Pragmatic

After building my own Soundbooth a few years ago and subsequently learning that Vic was selling his own woodworking creations, I just had to go in-depth with Vic about Woodworking...what it means to be one and what tools can make it so much easier. After a handful of life updates, we spend the rest of those two hours diving into everything about Woodworking and Vic's workshop.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
Links of Potential Interest from Vic:

Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit (AMAZON)

Circular Saw or Skill Saw (AMAZON)

Wood Glue (AMAZON)

Kreg Pocket Hole Jig

Milescraft Pocket Hole Jig

Electric Brad Nailer (AMAZON)

Pnuematic Brad Nailer (AMAZON)

Corded Sander (AMAZON)

Dust Mask (AMAZON)

Basic Shop Vacuum (AMAZON)

Dust Separators (AMAZON)

Table Saw

Mitre Saw

Jig Saw (AMAZON)

Oscillating Mutli-Tool (AMAZON)

Routers (AMAZON)

Festool Domino Joiners

Stumpy Nubs (YouTube)

John’s Tools of Note:

Impact Driver

Cordless Drill

Ozito Planer

Palm Sander

Okay so I finally got these but they weren’t mentioned in the episode:

Tyre Inflator

Cordless Blower

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

With heavily digitally modified images and fully AI-generated images now being regularly posted as being real, what can we trust? John and Clay tackle the challenges of flagging photo modifications, and propose a potential solution for ensuring a photographic chain of trust. Can it be done?
With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.
Links of Potential Interest:

Nikon Z30 Kit with 16-50mm VR Lens

Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR Lens

Panorama Head with Arca-Type Quick Release

LP-64 Leveller

Sony Alpha 7R IV 35mm full-frame camera

Decoder Podcast 5th Feb 2026: Reality is losing the deepfake war

Boomerangs

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

After some updates about the past few months, Vic and I touch on the Starlink and SpaceX Direct To Cell technology. How it works and the ways in which it differs from other entrants like Iridium.
With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.
TEN Show Links:

Pragmatic Episode 99: StarLink

Links of Potential Interest:

LTE Signal Strength Guide

DTC Thread

Free Space Loss Calculator

SpaceX completes 1st Starlink DTC constellation launch

SpaceX Exec Tips High-Speed Cellular With 15K Satellites

PCMag Tested T-Mobile’s Cellular Starlink Service

Direct To Cell rating Thread

Starlink Business Direct To Cell

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

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.
TEN Show Links:

TEN: Causality TV

TEN: Pragmatic Electric

TEN: Whisky Whiskey

Links of Potential Interest:

Stream Deck Mini

Stream Deck Pedal

Prompter

DJI Osmo Mobile 6

Blackmagic Camera

Support Pragmatic on Patreon

Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

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.
TEN Show Links: (Causality TV)

TEN: Causality TV Episode 1: CrowdStrike

TEN: Causality TV

TEN Show Links: (Whisky Whiskey)

TEN: Whisky Whiskey

TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 1: The Macallan 12yr Sherry Oak

TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 2: Bushmills 16yr

TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 3: Lark Symphony No.1 and Liquor Loot

TEN: Whisky Whiskey Episode 4: Chivas Regal 12yr vs 18yr

Links of Potential Interest:

What is a Mash Bill?

Column Still

What is a Coffey Still?

Lark Distillery Australia

Upshot: Cask Strength – World Whisky Awards 2020

Bruichladdich: The Classic Laddie Unpeated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.