Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project

We're just days away from our annual trip to New York Comic Con, and the entire team is on deck prepping for the convention. Adam talks about his wonderful trip to TwitchCon to host the cosplay contest, the bummer of his car's break-in, and a special trip to the San Diego pier. Plus, some varied recommendations in books and games!

This week, we discuss some of our favorite baseball movies and why we love the genre as non-sports fans. Plus, a long discussion about interview techniques and memorable interviews, and a few tales of close calls when it comes to making flights. We cap things off with more love for The Boys!

A first for Still Untitled: we're recording in the Tested podcast studio this week! Adam kicks things off by sharing a new YouTube obsession: high-level chess game commentaries. Adam also gives a recommendation for the show Couples Therapy. Then, we roll into a Spoilercast for Amazon's new superhero show The Boys!

We're joined this week by special guest Matt Denton, animatronics engineer and robot builder who has worked on the droids for the past few Star Wars films. Specifically, Matt was part of the team that built the various BB-8s for Episode VII! We chat with Matt about designing animatronics, the puppeteering of BB-8, and his personal robotics projects.

After a particularly intense week, we regroup to talk about the ways in which we chilled and reset ourselves over the long labor day weekend. Norm recaps his trip to Galaxy's Edge, Will read The Fall, and Adam shared his favorite cosplay he saw posted from Dragon*Con. Plus, an appreciation for the puppetry in the new Dark Crystal show.

We're back after a week out of the studio to recap Adam's trip to Silicon Con Valley Comic Con, his Star-Lord cosplay, and the awesome makers we met there. Plus, we dive into a mini-Spoilercast of the latest MCU film, Spider-Man: Far From Home!

We're joined in the cave this week by special guest Sam Farrell, a friend of Adam's and the Senior Producer on Antiques Roadshow! We have a great chat with Sam learning about how the show is made, the appraisal process, and other questions we couldn't wait to ask about this beloved series.

We jump through a wide-range of topics this week, including favorite movie analysis videos, deaging effects, and the details on the North Bergen High School drama class Alien spacesuit. Plus, Will recommends the glass blowing competition show Blown Away and we talk about what kinds of competition shows we like. Next weekend we'll be at Silicon Valley Comic Con!

Joining us today are Jeremy and special guest Zach Radding, who were responsible for the custom electronics that made the laser tag dogfighting with World War I-era airplanes possible. We chat with them about the problem-solving and testing required to get their laser and sensor systems working, and Adam talks about what it was like filming that episode of Savage Builds!

The team is back in San Francisco after spending a week in Washington DC to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, as well as going to San Diego Coimc-Con! Adam recaps his experience participating in the festivities, seeing Neil Armstrong's spacesuit, and assembling Project Egress! Videos from that trip are coming!

We record a few days early as Adam and team are in Washington DC this week for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing! Jen Schachter joins us to talk about the conception and organization of Project Egress, how the pieces are coming together, and some interesting things learned in the planning of this build. We can't wait to see it come together on the 18th!

One week away from the Apollo 11 anniversary celebrations, we talk about fireworks, Tom Holland, Stranger Things, and the latest episode of Savage Builds. Adam's excalibur is simply gorgeous. Plus, we lament the closing of the last hobby shop in San Francisco.

Adam takes a short break from his vacation to podcast with us and recap the most recent episodes of Savage Builds. He talks about the build and challenges of the Panjandrum episode, and what happened when the show was robbed mid-production. Plus, more details about Project Egress, Adam's project for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing!

We talk about the first episode of Savage Builds, Adam's flight training in Gravity's Jet suit, and his trip to this year's NOMCON. Plus, we talk a little about John Wick 3, Jon Faveau's new cooking show, and why Adam should watch The Raid.

Adam's mom returns to the podcast as our special guest this week as we talk about our obsession with the show Fleabag--leading into a mini spoilercast discussion. Plus, we're still processing the shutter of Maker Media, and give our appreciation for the team who tirelessly put on Maker Fare for the past ten years.

Adam talks about his time at Book Con, performing with the crew at Upright Citizen's Brigade, and other adventures from his recent trip to New York. Plus, Adam talks about his new obsession with playing Beat Saber on the Oculus Quest, and recommends the show Fleabag!

Adam watches Endgame again, goes incognito at Phoenix Fan Fusion, and teases the new Neal Stephenson book he's reading as we get together for a tangent-heavy podcast this week. Plus, we talk screenplay rewrites, Battle Angel, and Booksmart!

Special episode this week as we bring you Adam's "Sunday Sermon" from Bay Area Maker Faire. This year, Adam talks about the outward facing aspects of making, and how creating opportunities for others is an importact facet of of maker culture.

Wired's senior maverick Kevin Kelly joins us again this week to talk about our shared love learning from YouTube videos and recommending cool tools. Adam recaps some of his book tour travels, and we all get excited for the upcoming Bay Area Maker Faire!

We've all seen it, and now it's time to talk about it! Adam, Will, and Norm go full spoilers in our review of Avengers: Endgame, talking about our favorite moments, the big revelations, questions unanswered, and the many scenes that made us cry. It's a full hourlong spoilercast!