac and Alan defends Ticketmaster. Again. The post Who’s Got ‘Em? appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Feb 28, 201832 min

Earworms

We rundown the top 26, why our brains get stuck on a song, and how to get one out of your head The post Earworms appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Feb 21, 201829 min

Snotty Valentines

Rapper Baba Brinkman joins us to talk about the intersection of science, sex, and hip hop. The post Snotty Valentines appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Feb 14, 201830 min

After All These Years

Top radio programmer Wayne Webster of @boom973 goes back to the past. The post After All These Years appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Feb 07, 201823 min

John Williams 2.0

This week we learn how The Kids Today can avoid sexual misunderstandings using an app, why Ticketmaster isn’t totally evil, and we play some music you’d never guess was composed by a machine. The brains behind AIVA out of Luxembourg joins us to talk about how our new robot overlords are replacing human composers in […] The post John Williams 2.0 appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth ....

Jan 31, 201832 min

Too Soon

Opioids crisis hits the music industry with Tom Petty, Prince victims The post Too Soon appeared first on The Geeks and Beats Podcast with Alan Cross and Michael Hainsworth .

Jan 24, 201831 min
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