Awesome Chat: Tech Interviews

We talk to the Point Park University student team currently campaigning for the Red Bull You Can Make It 2016 contest to go to Europe to barter across a country using only Red Bull cans. Meet the team and be sure to go vote for them! http://www.redbullcanyoumakeit.com/en/applications/4361/ Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook, Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

This week, we talk to fellow Podcaster Professor Buzzkill about his history debunking Podcast! Why have these historical facts gotten twisted, why is it important to correct them, and more! Find out more about the good professor at www.professorbuzzkill.com Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook, Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Brian Crawford of Rivers The River's Edge about his 24 streaming radio, bringing attention to Pittsburgh music, and more! Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook, Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Max Haot, co-founder of Livestream joins us to discuss the Movi Camera. How is this device attempting to make multicam-like editing accessible for events and more. We talk the tech in advance of the product's April 2016 release. Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Facebook, Stitcher, Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Josh Lucas of Work Hard Pittsburgh to talk about Academy Pittsburgh; a new code Academy aiming to become a new place to learn direct job skills in coding and development. We talk about the state of education, work on bringing up Pittsburgh neighborhoods like Allentown and more! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Kim Lyons, News Editor at NEXTPittsburgh.com about the site's mission to cover Pittsburgh, start ups in the city, interesting restaurants, Mayor Bill Peduto, and a digital magazine's place in the journalism landscape. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Gil Teixeira joins us to discuss CEEMI, how it lowers the barrier to make music and lowers the barrier to interact together. How did this musician end up with a product. How are they already using it around the world, here in Pittsburgh, and we finish with a curious social media strategy for his business... Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Leah Lizarondo of 412 Food Rescue joins us to discuss what the organization is doing to make sure our wasted food gets to those in need, how they are using technology to do so, how they hope to spread this to other areas, and why it is important to get GOOD food to the needy. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Les Gies joins us to discuss who goes to Tech Shop Pittsburgh, what are they making, the veteran's program, access to 3D printers, aluminum casting, the Maker Movement, and their visit from President Barack Obama! Then, we go mobile as Les takes us on a tour of the shop and what some of its members are working on now! Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Niko Triulzi of AE Dreams, a Pittsburgh company developing Turtle Mail, a mobile mini printer to relay messages and activities to kids. We talk about the product and developing it via Alphalab Gear right in Pittsburgh. Find out more at aedreams.com. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Jacob finch from Forty Eight Magazine aiming to spread what it’s like to be  in a city for 48 hours.  We discuss the online magazine, some of the other cities already aiming to get on board, and the prospect of a print magazine down the line. Read more at fortyeightmagazine.com Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment.  Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Arman Bimatov of TravelWits about the service that aims to pull together every aspect of travel (hotels, planes, transportation) to stay under your budget and discover new possibilities. We discuss developing the services, working in Alphalab, and an odd way to find a bug from a Podcast. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Carl Cimini of PCTV 21 Pittsburgh joins us in studio to discuss the state of public access television in town. What has the new renovations brought to the operation, how can public access make you better Youtube creators, and transitioning to IPTV. Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Harmonie Nkama is the founder of iBoard Interactive, a new company looking to replace and improve on the community board or digital signage in colleges and community centers with an interactive system utilizing your smart phones. We talk about the company, getting into the process of becoming a start up, and her experience at the recent Pittsburgh Civic Startup Weekend. Find out about iBoard Interactive at http://iboardinteractive.com Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Looking for Group Pittsburgh is a combined gaming center and coworking space in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We talk with John Lange and Edd Batson about the space, how they are listening to the community, surprising games that have been hits like Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator and Train Simulator, using Kickstarter to crowdfund what goes into the space, including community programs to teach kids to use a Raspberry Pi and more! Find out more about Looking for Group Pittsburgh www.lfgpgh.com or on Facebook. Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Vance Kochenderfer and Susan Rose to tell us about Ohio Linux Fest 2015! What is the state of open source software on devices, internet of things, and computers, what are some of the great talks coming to the conference, why should you be considering using Linux and more! Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Frank Murgia joins us in studio for another conversation about Podcasting. The Pittsburgh Podcast Network is a media wing of tni Media, a talent agency representing local names like Jim Kren and more. We discuss their move to video and the upcoming Pittsburgh On Demand, that old mystery of monetization, opportunity, and more from the Podcast world. Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

We talk with Kash Shaikh (@Kash_Shaikh) of #besomebody about the sharing economy, the student loan bubble, and alternative to learning for our passions, and so much more! Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

Doug Derda joins us as we talk about the history of Should I Drink That, being a long time blogger, converting to Podcasting from Shoutcast, meeting at Podcamp Pittsburgh 1, what you can get out of Podcamp Pittsburgh X, his connection with The Clarks and more! Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!

justin kownacki - podcamp pittsburgh xWe're joined by Justin Kownacki, co-founder of Podcamp Pittsburgh, celebrating it's 10th iteration August 15-16. We discuss Podcasting and online media then and now, what it takes to make content, and even a little bit about freelancing with his new FreelanceRush site. Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Help out the show with a donation! Become our boss! Go to patreon.com/awesomecast Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment. Follow Michael Sorg (@sorgatron) and @AwesomeCast for updates and live streams of our interviews! Subscribe on Spreaker, iTunes, and Youtube!