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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

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Meet Kerry Jackson and his band of panelists! Together, they form the Geekshow Podcast! Every week since 2008, the Geekshow Podcast has assembled to discuss all the geek-skewed news and reviews. The Geekshow Podcast covers everything from movies and television shows, to the latest video and tabletop games! The Geekshow Podcast streams a weekly live show at 11:30 am Mountain Time, with tons of additional content released every week!

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Geekshow Arcade: Jarron pokes the Owen 44:09

2 days ago44:09

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-New Qualcom chip for Arm gaming: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/next-gen-snapdragon-g-series-chips-will-power-handhelds-from-ayaneo-onexsugar-and-retroid-pocket-131733930.html -5090 review -Palmer Luckey is making an FPGA n64? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/palmer-luckey-just-invoked-the-matrix-to-tease-a-new-nintendo-64-console -2 seasons of God of War at least at Amazon: Amazon’s God of War TV series is already looking toward season 2 -Analogue 3D is delayed: Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 retro console has been delayed, again -Xbox Copilot will help you cheat: Microsoft’s new Xbox Copilot will act as an AI gaming coach -Half Life 2 RTX Demo available for download. https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1je4wtx/halflife_2_rtx_demo_available_now_for_download/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLxWqZy1U-8 -Maybe I DO need an xbox 360 https://www.theverge.com/news/631102/xbox-360-hack-homebrew-badupdate-exploit-usb…

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TV Show: In Space! - Ep 56.5: Star Trek The Next Generation S6-7 Eps 26-1 57:41

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Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, Ensign Tony Eccles and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we wrap up season 6 and start season 7 of The Next Generation with episodes Descent, part 1 and 2.…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Artificial Intelligence and Hearts 1:00:54

4 days ago1:00:54

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-RTX Pro 6000: Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 has 96GB of VRAM and 600W of power -Bambu big printer!!! https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-lab-announces-new-printer-h2d# -The first Sodium Ion battery for the masses: https://www.theverge.com/news/631357/elecom-power-bank-battery-sodium-ion -Stranded Astronauts make it back finally: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331907/nasa-astronauts-return-long-space-station-suni-williams-butch-wilmore -AI search engines are wrong 60% of the time: AI search engines give incorrect answers at an alarming 60% rate, study says -E2EE is coming for RCS messaging on iOS and Android: RCS Messaging Adds End-to-End Encryption Between Android and iOS -Idiocracy has begun: Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power? -PEBBLE IS BACK! With actual products now: The first new Pebble smartwatches are coming later this year -Alexa+ https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence -Oh Roku… not you too. I may switch to Apple (barf) TV…. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/roku-says-unpopular-autoplay-ads-are-just-a-test/ -Reduce your Surgery Risk https://gizmodo.com/why-surgeries-on-fridays-are-riskier-2000571312 -Artificial Hearts are cool! https://gizmodo.com/patient-with-artificial-heart-smashes-survival-record-2000574948…

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Geekshow Live! Triple Goggs! 1:14:02

7 days ago1:14:02

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Black Mirror, Pokerface, Spinal Tap, Spider-Man 4, Lanterns, Starship Troopers, Andor, All You Need is Kill, Rebecca reviews Novacaine and The Electric State, lots more

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Geekshow Arcade: Time is a resource you can't trade for 56:55

9 days ago56:55

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-FSR 4 is great! https://youtu.be/nzomNQaPFSk?si=MYvaWgmT8n-cCn_s -AMD scores a big win with 9070 and XT: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-amd-radeon-rx-9070-9070-xt-review -OK, I’m kind of excited for the new Battlefield now: https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-fans-are-digging-the-leaks-and-ea-hasnt-taken-them-down-yet -Death Stranding 2 coming out in June?! https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-death-stranding-2-trailer-reveals-release-date-new-gameplay-and-some-serious-metal-gear-vibes -FSR 4 for any DLSS/XeSS title: https://wccftech.com/heres-how-you-can-run-amd-fsr-4-on-basically-any-title/amp/ -Robocop getting a new game! RoboCop’s new game is giving Dredd vibes -Omen Transcend 32” review -A video game related thing. https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/03/last-of-us-s2-trailer-features-wintry-war-with-the-zombies/ -I bought elden ring. -SNES is getting faster with age! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/snes-consoles-appear-to-be-getting-faster-as-they-age -More gundam stuff… models in video games. Photos from future final event. -Pachinko is the dumbest way to gamble.…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Japan is so cool, dang it! 1:07:39

11 days ago1:07:39

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-AMD 9950X3D is an absolute beast: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d-review -Nissan CEO steps down after merger talks fail: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/nissan-announces-its-ceo-will-step-down-just-one-month-after-failed-merger-talks-with-honda-154420111.html -Macbook Air reviews are in and its unsurprisingly great: https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/apple-macbook-air-m4-13-inch-and-15-inch-review-minimal-upgrades-at-a-much-better-price-130002570.html -Utah passes bill for age verification in app stores. Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age verification bill -Apple news: Apple unveils the M4 MacBook Air with a price drop Apple's new Mac Studio comes with the long-awaited M3 Ultra chip -YouTube has a new Premium Lite option YouTube brings its more affordable ‘Premium Lite’ subscription to the US -Apple delays the better Siri Apple Delays 'More Personalized Siri' Apple Intelligence Features Lando’s Coffee Corner – it is so cozy here! Outln Nano -What tech is in Japan that i wish we had here -transportation… holy train system batman -Uber eats RC car, robot waiters -teamlabs planets…

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Geekshow Live! More Money, More Gooder 1:02:33

14 days ago1:02:33

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The Bondsman, Doctor Who, Electric State, BRZRKR, Monopoly, Penguin, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Doctor Doom, Superman 3, RIP George Lowe, Rebecca reviews Mickey 17, lots more

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Geekshow Arcade: Outsmart an AI? 49:44

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-Interesting time waster: https://www.outsmart-ai.com/ -Xbox 360 games natively on PC: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/full-xbox-360-decompilation-for-pc-debuts-with-sonic-unleashed-recompiled -Acclaim is back! Sort of…: https://www.eurogamer.net/famed-90s-publisher-acclaim-to-be-revived-focused-on-indie-developers-and-classic-franchises -Old school T2 side scroller? Why not? https://www.eurogamer.net/terminator-2s-back-as-an-arcade-side-scroller-and-its-coming-later-this-year -AMD unveils 9070 and XT: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amd-has-officially-revealed-its-rdna-4-based-rx-9070-and-rx-9070-xt-gpus-and-they-look-a-lot-like-rdna-3-only-turbocharged/ -4A games was actually 2 studios?: https://www.polygon.com/news/530420/4a-games-ukraine-metro-reburn-la-quimera -Tony Hawk is back. Again. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 remasters revealed, now with a shredding Doom Slayer -Want that PC experience on a console? Join Sony’s beta program! Sony’s new beta program lets you test PS5 updates early -PSVR 2 gets a price cut: PlayStation VR 2 will be up to $200 cheaper starting in March -Microsoft’s Muse for AI gameplay sucks: Microsoft’s Xbox AI era starts with a model that can generate gameplay -Amazon v. Steam: Money doesn’t always win. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/amazon-admits-defeat-to-steam-as-former-vp-declares-we-were-250-times-bigger-but-goliath-lost…

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TV Show: In Space! - Ep 56: Star Trek The Next Generation S6 Eps 22-25 1:04:03

17 days ago1:04:03

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Behold, the return of Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Frost, noted Space Show fan Admiral Kerry Jackson, Commander Robert Neal, and special guest Jake Black as they resume their voyage through all things Star Trek! In this episode, we journey into season 6 of The Next Generation with these episodes: Suspicions, Rightful Heir, Second Chances, and Timescape.…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: Jerk Boss Tony! 55:48

18 days ago55:48

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-iPad Air updated with M3: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/tablets/apple-updates-the-ipad-air-with-an-m3-chip-and-a-new-magic-keyboard-140525345.html -More software unlock shenanigans: https://electrek.co/2025/03/03/rivian-unlocking-more-range-power-for-ev-drivers/ -Lenovo brings the weird to MWC: https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/mwc-2025-everything-announced-in-barcelona-so-far-185656341.html -Goodbye encryption for Apple UK users: Apple disables iCloud's Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK -Hope for Intel? Nvidia and Broadcom Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process -MWC news: MWC 2025: Everything announced in Barcelona so far -Eat it ISP’s new york case sets state regulated precedence. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/isps-fear-wave-of-state-laws-after-new-yorks-15-broadband-mandate/ -Microsoft squeaks out an SBD version of Office. https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/office-365/microsoft-quietly-launches-free-ad-supported-version-of-office-apps-for-windows-with-limited-functionality -Wooly Mouse! https://gizmodo.com/de-extinction-company-reveals-genetically-engineered-woolly-mouse-2000568395…

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Geekshow Live! What's a Death Star? 1:09:11

21 days ago1:09:11

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Andor, Lanterns, DC's slate, Lazarus, Lithgow is Dumbledore, Kathleen Kennedy, Punisher, Revenge of the Sith, Razzies, lots more

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Geekshow Arcade: Nvidia is Dropping the Ball! 37:55

23 days ago37:55

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-No Doi, SONY: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/former-sony-exec-finally-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-putting-playstation-games-on-pc-is-almost-like-printing-money/# -Farewell Monolith. Another victim of idiot executives: Warner Bros. closes Monolith Productions and MultiVersus studio, cancels Wonder Woman game -Fable delayed to 2026: Xbox has delayed its Fable reboot until 2026 -The 5 people who got GPUs better check to see if they’re defective: Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue -32 Bit PhysX is dead on 50 series cards: Hope you weren’t planning to play PhysX games on Nvidia’s new 50-series GPUs -Framework gaming desktop? I want it. Framework “2nd Gen” event. https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-moves-into-desktops-2-in-1-laptops-at-second-gen-event -PC gamers play less than console gamers? I think this data is bias. https://clawsomegamer.com/40-pc-gamers-spend-less-than-5-hours-a-week-playing/ -Europe Rejoice! Balatro appeals PEGI 18 classification to PEGI 12!. Your kids can still spend that sweet sweet money on Balatro. In other news, the US still has DOGE… https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-wins-formal-appeal-to-reclassify-poker-game-as-pegi-12…

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Geekshow Helpdesk: AI, Robots, and Quantum Computing 1:03:31

25 days ago1:03:31

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-Now I have become death, The destroyer of worlds: https://www.rdworldonline.com/protoclone-v1-1000-artificial-muscles-power-this-sweating-robots-human-like-moves/ -Aaaaaaaccccckkkk I WANT THIS: Sigma’s BF is a minimalist full-frame camera with no memory card slot -Pirating isn’t stealing. Seeding is: Meta Claims Torrenting Pirated Books Isn't Illegal Without Proof of Seeding -Microsoft’s first Quantum Computing chip announced: Microsoft Reveals Its First Quantum Computing Chip, the Majorana 1 -Apple is developing their own modems now: Apple’s first in-house iPhone modem is the C1 -Did Microsoft just…push us to consumer quantum computing? Majorana 1 Youtube video will start the hype train for sure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSHmygPQukQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZXl33t8So&t=1252s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkvrQUSJC0 https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/ https://www.technowize.com/microsoft-majorana-1-chip-quantum-computing-breakthrough/#:~:text=Majorana%20Particles%E2%80%94Turning%20a%20Concept%20Into%20Reality&text=These%20are%20hypothetical%20particles%20or,way%20that%20can%20be%20used. -Capitalism strikes our dearest pals Notepad and MS Paint…it’s not so bad though https://www.pcworld.com/article/2614943/microsoft-is-paywalling-these-features-in-notepad-and-paint.html -Robots! https://apnews.com/article/mlb-robot-umpires-abs-9034454b5a795262bf97446ff38d0361 https://www.robotics247.com/article/robot_umpire_automated_ball_strike_abs_system_debuts_at_mlb_spring_training -AI Computer Speak https://www.makeuseof.com/ai-chatbots-speak-unintelligible-language/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7300116692964126721/…

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Geekshow Live! Infinite Swirl 1:19:54

28 days ago1:19:54

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Basket Full of Heads, Sgt Rock, James Bond, Clayface, Nova/Strange Academy/Terror inc. MOTU, Avatar: Last Airbender, Murderbot, Las Vegas' Universal Horror Unleashed, Lukes 'Medal of Yavin', Rebecca loved The Monkey, lots more

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Geekshow Arcade: Sony State of Play 1:02:56

4 weeks ago1:02:56