Best Digital Foundry Podcasts (2025)

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DF Direct Weekly #227: Battlefield 6 PC is Superb, Drag x Drive Switch 2, RTX 4090 Handheld! 1:58:30

1d ago1:58:30

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In the calm before the storm of Gamescom 2025, gaming and technology news is thin on the ground - and there's some degree of disappointment beyond the brilliance of the Battlefield 6 open beta. Drag x Drive on Switch 2 underwhelms, AMD releases an RX 9060 that you can't buy - and isn't really that much different to the 9060 XT. Light relief comes i…

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A New Era Of Digital Foundry 5:01

8d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: If you follow Digital Foundry, you likely know that they recently went fully independent. As a long time supporter of the group, I can't wait to see what they do now that they can truly steer their own ship!By Joe Esposito

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Intel CEO in trouble, GPT-5 disappoints, Digital Foundry leaves + more! 9:09

12d ago9:09

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Timestamps: 0:00 jetpack was out of order 0:11 Trump wants Intel CEO to resign 1:34 OpenAI unveils GPT-5 4:36 Ahrefs! 5:25 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:35 Digital Foundry goes independent 6:09 Pixel 10 event leaks 6:52 Steam for Chromebook loses support 7:33 Win10 extended support update NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/g7B9B Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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Building the Biggest Bitcoin Mining Pool with Mike Colyer, CEO of Foundry 58:22

27d ago58:22

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In this episode of Digital Gold, Mike Colyer provides an insider's readout on post-halving economics, supply chain arbitrage, and policy vectors steering Bitcoin's next-generation compute grid. Here are the key discussion points from the episode: 00:00:00 Introduction to Mike Colyer and Foundry 00:01:00 Mike Colyer's Bitcoin Journey and Motivation …

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Gradius Origins Review 5:01

2h ago5:01

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Today on the 5: If you've heard me talk about Gradius before, you probably knew I was punching the "Buy" button for Gradius Origins hard enough to break my controller. I've been playing the games since the collection released, and if you've been considering picking this title up, you should!By Joe Esposito

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The AI Isn't The Problem Here 5:01

1d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: You may have heard that OpenAI rolled out their new ChaptGPT 5 product in a weirdly creepy "fireside chat". During the announcement, they featureed a cancer survivor talkimng abnout hwo the tool hlped her deal with a cryptic diahnosis.By Joe Esposito

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Win11 breaks SSDs, YouTube Shorts upscaling, Geforce Now in Discord + more! 9:54

1d ago9:54

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Timestamps: 0:00 Win11 update breaks SSDs 1:52 YouTube auto-applying AI upscaling to Shorts 3:04 Geforce Now, Nvidia App upgrades 5:00 MSI Crosshair 18HX AI gaming laptop 5:55 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:57 Valve Steam overlay more accurate than Task Manager 6:28 Seagate raids counterfeit HDD warehouse 7:03 GlobalWafers plans first U.S. silicon wafer plant …

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Demons Retro Review 5:01

2d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: Lando is not generally much of a horror fan, so it was a bit of a risk picking 1985's Demons for our communal film series. I had a hunch it was going to be on the less horrific end of things as a mid 80s Italian film, and luckily I was right AND it pleansantly surprised both of us!By Joe Esposito

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Strix Halo in GPD Win 5, "mini SSDs", US govt stake in Intel + more! 10:11

5d ago10:11

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Timestamps: 0:00 they whisper the tech news to me 0:08 GPD Win 5 - Ryzen AI Max+ 395 handheld 1:52 MSI Claw 8 Plus AV2M (Intel Lunar Lake) performance boost 2:40 AMD desktop CPU market share record 3:10 US government considering stake in Intel 4:15 Squarespace! 5:03 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:10 flirty Meta AI chatbots investigation 6:13 Diabetes treatment…

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Kaiju Bobby Sue 2:34:29

5d ago2:34:29

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This week we're talking about Space-Mullet, Jurassic World: Rebirth, This Is How You Lose The Time War, and Action U.S.A.. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEBy Joe Esposito & Orlando Bru

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FBC Firebreak's Potential 5:01

6d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: Lando and I talked about our time playing FBC Firebreak, a game we were both looking forward to but ended up burning out on pretty quickly. Turns out we weren't alone, but I actually agree with the publisher that despite the problems the core game is worth trying to save.By Joe Esposito

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Sitting Around Wondering What Happened at Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #269

6d ago

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This is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Just what TI4 needed was MOAR stuff... https://www.wargamer.com/twilight-imperium/thunders-edge-expansi…

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Sitting Around Wondering What Happened at Gen Con 2025 - Boards & Swords #269

6d ago

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This is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Just what TI4 needed was MOAR stuff... https://www.wargamer.com/twilight-imperium/thunders-edge-expansi…

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YouTube age estimation rollout, Reddit blocks Internet Archive, Elon vs Altman + more! 9:31

7d ago9:31

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Timestamps: 00:00 my little tech babs 00:08 YouTube age estimation model rolls out in the US 02:03 Reddit blocks Internet Archive over AI scraping concerns 03:08 Elon Musk vs. OpenAI drama escalates 04:33 Vessi! 05:28 QUICK BITS INTRO 05:33 Former Intel CEO’s plan to “save” the company 06:24 Pixel 10 Pro Fold teaser – don’t buy a Pixel yet 06:34 Pe…

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There's That Word "Free" Again 5:01

7d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: A debate came up at work earlier in the week that eventually wandered into one of my favorite pet peeves, use of the word "free". Welcome back gang! Let's once again review why that word is basically meaningless!By Joe Esposito

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US Chip Tax, AOL is dead, Github CEO resigns + more! 8:41

9d ago8:41

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Timestamps: 0:00 Nvidia & AMD China chip revenue deal 1:23 AOL shuts down dial-up 2:20 GitHub CEO resigns 3:30 Sponsor 4:25 Quick Bits intro 4:33 Hyundai’s $65 car hack fix 5:16 Cabless truck in China 5:43 Rumored $600 MacBook 6:20 Instagram maps privacy risk 7:12 r/place returns globally NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/RTFmZ Learn more about your ad …

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This Is How You Lose The Time War Book Review 5:01

9d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: As part of the book club that TWiT.tv does for Club members, I just read This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. The book started off as one thing and ends up as something very different, which can be narratively risky and technically difficult. When a book does it as well as this one does, through, yo…

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DF Direct Weekly #226: Are PS6 Spec Leaks Accurate? Is Sony Going Multi-Plat? Apex Legends Switch 2! 1:53:56

9d ago1:53:56

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Many, many thanks for an amazingly positive reaction to our news that we've parted ways with IGN in favour of full independence! Rich spends some time talking about the reaction and answering Supporter questions on the changes, with actual gaming and technology news discussing nascent PS6 spec leaks, Apex Legends tested on Switch 2 and misconceptio…

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Killscrew The Spider 2:12:56

12d ago2:12:56

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This week we're talking about Distance, Verotika, Samurai Cop, and The Boxer's Omen. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEBy Joe Esposito & Orlando Bru

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DF Direct Special: Digital Foundry Leaves IGN, Now Fully Independent - So What Happens Next? 34:55

12d ago34:55

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Amazing news! Digital Foundry has parted ways with IGN and we've bought their shareholding in the business. What this means is that from now on, all aspects of DF are decided upon by DF. We answer to nobody but you, the audience. We are fully independent, we’re proud of that, we think it’s the future of games media - but how far we push, how ambiti…

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The Moral Middle 5:01

13d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: As you listen to the endless and inevitable discussions about AI, you will likely hear about the "next frontier" of AGI. It seems like everyone in the sector is chasing that breakthrough, but when it comes to the morality of what that might mean the conversations seem to dodge an important question.…

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From Fish Tanks to Hundreds of Megawatts: Carson Smith’s Industrial Leap 55:39

13d ago55:39

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Johnpaul Baric interviews Carson Smith, pioneer of immersion cooling and builder of SBI Group’s 250MW global mining arm, now driving energy-efficient Bitcoin and AI infrastructure with 21 Tree Capital, Density AI, and Merkel Edge. They unpack power economics, demand response, treasury discipline, and the entrepreneurial grit required to survive and…

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Windows 2030 Vision, Google Genie 3, GPT-oss, GPT-5 + more! 10:28

14d ago10:28

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Timestamps: 0:00 it's a curse and a blessing 0:11 Windows 2030 Vision - no keyboards! 1:50 Google Genie 3, gpt-oss, GPT-5 4:30 Squarespace! 5:15 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:25 Trump's back in the tariff game 6:07 Radeon RX 9060 6:35 BF6, CoD Secure Boot mandatory 7:17 Don't buy a Pixel right now 7:55 Perplexity vs Cloudflare + search clicks 8:55 Nvidia is a…

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The Boxer's Omen Retro Review 5:01

14d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: I've heard good things about 1983's The Boxer's Omen for a long time now, and I figured why not make my first viewing a shared experience with Lando! It was pretty clear early on that we were going to have a good time with this one, but we were completely unprepared by how far this movie goes into surreal and sometimes disgusting pl…

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Bentley Motors CIO Kirsty Mason on building the skills foundation for AI adoption 18:38

14d ago18:38

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Kirsty Mason, CIO at Bentley Motors, joined host Lee Rennick for this episode of CIO Leadership Live. They discussed building the foundations for AI adoption through data literacy and skills development, defining workplace actions that support women in tech, and creating business and IT partnerships in the automotive industry.…

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Samurai Cop Retro Review 5:01

15d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: If you look at almost any "so bad it's good" movie list, you'll likely see 1991's Samurai Cop on it. This movie was famously made by a foreign director who was clearly a fan of cop movies like Lethal Weapon, but had no real idea how to rip it off properly. The result is a often comically inept series of action movie tropes hat occur…

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Philip Su on Building at Meta & OpenAI — and How to Thrive in the Age of AI 1:22:59

16d ago1:22:59

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Philip Su is an engineer and leader who helped build Microsoft, Facebook, and OpenAI from the inside. In this episode, he shares hard-earned lessons on thriving in the AI era — and staying human through it all. We cover: How AI is reshaping software careers (and what to do about it) Why “good enough” is no longer safe The dangerous gap between expo…

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How Max Altschuler Built Sales Hacker, Scaled Outreach, and Is Rethinking Venture Capital 1:08:52

16d ago1:08:52

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Max Altschuler (Sales Hacker, Outreach, GTMfund) joins us in London to talk about building category-defining companies, investing in breakout startups, and rethinking how venture capital works. We go deep on: Lessons from scaling Outreach with Manny Medina The birth of Sales Hacker and the GTMfund story How AI is reshaping go-to-market motions Why …

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Late Night Series Review: DEVS (Part 2) 1:52:01

16d ago1:52:01

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Tonight I'm joined again by professor and musician Doug Bielmeier for another Late Night Series Review! In this episode, we're continuing our analysis of the incredible 2020 limited series DEVS by Alex Garland. In this video, we're talking about parts 3 and 4! YouTube Censored Version Join our Patreon to watch the uncut version! Show music by OGRE.…

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DF Direct Weekly #225: Battlefield 6 Reveal, Next-Gen Xbox Silicon Leaked? Nintendo Direct Reaction! 2:07:45

16d ago2:07:45

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A new, gigantic Direct sees John, Rich and Oliver mull over what might be next generation Xbox silicon, bringing together consumer CPU and GPU parts into custom APUs that could genuinely shake up the PC market. The team react to the excellent-looking Battlefield 6 reveal, while there's a mixed reception to the latest Nintendo Direct. Meanwhile, Joh…

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Big Trouble In Little Trouble 1:39:36

19d ago1:39:36

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This week we're talking about Murderbot, Murder By Phone, and Frankenhooker. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONEBy Joe Esposito & Orlando Bru

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A Perfect Fit 5:01

20d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: I was completely blindsided by the announcement that there is a new Hellrasier game coming. Once I finished the red band trailer for the game, I was genuinely amazed someone hadn't tried this type of game before now.By Joe Esposito

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YouTube profanity update, Age Check Rollouts, Gaming Trends Report + more! 10:29

21d ago10:29

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Timestamps: 0:00 The Prime Googler 0:07 YouTube ad-friendly guidelines update 2:10 Age-checks are rolling out everywhere 3:59 IGN Gaming Trends report 6:09 Proton! 7:06 QUICK BITS INTRO 7:15 Threadripper 9980X, 9970X reviews 7:40 Micron 9650, first PCIe 6.0 SSD 8:12 Photoshop Harmonize, ChatGPT Study Mode 8:49 Peacock feathers can emit laser beams!…

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Grey Gooifying Art 5:01

21d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: Last week I heard a discussion on a technology podcast that eventually covered using AI to teach students about great works by individuals like William Shakespeare. The future these folks were outling made me viscerally angry as it would essentially annihilate the value of art is service to convenience.…

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Frankenhooker Retro Review 5:01

22d ago5:01

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Today on the 5: The old adage "Don't judge a book by the cover" has persisted over time because it's so often true. That bit of wisdom should absolutely apply to 1990's Frankenhooker, a movie that works far better than the title and synopsis would suggest!By Joe Esposito

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