Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 154: Babel Fish

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments

And yes, that title is a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reference. If you don’t get it, go here.

So we get a big-shot Google Canada person on the show and the first thing I did was ask Maria Cortellucci a tech support question. What? Wouldn’t you?

Eventually, we get to why those language translation Pixel Bud wireless headphones aren’t the Universal Translator promised by Star Trek–yet. Michael explains why the future of the Smart Home is buttonless but noisy and why Apple is falling way behind Google and Amazon. And we geeks discuss a highly implausible recurring revenue model for the big show: making babies. Yes, we want to breed listeners.

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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