This week’s episode brought to you by Bardic Mystery Tour, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! It's been a while, but we've got Chris Maverick in studio as he joins Katie, Chilla, and Sorg to talk this week in tech news, including: * Chilla is sharing his FireCube as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Chilla is sharing about his home automation updates with his FireCube addition. * Not to be outdone, our guest Chris Maverick is sharing his own home automation upgrades - including his HomePod and streaming service. * The new Child's Play movie takes over smart home devices with the Buddi Connected app. Katie is sharing as her Awesome Thing of the Week. * Sorg is sharing his new MacBook Pro as his Awesome Thing of the Week. * Starting in July, you can return Amazon purchases to Kohl's stores. * We found another TV for Chilla's man cave - Sony's 98-inch 8K TV...for only $70K. * We have some friends running the Pittsburgh Marathon and they're sharing the Relive App. * Working as a social media manager can be hard some days. Imagine being the manager for PornHub or Wendy's! * Apparently the Galaxy Fold is on hold. * Sesame Street wants you to get off your phone!

After the show remember to: Speaking of the Pittsburgh Marathon - go support our friend Rizz and his fundraiser for the Alzheimers Association. Want to support our friends at Postindustrial? Check out their Kickstarter. Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Chris Maverick (@chrismaverick), Katie Dudas (@kdudders), John Chichilla (@chilla) and Mike Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST