[gabeiscoding]

I felt a loss when the On the Metal podcast series wrapped up. I figured these Oxide guys now have too much real work to do, they won’t be able to keep up this podcast, even if it is the best tech podcast I’ve listened to. Bryan is an unbeatable host. If you love retro-computing or just the history of our industry in general, you will walk away learning something from anything he talks about. His quick wit and deep tech knowledge keeps you totally engaged, and gives you the feeling of living vicariously in the silicon valley that was about getting your hands dirty and building great tech products.

But now I can look forward to their leap over to “social audio”. First Twitter spaces (where I would sometimes chime in live) and now the Discord-hosted On the Metal.

Most podcasts are sports commentary. These guys are full-contact in the game. I love it. Keep it up Bryan!

[bcantrill]

Wow, those are incredibly kind and inspiring words -- thank you! The good news is that these are all made available via RSS wherever you get podcasts.[0]

What I (we!) love about social audio is that it allows for many more voices -- both on the team here at Oxide and in the broader community. As a result, we've been able to get into some really deep detail with members of the team; I collected a few of my favorites in [1].

Thank you again for the kind words; I think you'll enjoy exploring the back catalog of Oxide and Friends!

[0] https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34430594

[crest]

I missed the On the Metal podcast and hadn't noticed the Oxide and friends format until a few weeks ago. It just ended without any hint as to what if anything to expect next. I really enjoy it when the conversation goes of whatever script there may be, someone can't/won't stop and dives ever deeper into a topic or pet pieve/past trauma. It may not have the highest production quality (looking at you Twitter spaces), but who cares? Often times it feels like some random encounter in a hackspace (e.g. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stop working as soon as someone mentions firmware bugs).

[walkerbrown]

Thanks for the links Bryan!

May I suggest a small teaser trailer post to the old “On the Metal” feed? I’m still subscribed there, but wasn’t aware of the new channels.

Those were some incredible interviews! I’ve listened to a few of the episodes twice.

[bcantrill]

So glad you enjoyed "On the Metal"! Your suggestion is a great one, and we'll work on this over the next few weeks; stay tuned, and in the meantime, enjoy the "Oxide and Friends" back catalog!

[guiambros]

Second that! I was a big fan of "On the Metal", and was bummed when it ended. Stumbled upon "Oxide and Friends" almost by chance, and was happy to discover it kept the same style (and even better, with more voices).

You made my commute a lot more enjoyable. Still going through the old catalog -- the episode about NeXT and Objective-C (S1E8 July 5, 2021 [1]) was excellent.

Keep up the great work Bryan!

[1] https://pca.st/ydtxspr6

[sfaxon]

> I felt a loss when the On the Metal podcast series wrapped up.

Big same. I was so happy to find the Oxide and Friends podcast that I went through the entire backlog in the last couple months. It really helped solidify my thoughts on debug-ability as a first class property of a programming language/environment/system.

It's a great mix of tech history, personal accounts from industry, practical conversations about development and debugging and current industry happenings.

A few standout episodes:

  Engineering Culture
  Engineering Incentives... and Misincentives
  The Rise and Fall of DEC

[sophacles]

Just FYI i can get the Oxide And Friends sessions in my podcast app (I use podcast addict on Android).

[password4321]

I am glad to hear things are going well, though still disappointed there is no decentralized Discord.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33788339