
The Iron Sysadmin started as an IT/OPS podcast in 2017. Since then we’ve grown into much more. Video and audio content around Tech, IT, and maybe even a little gaming
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

This week on Hot Takes and Cold Storage: AI policy wars, a legislative win with an asterisk, and a supply chain security milestone that deserves more attention than it’s getting. 🔥 HOT TAKES California and Colorado carve Linux out of age verificatio... more
Welcome back to Hot Takes and Cold Storage! After a brief hiatus around Red Hat Summit season, Nate is back with a packed episode.
Hot Takes: Microsoft quietly added Copilot as a co-author to VS Code git commits — even with AI tools disabled. They ... more
Stop letting tech giants trample your privacy. In this week’s recap, we’re diving into the latest controversy surrounding Discord user privacy and their new “Teen by Default” age verification system which might already be shadow-surveilling you via A... more
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3D Printer DRM: Washington State Proposal
The Issue: A proposed bill in Washington State would require 3D printer manufacturers to include firmware that identifies and blocks the printing of firearm parts.
The Penalty: Violations could carry... more
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I enjoy listening to you all. Please keep it up. 🍻
It’s been a fun show so far to listen to. Thanks for making these!
I’ve had this podcast on my phone for a while but just lately started diving in. Really liking the tech info and the personal interaction back and forth. Personalities make me feel like I’m listening to friends that I’ve never met in person. Thanks for the show guys. Love the interviews, really enjoy hearing how people got into tech!!
Charles, Nate and their co-hosts really rock the news and events in the systems world.
With a nice leaning towards open source/‘nix but updates in general tech goings on are abound...
uncle mark just annoys me way too much to keep listening. brought the show from 4 or 5 stars to 2, and frankly just not worth listening. his constant interruptions to inject unfunny jokes, repetition lines, and very loud periodic yelling, have ruined a once enjoyable listen. unsubscribing and removing from recommend list
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A tech-focused IT/ops show that covers open source, cloud, operating systems, and hardware trends with a practical bent for sysadmins and IT pros. Episodes commonly discuss open-source governance and community involvement, Linux gaming momentum, distro and OS updates (RHEL, Ubuntu), container and virtualization news, and notable outages or incident learnings. The show frequently features discussions with multiple hosts and guests who share hands-on experience, making it valuable for practitioners who want realistic takeaways and quick-fire industry context. A standout angle is the blend of enterprise tech, open-source ethics, and real-world ops challenges, plus occasional gaming hardware discourse that broadens the tech lens beyond pure IT ... more
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