The Popular Mechanics Show
By Popular Mechanics Magazine
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The podcast radio show of Popular Mechanics magazine, featuring engaging talk and interviews on automotive technology, electronics, science and news.
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Cyber War: Russia's Georgian Server Attack and Air Force Infighting | We talk with editor of RBNexploit, Jart Armin, who covered this week's Eastern European digital attacks from the inside-out. Plus, PM contributing editor and Danger Room editor Noah Shachtman with a behind-the-scenes look at why the Pentagon suddenly pulled the plug on its much ballyhooed Air Force Cyber Command, and Dave LaBarge walks us through the modern security tactics of safecracking. | 17 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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iPhone 3G Breakdown: Gizmodo, MacRumors and Cult of Mac Roundtable | iPhone 3G has arrived. So what? We let top bloggers from Gizmodo, Cult of Mac and MacRumours break down the pig picture. Plus, Joel Johnson takes us behind his investigation into Apple's secretive "Made for iPod" and authentication chip programs. | 11 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Future of Private Space: Open-Source X Prize, NASA vs XCOR, Moon Property | Many modern electronic devices draw small amounts of current even when they're powered off, adding real dollars to your monthly electric bill. Here's what you can do to plug those wattage leaks. | 12 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Geeks Go to Hollywood: Lost, Iron Man and Summer Movie Rumors | A high-tech, high-octane season of movies has arrived, but has the increasing influence of comic books diluted science fiction on the silver screen? Annalee Newitz, editor of the awesome new sci-fi blog io9, makes the case for a modern revival. Plus, in an exclusive interview, gurus Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse preview the science inside the rest of Season 4--and the inventor of 's digital suit tells us where Tony Stark's new weaponry really came from. | 27 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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World War Bots, Love 2.0, Teleporting, Daytona Tech and More | Resident geek and robo whiz Erik Sofge offers the inside story of armed, unmanned vehicles coming soon to the battlefield. Plus, we talk online dating and love at first sight with top researcher Helen Fisher, teleporting with director Doug Liman, and the Daytona 500 with Casey Mears's pit mechanic. | 15 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Airport Headaches, Clean Diesel, M.C. Hammer and More | Could the iPhone stop flight delays? We get an update on the FAA's air traffic control fix from PM's aviation correspondent, plus exclusive interviews from the L.A. Auto Show on the why hybrids have to watch their backs, a behind-the-scenes look at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, another edition of the Angry Mechanic and a much-needed catch-up session with Silicon Valley's newest stud, M.C. Hammer. | 21 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mourning DIY, Debunking Halo 3 Hype and More | An entire generation of high-tech hot shots is losing touch with traditional skills, and Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds joins us with some solutions to save the handymen. Plus, we find out what's wrong with Halo 3, office surveillance and the Google Lunar X Prize. | 21 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Katrina Two Years Later, Live from Iraq and More | Despite more than $7 billion in Congressional funding, the Army Corps of Engineers says it's still four years and another $7 billion away from re-building the levees of New Orleans. Robert Bea, a professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley who authored the huge National Science Foundation report on why the Big Easy collapsed in the first place, proposes solutions to re-engineer the Gulf Coast. And Leslie Sabbagh, our Iraq blogger, joins us from a military air base for a very candid conversation about the state of the high-tech war. Plus, three easy ways to cut down on your water use this summer. | 24 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Al Gore's Plan and iPhone's Future | At PM headquarters to promote the Live Earth concerts, Al Gore sits down with us to talk about his green renovations at home and ethanol's future in America. And on the brink of iPhone launch, our tech team looks to where not enough people are with this super gadget: down the road. Plus, MythBuster Adam Savage watches Blade Runner on its 25th anniversary, and we meet the stunt double for Spider-Man, Jason Bourne, Johnny Knoxville and the new Indiana Jones. | 29 6 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deep Fried: From Onion Rings to Global Warming | Leading global warming experts Gavin Schmidt, Trevor Williams and Meredith Nettles join us for a roundtable discussion about the science behind climate modeling and learn the frightening facts we already know and the even more frightening ones we don't know yet. Plus: In a new segment called "My Job," Davin Coburn chats with food scientist Doug Berg about gourmet engineering. | 17 5 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Analog vs. Digital | It allows you to put thousands of songs in your pocket, watch brilliant, life-like TV and communicate more efficiently, and faster than ever before. But there's one thing digital technology can't yet provide: The ease and simplicity of the dial, knob and toggle switch. Instapundit.com's Glenn Reynolds issues a call to electronics companies to ditch complicated menu systems and to bring back analog control. PLUS: Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia chats with me about our test flights on the largest passenger jet in the world, the Airbus A380. | 29 3 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Arctic Icebreaking | Veteran ice breaker captain Rene Turenne talks about revolutionary new ice breaker designs and the consequences of a warmer arctic. Paradoxically, the opening of a northwest passage means a lot more work for U.S. and Canadian ice breaker crews. PLUS: Glenn Reynolds reviews Nikon's Vibration Reduction technology. | 12 3 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Motor City Madness: The Inside Scoop on 'Big Three' Rumors | With rumors swirling that General Motors is thinking of buying the Chrysler Group from DaimlerChrysler, will it be minus one for the Big Three? If there's anyone qualified to sort out fact from auto-industry fiction, it's Detroit Editor Jim Dunne, who joins me to discuss the fate of the Motor City, and share some new-car news. Plus: Contributing editor Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com reviews the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. | 5 3 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Re-Inventing the Panama Canal | Popular Mechanics editor-in-chief Jim Meigs brings his father, A. James Meigs, to Panama to learn more about plans to expand the biggest engineering project in history. A. James. Meigs grew up on the canal: his father, Al Meigs, helped to design - and later operate - many of the major locks on the canal. | 22 1 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ten Tech Terms You Need to Know for 2007 | Senior technology editor Glenn Derene joins me to talk about ten tech concepts you'll need to know in 2007. Bring your notebook -- we'll be covering everything from video on the net to RFID hacking to the ever popular plasma arc gasification. PLUS: Geologist Trevor Williams, one of over 200 scientists with the multinational Antarctic Geological Drilling (ANDRILL) team drilling into the seabed underneath Antarctica's Ross Shelf, joins us from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to discuss the mechanics of Antarctic ice. | 13 12 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spy Gate: A Radioactive Reality Check | We set the record straight on the public dangers, or lack thereof, of polonium-210, the radioactive material blamed in the death of a former Russian spy and causing a minor panic among the citizens of London. Plus: Full coverage of the L.A. Auto Show, including a plug-in hybrid Saturn, a hydrogen-powered turbocharged Toyota Prius, and some super-secret news about a major GM announcement. | 3 12 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Breakthrough Awards | We're Back! Welcome to Season Two of the Popular Mechanics Show. This week we'll take you behind the scenes of Popular Mechanics' 2006 Breakthrough Awards. Leadership award winner Burt Rutan will join us along with Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard and Lockheed Martin Stardust probe team leader Joe Vellinga to discuss why adventure and risk are necessary ingredients in innovation. DIY peanut sheller inventor and BTA winner Jock Brandis will demonstrate his device, Dartmouth College's student inventors will give us a test drive of the GyroBike and the engineers behind the BigDog quadruped robot will talk shop - all in exclusive Popular Mechanics Show appearances. Plus: Exclusive interviews from the floor of the Breakthrough Awards celebration and the full, uncut audio of Burt Rutan's acceptance speech. 15 winning breakthroughs, 54 minutes of candid talk and a combined guest IQ that's numerically larger than the national debt...THIS is the Popular Mechanics Show. | 12 10 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Future of Entertainment | TV on the Internet, movies on your iPod a studio in your house - where is this all going? Helping us answer that question is veteran entertainment journalist and MTV anchor Kurt Loder, An Army of Davids author and Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds and Popular Mechanics senior editor Glenn Derene. Plus: Home department senior editor Roy Berendsohn shares his tips for fall lawn car, we examine the dangers of electronic voting and YouTube phenom Jason Woliner explains how to turn average videos into works of viral art. | 18 9 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Gospel of Spud Gunning | Eat my root vegetables! MSNBC anchor and tuber launcher Tucker Carlson joins me on the Popular Mechanics Show to discuss the wonders of spud gunning, and to share some of the more elaborate potato cannons (a propane-powered semi-automatic) he has in his arsenal. Plus, Transterrestrial.com's Rand Simberg, a self-confessed recovering aerospace engineer, joins me to analyze last week's announcement that Lockheed Martin will build NASA's new ride to the Moon and Mars -- will it fly? Senior editor (automotive) Mike Allen answers your car care questions (including what to do when you fill your gas tank with - D'OH! - diesel), and West Coast editor Ben Stewart drives the coolest electric car yet, the Tesla Roadster. The Popular Mechanics Show is hosted by Benjamin Chertoff. | 4 9 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIs China Stealing Our Military Secrets? | Is China Stealing Our Military Secrets? Popular Mechanics contributor Simon Cooper joins me to discuss the growing problem of classified U.S. military technology being smuggled into China. Plus: senior automotive editor Mike Allen answers your car care questions, instapundit.com blogger and PM contributing editor Glenn Reynolds explains the problems with over-hyping nanotechnology and we'll teach you how to install the ultimate car radio. | 14 8 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBlackout Survival Guide | When it's as hot and humid outside as it is right now in the northeast, air conditioning feels like a miracle. Until the lights flicker, dim, and go out. With air conditioning creating massive spikes power consumption, occasionally the grid calls it quits. That's just what happened on Tuesday evening, when more than 200,000 homes in the New York region lost their power. Many people are still waiting for the power to come back. Before you're sweating it out in candlelight, take a look at our blackout survival guide. | 21 7 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's Next for the Shuttle Crew | With Space Shuttle Discovery safely home after a nearly 13-day flight, NASA is breathing a collective sigh of relief. STS-121 was by far the safest space shuttle flight yet (at least in terms of launch debris). Frequent Popular Mechanics contributor and four-time shuttle astronaut Thomas D. Jones joins me in the studio to chat about this most recent flight, the future of the space shuttle program, the future of the ISS and what it's like to work on a construction site that orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes. Plus, Tom provides insight into what's next on the agenda for Discovery's crew. | 17 7 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
