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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?