The Gear Patrol Podcast

IKEA's new buy-back-for-store-credit program, Spotify's latest product and feature launches, and the impending reality of autonomous taxis.   Episode Navigation: 2:35 – IKEA Buy Back Program Being Piloted in Pennsylvania 22:05 – Spotify Adds a Ton of New Features, Expanding its Market Dominance 32:30 – Hyundai Debuts its Ioniq 5 Robo-Taxi, Due Out in 2023 Featured and Related: Ikea is launching...

Tesla Robot, Jack Daniel's Tennessee 10-Year, and How to Shop on Social Media (Intelligently).   Episode Navigation: 01:31 – Tesla Robot 18:20 – Jack Daniel's 10-Year Tennessee Whiskey 30:30 –  Navigating the World of Shopping on Social Media Featured and Related:     Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke – CNET Elon Musk's 'Tesla Bot' Is a Shitpost –  VICE Tesla Promised a Robot....

Dive watches for kids, Acura brings back a cult-classic, and your houseplants have a carbon footprint.   Episode Navigation: 0:10 – Parchie, Watches for Kids 16:30 – 2022 Acura Integra 33:00 – The Carbon Impact of Houseplants Featured and Related:   Cara Barrett’s New Watch Brand For Kids Hodinkee Parchie – Watches for Kids Should New Dads Buy Birth-Year Watches for Their Kids? Seiko Designed Affo...

Episode Navigation:  1:17 — Samsung Z Flip & Fold 3 17:08 — Lamborghini Countach 27:03 — Sunspel & Buck Mason's Athletic Collections Featured and Related:  • Everything Samsung Just Announced At Its Big Unpacked Event — Gear Patrol • Folding Phones Are the New 3D TV — Wired • Lamborghini Countach LP1 800-4: This Looks Like It And It's Amazing — Jalopnik • Lamborghini reports record profits in 2020...

Tyler explains what "influential" means in this context, how he selected the 50 cars and the top car of each decade, and why his list isn't of the 50 best cars.   Episode Navigation: 01:00 – Influential versus "Best" 08:15 – If You Change An Iconic Car, Is It Still The Same Car? 13:30 – The One Quality That Makes A Car "Influential" 16:30 – How Tyler Chose These 50 Cars 19:20 – Cars That Didn't Ma...

Episode Navigation 1:25  — Google's Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Plus 18:17 — Levi's x New Balance 992 30:35 — Molson Coors Kills Off Its Cheap Beer Featured: • New Balance x Levi's Authorized Vintage • Marketing Dive: Molson Coors to Sunset 11 Economy Brands • The Verge: Google Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro  • CBC: Recording of discussion of the Ice Beer Wars of the 1990s

Will Price joins JD and Nick to discuss $99 AirPods Pro competitors, car "feature" subscriptions, and the Airstream x Pottery Barn collab.   Episode Navigation: 02:19 – Nothing Ear (1) ANC Earbuds 16:25 – Subscriptions to Unlock Car Features 32:58 – Airstream x Pottery Barn Special Edition Travel Trailer   Featured: Homepage: Nothing Tech From The Verge: " Nothing officially reveals its $99 Ear...

Impossible Foods announces chicken nuggets, Peloton gets into the video game business, and Stone Brewing launches a "premium" hard seltzer that is anything but. ** In the initial version of this episode, it was incorrectly stated that Stone was fined by the TTB for trade practice violations. This is not true. Stone paid the TTB for tax violations as a compromise after making a mistake in their tax...

Upsides and downsides of Apple's battery pack, Hyundai swings for the fences with the Elantra N, and Houseplant releases yet another amazing smoking accessory.   Episode Navigation: 02:00 – Apple MagSafe Battery Pack 15:32 – Hyundai Elantra N 27:22 – Houseplant Gravity Glass   Featured: The iPhone 12 is a Great Smartphone with Even Greater Promise The Best MagSafe Cases for Your iPhone 12 The Bes...

As common as shorts are, there's still a lot to think about, like where they're appropriate to wear, and what length to buy.   Episode Navigation: 00:57 – What to Know Before You Buy Your Next Shorts 02:05 – Relying on Style Icons for Guidance 04:15 – What Styles Are Popular Right Now? 10:06 – Can I Wear Shorts to the Office? 12:15 – What About Length? What Inseam Do I Buy? 15:15 – What Sets Apart...

An  exposé reveals Amazon UK destroys millions of goods  to meet their bottom line; Ochs & Junior's new perpetual calendar; Ford trademarks "Rattler." Episode Navigation: 01:50 – Amazon's Latest Controversy 17:30 – Ochs & Junior's New Perpetual Calendar Watche 32:30 – Ford Trademarks "Rattler" for Some Reason 42:30 – Products and News We're Obsessed With Featured: From Fast Company :  Amazon is...

Episode Navigation: 01:00 – What You Need to Know Before Buying a Chef's Knife 05:45 – Is There One Perfect Chef's Knife? 09:17 – Utility Knives vs. Chef's Knives, and Why You Shouldn't Purchase Knife Sets 12:50 – The Elements of a Chef's Knife You Need to Know 18:45 – Blade Materials: Stainless Steel vs. Carbon Steel (and Others) 27:32 – What Is Knife "Tang" and Why Does it Matter? 31:43 – Chef's...

Where does the initial inspiration come from? What factors are there to consider?  Navigation: 01:20 – How Does Burial Design a New Beer? 11:02 – How Alia Midoun's Latest Beer Came to Be 15:30 – How the Burial Team Decides What Works and What Doesn't 19:45 – Choosing Other Elements of a New Beer Recipe 22:45 – How Different Burial Staff Members Approach Beer 22:30 – How did Burial Navigate the Cra...

Tyler Duffy joins to talk about how the new Ford handles highways and trails, and doesn't mince words about how well it stacks up against the Jeep.   Episode Navigation: 01:10 – Does the New Bronco Live Up to the Hype? 03:30 – A Brief Rundown of the Bronco's Storied Past 06:45 – A Top-Level Summary of the New Bronco 08:45 – Available Engines: Jeep Wrangler vs Ford Bronco 11:50 – "Bronco" As a Ford...

Pellet grills have been around only since the mid-Eighties and feature precision computer controls: a super low-effort alternative to charcoal and gas grills.   Episode Navigation: 01:25 – What Is a Pellet Grill and Smoker, and What Are "Pellets?" 03:40 – The Complex Components That Make Pellet Grills So Simple to Use 07:30 – Why Pellet Grills Are the Most Precise of Grilling Options 09:15 – Pelle...

Whether you're getting a cut for the first time in a while or want to finally find a style that you're happy with, these tips will empower you in your search.   Episode Navigation: 01:04 – Why Is It So Difficult To Know What We Want from Our Hair? 03:35 – What Is the Key to Talking to Your Barber? 06:30 – Advice from Rob McMillen, Head Barber at NYC's Blind Barber 09:45 – Hair Care Terminology You...

Senior Staff Writer Tanner Bowden unloads his pocket knife knowledge and offers up a wealth of advice to inform your next EDC purchase. Episode Navigation: 1:00 – Why Do People Love Pocket Knives? 3:45 – What Does a Person Need to Know Before Buying a Pocket Knife? 4:50 – Most Pocket Knives Are Folders 6:41 – Different Elements of Pocket Knife Form Factors 8:04 – Blade Types and Shapes 14:23 – How...

Hartov explains the origin of the military wristwatch and talks about how far the category has evolved since the first World War.   Episode Navigation: 01:10 – What Is a Tactical Watch? 02:45 – Early Military Watches, WWI and Beyond 11:35 – G-Shock's Genesis and Rise to the Top of the Segment 17:00 – Defining Characteristics of a Tactical Watch 20:00 – Oren Discusses His Service and How it Affecte...

Tips for taking inventory of what tech you use and how you use it, and also the implications of cutting back.   Episode Navigation: 00:50 – Is There Anything You Can Do To Moderate Your Relationship With Tech? 02:45 – The Implications of Quitting Social Media and Other Tech 04:00 – Auditing Your Tech Usage, and Intentionally "Low-Tech" Devices 10:55 – How Planned Obsolescence Forces Us To Be Tech-...

Senior Staff Writer Tanner Bowden explains what's so difficult about buying used bikes online–and offers tips on making it much easier.   Episode Navigation: 01:20 – What's Hard About Buying Any Bike Online 05:10 – Why the Used Bike-Buying Process Is So Convoluted 07:20 – The Pandemic and Economic Issues Caused a Massive Bike Shortage 11:05 – Specific Elements That Complicate the Used Bike-Buying...

Here's everything you need to arm yourself for a purchase, or at least to understand how your current chair is affecting your body. Episode Navigation:  02:00 – Gaming Chairs Are Not Office Chairs 03:20 – Adjustability: What Makes an Office Chair Great 05:15 – Office Chairs Mitigate Pain 10:15 – Is There a Perfect Office Chair? 12:45 – Why are office chairs so expensive? Plus, our Top Three Picks...

There's a lot more to the Cassette Boom that nostalgia alone.   Episode Navigation: 01:40 – Why are Cassette Tapes Making a Comeback? 04:00 – Cassette Audio Quality Is Different Than You Might Recall 05:45 – Memories of Cassette Tapes (and CDs) Are Powerful 08:45 – The Last Car With a Tape Deck, and Tapes in Current Pop Culture 10:45 – Current Artists Are Selling New Cassettes 12:00 – The Cassett...

Product recommendations and further reading to streamline your home energy usage. Episode Navigation: 01:35 – The 3 Tips 03:38 – Most Important: Up-To-Date Appliances 04:30 – Saving Money Is Mostly a Longer-Term Goal 05:20 – Being Mindful of How You Use Tech, and "Energy-Saver" Modes 07:15 – Gaming Consoles: an Example of Big Power Drains 08:42 – Different Energy Saving Modes 09:25 – TV Settings t...

Will Price gives us the download on why rum is finally having its moment. Episode Navigation: 01:20 – Rum Is Excellent and Rum Is Complex 02:28 – Why Is This Rum's Moment? 04:40 – Has Good Rum Always Been As Prevalent As It Is Now? 07:40 – What Is Rum, Exactly? 08:39 – Light Rum vs. Dark Rum, and Other Varieties 12:28 – Isn't Rum Super Sweet Tasting? 14:55 – Why Will Considers Rum a "Loose Cannon"...

Zen Love reveals what that hole in your dive watch is, and discusses why watch enthusiasts are enamored by watches with "unnecessary" functions.  Episode Navigation: 1:50 – What is a Helium Escape Valve (HEV), and Where on Your Watch Is It 3:30 – Why Helium Escape Valves Are Needed 4:12 – HEVs Are Needed Specifically for Saturation Diving 8:54 – HEV Watches Aren't Actually Used That Often, Even b...