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NetHeads
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4G, Wi-Fi, Mi-Fi and Sci-Fi - Who the heck cares? NetHeads, of course. Will Wilkins, prime NetHead, provides the operation manual for your sci-tech life with his trusty sidekick Trent Hunsaker. Break the shackles of techno-servitude. Download some dignity. NetHeads is here to give you the info you need to achieve mega-nerd status. This is the tech podcast you'd expect to find on Kevin Smith's SModcast Network.
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422: We're Already Living in Project Hail Mary
Apr 101:00:34Tap to summarizeI didn’t expect Project Hail Mary to hit this hard… but it quietly explores something we’re all dealing with right now — how humans and non-humans actually work together. Because whether it’s AI, translation tools, or systems we barely understand… we’re already collaborating with things that don’t think like us. In this episode of NetHeads, we break down why that matters, what it says about the future of AI, and why one fictional alien might explain more about real-world technology than most headlines. If intelligence doesn’t look like us… can we still trust it? Topics Covered: • Human + non-human collaboration • AI communication parallels • Why understanding is greater than control • Future of AI relationships Patreon Supporter of the Week: Mark Lamb Want to hear your name on the show? Join the NetHeads Patreon: https://patreon.com/netheadsonair Support the Show — Sliceworx https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWI... Use code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off
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421: Hack and Attacked
Mar 2601:10:02Tap to summarizeIn which the NetHeads talk about what actually makes your digital life vulnerable, why most people are unprepared for account loss, and what you can do now to protect yourself before something goes wrong. If you lost access to everything tomorrow… would you be able to get it back?
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420: AI Outperformed Experts on This One Problem
Feb 1700:59:58Tap to summarizeFor nearly a decade, a technical problem resisted every expert solution — until AI solved it. ►►Go to: https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and code THATWILLWILKINS for 5% off your purchase. In this episode of NetHeads, we unpack what happens when tools cross the line from “helpful” to “trusted,” and how that shift changes our relationship with expertise, systems, and authority. When machines outperform experts, where does trust actually live? Is AI replacing expertise — or redefining it? PATREON SUPPORTER OF THE WEEK: Thomas Townley
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419: It's All Built on Sand
Feb 700:59:47Tap to summarizeIt’s never been easier to make content — and never felt more fragile to build an audience. This week on NetHeads, we talk about the uncomfortable reality of the creator economy: platforms can change overnight, audiences aren’t portable, and even massive followings don’t mean stability. From TikTok uncertainty to AI tools like OpusClip, to whether creators should even invest in better gear, we ask the big question: is the creator economy actually built on sand? Do creators really own anything anymore? ►►This episode is sponsored by: SLICEWORX Go to https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and use the Coupon Code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off your purchase. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Chris Duncan
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418: Great TV, Bad Capes & Weird 3D Prints
Jan 2001:16:45Tap to summarizeIn which the NetHeads debate whether we’re living in a Golden Age of Television while superhero movies are stuck in their awkward teen phase, check out the latest Kickstarter gadgets designed to separate Will from his money, and reveal a highly questionable “What Is My Purpose?” 3D print. We also ask the big nerd question: do we actually care about the Avengers: Doomsday Clock? ►►Go to https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and use the Coupon Code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off your purchase. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Brian Poll
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417: Pegging My Wall
Jan 1500:59:57Tap to summarizeIn which the NetHeads talk about 3D printing a display wall, they really want you to stop disparaging the Stranger Things Series Finale, they discuss these Avengers: Doomsday NOT teaser trailers, and what TV shows we're excited for in the near future (Wonder Man). ►►Go to https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and use the Coupon Code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off your purchase. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Brian Poll
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416: STRANGER THOUGHTS
Dec 3101:14:12Tap to summarizeHappy New Year and welcome to this first of the year show in which the NetHeads discuss what they got for Christmas, probably a little PLURIBUS talk and of course we have to discuss the series finale of STRANGER THINGS. ►►Go to https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and use the Coupon Code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off your purchase. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Sean Dempsey
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415: LET'S GET OUR NOG ON! - NOG-A-THON-2025
Dec 2901:09:02Tap to summarizeHell-ho-ho-ho NetHeads! It's the NOG-A-THON for 2025! If you're at home and your Christmas Eve isn't poppin' off the way you'd like drop in on the stream as two grown men drink and discuss building or printing things. Yule love it! ►►Go to https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=WILLWILKINS and use the Coupon Code THATWILLWILKINS for up to 5% off your purchase. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Dianae Weeks
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414: Tales of a Zombie Store Manager
Nov 1700:58:35Tap to summarizeIn which the NetHeads gather again to talk about the excitement for Stranger Things Season 5 (NETFLIX), PLUR1BUS (Apple TV), Tony tells us where he's been, talk about that WHO news, and we get caught up on what Will's been 3D printing. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/TbXXBkbj64 Patreon Supporter of the Week: ►► Ryan Connolly
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413: The Breakdown - Chronic Con 2025, Peacemaker Season 2, KPOP Demon Hunters
Oct 2401:09:59Tap to summarizeIn which the NetHeads intend to recap CHRONIC CON 2025, the PEACEMAKER SEASON 2 Finale, Will's new KPOP DEMON HUNTERS obsession, and lots of 3D prints to be guessed in WHAT'S MY PURPOSE?
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