This episode we got together to talk about nothing... but we ended up talking about too much. Too much work, that is. When opportunity comes knocking, how do you say no?

We've been talking about doing this episode for a while, but wanted to prepare our thoughts a little beforehand. We've got lots of questions, and for the time being not many answers, but it's a start.

Our trips to the year zero are back. This week we return to the past and create the worlds first 'zine. We start by trying to encode data for longevity. In an attempt to keep to a reasonable episode length we decided to limit the problem to reproducing text data for distribution. Soon we have a solution for spreading our propaganda across the ancient world. As usual we run around in circles and come up with a half-reasonable solution.

This week we travelled to big, scary Manhattan to talk to long-time guest and friend of the show, Safwan.

How much private information are you willing to give away in exchange for services or discounts?

This week, we follow our love of words and look at one of Simon's favourite words: "Skeuomorphism." It's a five dollar word for a concept that you might know more about than you think.

We're changing up our schedule for a couple months...

This week we talk about some of the smaller scale consequences of robotics, from how they will affect the design of our homes to our need for furry companionship.

This week we're transported both in space and time to find a way to bring modern transportation to ancient times. With mixed success, we consider human, steam, heat, and electrical power.

This week we step back from reality and discuss our engineering dream jobs.

This week, we use sports words to talk about things that have nothing to do with sports.

This week we return to the past and try to ensure we can eat food all year round...and not die in the process. 

This week we recap the events at CES by discussing why anyone would get into the drone/wearables/sinking ship business. We theorize that the traditional business model is better than the current crowdsourcing model, and that doing your homework is essential when entering a flooded market.

So you've used your engineering skills and acumen to create an incredible way to separate portions of bread. Primed to disrupt the world, your next step is to market your innovation...somehow?

This week we cover some of our favorite software tools! From graphics to remote control we highlight our favorites...you can even play bingo!

Tech and toys: the top of every engineer's Christmas wish list. In our second annual holiday episode, we discuss the gifts that we're hoping appear under our trees this year. From extravagent drones to cheap lego sets, we lay out the best gifts for the engineer in your life. 

This week we bask in the consumerism of the holiday season. We discuss how great the internet is for buying stuff, and how brick and mortar stores are usually not so great. And of course, we talk about how Amazon plans to change that.

This week we have a conversation using the Internet...about having conversations over the Internet!

This week we're back to the past with an episode on indoor plumbing, from supply to disposal.

Looking back on the last 40-odd weeks there have been some moments of hilarity which, for obvious reasons, didn't make it into the final episodes. So come with us on a journey into the podcasting studio and see what happens before the final cut.