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.

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Episodes

242: The Last Shithole

1 h 44 min

This episode covers frustrations with connected devices and websites, technology and business news, security stories, and entertainment. Dave Bittner joins Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister for a spoiler discussion of The Last Jedi....

241: Very Stable Raw Geniuses

1 h 50 min

In this 2018 episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, privacy, cryptocurrency, gaming, and media. Dave Bittner joins them to discuss processor vulnerabilities and device security. The episode closes with...

240: Hard Out

31 min

Brian Schulmeister and Jason DeFillippo close out the show's 2017 run with holiday plans, recent media, and a review of their simulated stock portfolios and cryptocurrency purchases. They also read listener feedback, thank supporters, and...

239: Adult Nyquil

1 h 48 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss platform policy, cryptocurrency, consumer technology, entertainment, and security news. They also share gift recommendations, respond to listener feedback, and consider how...

238: Same as It Ever Was

1 h 47 min

Grumpy Old Geeks discusses listener support, problems with Apple software, Bitcoin, wildfires, technology platforms, and AI. The episode also includes Jason DeFillippo’s holiday gift guide, television and music discussions, security news,...

237: Dad Jokes

1 h 46 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers phone scams, cryptocurrency, technology claims, and net neutrality. The hosts also discuss apps and devices, entertainment, privacy and security news, and listener feedback. The hosts revisit...

236: Unnecessary Reboots

1 h 45 min

This episode covers online platforms, privacy, digital services, entertainment, and home technology. The hosts discuss Facebook’s response to abuse and misinformation, the responsibilities of online platforms, new devices and robots,...

235: Facebooty

1 h 57 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers automation, social platforms, consumer technology, cryptocurrency, entertainment, and online privacy. Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister also discuss connected devices and respond to listener...

234: Degauss the House

1 h 53 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss ad-driven platforms, cloud lockouts, social media scrutiny, subscription products, and emerging technology. They also review entertainment, examine security and privacy stories with Dave Bittner, read...

233: Fork Disruption!

2 h 1 min

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss technology policy, social platforms, Amazon services, development tools, and connected devices. They also review entertainment and books, examine security concerns, and respond to...

232: Remember the Almono

1 h 48 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss digital habits, consumer privacy, Facebook, and the limits of automated technology. They also review television, examine Wi-Fi security, share useful websites, and respond to listener...

231: Unbingeable

1 h 33 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, security incidents, entertainment, and listener feedback. They also talk about their work, plans for Grumpy Old Geeks, and ways listeners can support the show. The hosts...

230: Inflection Point

2 h

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, the hosts discuss the show's download figures, unreliable news coverage, technology companies, entertainment, and listener feedback. David Bittner joins them for a discussion of data breaches, security...

229: I Am Altering the Deal

1 h 53 min

In episode 229, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss genetic data, social media, transportation technology, Apple products, and Amazon’s Echo devices. They also cover television and film, listener questions, the Equifax breach,...

228: Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz

1 h 51 min

The hosts discuss retail, social media, online speech, security, and consumer technology. They also review entertainment, examine beverage trends, and respond to listener comments about advertising and science-fiction books. Toys R Us’s...