{"id":7035,"date":"2026-03-19T08:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:03:04","slug":"episode-800-0-8-kilopodcasts-of-geekery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2026\/03\/19\/episode-800-0-8-kilopodcasts-of-geekery\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 800: 0.8 Kilopodcasts of Geekery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 800\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCR-kezdhgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1Pt\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6479\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7035-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep800_260316.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep800_260316.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep800_260316.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep800_260316.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep800_260316.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>QOTW: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/pfbid0VBdHDGhUvz4LcLNvLUaAcPh6urYNXjjYKcsrE8wJ9k4cghiFQ6QfWrk2f7G2CHVcl\">What mundane, everyday task would you most<\/a> (Facebook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/455731709984636958\/1480571726931955873\">Question-of-the-week | Discord<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for March 18, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 288 days remaining in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was on this date in 1899, that Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, became the first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by William Henry Pickering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also this date in 1965 that Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov left his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes and became the first person to walk in space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That same date in 1980, A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 exploded during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>French mathematician and astronomer, Philippe de La Hire, born on this date in 1640.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Goldbach, the Prussian-German mathematician and academic was born 336 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born March 18, 1844, Russian composer and academic Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American architect and engineer, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, born on this date in 1848.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine and was born on that same date in 1858.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canadian mathematician Agnes Sime Baxter was born 156 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born March 18, 1905, American physicist and engineer Thomas Townsend Brown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American businessman, co-founded the E &amp; J Gallo Winery, Ernest Gallo, born on this date in 1909.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born March 18, 1926, American actor and director Peter Graves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danish mathematician and statistician Ole Barndorff-Nielsen was born 91 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedish physicist and astronaut, Christer Fuglesang is 69 today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>18 &#8211; Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19 &#8211; JT Shea of The Gigcast and JT Ukes at 40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19 &#8211; Michael R. 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MissingIntellect of Geek Cred<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23 &#8211; Richard Parkman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25 &#8211; Nicholas St Gabriel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26 &#8211; Chuck Tomasi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26 &#8211; Brina Baird<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29 &#8211; Marc Blackburn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for March 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSenNyl8MEsC_eVDvCerLe8wNvhgtjg2d7F0Yj0IFYl4dOU2uA\/viewform\">Birthday Calendar<\/a> link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/03\/09\/claude_legacy_code_vulns\/\">Microsoft Azure CTO says Claude found vulns in Apple II code \u2022 The Register<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacewar.com\/reports\/NASA_humanoid_robot_completes_decade_long_Edinburgh_mission_999.html\">NASA humanoid robot completes decade-long Edinburgh mission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulasurfersparadise.com.au\/more-and-more-people-are-wrapping-their-door-handles-in-aluminum-foil-and-the-reason-behind-this-odd-habit-is-surprisingly-practical\/\">More and more people are wrapping their door handles in aluminum foil \u2014 and the reason behind this odd habit is surprisingly practical \u2013 PSP News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shout out to the chat room<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remember When<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/uniteds-president-predicted-in-1976-the-airline-would-fly-supersonic-jets-in-2026-2000731526\">United&#8217;s President Predicted in 1976 the Airline Would Fly Supersonic Jets in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cheezburger.com\/40933893\/33-snapshots-of-nostalgic-tech-that-once-looked-like-the-future-because-it-was\">33 Snapshots of Nostalgic Tech That Once Looked Like the Future (Because It Was) &#8211; Geek Universe &#8211; Geek | Fanart | Cosplay | Pok\u00e9mon GO | Geek Memes | Funny pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thank you Patrons!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This show is brought to you by\u2026 YOU! 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