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Flashback: Katie & Rizz are shaping the fate of Little Kitty in Little Kitty Big City!
Will they climb buildings or nap on sidewalks?
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#GKLive #LittleKittyBigCity #LetsPlay

AwesomeCast Weekly — Issue #752 Your words edition of the AwesomeCast Podcast!

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This week we built a livestream studio in a U-Haul 🚚, went off-road with Baja SAE, and heard how Katie “Godzilla” Dudas learned to surf in Santa Cruz 🏄‍♀️

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She left Duncan. She crossed a bridge. We STILL don’t understand this movie. Katie & Sorg unravel The Honeymoon Pact in our latest Patreon after show.
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#MovieNight #PatreonOnly #AwesomeCastAfterDark @sorgatron.com @dudders.bsky.social

🎥 A GoPro on the edge.
🚗 “It went under a car. A leg popped off. We fixed it. It lived.”
@Sorgatron shares the most chaotic moment of the race — when the cars weren’t the story, the GoPro was.
🎧 Full AwesomeCast 752: www.patreon.com/posts/awesom...
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“It was like I was in a DCOM — just wipeout after wipeout montage style.”
@dudders.bsky.social shares her unforgettable Santa Cruz surf experience with @FirstDescents — complete with healing, laughter, and a GoPro-worthy performance 📹🌊
🎧 Full episode of #AC752
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“I didn’t realize how badly I wanted to do it until I did it.”
@dudders.bsky.social shares her experience learning to surf in Santa Cruz through @FirstDescents — a nonprofit bringing adventure to cancer survivors.

🎧 Full AwesomeCast 752: www.patreon.com/posts/awesom...
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🌊 Katie Surfs for the First Time… with Sea Lions! 🦭
In this clip from #AC752 , Katie Dudas shares her life-changing adventure with @FirstDescents — surfing in Santa Cruz, seeing whales, sea lions, and learning to ride the waves with a little help from pizza. 🍕
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🎥 VIDEO DROP: #AC752

🛻 Livestream from a U-Haul
🏄‍♀️ Katie catches waves with @firstdescents
🤖 Meta AI modifies your photos without warning
🧱 Minecraft climate game?!

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We livestreamed from a U-Haul 🛻
Katie surfed for the first time 🌊
Meta AI is editing your pics 😳
Game Pass costs more 🎮
Minecraft teaches climate change 🧱

🎧 Listen to #AC752 now: www.patreon.com/posts/awesom...
@sorgatron.com @profpod.bsky.social @dudders.bsky.social
#TechPodcast #AItools

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🖥️ Can't tell the difference between AI versus real life?

🤖 Is this the future? #Sora2 #AI

Discussing this and much more on the AwesomeCast podcast!

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🤏 Mini Baja?
Tune in to the AwesomeCast Podcast right now to learn more!

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🏎️ Interested in learning more about the Baja SAE motorsports competition?

We're live discussing this and more on the AwesomeCast podcast!

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🏄‍♀️ Surfing in September?

Tune in to the AwesomeCast Podcast right now to learn more!

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We're live right now on the Awesomecast podcast discussing everything awesome! 😄

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🍁 The dreaded Leaf Project.
Every kid had to do it. Nobody asked for it. 😂
We relive one of the worst school projects ever.
🎥 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #Throwback #SchoolProjects #Relatable

🌩️ Storm recovery vs. mystery issues — which would you rather troubleshoot?
We talk about why solving problems early in production makes or breaks a live event.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #EventTech #VideoProduction #LiveStreaming

🦎 Meet Hank, the iguana who stole the show at Formula SAE EV!
Katie took on a new role at the event — and the lizard became the unofficial mascot.
🎥 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...

🏎️ Shooting the student Formula competition at Michigan International Speedway isn’t easy.
We talk about the challenges of live video production at the track — running cables, dealing with fences, and keeping the signal alive.
🎥 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...

MMA event video production chaos 💥
Wi-Fi disaster at Split Rock Resort (only Verizon worked), last-minute graphics madness—and we still pulled it off live.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...

Wireless lessons from the track:
📡 Height matters — get your gear above the buildings!
📻 And yes, even “non-interfering” radios will mess with you.
📺 Full AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...

The LEGO Death Star is $1,000 and worth every brick:
• 9,023 pieces
• 38 characters — Luke x3, Stormtroopers, Crimson Troopers & more
• 20 inches tall with layered builds + hidden surprises

Full geek-out session on #AC743 👉 www.AwesomeCast.com
#LEGOStarWars #LEGODeathStar #AwesomeCast

LEGO has gone full collector mode:
🧱 $1,000 Death Star
🎄 Gingerbread AT-AT
🔥 Cocoa, lights, and even Darth Vader cookie-style

We geek out over both sets on #AC743 👉 www.AwesomeCast.com
#LEGOStarWars #HolidayLEGO #TechPodcast #AwesomeCast

The iPhone 17 Pro is orange now 🍊
And it has a “plateau” camera design — that still wobbles 🤷‍♂️

We react to the color choices, lens layout, and GameCube vibes on #AC743
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#iPhone17Pro #TechPodcast #OrangeiPhone #AwesomeCast #AppleDesign

From 90°F track days to 115°F in Vegas, our gear kept rolling. 🔥
Stress-testing equipment is the key to surviving brutal conditions in live production.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #EventTech #GearTest #ProductionTips

Forget high-end gear—sometimes a few zip ties are the real MVP of live production. 🙌
We improvised and pulled off the perfect setup.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #EventTech #ProductionHacks #ZipTie

Event tech fail → viral win. 🙌
Our speedway setup had major issues, but we fixed it & ended up with thousands of views.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #TechFails #EventTech #LiveStreaming

Ever had your calendar hacked so badly you don’t even know what meeting you’re supposed to be in? 😂
That’s our tech fail story this week on AwesomeCast 738.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #TechFail #Calendar #Productivity

Back when Pittsburgh’s Auto Drive Challenge started, it was run like a PodCamp! 🚗🎙️
Community-first, grassroots, and collaborative—before it became the event it is today.
📺 AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #AutoDrive #Pittsburgh #STEM

Then: making kites. 🪁
Now: coding robots. 🤖
STEM education has transformed for the next generation of innovators.
Watch the full AwesomeCast 738: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8E5...
#AC738 #STEM #Robotics #Education