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

675: A Thanksgiving Blast from the Past with Tim Ferriss

1 h 8 min

This Thanksgiving replay features Tim Ferriss discussing his HLN television series, book club, audiobooks, and approaches to learning and self-tracking. The conversation also covers genetic privacy, work boundaries, and sleep habits....

675: Your Own Personal Jesus

1 h 21 min

Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss technology news, streaming media, music and social platforms. Dave Bittner joins them for a conversation about iPhone security and GrayKey, and the episode closes with memories of BASIC...

674: Welcome to DOGE! The Department of Grumpy Entertainment

1 h 22 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers technology news, social media, health care, entertainment and privacy. The hosts discuss company troubles, uses of AI, Apple’s repair and luggage tracking features, and alternatives to X. The hosts...

672: Elon or Not?

1 h 14 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, AI tools, music, television, books, and Halloween. Topics include Tesla’s camera-based driving system, transcription errors in OpenAI’s Whisper, and a reported change to Disney menu...

671: Lorum Ipsum Is My Sister

1 h 9 min

The episode covers self-driving cars, Bitcoin creator claims, AI training and privacy, consumer technology, science, and entertainment. The hosts also discuss software updates, publishing, transit, and several remembrances. The hosts...

670: Just Buy the Thing!

1 h 14 min

This episode covers the WordPress dispute with WP Engine, technology policy and AI news, and recent entertainment and devices. The hosts also discuss listener feedback, amateur radio, household appliances, and childhood road trip music. The...

669: HamFest

1 h 16 min

This episode covers the WordPress dispute involving Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, police use of Tesla vehicles, and developments in AI and online platforms. The hosts also discuss entertainment, Tesla’s Cybercab, amateur radio, and...

668: Weaponized Puffery

1 h 20 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, digital media, entertainment, and consumer devices. Topics include AI training and regulation, port automation, autonomous vehicles, streaming ads, smart glasses, the iPhone 16, and AI use...

667: Nuclear Recall

59 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss claims about AI and developments at OpenAI, followed by technology news, media, and listener topics. They also cover subscription cancellation, WordPress and WP Engine, new AI products, and digital...

666: The Episode of the Beast

1 h 33 min

In this episode, the hosts discuss technology news, media, apps, and listener feedback. Topics include the 23andMe data breach, California AI laws, Amazon’s office schedule, an Overcast update, and reports of exploding pagers and...

665: Human Referees

1 h 20 min

Episode 665 covers technology regulation, privacy, AI, entertainment, and consumer devices. The hosts also discuss digital archives, remember James Earl Jones, and revisit podcast apps and public-restroom privacy. Jason DeFillippo describes...

664: I Love It When a Ding Dong Comes Together

1 h 26 min

This episode of Grumpy Old Geeks covers technology news, privacy, AI, entertainment, and apps. The hosts also discuss Brian Schulmeister’s Disneyland trip and several Star Wars curiosities. Sonos’s public Trello board and continuing...

663: Habsburg AI

1 h 10 min

In this episode, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss music nostalgia, Waymo rides, Cybertruck security, and technology news. They also cover television and film, recording tools, and concerns about AI-assisted coding and...

662: Tempest in an Instant Pot

1 h 1 min

In episode 662, Jason DeFillippo and Brian Schulmeister discuss a data breach, vehicle recalls, artificial intelligence, and Elon Musk’s Twitter financing. They also cover film and television news, podcast apps, Sonos, Procreate, and...