I really hope this is just part of the transitional period, and part of me hopes that this is more because of the AI bubble than because of the hosts. Since Jonathan left, there’s been a notable lack of variety in the topics of TechStuff. It feels more like a podcast about AI with the occasional cool tech topic sprinkled in. I started listening when Jonathan was the only host, and the variety and depth of his episodes were always refreshing. Especially the technical episodes where he’d talk about how a certain thing works, like emulators or televisions. None of the new episodes instill the same sense of wonder. It really makes me sad to see this happen to a podcast that I hold dearly, and I truly hope Oz and Karah can find some creative ways to make the show engaging again. I don’t want to have to let go, but we are getting to the point where I might just look for another show to satisfy that desire.

Yesh this latest where the host is sucking the snoz of AI made me unfollow. Yes AI can be useful but weirdo tech ego driven creators thirst for it to take over society.

Just maybe your sources are blowing smoke up your butt.

The new hosts are the worst. Super lame. John was the best.

Sorry people I feel like there’s about two minutes worth of interesting content in each one of these 30 minute long episodes and it’s just so grossly padded out to 30 or 45 minutes length perhaps just for the purpose of selling commercial time. I listened to several episodes and gave it a shot, but sorry, I’m out

Go in dialogue and skip the add good podcast

the new hosts started off good but the show has become a directionless mess. It’s a pseudo-news show with hardly any “tech” in it. Just throwing in your opinion about AI once in a while doesn’t make it a tech show. I used to listen weekly even as the last host turned it into a political soap box, but I’m done now. You ruined a good thing.

Smart, fun and groundbreaking. Highly recommend this additive and entertaining podcast.

Way too many ads now and the episode topics feel much less relevant and more “forced”

Guys can we please have one week where we aren’t blabbing on about AI? There are other things to talk about.

The new hosts are 1000x better. It is a real tech show now.

New hosts are really engaging. They break down all the latest in tech with unique perspectives. Different than original format but in a good way!

Jonathan had become barely tolerable. I remember the days when he took time to learn CIDR notation and explain it. The new hosts go out of their way to squeeze in their sexual identity. 80% of the new content is about some vague concept disguised as "tech stuff". Calling this podcast "Tech Stuff" is like calling Star Wars SciFi instead of a Space Opera.

I enjoyed the podcast when Jonathan Strickland was the host, but the host and directions seems to have changed since he left a few months ago. I am not a big fan of it. We aren’t learning about “Tech Stuff” anymore. It is more interviews.

Was a loyal listener for quite some time and then the show changed hosts and it became god awful. I’m out. Unfollowing this train wreck.

I’ve been a huge fan of this show since inception. Feel bad saying this but I almost prefer the new hosts 🫣 love the speed… this is weekly news but with deep analysis

Jonathan Strickland was great and kept stuff unbiased and fair most of the time, this guy makes the show unlistenable.

This podcast is now about interviewing tech adjacent people about their human story not the tech itself.

Listened for years. I can’t get into the new hosts.. it’s totally different in a way I don’t like.

I been a fan for years even with Jonathan getting on liberal rants, but the new hosts Oz lack personality & “Tech” info. At least Jonathan spoke on tech & didn’t just bring on obscure guests that barely link to tech. I’m done trying to listen. Guess Kim Kommando is my main go to tech podcast now.

Love the new direction - show feels really well produced. I learn something every episode. Keep it up!

In an ad for this show, one of the pull quotes is: “One of the tricks for surviving Mars is for humans to live there long enough to evolve into Martians.” Oh really? Cool “trick” That’s not how evolution or natural selection works. Tech hype is obnoxious and this may be the dumbest single example.

Really enjoying the new hosts

This show has been on a slow decline, and it’s finally bit the dust. I UNFOLLOW.

I had found certain parts of what I had believed to had been this "TechStuff" to had been vulgar (or profane), unnecessary, unobjective, unprofessional, negative, and detrimental (especially toward what I had believed to been certain other parts of it I had found to had been informative)).

If you ever want a good example of Silicon Valley left-wing bigoted group-think, check out this podcast and get dis-informed.

This podcast is increasingly focused on Tech’s influence on cultural topics from a woke perspective than on a review and explanation of technology. When the show is on a particular topic, it can be excellent.

Look, the fact is, this gentleman does a great job of explaining aspects of technology that the average person simply doesn’t understand. These guys are the hosts you will miss when they are gone.

This guy has a serious case of Cain and Abel every time he mentions a Musk company, which is frequently. Hey buddy, if you know so much about tech and you have to mention the multiple successful companies Elon is involved in, go do a startup yourself. But that’s what the reviewer / critic / expert is. Incapable of anything but pointing the finger and opining on how they would do things differently. Between the Elon Opines are constant ads for air fresheners and laundry detergents.

All he talks about is politics, and he does that biased. Just get a new host

I’m a long time listener and think this dude does a really good job with podcasting. Great writer. That being said, I caution anyone who values unbiased news. While he tries to convince you he is unpartisan, I see a growing trend in this show of exaggerating news that portrays conservatives in a negative way and the outright absence of world news that could show left leaning politicians and public figures negatively. While I understand there is no promise by the host that he is non partisan, I enjoy hearing non partisan news and I wish he would stop eluding to being unbiased. It’s dishonest and infantilizing. I have to assume the biased reporting is because he’s scared for his job. I get it. I’ll keep listening because I can see through it.

I think Jonathan is a fine host who comes up with interesting topics and goes in-depth, to the appropriate amount, and makes the facts interesting. While it’s not a big production show, it’s not supposed to be. I enjoy it for the information and the clarity of presentation, not necessarily the flash, sound effects and/or additional hosts.

Where are all the episodes since 2008?

The phrasing is very telling, immediate unsubscribe and never listen again. Dishonest framing of the actual issue to match ideological narrative doesn’t belong in tech and is why the Gemini issue even got to production.

A little surface level analysis but well done show nonetheless

I love the show but, the amount of ads in all iHeartRadio podcasts is getting ridiculous. Ever since iHeart acquired the former howstuffworks family of podcasts they have steadily increased the ad breaks from 2ish minutes to up to 8 minutes. 8 MINUTES OF ADS! My finger is getting tired from tapping skip so many times.

Needs to be called Political Stuff. Between the constant ads I got tired of the host’s political opinions which all come off as extremely left wing. It would be nice to get through an episode where he keeps on topic about actual tech. I listen to all the other How Stuff Works podcasts and they don’t have this problem.

This guy sounds just like John Wilson on HBO but with content focusing on Tech… I love it.

This is a tech show, but the host never misses a chance to take a shot at Trump, Republicans, or hard working Americans that vote differently than him. If that’s your cup of tea, your at the right spot.

Would be a great show but I just wish the host would leave his opinions on politics out of the show. It’s a tech show if I wanted politics there are approximately 4 billion other podcasts for that. JS definitely needs to lay off what HE thinks and get to the news… JS you are not Elon nor anywhere close to his wealth and status. You do not deal with what he deals with just report the news. The sighs and jealousy really puts me off. It’s not only Elon but our wealthy people.

At this point, most everything on this podcast is news about tesla failures, cryptocurrency, spacex rockets blowing up, AI problems, hacking, and a bunch of rerun episodes. So if you like news, this is for you. The older episodes are actually pretty good however.

There’s some decent content in the show but it’s very mixed and random. Sometimes it’s an episode about tech breakthroughs or intriguing tech issues, other times it’s an entire episode about what a CPU is, or abandoned products from a brand, or amusement park rides... It’s unfocused, so you’ll likely only be interested in about 25% of episodes. And none of the tech discussion is particularly deep or well-researched. He likes to go deep into history, but that’s about it. Worse, every other episode contains a hit-piece about Elon Musk or his companies. Dude’s completely obsessed with Musk and hates him, to an irrational degree. Particularly irksome is how he soaks up anti-Tesla propaganda like a sponge, and drenches his audience in it, with no critical thought or fact-checking applied. It’s pathetic and disgusting. Finally, the density of ads is quite frustrating. The ad breaks are frequent and 3 minutes long, so it’s not something you can just endure, you have to get out your phone and skip through it. They also have nothing to do with theme of the show. Overall, more frustrating and disappointing than it’s worth.

This podcast now has way too many commercials for every "quick break" as defined by the host! Have moved on to other technology podcasts as a result.

Jonathan has an axe to grind against most Tech CEO's and it shows in the twice weekly Tech News.

Lots of ads and fluff. Could really use a co-host, some guests, and a great editor. Ads are excessive, compared to other podcasts, and often feel completely irrelevant.

It’s funny they put a discover robocall stopping ad in an ad about robocalls

Too busy worrying about not offending people. It kills the otherwise useful information. Ate the liberal pill who cares about facts when you have an agenda to push.

This show has done it all, twice over, in some cases. Everything tech. Everything history of tech (incredibly useful and insightful there). If you like tech it is a must have podcast.

Elon Musk. Starlinx space clutter is a space exploration dilemma. Thousands of satellites will lead to millions or billions of space debris

It’s obvious Jonathan puts extraordinary effort in covering salient topics and finding guests that are authentic and truly care about being a positive force in tech - the insights they bring to bear are still mind-blowing every. single. time.