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There's no end to people out there telling you what to think. But what about HOW to think? Tom Merritt talks with his guests about HOW they think about the world. How do they filter information and decide what to trust? It's a confusing world and we could all benefit from sharing the ways we all deal with it. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Conversations of Things podcast series is hosted by Joe Dugandzic and features interesting guests from inside and outside the technology world, discussing everything from the smart home to general tech to all of the connected gadgets in our lives. Where is all of this technology taking us? Is it helpful or harmful in the long run? And, of course, discussions on recent tech news and the latest must-have devices.
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This podcast is hosted by Max VanArnam, son of VanArnam Vineyards' founders and owners Allison and Kent VanArnam. In this podcast we talk about a wide range of wine topics including growing grapes and making wine here in Washington state.
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Episode 608 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. This week, Rod and Robb kick the show off with talk about high school track before being joined by Chris and getting into a few of the tech topics. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Picks: Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Supervised Tr…
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After a 4 week hiatus, the full crew of the SMRpodcast is back with episode 607. We catch you up on what's been going on, talk a bit of tech, and we've got some pretty cool picks. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Picks: Elgato Prompter — Amazon Link Third Party Ego Battery Replacements — Amazon…
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Episode 606 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. Robb and Rod aren't feeling automated customer service calls, the European Union fines Apple nearly $2 billion for its unfair rules for developers of music-streaming apps, and Ford EVs can now use Telsa Superchargers to power up, Chris launched the BBQ and Tech food truck in February. …
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Episode 605 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. Only 2 of the crew are here this week, but, this is not a Chicken Wings and Beer episode as the two Rs, Robb and Rod bring you the tech they love. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Support SMRpodcast by becoming a Patron. Head over to h…
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Episode 604 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. This week the crew is joined by Allison Sheridan of the Nosillacast Podast. We discuss Apple's alternative payment processor options in the United States and if Apple still taking up to 27% is justified. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsi…
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Editor and producer of A Word with Tom Merritt, Anthony Lemos, aka Amos talks about his perspective as a veteran, on the word veteran. Featuring Tom Merritt and Anthony Lemos. anthonylemos.com @ethancaine77 on TikTok #ask-amos in the DTNS Discord Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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After a long winter holiday hiatus, the fellas are back with episode 603 of the SMRpodcast. Rod has a long conversation with his Polestar driving Uber Driver, Robb's high-efficiency furnace makes popping sounds only when he podcasts, we discuss the changes to Apple Podcasts in iOS 17 and how it is wrecking some podcasters metrics, and it's only a m…
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SMRpodcast episode 602 is online and ready for download. This week Chris tells us the saga of towing a heavy trailer through the mountains with his Ford F-150 Lightning. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Support SMRpodcast by becoming a Patron. Head over to https://patreon.com/smrpodcast.…
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Author Gail Carriger is known for comedy-of-manners fantasy like the Parasol Protectorate or Finishing School. But she also is a huge fan of K-pop and has worked it into her Tinkered Starsong series. Featuring Tom Merritt and Gail Carriger. Visit Gail Carriger's site for more information about them! My 90 Year Old Dad Likes Kpop & This Says Somethi…
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After a brief hiatus, the fellas are back with episode 601 of SMRpodcast. While we were away, the big fella turned 50, Robb's and Rod's wives finally got to meet, and we actually talked a lot of tech. We had all this, our picks, and more in episode 601 of SMRpodcast. Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsi…
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Episode 600 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. It's just the two big fellas this week and Chris and Robb hit you with that Chicken Wings and Beer Vibe even though we didn't office call this a CWB episode... Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Picks: AZFUNN Beverage Mug Cooling & C…
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Episode number 599 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. The full crew gets together and discusses Enchroma glasses, Cruise losing its permit in California, 1Passwords getting hacked, but, not like LastPass, Passkeys kind of becoming a thing, and Google upsetting Podcasters after announcing what it really doing by adding RSS support to Yo…
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Episode 598 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. This is another Saturday edition of the show, but, this week we've got a full crew and we waste no time getting into the tech stories. With the official announcement of the Google Pixel 8, the company announced that Pixels, going forward, will get 8 years of updates. A real question on…
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Episode 597 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. It's just the big fellas this week so Chris and Robb hit you with a Chicken Wings and Beer "ish" style episode this week. We kick things off with talking about how repition and report are abig part of pulling off a good podcast. YouTube Music is replacing BlackBerry Podcasts but isn't a se…
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Allison Sheridan joins us to talk about demos. From Steve Jobs to Douglas Englebart to her own demo experience in her career. Why do we do them and why doe we enjoy watching them? Featuring Tom Merritt and Allison Sheridan. podfeet.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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Episode 595 of SRMpodcast is online and ready for download. We covered a lot in this episode including, more bad news for LastPass users who stored their crypto encryption keys in their vault, all the information connected cars collect on drivers, and Robb and Chris this Starfield is kind of awesome. We got all this, our picks, and more in episode …
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Episode 595 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. Rod just found out the new Starbucks Chris frequents so often that people inside call his name like Norm from Cheers, has been open for 6 months. Robb, finally, broke down and purchased Apple TV+. Microsoft is still trying to restructure its Activision / Blizzard takeover bid to get UK app…
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In our first return guest, we talk to creator/influencer Lamarr Wilson about the word career. Lamarr talks about changing his career later in life from education to content creation. Why he switched and how his early interests and experiences with tech really set the stage for who he is now. Featuring Tom Merritt and Lamarr Wilson. https://www.lama…
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Episode 594 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. The full crew is back and we kick the coversation talking about the all electiric Caddilac IQ, how big the frunk is, and how much this truck with its massive batter must weigh. Chris and Robb try to bring Rod up to speed on how Tesla, allegedly, has been faking range estimates for the last…
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Zipline has been delivering medicine and other things by drone for more than a decade and just keeps on expanding. Tom talks with the CTO of Zipline, Keenan Wyrobek, about the word drone. What does it mean to him, why do they call their drones "zips" and what is the future for unmanned aerial vehicles delivery? Can it really become commonplace? Fea…
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Episode 593 is online and ready for download. It's just the big fellas this week, so Robb and Chris hit you with Chicken Wings and Beer, Part 87. For those who don't know, CWB episodes have no script, no rhyme nor reason. It's just the homies catching up and we talk about whatever. We did manage to touch on building humidors, Twitter's rebrand to X…
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Episode 592 of SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. We've got a full crew this week even though Chris feels under the weather. We kick our conversation of talking about Twitter and the threat of Threads. Robb also finds out that TweetDeck is now only for Twitter Blue subscribers. Rod gets some things off his chest about YouTube Red and Chri…
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SMRpodcast episode 591 is online and ready for download. We kick off the show by giving Chris gas for messing with the timing of our intro in the last few episodes. He was trying something new, but, Robb and a few of our listeners weren't having it. Meta's new Twitter competitor Threads takes the internet by storm. When we say by storm, we mean we'…
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Episode 590 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. The entire crew is back this week and we waste no time talking about Netflix and Tesla stock, Chris getting fiber at the house with fast-fast download speeds, Rod getting his Maryland digital ID which he will never use in encounters with police, and we discuss the psychology of getting…
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SMRpodcast episode 589 is online and ready for download. It's just the big fellas this week, so, Chris and Robb bring you CWB Part 86. In this episode, we cover everything from Chris signing up for 2.3 Gb fiber at the house, to EV range anxiety and GM and Ford partnering with Tesla on charging, to the state XBox gaming on existing consoles. We've g…
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Episode #588 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. We kick the show by giving Rod gas for his visual countdown which we cannot see in an audio file and Chris is making another CBS Appearance talking about his F-150 Lightning one year in. We ponder if Apple's mixed-reality which it is officially announcing at WWDC23 will become a thing…
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SMRpodcast episode #587 is online and ready for download. Rod no longer has a car payment on his Tesla, but, he is now in the phase of out-of-pocket repair costs. Chris, on the other hand, is one year in on his F-150 Lightning. GM has officially announced the Escalade IQ but, can, Robb hold out that long on getting a new whip? Streaming services ar…
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After a brief hiatus, the full crew of the SMRpodcast is back with a brand new episode. We talk tech, AI, our picks, and more in episode 586. Show Information Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons Picks: Sleep8 Sanitizing Filter Cleaner Replacement Bag for CPAP — Amazon Link MDLUU Leveling Machine C…
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Code switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't. Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood. Links: SMR Podcast The Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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Hawaii is a paradise but there's more to it than meets the postcard. Ryan Ozawa is a native and advocate and talks to us about his perspective on the island and what makes it great. Featuring Tom Merritt and Ryan Ozawa Links: https://twitter.com/hawaii https://www.instagram.com/hawaii/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawaii/ Become a member at https://…
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Humanity is facing a threat and a possible replacement from machines. But is it as bad as we might think? Ruby Justice Thélot talks to us about the philosophy of the future of humanity. Featuring Tom Merritt and Ruby Justice Thélot. Ruby's Links: https://twitter.com/being_on_line https://www.instagram.com/being_on_line/ www.asterisques.com Become a…
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Episode #585 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. This week Robb figures out that resting your microphone on a fan makes your audio sound horrible, Chris has to take his F-150 Lightning in for service for the first time, GM is killing Car Play and Android Auto in new EVs, and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, believes the government needs l…
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Episode #578 of the SMRpodcast is online and ready for download. The full crew is together for the first time in several weeks and we waste no time catching up, talking about Tesla, other tech goings on, and, of course we have our picks. Show Information Hosts: Chris Ashley @bigchrisashley Robb Dunewood @robbdunewood Rod Simmons @rodsimmons The pos…
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