Most Useful Podcast Ever
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Surfboards and Breathalyzers
Most Useful Podcast Ever
08/07/15 • 26 min
One of the scariest things about living in New York city in the summer is that you're constantly being dripped on. You can never be sure if it's rain, or somebody else's sweat, or air conditioner condensation, or worse, humidity that collects on the ceiling of the subway station and then drips on your face. Basically the only way to get away from that is to stay inside, or join the mass exodus from the city to get to real water at the beach. So on today's episode we looked into tips that could improve either situation. We asked a sculptor in north Florida how to make a stand-up paddle board you can ride on waves or flat water. Then we learned about hacking an air conditioning window unit to fit an outdated electrical system.And last, because we're going a little stir crazy, we made up a game show slash drinking game, and used it to test a new iPhone mounted breathalyzer.
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Flash Freezing
Most Useful Podcast Ever
07/24/15 • 23 min
When buying a freezer, most of us consider the size and energy usage of a new model, but not other factors that can influence freezer burn and flavor. In this edition of PM’s Most Useful Podcast Ever, we play with a flash-freezing machine made by a scientific supply company and talk to Penn State University food scientist Luke LaBorde to find out how frozen food works and what you can do to keep stored meats and vegetables tasty. We also talk to Popular Mechanics’ Senior Home Editor Roy Berendsohn about hard and soft water, and consider whether we’d use Phiaton’s BT 220NC headphones, Flugz Hearing Protection Earplugs, and a very strange food substitute called Soylent. This episode is sponsored by Braintree. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/USEFUL
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Most Useful Podcast Ever
Most Useful Podcast Ever
07/23/15 • 0 min
A new podcast for getting things done.
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Ticks!
Most Useful Podcast Ever
07/07/17 • 33 min
Ok, ok, we scared you guys with the threat of Lyme disease, and while we do have a neurologist on this episode to tell us how to catch the disease early, it's not the only topic we cover this week. Solutions to summer scourges abound on this episode: We tell you how to combat sunburn, mildew, and even international roaming charges.
If you want to know even more about Lyme disease, visit Project Lyme or Dr. Elena Frid's website.
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Hurricanes, tailgating and the smoking box
Most Useful Podcast Ever
09/19/16 • 37 min
Hurricanes take a huge toll on buildings and cities, but have you ever wondered if they do anything useful? According to Frank Marks, director of NOAA's hurricane research division, they do. This week is a special two-expert episode, as Ash Fulk, returning guest and pitmaster at Hill Country Barbecue, returns to help us test the new Crafthouse by Fortessa smoking box. Finally, we talk to senior home editor Roy Berendsohn about a home renovation problem, and he gives us advice on generators for tailgating.
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The Most Useful Podcast Ever goes on Vacation
Most Useful Podcast Ever
06/11/16 • 36 min
To get the smartest hi-tech tips for traveling well, we talk to Robert Birge and Krista Pappas of Lola, an app that brings travel agents into the 21st century. We also have travel blogger Johnny Jet tell us where to find a bathroom in an unfamiliar city, and get the lowdown on the dirty tricks airlines use to prevent you from getting compensation for missed flights from AirHelp cofounder Nicolas Michaelsen Finally, the Testing Table gets heated when Matt Goulet professes his love for Spirit Airlines.
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The Most Toughest Podcast Ever
Most Useful Podcast Ever
11/12/16 • 38 min
A couple of weeks ago, your intrepid hosts tackled a 10-mile mud race in the middle of New Jersey to tell our listeners the best way to attempt obstacles like monkey bars, barbed wire crawls, and the dreaded Atlas carry. We even invited ASOne Fitness trainer and Death Race finisher Mark Merchant on the show to whip our butts into shape. After that, Kevin and Jacqui debate the merits of a Gore-tex running shoe, and pretty much the whole staff gets in on a whiskey tasting with Amazon Echo's Alexa, which goes.... not so well.
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Superbowl 50
Most Useful Podcast Ever
02/06/16 • 26 min
Just in time for the big game, we invite Hill Country Market Barbecue pitmaster Ash Fulk into the Popular Mechanics workshop to teach us all about nachos. Then we test new Sam Adams nitro beers you can serve with those nachos, and learn the trick to optimizing your television for sports.
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Time to Say Goodbye
Most Useful Podcast Ever
04/25/19 • 46 min
Hi y'all from Jacqui, Peter, Kevin, Eleanor and Roy! We've had an amazing, enlightening time creating this podcast for you for the last four years, but it's time for something new. Listen for our goodbyes and all the fun stuff we learned putting Most Useful together, and keep your eyes peeled for new episodes from a new cast.
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The Least Useful Podcast Ever
Most Useful Podcast Ever
04/01/16 • 22 min
April Fools Special
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How many episodes does Most Useful Podcast Ever have?
Most Useful Podcast Ever currently has 100 episodes available.
What topics does Most Useful Podcast Ever cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.
What is the most popular episode on Most Useful Podcast Ever?
The episode title 'Surfboards and Breathalyzers' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Most Useful Podcast Ever?
The average episode length on Most Useful Podcast Ever is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of Most Useful Podcast Ever released?
Episodes of Most Useful Podcast Ever are typically released every 13 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Most Useful Podcast Ever?
The first episode of Most Useful Podcast Ever was released on Jul 23, 2015.
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