{"podcast":{"title":"Hrkn to .. Gadgets & Gizmos","slug":"hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061","podcast_index_feed_id":3979061,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/gadgetsgizmos","website_url":"https://www.shareradio.co.uk/programmes/gadgets-and-gizmos","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3766c388-b884-11eb-9256-8752828daa24/image/Human_Hand_holding_Plasma_Ball_3001x3001.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Share Premium","episode_count":263,"summary":"Stocks may rise and fall, businesses may boom and bust, but gadgets keep appearing at an ever-increasing rate. Share Radio’s Gadgets & Gizmos show explores the latest technological innovations, from the indispensable to the downright ridiculous. Show host Simon Rose and technology editor Steve Caplin take a weekly humorous look at what’s on offer, featuring both existing products and those whose inventors utilise crowdfunding platforms to make them a reality. Through its 300-plus shows, Gadgets & Gizmos has delved into the world of wifi, Bluetooth and exploding lithium batteries, reviewing gadgets of interest and ridiculing those that should never have got off the drawing board. Where some financial journalists tell you how to make your money grow, Gadgets & Gizmos tells you how to spend it – and when not to. Hrkn to www.shareradio.co.uk for more ..","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T06:17:46.697235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061"},"episode":{"title":"Gadgets & Gizmos: 5,300-year-old sourdough bread, 747s going floppy & the problem with AI and plastic surgeons","slug":"gadgets-gizmos-5-300-year-old-sourdough-bread-747s-going-floppy-the-problem-with-ai-and-plastic-surgeons","published_at":"2026-06-04T15:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/gadgets-gizmos-5-300-year-old-sourdough-bread-747s-going-floppy-the-problem-with-ai-and-plastic-surgeons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2936954394.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2936954394.mp3","summary":"Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose that scientists have extracted yeast from the 5,300-year-old Ozti the Iceman to make sourdough bread. Next, they plan to produce beer. Boeing 747-400s apparently update their maps with a dozen floppy discs. If you're welathy, it will soon be possible to visit your greenhouse with a VR headset. Nvidia's new AI chip apparently \"could replace the mouse and keyboard\". The Helios robot might be used for manual tasks in space, having no legs but 2 pairs of arms. There's a crowd-funded desk-mounted robot arm, but nobody knows what it can be used for. If you're too warm, there's a solar-powered cap. Scientists say they've found a way to put solar cells in windows. And cosmetic surgeons are finding clients are asking the impossible – to be made to look like an AI-generated version of themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Steve Caplin tells Simon Rose that scientists have extracted yeast from the 5,300-year-old Ozti the Iceman to make sourdough bread. Next, they plan to pro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/episodes/gadgets-gizmos-5-300-year-old-sourdough-bread-747s-going-floppy-the-problem-with-ai-and-plastic-surgeons/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hrkn-to-gadgets-gizmos-3979061/gadgets-gizmos-5-300-year-old-sourdough-bread-747s-going-floppy-the-problem-with-ai-and-plastic-surgeons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}