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Live Free or Dad Hard - A Bunch of Dads #5 - 3/6/2014 18 Comments

It's that time again! Jeff Green, Vinny Caravella, Dave Snider, and Will Smith sit down for two hardcore hours of dad talk. Topics include eating solid food, switching to milk, walking around the house, pointing at things, playing with babies, and reading the same book 30 times in a row. Enjoy!

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Episode 199d - Smashing Windows - 2/27/2014 33 Comments

This week, Will and Norm discuss cooking with water baths, testing high speed cameras, the news from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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Episode 199c - Recorded Before We Knew Whats App - 2/20/2014 36 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy Williams discuss the latest Apple rumors, Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture, the Comcast/Time-Warner merger, and router security. All that, plus what we've been testing, an update on Jeremy's Kickstarter project, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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Episode 199b - Bitcoin Explained - 2/13/2014 35 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and the Internet's Dave Snider discuss Valentine's Day, damming the Thames, playing flappy birds while flying, and Microsoft's first Android phone. All that, plus what we've been testing and your questions answered. Enjoy!

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Episode 199a - Woodworking Today - 2/6/2014 28 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Dave Snider to discuss Microsoft's new CEO, the real reason John Carmack left id software, Facebook Paper, Flickr and Facebook's launch dates, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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Episode 199 - The Eurasian Beaver - 1/30/2014 31 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and special guest Jeremy Williams discuss the B-wing's legacy in Star Wars, the rise of the Eurasian beaver, the non-existence of black holes, the sale of Motorola by Google, and how to protect yourself online. All that, plus your questions answered, what we've been testing, and fake outtakes. Enjoy!

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Episode #198 - Robot Economists - 1/23/2014 23 Comments

This week, Norm and Will are joined by the Internet's Dave Snider to discuss Netflix and net neutrality, supernovae and Stargate, and Candy Crush. All that, plus what we've been testing and reader questions. Enjoy!

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Episode 197 - Maybe We Won't Talk About Her - 1/16/2013 22 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy revisit all that CES had to offer, including an in-depth talk about the Oculus Crystal Cove prototype, the latest from Makerbot, the problem with UHD, the net neutrality situation, and SimCity's offline mode. All that, plus your questions answered and fake outtakes! Enjoy

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Episode 196 - CES 2014 - 1/9/2014 14 Comments

On the first podcast of 2014, Will and Norm are joined by Nathan Edwards (of the Wirecutter and Tested's PC building column) to talk about the stuff they saw at CES. Topics include the latest Oculus prototype, the problem with curved TVs, and the real reasons you might want to equip a 3D printer with cocoa butter. Enjoy!

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Episode 195 - So Long, 2013! - 12/19/2013 28 Comments

How did the year pass so quickly? For potentially the last podcast of 2013, Norm is joined by Wes and Jeremy to talk about robot telemarketers, Google's robotics ambitions, virtual reality, and China's historic landing on the Moon. We also discuss products we're testing, reveal a MAME machine project, and give a little preview of what to expect on Tested in 2014. Plus, predictions!

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The Lies We Tell Our Kids - A Bunch of Dads - 12/5/2013 27 Comments

A Bunch of Dads returns, full of turkey and ready to talk turkey about being dads. In honor of the upcoming holidays, Jeff Green, Dave Snider, and Will discuss the pros and cons of lying to your kids, the problem with sick kids, and the best way to deal with funky medical experiments. Enjoy!

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Episode 194 - A Very Special Episode of TIOaT - 11/21/2013 36 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Gary Whitta and Jeff Green. They discuss the Playstation 4, the last week of pre-Xbox One news, the rise of videogame streaming, the iPad Mini w/ Retina's display problems, Jeff's colonoscopy, and Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. All that, and a lot more nonsense on this week's show.

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Episode 193 - But Wait... - 11/14/2013 16 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Loyd Case and Jeremy Williams to discuss the iPad Mini's stealth launch, the imminent launch of the Playstation 4, the nature of the word review, Yahoo's domain name sale, and Avegant's new retinal projector display. All that, plus hands on with the iPad Mini w/Retina, the Nexus 5, and Loyd's camera changeover.

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Episode 192 - The Duocast - 11/07/2013 16 Comments

Apologies for the short show this week, but we barely managed to squeeze this in between other shoots this week. Topics discussed include iPad Air impressions, the Nexus 5, Android KitKat, the Surface 2, and JJ Abrams' new book S. Enjoy!

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Episode 191 - What Seems To Be the Problem, Officer? - 10/31/2013 22 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Joey share stories of OCTOBERKAST 2013, then check in on the PlayStation 4, the iPad Air reviews, Motorola's modular phone, Google's updated Glass, Dell's stinky laptops, and the real problem with the Kutch. Enjoy!

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 8 - Jeff Gerstmann, Jeff Green, Vinny Caravella, Darren Gladstone 3 Comments

OCTOBERKAST 2013 concludes with The Closers. Join the final three hours of OCTOBERKAST 2013 for talk from Jeff Gerstmann, Jeff Green, Vinny Caravella, and Darren Gladstone! Also, some people eat a few spicy peppers. For donation info, visit OCTOBERKAST.com

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 7 - LEGO Build Off, Bill Doran, Jeff Gerstmann, Adam Savage 4 Comments

The KAST rolls on with a white-knuckle LEGO Build Off, Bill Doran Skypes in to chat, and we're joined in the studio by Adam Savage! For donation info, visit OCTOBERKAST.com

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 6 - Oculus Euro Truck Continues, Oculus Horror Begins 3 Comments

Will takes over for Norm in the Oculus Endurance challenge, and Oculus Horror, Presented by Patrick Klepek begins. For donation info, vist OCTOBERKAST.com.

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 5 - Giant Bomb's Alexis and Drew, Phil Broughton, Oculus Euro Truck Sim 2 2 Comments

OCTOBERKAST 2013 marches on. After the halfway point, we're joined by Alexis and Drew from Giant Bomb, more physical violence occurs, Phil Broughton personally delivers a batch of Black Blood of the Earth, and we talk about pooping in Antarctica while Norm tries to drive a lorry in Euro Truck Sim 2 on the Oculus Rift.

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 4 - Veronica Belmont, Jake Rodkin and Chris Remo, Roberto Baldwin 5 Comments

Veronica Belmont stops by OCTOBERKAST 2013 to chat about books and slap Will, The Idle Thumbs come by and we discuss Internet history and videogames, and finally Wired's Roberto Baldwin starts the late shift at 11PM. The slappy-happy fun starts RIGHT HERE. For donation information, visit OCTOBERKAST.com.

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