Season 4 of the The Expanse is finally out! Ariel, Norm, and guest Violet Blue discuss the first two episodes of the new season, catching up with the crew of the Rocinante and speculating about the possibilities that lay before them. We do our best to be light on spoilers, too. What do you think of the new season?
Adam Savage Chats with The Expanse’s Dominque Tipper and Steven Strait
During his revisit of The Expanse set, Adam sits down with Dominque Tipper (“Naomi Nagata”) and Steven Strait (“Jim Holden”) to talk about developing a character over five years of filming, acting through physical discomfort, and some highlights from season 4. Watch The Expanse seasons 1 through 4 on Amazon Video!
Episode 529 – VR Brawler – 12/12/19
Adam Savage’s Rounders Poker Chips and Case Replica!
One of Adam’s favorite movies is Rounders, and he shares the story of his journey to replicate the poker chips as seen in the film. Recently, Adam was inspired to make a carrying case for these chips–his imagining of what a case from the character Teddy KGB’s underground poker game would look like. The prop is still in progress, and Adam could use suggestions for the finishing graphics of the case!
Inside Adam Savage’s Cave: Human Anatomy Model!
Adam shares one of his new favorite things in the cave: a highly-detailed anatomical model that’s reminescent of the iconic “visible man” model kits of Adam’s youth. But these figures are also representative of today’s technology, being fully 3d-printed with striking detail, fidelity, and translucent parts. Find these remarkable figures here!
Hands-On: Haptic Gloves to Control a Telepresence Robot!
We go literally hands-on with the HaptX haptic glove to test its integration with an incredibly dexterous telepresence robot by Shadow Robot Company. Using these VR hand controllers, we’re able to not only manipulate intricate objects like a rubix cube, but feel the objects we’re grasping in a natural and intuitive way! We chat with the makers of this tech to learn how far telepresence robotics have come and what’s next.
Best Day for Museums – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 12/10/19
When are the best days to visit museums without big crowds? We discuss our strategies to go to attractions during the holidays, talk Dickens Fair, and gush over a recent build. Plus, we also decide on the spot to jump into a mini-Spoilercast for the most recent few episodes of Watchmen. Skip the end if you haven’t seen the show yet!
Hands-On with Skydio 2 Autonomous Drone
We check out Skydio 2, the new autonomous drone that is the successor to one of our favorite products of last year. It’s smaller, faster, and more powerful of a self-flying camera drone than the R1, but also somehow costs less. We head to Skydio’s headquarters to take a look under hood of Skydio 2 and learn how the company designed this amazing drone!
The Nostalgic Niche Collectibles of ISH
From Lost Boys to Ray Harryhausen, producer Justin Ismael digs deep into the worlds from our pop culture past to create collectibles that most modern toy companies aren’t interested in making. Justin shares a few of his new projects and tells us the story of how he learned that the original poster for Robocop was based on a painting and not a photo–and then turned it into a poster!
Articulation Innovations of 1000Toys’ Synthetic Human
Toy collectors and figure photographers have long appreciated the figures from 1000Toys, specifically the groundbreaking Synthetic Human design that pushed the toy industry forward with its articulation. We catch up with the team at 1000Toys to learn about what’s next for Synthetic Human and how its design is now being applied to licenced figures like Hellboy, Master Chief, and Iron Giant!