Amplify Today: Tech, Social Media and Pop Culture

The Most Practical Gadgets of 2020

Hard to believe we talk about a gaming toaster, robot laundry, BMW's gesture radio, Facebook's new TV portal, a vertical TV for millennials,  Spotify's first hardware, taking your Amazon packages to Kohls and maybe the streaming services aren't going to play nice after all. 

Podcasts Coming of Age

Is podcasting mainstream? Consider these stories including JetBlue, Spotify, Kansas City Chiefs, HBO Max, Daniel J. Lewis, Podlife, Amplivoice.io and Netflix speeding up movies

Modern Oral History

Facebook changes their logo to differentiate themselves from other social media sites, but which ones? And do they need to? Because it seems like everyone lists Facebook as the top site. Let's take a look at today's modern history. 

Remember when Rabbit Ears Were the Only Complication?

How do we decide among streaming services? Disney +, HBO Max, Apple TV, Roku, Netflix, Gameboard 1, The last gameboard, Weather Poster Screen Printed Forecast. And what happened to Walmart's Vudu?

What Does Elon Musk Predict?

In today's episode we discuss the movie IO, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Commercial space flight, limited prediction ability, the hyperloop, VR, Facebook, Mars, Bodily Adaptation, Real Player One and more.