
Pragmatic
Hosted by John Chidgey and Vic Hudson and John and Vic · The Engineered Network
4.5from 58 ratings
- 140
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Pragmatic
Pragmatic is a discussion show contemplating the practical application of technology. Exploring the real world trade offs we look at how great ideas are transformed into products and services that can change our lives. Nothing is as simple as it seems.
- Publisher
- The Engineered Network
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Nov 2013
- Latest episode
- 6 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 140 episodes have a transcript.

6 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
120: Vic's Workshop

28 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
119: Is That Photo Real?

20 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
118: Call Me Anywhere (Just Not Underwater)
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120: Vic's Workshop
Published 6 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It had legs once. You can make... I made a little stand to hold the coffee pods for my coffee maker, you know, the single serving pod maker. I cut three pieces of wood and sanded them and shaped them and drilled some holes in them so that the little pods just sat right in it. You can just do a lot of fun stuff with pine and cedar and just cheap lumber that just gives you something to work with while you get your hands familiar with the tools and the techniques and the practice of refining your projects and cutting and shaping and drilling. Yeah. sanding and all that kind of stuff what i love about pine is it's cheap it's light and it's really easy to work with and and it's very easy to work with yeah and just it's yeah all those reasons combined just make it perfect uh to work with if the only the only downside uh I would say of pine is potentially longevity, but if you treat it properly, it can last a decent amount of time anyway. […]
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- YouTube views
- 5,280,019
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 52 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.8 / 5
- 6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 51
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Questions about Pragmatic
Who hosts Pragmatic?
John Chidgey and Vic Hudson and John and Vic host the show. Published by The Engineered Network.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Pragmatic take guests?
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