Geek hearts around the globe were broken this past week with the passing of Adam West, the actor who created the iconic interpretation of Batman on the eponymous mid-1960’s television show. Dan Greenfield, editor of the 13th Dimension website devoted to comics, joins El Kaiser and J.D. for a discussion about West’s impact as a performer, role model and pop-culture stalwart.
One the tech side of the news this week: Big changes at Uber, big announcements from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles and big bucks for the Drone Racing League. Join on in — and let’s all pour out a Bat-40 for Mr. Adam West.
Links to Stories on This Week’s Show
- Russia’s cyber attack on 39 states could jeopardize future US elections (CNBC)
- The malware used against the Ukrainian power grid is more dangerous than anyone thought (Motherboard)
- Uber CEO to take leave, diminished role after workplace scandals (Bloomberg)
- Uber’s Michael is said to blame board, not behavior, for ouster (Bloomberg)
- E3 2017: all the announcements from gaming’s biggest show (TechRadar)
- The original Age of Empires is being remade for the PC (TechRadar)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 is a cult classic 15 years in the making (TechRadar)
- E3 2017 News (GameSpot)
- Facebook reportedly adding publisher subscription feature (Axios)
- Amazon rolls out contact blocking for Alexa voice-calling feature (GeekWire)
- Andy Rubin’s Essential phone announces carrier availability and it’s… Sprint (Ars Technica)
- Essential Phone (Essential)
- Drone racing league raises $20 million from Sky, Liberty Media, WWE (Variety)
- Adam West, straight-faced star of TV’s ‘Batman,’ dies at 88 (Hollywood Reporter)
- Adam West Saved My Life (About Men Radio)
- 13th Dimension: Comics | Creators | Culture
- Adam West: A Celebration (13th Dimension)
- Julie Newmar on Adam West: He Was a ‘King to the End’ (13th Dimension)