TWiT podcasts
Shares rank 11 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
Recommended for long-running tech podcasts and shows, with fond memories of its early years. Critics most often say some shows run long and preachy.
Recommended for long-running tech podcasts and shows, with fond memories of its early years. Critics most often say some shows run long and preachy.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fond memories of early shows
“loved listening to early TWiT and Security Now on the bus in high school”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “Fond memories of TWiT in the early 2000s”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “the early, great days of TWiT”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” Likes the network's hosts and shows
“I loved listening to him on TWiT and other shows/podcasts”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “I like his network, but I can't pick just one!”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “I Won't Buy You a Coffee”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| TWiT podcastsThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they are so long and too preachy sometimes”
“IMHO they both went a bit too far.”
“But then slowly lost interest and I don't remember why.”
“the early, great days of TWiT”
“my gateway to TWiT, Cranky Geeks, and more”
“loved listening to early TWiT and Security Now on the bus in high school”
“When Leo banned him is actually when I stopped listening to TWiT.”
“Fond memories of TWiT in the early 2000s”
“I loved listening to him on TWiT and other shows/podcasts”
“I like his network, but I can't pick just one!”
“comes somewhat close but it still falls well short of CC or TechTV”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.