If you own something, shouldn't you have a right to make it yours or, at a bare minimum, be able to repair it if you have the skillset? 

Even if you do not possess the skills to handle the repair yourself, shouldn't you be able to find someone, not related to the company, to help you repair what you own?  

More and more, companies are choosing to create a closed ecosystem where everything must come directly from them or else they'll lock you out of using what you rightfully own.  

Join the guys this week as they explore the concept of right-to-repair and how this concept affects everything from your smartphone to home appliances.

There's a lot that can be said about genetic engineering and the guys - who dig in with vigor - get in to all sorts of interesting conversations to answer the age old question:  

Is Genetic Engineering a blast from the past or a new, unknown frontier.  

Join the guys as they explore genetic engineering and discuss:  

- Genetically modified foods 

- Genetically modified animals 

- Cloning  

and more....

Warfare is no longer limited to boots on the ground - now wars can be fought from anywhere in the world with a PC and an internet connection.

 We're seeing modern warfare play out before our eyes in Ukraine and a big component of the ongoing conflict has been happening through 1's and 0's.  

What's considered cyber warfare? Who's engaging in these acts?  

Join the guys this week as they explore cyber warfare and how it it's playing out before our very eyes.

Is what Hollywood is showing us true about hackers? Can they really breach a system with a few swift keystrokes?

Nothing in Hollywood is truly real so what is hacking?

How do these bad - and sometimes good - actors breach systems?

What can you do to secure yourself from attacks?

Join the guys this week as they explore hacking and give you some insight into what you can do to better combat their efforts.

Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, have become increasingly more popular over the last few years to secure internet traffic and help users navigate the web more anonymously.  

In this episode, the guys explore VPNs with you to help clarify some key points on what VPNs are and how to use them successfully.  

Here are some links to a few resources we leveraged while recording this podcast:  

VPN Comparison Table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijfqfLrJWLUVBfJZ_YalVpstWsjw-JGzkvMd6u2jqEk/edit#gid=231869418

Social Media....benefit to society or the downfall of society?  

We're be right upfront: none of the hosts are particularly fond of social media but wanted to explore the topic to see how the social media landscape has changed over the years and how it's contributing to society as a whole.  

This one is kind of a slow burn but hang in there with us...we promise it finishes strong.

What we commonly refer to as "The Internet" is only a fraction of the world-wide-web.  

But what lies beneath the surface?  

Is it truly the Wild West?  

Should you choose to go there, what tools do you need and what are you potentially exposing yourself to?  

If you've always wondered what the Dark Web entails, join the guys this week as they walk through everything from what the dark web is, what you might find there, and what dangers, if any, you might be exposing yourself to.

For the video version of this podcast, head to YouTube: https://youtu.be/M9Sm0aggPdw

ESG Ratings are supposed to measure an organization's long-term Environmental, Social, & Governance risks that can have financial implications.  

But is there a structure to how these scores are applied or is it all based on biases and opinions? 

Join the guys this week as they take ESG head-on.

COVID-19 has dominated our lives for the last two years and there's so much information out there - good and bad - that it's often hard to let facts prevail.  

This week the guys decided to tackle the controversial issue of COVID-19 and vaccines to try and find a middle ground in it all.  

Join them as they discuss:  

Where did COVID-19 come from? 

COVID-19 Statistics 

Breakthrough Cases 

The Healthcare fallout

...and more

*This week's episode includes a lot of visual references that are best viewed on YouTube. If you'd like to see the references, please check out the video version of this week's episode at https://youtu.be/pfDW51Dl2_Y

Welcome to Part 2 of our special episode on Non-Fungible Tokens, otherwise known as NFTs.  

In this Episode, we start with a quick refresher on NFTs and then turn Jimi loose to take us through some additional NFT Projects.