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Fare Thee Well BTN Listeners!
This is the farewell episode of the British Tech Network.

See the post about the end of BTN, a bit of history, and some humour at:
https://britishtechnetwork.com/blog/british-tech-network-the-big-farewell
And, from all of us, a BIG THANKS to Ewen Rankin, BTN's founder, heart, and soul. Here's to you mate!!

Guests: Ewen Rankin and a bunch of BTNers

https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/fare-thee-well-btn-listeners-2
#TheBigShow #Apple #TechPodcast #Technology

Off The Rails In 10 Seconds
This Week's Topics:

Google employee charged with Polymarket insider trading
Waymo launches Ojai vehicle
Anthropic releases Opus 4.8

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-05-28
Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/off-the-rails-in-10-seconds
#TheBigShow

Ian Can Read
This Week's Topics:

Google releases Fitbit Air
Product announcements from Google I/O
Plex triples Lifetime Plex Pass price to $750

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-05-21
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/ian-can-read
#TheBigShow

Gloriously Absurd
This Week's Topics:

UK fines water supplier $1.3M for customer data leak
Google introduces Googlebook
Gruber suggests EU should designate smart TVs as gatekeepers

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-05-14
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/gloriously-absurd
#TheBigShow

Patrice Airways
This Week's Topics:

Google Chrome's 4GB AI download
Spirit Airlines is no more
Chinese GPU maker earns Microsoft certification

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-05-07
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/patrice-airways
#TheBigShow

Poop Air Taxis
This Week's Topics:

Copy Fail zero-day enables root access on Linux
Joby demonstrates electric air taxi in New York
Musk-Altman trial begins

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-04-30
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Dave Ginsburg, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/poop-air-taxis
#TheBigShow

"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" is a #popular #song by #MeredithWillson, originally published in 1950. The song is now considered a #standard, recorded by many artists. It was used as #TallulahBankhead's theme song for her NBC radio program, #TheBigShow. Bankhead would recite the words in her husky voice, with guest stars joining in reciting the words, one line per star, which made a memorable ending for the show. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n88gzcahXUw

iBooks In Space
This Week's Topics:

Allbirds pivots to AI
Google announces TurboQuant AI compression algorithm
Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-04-16
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/ibooks-in-space
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Da Big Show
This Week's Topics:

Farewell Chuck La Tournous
Outlook trouble on Artemis
Amazon ends support of older Kindles

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-04-09
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/da-big-show
#TheBigShow

Jeff Needs An Intervention
This Week's Topics:

Websites bloated with ads
Meta shutting down Horizon World, or not?

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2026-03-19
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/jeff-needs-an-intervention
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https://www.fogolf.com/1197894/bettendorf-marks-spring-by-opening-palmer-hills-golf-course/ Bettendorf Marks Spring By Opening Palmer Hills Golf Course #1040 #AmySweet #BobQuinn #DavidGeiger #DesMoines #GolfCourses #IOWA #IowaHawkeyes #JeffAngelo #MaxAndAmy #MaxwellSchaeffer #news #radio #SeanHannity #SimonConway #TheBigShow #TheClayTravis&BuckSextonShow #traffic #weather #who #WHORadio #WHOAM

"May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" is a #popular #song by #MeredithWillson, originally published in 1950. The song is now considered a #standard, recorded by many artists. It was used as #TallulahBankhead's theme song for her NBC radio program, #TheBigShow. Bankhead would recite the words in her husky voice, with guest stars joining in reciting the words, one line per star, which made a memorable ending for the show. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n88gzcahXUw

BIG Christmas Quiz
This Week's Topics:

Christmas Quiz: How well do we remember this year’s news?

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-12-18
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/big-christmas-quiz
#TheBigShow

AI Doing Laundry
This Week's Topics:

Netflix and Paramount bid for Warner Bros.
US State Dept switches back to Times New Roman font
Time names AI architects persons of the year

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-12-11
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant
#podcast #apple #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/ai-doing-laundry
#TheBigShow

Oh Wow, Cosmic Rays Man
This Week's Topics:

Micron to end Crucial memory products
Cosmic rays grounded Airbus planes
Ship-based fusion reactor

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-12-04
Guests: Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/oh-wow-cosmic-rays-man
#TheBigShow

Brain Goes Bloop!
This Week's Topics:

Parents out on school’s use of AI, surveillance
Figma acquires AI-media generation company
Grokipedia launches with AI-clone of Wikipedia

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-10-30
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/brain-goes-bloop
#TheBigShow

Bouncy Bikini Videos
This Week's Topics:

AWS outage
Shift from SEO to GEO
YouTube adds timer for shorts

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-10-23
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/bouncy-bikini-videos
#TheBigShow

Zombie Chat
This Week's Topics:

OpenAI, NVidia circular deals
About half of web articles are AI-written
OpenAI allows erotica in ChatGPT

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-10-16
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/zombie-chat
#TheBigShow

The Other Bristol Stomp
This Week's Topics:

Discord data breach
iFixit tear down of new Meta Ray Bans
Synology now allows 3rd party drives

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-10-09
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/the-other-bristol-stomp
#TheBigShow

White Box Of Disappointment
This Week's Topics:

Backlash for nursery hackers
Lack of safe online spaces affects mental health
AOL shuts down dial-up service

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-10-02
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/white-box-of-disappointment
#TheBigShow

My Password Predates Me
This Week's Topics:

Meta unveils new smart glasses
Pandora is 20 years old
Microsoft skates through EU probe
Deal to keep TikTok in US

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-09-18
Guests: Ewen Rankin, Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/my-password-predates-me
#TheBigShow

Summer Of Fun: Fun With Trains
This Week's Topics:

A very special guest, Jeff's dad Jim Gamet, teaches us all about model trains!

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-08-28
Guests: Jim Gamet, Ewen Rankin, Jeff Gamet, Ian Grant, David Ginsburg
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/summer-of-fun-fun-with-trains
#TheBigShow

I Hunted That 65″ LG OLED In Africa
This Week's Topics:

Humanoid robots stumble through football match
Cloudflare creates AI crawler tollbooth
Intel may skip 18A for foundry customers

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-07-03
Guests: Ewen Rankin, Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/i-hunted-that-65-lg-oled-in-africa
#TheBigShow

Special Episode: How It All Started with Ewen Rankin and Dr. Happy Mac
Ewen discusses podcasting history and broadcasting advice with Dr. Happy Mac and students at Cirencester College

Guests: Dr. Happy Mac, Ewen Rankin
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/special-episode-how-it-all-started-with-ewen-rankin-and-dr-happy-mac
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Elastic Willies
This Week's Topics:

AI changing our brains?
Anker power bank recall
Ads coming to WhatsApp
X sues New York over hate speech law

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-06-19
Guests: Ewen Rankin, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/elastic-willies
#TheBigShow

KTVF on the FM dial
This Week's Topics:

AI defend their own survival
SSH backdoor installed on Asus routers
GPS blackout would shut down the world

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-06-05
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/ktvf-on-the-fm-dial
#TheBigShow

Apple Of Your AI
This Week's Topics:

OpenAI buys Jony Ive's startup
Google 3D teleconferencing platform, Beam
Google's AI-powered glasses
Signal blocks Windows Recall

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-05-22
Guests: Ewen Rankin, Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/apple-of-your-ai
#TheBigShow

Calling BTN Skype Line 1
This Week's Topics:

Skype shuts down after 23 years
Scottish Co-Op victim of cyber attack
40th anniversary of Arm

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-05-08
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Ian Grant, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/calling-btn-skype-line-1
#TheBigShow

Post Acceleration Shock Syndrome
This Week's Topics:

China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative
Musk's latest crazy claims about Tesla self-driving

Episode's chat: https://britishtechnetwork.com/chat/view.php?dt=2025-04-24
Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/post-acceleration-shock-syndrome
#TheBigShow

No Witnesses (April 3, 2025)
This Week's Topics:

Wikipedia bemoans AI bot bandwidth burden
NaNoWriMo shuts down due to AI and other problems

Guests: Jeff Gamet, Patrice Brend’amour, Tom Ferry
#podcast #technology
https://britishtechnetwork.com/big/no-witnesses-april-3-2025
#TheBigShow