This WEEK in TECH
Hosts: Leo Laporte and various panelists Topic: Roundtable technology news and reviews discussion Debut: April 17, 2005 Recorded: Sunday Released: Every Sunday Duration: 60 to 120 minutes Set: Round Table |
This WEEK in TECH (also known as TWiT) is the flagship show of the TWiT network. It was the network's first show, and it focuses on technology news, often from the prior week, and reviews. It is an audio podcast presented in a round-table fashion. In addition to host Leo Laporte, who has appeared in nearly every episode, the show features a panel of usually two to five guests, which changes regularly. Some panelists appear more regularly than others. On occasion, the show has also had some famous guests such as Steve Wozniak (35), John Hodgman (167), and LeVar Burton (177, 185).
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History
This WEEK in TECH started in 2005 as a chance recording of a group of former TechTV employees talking about Macworld Expo, which they were all currently attending. Radio show host Leo Laporte put the recording on his website. Laporte was surprised by its demand, leading him to think that there might be something in the format. A few months later, the first episode of the podcast was released, then known as 'Revenge of the Screen Savers' in reference to a former TechTV show. The show was later renamed to 'This WEEK in TECH' after the holder of the rights to the 'Screen Savers' name complained. The show's name is often shortened to TWiT. [1]
Hosts
Recent shows
- TWiT 354 – Adam's Got A Gun – Future of multi-media content, IPOs on the bubble, social porn, knowledge graph, entrapping technology, big Air, 802.11ac, and more.
- TWiT 353 – I Killed Digg – Facebook hoodie, Digg engineers, Kutcher tries Jobs, Potter on Kindle, iOS maps, and more.
- TWiT 352 – Shwood Drops A Dude – Revision3 is Discovered, resume fudge, Note hotcakes, OMG pops, tapping Skype, email stress, FPSTD, and more.
- TWiT 351 – Jungle What? – Earnings-orama, Fire takes off, Nintendo tanks, paper sidewalks, privileged psychic chat, Klout bombing and Klouchebag, and more.
- TWiT 350 – The Jar Jar Of Tech – What's wrong with Microsoft, the FBI and DNS Changer, smartphone herds, liquid metal ingredients, domain name generator, TV in a hutch, and more.
- TWiT 349 – Single Entendre – Instant billion, Skyping the Pope, one Sony, eBook collusion, breast recognition tech, and more.
Frequent panelists
Slang
Rathole - A point in the show where everybody is so far off topic that John C. Dvorak has to get them back on track.
Donkey of the Week -A weekly award celebrating the most boneheaded decision, news story, or action covered by TWiT. It has only been given out once.
Show notes
This show currently has an opening for a regular volunteer show note taker for its Show Notes. For info, visit How To Help With Show Notes.
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