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A compendium of podcasts from the Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. This feed includes all of Leo's audio or video releases and sometimes includes his appearances on other podcasts. One feed to serve them all.

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who's watching, who's profiting, and who could pay the price.

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Veteran software engineer Dan O'Dowd argues that our power grid's outdated, insecure code puts millions at risk, detailing why regulators, industry giants, and Silicon Valley's "move fast and break things" attitude have left critical infrastructure v... more

For years, the checkbox to get a PC out of the Insider Program when that Windows version shipped in stable did absolutely nothing. That's no longer the case.

Windows

• A new context menu for File Explorer heads out to Insiders along with five new p... more

From autocorrect to full-fledged conversationalists, discover how a few tweaks transformed language models—and why understanding this shift exposes urgent questions about AI safety and control.

• Trusting an open source AI proxy might bite you.

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Recent Guests

Bruce Schneier
Security expert and author, quoted extensively on AI governance and genie analogy
Harvard/Schneier on Security
Episode: Security Now 1091: The Post BlackHat State of AI
Nicholas DeLeon
Senior Electronics Reporter
Consumer Reports
Episode: This Week in Tech 1096: Fluff for Armor
Paul Thurrott
Host of Windows Weekly and tech writer
Windows Weekly / Thurrott.com
Episode: Security Now 1090: Black Hat
Richard Campbell
Host of Windows Weekly / RunAsRadio / .NET Rocks
Windows Weekly / RunAsRadio
Episode: Security Now 1090: Black Hat
Phillip Shoemaker
Founder and CEO of Persona Shield, former Apple App Store rules author
Persona Shield
Episode: Intelligent Machines 882: AI Rubberz?
Abrar Al-Heeti
Senior Technology Reporter at CNET
CNET
Episode: This Week in Tech 1095: Horses and Sailboats
Mike Elgan
Journalist, Machine Society newsletter writer
Machine Society / Gastronomad
Episode: This Week in Tech 1095: Horses and Sailboats
Henry Blodgett
Founder of Regenerator/Business Insider veteran tech analyst
Regenerator; Business Insider
Episode: Intelligent Machines 881: Curtains for Zoosha?
Chad Pallett
acting CISO at BioIVT
BioIVT
Episode: Security Now 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI

Hosts

Leo Laporte
Host with TWiT network affiliations; long-running tech presenter and moderator
Paris Martineau
Co-host, Journalist focusing on AI safety and consumer tech impact
Paul Thurrott
Panelist and tech journalist with Windows and ecosystem focus
Richard Campbell
Panelist and host associated with RunAs Radio / .NET Rocks
Steve Gibson
Host and producer with Gibson Research Corporation; security focus

Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
  • Most shows 99.9%

    Great shows

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BERNARDKOZLOWSKI
    United States6 years ago
  • Enough politics

    I am sick and tired of your liberal views and President Trump bashing by you and all your guests. I listen to tech to get away from politics so I will find some where else to get my tech news.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Macclone
    United States6 years ago
  • Following Leo

    A perfect way to follow mr Laporte in all his endeavors.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mattias Stahre
    Sweden11 years ago

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Enough politics,I am sick and tired of your liberal views and President Trump bashing by you and all your guests. I listen to tech to get away from politics so I will find some where else to get my tech news.
Following Leo,A perfect way to follow mr Laporte in all his endeavors.
Most shows 99.9%,Great shows

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Intelligent Machines 881: Curtains for Zoosha?
Q: If you were to restart Business Insider today, how would you use AI in a newsroom?
Blodgett emphasizes building a direct relationship with readers and leveraging AI for supportive, non-redundant tasks like analysis and fact-checking, while prioritizing original reporting and unique analysis over mere automation of existing workflows.
Intelligent Machines 879: Alex Karp, Alex Karp, Alex Karp
Q: What is the core takeaway from Mozilla's state of open source AI?
Open source AI has matured to the point where open-weight models cover about 80% of everyday tasks, and the real frontier now lies in the 'agentic harness' layer and sovereignty considerations, with ongoing updates expected.
Security Now 1083: Patch Tuesday à la AI
Q: What's the biggest takeaway from the Arch Linux AUR incident?
The incident demonstrates how attackers can embed a complex ELf payload inside a seemingly legitimate NPM package, using pre-install hooks and rootkit techniques to steal credentials and evade detection, impacting a large number of packages.
Intelligent Machines 874: Google Knows I Love the Pepper Cannon
Q: How do you manage model routing and when to switch between models in Hermes?
They have an internal Open Router layer that routes tasks to different models, allowing dynamic switching between models and keeping sessions contextually coherent, with a focus on serving multiple providers and avoiding lock-in.
Intelligent Machines 874: Google Knows I Love the Pepper Cannon
Q: Tell me a little bit about your own models, about Noose Research's models.
Noose is transitioning Hermes to agentic capabilities with new versions in development; they focus on Hermes Agent and plan to release Hermes-based, agentic models while maintaining openness and integration with other tools like Noose Portal and Honcho for deployment.

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What is Total Leo about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The episodes in this sample center on rapid tech shifts around AI governance, enterprise security, software development, and major platform ecosystems. Conversations mix practical engineering details with high-level industry analysis, covering on-device versus cloud AI, privacy and credential management, data breaches, and the business strategies of big players (Apple, Microsoft, Google) as they shape developer tools, hardware, and AI-enabled workflows. Notably, a number of guest voices come from journalism, cybersecurity, and product leadership, giving insights into how AI touches media, security, and consumer electronics, with a characteristic blend of thoughtful critique, humor, and sponsor reads. Expect energetic panel-style debates, rea... more

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1. Bruce Schneier
2. Nicholas DeLeon
3. Paul Thurrott
4. Richard Campbell
5. Phillip Shoemaker
6. Abrar Al-Heeti
7. Mike Elgan
8. Henry Blodgett

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