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Leo Laporte and the TWiTs
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Leo Laporte hosts the weekly podcast This Week in Tech (TWiT). The podcast focuses on technology and discusses information from across the web. In 2005, this podcast earned the Podcast Award for most listened to. Guests change from week to week, but regular guests include John C. Dvorak, Kevin Rose, Alex Lindsay, and Patrick Norton. TWiT listeners are usually called the TWiT army. The music for the show was composed by Mark Blasco and the TWiT logo was designed by Dorothy Yamamoto. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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# Why This Podcast Merits Your Attention This long-running technology program stands out for its conversational rigor and genuine intellectual curiosity about how innovation shapes daily life. Rather than breathlessly chasing headlines, the show examines underlying patterns and implications, inviting thoughtful skeptics like John C. Dvorak alongside enthusiasts to test ideas against one another. The rotating guest roster creates unpredictable dynamics that prevent the discussion from calcifying into dogma. What distinguishes this program is its refusal to simplify: complex technical concepts remain legible while retaining their actual complexity. For anyone interested in understanding technology's role in culture—not as isolated gadgetry but as interconnected systems affecting how we
top songs
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TWiT 160: The Large Dvorak Collider
2,7042TWiT 182: Have You Met The Internet?
2,6073TWiT 166: Toxic Tea Party
2,5674TWiT 171: Chocolate Sox
2,5555TWiT 162: Wedding Jitter Twitter
2,5506TWiT 158: Diddy Needs Gas
2,5447TWiT 165: The Dethinkulator
2,5418TWiT 177: There's A Little Shatner In All Of Us
2,5359TWiT 169: The Donkey Of The Week
2,51510TWiT 163: MitNicked
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