{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - Saying Stuff about Things","description":"Recorded October 3, 2025 In this episode, the crew gears up for the 2025 ETC Conference in Raleigh, NC, swapping predictions, travel plans, and a few questionable presentation ideas. Brandon Pope from NC State and Tim Cichos from Notre Dame join to preview what attendees can expect from the conference, from the carefully planned venues and community spirit to the sessions that promise to mix genuine insight with the usual mischief. The news segment debates goggles, infinite desktops, and TikTok eyewear that no one asked for. The panel also unpacks how AV and IT teams evolve from specialized support units to campus-wide partners. The Weekly Rivalry returns with campus tech bragging rights on the line with football-style scorekeeping applied to AV, IT, and higher ed technology showdowns.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; News story:  https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/apple-halts-vision-pro-overhaul-focus-ai-glasses-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-10-01\/ &amp;nbsp; Connect with our guests:   Tim Cichos: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tcichos\/   Brandon Pope: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brandon-pope-nc-edtech-profile\/   &amp;nbsp; ETC Conference: https:\/\/www.etcollaborative.org\/2025-annual-conference &amp;nbsp; AI-Generated Alternate Titles:   Pumpkin Spice and Patch Cables   The ETC Pre-Game Show   Stuff, Things, and Infinite Desktops   TikTok Goggles for Higher Ed   Flooding the Zone with AV Wisdom   The Carolinas Conference Countdown   Mannequins, MacBooks, and Mayhem   Raleigh Rally: The AV SuperFriends Hit the Road   Goggles, Gremlins, and Great Expectations   Prepping for ETC Like It\u2019s Finals Week    Far superior human-generated alternate titles:   Infinite Desktop   Your desktop is in my airspace   Will it increase their band-width?   I think what Chris said is the important part   Little did you know, I\u2019m the CFO   The rest of us are pretty much useless   Is this about BBQ again?   Sneakernet Days   I\u2019m going to see all this BS about AI   I didn\u2019t on purpose go there   That\u2019s what the snap monkeys are for!   From central to not-central to central again   Spend Money!&amp;nbsp;   Frugalivity   Just don\u2019t put sound in your rooms   They were keeping puddles in there   Brian\u2019s Brains   I\u2019ve lost every time since   &amp;nbsp; We stream live every Friday at about 300p Eastern\/1200p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \u2580\u2584\u2580\u2584\u2580 CONTACT LINKS \u2580\u2584\u2580\u2584\u2580 \u25ba Website:  https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com \u25ba Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avsuperfriends \u25ba LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/avsuperfriends \u25ba YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@avsuperfriends \u25ba Bluesky: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/avsuperfriends.bsky.social \u25ba Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com \u25ba RSS: https:\/\/avsuperfriends.libsyn.com\/rss &amp;nbsp; Donate to AVSF: https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com\/support &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"AV SuperFriends","author_url":"https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38505410\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/193957595"}