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The Lies We Tell Our Kids - A Bunch of Dads - 12/5/2013 23 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 33 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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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 3 - Carl Merriam, Brad Muir, Roger Chang 3 Comments

LEGO Builder Carl Merriam drops into OCTOBERKAST 2013 to talk bricks, DoubleFine's Brad Muir makes an appearance, and Revision 3 and East Meets West's Roger Chang takes a turn on the mic. For donation information, visit OCTOBERKAST.com.

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 2 - Colin Campbell, Jeremy Williams, Loyd Case 8 Comments

OCTOBERKAST 2013 marches on with Polygon's Colin Campbell, frequent This Is Only a Test guest and pinball aficionado Jeremy Williams, and board game geek Loyd Case. Witness the birth of SPACE ROCKS. For learn how to donate to our charities, visit OCTOBERKAST.com

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OCTOBERKAST 2013 - Part 1 - Intro, Brad Shoemaker, Dave Snider 10 Comments

The gang starts the show strong with the weeks tech news followed by a chat with the realest of the real people, Giant Bomb's Brad Shoemaker. Finally, Dave Snider drops to discuss stuff and things. To donate or learn more, visit OCTOBERKAST.com.

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Episode 190 - Before OCTOBERKAST - 10/24/2013 24 Comments

In the first of many hours of podcasts this week, Will, Norm, and Wes discuss Tuesday's Apple announcement, including the launch of OSX Mavericks, the new Mac Pro, adding Haswell to the Retina MacBook Pro, the all-new iPad Air, and the updated Retina iPad Mini. Enjoy, and make sure you come back on Friday at noon Pacific for the first hour of OCTOBERKAST!

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Episode 189 - Toaster Ovens - 10/17/2013 26 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Wes discuss iPad rumors, the Square Cash service, SpaceX Grasshopper's final flight, and the people who should upgrade to Windows 8.1 immediately. Enjoy!

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Episode 188 - Coconut Water - 10/10/2013 23 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and special guest Loyd Case discuss the Samsung Galaxy Gear, Nest's new smoke detector, AMD's new API, puffing guns, and HP's latest hardware. Oh, we also announce the date for OCTOBERKAST 2013. Enjoy!

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Episode 187 - Time Traveling - 10/3/2013 34 Comments

This week, Will, Norm, and Jeremy discuss Valve's new game controller, making stuffed animals in space, the more-real-than-ever prospect of living on Mars, the Surface 2, and coping strategies for the distant future. Enjoy!

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Episode 186 - It's Still Baller - 9/26/2013 12 Comments

This week, Will and Norm are joined by Jeremy Williams to discuss World Maker Faire in New York, puffed cereal, LEGO artwork, the iPhone 5s, new Kindle Fires, the Surface 2, and GTA V. Enjoy!

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Episode 185 - We're Leaving On a Jet Plane - 9/19/2013 21 Comments

On this week's show, we discuss the launch of iOS 7, iPhone 5s and 5c reviews, Bing's new logo, Voyager 1 leaving the solar system, and answer reader mail. Enjoy!

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Episode 184 - This Year's iPhones - 9/12/2013 37 Comments

On this week's episode, Will, Norm, and Gary discuss the new iPhones, iOS 7, the Vita TV, Intel's latest processor, and the politics of solar panels and electric cars. All that, plus the latest books Gary and Will are reading, and the announcement of OCTOBERKAST 2013! Enjoy!

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