Pull Request

Hot Topic #4 ▶ 1 Oct 2019 - Latest iPhone Exploit!

*Delay in production because sick* 🤮

The latest iPhone exploit, known as Checkm8, has been a major boon to jailbreakers, but not necessarily to malicious actors.

Find out the real story behind Checkm8 and if your phone can be compromised by it!

short & sweet & hard-to-beat!

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Hot Topic #3 ▶ 25 Sep 2019 - Recent Revelations in Robotics

Lots of robotics news this week -- Boston Dynamics' latest iteration of their humanoid "Atlas" robot, MIT debuts a dense-object-sorting robot, NASA has a shape-shifting robot slated to roam a moon of Saturn, a fiber-optic nervous system, and more!

short & sweet & hard-to-beat!

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Pull Request #81 ▶ 22 Sep 2019 - Another Newsday

Another Newsday for your listening pleasure!

THIS WEEK – Tech climate marches, multinational ransomware exploits (NotPetya), varying emoji string length, and how tech giants are profitting off of human oppression

ALSO - Exploding Toilets and tools to improve your workflow!

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Hot Topic #2 - 18 Sep 2019 - Richard Stallman ▶

Richard Stallman – of GNU and EMACS fame – has resigned from his prominent posts at the Free Software Foundation (FSF) & Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), after numerous accusations of sexual harrassment, as well as propagating morally detestable content in official venues.

Condensing all the news stories, separating rumor from fact!

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Hot Topic #1 - 15 Sep 2019 - React Day ▶

We condense 10 hours of mostly uninteresting presentations into a compelling TL;DR that's under an hour!

INCLUDING - the latest patterns in React, Redux, GraphQL, serverless services, and their adoption rates!

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Pull Request #80 - 15 Sep 2019 - Physical Sustainability ▶

Reformatted & reformulated for modern podcasting!

THIS WEEK – Ryan Cwynar returns to the show to discuss ergonomics – things you can do at home to improve your physical wellbeing, when you type for a living

ALSO - Apple's horrible iPhone announcement

+ Eric Newman & Ryan Cwynar

Pull Request #79 - 23 Jun 2019 - Information Warfare

THIS WEEK – Uchenna Kema returns to the show to discuss how information is being used aggressively to monitor and oppress citizens, as well as take down powerful people in politics, business, or technology.

ALSO - India's new global content moderation law, Facebook launches a new cryptocurrency as one of its content moderators dies *at his desk*...

PLUS - The Great Subway Race™ of 1967!

+ Eric Newman & Uchenna Kemma

Pull Request #78 - 12 May 2019 - Space Case

THIS WEEK – Special Guest and Space Reporter Brendan Byrne returns to talk about the latest in space tech (Blue Origin, Telesat, Virgin Galactic), NASA, and why the Trump Administration wants to go back... to the moon?

ALSO - some unavoidable technology news - eye-tracking ads, former Facebookers on Free Speech, and how Apple is becoming worse by the day!

+ Eric Newman, Uchenna Kemma, Jason Ginsburg, & Brendan Byrne

Pull Request #77 - 22 Apr 2019 - Persons of Consequence ▶ Uluç Ulgen

THIS WEEK – In a more serious episode, I sit down with Millenial Media Mogul (and fellow podcaster) Uluç Ulgen -- to talk about podcasting, depression, and how to create succcessful media venutures in the early 21st Century.

FEATURING - Uluç Ulgen - host of popular podcast Mürmur and millennial entrepreneur!

BUT, NOT - Theresa May murders the Internet!

+ Eric Newman & Uluç Ulgen

Pull Request #76 - 7 Apr 2019 - Transit Tech ▶

STILL IN DEVELOPMENT - we're still refactoring the show, so here's another light episode!

THIS WEEK – We dissect new developments in transit technology, including trackless trolleys, electric busses, Ultra-Wideband Train Communication, and more, with a focus on New York!

FEATURING - Uchenna Kema - industrial lighting and development project manager for many NYC landmarks!

PLUS - Eric's mayoral run, 30 years hence!

BUT, NOT - Theresa May murders the Internet!

+ Eric Newman & Uchenna Kema