People frequently ask me if I have a favorite podcast episode. Well folks, here are my favorites for 2025! The top of the list is an episode called “Have Your Cake and Eat The Batteries too!. In this episode, I explore how fungi can function as organic memory devices, the details of RoboCake, a multi-tiered dessert featuring various edible components and the world’s first rechargeable edible battery. My other favorite episodes include my discussion with Toronto Talks host Ashraf Amin about his AI co-host, Sophie the Sage; an in-depth look at implementing AI in space with Kenneth O’Neill from AMD, focusing on the Versal XQR chip; a conversation with Angelo Dragone and Paul McIntyre from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory about next-generation microelectronics and power consumption research at their new MEERCAT center; an episode with Larry Richenstein, Founder/CEO of WePower, discussing his company’s innovative energy harvesting technology and the Forest 4.0 intelligent data model; and a chat about open-source development obstacles and the future with Julie Shen and Tim Juravich from Deloitte.

1. Fish Fry Special Edition: Have Your Cake and Eat The Batteries too! 

2. The Next Avenue for Artificial Intelligence: Podcasting! Toronto Talks and Sophie the AI Co-Host 

3. The Power of Open Source: Solving Our Toughest Technical Challenges 

4. Autonomous Decisions and Remote Sensing: How We Can Use AI to Improve Space Flight Systems 

5. How SLAC is Advancing the Next Generation of Microelectronics 

6. A Motion-Powered Revolution: WePower Energy Harvesting Technology