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.
In this election-day episode, the hosts discuss Twitter’s plans for labeling election claims, election security, hospital cyberattacks, and Zoom encryption. They also review films and television, discuss apps and recording equipment, and...
Jason DeFillippo hosts with Eric Hundley while Brian Schulmeister travels to Canada. The episode covers technology news, digital security, entertainment, creative software, gadgets, and books, with Dave Bittner joining the security...
In this episode, Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo discuss social media policy, remote work, security incidents, and consumer technology. Dave Bittner joins the security discussion, and the hosts later turn to entertainment and...
This episode covers consumer technology, platform decisions, security incidents, and entertainment. The hosts also discuss Apple devices and respond to listener feedback. The hosts question a claim about millennials and Folgers coffee,...
In this episode, the hosts announce a weekly release schedule and discuss entertainment, social media enforcement, delivery technology, and a UK COVID-19 reporting problem. Dave Bittner joins for security news, and Seth Miranda discusses...
The hosts discuss technology and media news, including a copyright dispute over “Stairway to Heaven,” Triller’s reported user figures, and delayed film releases. They also review recent viewing and respond to listener questions and...
Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss health, life in California, self-driving cars, Google’s proposed Fitbit purchase, and working conditions at Whole Foods. They also review television, podcasts, films, and science fiction books...
In this late-night episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, online security, and new devices. Dave Bittner joins them for a discussion of an international dark web investigation. The hosts also discuss actor...
This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers technology news, streaming media, and listener feedback. The hosts discuss Apple Watch problems, the proposed TikTok deal, Facebook’s handling of user data, and questions raised by listeners. The...
This episode covers changes in music and streaming services, proposed U.S. restrictions on TikTok and WeChat, and technology and copyright stories. Dave Bittner joins the hosts to discuss account security, data exposed by a boarding pass...
This episode covers West Coast wildfire smoke, technology news, digital privacy, and the hosts’ reactions to films, television, and books. Listener feedback leads into discussions of anonymity, underwater data centers, mobile apps, and...
In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, privacy, entertainment, and personal gear. Topics include TikTok’s algorithm, product safety complaints, contact tracing, facial recognition, and California’s wildfire skies. The hosts...
The hosts discuss technology news, television and streaming, California fires, and COVID-19 concerns. They also respond to listener feedback on charging, privacy, browsers, media, and ad blocking. The hosts describe California heat,...
This episode covers technology news, surveillance, entertainment, remote work, and science. The hosts discuss retail and podcast businesses, Amazon services, exposure notifications, and policing with guest Ben Yelin. Later, they turn to...
In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss Amazon’s products and marketplace, technology company offices and salaries, Apple’s expected devices and App Store policies, and recent developments...