Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.

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Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.

296 episodes · 8 with AI analysis

Each Sunday, Brad Shoemaker and Will Smith discuss a new technology topic. Come for the long-form conversations about virtual reality, space travel, electric cars, refresh rates, and a whole lot more. Support the pod on Patreon: http://patreon.com/techpod

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

Topics · top 10

Search engine alternatives (Kagi, DuckDuckGo, Brave Search)NAS storage planning and hard drive economicsHome electrical service upgrades and EV chargingSmart home automation and IoT device value assessmentResidential solar panels and community solar co-opsDrain cleaning and plumbing maintenanceHome energy monitoring and smart breaker panelsBattery backup systems for home powerAudio recording and podcast productionPaid privacy-focused services vs. ad-supported alternatives

Analyzed Episodes

Jul 19, 2026

348: Vincent Caravella, Back Alley Electrician

Search engine alternatives (Kagi, DuckDuckGo, Brave Search)NAS storage planning and hard drive economicsHome electrical service upgrades and EV charging
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Jul 12, 2026

347: Is That The Monster from Godzilla?

Game Recompilation vs DecompilationN64 Recompiled FrameworkXbox 360 Rex Glue Recompilation
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Apr 12, 2026

334: We Nailed the Math!

Artemis 2 Mission Architecture and TrajectorySLS Rocket Performance and Orbital MechanicsLive-Streaming Space Missions and Media Innovation
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Mar 1, 2026

328: Shared Resources, Shared Problems

Notepad++ supply chain security incident and corporate containment responseCRT vs plasma vs projection TV technology from early 2000sHDMI 2.1 switcher reliability and CEC protocol implementation
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Feb 1, 2026

324: The Intel Batman

Hallucinogenic Mushrooms and NeuroscienceElectric Vehicle Range and Regenerative BrakingHome Lab Infrastructure Design
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Feb 8, 2026

325: renderDEEZ128

TrueNAS vs bare Linux NAS comparisonZFS file system configuration and managementPodman containerization and rootless container execution
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Feb 22, 2026

327: Two Hours of War

Discord Age Verification and Content ModerationIdentity Verification and Privacy ConcernsUK Online Safety Act Implementation
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Feb 15, 2026

326: Quantumly Entangled Keyboard Switches

Hall Effect sensor technology in keyboards and miceTMR (Tunnel Magneto-Resistance) sensors vs Hall Effect comparisonMagnetic switch actuation point calibration and software configuration
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