podcast – It's Not Rocket Surgery

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 365 – The INRS crew will be going deep into the world of mathematics… deeper than nested radicals… and discuss the Fields Medal, the Millennium Prize, and countless tangents, no doubt. An episode where the imaginary meets the real… but we’ll try to not make it complex. There may be some time for science, technology and geek culture stories too.

NB – technical issues in-studio caused the loss of the first couple of minutes of the show. 

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.365 (53MB)

Songs Played:

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep52 originally broadcast on 16th of June 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 52 – Vlado & Wal return after two weeks off… recount the events and news of the previous weeks… language in America, SoMD hit by a Derecho, real time map of America’s tornado alley, 50th anniversary of women in space, misogyny, Commander Hadfield retiring from the Canadian public service, NASA Eyeing Nuclear Fusion Rockets for Future Space Exploration, NASA’s Largest Rocket Aims for 2017 Test Flight, China launches three astronauts to its prototype space station, Mysterious Lines on Mars, PRISM, iO7 launch, Playstation4 revealed, Google Project Loon, Waze, Airbus A350 first flight & jet bikes and skateboards.

Download Ep.52 (58MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: Top 10 People Who Possibly Explored The Americas Before Christopher Columbus

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 364 – Back from an extended unexpected hiatus, the INRS crew will discuss the highlights and lowlights of the past 8 weeks, including the passing of multiple GenX icons, Grok controversies, AI in healthcare, de-extincting the Moa, and lots more science, technology and geek culture stories.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.364 (49MB)

Songs Played:

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep51 originally broadcast on 26th of May 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 51 – The It’s Not Rocket Surgery crew presented a “nothing special show” recovering from their epic 50th episode, covering Yahoo’s $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition, Microsoft’s Xbox One, 3D printing, the world’s largest Lego X-wing Starfighter, and much more.

Download Ep.51 (41MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: 13 Unlucky Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep50 originally broadcast on 19th of May 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 50 – The It’s Not Rocket Surgery crew are joined by a very special guest, Mechanical Engineer & High Powered Rocketry Enthusiast, Paul, for a very special 50th episode of It’s Not Rocket Surgery.

Download Ep.50 (59MB)

Songs Played:

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep46 originally broadcast on 21st of April 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 46 – Allannah joins Wal and Vlado in the studio to discuss what it takes to be a “Geek Wrangler” i.e. a Project Manager who deals with technologically gifted, creative, and SME individuals… also cover a little of the news.

Download Ep.46 (52MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: 10 movie taglines that were straight up lies and what they should have been

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep43 originally broadcast on 24th of March 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 43 – The guys have been ubber beschäftigt, but manage to find time this Sunday to cover news about NASA Voyager has passed the heliocliff, more glitches for the Mars Curiosity Rover, glasses-free 3D, Google announces Google Keep, Samsung says they’re also doing a watch, and the Blackberry Tricorder. Then they went on to a more in-depth discussion about the cost of technology.

Download Ep.43 (63MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: Top 10 Futuristic Aircraft That We Might See Soon

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep42 originally broadcast on 17th of March 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 42 – This episode sees the introduction of “music room roulette” and discus about the new Pope & how conspiracy theorists link him to the prophecies of Saint Malachy, Higgs-Boson has been “unliked”, Mars Curiosity gets results from its first drill, Lynx A 3D Camera Kickstarter, Thumbs Up Guns meme, DIY matrix style video with Hero3 array of cameras, farewell Google Reader, Samsung boring just like the iPhone 5, some space news, Star Trek vs Star Wars, significance of the Number 42, HIV research and a few other things.

Download Ep.42 (49MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: 20 Lies Back to the Future II Told Us (Besides the Hoverboard)

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep40 originally broadcast on 03rd of March 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 41 – In the news we discuss the Dragon capsule’s capture by ISS, hottest summer on record, comet going to hit Mars, more on the Chelyabinsk meteor and new meteorite found in Antarctica, new radiation belt discovered, Mars Curiosity drills a hole & it has a HDD glitch, Dennis Tito wants to send married couple to Mars, Smartphone/Medical Tricorder, and more…

The dynamic duo then discuss geeks that are celebrities b/c they’re intelligent and able to communicate complex scientific concepts to the general public. Examples mentioned – Stan Lee, Cmd Chris Hadfield, Alain de Botton, Brian Cox, Dr Karl, David Attenborough and others; Notable Omissions – Neil deGrasse Tyson and others…

Download Ep.41 (57MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: 10 weird things that make you smart

Moving the podcasts originally shared on Google Drive over to be with the rest of the shows – Ep40 originally broadcast on 24th of February 2013

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 40 – An unstructured ramble through the weeks science, technology and geek news… Mars tourism, moon bases, Pluto’s new moons, Google Glass, Higgs Boson + End of the Universe… and more. Contains a discussion about turning 40, inconsiderate neighbours, & supermarkets preferential treatment of smokers, and more…

Oh… and the “top 10” is one of the most memorable to date.

Download Ep.40 (48MB)

Songs Played:

Top 10: Eight Incredibly Gross Powers Superman Doesn’t Even Realise He Has