It feels like every time I find a podcast about security/networking/technology the hosts end up saying some pretty off-color stuff, or I look them up and they also host right wing podcasts. Are there any that are more leftist, hosted by LGBT peeps, or at least not actively bigoted ?

    • John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org
      18·
      3 years ago

      The WAN show is a great option for a one stop shop for broad tech stuff. It is often very long but they add very clear chapters to the youtube video that make it easy to jump to the stuff that interests you. Luke is a software developer/manager so he is fairy knowledgeable in that realm, and Linus is a very transparent CEO of a tech media company, so the coverage is actually very good between the two of them. Just dont expect in depth conversations about RHEL forks and node.js code efficiency and stuff, its very much meant to be consumed by regular tech enthusiasts and not hyper deep code monkeys.

    • RickRussell_CA@beehaw.org
      9·
      3 years ago

      I love Laporte’s personality, although he’s not strong technically. I feel like 90% of schtick on TechTV was to act like a confused grandpa while others did the explaining.

      But it’s a pretty good trick for running a balanced, and not overly technical, video stream.

    • doogiebug@beehaw.orgOP
      6·
      3 years ago

      Thank you for so many suggestions and taking the time to write up descriptions, really appreciate it 😊

    • nlm@beehaw.org
      5·
      3 years ago

      I’ll second Security Now!

      Listened to it for years but kind of lost track when I stopped having to commute. Kind of miss it really but I don’t find as much time for podcasts these days sadly.

    • zaphod@lemmy.ca
      4·
      3 years ago

      I occasionally listen to twit and my only major complaints are: 1) Leo interrupts his guests too much, and 2) whenever Amy Web or Owen Stone come on I have to skip the episode…

  • slartibartfast42@beehaw.org
    9·
    3 years ago

    The Mozilla Foundation did a tech podcast called IRL. It hasn’t updated in nearly a year, and I don’t know if it’s ever coming back, but some of their back episodes are worth listening to.

  • MJBrune@beehaw.org
    8·
    3 years ago

    Will Smith and Brad Shoemaker made a tech podcast: https://techpod.content.town/

    Will Smith was a co-founder of tested.com and has gone on to do things within the games industry specifically in VR. He currently works at Stray Bombay in communications.

    Brad Shoemaker was a part of Gamespot, GiantBomb, and is now a part of Nextlander. He was a games journalist but now I would say Nextlander is less games journalism and more just personalities playing video games.

    • Hexorg@beehaw.orgEnglish
      6·
      3 years ago

      I think a lot of American privacy/security folks start with realizing the US government isn’t about privacy, so they want smaller government, but the only party pushing for smaller government pushes bigoted views to so the privacy folks get sucked into that mental space… not condoning them at all but I think this situation is the result of two-party government. I’m in security sector, but I do research and so there are a lot more left-leaning people around me. Sorry I don’t know any podcasts to recommend though.

  • lightninhopkins@beehaw.org
    5·
    3 years ago

    Hanselminutes by Scott Hanselman. Covers a variety of tech topics. He’s kinda like the Mr. Rodgers of programming and tech podcasts.

  • Blake (he/him) @beehaw.orgEnglish
    5·
    3 years ago

    If you liked/tried Reply All I highly recommend Underunderstood (plus Overunderstood if you join their Patreon, it’s a big catalog). That being said it’s more tech in culture than heavy/deep tech (they’re journalists, not developers/hackers)

    I don’t think Darknet Diaries falls into this boat either…? The host may be libertarian or something but it’s not really relevant to the content since it’s mostly narrative-driven interviews or stories

  • shua_too@midwest.social
    4·
    3 years ago

    ATP has a lot of Apple talk, but the hosts fit the bill you describe as I’m pretty sure they’re all left of center. Not that politics come up a lot, but there certainly aren’t any off-color jokes. ATP’s John Siracusa hosts another podcast with Merlin Mann called Reconcilable Differences, and Merlin Mann hosts another I like called Back to Work, and they talk a lot about tech as well. Neither is a strictly tech podcast but I enjoy them all the same.

  • chrisn@beehaw.org
    4·
    3 years ago

    How is your Swiss German? I quite like SRF Digital, but it’s likely completely incomprehensible.

  • kuchai@beehaw.org
    4·
    3 years ago

    Love the recommendations here! Would also like tech YouTube or general content creator recommendations too since a lot of them say some really sus shit that has nothing to do with tech. Recently unsubbed from one that outright made a blatantly sexist joke complete with visuals

    • doogiebug@beehaw.orgOP
      2·
      3 years ago

      Ugghh right 🥴 I really like tracketpacer on Tiktok, she’s a network engineer and does lots of memes. Senegodess Tech on YouTube does more general career videos, “day in the life” type stuff but she’s fun to listen to. Oh and Julia Evans has lots of cute zines, some of them free, explaining computer science stuff. I listened to an interview with her and you can tell how excited she is to talk about 'puters and her love for them is infectious.