Daily Tech News Show: DTNS Bonus Episodes

It's a bonus show day - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:10:45 GMT

It’s a bonus show day - DTNS Office Hours

The crew records the monthly bonus show live to see how that goes. If you don’t normally get the bonus show, here’s a chance to see it!

Beanoing kit and software. Going away for the weekend or longer. What kit do you take and what do you leave behind. What planning and tracking software do you use while you were a…

Audio Podcasts FTW - EDITORS DESK

Tom Merritt — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:16:43 GMT

Plus, Tom explains the mystery of why he and Whaines get Spanish ads for a grocery store in their podcasts. But he cannot explain the slogan’s mixed language usage.

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sTim

I felt a lot like Jay for exactly the reasons you nailed in explaining - the feedback that you read was more pro-video (for the reasons you explained).

And I also agree that Jay did a …

Some Common Misconceptions About DTNS - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:55:12 GMT

Tom addresses some common misconceptions that came through the DTNS survey. And we advance to the next round of the LEGENDS tournament.

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Happy Birthday to Tom's Dog - DTNS MAILBAG

Tom Merritt — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:48:23 GMT

Tom does read a lot of email but also really just wants to show you pictures of his dog. Can he resist?

You mentioned that you were sad that you didn’t get to go to Busch gardens Tampa... But you didn’t miss much, the Tampa Park was petty good before 2010 but the Williamsburg Park always had a superior quality to it. Can’t say how Williamsburg is today b…

News Habits That Make Tom Angry - EDITORS DESK

Tom Merritt — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:27:30 GMT

We also hear why Tom thinks iOS gets so much developer love, why audio podcasts are better, and how your podcast feed knows where you are.

Hello Tom,

I am having trouble holding two ideas in my head at the same time.

AI is already impacting coding jobs, and experienced coders are supervising AI to complete tasks. Coding software has never been easier.

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A Legend Has Fallen - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:48:09 GMT

Well, 16 of them to be exact, as we update the Legends tournament. Plus, whatever questions you have about tech stuff.

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For Real SciFi Tech Tourney Finals! - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:47:11 GMT

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Your Wildest Emails, Live - DTNS MAILBAG

Tom Merritt — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:12:00 GMT

From UK flat raffles to Star Trek’s AI predictions and surprise-party psychology, we dig into your emails for a wide-ranging, one-hour ride through the DTNS inbox.

FLAT RAFFLE EPISODE

Hey,

I really liked the weekend episode with Gina. I do have one critique. I’m used to traditional home ownership in the US. I don’t know how apartments in large cities work …

No Tech Is a Failure - EDITORS DESK

Tom Merritt — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:10:28 GMT

Why Tom doesn’t celebrate tech failures and more thoughts on video for podcasts.

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Hi Tom,

I just finished listening to the Editors’ Desk episode “Will Video Ruin Audio Podcasts” ( I know I’m a bit late) and I wanted to weigh in from the video side of the aisle. I know I’m in the minority, but I love the video versions of DTNS.

I work with multiple monit…

SciFi Tech Final and SciFact Moon Flyby - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:33:27 GMT

We announce the winner of the SciFi Tech tournament while actual humans fly around the moon. And we’ll kick off our LEGENDS tournament.

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Transporters, Replicators, and LLM Agents - DTNS Mailbag

Tom Merritt — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:43:48 GMT

A wide-ranging mailbag this time, covering everything from Star Trek physics to “vibe coding,” banking scams, and the questions about the DJI drone ban.

MAILBAG

Tom, let me join your group of people who can’t get themselves to put in contacts. I tried contacts some years ago and it would take me 20 to 30 minutes to get it out of my eye. I was really just …

Roommate Horror Stories And a Battle of Legends - DTNS Mailbag

Tom Merritt — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:01:39 GMT

Bill has a roommate story that just might top them all. And we have some epic suggestions for the “Legends” tech tourney.

Here’s the tech tourney link: https://dailytechnewsshow.com/tournament/

Can I just say how much I love when Patrick Norton is on? Not only does he seem to truly embody the spirit of the tech-obsessed people I grew up around and who gu…

Tom Hates the Stories He Enjoys Most - Editor's Desk

Tom Merritt — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:02:25 GMT

Tom explains why he usually loves stories like the FCC regulation on routers because they’re fun to explain, but there are a few too many of them these days.

Everybody Loves Patrick Beja - DTNS MAILBAG

Tom Merritt — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:17:28 GMT

We have SO much good email from responses to Patrick’s hangout on Friday, to ideas for more topics and more

RESPONSE TO FRIDAY HANGOUT WITH PATRICK

Aradow

I have missed Patrick so much! Glad to hear his voice again with the dtns crew. I loved the discussion had because both of you were having a good debate on a tricky topic. Patrick has always been good …

Why Do So Many People Work on DTNS? - Editors Desk

Tom Merritt — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:52:20 GMT

Tom answers a question about staffing and about journalistic inspiration.

Hi Tom,

Why do so many people work on DTNS?

I listen to an unholy number of podcasts and it seems that many of them, even including podcasts from large organisations like the BBC, are created by very small teams - sometimes just 2 people. Indeed, in the early days of DTNS, it seemed…

SciFi Tech Tournament ROUND 2 - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:34:49 GMT

Plus the horrible no good, very bad thing Stremayard did to us today.

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Secret messages from yesterday's Office Hours - DTNS MAILBAG

Tom Merritt — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:42:28 GMT

Plus some suggested tech topics for future shows and more!

FRIDAY HANGOUT

Gaspare

I used chatgpt a few years ago to help with a fantasy football draft and had almost the same experience, good to know that it hasn’t gotten much better at it. It’s it cheating??? The way I got my friends to be accepting of my use of it went something like: I pointed at my bud…

How Do You Keep Up on Podcasts? - EDITORS DESK

Tom Merritt — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:08:37 GMT

Tom answers a question about his podcast episode management behavior, as a listener, and another one about why there was an “extra” episode of DTNS this week.

GREAT questions and so I’m parceling out a couple of them to next week. But keep them coming!

Nate

And now, an editor’s desk question.

I recently missed most of two or three weeks of DTNS shows thank…

The Best Tech Store of All Is... - DTNS Office Hours

Tom Merritt — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:29:44 GMT

We crown the champion of the tech store tournament, create a Sci-Fi tech tournament for the next round, and Tom attempts to change his screen protector, LIVE.

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How DTNS Does Audio - DTNS Mailbag

Tom Merritt — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:12:51 GMT

TJ gets the answer he was looking for on audio quality, and we have a merch idea. Kind of.

TOURNEY IDEA

I am confused by the discussion about nostalgia for NewEgg. You spoke about it in the Monday discussion as if there was originally a physical store. Are you confusing Egghead Software with NewEgg? While they sound related, there isn’t a connection. Eit…