Episodes
El Kaiser shares his thoughts regarding later seasons of 'The Expanse' on Amazon Prime and 'WandaVision' on Disney+ and J.D. has a smattering of tech news along with resources on how to find out when you and your family can get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Published 02/10/21
El Kaiser and J.D. ponder the latest Web whimsy, as well as Google and Apple's fight against the ongoing problems of the world, other tech news and fun things to do with your smartphone's camera.
Published 01/28/21
Published 01/13/21
Published 12/24/20
After long, unintended absence, El Kaiser and J.D. are back to praise The Mandalorian, chew on the news, talk audio hardware and mourn the loss of the iconic radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory.
Published 12/11/20
News on Apple finally rolling out its four iPhone 12 models, Facebook finally bans Holocaust-denial content and and a House committee finally produces its report on Big Tech and monopoly plus a review of AKG K553 MKII headphones.
Published 10/20/20
El Kaiser and JD get back to business with a pile of news and this week's episode also offers suggestions for science-fiction television entertainment to temporarily make you forget the current state of this world.
Published 09/29/20
El Kaiser has thoughts on Star Wars: Resistance and J.D. shares some tips on what to do with your old gear after you upgrade to new stuff. All this and more, right here on PTJ 343!
Published 08/24/20
The recent weather across much of North American isn't the only thing that's been a little toasty — TikTok, Big Tech and the kids who hacked Twitter last month are also feeling the heat.
Published 08/06/20
El Kaiser and JD have questions — and opinions — but just dial up PTJ 341 to get answers to some of their inquiries!
Published 07/25/20
El Kaiser and J.D. discuss The Social Network's latest moves, along with the other tech news of recent days, like Apple's World Wide Developers Conference announcements and product updates from Google.
Published 07/03/20
El Kaiser and J.D. drop in for a quick roundup of tech news, including rising tensions at social media companies, ongoing pandemic fallout and the newfound popularity of... online word-processing software.
Published 06/10/20
Twitter’s act of adding fact-checking labels to a couple of presidential tweets set off a storm in the social-media world — almost at the same time real-life stormy weather caused officials to scrub the NASA-SpaceX launch to the International Space Station, the first on an United States rocket since 2011.
Published 05/30/20
Are podcasts The Next Big Thing — again? With Spotify, Amazon and Apple all scrapping to get big names and fresh content while throwing around big money, it sure seems like something’s going on.
Published 05/27/20
Thinking of spending some of your inside time recording a podcast or your own music? After a tour through the week's technology headlines with J.D., El Kaiser offers some shopping tips on microphones that make you sound way better than the one built into your laptop.
Published 05/19/20
Comic-book worlds (and their heroes) are great for passing the time or taking your mind to new places when you're stuck inside — and this week's episode offers insights on the Batwoman TV show as well as making your own comics (even if drawing isn't your strong point).
Published 05/09/20
Contact tracing! It's all the rage around the world as countries try to track the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus though voluntary smartphone apps.
Published 05/01/20
As much of the United States drifts into its second month of lockdown to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the joy of playing old predictable games in decidedly unpredictable times.
Published 04/24/20
El Kaiser and J.D. discuss Apple and Google joining forces to create a platform to track the COVID-19, along with the other tech headlines of the week.
Published 04/16/20
As much of the country continues huddling at home to avoid spreading the coronavirus, El Kaiser and J.D. keep themselves busy with a look at the recent technology news and much more.
Published 04/09/20
As the COVID-19 virus batters the global economy, El Kaiser and J.D. continue to self-isolate and offer up their own ideas to keep from getting too shackwacky.
Published 04/01/20
As more states and cities tell citizens to stay out of public places and do their part to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, El Kaiser and J.D. fire up the microphones in their respective recording bunkers to discuss the latest tech news.
Published 03/23/20
Click into PTJ 328 to have a listen wherever you happen to spending your international public health crisis!
Published 03/16/20
The global spread of the coronavirus is starting to take a bite out of the tech industry in multiple ways, but hey, the news wasn't all bad — a major fast-food chain is now selling a bag of bacon as a tasty snack.
Published 03/01/20
El Kaiser shares an appraisal of his recent binge-watching content and after a stroll through recent tech headlines, J.D. offers a (Hopefully) Helpful Hint about protect you and yours from an increasingly common bank scam.
Published 02/17/20