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PCMag - The Convo with Evan Dashevsky

The Convo is a interview series hosted by PC Magazine features editor Evan Dashevsky (@haldash; facebook.com/EvanDashevskyStuff). We invite the most interesting thinkers and doers in science, technology, and geekdom to talk about the big trends affecting the world. Past guests have included astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, video game pioneer Richard Garriott, NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman, World War Z author Max Brooks, former astronaut Mike Massimino, Mr. Robot writer/producer Kor Adana, and adult video entrepreneur Joanna Angel, just to name a few.

Each episode streams live on PCMag's Facebook page where live viewers can ask questions to guests in the comments. Episodes can also be viewed on our YouTube page or downloaded for free as a podcast (available on iTunes or wherever fine podcasts are sold).

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
30
Years Active
2017
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pundit FAREED ZAKARIA on the collusion of technology and politics

pundit FAREED ZAKARIA on the collusion of technology and politics

The brilliant Fareed Zakaria (bestselling author, Washington Post columnist, and host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS") stopped by our offices for a wide-ranging Convo about politics and other global fo…

00:54:48  |   Tue 22 Aug 2017
futurist comedian' BARATUNDE THURSTON on the promise and peril of technology

futurist comedian' BARATUNDE THURSTON on the promise and peril of technology

You may know Baratunde for his NYT-bestselling book "How to Be Black," for his work as director of digital for The Onion, his time as a digital producer for "The Daily Show," his column over at "Fast…

00:46:44  |   Tue 22 Aug 2017
astronaut SCOTT PARAZYNSKI on the future of space

astronaut SCOTT PARAZYNSKI on the future of space

Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski (with five missions under his belt) has done A LOT. He's climbed to the summit of Mount Everest (the first person to make it there and into space), competed as …

00:17:05  |   Tue 08 Aug 2017
BILL NYE!

BILL NYE!

Bill Nye, America's science guy stopped by our offices to talk about how nerds created the modern world, keep it running, and will probably be the ones to save it from itself. Check out this wide-ran…

00:29:49  |   Fri 21 Jul 2017
PCMag senior analyst JEFF WILSON on the future of eSports

PCMag senior analyst JEFF WILSON on the future of eSports

PCMag's own Jeff Wilson stopped by the Convo to talk about his fantastic digital cover story "How I learned to Stop Hating and Love eSports" about the multi-billion dollar global phenomenon that is c…

00:22:25  |   Tue 11 Jul 2017
functional apparel designer DANI RYAN talks about the future of soft robotic exosuits

functional apparel designer DANI RYAN talks about the future of soft robotic exosuits

We had a great Convo with functional apparel designer Dani Ryan about her work with Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Her team has partnered with DARPA to cre…

00:23:19  |   Fri 30 Jun 2017
Orange Is The New Black's JESSICA PIMENTEL on acting, tech, and metal

Orange Is The New Black's JESSICA PIMENTEL on acting, tech, and metal

Actress Jessica Pimentel ("Maria Ruiz" on Netflix' Orange Is the new Black) stopped by PCMag's offices to talk about the phenomenon that is OITNB, her secret techy past, and her heavy metal extracurr…

00:28:32  |   Thu 22 Jun 2017

"anti-disciplinary" artist, ANI LIU wants to combine art and emerging technologies

Ani Liu is a recent graduate from MIT's real-life magic factory better known as "The Media Lab." There, she has created some very cool, weird, fascinating projects that combine elements from VR, brai…

00:24:21  |   Tue 20 Jun 2017
Year Million executive producer DAVE O'CONNOR on predicting the crazy, scary, weird future

Year Million executive producer DAVE O'CONNOR on predicting the crazy, scary, weird future

Year Million is a new series on NatGeo which uses elements of science fiction and actual science to attempt to predict how technology will affect our species one hundred, one thousand, and even one m…

00:24:59  |   Thu 15 Jun 2017
adventure cameraman PAUL

adventure cameraman PAUL "MUNGO" MUNGEAM on hunting real-life monsters in the wild

If you don't know him, Paul is the longtime cameraman for Bear Grylls, but he has stepped in front of the camera for a new show on Animal Planet, "Expedition Mungo." In his new series, Paul travels a…

00:32:27  |   Mon 05 Jun 2017
author CHUCK KLOSTERMAN on how tech reinvents culture and humanity

author CHUCK KLOSTERMAN on how tech reinvents culture and humanity

Writer, essayist, and author of multiple bestselling books (Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; But What if We're Wrong?; Fargo Rock City) stopped by PCMag's offices to have a couple of beers, talk about hi…

00:53:06  |   Mon 22 May 2017
actress MAYIM BIALIK of The Big Bang Theory talks about being a scientist on (and off) camera

actress MAYIM BIALIK of The Big Bang Theory talks about being a scientist on (and off) camera

The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik doesn't just play a scientist on TV, she has an actual PhD in neuroscience which she earned after her stint on the hit 90s show, Blossom. She stopped by our studios…

00:23:21  |   Tue 16 May 2017
activist, pundit VAN JONES talks about making Silicon Valley more diverse

activist, pundit VAN JONES talks about making Silicon Valley more diverse

CNN commentator, former Obama administration "Green Jobs" advisor, and founder of Dream Corps, Van Jones stopped by the offices to talk about his #YesWeCode initiative to make the tech industry more …

00:41:38  |   Fri 21 Apr 2017
Craigslist founder CRAIG NEWMARK wants to save journalism

Craigslist founder CRAIG NEWMARK wants to save journalism

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has partnered with Facebook and the CUNY school of journalism to spearhead the "News Integrity Initiate" to help news consumers make informed judgments about the news…

00:33:23  |   Mon 17 Apr 2017
author DR. AMY HASINOFF on making sexting safer

author DR. AMY HASINOFF on making sexting safer

We talked to Dr. Amy Hasinoff, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver and author of the book Sexting Panic about America's favorite pastime: SEXTING! The polls show that not only…

00:25:07  |   Fri 07 Apr 2017
author JAMIE LENDINO on the impact Atari computers had on the world

author JAMIE LENDINO on the impact Atari computers had on the world

We spoke with ExtremeTech editor-in-chief Jamie Lendino about his new book: _Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation_, which details the rise, impact, and fall of Atari 8-bit compute…

00:22:12  |   Fri 31 Mar 2017
VP of Software Research at General Electric, DR. COLIN PARRIS on building a real Skynet

VP of Software Research at General Electric, DR. COLIN PARRIS on building a real Skynet

Skynet Is Actually Real (But Hopefully Won't Try to Destroy Us)

In this episode of The Convo, we speak with Dr. Colin Parris, VP of General Electric's software research division. We talk about the cu…

00:32:41  |   Fri 24 Mar 2017
Mr. Robot Writer / Producer  KOR ADANA (From the Archives)

Mr. Robot Writer / Producer KOR ADANA (From the Archives)

We talked with Kor Adana, one of the writers on the show _Mr. Robot_, who helps give the show some technological realism. Kor's real life actually somewhat mirrors the show's fictional protagonist, E…

00:23:14  |   Mon 06 Mar 2017
AEI fellow, CNBC correspondent, JAMES PETHOKOUKIS

AEI fellow, CNBC correspondent, JAMES PETHOKOUKIS

We had a fascinating conversation with tech/economy/politics writer, James Pethokoukis about how robots and algorithms are (probably) going to replace the need for a human workforce (at some point). …

00:31:59  |   Fri 24 Feb 2017
TED Talk

TED Talk "all-star," JUAN ENRIQUEZ

This was a fascinating talk about human evolution, past and FUTURE. Enriquez details, among other things how humans actually have four genomes; why the obesity problem has spread to wild birds;why au…

00:30:45  |   Tue 21 Feb 2017
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