Best New Distro Podcasts (2025)

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No SSH? What is Talos, this Linux Distro for Kubernetes? 19:23

16d ago19:23

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Container-based Linux distributions are gaining traction, especially for edge deployments that demand lightweight and secure operating systems. Talos Linux, developed by Sidero Labs, is purpose-built for Kubernetes with security-first features like a fully immutable file system and disabled SSH access. In a demo, Sidero CTO Andrew Rynhard and Head …

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ULS 208: One Step Below Horribly Broken - Wayland Futures, New Browsers, & Kernel Drama 1:25:53

6d ago1:25:53

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Everyone has opinions on the X11 controversy, but KDE has decided not to pull the plug yet, and KiCad recommends sticking with the old technology at least for now. Zed editor has a debugger, Bcachefs is causing drama, and Servo can finally display animated GIFs! For tips we have Microsoft's edit on Linux, adding PipeWire links, and using openssl an…

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51: Flock to Fedora / Red Hat Summit 44:48

9d ago44:48

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The Fedora Podcast features interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome! These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, produce the distro itself, or help put Fedora into the hands of users. There is so much going on in Fedora that it takes a whole podcast series! 🖥️ Get Started with Fedora Linux: https://fedor…

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Cracking the Complexity: Teleport CEO Pushes Identity-First Security 21:07

10d ago21:07

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In this on-the-road episode of The New Stack Makers, Editor in Chief Heather Joslyn speaks with Ev Kontsevoy, CEO and co-founder of Teleport, from the floor of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in London. The discussion centers on infrastructure security and the growing need for robust identity management. Citing alarming cybersecurity statistics—suc…

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ULS 207: Distro-Hopping Distro - Phones, Governments, and Xlibre 1:27:14

13d ago1:27:14

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There's a new Linux phone, but it stretches the definition of "affordable". Another government is going Libre, Xlibre continues to divide, and Apple brings WSL to their platform. Nano has an update with a secret feature, the kernel may get an API, and Rocky hits 10! For tips we have Uptime Kuma and datadog for system monitoring, and a bug report fr…

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50: Content Creation on Fedora 56:05

17d ago56:05

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The Fedora Podcast features interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome! These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, produce the distro itself, or help put Fedora into the hands of users. There is so much going on in Fedora that it takes a whole podcast series! 🖥️ Get Started with Fedora Linux: https://fedor…

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ULS 206: The Untitled Episode - Karton, Kernel, and X11 1:27:43

20d ago1:27:43

1:27:43

Fastfetch and LibreOffice mint new releases, KDE teases Kerton for VM management, and KDE is looking to capture Windows 10 exiles. Bcachefs broke filesystems and then fixed them, AMD releases a couple new GPUs, and there's weird drama in X11 and kernel land. For tips, we have Pipewire node management, notes from Kubuntu beta, and a quick primer on …

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Aptori Is Building an Agentic AI Security Engineer 18:01

25d ago18:01

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AI agents hold the promise of continuously testing, scanning, and fixing code for security vulnerabilities, but we're still progressing toward that vision. Startups like Aptori are helping bridge the gap by building AI-powered security engineers for enterprises. Aptori maps an organization’s codebase, APIs, and cloud infrastructure in real time to …

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ULS 205: RHEL: Spicy Edition - Ubuntu Updates, Patent Encumbered, & 6.15 1:13:44

27d ago1:13:44

1:13:44

Ubuntu 20.04 is retiring, Ubuntu Monthly is here, and Fedora has an H.264 problem. OBS betas 31.1, Ambian ships 25.5, and AlmaLinux ships the spicy 10.0 RHEL alternative. For tips we have pee for splitting pipes, pw-cli for destroying Pipewire objects, and disown for setting background processes free. Grab the show notes at https://bit.ly/3SsqFX5 a…

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The AI Code Generation Problem Nobody's Talking About 19:28

1M ago19:28

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In this episode ofThe New Stack Makers, Nitric CEO Steve Demchuk discusses how the frustration of building frontend apps within rigid FinTech environments led to the creation of the Nitric framework — a tool designed to eliminate the friction between developers and cloud infrastructure. Unlike traditional Infrastructure as Code (IaC), where develop…

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The New Bottleneck: AI That Codes Faster Than Humans Can Review 20:17

1M ago20:17

20:17

CodeRabbit, led by founder Harjot Gill, is tackling one of software development's biggest bottlenecks: the human code review process. While AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot have sped up code generation, they’ve inadvertently slowed down shipping due to increased complexity in code reviews. Developers now often review AI-generated code they didn’…

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ULS 204: The Scrollodex - Microsoft Open-Sources, Mozilla Kills, & SteamOS Goes Country 1:44:23

1M ago1:44:23

1:44:23

The Wayland-only future is screaming toward us, Mozilla pulls the plug on Pocket, and Steam OS releases Go Country. Microsoft Open Sources WSL; Edit; and more, Gnome needs help with documentation, and Ubuntu goes Chrony. For tips we have zrun for making your own zstd enabled program, more pw-cli howto, y-cruncher for setting number-crunching record…

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Google Cloud Next Wrap-Up 18:22

1M ago18:22

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At the close of this year’s Google Cloud Next, The New Stack’s Alex Williams, AI editor Frederic Lardinois, and analyst Janakiram MSV discussed the event’s dominant theme: AI agents. The conversation focused heavily on agent frameworks, noting a shift from last year's third-party tools like Langchain, CrewAI, and Microsoft’s Autogen, to first-party…

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Agentic AI and A2A in 2025: From Prompts to Processes 19:18

1M ago19:18

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Agentic AI represents the next phase beyond generative AI, promising systems that not only generate content but also take autonomous actions within business processes. In a conversation recorded at Google Cloud Next, Kevin Laughridge of Deloitte explains that businesses are moving from AI pilots to production-scale deployments. Agentic AI enables d…

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ULS 203: Notorious Flatpak - Live Update Orchestrator, AMD Hiring, & Celebrating 10 1:24:57

1M ago1:24:57

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Canonical is giving back through thanks.dev, AMD is Hiring for Ryzen Linux work, and Rust celebrates 10 years! Then There's the End of Ten project, a Flatpak update, and AMD really hitting it out of the park with Laptop processors. Elementary OS shines, KDE does better HDR, and Live Upgrade Orchestrator is posed to be a whole new way to update your…

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Your AI Coding Buddy Is Always Available at 2 a.m. 20:43

1M ago20:43

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Aja Hammerly, director of developer relations at Google, sees AI as the always-available coding partner developers have long wished for—especially in those late-night bursts of inspiration. In a conversation with Alex Williams at Google Cloud Next, she described AI-assisted coding as akin to having a virtual pair programmer who can fill in gaps and…

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Google AI Infrastructure PM On New TPUs, Liquid Cooling and More 19:38

2M ago19:38

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At Google Cloud Next '25, the company introduced Ironwood, its most advanced custom Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) to date. With 9,216 chips per pod delivering 42.5 exaflops of compute power, Ironwood doubles the performance per watt compared to its predecessor. Senior product manager Chelsie Czop explained that designing TPUs involves balancing powe…

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ULS 202: It's Boring Until It Breaks - Snapdragon X Elite, Servo, and i486s 1:20:33

2M ago1:20:33

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This week, we cover the Snapdragon laptop Linux performance, the latest on the Raspberry Pi, and changes coming to Debian. Then Gnome has a new Executive Director, who isn't a professional shaman this time, Ubuntu 25.10 is going all in on Rust tooling, and the kernel is finally dropping support for i486. For tips we cover special variables, loading…

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Google Cloud Therapist on Bringing AI to Cloud Native Infrastructure 24:04

2M ago24:04

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At Google Cloud Next, Bobby Allen, Group Product Manager for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), emphasized GKE’s foundational role in supporting AI platforms. While AI dominates current tech conversations, Allen highlighted that cloud-native infrastructure like Kubernetes is what enables AI workloads to function efficiently. GKE powers key Google serv…

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VMware's Kubernetes Evolution: Quashing Complexity 30:40

2M ago30:40

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Without this, developers waste time managing infrastructure instead of focusing on code. VMware addresses this with VCF, a pre-integrated Kubernetes solution that includes components like Harbor, Valero, and Istio, all managed by VMware. While some worry about added complexity from abstraction, Turner dismissed concerns about virtualization overhea…

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Prequel: Software Errors Be Gone 5:13

2M ago5:13

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Prequel is launching a new developer-focused service aimed at democratizing software error detection—an area typically dominated by large cloud providers. Co-founded by Lyndon Brown and Tony Meehan, both former NSA engineers, Prequel introduces a community-driven observability approach centered on Common Reliability Enumerations (CREs). CREs catego…

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ULS 201: That'll Bake Your Noodle - PewDiePIE, KDE Drops LTS, and the Open Source Lab 1:18:23

2M ago1:18:23

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Jonathan reviews the OrangePI RV2, Windows runs Arch btw, and Nvidia is deprecating CUDA for some old video cards. PewDiePie made a Linux video, Proton 10 enters Beta, and OSU's Open Source Labs has a funding crunch. For command line tips, Ken starts a series on the pw-cli, Jeff has some ricing tips with eww, and Jonathan talks about Open Source ch…

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Arm’s Open Source Leader on Meeting the AI Challenge 18:21

2M ago18:21

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At Arm, open source is the default approach, with proprietary software requiring justification, says Andrew Wafaa, fellow and senior director of software communities. Speaking at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, Wafaa emphasized Arm’s decade-long commitment to open source, highlighting its investment in key projects like the Linux kernel, GCC, and …

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Why Kubernetes Cost Optimization Keeps Failing 17:22

2M ago17:22

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In today’s uncertain economy, businesses are tightening costs, including for Kubernetes (K8s) operations, which are notoriously difficult to optimize. Yodar Shafrir, co-founder and CEO of ScaleOps, explained at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe that dynamic, cloud-native applications have constantly shifting loads, making resource allocation complex.…

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ULS 200: Who Needs A Desktop Anyway? - Risc-y Purchases, Fallible Torvalds, & Through the Looking Glass 1:47:08

2M ago1:47:08

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Cosmic is nearly Beta-worthy, The NVIDIA Beta driver is solid, and we look back on a Code of Conduct legacy at Gnome. Then a shiny new RISC gadget catches our eyes and wallets, there's plenty of controversy in the Kernel, and new things are coming for Linux Graphics. For tips we have mispipe for a slightly different take on piping commands, Bitward…

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How Heroku Is ‘Re-Platforming’ Its Platform 18:01

2M ago18:01

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Heroku has been undergoing a major transformation, re-platforming its entire Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering over the past year and a half. This ambitious effort, dubbed “Fir,” will soon reach general availability. According to Betty Junod, CMO and SVP at Heroku (owned by Salesforce), the overhaul includes a shift to Kubernetes and OCI standa…

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49: Fedora Linux 42 Release 1:00:33

2M ago1:00:33

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The Fedora Podcast features interviews and talks with the people who make the Fedora community awesome! These folks work on new technologies found in Fedora, produce the distro itself, or help put Fedora into the hands of users. There is so much going on in Fedora that it takes a whole podcast series! 🖥️ Get Started with Fedora Linux: https://fedor…

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48: What's Next for the Podcast? 27:36

2M ago27:36

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Noah and Noel will be talking about the state of the Fedora Podcast since Eric's departure and what will be happening next! This is the first podcast episode that Noah and I hosted without Eric being involved. We had some tech issues: Noah is only coming out of the left speaker, we will fix this for next show Noel did not have sound for the first 1…

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#52 (2024) STSPIN32G0, 2 new low-voltage versions and already some design wins 6:48

2M ago6:48

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The STSPIN32G0 is the first three-phase BLDC controller embedding an STM32G0 and a triple-half bridge gate driver capable of driving traditional power MOSFETs and IGBTs. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/stspin32g0/

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#51 (2024) The hidden car revolution: zonal architecture 13:10

2M ago13:10

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🚘 Check out the car of the future! What would need to take place in the unseen parts of the vehicle to make it a reality? The hidden car revolution is driven by the move to zonal architecture and software-defined vehicles. 🔍 Learn more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/zonal-architecture/

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#50 (2024) OpenSTLinux, the superpower of the STM32 MPU ecosystem or the making of a great Embedded Linux distro 7:24

2M ago7:24

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OpenSTLinux, the superpower of STM32 MPU. We’ve been expanding it since its launch in 2019 with more packages, new distributions, and myriads of expansions. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/openstlinux/

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#49 (2024) STM32 Embedded Displays: 1st HD Screen With STM32H7 So Projects of All Sizes Can Display Beautiful GUIs 6:34

2M ago6:34

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Display Beautiful GUIs. Riverdi, a TouchGFX Expert, is celebrating the availability of the STM32C071 with the release of a new Nucleo-64 display kit which keeps BOM costs low. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/stm32-embedded-displays/

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#48 (2024) Digi’s STM32MP1 SoM and the critical value of an end-to-end ecosystem 8:51

2M ago8:51

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Security, GUIs, and cloud connectivity. Digi jumped on the STM32MP25 bandwagon with its newly released Digi ConnectCore MP2, its first system-on-module (SoM) based on our new series of microprocessors. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/digi-stm32mp1-som/ #STPartnerProgram #STAuthorizedPartner…

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#47 (2024) Update: embeNET and STM32WL3 or overcoming the big challenges plaguing the Internet of Things 8:44

2M ago8:44

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Mesh networks face energy efficiency and interference issues. EMBETECH, member of #STPartnerProgram, developed embeNET to simplify 6TiSCH implementation and optimize operations on STM32WL microcontrollers. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/embenet/ #STAuthorizedPartner

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#46 (2024) Phytec, What can the phyCORE-STM32MP15x and phyCORE-STM32MP13x SoMs Do for You? 3 Ways to Work Better and Faster 10:35

2M ago10:35

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What can a System-on-Module do for engineers? We sat down with Phytec, an #STAuthorizedPartner, to understand this question through the lens of its phyCORE®-STM32MP15x and its phyCORE-STM32MP13x. 🔍 Discover more on the #STBlog: https://blog.st.com/phytec/ #STPartnerProgram

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