Most Useful Podcast Ever

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2019-04-25

  Time to Say Goodbye

Hi y'all from Jacqui, Peter, Kevin, Eleanor and Roy! We've had an amazing, enlightening time creating this podcast for you for the last four years, but it's time for something new. Listen for our goodbyes and all the fun stuff we learned putting Most U...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-04-04

  The Least Useful Podcast Ever, Part III

Every year, the week of April Fool's Day, we take a break from providing our listeners with useful information, and instead do stuff like taste the new orange-vanilla Coke and try to explain movies we've never seen. Do you want to know a whole bunch of...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-03-15

  Collecting Dust

One day, when they were having lunch at their local bar, Rick Kiley and Jeff Boedges had an interesting idea: What if they came back one day and finished this weird old bottle of booze that had been sitting there for years? Well, they did it, and then ...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-03-01

  The Drug Lord

We'll be the first to admit that the Most Useful Podcast Ever doesn't pursue a lot of hard-hitting journalism, but that's ok, because this week's guest, Elaine Shannon, certainly does. She came upon the story of criminal mastermind Paul Leroux while tr...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-02-15

  The Dog Days of Winter

Deep in the middle of winter, it would be easy to hole up on the couch with a bag of Doritos and watch TV. But wouldn't it be more fun to get outside? On this episode, field editor James Lynch gives us a rundown of all the cool new gear he saw at the O...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-02-04

  The Booze Library and the Ultimate DIY Mindmeld

With snow and cold descending across the Midwest and Northeast, we talk to the owner of StilL 630 spirits in St. Louis, about an experimental booze library that sounds like an excellent place to while away the winter. We also test winter jackets and br...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-01-18

  All-Testing Tables!

Portable table saws, a wash-free gym shirt, a USB-based coffee cup, we'll test anything! Whether you're buying new stuff for yourself or gifts for your friends, you'll leave this episode with a ton of smart new ideas—and no buyers remorse.
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2019-01-04

  Myth: The Week Between Christmas and NYE is Boring. Verdict: Busted!

With the office nearly empty between Christmas and New Year's, Jacqui and Tech Editor Alex George introduce the only other person in the office: PM's new Video Producer/Editor/Videographer, Todd Bogin. Todd shares some tips on what makes compelling vid...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2018-12-26

  Holiday cocktails and cleaning the house

With so many people coming over for the holidays, it's probably wise to make sure your grout is clean and your chimney in working order. You'll also want to stock up on some booze. Perhaps something unexpected, like cachaça? On this episode, we talk to...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author
2018-12-07

  The Annual Holiday Shopping Guide

Do you know what you're getting all your friends and family for the holidays? If so, good for you, overachiever. For the rest of us, the staff of Popular Mechanics gives a rundown on the hottest shopping tickets for this year, including a Lego Bugatti ...
  Popular Mechanics / Panoply author