Author Gail Carriger is known for comedy-of-manners fantasy like the Parasol Protectorate or Finishing School. But she also is a huge fan of K-pop and has worked it into her Tinkered Starsong series.Featuring Tom Merritt and Gail Carriger.Visit Gail Carriger's site for more information about them!My 90 Year Old Dad Likes Kpop & This Says Something About Living Long & Joyfully10 Songs Behind the Tinkered Starsong Series & Why – The Divine Kpop Playlist (BTS, GOT7, BTOB)10 Great Kpop Singers & Why They’re Inspiring (Tinkered Starsong Character Influences) Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allison Sheridan joins us to talk about demos. From Steve Jobs to Douglas Englebart to her own demo experience in her career. Why do we do them and why doe we enjoy watching them?Featuring Tom Merritt and Allison Sheridan.podfeet.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our first return guest, we talk to creator/influencer Lamarr Wilson about the word career. Lamarr talks about changing his career later in life from education to content creation. Why he switched and how his early interests and experiences with tech really set the stage for who he is now.Featuring Tom Merritt and Lamarr Wilson.https://www.lamarr.tv/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zipline has been delivering medicine and other things by drone for more than a decade and just keeps on expanding. Tom talks with the CTO of Zipline, Keenan Wyrobek, about the word drone. What does it mean to him, why do they call their drones "zips" and what is the future for unmanned aerial vehicles delivery? Can it really become commonplace?Featuring Tom Merritt and Keenan Wyrobek.flyzipline.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom wraps up the first season of "A Word" and asks for your suggestions for season two!Featuring Tom Merritt.Send us your suggestions: feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Code switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hawaii is a paradise but there's more to it than meets the postcard. Ryan Ozawa is a native and advocate and talks to us about his perspective on the island and what makes it great.Featuring Tom Merritt and Ryan OzawaLinks:https://twitter.com/hawaiihttps://www.instagram.com/hawaii/https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawaii/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Humanity is facing a threat and a possible replacement from machines. But is it as bad as we might think? Ruby Justice Thélot talks to us about the philosophy of the future of humanity.Featuring Tom Merritt and Ruby Justice Thélot.Ruby's Links:https://twitter.com/being_on_linehttps://www.instagram.com/being_on_line/www.asterisques.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and venture capitalist Rob Reid talks to us about danger. He's done whole books and podcasts about future dangers so it's fair to say he has some thoughts. But how do you make people take danger seriously? We'll explain.Featuring Tom Merritt and Rob Reid.Links:After On PodcastRob Reid on TwitterRob Reid's Substack Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is fear the mind killer? Can we live without fear? We talk to pilot Captain Brian Hoffman about his perspective on fear. He also has some good tips for dispelling it, espeically when on a plane. “No real Zombies were harmed in the making of this podcast.” Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman.Read Brian's Substack here. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Goold, baseball writer and lead beat writer for the St. Louis Cardinals at the St. Louis-Post-Dispatch talks about what makes sports so popular. Especially spectator sports. Why do so many of us care so much about what other people are doing on a field or pitch.Acast+ members will get bonus content!Links:@dgoold on TwitterBest Podcast in BaseballBo Jackson's Wall Climb Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manipulation is the name of the game in tech. Is there any escape? How do we identify when we're being manipulated? Tom talks to Natalia Antelava about that and her thoughts on how to fight it.Coda StoryUndercurrents: Tech, Tyrants, and Us Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom talks with the first guest to have also visited the actual front rooms of yore, his sister Meg, and they discuss avoiding issues with intent.Featuring Tom Merritt and Meg Sybert.Link:Marios Pizza Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom uses the word authority to have a talk about how we don't always differentiate the medium from the message. Featuring Tom Merritt.https://www.tommerritt.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad.Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson.https://www.frogpants.comTwitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we learn? What role does empathy play in it? How we unlearn and why that's important. We talk about learning with YouTube educator Michael Kinney. Yeah, he was also Coach Armstrong in Degrassi. Don't worry. We'll address that too.Featuring Tom Merritt and Michael Kinney.YoutubeTwitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to immigrate? We talk to Josh Grisdale who immigrated from Canada to Japan.Featuring Tom Merritt and Josh Grisdale.Links:Accessible JapanTabiFolk@JoshGrisdale on TwitterTurning Japanese Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to be scared? Cass Khaw talks to us about what scares them, and when it's good and when it's bad to be scared.Featuring Tom Merritt and Cass Khaw.Breakable ThingsNothing but Blackened Teeth Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:http://www.jonesrooy.com/https://twitter.com/jonesrooyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.