Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 23 2025 - I Don't Know Why Any of You Maniacs Use WindowsDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Jill Sobule; the one time I met Jill she was as lovely as could be; I remain not that into Xmas; I had a recall performed on the Audi etron […]

Photo by Giuseppe Milo, CC-BY-20 This week marks the second anniversary of my retirement. I'll admit to being shocked by that. I had to check the math because if I went by my subjective feeling I would have guess it closer to two months. Because I retired relatively young (although not nearly […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 26 2025 - Evil AdjacentDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Dub Inc; the TOFOP boys realized that they don't need a big production for their live episodes; I usually don't listen to your live episodes or your special episodes; my […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 14 2025 - Irritatingly CapableDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Uwade; the theory of monthly productivity challenges is great but the practice is often the opposite of the intention; I have been fixing the dead drives in my old […]

A few weeks back Rohan and Phil from the Home Assistant podcast were kind enough to have me on their program to talk about my journey with Home Assistant. It was a fun time chatting about home automation and all the nerd stuff that makes up my day. The truth is that being on someone else's […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 29 2025 - Only a Retired Person or a Maniac Would Do ThisDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from West of Mabou; the reason businesses are excited about AI is the prospect of not paying employees; we watched this business rationale play […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 10 2025 - Stop Starting, Start FinishingDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Home Front; I discuss how Len Edgerly and Nathan Lowell have informed my thinking about production schedules; of all the innovations of the 20th century out […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 22 2025 - If You're Me, You Live and You Don't LearnDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from West of Mabou; the lawnmower is finally mowing lawns; against all odds, I have become a golfer; the Legends driving range membership is shockingly […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 11 2025 - Comic Book Collecting Involves a Lot of Clerical WorkDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Adrianne Lenker; I discuss losing weight rapidly; I talk about Heroescon 2025; I bought more original art at this show than ever before […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for June 20 2025 - Driving Home MoistDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from The Deadly Gallows; the college world series has a weird structure; go CCU; I am changing my Heroescon strategy slightly; I am using my comic book inventory database […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 30 2025 - The Train Has Left Middle-Age StationDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Jill Sobule; I tell a light bulb joke; Obsidian has a new database-like feature; CEOs don't like work/life balance because they want to monetize every […]

WREK - the Georgia Tech student FM station at 91.1 FM in Atlanta - has had podcast feeds almost as long as there have been podcast feeds. One week after I started my podcast, I wrote a script to generate some RSS feeds for some of their programs. These were the ongoing Subgenius programs **The […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 16 2025 - Old Dad Goes to a Rap ConcertDownload audio * * * Use this link to get the offer mentioned in this show, the free invisible selfie stick worth $24.99 with the purchase of an Insta360 X5! Join ExpressVPN and get 4 free months! On this show, I […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 17 2025 - Whatever This Is, I Am Not A Part Of ItDownload audio * * * On this show, I play some audio from Man or Astroman? ; I have been deleting dead people from contacts but Andre Pope was difficult; Paul Merriman discussed the odd view of reality […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 20, 2024 - Stuff To Bargain With After The ApocalypseDownload audio * * * On this show, I play one of our traditional songs from American Heartbreak; home assistant had a bad update right before I really needed it working; check your backups before […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 18, 2024 - The Rest Of The Brain Was Not In On The JokeDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Billy Treacy and the Scope; all the information is on the task; I am way into Junior Taskmaster; I watch all English language Taskmasters […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 4, 2024 - 17 Liter Tub of Grampa ShoesDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Amy Ray; I saw the Indigo Girls the night I turned 21; I have neither Halloween nor Xmas spirit; the chiropractor nagged me into buying proper shoes; mean […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 6, 2024 - How To Podcast the Evil Genius Chronicles WayDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from JD McPherson; my podcasting workflow and process would make no sense to anyone else; I spent a little time in the less devastated part of the […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 28 2024 - I Am Still Angry, One Star, Signed Bruce BannerDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Louise Connell; I have already been late to the new school; I read Never Get Angry Again by David J. Lieberman and found it pretty […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 21 2024 - Not How an Adult Should Conduct BusinessDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard; I very briefly touch on the presidential debate; you can't refute the lies of people whose whole deal is […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 7 2024 - Everything is DifficultDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from The Heavy Heavy; I play an audio comment from James Cridland; we close the discussion on Radio Open Source; I talk about our trip to DragonCon; I had my first EV […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 23 2024 - 20th Anniversary Podcast EpisodeDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from The Gentle Readers; I take a victory lap about 20 years of doing this particular podcast; I tell the quick version of my origin story and cite Dave Winer […]

Twenty years ago today, inspired by Dave Winer and Adam Curry I sat down in front of my laptop and started talking. The methods and equipment have changed but I've never stopped. Today I am celebrating that auspicious date by reposting my original episode. This preceded the coining of the term […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 16 2024 - Vacuum Hose to Your WalletDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Ortega; we attempted a vacation and abandoned it due to a tropical storm; we rafted in man-made rapids; the Great Wolf Lodge did not soak us; delivery drivers […]

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 5 2024 - The Sheer Force of my Charming Ass PersonalityDownload audio * * * On this show, I play a song from Lawrence Rothman; grampa's house is sold; the Taskmaster watch continues forward; Mike Wozniak is my favorite contestant; we are watching the […]