TechWeasel Podcast

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Episodes

Observing the Sabbath: The Complications of Faith in a Technological World | S1E18

What the heck is a "Sabbath Mode" on a refrigerator, and why is all of Manhattan encircled by a single unbroken thin wire? Find the answers and much more in this week's Techweasel Podcast... Visit TechWeasel.com for more content like this, and don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

Aug 07, 2020•14 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E17 - The Bonhomme Richard Fire, F-35 Woes, and the Great Wall of Sand

Why does it take the better part of a week to put out a burning ship, and why do we even have it in the first place? Plus, what is the PRC up to in the South China Sea? Visit TechWeasel.com for more content like this, and don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

Jul 27, 2020•24 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E16 - My Uneventful History In Professional Fireworks

Since I can't shoot fireworks this year, here's an introduction to professional pyrotechnics, plus an inside look at what went wrong at San Diego's Big Bay Boom in 2012. Visit TechWeasel.com for more content like this, and don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

Jul 04, 2020•24 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E15 - Starman or Starfish? The science of space suits

They look cool, but are the SpaceX "Starman" suits really practical? Visit TechWeasel.com for more content like this, and don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

Jun 26, 2020•18 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E14 - No, Ellen isn't going to give you a thousand bucks...

When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Scammers are using your greed and gullibility to boost fake pages on social media, and there's no end in sight... Visit TechWeasel.com for more content like this, and don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

Jun 11, 2020•11 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E13 - Yap Island, Giant Stone Money, and Bitcoin

You wouldn't think eight foot stone wheels used as money on a remote island in the South Pacific would have anything to do with cryptocurrency, but you might be surprised... Don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

May 29, 2020•14 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E12 - The Ni'ihau Incident

In the opening days of the War in the Pacific, a forgotten battle on the smallest of the Hawaiian islands was fought long after the destruction of the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor... Don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

May 22, 2020•18 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E11 - A Modest Proposal

Restaurant owners/managers - when we all start going out to eat again, how about you do us all a solid and stop lying about when you're open... Don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

May 15, 2020•9 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E10 - Insomnia Theater!

Is your sleep schedule all messed up? Here's ten (plus a bonus) great 80's movies that time has forgotten that are perfect for dozing off to: Koyaanisqatsi: https://amzn.to/2L6iflk High Road to China: https://amzn.to/2WdStlJ Romancing the Stone: https://amzn.to/2We39kg Bachelor Party: https://amzn.to/2zhKwmk Runaway: https://amzn.to/35EJi0J After Hours: https://amzn.to/3bijCI9 To Live and Die in LA: (Sorry, not on Amazon streaming) Fandango: https://amzn.to/2WeKd4T Remo Williams: https://amzn.to...

May 08, 2020•16 min

Techweasel Podcast S1 E9 - Oh! The Huge Manatee, or That Time I Flew in a Zeppelin

There aren't too many people alive today who can honestly say they've flown in a real Zeppelin. I'm one of them. Here's the history of rigid airships, and how I got a once-in-a-lifetime ride in a Zeppelin NT. Don't miss my YouTube channel - lots more weirdness there. www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhs4AS8J9xEJZgTczdzEIA Intro and outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me Link to the song: https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ

May 02, 2020•26 min

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