Grumpy Old Geeks

We dissect the tech news train wrecks of the week, calling out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Think of this podcast as if Kurt Cobain threw down with Tom from MySpace, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg in a back alley brawl. No mercy, no filter—if tech had a walk of shame, this would be it.

171 episodes in the wiki Show website

Episodes

601: How Does Work Work?

1 h 2 min

In episode 601, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses the Metaverse, large language models, workplace policies, and several uses of AI. The hosts also cover the Hollywood writers’ strike, television and music, neighborhood alert apps, and a...

600: Technically Sweet

1 h 12 min

In its 600th episode, Grumpy Old Geeks discusses AI claims and risks, technology company news, and the delayed response of SpaceX’s Starship self-destruct system. The hosts also cover films, television, podcasts, books, cybersecurity,...

599: Osaka

1 h 4 min

In episode 599, the hosts discuss technology news, AI, films, television, software, and consumer products. They also talk about books, thank supporters, and reflect on recent deaths. Listener feedback prompts a discussion of gravity...

598: Universal Loser Income

1 h 17 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers spam calls, Twitter, AI news, privacy, entertainment, music, and publishing. Dave Bittner joins the hosts to discuss MLB streaming, television finales, the RSA conference, and the Rockafire Explosion....

597: Annoyingly Well-Informed

1 h 21 min

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, privacy, streaming media, music, and everyday apps. Dave Bittner joins later for television and security discussions, including scams, bug...

100: So Much Universe, and so Little Time

1 h 23 min

In its 100th episode, Grumpy Old Geeks looks back at the show and remembers Terry Pratchett. Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo also discuss technology news, online conduct, books, music, and their new Patreon page. The hosts reflect...