Two and a Half Bens

The tech podcast not hosted by a Chief Twit or Tech Bros

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20 - C-Suite FOMO

2026-04-02

The Bens discuss age verification on Linux systems, Android sideloading, Hide My Email not so hidden, AI sneaking into the Farm Bill, lots of other AI shenanigans, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 101 MB - Duration: 2:28:20m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
19 - K-Y Jelly For Your Data

2026-03-13

The Bens discuss more AI shenangigans, Steam and malware, expsenive API key theft, data leaks from identity verifiers, glassholes, Amazon outages, age verfification, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 95 MB - Duration: 2:21:08m (889 kbps 44100 Hz)
18 - AI Arsonist

2026-02-20

The Bens discuss OpenClaw, Scott Schambaugh, AI news, Doordashing Waymos, Microsoft, password managers, Texas suing TP-LINK, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 77 MB - Duration: 1:54:40m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
17 - Open Source Freeballing

2026-02-13

The Bens discuss interships, Notepad(++) flaws, OpenClaw, AI Assistant flaws, surrender as a service, database disclosures, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 118 MB - Duration: 2:56:54m (889 kbps 44100 Hz)
16 - HTML Motherfuckers

2026-01-23

The Bens discuss more AI bullshit, disabling car functionality via OTA updates, malicious browser extensions, cURL kills theer bug bounty program, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 124 MB - Duration: 2:23:49m (114 kbps 44100 Hz)
15 - Hell-LM

2026-01-09

The Bens discuss more fallout from the LastPass breach, Clippy 2.0, bad TACs, more AI bullshit, SmartTV data, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 92 MB - Duration: 2:17:08m (894 kbps 44100 Hz)
14 - Alphabet Mafia

2025-12-27

The Bens discuss fire suppression, UEFI flaws, malicious npm packages, Microsoft replacing it's codebase, LonGrinch, tabletop exercises, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 90 MB - Duration: 2:13:24m (882 kbps 44100 Hz)
13 - A New Error

2025-12-13

The Bens discuss React2Shell, lots of AI bullcrap, Python, Docker leaks, dumb beds, BSODs, ConsentFix, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 92 MB - Duration: 2:16:07m (882 kbps 44100 Hz)
12 - From Caffeine to Hate

2025-11-29

The Bens discuss finger C2C, the AI bubble, ChatGPT, fake Windows Updates screens, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:50:30m (882 kbps 44100 Hz)
11 - Antisocial Media

2025-11-15

The Bens discuss weaponized CAPTCHAs, Orthosomnia, AI-generated malware, Teams cock-blocking, data breaches, Google adding ads to AI search, and some Mac history.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:50:30m (882 kbps 44100 Hz)
10 - Societal Fuckery

2025-11-01

The Bens discuss AI losing its mind, Digital ID in the UK, the security nightmare of (AI) web browsers, Clippy 3.0, and stupid IT tricks!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:50:30m (882 kbps 44100 Hz)
9 - Refrigerator Porn

2025-10-17

Pheonix and PhoneBoy are joined by DameBemrose and discuss the latest AI bullshit, Microsoft Bugs, F5's Secuity Breach, and More!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47 MB - Duration: 1:08:19m (909 kbps 44100 Hz)
8 - BrokebackGPT

2025-10-03

The Bens talk more AI, spying Android phones,UK's Online Safety Act, bakelite phones making a comeback, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 94 MB - Duration: 2:28:46m (834 kbps 44100 Hz)
7 - Goatse and Fail

2025-09-19

The Bens talk AI everywhere we don't want it to be, CISA wants to pwn CVE, self-replcating worms thanks to npm, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 65 MB - Duration: 1:42:49m (831 kbps 44100 Hz)
6 - Reddit in a Box

2025-09-06

The Bens discuss the Salesloft Breach, Perl, More AI flaws, trademarking telepathy, infostealer porn, the cult of cryptocurrency, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 95 MB - Duration: 2:29:52m (812 kbps 44100 Hz)
5 - Hardened Like LibreWolf

2025-08-29

Your favorite Bens get discuss their objections to AI, and yet somehow find a story that isn't so bad.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 59 MB - Duration: 1:35:33m (812 kbps 44100 Hz)
4 - Percussive Maintenance

2025-08-22

The Bens discuss the latest Microsoft, AI and car bullshit, pointless phishing training, EV adoption, and more!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 75 MB - Duration: 2:00:05m (829 kbps 44100 Hz)
3 - Siri Leak My Data

2025-08-08

The Bens discuss the latest Microsoft bullshit, files with code, call center reps get mistaken for AI, and sex toys that leak your data

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47 MB - Duration: 1:15:02m (829 kbps 44100 Hz)
2 - Public Code Suppository

2025-07-18

Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose talk about Windows Security, Vulnernable Hardware, stupid programming tricks, and hiding malware in DNS

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 59 MB - Duration: 1:34:22m (828 kbps 44100 Hz)
1 - Asshole with a Shoelace

2025-06-21

Our inaugral episode of Two and a Half Bens, a tech show that isn't shiny, happy!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:45:26m (947 kbps 44100 Hz)