About this episode
You might know Adam Savage as the co-host of the television show MythBusters , as the editor of Tested.com, or as the host of countless web videos that show him building machines, sewing costumes for Comic-Con, and occasionally blowing something up in his San Francisco workshop. Now Savage is the host of a new television show, Savage Builds , coming to the Science and Discovery channels on June 12. Savage has also written a memoir about his life as a maker called Every Tool’s a Hammer . We bring Adam on the show to talk about his new book, his new show, why he hates homework, how the gig economy exposes the motives of late-stage capitalist entities, and so much more. Show notes : Find Adam Savage on book tour . See his new show starting June 12. Find Tested on YouTube and at Tested.com . Recommendations: Arielle recommends Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Mike recommends Stephen King’s memoir, On Writing . Lauren recommends Arielle’s story on the Helvetica Now typeface . Adam recommends The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. Arielle Pardes can be found at @ pardesoteric . Lauren Goode is @ laurengoode . Michael Calore can be found at @ snackfight . Our guest Adam Savage is @ donttrythis . Bling the main hotline at @ GadgetLab . Our theme song is by Solar Keys . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices