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GeekRant

363 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings

Tech news, social and political commentary, family-friendly humor, and of course bacon await you in this rambling wreck of a show... but if you're not careful, you may accidentally learn something along the way.

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Episodes

EDL #159 - Once More Unto the Breach

September 10, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Part two of Seth's wrap-up of LinuxCon 2014

EDL #158 - Hey Buddy, Can You Spare a File?

September 03, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 93.1 MB

When is file sharing legal? When is it ethical? What's the difference? The guys tackle a complicated topic with earnestness and honesty.

EDL #157 - The LinuxCon Report, Part 1

August 27, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Seth gives us a recap of his experience as the official Everyday Linux ambassador to LinuxCon.

EDL #156 - Countdown to LinuxCon

August 20, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

The guys take a look at the news of the week and offer their unique commentary.

EDL #155- One Ping Only, Please

August 13, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

Jonathan Nadeau joins the guys to plumb the depths of the Sonar project.

EDL #154 - What's in It for Me?

July 30, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

What are the real advantages of Open Source?

EDL #153 - Whole Lotta Mail

July 23, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 84.8 MB

Mark empties the mailbag again for another Listener Feedback show.

EDL #152 - Information Overload

July 16, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

Seth outdoes himself this week with more tech news than you can swing a slab of bacon at.

EDL #151 - Have Ya Heard the One About...

July 09, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MB

Myths, urban legends and old-fashioned lies are the topic of this week's show as the guys try to set a few things straight.

EDL #150 - Halfway to Thermopylae

July 02, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

After a bit of discussion on the news of the day, Mark positively foams at the mouth about the Supreme Court's decision in the Aero case.

EDL #149 - Our Digital Legacy

June 25, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 77.9 MB

What are we leaving behind for the generations who follow us? Where will the next diary of Anne Frank be found? Will data rot be the next burning of Alexandria?

EDL #148 - Happy Father's Day

June 18, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Once again the guys let you do all the work for them in another Listener Feedback show.

EDL #147 - Plex

June 11, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 90 MB

Elan Feingold of the Plex project stops by to geek out with us about media sharing.

EDL #146 - All Good Things

June 04, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

The recent events surrounding TrueCrypt spawn the question, "What happens when your favorite Open Source project goes away?

EDL #145 - Have Geek Will Travel

May 28, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Steve McLaughlin, the Door to Door Geek from the Podnutz network joins us this week for a fun discussion which just might include a rant or two of his own!

EDL #144 - Gross!

May 21, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

In the absence of the Command Line Godfather, Seth and Mark have a theoretical discussion on when it's appropriate to complain about a free product.

EDL #143 - Black Lab Linux

May 14, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 83.6 MB

This week we're joined by Roberto Dohnert to learn about Black Lab Linux.

EDL #142 - May the 4th Be With You

May 07, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

The guys enjoy another Listener Feedback show, with just a few rants of their own thrown in for good measure.

EDL #141 - The Keyboard is Still King

April 30, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 87.2 MB

Why are the major OS developers so intent on pretending people don't use keyboards anymore?

EDL #140 - Easter Eggs

April 23, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

In honor of the Easter holiday the guys look back on some of the best technology Easter eggs in history.

EDL #139 - VPNs N Stuff

April 16, 2014 06:00 - 2 hours - 83.4 MB

Heartbleed, open source VPNs, and Mark is no longer a hypocrite!

EDL #138 - The Lights Went Out in Georgia

April 09, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MB

This episode contains more rants per capita than any show on the Internet!

EDL #137 - Life After Linus

April 02, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

What happens to Linux after Linus Torvalds is no more?

EDL #136 - A Different Kind of Mint

March 26, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

This week Chris takes the Peppermint OS through it's paces.

EDL #134 - Some Assembly Required

March 19, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

The guys discuss the news of the day and almost talk about routers.

EDL #134 - Something Awesome This Way Comes

March 12, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

While Mark is away, Chris and Seth turn the show over to the listeners for another Listener Feedback show!

EDL #133 - Christy Eller

March 05, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Mark and Chris speak with Web designer Christy Eller regarding her views on women in Open Source and interesting young girls in technology in general.

EDL #132 - Seth's Folly

February 26, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

With Mark absent once again, and schedule miscommunication leaving them without a guest, Seth and Chris just wing it!

EDL #131 - Man Down!

February 19, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

The Gui Kid and the Command-line Godfather have the show all to themselves this week, but there's still plenty of rantng to go around.

EDL #130 - The State of the Linux Address

February 05, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

The guys discuss the current state of Linux market share and have an interesting distinction regarding the difference between Linux and Gnu/Linux.

EDL #129 - Fedora 20

January 29, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

Our resident Fedora Ambassador gives us his impressions of the 10th-anniversary Fedora release.

EDL #128 - Reader's Choice

January 22, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

After a thorough discussion of recent tech news, he guys have a look at the results of Linux Journal's online Reader's Choice poll.

EDL #127 - Mmm, Minty

January 08, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

This week Chris regales us with his experiences involving the Gnome 3-based version of Linux Mint 16. Hint: He HATES Gnome 3.

EDL #126 - Are You Talkin' Ta Me?

January 01, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Instead of using the occasion of New Year's Day to look back on 2013, the guys decide to look back on the entire history of telecommunications.

EDL #125 - Merry Christmas

December 25, 2013 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

When sickness and plumbing sideline the Command-line Godfather and the GUI Kid, Mark spends a few minutes reflecting on what Christmas means to him and shares a story from his past.

EDL #124 - I Got Nuthin

December 18, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

In the absence of a real topic, the guys have a look at the recent tech news, respond to listener feedback and just generally ramble about stuff.

EDL #123 - Chaotic Neutral

December 11, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB

Spurred by a couple of recent articles on the subject, the guys talk a bit about Net Neutrality and what it means to all of us.

EDL #122 - Left Turn at Albuquerque

December 04, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

In the absence of our Command-Line Godfather, Seth and Mark have a rambling discussion about how an Internet designed around the implicit trust of the 20th Century can adapt to the malware-filled 21st Century.

EDL #121 - Listener Feedback #7

November 27, 2013 07:00 - 2 hours - 116 MB

Once again, in our seventh installment of the Listener Feedback series, the guys turn the show over to the listeners and respond to their questions and comments (after plenty of talk about bacon first).

EDL #120 - No That's Not the Show Length!

November 13, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MB

We all know Open Source projects don't play by the same rules as commercial projects, but when a distro fails miserably to meet a goal, does the project suffer? Does Open Source in general suffer? Does anyone really care?

EDL #119 - When Every OS is Free

November 06, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Indulging in a bit of a thought experiment, the guys discuss what the future would look like for Linux if "Free as in beer" were no longer a valid argument.

EDL #118 - CXVIII

October 30, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

The guys discuss the tech news of the week, with their usual musings on patent law, market trends, and of course bacon.

EDL #117 - Cawfee Tawk

October 23, 2013 06:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Taking a break from all things Linux, Mark shares the results of several months worth of experimentation on how to make the best coffee in the world.

EDL #116 - A Chat with Gabriele Martina

October 16, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

The guys are joined (in a manner of speaking) by the developer of SalentOS to learn a bit more about this distro.

EDL #115 - Chicken Fried Bacon!

October 09, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MB

The guys take a our through some recent tech news and Seth gives his first impressions of SalentOS

EDL #80 - Why Should We Care?

October 08, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Chris Neves, Seth Anderson,

EDL #80 - Why Should We Care?

October 08, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Chris Neves, Seth Anderson,

EDL #114 - Installing Fedora

October 02, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

In response to a listener request, Chris takes us on a journey through the Fedora installer.

EDL #113 - Listener Feedback #6

September 25, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.3 MB

Once again the guys turn the show over to the audience for the sixth Listener Feedback show.

EDL #112 - Boris Box (Replay)

September 18, 2013 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

While Mark is on vacation with his family, enjoy this replay of one of our favorite EDL episodes.

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