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649: Burned by AI
New Jan 12, 2026 1h 15m

649: Burned by AI

The storage apocalypse has arrived. An old friend drops by to talk survival strategies as prices explode, and we pitch our own unapologetically 90s approach to stretching storage.Sponsored By:Manag...

648: I See Live People
Jan 05, 2026 1h 1m

648: I See Live People

We unleash a networking monitoring tool to spot new devices, track changes in real time, and fire alerts straight into Home Assistant, MQTT, and your phone.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed...

647: Plausibly Postulated Prophecies
Dec 29, 2025 1h 35m

647: Plausibly Postulated Prophecies

We make our big Linux predictions for 2026, but first, we score how we did for 2025.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-s...

646: The Great Holiday Homelab Special 🎄
Dec 21, 2025 1h 28m

646: The Great Holiday Homelab Special 🎄

The Great Holiday Homelab Special! Where our community brought their absolute best, from budget busters to beautiful disasters. Plus, a boosties celebration! Grab an eggnog and join us as we attemp...

645: COSMIC Christmas
Dec 15, 2025 1h 10m

645: COSMIC Christmas

We cut the streaming cord the Linux way with free, legal internet TV you can curate, DVR, and self-host via Jellyfin or Plex. Then, we talk COSMIC stable with System76's CEO.Sponsored By:Managed Ne...

644: The People's Filesystem
Dec 08, 2025 1h 24m

644: The People's Filesystem

Kent Overstreet joins us for a full update on bcachefs. What's new, what's next, and the surprising upside of getting kicked out of the kernel.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from ...

643: The Sunday Soapbox
Dec 01, 2025 1h 31m

643: The Sunday Soapbox

We pull on a few loose threads from recent episodes, and some of them unravel into way more than we expected.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralize...

642: Tunneling Home for the Holidays
Nov 24, 2025 56 min

642: Tunneling Home for the Holidays

Chris cooked up a wild remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One tiny toggle spins up a secure tunnel on demand. Simple, absurd, and shockingly effective.Sponsored By:Managed N...

641: Something New, Something Old
Nov 17, 2025 1h 10m

641: Something New, Something Old

We dig into the biggest Linux hardware news of the year, then fire up our new-to-us 1L PC server.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built ...

640: Duece Configalo: Desktop Gigolo
Nov 10, 2025 1h 40m

640: Duece Configalo: Desktop Gigolo

We dive into your configs, the genius moves, the glorious blunders, and everything in between.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on ...

639: The Mess Machine
Nov 03, 2025 1h 1m

639: The Mess Machine

After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN buil...

638: The Distro Everyone Should Copy
Oct 27, 2025 1h 4m

638: The Distro Everyone Should Copy

Fedora 43 arrives with polish, new spins, and a smarter installer; and one decision the rest of the Linux world should pay attention to.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined...

637: Chris' Smart Home Disaster
Oct 19, 2025 58 min

637: Chris' Smart Home Disaster

The biggest failure in seven years, right before a trip. What broke, how Chris pulled it back together, and how Wes would fix it right.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined ...

636: Engineering the Future
Oct 13, 2025 1h 27m

636: Engineering the Future

We're back from Texas just in time to chat with Jon Seager, Canonical's VP of Engineering, and their new era with Ubuntu 25.10. On the way, we visit System76 in Denver where the COSMIC team has sur...

635: The Texas Linux Fest Special
Oct 06, 2025 1h 30m

635: The Texas Linux Fest Special

Our cross-continent race to Texas Linux Fest culminates into fantastic meat, meetups, and more.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on...

634: Config Confessions
Sep 29, 2025 1h 30m

634: Config Confessions

From finely tuned to total config carnage. We review listener homelabs to share what works, and what really doesn't.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decen...

633: A Kernel in Every Core
Sep 22, 2025 1h 28m

633: A Kernel in Every Core

Can't get enough Linux? How about multiple kernels running simultaneously, side by side, not in a VM, all on the same hardware; this week it's finally looking real.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet...

632: The Nightly Wobble
Sep 15, 2025 1h 12m

632: The Nightly Wobble

Our first look at KDE Linux, then Chris shares the latest on Hyprvibe, while Wes braves his first install.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized V...

631: Offline By Default
Sep 07, 2025 1h 6m

631: Offline By Default

Chris managed to turn low bandwidth into a lifestyle, and curated a batch of self-hosted apps that make near-offline living possible.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Ne...

630: Google's Garden Lockdown
Sep 01, 2025 1h 16m

630: Google's Garden Lockdown

Google's sideloading lockdown has us pushing Wes' Pixel further than Google ever dreamed.Sponsored By:Managed Nebula: Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the o...