A weekly podcast by your friends in tech
"Looking out at the podcast landscape, I didn’t see anything that I felt reflected in, so I wanted to create something that would provide that. I always learn so much whenever we go on hikes together. I feel like everyone could benefit from being able to listen in on those conversations." - Rae Johnston
“I wanted to create a podcast that anyone listening in would immediately feel like this was for them. A smart and informative space that’s also fun and welcoming. No one has to prove themselves here because tech is for everyone.” - Tegan Jones
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It's been a big week for the Queens! Rae experiences some beauty tech at a fancy breakfast while Amanda creates Smart Craft. Meanwhile Tegan gleefully plays with Oppo's rollable concept phone. They also ponder what fictional sci-fi tech they would like to see in the real world - including 'bag babies', Babel Fish and, strangely, [...]
In this week's episode the Queens talk about ghosts so much that part of the recording corrupted. They clearly angered a vengeful spirit and are now haunted. If you want also want to risk venturing into the spirit realm, you'll learn about 19th century 'ectoplasm', the Xbox Kinect and other tech used by ghost hunters [...]
This week the Queens go into verbal battle over Space! The final frontier one, not the physical distance between two objects. Should we be exploring the beautiful and terrifying universe beyond our planet? Would those resources be better spent on Earth? And what surprising inventions have only happened thanks to space exploration? Meanwhile, Tegan nerds [...]
This week the Queens are going straight to the moon with a dive into the stonk market. They also side-eye the Elon Musk approved Clubhouse app and discover that spinach can send emails now. This episode was sponsored by Shure and Jands. Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Or subscribe via [...]
In this week's episode Rae gets a printer in 2021, Rad won't stop talking about vacuums and Amanda just loves a nice old fashioned cold box. We also take a look at some of the most cooked conspiracy theories on the internet which we refuse to give away right now. You'll just have to listen [...]
This week we torture Amanda over Persona 5, Tegan gives her verdict on Apple's casual $900 AirPods Max, we get disturbingly excited about clicky chargers and Rae tries to convince us that printers are still good actually.
Have you ever wondered what equipment you might need for a podcast? Rad runs through all the podcast equipment she uses to make the show sound great.
This week Amanda takes the reins as host as the Queens chat all things Samsung Galaxy S21: from the camera upgrades and surprisingly cheaper price to demanding to know how the adaptive blue light filter works. Seriously Samsung, we won’t stop until we find out. Meanwhile, Tegan falls in love with a smart bath against [...]
The inaugural episode of Queens of the Drone Age is now live! We're kicking things off with some of our favourite (and weirdest) memories of CES, the extreme benefits of massage guns and a future-tech mouse that you can apparently control with your mind.
What happens when four of Australia's top gaming and tech experts go hiking together?
