Best The Torch Podcasting Network Podcasts (2025)

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Technoroll 12: Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the Birth of House Music in Chicago 49:00

15h ago49:00

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy and the birth of House Music in Chicago (and don't forget the Hotmix 5). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE …

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Soap Box: AI has entered the SOC, and it ain't going anywhere 30:58

10h ago30:58

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In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast Patrick Gray chats with Dropzone AI founder Ed Wu about the role of LLMs in the SOC. The debate about whether AI agents are going to wind up in the SOC is over, they’ve already arrived. But what are they good for? What are they NOT good for? And where else will we see AI popping up in…

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Risky Business #795 -- How The Com is hacking Salesforce tenants 1:07:34

5d ago1:07:34

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: New York Times gets a little stolen Russian FSB data as a treat iVerify spots possible evidence of iOS exploitation against the Harris-Walz campaign Researcher figures out a trick to get Google account holders’ full names and phone numbers Major US food distrib…

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Technoroll 11: Larry Levan Kept the Dance Music Torch Burning at the Paradise Garage 47:47

7d ago47:47

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on Larry Levan, his club the Paradise Garage and the post-disco genre named for it. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ …

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Risky Business #794 -- Psychic Panda outgunned by Fluffy Lizard and UNC56728242 58:22

13d ago58:22

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Cyber firms agree to deconflict and cross-reference hacker group names Russian nuclear facility blueprints gathered from public procurement websites Someone audio deepfaked the White House Chief of Staff, but for the dumbest reasons Germany identifies the Trick…

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Marvel Noise Episode 454 – Recent Reads Roundtable with Phil 1:20:59

14d ago1:20:59

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Version 1.0.0 Steve, Andrew & Kevin are joined by fellow Indie Comic Book Noise co-host Phil for a Recent Reads Roundtable that includes the Fantastic Four/X-Men Free Comic Book Day issue as well as One World Under Doom #3, Fantastic Four #30, Fantastic Four Fanfare #1, Red Hulk #3, Thunderbolts – Doomstrike, Marvel Premiere #33 (starring Solomon K…

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Technoroll 10: Afrika Bambaataa Distils Electro and Hip-Hop Matures in the Recording Studio 45:54

14d ago45:54

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Today Nate and Ryan are joined by hip-hop ringer Steve Juon continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on hip hop’s transition to records with the Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa’s epic “Planet Rock” and how hip hop morphed from mus…

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Risky Business #793 -- Scattered Spider is hijacking MX records 1:04:52

20d ago1:04:52

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In this week’s edition of Risky Business Dmitri Alperovitch and Adam Boileau join Patrick Gray to talk through the week’s news, including: EXCLUSIVE: A Scattered Spider-style crew is hijacking DNS MX entries and compromising enterprises within minutes The SVG format brings the all horrors of HTML+JS to image files, and attackers have noticed Brian …

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Technoroll 9: Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, & Afrika Bambaataa Invent Hip-Hop 48:40

21d ago48:40

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Nate and Ryan get back to their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx and the Holy Trinity: DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa. ⁠⁠⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠…

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Risky Business #792 -- Beware, Coinbase users. Crypto thieves are taking fingers now 53:01

27d ago53:01

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: TeleMessage memory dumps show up on DDoSecrets Coinbase contractor bribed to hand over user data Telegram does seem to be actually cooperating with law enforcement Britain’s legal aid service gets 15 years worth of applicant data stolen Shocking no one, Ivanti …

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AI and Beyond: Technology Shaping Mental Health 49:38

27d ago49:38

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Today’s conversation is about the promises—and the pitfalls—of technology. Specifically, we’re exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping mental health care and what it means for equity, access, and privacy. While AI has the potential to increase access to mental health tools and improve outcomes, it also raises urgent ethical questions: Wh…

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Technoroll 8: Before Hip-Hop Disco DJ's Like Grandmaster Flowers & DJ Hollywood Set the Stage 46:14

29d ago46:14

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Today Nate and Ryan pause their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton to welcome a special guest, hip hop writer Steve Juon. Together, they take a look at the documentary “Founding Fathers of Hip Hop” which fills in some important gaps in the story -- namely what were str…

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Risky Biz Soap Box: Push Security's browser-first twist on identity security 34:24

1M ago34:24

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In this wholly sponsored Soap Box edition of the show, Patrick Gray chats with Adam Bateman and Luke Jennings from Push Security. Push has built an identity security platform that collects identity information and events from your users’ browsers. It can detect phish kits and shut down phishing attempts, protect SSO credentials, and find shadow/per…

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Marvel Noise Episode 453 – Done-In-Ones 1:13:47

1M ago1:13:47

1:13:47

AVENCVRS2 We’ve got a dozen Done-In-One comics to share from across Marvel’s publishing history featuring The Avengers, Daredevil, Spider-Man, King Kull, Ghost Rider, Hulk, The Thing, Thor, The Silver Surfer and more! #MN453By David A Price

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Risky Business #791 -- Woof! Copilot for Sharepoint coughs up creds and keys 57:52

1M ago57:52

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Struggling to find that pesky passwords.xlsx in Sharepoint? Copilot has your back! The ransomware ecosystem is finding life a bit tough lately SAP Netweaver bug being used by Chinese APT crew Academics keep just keep finding CPU side-channel attacks And of cour…

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Technoroll 7: Hi-NRG Kept the Dance Going In the Early 80's 43:42

1M ago43:42

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at how Hi-NRG, the sound that emerged in the post-disco backlash club scenes of London, San Francisco and New York, spawned the most successful production/songwriting team…

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Technoroll 5: Disco Begins In New York 42:30

1M ago42:30

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Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Today's topic is the early days of disco in New York when an innovative wave of DJs like David Mancuso and Francis Grasso created a dancer’s utopia in Manhattan. ⁠GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUB…

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Wide World of Cyber: How state adversaries attack security vendors 52:42

1M ago52:42

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In this edition of the Wide World of Cyber podcast Patrick Gray talks to SentinelOne’s Steve Stone and Alex Stamos about how foreign adversaries are targeting security vendors, including them. From North Korean IT workers to Chinese supply chain attacks, SentinelOne and its competitors are constantly fending off sophisticated hacking campaigns. Thi…

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Risky Business #790 -- Bye bye Signal-gate, hello TeleMessage-gate 56:12

1M ago56:12

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: White House’s off-brand Israeli Signal fork logs cleartext messages with hard coded creds while getting hacked (twice). Just … Wow. Ransomware attacks on UK retailers are linked, and Marks & Spencer has it extra bad After six years dormant, a Magento eCommerce …

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Technoroll 6: Disco Blows Up in the Late 70's 43:42

1M ago43:42

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Today Nate and Ryan continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton with a look at the high water mark of disco -- Studio 54, Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees and the backlash. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠ -- The final 15 minutes of thi…

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BONUS INTERVIEW: Senator Mark Warner on Signalgate, Volt Typhoon and tariffs 49:44

1M ago49:44

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In this extended interview the Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Mark Warner, joins Risky Business host Patrick Gray to talk about: The latest developments in the Signalgate scandal Why America needs to be more aggressive in responding to Volt Typhoon How tariffs are affecting American alliances Why the Five Eyes al…

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how to GRIT through your freshman year 58:23

2M ago58:23

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Starting college can be exciting, overwhelming, and everything in between. In this episode, Violet, Audrey, and Tori are talking directly to the college freshmen out there—sharing the real talk we wish someone had given us on day one. From making friends and avoiding burnout to navigating campus culture and figuring out your major, we break down th…

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Risky Business #789 -- Apple's AirPlay vulns are surprisingly awful 1:02:31

2M ago1:02:31

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: British retail stalwart Marks & Spencer gets cybered South Korean telco sets out to replace all its subscriber SIMs after (we assume) it lost the keymat It’s a good exploit week! Bugs in Apple Airplay, SAP webservers, Erlang SSH and CommVault backups Juice jack…

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Funding Mental Health: Innovations and Opportunities 46:40

2M ago46:40

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In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s both essential and often behind the scenes—funding. Who funds mental health work? How do organizations access support for the critical services they provide? And what does innovation in mental health funding look like? This conversation takes us into the heart of collaboration, innovation, and oppor…

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Marvel Noise Episode 452 – Solo Strange Torch Tales 1:00:27

2M ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Steve, Andrew & Kevin enjoy a second batch of Silver-Age solo Human Torch stories, this time from Strange Tales #108-115 & Annual #2 (the first being way back on episode 327 from 2019). You’ll be treated to classic first appearances, over-bearing sisters, disinterested girlfriends, and amazing team-ups (including one between Kirby & Ditko!)! #MN452…

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Snake Oilers: LimaCharlie, Honeywell Cyber Insights, CobaltStrike and Outflank 38:50

2M ago38:50

38:50

In this edition of the Snake Oilers podcast, three sponsors come along to pitch their products: LimaCharlie: A public cloud for SecOps Honeywell Cyber Insights: An OT security/discovery solution Fortra’s CobaltStrike and Outflank: Security tooling for red teamers This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes…

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Led Zeppelin flew their folk flag high 42:36

2M ago42:36

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson conclude their mini-series discussing Dave's book An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music -- buy the book to support the show. This episode covers the 1970s high water mark of folk rock in the UK Led Zeppelin's controversial third album, and where folk has gone since. GO TO THE LET …

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Snake Oilers: Pangea, Cosive and Sysdig 47:45

2M ago47:45

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In this edition of Snake Oilers three vendors pitch host Patrick Gray on their tech: Pangea: Guardrails and security for AI agents and applications (https://pangea.cloud) Worried about your AI apps going rogue, being mean to your customers or even disclosing sensitive information? Pangea exists to address these risks. Fascinating stuff. Cosive: A t…

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Risky Business #788 -- Trump targets Chris Krebs, SentinelOne 53:35

2M ago53:35

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray talks to former NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce about Donald Trump’s unprecedented, unwarranted and completely bonkers political persecution of Chris Krebs and his employer SentinelOne. They also talk through the week’s cybersecurity news, covering: Mitre’s stewardship of the CVE database gets its funding DOGE’…

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Technoroll 4: Jamaica's Sound System Culture Birthed Ska, Reggae, Dub 42:20

2M ago42:20

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Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. Buy the book and support the show. Today Nate and Ryan take a look at Jamaica’s unique sound system scene which spurred the creation of ska, reggae and dub and directly influenced the crea…

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Marvel Noise Episode 451 – Recent Reads Roundtable 1:11:35

2M ago1:11:35

1:11:35

Andrew, Steve & Kevin assemble for a Recent Reads Roundtable that includes Con Men talk, What If…Daredevil Saved Nuke?, What If…Mickey & Friends Became The Avenges?, Werewolf By Night – Red Band Editions, New Champions, Captain America & Volstagg, Nick Fury & Fin Fang Foom, The Superior Spider-Man, Daredevil – Born Again from Marvel Television, and…

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rediscovering biblical womanhood 47:17

2M ago47:17

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What did it mean to be a woman in the Old Testament? How did biblical women navigate their roles, relationships, and faith in a world so different from our own? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Carmen Imes to explore the lives of women, unpacking their significance in God’s redemptive story. Join us as we discuss the cultural context of biblic…

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Wide World of Cyber: How the Trump admin is changing the cybersecurity landscape 43:29

2M ago43:29

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In this podcast, Patrick Gray chats with SentinelOne’s Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos about the huge changes afoot in the United States government and what they mean for the threat environment. From the director of NSA being fired to massive job cuts at CISA and huge foreign policy shifts, tomorrow’s threat environment is going to be very different to…

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Risky Business #787 -- Trump fires NSA director, CISA cuts inbound 53:01

2M ago53:01

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Oracle quietly cops to being hacked, but immediately pivots into pretending it didn’t matter NSA and CyberCom leaders fired for not being MAGA enough US Treasury had some dusty corners it hadn’t found China in yet, looked, found China in them …which is a great …

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Fairport Convention and Pentangle led the UK folk-rock movement 57:40

2M ago57:40

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Hosts Nate Wilcox and Dave Thompson continue their mini-series discussing Dave's book An Evolving Tradition: The Child Ballads in Modern Folk and Rock Music -- buy the book to support the show. This episode covers the emergence of UK folk-rock out of the hippie, psychedelic ballroom scene in the late 1960s. Dave and Nate discuss the formation of Pe…

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The Heart of Healing: Social Workers and Their Role in Mental Health Care 22:40

2M ago22:40

22:40

March is National Social Work Month, and here at the Hogg Foundation, we see firsthand the major role social workers play in the upkeep of mental health. For Episode 172, we are joined today by Catherine Wilsnack, a doctoral candidate in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Catherine earned her B.S. in Psychol…

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Risky Business #786 -- Oracle is lying 55:14

3M ago55:14

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Yes, Oracle Health and Oracle Cloud did get hacked The fallout from Signalgate continues North Korean IT workers pivot to Europe Honeypot data suggests a storm is brewing for Palo Alto VPNs Canadian Anon gets arrested for hacking Texas GOP This week’s episode i…

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Recast Technoroll 3: UK DJ Culture Develops With Northern Soul 36:22

3M ago36:22

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Nate Wilcox and Ryan Harkness continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton." Buy the book and support the show! In this episode, Nate and Ryan discuss the uniquely British dance culture called Northern Soul where the kids of the British rust belt just wouldn't let…

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