S&L Video – #12 – Interview with LeVar Burton!

Shows / September 14th, 2012

Take a look, he’s not in a book, he’s on Sword & Laser! LeVar Burton joins us to discuss his favorite novels, the future of Reading Rainbow, and what one line he’d strike from our memory of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

More about our guest, LeVar Burton!

Webpage: http://levarburton.com/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/levarburton
Reading Rainbow App: http://www.rrkidz.com/

Show Notes: 

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/09/03/the-hugo-winners-2012/
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/09/patrick-rothfuss-will-write-more-fantasy-aft…
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3126_7-57507546/amazons-new-kindles-everything-y…
http://scifisongs.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-album-due-september-18th.html

“Kitty Norville” Whiteboard Review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjk9ecE5sv0

Tech News Today 585: Holy Cow, Revolution

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 13th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Nintendo gets real about the Wii U, HTTPS has a crack in mobile security, streaming music kills the Earth, and more.

Guests: Randall Bennett

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Running time: 58:09

Tech News Today 584: Thunderbolt and Lightning

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 13th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Is Apple’s latest worth the hype? What Zuck really said about HTML5, Intel’s latest pitch to revive the PC, and more.

Guests: Kevin Purdy and Leo Laporte

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Running time: 48:16

Tech News Today 583: Beware Flying Babies

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 12th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

GoDaddy face plants, the looming Instapaper war, big look at Steam’s Big Picture, and more.

Guests: Jason Hiner and Sean Buckley

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Running time: 48:20

Tech News Today 582: Granger Danger

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 11th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Spotify coming to the Web, HP’s new Windows 8 PCs not so touchy, Google makes it rain fiber in KC, and more.

Guest: William “Dills” Gregory

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Running time: 52:18

Tech News Today 581: Secrets of Google Maps

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 8th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

What Amazon DIDN’T tell you about the Kindles, Apple plans to crush Pandora, inside Google Maps, and more.

Guest: Theresa Noyes

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Running time: 55:19

Tech News Today 580: Amazon’s On Fire

Shows/ Tech News Today / September 7th, 2012

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Amazon stuns the world, Motorola adds more names to their phones, mobile gamers rule, and more.

Guest: Rene Ritchie

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Running time: 55:47