I'm a longtime This Week in Tech listener and I've realized that downloading the new episode every Monday morning has become a habit I could never imagine quitting.
As I was thinking about that, I've started wondering which other tech podcasts are people listening to, and if that's second nature for them, too.
So, what's your favorite technology podcast? (And why should I start listening to it? I would love some recommendations!)
This one for sure. The hosts rarely make mistakes (at least when they cover tech topics) and when they're corrected (during recording or after it's released) they strictly start the next episode with a detailed correction.
They have good chemistry and are well spoken, and unlike most podcasts, they don't ruin the show by bringing on mediocre guests.
When they make an exception, it's always an exceptional guest. In several hundred episodes they have had three guests if you don't count a couple brief entertaining side cameos that were somewhat off topic.
They limit the show to interesting (or entertaining) content. Boring news stories are skipped (get your news elsewhere) and if it's a slow news week they have a list of timeless subjects ready and waiting to have an episode recorded. If a topic needs five seconds, they give it five seconds. If it needs five hours, they'll cover it over several episodes.
Finally, one of the hosts is both an audiophile and the developer of a major podcasting client and various podcast editing tools. The audio quality is absolutely perfect, and the editing is even better. Even the ads are well done (and there aren't many, and you can subscribe to remove them).
OK as I understand, this is one if the most popular ones. When I tried listening to it, though, I had the impression it was very focused on Apple and on programming - not so much on news, which is what I was after. Did I get it right or should I try again?
My top 3 are:
Foss Podd - Has interviews with open source devs from some pretty large projects
Self Hosted - If you're interested in self hosting, you've probably come across some of their resources, why not listen to them?
Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast - Interviews with hardware hackers and talking about the tools they use. Very interesting.
TWIT is also my go to. Haven't missed an episode for over a decade. Used to watch Leo on Tech TV. A veteran of the industry that still keeps current, and he also is always bringing in younger guests and specialists to fill gaps and add different perspectives.
Same here! My only gripe with the whole network is that it's financially struggling and that has some effects on the podcasts themselves. All About Android getting shut down is a prime example. Also I think the guests were better (or just more famous?) some years ago, but that may be a symptom of the higher competition in the podcasting space. I wonder if you have the same impression!
It is a great podcast and I think Jack Rysider from Darknet Diaries has recommended their podcast before.
It's more professional, IMO, and informative. It also just lays the facts out and the problems in a pretty unbiased way. More like, here is an issue on this topic with or without this thing or related to this thing and here is why you should be aware of it.
I look forward to Grumpy Old Geeks Podcast every week. Two old timers from the tech industry. tagline for the show is "What went wrong on the internet and whose to blame."
Other than what was already answered, I also like Coding Blocks (programming podcast), Tech won't save us (a sociological/ethical discussion on the tech industry) and DevOps Paradox (podcast on devops)
What's already mentioned is also very good, but I really insist on darknet diaries which is probably my favorite podcast of all time.
Ooh, that's a name I haven't heard in a long time! I used to listen to him on Linux Action News - or was it Linux Action Show? That man has had soo many podcasts, lol. Anyway I used to love it, and I don't even remember why I stopped listening. Either him or his co-host stopped doing it, I think?
Edit: TWiT is definitely not a "long ad for Microsoft products". Maybe one of their guests loved MS?
I'm not sure what the situation was with TWiT at the time, this was a few years ago. I listened to 3 or 4 episodes and it was around some update shenanigans that they were totally whitewashing away, and pushing an agenda. I didn't bother following it any more.
And as for Ressington, I haven't any complaints about his podcasts, they all are interesting topics with interesting co-hosts, and his production quality is the best I've seen of all the podcasts I listen to. If everyone built their podcasts like him, I'd enjoy them a lot more.
He was on LAS but Fisher sold the podcast network he built, Joe ended up working for the new company and then got shitcanned because he presumably used the word "cunt" in a meeting and the Americans in the meeting weren't familiar with how that's kinda Commonwealth vernacular. He went all in on his own podcast network and seems to be doing well for it. Good for him, I think it was a step up from working with JB.