Pragmatic

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.

Episodes

117: Video is Harder

May 14, 2025 • 76 mins

Having recorded and edited over 130 video episodes of various shows, John discusses everything he's learned with Vic, reflecting on gear choices and changes and the tradeoffs between scripting and not and finally editing. All of this to reach a singular conclusion...video is harder.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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116: Whisky Whiskey

October 20, 2024 • 122 mins

Vic joins John to discuss all things Whisky/Whiskey as John launches a new Video Podcast of the same name. Think of Pragmatic...but applied to Whisky...in a video form. We cover everything from Mash Bills to Distilling, Barrel Influence and lots and lots more.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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115: Use Sparingly Use Wisely

June 5, 2024 • 98 mins

Scott Willsey returns to pull apart the Google AI Overviews feature, the risks of trusting LLMs and Generative AI and the OpenAI Scarlett Johansson saga. Also John's returning to the USA in September and embracing Dumb Watches along with a host of other updates.
With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.

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114: Monopoly (Not The Game)

April 15, 2024 • 120 mins

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.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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113: Whack Me In The Face

January 24, 2024 • 62 mins

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.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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112: A Mixed Bag

November 7, 2023 • 60 mins

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.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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111: Virtually Augmented

July 13, 2023 • 126 mins

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.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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110: Apple Watch Evolution

January 26, 2023 • 106 mins

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.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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109: Soundbite Workshop

October 16, 2022 • 96 mins

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.
With Dave Jones and John Chidgey.

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108: Not Turning It Into A Flower Pot

June 9, 2022 • 92 mins

Clay joins John to walk through the key moments of the WWDC keynote for 2022 and look at what each means for us and also the broader populace. Whilst John is sad about the Trash Can being Ventura-canned, there were lots of things to smile about too.
With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.

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107: Tesla Electric

March 7, 2022 • 82 mins

Russell returns to Pragmatic to discuss his experiences with renewable energy, both the Model S and Model 3 and we dive into the finer issues with glanceless controls and other concerns regarding Tesla's User Interface.
With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.

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106: Wind Farming

January 30, 2022 • 125 mins

Wind Farms are getting bigger and spreading throughout the world both on and off-shore. Vic joins John to talk about Wind Turbines, John's new Tesla and the launch of the new Video podcast/vodcast Pragmatic Electric.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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105: Chips Ahoy

November 20, 2021 • 70 mins

Where have all the chips gone? Scott Willsey joins John to look at how the shifting automotive use of ICs, a drought, a pandemic and poor planning amongst other things has led to an unprecedented global chip shortage with no end in sight.
With Scott Willsey and John Chidgey.

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104: Mirrorless Revolution

September 27, 2021 • 97 mins

Watching photography evolve in the past few years had demonstrated with computing power comes the possibility of ditching the SLR entirely and going mirrorless. Clay returns to discuss the mirrorless revolution. And yes, Clay called it first.
With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.

103: Lockdown Computing

July 15, 2021 • 69 mins

Lockdowns due to the pandemic of 2020-2021 has shifted a lot of peoples computing needs with working from home on their computer now a real driver for many people. We look at how it's impacted John and take a walk down history lane of Vic and John's various Macs for the past few decades and how it led to a controversial purchase.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

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102: Podcast Lightning

February 6, 2021 • 108 mins

A team of podcasters and developers are working on the next evolution of podcasting they call Podcasting 2.0. Dave Jones joins John to talk about their goals, RSS, XML and JSON pieces and how they fit together. To top it all off, we also dive into BitCoin, Lightning and distributed monetisation in podcasting.
With Dave Jones and John Chidgey.

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101: AstroPhotography

January 2, 2021 • 108 mins

Ian Norman from Lonely Speck joins John to talk about photographing the MilkyWay with just your DSLR and without spending a fortune. We cover everything from Star-Trackers, Red-light filter removal, Pollution Filters, Focussing techniques, Image stacking and lots more.
With Ian Norman and John Chidgey.

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100: Oh My NAS

December 11, 2020 • 105 mins

Casey returns to join John in an episode where we explore all things NAS - specifically the Synology. How we use it, what we use it for and how we neither of us can ever live without one anymore!
With Casey Liss and John Chidgey.

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99: StarLink

August 13, 2020 • 77 mins

SpaceX and Elon Musk have been accelerating a project to provide high-speed, low latency broadband internet around the world via Satellites and are calling it StarLink. Radek joins John to deep dive into what StarLink is trying to accomplish, why it's a such a different approach to the problem and why it might actually succeed where others have failed.
With Radek Pietruszewski and John Chidgey.

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98: Docks And Interference

April 18, 2020 • 77 mins

After a brief chat about John's App-in-progress Timeless Day, Ronnie Lutes joins to dissect the problems and pitfalls of poorly shielded or cheap USB 3 devices and how they can create BlueTooth drops out, Trackpad bullet chattering, Mouse stuttering and more and how one might diagnose and fix these issues. A must listen for those with suspected interference on their PC or Mac wireless devices.
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115: Use Sparingly Use Wisely

114: Monopoly (Not The Game)

113: Whack Me In The Face

112: A Mixed Bag

111: Virtually Augmented

110: Apple Watch Evolution

109: Soundbite Workshop

108: Not Turning It Into A Flower Pot

107: Tesla Electric

106: Wind Farming

105: Chips Ahoy

104: Mirrorless Revolution

103: Lockdown Computing

102: Podcast Lightning

101: AstroPhotography

100: Oh My NAS

99: StarLink

98: Docks And Interference

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117: Video is Harder

116: Whisky Whiskey