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Started in 2005, This Week in Tech (TWIT) is the longest running tech podcast and still the best! Each Sunday, Leo Laporte assembles 2-3 guest hosts to talk about the week’s tech news and dive deeper into their implications. The panels are fun, informative, diverse, and thought provoking. Even my non-tech wife enjoys the show. In this modern era when we are saturated with other podcasts, YouTube channels, and other media du jour, I still enjoy spending my time most with this crew. The 2+ hr shows go by in a flash. Laporte has built a professional podcasting network that includes over a dozen other shows, check them out on their website twit.tv where you can browse through recent episodes. Loyal fans stay connected during and between shows on IRC and Discord. It really becomes more than just a show, but a huge community.
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Truly a long-running gem, Leo and TWiT’s flagship weekly show navigate many topics each week in tech and modern life for all of us. The panels include experts from many fields, taking the time to explore current issues and looking to the future. Highly recommended!
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I have been a long time fan of Leo and ALL of his podcasts for more than a decade. I really love the regulars on the show, very witty. But MacBreak used to be a place where Apple fans would go for the latest news and rumors about Apple.
Unfortunately, Leo no longer really likes any of the Apple products and spends most of the time criticizing every little aspect of every Apple product. When his guests try to explain what they like about a particular product, Leo kinda talks over them and pushes his negative opinion.
I respect Leo’s opinion but after a while you have to wonder if the show would be better served by having a host that actually uses and enjoys Apple products and services.
Thank you Leo for MANY years of entertainment. I will be definitely listening to you on your other podcast and I will check in here from time to time to see if the negative tone about everything Apple has changed.
Dan
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I was introduced to podcasts and TWIT almost 4 years ago now. I became addicted to TWIT right away. Leo is a great host and has amazing tech guests. I want to name all the folks I enjoy but the list is too long. I always learn something and enjoy the differing opinions and perspectives that his guests have. Leo has great sponsors as well.
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I was an early adopter of the podcast craze. In the beginning, there was plenty of junk to slog through, with reviews of neither the good nor bad to assist you in subscribing. TWiT (actually, I was listening *before* it even had a name) was a rare jewel back then: entertaining, engaging, and even informative. Lately, however, I find myself missing more episodes than not, due to my flagging certainty as to the authoritative value of the content.
Don't get me wrong--some of the regular panel members are brilliant and clearly understand technology, especially computers and web 2.0. Unfortunately, these are often the same people who can't string an interesting and cogent sentence together. And Dvorak, for all his crankiness, is at least fun.
As the host of record, Laporte is the most charismatic and well spoken of the bunch, but I am often left to wonder about his qualifications. It regularly surprises me how little he seems to know about technology; how has he managed to earn this reputation as a tech guru? Honestly, it smacks of P.T. Barnum-style marketing ("Your first podcast of the week is the last word on tech!") with little substance. A few of my friends easily outpace Laporte's knowledge and are just as charismatic, which leaves me wondering why Leo is the one who can afford to buy new Intel Macs as toys, while they scrape by as public and private sector IT guys.
Update: Dvorak is MIA for the past year or so, reducing the entertainment value of the podcast even more. Did he and Leo have a falling out? No Agenda now ranks higher than TWIT in my priority listening.
Update 2: Dvorak has returned, but the panel now seems to routinely turn to alcohol as a source of inspiration. The resultant "dialogue" is loud, meandering, without focus. If you want us to believe this show involves serious professionals authoritatively discussing the day's tech news, create an agenda for each show and save the booze for after the show. The only people who drink during the work day are alcoholics.
Update 3: The TWiT network seriously needs new blood. All of the shows I have listened to are stale and lack coherent focus.
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I started listening to the podcast from Twits inception, unfortunately it has really gone down the tubes with all the panelists just discussing their personal lives and for long periods of time with little too no tech. Please get back to what made you successful from the days of the cottage to the Brick House. I’m on the edge of dropping this podcast. Do better Leo.
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