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Your first podcast of the week is the last word in tech. Join Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, John C. Dvorak, and other tech luminaries in a roundtable discussion of the latest trends in digital technology. Winner of the 2005 People's Choice Podcast Award for best overall podcast and Best Technology Podcast. Released every Sunday at midnight Pacific.
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TWiT 176: The Fat Middle

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 3:26am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Robert Scoble, and Dwight Silverman

CES and Macworld predictions, iPhone Nano, Windows 7, iFart, dead Zune day, and more.

Audible pick of the week: The Art of Happiness at Work, Unabridged, By The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, Narrated by Howard Cutler, M.D. and B.D. Wong. For your free audio book, visit Audible.com/twit.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:08:49

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 175: Highlights And Lowlifes 2008

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 4:06am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, Jason Calacanis, John C. Dvorak, Mark Frauenfelder, Steve Gillmor, Wil Harris, John Hodgman, Andrew Horowitz, Sarah Lane, Alex Lindsay, Jim Louderback, Tom Merritt, Kevin Mitnick, Patrick Norton, Chris Pirillo, Jerry Pournelle, David Prager, Don Reisinger, Rafael Rivera, Jr., Kevin Rose, Martin Sargent, Robert Scoble, Dwight Silverman, Paul Thurrott, Dave Winer, Molly Wood, and Steve Wozniak.

A selection of good and bad TWiT clips from 2008, featuring many of this year’s guests.

Audible wishes you Happy Holidays with a free audiobook about Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited at audible.com/twit33 through Dec. 31, 2008. And for three audiobooks of your choice at 50% off, go to Audible.com/twit749.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:31:28

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 174: A 10 Ferret Night

Mon, 12/22/2008 - 3:30am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John Hodgman, and Jonathan Coulton

A very special holiday episode with John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, and a bacon scarf.

Audible pick of the week: The Areas of My Expertise, Abridged, By John Hodgman, Narrated by John Hodgman. Audible wishes you Happy Holidays with a free audiobook about Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited at audible.com/twit33 through Dec. 31, 2008. And for three audiobooks of your choice at 50% off, go to Audible.com/twit749.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:20:04

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 173: Dvoracanis

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 4:46am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Sarah Lane, and Jason Calacanis

Battery life, Google editing, LeWeb'08, and a look back at 2008.

Links to all our stories are at http://delicious.com/twit/173.

Audible pick of the week: The Post-American World, Unabridged, By Fareed Zakaria, Narrated by Fareed Zakaria.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:34:55

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 172: Zunegate

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 3:39am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Bwana McCall, and Julio Ojeda-Zapata

The Facebook worm, Apple antivirus, Obama’s Zune, barcode-scanning phones, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://delicious.com/twit/172.

Audible pick of the week: The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company, Unabridged, By David A. Price, Narrated by David Drummond.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:33:13

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 171: Chocolate Sox

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 2:06am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Andrew Horowitz, and Sarah Lane

Yahoo deconstructed, Tesla's bailout-worthiness, Google cuts thousands, BlackBerry Storm, Black Friday deals, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://delicious.com/twit/171.

Audible pick of the week: The Disciplined Investor: Essential Strategies for Success, Unabridged, By Andrew Horowitz, Narrated by Andrew Horowitz. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:42:06

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 170: Mile High Wi-Fi

Mon, 11/24/2008 - 7:24am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Tom Merritt, Ryan Block, and Alex Lindsay

Wi-Fi goes in-flight, Google changes its search, and PC Mag bites the dust...

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/170.

Audible pick of the week: Neal Stephenson's Anathem. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:16:25

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 169: The Donkey Of The Week

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 3:20am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Jason Calacanis, and Alex Lindsay

Talkin' Tesla, BlackBerry-less presidenting, robot bidets, tech economy, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/169.

Audible pick of the week: Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #5: Sacrifice, Abridged, By Karen Traviss, Narrated by Marc Thompson. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:46:00

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 168: Dirty Pedro

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 3:03am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Sarah Lane, Martin Sargent, Steve Bass, and Bwana McCall.

G1 reboot, Google/Yahoo, McCain/Obama servers attacked, I'm a PC booth, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/168.

Audible pick of the week: The books of Michael Crichton. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:34:30

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 167: More TWiT Than You Require

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 3:32am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, Ed Bott, and Rafael Rivera, Jr.

Guest: John Hodgman, author of "More Information Than You Require"

Recap of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference and "PC" John Hodgman.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/167.

Audible pick of the week: The Areas of My Expertise, Abridged, By John Hodgman, Narrated by John Hodgman. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:45:29

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 166: Toxic Tea Party

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 2:06am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Wil Harris, Jason Calacanis, Sarah Lane, and Kevin Rose

Mahalo and other layoffs, MSFT earnings, virtual murder, FOWA, G1 phone release, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/166.

Audible pick of the week: The Post-American World, Unabridged, By Fareed Zakaria, Narrated by Fareed Zakaria. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:41:09

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 165: The Dethinkulator

Mon, 10/20/2008 - 3:09am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, and Dwight Silverman

Britney Twitters, Apple's releases, LittleBigPlanet, Google G1 phone, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/165.

Audible pick of the week: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It, Abridged, By Gina Kolata, Narrated by Gina Kolata. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, by Laurie Garrett

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:24:14

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 145: Deadly SYNs

Sat, 10/18/2008 - 10:23pm



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jim Louderback, Martin Sargent, and Patrick Norton

Revision3 gets DDOSed, Microsoft calls Safari insecure, dropouts hijack Comcast.net, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/145.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:23:53

Categories: Podcasts

TWiL 18: Dispatches from the Electronic Frontier

Sat, 10/18/2008 - 3:53pm

Hosts: Denise Howell, Colette Vogele, Evan Brown and Karl Susman

The McCain-YouTube DMCA takedown letter discussion, LimeWire, and more.

Guest: Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Talking points: http://del.icio.us/thisweekinlaw/18.

Audible pick: All Creatures Great and Small, Unabridged, By James Herriot, Narrated by Christopher Timothy. For a free audiobook, visit AudiblePodcast.com/twil.

Thanks to Victor Cajiao for editing help. Victor produces the Typical Mac User Podcast and Immigration Tales

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:09:27

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 164: Release The McCracken

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 1:13am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Tom Merritt, Scott Rosenberg, and Harry McCracken

Apple's pending announcement, GeoEye, RealDVD banned, Android, Garriott's biggest launch, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/164.

Audible pick of the week: METAtropolis. Various chapters written by John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, and Karl Schroeder. Various chapters narrated by Michael Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Kandyse McClure, Scott Brick, and Stefan Rudnicki. The first chapter, by Jay Lake, is free this week to TWiT listeners only, and can be found at Audible.com/twitmeta.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:23:57

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 163: MitNicked

Sun, 10/05/2008 - 10:17pm



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton, and Veronica Belmont

Special Guests: Kevin Mitnick and Ryan Block

Kevin Mitnick's airport detainment, Craigslist bank robber, Steve Jobs is alive, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/163.

Audible pick of the week: Anathem, Unabridged, By Neal Stephenson, Narrated by Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson. Get two free audiobooks when you sign up for Audible's Platinum offer at Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:27:29

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 162: Wedding Jitter Twitter

Sun, 09/28/2008 - 10:18pm



Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Wil Harris, Adam Curry, and Andrew Horowitz

Shaky laptops, Digg buries Leo, Palin pwned, G1 vs. iPhone, Icahn-dy, and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/162.

Audible pick of the week: Get two free audiobooks when you sign up for Audible's Platinum offer at Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:24:23

Categories: Podcasts

TWiT 161: The Lemon Drop Kid

Mon, 09/22/2008 - 2:24am



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jason Calicanis, Andrew Horowitz, and Geoff Smith

The economy and tech, Chrome trust, I’m a PC, TechCrunch50, LemonDroppin', and more.

Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/161.

Audible pick of the week: Get two free audiobooks when you sign up for Audible's Platinum offer at Audible.com/twit2.

Thanks to AOL Radio for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:53:05

Categories: Podcasts

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