A weekly podcast by your friends in tech
"Looking out at the podcast landscape, I didn’t see anything that I felt reflected in, so I wanted to create something that would provide that. I always learn so much whenever we go on hikes together. I feel like everyone could benefit from listening to those conversations. In my free time, I often play Plinko – it helps me relax and unwind before diving back into deep discussions." - Rae Johnston
“I wanted to create a podcast that anyone listening in would immediately feel like this was for them. A smart and informative space that’s also fun and welcoming. No one has to prove themselves here because tech is for everyone.” - Tegan Jones
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From a magic lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel to adhesives that dissolve with light - this week we take a deep dive into the toothy world of dental tech. Rae brings the latest and greatest in Aussie innovations - including nanopores on implants and Virtual Reality training for injections, while Rad drops some fun facts [...]
It's a brand new years and with it brings a big announcement from your favourite Queens. We've launched a Patreon! After two years of running the pod and being asked countless times, we're finally doing it! We have some really fun stuff in there, including a brand new weekly newsletter and an exclusive Discord for [...]
High resolution, low noise picture by multi-panel stitching. In this episode, the Queens take a look at Space Tech - things in our lives that exist because of space exploration, travel, or the agencies that look after star stuff. There are cool new innovations constantly happening in this industry - but there are also everyday [...]
In this week's tech chat, Rae has finally been able to connect her Audio-Technica record player with some decent speakers - she puts the Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300 through their paces with all manner of music. Meanwhile, Amanda has been trying out not one, but two Mophie Snap+ chargers - the Multi-Device [...]
In this week's episode Amanda regales the Queens with tales of her recent trip to Tokyo with Netflix. There's a lot of anime talk off the back of Amanda attending Anime Japan and getting to go along to an actual anime studio where she got to see PLUTO being hand drawn. There's even talk of [...]
The Queens are all reviewing very different things in this week's gadget chat. You love to see it. Amanda becomes addicted to Volcano Princess - a parenting simulator where you're raising a daughter to be a knight, but every decision could impact her future. It was made entirely by two women devs in China, and [...]
Yes, this week's deep dive really is about chairs. This came about when Rad yelled out “chairs!” when we asked what she wanted to do. But you see when it comes to Queens, we can make a tech topic out of anything. Rad takes a look at kneeling chairs and whether they're actually good for [...]
In this episode the Queens take a close look at the alternative meats industry. It's become increasingly popular in recent years as more fake meat pops up in the startup space as well as in supermarkets and on restaurant menues. In addition to touching on different types of meat alternatives - including plant based and [...]
In this week's gadget chat Tegan and Amanda continue reviewing gear from their recent overseas adventures. Tegan tackles the Mojave desert and Canadian Rockies while kitted out in some of Icebreaker's latest recent range: The RealFleece Merino High Pile Vest, Merino 200 Oasis Long Sleeve Crewe Thermal Top and MerinoLoft Jacket. We won't give away [...]
Mother's Day is just over a month away so we're getting in early this year to give you plenty of time to buy something for mum. Of course, as always, this quickly turned into a list of cool things the Queens actually want for themselves and we encourage you to take it the same way. [...]
In this episode Tegan and Amanda return from their respective overseas trips and have brought some reviews back with them!Amanda took the Volume+ Backpack from July Luggage to Japan and was impressed by the pockets and anti-thieving protocols. Tegan gives us the low-down on the 'Vegan McDonald's of San Francisco - Mr. Charlies. The gratuitous [...]
Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Queens of the Drone Age 