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Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Brian Taylor had a great career as a three point marksman in the NBA and the ABA before that. He’s been honored as one of the greatest ever to play for Princeton University….and has spent his post basketball career in education. Among his endeavors…bringing kids from cities to Princeton for a two week Summer of a Lifetime Program. And the kids interviewed him for a podcast…about what keeps him going…

“You’ve got to have this yearning to learn more and more and more. Here I am in my 70s and I believe that I’m still learning different stuff and I inspire young people to do the same thing, to always be a long life learner of things that you love to learn.”

I had fun helping the kids learn a bit about podcasting. Learn more about the program at www.SOALU.org

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lots of new toys with tech are arriving…and many will bring back memories for parents. Think Lite Brite, Tamagotchi and there’s a brand new Furby Galaxy from Hasbro. Charlene DeLoach is contributing editor at The Toy Insider…

“Furby relaunched, if you will…I always feel like it never de-launched…but you know Furby really relaunched last year and this one is the newest version of it which has a glow in the dark feature as well, which kind of makes it a little bit more fun and be able to do things at night time or if you decide to create a little play fort at home, that sort of thing. And then for like adults, who really love it, it just looks really, really cool.”

The new Furby is priced at about sixty dollars at shop.hasbro.com. Find more on the latest toys at www.TheToyInsider.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

Most people avoid estate planning. So August is National Make a Will Month. Where to start? Online! LegalZoom Senior Director Ashley Robinson chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. This month Ford is celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of its Chicago Assembly Plant. It has been a century since the plant’s first Model Ts rolled off the line and Ford Heritage Brand Manager Ted Ryan says it has continuously operated ever since..

“In the lifetime, in the hundred years since, they’ve built over fifteen million vehicles in Chicago.” That’s from the Model T on up to, what’s it doing today? “Today it is actually doing the all new Explorer, the Aviator and the Police Interceptor. The Police Interceptor’s an interesting one. So basically it’s an Explorer, but then, it’s sent to an upfitter.”

To customize the conversion based on the needs of various police departments. Find more about the history at www.FordHeritageVault.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

Furlings interactive and huggable toys arrive from Funrise. How were they designed? What will kids love? Brand Manager Aubrey Howard and Senior Design Manager Romina Hayag chat with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear. I’m Fred Fishkin. Lia Medeiros is an astrophysicist at Princeton University, has been a NASA Einstein Fellow, was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study and was a part of a team that published the first image of the M87 black hole. But her passion extends beyond her work…to inspiring young people. I saw her mesmerize a group of young people at Princeton for the Summer of a Lifetime Program created by educator and former NBA player Brian Taylor. In her words…

“I really enjoy interacting with teenagers. I feel like everybody gives teenagers a really bad rap. I think they’re amazing and incredible and I’m always excited and awe inspired after having interacted with them. There’s just so much possibility in that age group.”

Learn more about the amazing work at www.LiaMedeiros.com.

You can find us at Techstination.com. I’m Fred Fishkin.

The Last Mile Education Fund helps students who run into hardships, complete their college degrees. How and why? Founder and CEO Ruthe Farmer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Here come new Pixel 9 phones from Google along with Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Bud devices. So what's new? Google's Peter Du chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

Polydrops super efficient P21 RV is officially open for pre-orders. Towable by EVs and more and solar powered. More? Co-founder Kyunghyun Lew chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.

There's a new look and some new reasons to play fantasy football on Yahoo Sports' Fantasy app. Such as? Head of Product and Technology George Leimer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.