Geeks Interrupted

By 94.1FM 3WBC

Geeks Interrupted is a weekly 2-hour tech show broadcasting live from the studios of 94.1FM 3WBC in Box Hill near Melbourne, Australia. Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Mark Macdowell discuss the latest n... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Geeks Interrupted:

How many episodes does Geeks Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 344 episodes available.

Geeks Interrupted episodes:

May 05, 2014 Episode #59: 5th May 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Community Broadcasting Program identified for abolition within National Commission of Audit Report recommendations [CBAA]
Virgin Mobile outage leaves customers without phone service [The Age]
Thousands of people have phone and internet cut [The Age]
Optus Now Supports Direct Billing For Google Play [Gizmodo Australia]
Brazil passes an Internet 'Bill of Rights' [San Jose Mercury News]
Snapchat adds Video Calls and Instant Messaging [9to5Mac]
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $128.9 million over infringed patents [The Age]
Wild Rumor of Apple EarPods with Biometric Sensors Has Roots in Apple's Research [Mac Rumors]
OS X 10.10 emphasis planned for WWDC, iOS 8 features pushed to iOS 8.1, new Apple TV still in the works [9to5Mac]
Bob Hoskins dies of pneumonia aged 71 [BBC News]
Is Back to the Future returning to Universal Studios Hollywood? [Theme Park Insider]
Craig Ferguson Quits Late Late Show, Says Plan Was in Place Before Letterman Announced Exit [Yahoo TV]
A guide to Craig Ferguson's weirdest traditions you'll never see on late-night TV again after this year [The Washington Post]
Review: Jonah From Tonga and the genius of Chris Lilley [SMH]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Dolly Parton - "9 to 5" [iTunes]
Robin Thicke - "When I Get You Alone" [iTunes]
Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" [iTunes]
...
...more
2h 6min
April 28, 2014 Episode #58: 28th April 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Daniel Olivares talks producing a great radio show, and then making it a sweet Podcast - SATT003 [Social Audio Think Tank]
Would you pay a random person to taxi you around? I did and this is what happened [SMH]
NSW Transport Minister sends mixed messages over legitimacy of Uber 'ride-sharing' service [The Age]
Uber 'ride-sharing' service under investigation as public warned off app [The Age]
NYPD's Twitter photo contest backfires with images of aggressive police force [The Verge]
Qantas makes hash of tweet campaign [SMH]
Is THIS the Loch Ness Monster? Apple's Maps satellite image may have found Nessie [Daily Mail]
That Fishy Image On Apple Maps Is Not The Loch Ness Monster [Forbes]
Apple posts $10.2B in profit on $45.6B in revenue, announces stock split [The Verge]
Tim Cook says Apple is 'closer than it's ever been' to new product category [The Verge]
Apple's letting anyone help test its next OS X update [The Verge]
Confirmed: Flash Gordon movie reboot back on the cards [Den of Geek]
Roald Dahl's "The BFG": The Movie Is Coming [Pedestrian TV]
Hulu works to block VPN access, looks to keep international viewers out [TechHive]
Here's Everyone Who Won A TV Week Asher Keddie Logie Award Last Night [Pedestrian TV]
The Logies need a makeover [SMH]
...more
2h 2min
April 21, 2014 Episode #57: 21st April 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
3D-printed cast concept uses ultrasound to heal broken bones [The Verge]
Texts from Star Trek: The Next Generation [Tumblr]
Free Uber Rides Coming To Brisbane In Limited Testing Phase [Reckoner]
TPG fined $400,000 for cutting off triple-zero access [iTWire]
No, Commonwealth Bank is not running OpenSSL [TechGeek]
Facebook Launching Mobile Ad Network At F8 Conference [Re/code]
Facebook adds feature for finding nearby friends [SMH]
Dutch teen arrested over 'joke' bomb tweet threat to American Airlines [Daily Mail]
To those tweeting terrorist threats to airlines: what the f*** is wrong with you? [TechGeek]
US Airways Tweets Pic of Woman With Toy Airplane in Her Vagina [NSFW] [Jezebel]
Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Boxer Found Wrongly Convicted, Dies at 76 [The New York Times]
'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel in the Works With Robin Williams, Chris Columbus Returning [The Wrap]
Everything is a Remix Part 2 [YouTube]
2014 Summer Movie Round Up by Red Letter Media [YouTube]
Mi9 boss takes aim at rivals over online catch-up strategy [mUmBRELLA]
'Orange Is the New Black' Season 2 Trailer Is Next-Level Crazy [Yahoo TV]
Simon Taylor - Funny (2014) | Simon Taylor [Bandcamp]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Divinyls - "I Touch Myself" [iTunes]
Daddy Coo...
...more
2h 12min
April 14, 2014 Episode #56: 14th April 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
Show Notes:
The Science Of Doctor Who [YouTube]
The Science of Doctor Who [RiAus]
Sexy Sax Man Careless Whisper Prank feat. Sergio Flores [YouTube]
On track and online: Free Wi-Fi for train commuters [3AW]
Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Wishful Thinking, Jen Brister [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Rock God, Joel Creasey [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Double Happiness, Bart Freebairn [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Here's Looking At Me, Beau Stegmann [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
NBN Co downgrades FTTP rollout [ITNews]
NBN Co turfs CTO, CFO, head of commercial [Delimiter]
What is the Heartbleed Bug? [Vox]
Heartbleed Explanation [xkcd]
Change Your Passwords For These 15 Heartbleed-Vulnerable Sites ASAP [Cult of Mac]
Heartbleed should motivate you to get a password manager [The Age]
Anyone Can Buy Google Glass April 15 [Performance PSU]
Everything to know about iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 [9to5Mac]
Sue Townsend, creator of hapless and much-loved Adrian Mole, dies aged 68 [The Guardian]
RIP The Ultimate Warrior [Pedestrian TV]
Triple J launches Double J station, with Myf Warhurst at the helm [The Age]
Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman on 'Late Show' [Variety]
...more
2h 1min
April 07, 2014 Episode #55: 7th April 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
Show Notes:
April Fools' Day prank: parents sent SMS saying school closed [The Age]
Dob in your tweeting mate at work? So much for free speech [The Guardian]
Remove 'offensive remark' or else: Immigration Dept [SBS News]
Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
We ♥ Comedy, Victoria Healy presents [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Let's Write A Book, Simon Keck [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
The Completely Improvised Musical, Impromptunes [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Wishful Thinking, Jen Brister [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
eBay Now Allows Virtual Currency Sales [TechCrunch]
Microsoft to restore Start menu to Windows [Computerworld]
Microsoft scam man is sentenced in 'landmark' case [BBC News]
Microsoft unveils Cortana, its answer to Siri and Google Now [Engadget]
Mozilla CEO resigns after opposition to gay marriage drew fire [The Age]
Apple Updates iWork for OS X, iOS and iCloud [Mashable]
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference starts on June 2nd [The Verge]
Apple Is Increasing App Store Prices In Australia [Gizmodo Australia]
Apple Emails Reveal Concerns Over Samsung's Success, 'Holy War' With Google [Mashable]
Apple Acknowledges Consumers Want Larger and Cheaper Phones [Mac Rumors]
Mickey Rooney Dead at 93 [Variety]
...more
2h 1min
March 31, 2014 Episode #54: 31st March 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
Show Notes:
Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Variety Show, Fancy Boy [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Gillian Cosgriff [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Double Happiness, Bart Freebairn [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Fresh, Khaled Khalafalla [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion [The Verge]
'Minecraft' creator cancels Oculus Rift version following Facebook acquisition [The Verge]
Japan to send phone alerts for incoming missile strikes [The Verge]
eBay passwords revealed as username+123456 [ITNews]
Twitterrific Goes Freemium [MacStories]
Apple Quietly Sells Its 500 Millionth iPhone [Mac Rumors]
Apple working on bringing racial diversity to emoji icons [LA Times]
Dynasty star Kate O'Mara dies at 74 in Sussex, England [SMH]
Creator of TV's 'Batman' Lorenzo Semple Jr. Dies at 91 [Variety]
Warner Bros., DC Comics Celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary [Variety]
This is the first trailer for the new 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' [The Verge]
Terminator: Genesis and sequels to be shot back to back in 9 months [Metro News]
Schwarzenegger Reveals New Terminator Secrets And Why His Cyborg Ages [io9]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
...more
2h 2min
March 24, 2014 Episode #53: 24th March 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
Show Notes:
JetHead's Blog [Airline Pilot Blog]
Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
You've Changed, Amos Gill [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Wolf Creek The Musical [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Best of the Edinburgh Fest [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!, Adrienne Truscott [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
Myer stops taking cheques in favour of faster payment options [The Age]
Malcolm Turnbull Wants You To Move House To Get Better Internet [Gizmodo Australia]
Telstra, not Turnbull, at fault in Twitfight [The Register]
iiNet's Michael Malone quits after 21 years [The Age]
ALDI Mobile Slashes $35 Plan Data Allowance To 1GB [Lifehacker Australia]
UK operator Three will limit data tethering to 2GB for new customers, even if the plan is 'unlimited' [The Next Web]
Legislation abolishing roaming charges goes through European parliament [The Guardian]
Fred Phelps, founder of anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, dies at 84 [The Age]
Lorde's Fans Staged A Really Nice Counter-Westboro Baptist Church Protest [Pedestrian TV]
Apple launches cheaper 8GB iPhone 5C, but not in the US [The Verge]
Apple's iPhone 5c 'failure flop' outsold Blackberry, Windows Phone and every Android flagship in Q4 [AppleInsider]
Office for iPad to be revealed on...
...more
1h 60min
March 17, 2014 Episode #52: 17th March 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Melbourne public transport: Tram, train, bus users stranded with unusable data [The Age]
NBN Co plans retaliation for TPG fibre project [ZDNet]
Google: Australian Piracy Is An Availability And Pricing Problem [Gizmodo Australia]
Drone 'used to carry drugs near prison' [BBC News]
World Wide Web turns 25 years old [The Age]
Neil Young Launching PonoMusic Via Kickstarter [Pitchfork]
Apple releases iOS 7.1 with reboot fix, UI tweaks, and CarPlay [The Verge]
Apple building support for driving 4K displays at 'Retina' resolution, 60Hz output from 2013 MacBook Pros [9to5Mac]
BBC Releases 30th Anniversary Edition Of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Text Adventure Game. You Have Died (And Gone To Gaming Heaven) [TechCrunch]
Romanian Man Commits Suicide and Kills His 4-Year-Old after Falling for Police Ransomware [HOTforSecurity]
Wesley Warren, the Man With the 132-pound Scrotum, Dead at 49 [Gawker]
Hal Douglas, Movie Trailer Voice Over Master, Dead at 89 [Variety]
Stooges drummer Scott Asheton has died, aged 64 [FasterLouder]
Betty White dead 2014 : Actress killed by celebrity death hoax [Mediamass]
FreeviewPlus is dead if it's locked-down [The Age]
Foxtel's Presto Streaming Movie Service Launches Today [Reckoner]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - "Together In Electri...
...more
2h 1min
March 10, 2014 Episode #51: 10th March 2014
Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Public Transport Victoria finally releases timetable data to the public [TechGeek]
Is Telstra's 'New Phone Feeling' Meant To Be A Sort Of Creeping Sense Of Dread? [Reckoner]
News Corp Australia dumps Exchange for Gmail [Delimiter]
This Australian Startup Will Let You Rent A Friend For Up To $60 An Hour [Business Insider]
Coles reveals customers' data is shared with third parties overseas [SMH]
Aldi gets wrist slap over 'unlimited' plans [ZDNet]
Bitcoin exchange boss, Autumn Radtke, found dead of suspected suicide in Singapore [News.com.au]
Another Bitcoin heist adds to cybercurrency woes [ITWire]
The Satoshi Paradox [Reuters]
Who cares who created Bitcoin? [Techly]
MetroTwit's Windows apps are no longer available to download, Twitter API limitations to blame [The Next Web]
1 in 10 Americans thinks HTML is an STD, study finds [The Age]
Mozilla is investigating why Dell UK is charging £16.25 to install Firefox, says no such deal exists with anyone [The Next Web]
Getty Images frees up pic database [TechEye]
"Witch hunt"? Turnbull opens Labor NBN policy review [Delimiter]
CarPlay development characterized as easy, but Apple planning 'slow and steady' rollout [AppleInsider]
Backlash over Apple tax strategy [AFR]
Windows XP Shows a Slight Growth before it Outdates [ProductUSP]
...more
2h 1min
March 03, 2014 Episode #50: 3rd March 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Telcos gouging on SMS by up to 90,000%, says consumer group [The Age]
Melbourne IT snares NetRegistry in $50.4m deal [AFR]
Bitcoin giant Mt Gox files for bankruptcy after possible $US500m lost to hacking [The Age]
@N Has Been Restored to Its Rightful Owner [The Next Web]
Ten smartphones that caught our eye at Mobile World Congress [TechHive]
Samsung hopes its Galaxy S5 is the picture of health [Greenbot]
Meet Samsung's new smartwatch family: the Gear 2, Neo and Fit [Engadget]
Meet YotaPhone, the dual-screen smartphone finally coming to the U.S. [TechHive]
Apple fixes glaring SSL vulnerability with OS X 10.9.2, adds FaceTime Audio and iMessage blocking [The Next Web]
Tim Cook Angrily Rejects Political Proposal Asking for Profits-First Policies [Mac Rumors]
Apple TV Business Generated $1 Billion in 2013, Cook Says 'Difficult to Call It a Hobby' [Mac Rumors]
Apple's 'iOS in the car' said to be launching next week with cars from Ferrari, others [The Verge]
Ghostbusters actor Harold Ramis dead at 69 [The Age]
'Ghostbusters III' Moving Forward Despite Harold Ramis' Death [Rolling Stone]
Minecraft movie in the works at Warner Bros [Den of Geek]
Oscars winners 2014: the full list [The Telegraph]
Ellen earns the most retweets ever for her Oscars selfie [The Verge]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
...more
2h 1min

FAQs about Geeks Interrupted:

How many episodes does Geeks Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 344 episodes available.