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Talking Tech

USA TODAY usatoday.com

Your daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Brett Molina and Mike Snider. Discover more great podcasts from USA TODAY at usatoday.com/podcasts.

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Episodes

ICYMI: Talking Tech with Lewis Black

A replay of one of our favorite all-time Talking Tech interviews, with acerbic comedian Lewis Black. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 10, 20195 minEp. 618

Some ideas for how to go off the grid

Melissa Kirsch from "The Upgrade by Lifehacker” podcast fills in for vacationing Jefferson Graham with some suggestions on how to go off the grid, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 09, 20193 minEp. 631

ICYMI: Ariana Grande on Talking Tech

From the vaults: pop star Ariana Grande sat down with Jefferson Graham to talk viral videos and more on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 08, 20196 minEp. 621

Grade schools ban Uber Eats, GrubHub deliveries during school day

USA TODAY's "I Tell My Husband the News" podcast Hosts Shannon Rae Green & Dusty Terrill take over today's episode of Talking Tech. The two talk tech, science and news on their show. Don't worry; Jefferson Graham will be back soon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 07, 20199 minEp. 640

Apple WWDC preview

Longtime Apple analyst Tim Bajarin, filling in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham, previews Apple's upcoming WWDC developer conference on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 06, 20193 minEp. 634

FTW Takeover: Are spoilers just unavoidable nowadays?

USA TODAY's FTW Podcast Host Hemal Jhaveri poses a question to listeners: is it now impossible to avoid spoilers? Should you shut down your social accounts if you don't want to hear about Avengers: Endgame or Game of Thrones before you get a chance to watch it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 05, 20194 minEp. 639

Mothership Takeover: Best Star Wars video games

May the 4th be with you! The Mothership podcast team takes over for Jefferson Graham while he's on vacation to discuss Star Wars video games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 04, 20193 minEp. 638

ICYMI: Travel Tech in Japan

From Tokyo, Jefferson Graham talks with Danny Sullivan about the best tech to use while traveling in Japan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 03, 20194 minEp. 620

ICYMI: Talking Tech with Richard Smith

ICYMI: Talking Tech sat down with guitar picker Richard Smith for a chat about life--and technology on the road. One of host Jefferson Graham's personal favorites. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 02, 20197 minEp. 619

ICYMI: Talking Tech with Jimmy Kimmel

From the vaults: Talking Tech with late night comic Jimmy Kimmel See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 01, 20194 minEp. 616

ICYMI: Talking Tech with Harry Connick, Jr.

Musician Harry Connick, Jr. talks about his latest production--teaching people how to play piano via the PlaygroundSessions app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 30, 20194 minEp. 615

ICYMI: Savannah Guthrie Talking Tech

Jefferson Graham reaches into the Talking Tech vault for this interview with the Today Show's Savannah Guthrie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 29, 20195 minEp. 617

Newest contenders in the streaming wars: Apple, Disney and more

USA TODAY's Mothership podcast hosts Kelly Lawler and Brett Molina fill in for the vacationing Jefferson Graham. Three new streaming services will drop this year: Disney+, Apple+ and whatever Time Warner names its service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 28, 20194 minEp. 637

Meet Gilbert Gottfried's co-host Frank Santopadre

Frank Santopadre, the affable co-host of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, tells Jefferson Graham about how they use technology to patch in guests from the West Coast to the east, his favorite guests and more on this extended edition of Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 27, 201910 minEp. 612

Meet Trey Ratcliff

Photographer Trey Ratcliff, the author of the new "Under the Influence" book about gaming the Instagram system, tells about how he got started in photography and social media with Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 26, 20194 minEp. 635

Testing T-Mobile's new TV service

KTLA's Rich DeMuro fills in for Jefferson Graham on today's Talking Tech, and takes a look at T-Mobile's new TV service See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 25, 20193 minEp. 630

Electro Dough review

Christine Blackburn from the "Story Worthy" podcast, filling in for Jefferson Graham, reviews the "Electro Dough Kit" from Tech Will Save Us, which adds electricity to play-doh on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 24, 20192 minEp. 633

Best Travel Apps with Shannah Compton Game

Shannan Compton Game, the host of the Millennial Money podcast, guests hosts for Jefferson Graham with an episode about great apps for travel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 23, 20193 minEp. 626

Bring "Hey Google" to the car with Roav

Jefferson Graham reports on the first device to bring the Google Assistant to the car, the Riva Bolt. He reveals the verdict on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 22, 20193 minEp. 636

Goodbye Eli Blumenthal

As USA TODAY's Eli Blumenthal prepares to move on to a new career at CNET, Jefferson Graham and Edward C. Baig look back on seven years with Eli, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 21, 20196 minEp. 629

Trey Ratcliff on faking out Instagram

Photographer Trey Ratcliff gamed Instagram as an experiment to show how easy it is to grow buying fake followers, likes and comments in his new book, Under the Influence - How to Fake Your Way into Getting Rich on Instagram: Influencer Fraud, Selfies, Anxiety, Ego, and Mass Delusional Behavior. Ratcliff joins USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham to explain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 20, 20194 minEp. 632

My interview with a hologram

Jefferson Graham reports on the odd meeting with the ghost of Roy Orbison, which is set to travel in the fall on the second leg of a hologram concert tour. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 19, 20192 minEp. 628

Ask the Points Guy for best deals on credit cards

Which is the best travel card to get the most points? #TalkingTech checks in with Sarah Silbert of ThePointsGuy.com to find out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 18, 20194 minEp. 613

Zynga looks to Snapchat + GOT

The story of videogame company Zynga is of rise and fall, but unlike many others, it climbed its way back up, thanks to the resilience of games like "Words with Friends," and "Zynga Poker." With new games in the wings for Snapchat and a GOT game, Zynga's president of publishing Bernard Kim sits down with Jefferson Graham for a chat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Apr 17, 20194 minEp. 627

Checking out Samsung's foldable phone

USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig and Eli Blumenthal join Jefferson Graham to weigh in on Samsung's new foldable, and pricey smartphone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 16, 20193 minEp. 625

Facebook and death

Facebook and death See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 15, 20192 minEp. 622

More with Ring's Jamie Siminoff, extended interview

More with our Talking Tech interview with Ring Chief Inventor Jamie Siminoff about how the Ring video doorbell has helped curb crime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 14, 201916 minEp. 614

With rate hike, YouTube TV lost me

Jefferson Graham argues for a la carte streaming on the latest episode of Talking Tech, in response to YouTube TV's massive price hike. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 13, 20193 minEp. 623

Disney + sounds promising

Jefferson Graham weighs in on Disney's new streaming service, Disney +, set to launch in November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 12, 20192 minEp. 624

Debate: RichonTech says, no iPhone is better

What's better as a camera? iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S10+? Jefferson Graham says Galaxy, while Rich DeMuro (RichonTech) disagrees and picks iPhone. Their debate, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 11, 20193 minEp. 611
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