134 episodes

Pragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can change our lives. Nothing is as simple as it seems.

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    • 4.7 • 51 Ratings

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Pragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can change our lives. Nothing is as simple as it seems.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Monopoly (Not The Game)

    Monopoly (Not The Game)

    Vic and John discuss southbooth cooling progress, the lack of Apple Vision Pro internationally, Johns new Electric Ride on Mower, briefly about cricket and finally the US DoJ Anti-Trust case against Apple.

    • 2 hr
    Whack Me In The Face

    Whack Me In The Face

    Vic joins John to go discuss the new iPhone 15 Pro Max Lenses for photos and video, using the Meta Quest 3 and trying out the Fuji Real3D Camera vs iPhone 15 Pro Max Spatial Videos in anticipation of the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    A Mixed Bag

    A Mixed Bag

    Vic joins John to go through a mixed bag of topics including the two most recent Apple Events, selling lenses, the new 5x iPhone Pro Max Lens, Johns day job company being potentially bought and split as well as the Soundbooth and some conference speaking.

    • 1 hr
    Virtually Augmented

    Virtually Augmented

    Vic joins John to look at the history of Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality as we pre-assess the pros and cons of AR and VR and the upcoming Apple Vision Pro.

    • 2 hr 6 min
    Apple Watch Evolution

    Apple Watch Evolution

    With some initial discussion of the Twitter Appocalypse and M2 Mac Mini, John and Vic dive into the Apple Watchs evolution since 2015 to present and discuss whether or the newest Apple Watch design can be thought of as the ultimate Ultra.

    • 1 hr 46 min
    Soundbite Workshop

    Soundbite Workshop

    Following Johns appearance on Episode 100 of Podcasting 2.0, John is joined by Dave Jones to workshop the soundbites tag enhancements, as well as touch on BitCoin and Crypto strengths and weaknesses in the longer term.

    • 1 hr 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
51 Ratings

51 Ratings

KevinS.93 ,

One of my favorite Podcast

John Chidgey is an intelligent and qualified guy, regardless of whether he finds all of the details he discusses; which he may, I am not saying that he doesn’t.

That last sentence was more applicable to my other favorite Podcast, which he also does. It is called Causality. If you have not, check it out. It has very in depth discussion of the engineering behind tragedies of things like train wrecks or buildings collapsing.

I am about to graduate with mechanical engineering degree, and I’ve learned a fair amount of stuff from his podcasts.
He helps with a lot of abstract theories and seeing things you would not often notice.

Anyways, I just started listening to this one, and it seems good, although there isn’t as much detail from what I can tell; with that said, they have entirely different purposes so that should be of no surprise.

CWDaly ,

A must listen

Nothing is as simple as it seems and John explores these beautifully. A great show exploring the practical applications of our technologies.

Ps. John is my co-host on Bubblesort Show and Bubblesort TV

@CWDaly
Podcaster at Cybrcast, Bubblesort Show, Bubblesort TV, and Through My Lens with Clay Daly

Radish21 ,

Thorough examination of varied tech topics

John certainly adds his particular and passionate style to disseminate knowledge on a broad base of topics in a thorough way while being well supported by Ben. I recently heard this podcast show mentioned on another podcast and started at the beginning and have enjoyed each episode so far. I look forward to catching up to the rest of the audience. Thanks John & Ben for the episodes.

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