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Padre's Corner (Audio)

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 30

18% science, 27% irreverence, 22% current events, 56% geek life, 13% non-sequiturs and $19 of ranting. That's the formula for Padre's Corner – A show that's not necessarily about tech news, but created by those who love news about tech. Join Padre each week as he picks up the stories that fall through the cracks and geeks out with your favorite folks from around the Interwebz. Although the show is currently on hiatus, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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Score global : 79%

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Padre 29: Good Friday, Short Padre - Dealing with nuclear waste and The "Cantenna".

Episode 29

samedi 4 avril 2015 • Duration 21:51

Scientists who are helping us find a way to take care of wastes from nuclear disasters, how to build an antenna out of a can, and a mini rant on ISPs popping up with new services out of nowhere to compete with Google Fiber.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 28: Drones in Paradise - A speed trap, a drone, an Apple, and Paradise.

Episode 28

samedi 14 mars 2015 • Duration 01:07:01

Sweden rewards you for driving safely, drone enthusiasts reward you for flying safely, and tech journalist Ryan Ozawa asks you to live safely.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Ryan Ozawa

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 19: Bringing In the New Year With Steve Gibson - Super uses for magnets and Steve Gibson.

Episode 19

mercredi 7 janvier 2015 • Duration 01:05:11

Using magnets to prevent too many bubbles in beer, clean up oil spills, and an interview with Steve Gibson about coding, security, and geekiness.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Steve Gibson

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

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Padre 18: Happy New Year! - Aluminum foam, DRM hacks, and hardwareless speed boosts.

Episode 18

mercredi 31 décembre 2014 • Duration 20:42

A new engineering material that is stronger and safer than steel or fiberglass, a DRM hack for your Keurig, and how to boost the speed of your Windows 7 or 8 computer without changing hardware.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 17: The Best of 2014 - Highlights from Padre's Corner in 2014.

Episode 17

mercredi 24 décembre 2014 • Duration 02:33:06

Highlights and interviews from Padre's Corner in the year of 2014.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 16: TechWise With Robb - Robb Boyd, satellites, and batteries.

Episode 16

mercredi 10 décembre 2014 • Duration 01:04:59

LEDs and batteries and satellites -oh my! Also, Robb Boyd from TechWiseTV drops by to geek out over enterprise tech.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Robb Boyd

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 15: Podception: The Book Guys - The Book Guys, Podception, BioLite, and Geckos.

Episode 15

mercredi 3 décembre 2014 • Duration 48:17

How Geckos work and using science to imitate their wall climbing ability, an awesome camp stove called the BioLite, and a Podcast within a Podcast with The Book Guys.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Paul Alves, Jimmy Goots, and Alan Middleton

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 14: Mars Is Net Neutral, With Andy Weir - Mean people are popular, Net Neutral rant, & Andy Weir

Episode 14

mercredi 19 novembre 2014 • Duration 01:05:54

If you want people to like you on the internet, be nice... but if you want to be popular, be mean! Lasers cut up the future of nuclear power, Padre preaches about Net Neutrality, and author Andy Weir drops in to talk about publishing, movie making, and "The Martian".

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Andy Weir

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 13: Disasters With Robb Moore - Google Nano Pill, ioSafe and CEO Robb Moore.

Episode 13

mercredi 12 novembre 2014 • Duration 01:05:32

Google X is working on nano particles to seek out cancer cells in your body, the virtually indestructible ioSafe, and CEO of ioSafe, Robb Moore, this week on Padre's Corner.

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guest: Robb Moore

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

Padre 12: Racing With Tim Stevens - Tim Stevens on tech, journalism, integrity and speed.

Episode 12

mercredi 29 octobre 2014 • Duration 01:10:02

Is the future of solar in nanoparticles? Will balloon-delivered WiFi be the Internet of the future? Will Tim Stevens tell us the secrets of tech, journalism and the need for speed? Find out on this episode of Padre's Corner!

Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Tim Stevens and Bryan Burnett

Subscribe to Padre's Corner at https://twit.tv/shows/padres-corner

Music: "Swimming in Turpentine" by Josh Woodward

Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.