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IT in the D
IT in the D is your insider look at the tech scene in Detroit. Started in 2007 as a meetup group in Metro Detroit for IT professionals, the IT in the D podcast was born in 2013 as an extension of those conversations. Host Bob Waltenspiel and co-host and producer Randy Walker are IT industry veterans, but IT in the D is intentionally more conversational and less instructional. Each weekly show has guests ranging from CIOs and local rock stars, to subject matter experts, local event organizers…
Episodes
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Best and Worst Ads, an 81 Person Orgy, Amazon Keeps $62 Million in Tips Meant for Drivers
This week we talk Superbowl ads... both the best and worst that happened, the split decision about the halftime show, outages with the Ring camera systems, a…
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Jason Collier, Dogecoin, a 7-11 Overnight Stay, Screech Dies, Barstool Sports and Coney Chaos
Jason Collier is... well, was as of the time of this episode... a police chief and ordained minister in a small town in Texas who not only was married with…
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Michigan is #1 for Talking Sex, Brushing Scams, Barstool Sports and Coneys
So what did BarStoolSports have to say about the great Detroit Coney debate? What the hell is "brushing"? People in Michigan are pent up and horny…
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COVID-19 Updates – Variants, Mutations, Vaccines, and Distribution with Fred Brown, Part 2
This one ran suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long, and so we had no choice but to break it into two parts. This is part two, which contains the rest of our chat with…
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COVID-19 Updates – Variants, Mutations, Vaccines, and Distribution with Fred Brown, Part 1
This one ran suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long, and so we had no choice but to break it into two parts. This is part one, which contains our usual opening banter…
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Shift_Up, Job and Skills Training, The Past Week’s Chaos, Parler Shutdown and Breach, NFL on Nickelodeon
We're joined by our friends from Shift_Up to talk about their latest evolution in job and skills training offered, as well as what they're seeing going on in…
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Cobra Kai Season 3 Drops, Twisted Tea, NYC Squirrels Attack, and a $7 Million Toilet
Cobra Kai season 3 dropped, and the cameos and new stories were definitely worth diving in to. Twisted Tea takes over social media, someone got $7 million to…
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Cobra Kai Season 3, Package Tracking Chaos, Alcohol Free Alcohol?
Cobra Kai season 3 gets a new release date, the Nashville bombing and the dangers of conspiracies, Dave doesn't understand alcohol-free alcohol, USPS is…
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Mandalorian Finale Recap, Thoughts on Spoilers, New Covid Mutation, Crazy Porn Lawsuit
We bring in some friends to chat about the Mandalorian finale, thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett, and thoughts on spoilers in general. Then we dive in on the…
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378 – Detroit is #1 for Smokers, Cobra Kai, Disney+ Investor Day, OnlyFans does $2 Billion
Detroit hits #1 in a national poll for people who smoke, Cobra Kai trailer is out and has a release date for season 3, Disney+ dropped multiple bombshells on…
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377 – Detroit Shipping Company, Little Biscuit Brewery, Metropolitan Variety Store
Want to own part of a brewery for as little as $100, or know someone who that might make a great gift to? How about a craft cocktail bar / liquor store combo?…
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376 – Ahsoka Tano, Mandalorian, Bob’s Huge Mistake, Weed Delivery Service, Amazon Sidewalk
Ahsoka Tano hits the Mandalorian and the internet goes crazy, Bob made a really huge mistake, Dave randomly discovers a home delivery service for weed and…
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375 – 80s Remakes / Continuations Like Cobra Kai, 5.4 Billion Dollars in Stolen Packages, Boob Armor, and More
Should The Lost Boys get redone like Cobra Kai? What about the Goonies? Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Plus, $5.4 billion in packages have been stolen so far during…
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374 – Fred Brown, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccine Availability, Rest of 2020 Projections, and More
We are once again joined by infectious disease expert Fred Brown for this episode. This time, we dive into the recent news about vaccines - what the real story…
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Ep373 – Plante Moran on Working from Home Securely and Safely, Porky’s, Local Search Results
We're joined by return guest Mike Lipinski from Plante Moran to talk about the increased risks encountered by both employees and companies in the…
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372 – Tenacity Cloud, The Mandalorian, Oreo Doomsday Vault, Amazon Prime Content Lawsuit
Are you paying too much due to misconfigurations in the cloud? Do you even understand why your bill looks like what it does? Could you be doing better? Listen…
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Episode 371 – JVSHumanServices, COVID Surcharges, Atari Comeback, Detroit Applebees
Listen in as we reminisce about a great moment 5 years ago when Applebees opened in Detroit, chat about Sirius buying Stitcher, figure out how Roadhouse could…
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Episode 370 – ELECTIONMANIA!
Our buddy August joins us tonight in his capacity as City Clerk for the city of Hamtramck so that we can dive into all of the rumors, stories, chaos, and…
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Episode 369 – ZoomRide Launches New Rideshare Service
A new Michigan-based ride-share service, initially covering Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties, promises passengers and drivers one of the safest…
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Ep368 – Fred Brown, COVID-19, MI Supreme Court, Dept of Health, Trump’s Outlook, and Blac Chyna Makes HOW MUCH?
Once again we dive in with infectious disease expert Fred Brown, this time to talk through the potential impacts of the Michigan Supreme Court ruling, what the…
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Episode 367 – Chatting with Bedrock, Downtown Businesses, What’s Open, Parking, Locations to Go
Episode 367 - Chatting with Bedrock, Downtown Businesses, What's Open, Parking, Locations to Go Check out the Open Business Directory at…
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Episode 366 – QAnon Fun, CBS All Access, Paramount Plus, Dewgaritas, South Park Pandemic Special
Episode 366 - QAnon Fun, CBS All Access, Paramount Plus, Dewgaritas, South Park Pandemic Special
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Episode 365 – Mandalorian Season 2, Archer, QuaranTime, Jet Pack Guy, Zoom Playdates
Episode 365 - Mandalorian Season 2, Archer, QuaranTime, Jet Pack Guy, Zoom Playdates e
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Episode 364 – Fred Brown Talks Vaccines, Economic Impact, and more COVID-19 news
Episode 364 - Fred Brown Talks Vaccines, Economic Impact, and more COVID-19 news
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Episode 363 – Cobra Kai on Netflix, Travel and Tourism Hit, Arby’s Fries Rule?
Episode 363 - Cobra Kai on Netflix, Travel and Tourism Hit, Arby's Fries Rule?
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Episode 362 – Lucifer, Archer, Lego Stars Wars Video Game, COVID Mad Libs
Episode 362 - Lucifer, Archer, Lego Stars Wars Video Game, COVID Mad Libs
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Episode 361 – Fred Brown and COVID-19 Updates, Schools Opening
Episode 361 - Fred Brown and COVID-19 Updates, Schools Opening
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Episode 360 – Time Travel Paradox, Beirut Bomb, Disney+ Premium
Episode 360 - Time Travel Paradox, Beirut Bomb, Disney+ Premium
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Episode 359 – Events Updates, Rubik’s Cube Competitions, Umbrella Academy Season 2, Binging
Hey, this is episode three 59 of the one and all the in the D show broadcasting live from our houses. This is Bob, the sales guy that is Dave geek. Randy, I do…
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Episode 358, talking about security and the usual fun and excitement with Patrick Garrity
What is up? Thank you for hanging out with us. Once again. It's money night. It is time for the it in the D show. This is episode three 58 broadcasting live…
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Episode 357 – Furbies, Ghostbusters vs Stranger Things, Treasure Hunting, and of course Masks
Hey, welcome. We are live. This is episode three 57 of the it, and the D show. We are broadcasting live from our homes. This is Bob, the sales guy that is…
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Episode 356 – Fred Brown, COVID Update, Schools Opening, Listener Questions
Thank you for hanging out with us. This is the it and the D show. We made it all the way up to episode 356. Wait, wait, wait. So that's Bob's wrong. Plus 340…
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Episode 355 – Still Figuring Out HBO MAX, Microwaving Books and Money, Catching Up
Welcome to the one and only IT in the D show. This is episode three 55, happy Canada day happy 4th of July. Um, on behalf of all of us, we hope that a multi…
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Episode 354 – Life Behind The Bar in the COVID World
Hey, welcome. Thanks for hanging out with us. This is the it and the D show. We are broadcasting live from our homes and from the bar. Um, this is Bob, the…
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Episode 353 – Binging, Financial Apps, New Favorite Shows, Events Updates
Sure. Good to go. Hey, welcome. How's everybody doing? This is episode 353 of the one and only it in the D show. We are broadcasting live from our quarantined…
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Episode 352 – The CHAZ, News, Events, and More
And we are good to go. What is going on? Welcome to episode 352 of the IT in the D show. We are broadcasting live. Bob, can we let's do one real quick guys…
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Episode 351- Fred Brown, Infectious Disease Expert, Michigan Bars and Restaurants Reopening
What is going on, everybody? How are we doing? This is the it and the D show episode 351. We are still in quarantine, even though we're slowly getting back…
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Episode 350 – Clear 2 Go COVID-19 Screening App
what is going on? This is the IT in the D show. Episode 350. We are, we got a great guest this week. Mike, Willis' one of the founders of clear to go. And…
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Episode 349 – Binging During Quarantine, 90 Day Fiancee and More
Hey, welcome to the one and only IT in the D show. This is episode 349 happy Memorial day to everybody listening. Hopefully you didn't give him a moment of…
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Episode 348 – Facebook Avatars and the Latest Online Distractions
What is happening? Welcome to the one and only it in the D show in your house version. This is episode three 48 broadcasting live from our homes. This is Bob…
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Episode 347 – Getting Back to Work, Unemployment Issues
Hey, what's going on? This is a one and all the it in the D show broadcasting live from our respective houses. This is Bob the sales guy. It's quarantine day…
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Episode 346 – Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Happy Star Wars Day
Let's talk Star Wars and more for Star Wars Day. The Clone Wars wraps up with an amazing set of episodes, the Mandalorian documentary drops, and more... What…
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Episode 345 – Fred Brown, COVID-19 Coronavirus Data, Science, Projections
Every now and then, we get a little serious... and this is one of those times. This episode isn't really served justice by just listening to it, given the…
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Episode 344 – JVS Human Services, Job Search and Networking in a Coronavirus World
Tonight we're joined by Jason Charnas of JVS Human Services to chat about some very real issues facing a lot of people right now. With many business shut down…
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Episode 343 – Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen, Podcasting During Quarantine, Comic Cons
Tonight we're joined by our friends from New Jersey - Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen from ASharedUniverse podcast studios, as well as AMC's Comic Book Men, comic…
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Episode 342 – Essential Industries, Bars and Restaurants, Making Drinks at Home and More
Week two of the stay-at-home version of our podcast, and we're diving in on what is and isn't an essential industry, pondering if the bar and restaurant…
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Episode 341: Week 1 of Quarantine… Tiger King, Binge Watching, Zoom Chaos
Week one of our socially distanced show as we're all hanging out in our respective houses. Listen in as we chat about what we're binge watching and how we're…
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Episode 340 – Managed Way, Internet Saturation in the age of COVID19
Welcome to the quarantine, did not shut down, the central studios. Here we are the IT in the D show. This is episode 340 the show must go on guest this week…
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Episode 339 – C3 Technology Advisors, Coronavirus in Michigan, Events and Bars Closed
Here we are a few days into the coronavirus chaos in Michigan. Bars and restaurants closed, and so we've had to cancel our monthly networking event for the…
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Episode 338 – Detroit Test Bash, Coronavirus COVID-19 Chaos
Unfortunately, the event we had someone in to discuss tonight has already been canceled.. the first such victim at the time to the COVID-19 chaos that's…
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Episode 337 – Exceptional Academy
Hey, this is episode 337 of the one and only IT in the D show. Guests this week include Dave and Steve with Exceptional Academy. They are doing training…
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Episode 336 – United Shore Career Fair, Over 300 Open IT Jobs
Well, if you're looking for a new job in the information technology field, you're probably going to want to keep this event next week in mind. Listen in as the…
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Episode 335 – Anthony Michael Hall, Playing Catch Up
Listen in as we resume some semblance of normalcy as we dive into the news, events, and items that caught our eyes over the past week, and then our interview…
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Episode 334 – Ming Chen, Augie, Eddie, Astronomicon Recap, and a Complete Trainwreck
This episode brought to you by the life lesson of "Dave should not drink on an empty stomach with bartenders". Our post-Astronomicon episode is... definitely a…
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Episode 333 – Banking Security, Face the Consequences
We always love our chats with Adrian, not just because he's got phenomenal insights into internet and banking security, but he's also one of those people who…
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Episode 332 – Astronomicon, Fundraiser for Wildlife in Australia
Well, it's almost time for our first con of the year, so let's dive in with the Astronomicon crew to talk about their third annual event, and then there's a…
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Episode 331 – MEDC Entrepreneurship Programs, Smart Zones and More
MEDC (the Michigan Economic Development Corporation) returns to our show to chat about entrepreneurship opportunities, grants, smart zones where you can get…
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Episode 330 – Caston Thomas, Internet Advisor, Dave Sucks at Event Scheduling
IMPORTANT NOTE: due to Dave not paying attention, the networking event this month is on the 23rd at Detroit City Distillery. We know, it's always 3rd…
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Episode 329 – More Star Wars, Guinness World Record Online Gaming Guild
Welcome to our first episode of 2020, and we kick things off talking a little more Star Wars (because why wouldn't we), as well as diving in with James…