The Technical Difficulties Podcast

About The Technical Difficulties Podcast

A podcast all about the latest trends, devices and topics related to smart homes and home automation.

Publisher

DIY Smart Home Guys - Pete Borchers, Brandon Doyle, Vincent Hylla

Category

education · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2025

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026

   We Found the Guy Who Beta Tests Every Robot Mower | S5E12

   Ever wondered who actually breaks robot mowers before you buy one? This week we sit down with Scott Grahams, one of the most active independent robotic mower beta testers in the industry, with hands-on time across Yarbo, EcoFlow, The Goat, Toro's prototype, and more. We get into: - How Scott went from a lawn care business owner to an unpaid robot beta tester - The real difference between RTK, LiDAR, and VSLAM navigation - Why durability — not features — is still the industry's biggest proble...

2. 

   14 Jun 2026

   How Weber Is Defining The Future of Smart Grilling | S5E11

   What happens when the smart home meets the backyard? In this episode, Pete, Brandon, and Vince sit down with Dustin Green, Weber's Head Grill Master, and Marc Mariny, Director of Product Management at Weber, for a wide-ranging conversation about outdoor cooking, connected grills, and the future of backyard tech. We cover everything from gas vs. charcoal vs. pellet grills, to the smart features built into Weber's Summit, Genesis, Searwood, and new Smart Charcoal grills — including the Weber C...

3. 

   23 May 2026

   What The Verge's Reviewer Actually Uses at Home (After Testing Everything) | S5E10

   What's it really like to test every smart home product on the market — when your job literally never turns off? We sat down with Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Senior Reviewer at The Verge, for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about living on the bleeding edge of smart home tech. From the robot mower debate ("this season, maybe"), to humanoids at CES that literally fell on her, to why she thinks she has the worst smart home of anyone she knows — this episode covers ever...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,190,836

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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