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Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & Rumble | Friday, July 11, 2025 @ 6:00 PM EDT (-5GMT)

In this thought-provoking episode, Martin Willis sits down with Mitch Randall, a groundbreaking inventor, engineer, and AI consultant, whose career spans decades of cutting-edge innovation in radar, wireless technology, and artificial intelligence. From building weather radars for NCAR and chasing tornadoes with the legendary Doppler on Wheels (DOW) trucks, to developing passive radar systems and wireless charging tech featured in TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2007, Mitch’s story is one of relentless curiosity and transformative ideas. Now a key member of Harvard’s Galileo Project, Randall has turned his focus toward AI and space surveillance, helping advance the boundaries of scientific exploration. Topics covered include: How artificial intelligence is reshaping science and society His current work on SkyWatch for the Galileo Project Ethical and philosophical implications of advanced AI Where he thinks AI will lead us, and it is not good Whether you’re fascinated by storm chasing, deep tech, or the mysteries of the universe, this interview is a must-watch.

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BIO: Mitch Randall, MSEE, MS Phys, began building scientific instrumentation and research radars in 1984. He joined the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in 1989 where he developed airborne, ground-based, and mobile scientific weather research radars. Randall pioneered Software Defined Radio (SDR) techniques and deployed them in NCAR, NASA, and NOAA radars. He developed a software-based Dopplerization technique for incoherent magnetron radars to create the Doppler On Wheels (DOW) tornado-chasing trucks, upon which was formed the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, CO. His technologies became the industry standard for the meteorological weather radar community in the mid 90s. Working for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2010, Randall developed a millimeter wave channel sounder to characterize real-world cell communications, used to develop today’s 5G networks. Randall co-founded Binet in the 90s to bring passive radar tech to weather radars. Randall co-founded Advanced Radar Corporation in the 2000’s. In 2005 Randall co-founded WildCharge and licensed his wireless charging technology Duracell. This invention was featured in TIME magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2007” issue. Randall is a prolific inventor with licensed toys currently on the market. Randall co-founded Ascendant Artificial Intelligence (AAI), a consulting firm developing custom AI and consumer electronics. In 2021 Randall became a Research Team member of Harvard’s Galileo Project, where he developed and deployed the proof of concept SkyWatch passive radar. Randall is the lead author of the paper describing the system in the Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. #ArtificialIntelligence #UFOs #RadarTechnology #GalileoProject #MitchRandall #PodcastUFO #StormChasing #DOW #SoftwareDefinedRadio #WirelessCharging #AI #MartinWillis

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble | Thursday, September 05, 2024 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Everything Else Show: The 1919 Molasses Flood was a tragic and significant event in the history of Boston’s North End, reflecting the challenges of a rapidly changing city after World War I. In this episode, Jake Sconyers from the HUB History podcast delves into the disaster, examining the working-class Italian immigrant community it affected, the lasting impact on the neighborhood, and how the Great Molasses Flood has become a piece of Boston’s enduring mythology.

BIO: Jake Sconyers is the founder and cohost of HUB History, a weekly podcast where we share our favorite stories from Boston’s history. Before starting the podcast, Jake founded and ran a walking tour company called Boston Strolls for a couple of seasons. More recently, he has been a lecturer at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, an organizer of History Camp Boston, and a volunteer docent at the Shirley-Eustis House.In addition to Jake’s obsession with Boston history, he takes the photographs that he shares here, and he enjoys running marathons, kayaking, gardening, making jam and jelly, brewing hard cider, and grilling and barbecuing tasty meats. At work, he helps physicians use their EHR. He is a volunteer with a dog rescue called Shultzs Guest House and he gives platelets to the Red Cross. Jake’s Websites jacobsconyers.com I like to take pictures. I take pictures of Boston, of my adventures, of breaking news, of animals, and flowers, and sunsets. I post the decent ones on this site. You can consider this the canonical site for Jacob Sconyers. HUBhistory.com My wife and I host a weekly podcast. It’s our way of sharing our favorite stories from Boston’s history. charlesriverguide.com A paddler’s guide to the Charles. I like to paddle on our local rivers, but there aren’t a lot of online resources to help you plan a trip. The site I used to rely on went offline, so I created this one. Tell your paddling friends! historycamp.org History Camp is an unconference for history, founded in the Boston area and expanding beyond. I built and maintain their website, as well as helping to organize monthly history events for History Camp enthusiasts. fuckingyum.com My wife and I are decent cooks. We blog here at irregular intervals about the things we make. sconye.rs I registered a Serbian domain name to run my vanity URL shortener. bostonstrolls.com We used to run a tour company. This Bootstrap-based placeholder site is all that remains.