User Friendly - The Podcast

Join us for this year's 4th of July clip show - featuring the interviews you voted to hear again!

Featured this week:

Interview with Simpsons animator Phil Ortiz. Phil brings 30 years experience as a professional animator as well as background design supervisor for the Simpsons. (Original Airdate: 6-17-18).

Interview with D&D content creator Arcane Eye  to talk horror in campaigns and Halloween!  (Original Airdate: 10-30-21).

Interview with Gravity - jetsuits are a thing! The first ever jetsuit race was held this year in Dubai. We talk with 2 of the pilots, including the race's winner, about this exciting new technology. Oh, and to be sure, our host Bill Sikkens is going to be going to their HQ in England in September to get a flight of his own! (Original Airdate: 5-18-24).

Finally, host Bill Sikkens talks how to hack landline telephones, known as "Phone Phreaking).  (Original Airdate:  5-25-24).

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

This week we feature guest Diana Dukas with Meta. Meta is working to address identifing AI created content on their platforms including Facebook and Instagram. Dukas is speaking on what steps are being taken by Meta to address this issue.

Also we answer your questions on Cyberhawk! Keep them coming in!

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

Join us this week as we talk some of the mechanics of creating adventures, including role playing games.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

The team talks about Disney +'s new show "The Acolyte".

Our second segment features guests Jimmy Spikes and R.J. Post.

Spikes operates a unique e-commerce business.  Post is the author of the series "The Greenwood Mysteries".

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

This week the team talks hacking in the news. The bad guys are finding new ways to fool all of us.

After that we discuss new drone technology that will work in the air, on land and in water with the same unit.

Our guest this week is Andrew Wayne Pearson, managing director of an AI company in Macau, and who is also a debut novelist.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

This week we talk apps and devices.

Our guest this week is actress Donna Burke. She talks about some of her roles and also a new tech product she is creating - for use in the public lavatory.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

Join us this week as we talk about hacking and do a deep dive on Phone Phreaking!

Our guest this week is show reporter Kay Thomson who discusses her plans to help authors get published.

The team at User Friendly wishes all a meaningful Memoral Day.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

Jetpacks (actually Jetsuits) have flown out of the realm of sci-fi and into reality.

This week pilots Issa and Rowan join us to talk about this exciting new technology.

Issa, the winner of the first ever Jetsuit race, talks about his experience flying the suit.

Rowan, who works with the search and rescue aspect of Jetsuit technology, talks about how the flight system can save lives.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

Guest Matthew Carauddo joins us this week to discuss the latest installment in his book series, Diamond Dragons.

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

Today is May 4th - or as we know it - Star Wars day!

Join us this week as we talk Star Wars!

William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler