WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the greatest OG Xbox games of all time...and there are some things on this list you wouldn't expect, and you won't believe some of Dr. Brian Sovryn's opinions on...volleyball?! And it was requested by you, the listeners! Jade Empire Jet Set Radio Future Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Steel Battalion Panzer Dragoon Orta Star Wars: Jedi Academy Dead or Alive Xtreme Volleyball Halo APPENDIX: Telegra...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 21 min
TIE Fighter Renegades has opened fire! Audio fire! The Man of Tomorrow--Dr. Brian Sovryn--is joined by Robin Freebeard for a conversation...well...about all things nerdy now, including some classic Star Wars talk! There’s no other show quite like it! WOO! CO-HOST: Robin Freebeard (twitter: @The_Freebeard) TOPICS: --”Remembering David Prowse” --”The Mandalorian Season 2 Ep. 1-6 Review” --”Rob’s Star Wars: Squadrons Review” --”Rob’s Thoughts on Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising” Link: https://amzn.t...
Dec 06, 2020•2 hr 36 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn Bonus Audio: https://youtu.be/6WVspvb3c3o Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Google RCS end-to-end encryption in Android Messages client ( https://bit.ly/3lme2cZ ). Sovryn Tech Book Club: --“The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial God” by Zecharia Sitchin (2001) --“Earth Abides” by George R. Stewart (19...
Nov 30, 2020•2 hr 45 min
It's time for another Sovryn Top 8, and this time the Man of Tomorrow is covering the Sexiest Man of the 20th Century: Sean Connery! Remembering him in film through his 8 greatest performances (with a mention of a stinker or two along the way), this is a conversation to stir you into seeing some cinematic gold...you know...while you're not listening to something in the Sovryn Tech feed, of course! Get ready for some of the best films ever made! #RIPSeanConnery Highlander (1986) The Rock (1996) T...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 3 min
It is time for an episode of Sovryn Thinking with Dr. Brian Sovryn! Reviewing the Amazon Halo, the Man of Tomorrow has a lot to share about what this says about Amazon, privacy, and society at large, it's an episode not to be missed that goes far beyond some fitness band! Listen in! APPENDIX: --"The Amazon Halo" Link: https://amzn.to/2UXy9Uf ------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://t.me/joinchat/Amg5yBMU608MIsbOSa3wew http://sovryntech.com https://twitter...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Raspberry Pi All-in-One ( https://zd.net/35tBeRY ) Sovryn Tech is now on Audible ( https://www.audible.com/pd/SOVRYN-TECH-Podcast/B08JJPJRRM ), the Apple M1 Processor. The Main Story: --"The 4K problem” HackSec: --“The Google-less Life” Link: https://bit.ly/36zVtga , https://nomoregoogle.com/ The Gaming Grid: --"The Hott...
Nov 14, 2020•2 hr 19 min
Get ready for a rare Sovryn Tech special--or Zomia ONE Underground Special if you prefer--that is all about...home video?! Sort of. But it's also much more. The Paramount Decree, the future of theaters after COVID-19...but that's just in the 40-minute intro! It's followed up with a classic rant from the Man of Tomorrow about Blu-rays...and Superman...and the Market (why is that capitalized?). You've got to hear it to get it. This audio--originally from 2017--is a special edit from Sovryn Tech ep...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 25 min
WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the greatest Android games of all time...and who knew there even were good games on smartphones? Well, it turns out, there are! Requested by you, the listeners! 1. Risk 2. Plague, Inc. 3. Riptide GP Renegade 4. Chess by AI Factory Limited 5. Missile Command Redux 6. Part Time UFO 7. The Astonishing 8. Rebel Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate with BTC: 364mWGVeAE...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Guest Co-Host: N/A The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Ubuntu 20.10 now available and works with at least 4GB RAM Raspberry Pi ( https://bit.ly/2HFF696 ), Windows apps now working on ChromeOS ( https://bit.ly/3otHFvS ), Google Daydream VR is officially dead ( https://bit.ly/3mokotb ), Instagram Direct Messages now work with Facebook Messenger ( https://bit...
Oct 26, 2020•2 hr 2 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), PayPal injecting Bitcoin into Venmo ( https://bit.ly/3maTGEo ), Quibi shutting down after 6 months ( https://bit.ly/2ThFXPD ), Google releases Chromecast with Google TV ( https://bit.ly/3kmxlmF ). The Main Story: --"The Uselessness of Twitter" Link: https://fxn.ws/37ss0H0 HackSec: --“Telegram Hijack” Link: https://bit.ly...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 3 min
WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the greatest Nintendo 64 games of all time...and you've gotta listen to it for all the surprises...and we don't just mean the games. Requested by you, the listeners! Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Star Wars Episode I: Racer San Francisco Rush 2049 Perfect Dark Doom 64 WWF No Mercy Sin and Punishment Conker's Bad Fur Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate with BTC: ...
Oct 19, 2020•56 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn Sovryn Tech Book Club: --“Women Don’t Ask” by Linda Babcock --“Humankind” by Rutger Bregman --“The Immortality Key” by Brian C. Muraresku The Main Story: --"Lillee Jean” Link: https://youtu.be/IHifwwHVdUw Hacksec: --“Pavel Durvov’s 7 Tips for Youthfulness” The Climax: --“The Tron Duology” APPENDIX & SPONSORS: --”Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram Group” Link: https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr --”The Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist” Link: http://wishlist.sovryntech.com --”Listen to...
Oct 13, 2020•2 hr 31 min
Dr. Brian Sovryn is here with a Sovryn Tech First University special giving you all the details on how to make a censorship-resistant, privacy-centric podcast (or blog) that thwarts the mobs of convention, the taste-makers, and defenders of the status quo! It’s a wild ride in anonymous data transmission that will take you from Tor to Twitter and beyond! The how, the why, the when, the where, the who…listen in! APPENDIX: --“Tails OS” Link: https://tails.boum.org/ --“ASUS L203M” Link: https://amzn...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 43 min
WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the greatest PlayStation 1 (PSone) games of all time...and this is perhaps the wildest list of the bunch with games you wouldn't believe (and likely couldn't play before now)! Along with a couple of mini-reviews of recent gaming documentaries! Requested by you, the listeners! Star Trek: Invasion Starblade Alpha Colony Wars: Vengeance Policenauts Arc the Lad Collection Gradius Gaiden Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen/So...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Google making it easier to install third-party app stores with Android 12 ( https://bit.ly/3iaPq5r ), Microsoft Edge Sleeping Tabs and Preview coming to Linux in October, “The Social Dilemma” documentary ( https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/ ). The Main Story: --“Nokia 1.3 Review” --“Mi Band 5 Review” HackSec: --“Amazon Dr...
Sep 28, 2020•2 hr 26 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Sovryn Tech is now on Amazon Music ( https://amzn.to/3ckD6y5 ), Mozilla ending Send and Notes ( https://bit.ly/33MN5bD ), Opera GX getting interesting with new features ( https://www.opera.com/gx ), iOS 14 released, and Threema going open source. The Main Story: --”Amazon Not Delivering the Goods” Link: https://bit.ly/3h...
Sep 21, 2020•2 hr 8 min
TIE Fighter Renegades has opened fire! Audio fire! The Man of Tomorrow--Dr. Brian Sovryn--is joined by Robin Freebeard for a conversation...well...about all things nerdy now, including some classic Star Wars talk! There’s no other show quite like it! WOO! CO-HOST: Robin Freebeard (twitter: @The_Freebeard) TOPICS: --”Star Wars: Squadrons Single Player Trailer” Link: https://youtu.be/5zEjIEP1038 --”Star Wars: Squadrons CG Movie” Link: https://youtu.be/f2VmOqjV_7Q --”Poe Dameron: Free Fall Book Min...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 59 min
A small celebration of Nintendo’s Mario for his 35th Anniversary on Sovryn Tech for a special Gaming Grid! Dr. Brian Sovryn covers the latest announcements for the anniversary, the interesting releases, as well as a special Sovryn Top 8 covering nothing but Mario games! It’s a fun time discussing the company that has put more smiles on faces than perhaps any other: Nintendo! Listen in! APPENDIX: --"Mario 35th Anniversary Announcements” Link: https://bit.ly/2RviKZw --“Emulation Concerns Around Su...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Get ready for a very rare Sovryn Tech special--or Zomia ONE Underground Special if you prefer--that is all about...anarchism! Hedonism! Orgies! Okay...maybe not that last one (or...maybe?)...but it is a rare occasion these days that the Man of Tomorrow discusses philosophy exclusively, but this little special is here for you to do just that! This audio--originally from 2016--is a compilation of parts of two Q&A episodes that at the request of Sovryn Tech listeners was released on YouTube for...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 39 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn Bonus Audio: N/A Sovryn Tech Book Club: --"Thicker than Water" by Tyler Shultz --Documentary: "The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley" by HBO --"Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, Book 1: Chaos Rising" by Timothy Zahn The Main Story: --"Neuralink, Kernal, and Dr. Delgado" Links: https://cnet.co/2GAQjHb , https://bit.ly/2Fl7hbV , https://bloom.bg/2ZjvPJz Important Messages (Q&A): (Send your questions to: questions@sovryntech.com ) "Ligers, Tigons, and the Human G...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 34 min
Guest Co-Host: N/A Bonus Audio: https://youtu.be/foHoJY6Az9Y The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Surface Duo releasing ( https://bit.ly/2QD9qCt ), Audible Premium Plus is a reality. The Main Story: --“The Amazon Halo” Link: https://bit.ly/32FsyoQ , https://bit.ly/34P9wyZ , https://bit.ly/2ECdIYq , https://bit.ly/2YMj5Lp HackSec: --“Mozilla is No Longer Moz...
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 18 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn In this very special episode of Sovryn Tech, you get to hear Dr. Brian Sovryn and Ellen Sovryn on an excursion that has surprising ramifications, real-world tech testing, and insights perhaps like no other podcast in history. We'd explain more here, but why spoil the fun? Listen in! WOO! Episode Links: --“Original COVID-19 Sovryn Tech Episode” Link: https://zomia.podbean.com/e/svtep0364/ --"Ka-Bar Tanto Knife” Link: https://amzn.to/32gFWQd --“Knife/Axe Sharpener and F...
Aug 24, 2020•2 hr 11 min
WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the greatest GameCube games of all time...and there are some things on this list you wouldn't expect, and you won't believe some of Dr. Brian Sovryn's opinions on...dunh dunh dunhhhh...Zelda! And it was requested by you, the listeners! Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II & III (Rogue Leader/Rebel Strike) Skies of Arcadia Legends Super Mario Sunshine Wave Race Blue Storm Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requim Soulcalibur...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 20 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Amazon is finally adding podcasts to Audible, and gym apps are setting a disturbing precedent. The Main Story: --“Telegram vs. Apple” Link: https://bit.ly/3iyTc9r Important Messages (Q&A): (Send your questions to: questions@sovryntech.com ) --“Is the Pixel 4A Worth It?” The Gaming Grid: --“New Battletoads Game Coming...
Aug 11, 2020•2 hr 29 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Twitter considering a subscription model, and the now classic tradition of the Sovryn Tech Book Club... The Main Story: --"Deepfakes and Society" Link: https://bit.ly/30v5sS8 The Climax: --"Polar Raptors and the 'Real World' Jurassic Park" Link: https://bit.ly/3fx1T23 , https://bit.ly/3gqMaCO ...
Aug 05, 2020•2 hr 39 min
WOO! Time for another Gaming Grid special! This is a deep breakdown of how to rock a Playstation 2 (and play those precious PSone games, too) in 2020! Loaded with hard-earned tips on how to collect, burn properly, and play one of the greatest game libraries of all-time, this is a special not to be missed if you’re into retro gaming! There’s also a little conversation around the recent reveals for the Analogue Pocket…and maybe why you shouldn’t pick one up…but anyways…. Make sure you go through t...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 44 min
The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), Windows 10X drops for single screens in Spring 2021, Samsung going 6G and XR already, Mixer is dead and Microsoft retail stores are dead ( https://bit.ly/32X7prQ ), ChromeOS supporting Steam on 10th Gen Intel Chromebooks. The Main Story: --”AT&T Ending 3G” Link: https://bit.ly/30Fy6Pm , https://bit.ly/2CB7Nlr HackSec...
Jul 26, 2020•2 hr 2 min
WOO! Time for another Sovryn Top 8! And this time we’re updating for 2020 and beyond the Nintendo DS Top 8 Games of All-Time! One largest game libraries in history (no DSiWare here, folks), and unique controls, it was time to talk about this venerable system once more. And it was requested by you, the listeners! Super Mario 64 DS Contra 4 Metroid Prime Hunters Kirby Super Star Ultra Infinite Space StarFox Command Yoshi’s Island DS New Super Mario Bros. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Castlevania Trilogy: Or...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 19 min
TIE Fighter Renegades has opened fire with a whole new format! The Man of Tomorrow--Dr. Brian Sovryn--is joined by Robin Freebeard for a conversation...well...about all things nerdy now, including some classic Star Wars talk! There’s no other show quite like it! WOO! CO-HOST: Robin Freebeard (twitter: @The_Freebeard) TOPICS: --”We Don’t Need Star Wars: Squadrons” Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvAqtIOOnAw --”Clone Wars Season 7 Review” --”Bad Batch Becoming a TV Series” Link: https://bit....
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Guest Co-Host: Ellen Sovryn The Foreplay: --The Sovryn Tech Polytechnic Telegram group ( https://bit.ly/2vrgcnr ), help out the show with the Sovryn Tech Amazon Wishlist ( http://wishlist.sovryntech.com ), new call-in number! (+1 347 474 0069), and the Sovryn Tech Book Club... The Main Story: --“Bezos, Musk, Gates, and More Hacked on Twitter” Link: https://bit.ly/3eBx3EV --“Red Light Eye Regeneration” Link: https://bit.ly/2CjTC3L The Gaming Grid: --“Age of Mythology: Extended Edition” The Climax...
Jul 16, 2020•2 hr 34 min
