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August 12, 20261 hr 3 min

Episode 811: Quantum Flux and Vintage Floppies

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. What’s in a number? – 811 811 is a prime number, it’s the 141st prime. It has a twin prime of 809 In binary it is 1100101011. In hex, it’s 32B. Which is also a bra size. Industrial Engineering: In mechanical engineering, “32B” is an international standard designation (under ISO 606 and DIN 8187) for a heavy-duty reinforced roller chain. This specific European B-series chain has a large 2-inch pitch and is used to transmit power in massive industrial machinery. Legal and Regulatory Codes: It often appears as a subsection indicator in laws or regulations. For example, in the UK and Northern Ireland, Article 32B dictates the specific legal requirements for street-bail notices issued by police officers. The number to call before you dig in US and Canada Health Services (Canada): In Canadian provinces, dialing 811 reaches non-emergency telehealth services for medical advice. Angel Numbers: In numerology and spiritual beliefs, seeing the number 811 is thought to represent financial prosperity, self-confidence, and new beginnings. Feedback Question of the week Discord Facebook On This Day In History for August 12, 2026 Today is the 224th day of the year, with 141 days remaining in 2026. We begin back in 1492, when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Canary Islands during his first voyage toward the New World. In 1851, inventor Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his groundbreaking sewing machine. Moving to 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister performed the world’s first antiseptic surgery. Fast forward to 1953, when the Soviet atomic bomb project detonated “RDS-6s,” also known as Joe 4, utilizing a layered thermonuclear scheme. In 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, marking its first successful communications satellite. It was on this date in 1977 that the Space Shuttle Enterprise made its very first free flight. In 1981, personal computing took a giant leap forward with the release of the IBM Personal Computer. And in 1990, Sue Hendrickson discovered “Sue” in South Dakota, which remains the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Abraham Zacuto, the influential Jewish astronomer, mathematician, and historian, born 574 years ago today. Legendary director and producer Cecil B. DeMille, who entered the world 145 years ago. French physicist and academic Jean Cabannes, born 141 years ago today. Renowned Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger, born 139 years ago. American actor Joe Besser, who entered the world 119 years ago today. Scottish publisher and Guinness World Records co-founder Norris McWhirter, born 101 years ago today. His twin brother and fellow Guinness World Records co-founder, Ross McWhirter, also born 101 years ago today. Belgian-French mathematician Jacques Tits, born 96 years ago. South African chemist and academic David King, who turns 87 today. American computer scientist Dorothy E. Denning, celebrating her 81st birthday today. And actor, director, and screenwriter Jim Beaver, who is turning 76 today. Listener Birthdays 13 – Christine Fiore MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This! 17 – Clive Jevons, Baeumenheim German, Kevin (SusietheGeek’s son and Geek in Training) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for Aug 12, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News August 2026 Satellite Puzzler Is This Giant Celestial Body a Moon, a Planet or Something in Between? The Strange Object Calls Astronomical Labels Into Question Hacks & Strange Stories The mystery behind glowing pickles | Science News Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Ancient Greek rings may have been made from iron that fell from space – Greek City Times Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve WebbAmber Elstad Ensign Alexis DuranAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon Visit our store at chuckchat.com/teepublic What Did I Learn? Chuck How to make an NPM package! Learned about the Repebble Index 01 ring You don’t need to enter the passcode to close the garage door, just press enter I learned about manifest.json Pass me the remote Chuck The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Netflix) The Rise and Fall of Motorola, the Chip Giant That Powered Apple and Lost the PC War to Intel How Star Trek’s Original Phaser Prop Was Built The Grid That Doubles the Strength of the Ground Massive Iceberg Collapses and Flips Over in Ilulissat, Greenland | Full Event in 4K! (July 25, 2026) What Happened to Lotus 1-2-3? Why the Spreadsheet King Disappeared Inside World’s Largest Cruise Ship Graveyard 7 Sensors You Should NEVER Use in a Product Red Planet Mars (1952) [Full Movie] — Classic Cold War Sci-Fi Drama Starring Peter Graves Kreg (Finished) Ride or Die – Prime Psych (rewatch) – Peacock Geek Library 13 New Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Check Out in August 2026 10 Things About the August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Question of the week What obsolete tech noise do you genuinely miss hearing? (dial-up modems, floppy drive clicks, dot-matrix printers) Patreon Topic this week Chuck’s latest software project End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

August 5, 202656 min

Episode 810: Defragging the Holodeck

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW:If an alien probe dropped off a surprise cargo delivery in your backyard, what sci-fi technology are you hoping is inside? Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for Aug 5, 2026 This is the 217th day of the year, with 148 days remaining. We start all the way back in 1583, when Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed St. John’s, Newfoundland, establishing the first English colony in North America. Turning to 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Southampton on its initial voyage toward North America, though a leak in its companion ship forced them to dock in Dartmouth. Fast forward to 1884, when workers laid the foundation for an iconic monument by setting the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Just four years later in 1888, Bertha Benz completed the world’s first long-distance automobile trip, driving from Mannheim to Pforzheim in Germany. In 1914, urban driving changed forever when the first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio. Moving to 1926, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini performed an incredible feat, spending 91 minutes submerged in a sealed underwater tank before escaping. On this date in 1957, American Bandstand made its national television debut on ABC, bringing popular music and youth dance culture to millions. And in 1973, the Soviet Union launched Mars 6 on its mission to explore the Red Planet. Turning to notable birthdays on this August 5th, we start by remembering those from the past: Danish-born Russian navigator and explorer Vitus Bering was born 345 years ago today. Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel came into the world 224 years ago. English explorer and former Governor of Jamaica Edward John Eyre was born 211 years ago today. Born 164 years ago in 1862 was Joseph Merrick, the English man famed for his life with severe physical deformities. Pioneering German chemist Carl Harries entered the world 160 years ago today. Renowned Brazilian physician and epidemiologist Oswaldo Cruz was born 154 years ago. Iconic American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, was born 96 years ago today. English-American astronomer Brian G. Marsden was born 89 years ago today. As for those celebrating today, trailblazing American physicist Shirley Ann Jackson turns 80. Prominent American astrophysicist France A. Córdova is celebrating her 79th birthday. And beloved American actress Maureen McCormick reaches the milestone age of 70 today. Listener Birthdays 6 – Fritz The German 6 – Julie Tomasi 8 – Philippa Ballantine 9 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991] 9 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo) 10 – Sam Martin 11 – Steve Wozniak 11 – David Brewer (Tyrion The Imp) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for Aug 5, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News NASA Satellites Are Watching Earth’s Newest Island Rise From the Sea Hacks & Strange Stories NASA Captured the Black Sea Turning Brilliant Turquoise From Space Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Remembering The Zilog Z80 As It Turns Fifty Years Old | Hackaday BASICally, Its Retro Machine Language | Hackaday Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve WebbAmber Elstad Ensign Alexis DuranAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon Visit our store at chuckchat.com/teepublic Pass me the remote Chuck Grant (Netflix) Pompeii: Out of Time (with Tom Hiddleston) Resident Alien (Netflix) Kreg Cape Fear (Done) – Apple TV Spider-Man Brand New Day – Theater Things I Learned NEW SEGMENT Kreg Gmail: Manage Subscriptions Chuck: lvh.me Subscribing to GitHub/Copilot for coding Directions say swish mouthwash for 60 seconds eBay has a ‘time away’ feature Don’t try to carry small pieces of pizza on wax paper Question of the week If humanity’s digital footprint suddenly went dark tomorrow, what single internet meme or forum post would you hope survives as our final message to the cosmos? Patreon Topic this week Chuck’s coding again! Find out what he’s learning. End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

July 29, 202641 min

Episode 809: Unexpected reboot in Aisle 4

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: If you had to replace your car’s horn with a… – Facebook Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for July 29, 2026 This is the 210th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 155 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1818, that French physicist Augustin Fresnel submitted his prizewinning “Memoir on the Diffraction of Light”, precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light. July 29, 1914, The Cape Cod Canal opened. On July 29, 1945, The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. It was on this date in 1957, that The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. Also today in 1958, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). On July 29, 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launched on STS-51 -F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent.. It was also this date in 2005 that Astronomers announced their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. It was 5 years ago today that The International Space Station temporarily spun out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: English cartographer and publisher, George Bradshaw, born on this date in 1801. Isidor Isaac Rabi, the American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate was born 128 years ago today. American scientist and engineer, Edgar Cortright, born on this date in 1923. Jim Marshall, the English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification was born 103 years ago today. Also born on that same date in 1940, American chemist, Betty Harris. American director and producer Ken Burns is 73 today. Also born on that same date in 1965, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter, Dean Haglund. Also turning 54 today is American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wil Wheaton. Listener Birthdays 29 – Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast 29 – John Kratzer 30 – Brian Hunt aka Zaphodbblx 31 – Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years) 31 – Denise Inglis And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 29, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News NASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems | ScienceDaily Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface photo of the day for July 22, 2026 | Space Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve WebbAmber Elstad Ensign Alexis DuranAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon Visit our store at chuckchat.com/teepublic Pass me the remote Kreg Ride or Die – AppleTV Star Trek Strange New Worlds – Paramount+ Duel (1971) – DVD Sheep Detectives (Prime) Chuck Grant (Netflix) The Cosmic Man (YouTube) Sheep Detectives (Prime) Pompeii: Out of time with Tom Hiddleston (Hulu) Geek Library One of 50: The First #computer #apple Ever Sold | #sothebys – YouTube Question of the week If an alien probe dropped off a surprise cargo delivery in your backyard, what sci-fi technology are you hoping is inside? Patreon Topic this week Chuck’s mystery charge End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

July 22, 202658 min

Episode 808: Proof That I Am Definitely Not A Robot

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: Scientists proved octopuses can use mirrors… Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for July 22, 2026 This is the 203rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 162 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1598, that William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, was entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material. 320 years ago today, The Acts of Union 1707 were agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each country’s Parliament, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was 233 years ago today that Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America. On July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote “America the Beautiful” after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado. 132 years ago today, The first ever motor race was held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the “official” victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his three-horsepower petrol engined Peugeot. Aviator Wiley Post returned to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 49 minutes on this date in 1933. Also on July 22, 1951, Soviet space dogs Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return. Also today in 1962, Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flew erratically several minutes after launch and had to be destroyed. It was also this date in 2019 that Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission developed by Indian Space Research Organisation after Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in a GSLV Mark III M1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, and also included the Vikram lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German-Russian physicist and academic, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, born on this date in 1711. German mathematician and astronomer, Friedrich Bessel was born 242 years ago today. Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1887. Also born on that same date in 1936, American mathematician, Geraldine Claudette Darden. English biochemist and academic, Philip Cohen is 81 today. Also turning 71 today is American actor Willem Dafoe. Canadian actor, director, and producer, Colin Ferguson is 54 today. Listener Birthdays 23 – John Miller Jr. 23 – Dave Perillo, MegaPodTastic and Montygog’s Art-O-Rama! 26 – Aaron Heath 27 – Wife of Will The Computer Guy And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 22, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News A Chinese Spacecraft Just Arrived At Earth’s ‘Quasi Moon’ NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Chemistry From Another World Found in The Famous Hillsborough Meteorite : ScienceAlert Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When This ancient sea worm has “bio-metal” jaws unlike anything scientists have seen | ScienceDaily Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve WebbAmber Elstad Ensign Alexis DuranAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon  2026 t-shirts (and other products) are available on our store https://chuckchat.com/teepublic Pass me the remote Kreg Michael – Airplane Little Brother – Netflix Contact – YouTube (Free) Chuck Star Trek: Mind Meld (book) The Borroughs (Netflix) Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (Netflix) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Plex) Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (Netflix) Washington (Netflix) Theodore Roosevelt (Netflix) Thomas Jefferson (Netflix) Kronos (YouTube) Geek Library Decapitated robot keeps fighting : r/ThatsInsane Techmoan video – Say It/Play It Question of the week If you had to replace your car’s horn with a sound effect from a movie or TV show, what would it be—and would it actually help traffic? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

June 17, 202650 min

Episode 807: Another Glitch in the Matrix

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Email from Carter! QOTW: What is the funniest or most creative way you’ve ever messed with an automated system, a spam bot, or an overly persistent telemarketer? Discord Facebook On This Day In History for June 17, 2026 This is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 197 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1579 that Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England. 419 years ago The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. Today in 1631, Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal. Also today in 1673, French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course. It was 242 years ago today that Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar. 176 years ago today, In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result. June 17, 1885, The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison 76 years ago today. Also today in 1940, The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. It was 71 years ago today that Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic. 52 years ago, The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord’s Prayer in public schools. Also today in 1967, The People’s Republic of China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist on this date in 1985. It was 21 years ago today that Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: French astronomer and cartographer César-François Cassini de Thury born on this date in 1714. Also born on this date in 1800, the 3rd Earl of Rosse and Anglo-Irish astronomer, William Parsons/ An inventor who receives far less credit than is due, Ruth Graves Wakefield would have been 112 today, she is credited with creating the chocolate chip cookie. Armenian chess player Tigran Petrosian was born June 17, 1929. American engineer of many aircraft innovations, Burt Rutan turns 72 today. and our lovable Rory from Doctor Who, actor Arthur Darvill is 33. Listener Birthdays 17 – Digital Dan from the Hook Show 18 – Luke (platypuss72) 18 – Xianfox from Appleton 19 – Steven (sphen603) 21 – Ascii Adam from the Hook Show 22 – Lance Heath 22 – Jack Stevens 22 – Chris Martinez And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 17, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News NASA’s Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – NASA Science Hacks & Strange Stories Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next | Discover Wildlife Scientists discover a strancge property in rice and turn it into a smart material | ScienceDaily Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Scientists Identify The World’s Biggest Known Scorpion, The Size of a Dog : ScienceAlert Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon Pass me the remote Kreg Murdoch Mysteries – Hulu Cape Fear – AppleTV Chuck The Witness (Netflix) FDR – Netflix Question of the week Scientists proved octopuses can use mirrors as tools, but what do you think an octopus actually says to itself when it looks in the mirror for the first time? Patreon Topic this week What Chuck bought at a Star Trek auction End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

June 10, 20261 hr 3 min

Episode 806: My Lord, There is Plutonium in the Kmart Parking Lot!

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Voice mail from Krazy Joe, Krazy Joe, and Krazy Joe x 5 If you had a working Transporter (Star Trek like), what is the single most anticlimactic place you would use it to beam to? Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for June 10, 2026 This is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 204 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1793, that The Jardin des Plantes museum opened in Paris. A year later, it became the first public zoo. Also today in 1829, The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the Thames in London. That same date in 1854, The United States Naval Academy graduated its first class of students. It was 91 years ago today that Dr. Robert Smith took his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. That same date in 1947, Saab produced its first automobile. It was also this date in 2002 that the first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans was carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. The Spirit rover was launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission on this date in 2003. It was also this date in 2018 that Opportunity rover sent its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Persian mathematician and astronomer, Abu al-Wafa’ Buzjani, born on this date in 940. Swedish physician and explorer, Carl Gustaf Ekeberg was born 310 years ago today. Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist was born on that same date in 1804. Born June 10, 1922, American actress and singer Judy Garland. German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic, Friedrich L. Bauer, born on this date in 1924. James McDivitt, the American general, pilot, and astronaut was born 97 years ago today. Born June 10, 1932, French mathematician and academic Pierre Cartier. German computer scientist and academic, Susanne Albers is 61 today. Listener Birthdays 10 – Weber (BTW June 10 – AA was founded 1935) 15 – Miss Eliza Sea from Wingin’ It 3D 16 – Joe Edmisson 16 – Jason from The Angry Geek And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 10, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News 3D-printed rocket fuel successfully tested, could enable lighter missiles and faster production rates — new additive manufacturing process tested at 1,800 PSI | Tom’s Hardware LinkedIn user hides AI prompt injection in bio to force recruitment spam to be sent in Olde English prose — bots also manipulated to address user as ‘My Lord’ | Tom’s Hardware Student Captures Cosmic Radiation on Film by Sending Negative to Space Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Relive Kmart’s Glory Days Through Throwback In-Store Music – Nerdist The Virtual OS Museum Lebts You Emulate 1700+ Operating Systems From as Far Back as 1948 Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon Pass me the remote Chuck Joker: Folie à Deux (airplane) Abraham Lincoln (Netflix) Our Oceans (Netflix) In The Heart of the Sea (airplane) Finished Peaky Blinders and followup movie “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Sitting Bull (Netflix) Kreg After Life Season 1 – (Netflix) Doc Martin – DVD/Acorn Corridor Crew – Youtube Question of the week What is the funniest or most creative way you’ve ever messed with an automated system, a spam bot, or an overly persistent telemarketer? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

April 29, 202644 min

Podcasting Without a Net (But With a Signed Release)

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: If you were a mad scientist, what two animals would you combine to create the least threatening—but most annoying—monster? Discord | #┋question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for April 29, 2026 This is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 246 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1770, that James Cook arrived in Australia at Botany Bay, which he named. On April 29, 1826, The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 was discovered by James Dunlop. Also today in 1953, The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. That same date in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger was launched on STS-51 -B. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Scottish-English physician and polymath, John Arbuthnot, born on this date in 1667. French mathematician, physicist and engineer, Henri Poincaré was born 172 years ago today. William Randolph Hearst, the American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation was born 163 years ago today. Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1872. Harold Urey, the American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate was born 133 years ago today. Born April 29, 1915, German-American physicist and academic Henry H. Barschall. Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor, Dmitry Zaikin, born on this date in 1932. Also turning 72 today is American comedian, actor and producer Jerry Seinfeld. Also born on that same date in 1955, American actress, Kate Mulgrew. American actress, Michelle Pfeiffer, born on this date in 1958. Also turning 68 today is American actress Eve Plumb. Listener Birthdays 29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe 29 – Timothy Karre 29 – Dhruv Gupta 30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana) 3 – Keao Wright 3 – Leon 5 – Joe Mieczkowski host of Onthepodcast And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 29, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News NASA’s Revolutionary Roman Telescope, That Can Chart 200 Times More Sky Than Hubble, Is Complete And Ready For Launch A 15-Year-Old Built a $12 Electric Generator to Power Remote Homes Using Ocean Currents A nuclear first: TerraPower officially starts construction on next-gen Natrium plant in Wyoming Hacks & Strange Stories Scientists Finally Solve Mystery of ‘Golden Orb’ Found on Alaskan Seafloor Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Colossal octopuses once stalked the ancient oceans : NPR Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon  Pass me the remote Chuck Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Paramount+) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Paramount+) Top of the Lake (Hulu) YouTube channel: Our Own Devices YouTube channel: Get.History YouTube channel: The History Lounge Question of the week If you had a working Transporter (Star Trek like), what is the single most anticlimactic place you would use it to beam to? Patreon Topic this week Chuck: Thoughts on Kindle app in 2026 30+ hours of update on song app End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

April 21, 202646 min

Episode 804: The Empire Strikes Backspace

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: You get to add ONE app to the ship’s computer on the Enterprise. What is it and why? Discord Facebook On This Day In History for April 22, 2026 This is the 112nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1500, that Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Brazil (discovery of Brazil). Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico on this date in 1519. Also on April 22, 1969, British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completed the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. It was also this date in 1970 that the first Earth Day was celebrated. 49 years ago today, optical fiber was first used to carry live telephone traffic. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German astronomer and mathematician, Wilhelm Schickard, born on this date in 1592. Born April 22, 1891, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer Harold Jeffreys. American physicist and academic, J. Robert Oppenheimer, born on this date in 1904. Born April 22, 1910, American mathematician and academic Norman Steenrod. German mathematician and academic, Hanfried Lenz was born 110 years ago today. Aaron Spelling, the American actor, producer, and screenwriter was born 103 years ago today. Welsh-American chemist and astronaut, Anthony Llewellyn was born 93 years ago today. Also turning 83 today is American mathematician and professor Scott W. Williams. American businessman, pilot, and sailor, Steve Fossett, born on this date in 1944. Also turning 80 today is English physicist and author Paul Davies. British video game designer and programmer, Jeff Minter, born on this date in 1962. Also born on that same date in 1983, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist, Sam W. Heads. Listener Birthdays 26 – Stewe Lundin 26 – Frank Lopez And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 22, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News A 10-Year-Old Girl Wrote to NASA Asking Them to ‘Restore Pluto to a Planet,’ and NASA’s chief Replied with Four Words No One Expected NASA’s Mars Rover Comes Across Formation That Looks Like the Scales of a Massive Cosmic Reptile The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off : NPR Hacks & Strange Stories Quantum systems can remember and forget at the same time, scientists discover | ScienceDaily Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!b Remember When Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon  Pass me the remote Kreg Shrinking – AppleTV Big Mistakes – Netflix Chuck Moonraker – Netflix American Godfathers: The Five Families – Netflix Never Say Never Again – Netflix For Your Eyes Only – Netflix Octopussy – Netflix Geek Library I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers – here’s what a shot day looks like Question of the week If you were a mad scientist, what two animals would you combine to create the least threatening—but most annoying—monster? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

April 15, 20261 hr 0 min

Episode 803: Dial-Up to the Final Frontier

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: Aliens land in your backyard and demand to see one human invention to prove we’re worth saving. What object from your house are you handing them? Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast Voicemail Krazy Joe – whatever happened to… On This Day In History for April 15, 2026 This is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 260 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1755, that Samuel Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English Language” was published in London. Also today in 1817, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons), the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut. It was also this date in 1892 that The General Electric Company was formed. It was 114 years ago today that The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive. It was also this date in 1923 that Insulin became generally available for use by people with diabetes. Also on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball’s color line. It was 74 years ago today that saw the First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. McDonald’s restaurant dated its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois on this date in 1955. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, Leonardo da Vinci, born on this date in 1452. Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer was born on that same date in 1552. Swiss mathematician and physicist, Leonhard Euler was born 319 years ago today. Scottish physician and chemist, William Cullen, born on this date in 1710. German astronomer and academic, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was born 233 years ago today. English captain and explorer, James Clark Ross, born on this date in 1800. Hermann Grassmann, German linguist and mathematician was born on that same date in 1809. Nikolay Semyonov, the Russian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate was born 130 years ago today. Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut, Georgy Beregovoy, born on this date in 1921. Also born on that same date in 1965, Japanese engineer and astronaut, Soichi Noguchi. Listener Birthdays 16 – Donna Tomasi 18 – Skaifey (Anthony) 19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training) 21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 26, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Let’s talk about Artemus II for a bit They’ve been on ‘Mars’ for six months. Here’s how it’s going Astronomers discover a solar system 120 light-years away with two “Earths” and an arrangement so strange that it doesn’t fit any known formation model Hacks & Strange Stories Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels | Live Science Cry til you laugh: Chris Pirillo vibe codes his job-search frustrations into brutally honest apps – GeekWire A maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerDean JensenJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon  Pass me the remote Chuck The Fifth Element (Netflix) Jobs (Netflix) Dynasty: The Murdochs (Netflix) You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Netflix) Diamonds Are Forever (Netflix) Live And Let Die (Netflix) The Man With The Golden Gun (Netflix) The Spy Who Loved Me (Netflix) Shooter (Paramount+) Kreg Malcome in the Middle Reunion/Reboot – Hulu Who’s Live Anyway – Theater Question of the week You get to add ONE app to the ship’s computer on the Enterprise. What is it and why? Patreon Topic this week Chuck: Project update – The Mac Mini replacement End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord Subscribe to our Google Calendar at chuckchat.com/calendar You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

April 7, 202642 min

Episode 802: Live Long and Defragment

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW Facebook Discord On This Day In History for April 8, 2026 This is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 267 days remaining in 2026. It was on this date in 1820, that the Venus de Milo was discovered on the Aegean island of Milos. April 8, 1959, A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper met to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. That same date in 2002, The Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also became the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. It was 21 years ago today that a solar eclipse occurred, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. 12 years ago today, Windows XP reached its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse took place at the Moon’s ascending node, visible across North America. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian physician and archaeologist, Michele Mercati, born on this date in 1541. Born April 8, 1732, American astronomer and mathematician David Rittenhouse. Edmund Husserl, the German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher was born 167 years ago today. English mountaineer and explorer, Andrew Irvine, born on this date in 1902. Melvin Calvin, the American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 115 years ago today. Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer was born on that same date in 1915. Winifred Asprey, the American mathematician and computer scientist was born 109 years ago today. Listener Birthdays 14 – Danny Harnish And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 8, 2026 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News March 2026: The Goddard Centennial – Aerospace America 5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA’s Historic Launch of Artemis 2 Hacks & Strange Stories NASA Astronaut Shares Image of Bizarre Tentacled Object Growing on ISS Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Unnoticed for 68 Million Years, Scientists Found One of the Largest Eggs Ever in Antarctica Scientists Discover 120,000-Year-Old Human Footprints In Saudi Arabia : NPR Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Commander Avner BravermanMark KilfoilStewe LundinChris MartinezGary LindrosJason PollardSarah Rose Lieutenant Kyle NishiokaBen VaughanJohn NobleJohn CliffordDenise InglisSteve CodyTim CookSteve Webb Ensign Alexis DuranAmber ElstadAmy BowenBrad MillerBrian BrownChris McDanDMan CoyerJorge SchrauwenKrazy JoeMike WillsLeonMSaturday Morning MediaStephen WescheSteve TherrienSylvain Racicot If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! chuckchat.com/patreon  Pass me the remote Kreg Project Hail Mary x2 – Theater IMAX Rooster – HBO Crime 101 – Prime Chuck The Creator – Netflix Scarpetta – Prime Question of the week Aliens land in your backyard and demand to see one human invention to prove we’re worth saving. What object from your house are you handing them? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Visit our Amazon page for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff! Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428) Email at technorama@chuckchat.com We are on the Social Interwebs… Search for Technorama Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, Bsky and YouTube, etc You can also find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Join our new Discord at chuckchat.com/discord You can help support us: How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on Patreon! Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website www.chuckchat.com Also Thanks to Everyone who sent us links during the week Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook! You, for downloading and listening Tell a friend about Technorama and… binary high five

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