# Linux Podcast Topic Ideas --- New items: Structured/Educational: Git Commits - things the hosts are committing to do next week This Week I Learned - educational discoveries Stack Overflow - tools/tips that solved problems for the hosts The Weekly Diff - what's changed or improved in their setups Community Focus: Listener Labs - showcase setups, configurations, or projects submitted by the audience Open Source Heroes - briefly feature developers or contributors doing interesting work Forum Finds - interesting discussions or solutions found on Reddit, forums, etc. Fun/Random: Random Access Memories - quick random thoughts or memories triggered by the episode Infinite Loop - random tangents or stream-of-consciousness thoughts Memory Leak - things that randomly popped into their heads during the show Buffer Overflow - quick rapid-fire thoughts they couldn't fit elsewhere Core Dump - brain dumps of random tech musings /dev/random - completely random thoughts or observations Trash Bin Tales - funny mistakes or failures from their week Hidden Files - secrets or lesser-known facts they want to share Symlink Stories - connecting random dots between topics Ping Pong - quick back-and-forth random comments between hosts (could be a game - quick question followed by one-word responses) --- ## Mini-Topic Show Opener Ideas - CD-ROM Games That Came in 12 Discs—Why Did We Accept This? - The Satisfying Click of Mechanical Keyboards vs. Laptop Keys - Remember When USB Cables Had Different Ends for Everything? - AOL Trial CDs: The Original Spam - Why Does Every App Want to Send Push Notifications? - Auto-Updates: Blessing or Digital Dictatorship? - The Curse of Having 47 Streaming Service Logins - Why Do Printers Still Hate Us in 2025? - The Mystery of Why Video Calls Still Feel Awkward - Two-Factor Authentication: Security or Daily Annoyance? - Is browser tab hoarding real? Do you have a limit and how to manage? - Light Mode vs. Dark Mode: The Eternal Struggle - The Right Number of Monitors (Spoiler: It's Always One More) - Do you have a smart home device and what is your favorite? - Dumbest Linux Mistakes We've Made - Hardware We'd Like to Try - Software We Wish Was FOSS - Our Best Support Experience - Tech We'd Miss If It Were Gone - Why Do HDMI Cables Feel Like They’re Designed to Fail? - Floppy Disks, LimeWire, and That Weird Noise Modems Made—Do We Miss It? - If You Need a Manual to Use the Manual, Is It Still a Manual? (Thoughts on My New TV Setup Guide) - Is It Weird That I Don't Trust the Roomba? Is It Mapping the House for Nefarious Purposes? - If My Smart Speaker Is Always Listening, What Has It Heard? And Is It Judging My Tidal Playlists? - Is Leaving Voicemail in Today's World Aggressive Behavior? - Answering the Phone Without Knowing Who It Was—Just Life in the Past - The Best Linux Logo (and Why) - Linux Commands We Can't Memorize - Most Annoying Thing About Windows or macOS for Linux Users - Do You Use a Tablet? And why/not? - What File Manager Do You Use? - Mouse or Trackball? - Android or iOS? - How Do You Listen to Music? Local or Streaming? - Multi-Monitor Systems: Benefits and Downsides New adds: - The Strangest Place We've Seen Linux Running - Is “Escape from Email” Possible in a World Dominated by Email? - What’s the Most Useless Command/Tool That You Secretly Love? - Best or Worst Linux Easter Eggs - If You Had to Use Only One Linux Distro Forever, Which Would It Be? - Desktop Environments vs. Window Managers: Does It Matter? --- ## Main Topic Ideas ### Matt - - Biggest and Smallest FOSS Wins - - Is Ricing a Waste of Time or a Goo - Why Do Linux Projects Fail? - Our Favorite FOSS Projects Outside of Linux - Plex vs Jellyfin - Memos Review ### Drew - The Perfect Linux Setup - Underrated Tools: Hidden Gems in the Linux World - Linux and Social Media - Security Practices Every Linux User Should Follow - Best Open-Source Alternatives to Popular Paid Software ### Nate - Best Hardware Tools for PCs - Apps You Can't Live Without - Importance of an Office Setup - Linux Gaming: Hype or Reality? - --- ## Completed Mini Topic - Worst Tech Purchase Ever - Our Favorite Window Manager - The Most Essential Part of Hurts Our Hardware Setup (Outside of Our PC) - Is Owning Too Many USB Sticks a Cry for Help? And What Do You Have on Them? - The Real Dark Web: Trying to Cancel a Subscription or Newsletter Online - People Who Shouldn't Use Linux - eBook or Physical Book? - Desktop or Laptop computer? - Linux Apps We Gave Up On (and Why) ## Completed Topics - I Can't Live Without... - My Top 3 or 5 Favorite Tools of All Time - Unpopular Opinions - "My First Distro" Stories and Why I Don’t Use It Anymore - Distro Showdown: Why I'm Right and You're Wrong - Mythbusters: Debunking Linux Myths - Linux Hacks: Little Tricks That Make a Big Difference - Guilty Pleasure: I Like This, Don't Judge Me - Can Firefox Ever Be Good Again? - Notes: Journey to the Perfect Note System - Hardest Things to Do on Linux - Linux YouTuber Tier List - What Makes a Perfect Distro? - Is Email Broken? (Used for LUG) - Can FOSS Be Trusted? - Is AI Making Us Smarter or Lazier? - Is There a Linux Regret You'd Like to Share? - Is Choice Really the Best Thing About Linux? - Wezterm Review - Best PC Peripherals - Is Linux Actually More Secure? - What's the Best Linux Hardware? - Is suckless software the best or just elitist? - Linux on the Desktop for Content Creation (Video Editing, Photo Editing, Graphic Design) - Favorite Parts of Your Workflow - What Distros Should a New User Consider First? - What Features Are Missing in Linux? - Linux Tribalism: Good or Bad?