How Your World Works

Gary Souza is the Show Designer for the Macy’s Annual 4th of July Fireworks Display in New York. The 25 minute fireworks show is choreographed to music, involves 5 barges at different positions in the East River, and is watched by millions on shores and over television. He explains to us just what goes in to the designing, planning and executing of this years event. And what it feels like like to fire off over 54 thousand explosives into the air, all to music, and sometimes in the shape of a happy face. And, in honor of the 4th, HYWW dives into that most American of past times, baseball, and looks at new motion capture technology that can measure the bio-mechanics of a pitch. And we’ll take a road trip down the black tops of America as we consider a proposed new safety feature for trucks, and ask ourselves, is this Stupid, or Amazing?  You can subscribe to the  How Your World Works podcast on iTunes, and hear a new episode every two weeks. Leave a comment or review of the show and tell us what you think, or f

For our first podcast ever we needed some help, so we asked an expert for tips. Podcasting legend Marc Maron, the host of “WTF with Marc Maron”, joined us to talk about what you can do with a garage, a good microphone, and some ugly linoleum tiles. Plus, useful tips in nation building: if being the third largest country in the world still leaves you wanting more, try making your own Islands! And join us for a game of “Stupid or Amazing?” where we examine the latest that technology and innovation have to offer, including an umbrella that refuses to be left behind and the very latest in smoking jackets.