{"podcast":{"title":"Mythfits","slug":"mythfits-7328716","podcast_index_feed_id":7328716,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5157206.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5157206","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42892615.jpg","author":"Pionaire Podcasting","episode_count":63,"summary":"Best known for blowing things up (for science, of course) and putting wild theories to the test, best friends Kari Byron and Tory Belleci are back - armed with stories from behind-the-scenes of MythBusters and just enough knowledge to be dangerous.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T18:19:10.191445+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythfits-7328716"},"episode":{"title":"Queen of Sh*tty Robots”, Simone Giertz, on How Mythbusters Inspired Her VIRAL Videos","slug":"queen-of-sh-tty-robots-simone-giertz-on-how-mythbusters-inspired-her-viral-videos","published_at":"2026-01-05T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythfits-7328716/queen-of-sh-tty-robots-simone-giertz-on-how-mythbusters-inspired-her-viral-videos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythfits-7328716","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8821736","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8821736.mp3?modified=1781629055&sid=5157206&source=rss","summary":"What happens when YouTube's \"Queen of Sh*tty Robots\", Simone Giertz, gets diagnosed with a golf ball-sized brain tumor? Which of Simone's inventions has a striking resemblance to one of the MythBusters crew? Simone Giertz joins Kari and Tori to share her incredible journey from building hilarious useless robots (like the face-slapping alarm clock) to facing a life-changing diagnosis and brain surgery. Plus, Simone reveals the MythBusters inspiration that made her want to be a builder in the first place. Support Our Guest! @simonegiertz ​ LINK TO OUR SPONSORS! https://linkin.bio/mythfits/ Thank you to our Sponsor, Rocket Money! Go to RocketMoney.com/Mythfits Please leave a review and make sure you SUBSCRIBE! If you are interested in advertising on this podcast email advertising@pionairepodcasting.com To request Kari & Tory to be on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to talent@pionairepodcasting.com FOLLOW US: IG/TT: @mythfitspodcast YouTube: @mythfitspod 😎👕 Support the show - grab some MythFits gear: mythfitspodcast.com Chapters 0:00 - Opening and Dream Robot Discussion 1:55 - Uncanny Valley Video and Robot Preferences 3:53 - MythBusters Robot History and Favorite Robot 8:31 - Rocket Money Sponsorship 10:24 - Introducing Simone Giertz and Career Beginnings 13:32 - Patreon Support and Early Success 16:07 - Simone’s Early Projects and Inspirations 19:22 - Simone's Brain Tumor Diagnosis and Personal Reflections 24:05 - Robotics Opinions: Humanoid vs Creative Designs 27:44 - Electric Pickup Truck Project Discussion 30:12 - Future Robotics and Collaboration Ideas 32:28 - Fan Questions and Costume Stories 35:31 - Closing Remarks and Goodbye This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Views expressed on this podcast solely reflect those of the host and do…","meta_description":"What happens when YouTube's \"Queen of Sh*tty Robots\", Simone Giertz, gets diagnosed with a golf ball-sized brain tumor? Which of Simone's inventions has a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2145,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mythfits-7328716/episodes/queen-of-sh-tty-robots-simone-giertz-on-how-mythbusters-inspired-her-viral-videos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythfits-7328716/queen-of-sh-tty-robots-simone-giertz-on-how-mythbusters-inspired-her-viral-videos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}