{"id":3219,"date":"2011-11-02T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T21:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?page_id=3219"},"modified":"2020-05-22T18:40:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T23:40:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">Technorama is an award winning audio podcast that takes a light-hearted look at tech, science, sci-fi, and all things geek. Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Steppe have a good time covering odd and quirky news stories that many blogs, and most podcasts don&#8217;t cover. It&#8217;s like hanging out with your geeky friends and having a good time. Here&#8217;s a list of some of the fun topics Chuck and Kreg have covered since starting in 2005.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul id=\"internal-source-marker_0.19526367331346284\">\n<li><em>Pigeons in zero gravity<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A woman who owns the sun<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A man who reverse engineered the atom bomb<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How DnD is responsible for gang violence<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The trials and tribulations of being a cat with artificial limbs<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Why a certain breed of fish has mustaches<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Campus kids with a motorized couch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Legos used in all sorts of unusual ways<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Light sabers that can\u2019t be called light sabers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dr. Who news<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek news<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Strange stories from yester-year<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>and of course, Unicorn meat<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Of course, like a stock analyst &#8211; past trends are no indication of future performance. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Along with fun, geeky stories, Chuck and Kreg also do original comedy segments, audio tours, and interviews with some really cool people. Here&#8217;s some of the places they&#8217;ve been in the past:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hoover Dam<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Star Trek &#8211; The Experience (Las Vegas)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Paramount Farms (Lost Hills CA)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carnival Cruise Lines<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Previous interviews include:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mythbusters<em> hosts, Adam Savage and Grant Imahara<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>History Channel&#8217;s <\/em>Deep Sea Detectives<em> hosts, John Chatterton and Richie Kohler<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Revision3 and Digg&#8217;s founder, Kevin Rose<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>NASA Division Chief, Bud Thacker<\/em><\/li>\n<li>X-Files<em> star, inventor, and comedian, Dean Haglund<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Theoretical physicist and author, Dr. Michio Kaku<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Game designer and astronaut, Richard Garriott<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tech evangelist, Robert Scoble<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sr. Astronomer at SETI, Dr. Seth Shostak<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>and many more<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/ParsecLogo2011_BWinner-e1315155156312.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/print\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/ParsecLogo2011_BWinner-e1315155156312.jpg?fit=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Print&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parsec Winner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/ParsecLogo2011_BWinner-e1315155156312.jpg?fit=150%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3126\" title=\"Parsec Winner\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/ParsecLogo2011_BWinner-e1315155156312.jpg?resize=150%2C133&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a>Did I mention awards? Technorama was a finalist for a Parsec Award for excellence in podcasting in the technology category in 2007 and a 2011 winner of a Parsec Award for best comedy\/parody podcast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Hosts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/snc-headshot-133.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/snc-headshot-133\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/snc-headshot-133.jpg?fit=131%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"131,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1278922184&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2010 photographerjames.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chuck-headshot-133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/snc-headshot-133.jpg?fit=131%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3220\" title=\"Chuck-headshot-133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/snc-headshot-133.jpg?resize=131%2C133&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chuck Tomasi Headshot\" width=\"131\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/chucktomasi.com\">Chuck Tomasi<\/a> is an IT professional with nearly 40 years experience in a variety of topics from networks to databases to programming to management. He is a recognized leader in providing innovative and effective solutions to global Fortune 500 organizations. He hosts several podcasts hosted at c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\">huckchat.com<\/a> including Freestyle, Radio Yesterday, and Gmail Podcast. Chuck is also the co-author of Wiley Publishing&#8217;s <em>Podcasting for Dummies<\/em>. In his spare time he has served as the VP of Communications and President of his local <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkhdi.com\">HDI<\/a> chapter, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.titletownhdi.com\">Titletown HDI<\/a> and founder of the Fox Cities Managers group. Chuck is also a 3rd degree Karate black belt and blue belt in Jiu Jitsu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/2794859955_461e74df27_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?fit=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"260,260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2794859955_461e74df27_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?fit=260%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3266\" title=\"2794859955_461e74df27_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/11\/2794859955_461e74df27_o.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spyndle.com\">Kreg Steppe<\/a> has several interests in creative writing, photography, audio production, and web application development. Currently working as a web developer, and have been for the last 10 years, working with web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Apache, and IIS. Kreg&#8217;s work has lead him to create rich and robust solutions including writing a custom intranet, extranet, and workflow applications. Previously in another IT life, Kreg has worked as a bench tech all the way up to network integration as well as at one point running his own ISP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/dragoncon-2011-parsec-awards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kyle Nishioka&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315049731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kyle Nishioka&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;12800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DragonCon 2011 - Parsec Awards&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DragonCon 2011 &amp;#8211; Parsec Awards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3221\" title=\"DragonCon 2011 - Parsec Awards\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/chuck-kreg-parsec.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Chuck and Kreg are co-authors of Pearson&#8217;s <em>Teach Yourself WordPress <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/about\/wp3-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?fit=200%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,307\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WP3-cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?fit=200%2C307&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3222\" title=\"WP3-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2011\/09\/WP3-cover.jpg?resize=200%2C198&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>in 10 Minutes<\/em> and the follow up <em>Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes<\/em> and host the companion podcast <em>Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes&#8230; in 10 Minutes<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Show Technorama is an award winning audio podcast that takes a light-hearted look at tech, science, sci-fi, and all things geek. 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