Episodes

769 episodes

68: Open Source Shenanigans with Sean Bonner

1 h 19 min

Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss online privacy, technology projects, and the economics of app development. Guest Sean Bonner talks about HOPE X, his art and music project Cross My Heart Hope to Die, and Safecast’s...

67: Wanted! 1000 Crazies Like Us.

1 h 49 min

The hosts discuss online publishing, developer burnout, productivity, and the challenge of building a podcast audience with guest Jordan Cooper. They also cover technology news, computer security, apps, music, and the World Cup. The hosts...

66: German Potato Salad

1 h 7 min

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss a potato salad Kickstarter, wearable devices, celebrity websites, security, surveillance, and technology themed books. They also consider automated music...

65: Not Your Parents Sex Toy

1 h 28 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers connected adult devices, online dating, Facebook’s news feed experiment, and the economics of independent music. The hosts also discuss security and privacy news, apps and entertainment, then close...

64: Grumpy Old Geeks 3.0! Sorta...

1 h 24 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss changes to the show’s audio, their work routines, and a range of technology news. They also cover privacy concerns, books, apps, entertainment, and listener recommendations....

63: Yo! Can I have a quarter?

1 h 16 min

Brian Schulmeister corrects an earlier claim about Tesla as he and Jason DeFillippo discuss new apps, digital music, privacy, and the Amazon Fire Phone. They also cover books, television, podcasts, gadgets, and the World Cup. Brian corrects...

62: Quantified Laziness

1 h

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss fitness tracking, travel, the World Cup, and technology news. They also share books and websites they enjoy, describe a computer backup recovery, and close with entertainment...

61: Good Evening Monsters

1 h 26 min

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss television, online publishing, net neutrality, Apple’s WWDC announcements, privacy, and digital services. They also share cultural recommendations and reflect on hobbies and podcast...

60: It Could Be Sunshine

1 h 20 min

Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss books, crowdfunding, internet platforms, privacy, and security. They also review apps and a sleep tracker, consider how young people use social media, and look ahead to the WWDC keynote. The...

59: Is Edward Snowden in a Dystopian Gay Mafia?

1 h 19 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology, media, security, and surveillance, then review books, apps, podcasts, and videos. The episode closes with streaming television, music, and publishing on Medium. The hosts discuss...

58: A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

1 h 30 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss customer retention, coffee, paid writing work in Los Angeles, and technology news. Later, they turn to books, apps, music, knives, H.R. Giger, Riot Fest, and the new Godzilla film. They...

57: Time, Ain't On My Side

57 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss how constant connectivity affects work and the perception of time. They also criticize the release of the crowdfunded show Chug and debate whether paid services belong under the label “sharing economy.”...

56: Some Things in this Podcast are True

1 h 37 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss memory, exercise, entertainment, social media, software security, and the work of programming. They also consider self-driving cars, review books and apps, and discuss the return of Ask a...

55: Premium Providers of Negative Value

1 h 16 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss phone battery life, web services, science, housing, books, and entertainment. They also review apps and phone service, recommend podcasts, and talk about cameras, vinyl records, and upcoming...

54: Belfie Marketing Secrets of the Rich and Famous

1 h 23 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss the show's website move, housing costs, coffee equipment, and the terms “dronies” and “belfies.” They also cover technology and security news, books, software, music, and...

53: You've Got Red on You

1 h 51 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss changes to technology platforms, security issues, media, and the culture of the technology industry. Guest Jay Goldman talks about his career, Click’s Genome system, and his...

52: Money is the Fruit of Sin

1 h 54 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister are joined by David Teter for a discussion of technology, politics, and public controversies. The episode also covers surveillance, consumer apps, entertainment, and podcast recommendations. The hosts...

51: Conscious Ungrumping

1 h 6 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister mark the first anniversary of Grumpy Old Geeks. They discuss online services, Facebook, privacy, devices, music, and personal projects. The hosts reflect on the podcast’s first year and question the...

50: Over the Hill

1 h 9 min

In episode 50 of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss Brian’s move, web design, programming, apps, and music libraries. They also recommend books and podcasts and discuss Dune adaptations, surveillance, and...

49: Painfully Unintuitive Fuster Cluck

1 h 18 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss train travel, careers in technology, digital music, and the software they use. They also cover online security, advertising, crowdfunding, and social media reach. Jason describes Amtrak...

48: Clear Your F'in Cache

1 h 12 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss the frustration of asking clients to clear their browser caches after website changes. They also revisit technology news, review apps and podcasts, and share music and personal updates. They describe how...

47: Too big to goto fail

1 h 12 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss internet policy, musicians’ streaming revenue, and the collapse of Mt. Gox. They also revisit their early web work, review books and software, and consider surveillance, an Apple security bug,...

46: A New Hope

1 h 15 min

The hosts discuss online Olympics coverage, funding for independent creators, and Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp. They also consider Facebook’s use of relationship and news feed data, internet trolling, brain training apps, iOS recording...

45: Quantified Non-Ferrous Mind Boner

1 h 14 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers online advertising, games, apps, books, and technology culture. The hosts also discuss broadband consolidation, surveillance activism, podcast discovery, and Facebook page promotion. They discuss a...

44: 68 Minutes You Totally Have to Hear To Believe!

1 h 9 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss Jason’s leg injury, an exchange with Secret’s team, Facebook’s tenth anniversary, and several apps. They also cover listener correspondence, online image collections,...