The Retro Millennial Podcast
Episodes
RMP 051 — Mid-MARCHintosh Check In
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesApple News* Details on every new Apple hardware product announced in March (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/apple-march-2026-product...
RMP 050 — The State of Retro Gaming in 2026
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes* My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updatesApple News* Apple releases the new Apple Creator Studio subscription bundle (https:/...
RMP 049 — 2026 Predictions
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes* My personal newsletter with 2026 Experiment updatesApple News* Rumors are circulating about a possible new 12.9 inch MacBook (https://9...
RMP 048 | AI and Our Future: An Interview with an AI Consultant (feat. @Leebase)
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes* Vibing a Non-Trivial Ghostty Feature by MITCHELL HASHIMOTOThe Retro Millennial Fall Sale is back! You can save 30% when you sign up or ...
RMP 047 — Windows 10 End of Life: a Retrospective
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesFOSS News* Muse contributor Tantacrul released a nearly hour-long video covering the development of Audacity 4Microsoft News* Microsoft r...
RMP 046 — Apple's "Awe Dropping" Event + Nintendo's September Direct
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesWatch the EventsWays to Join the Community This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...
RMP 045 — My Top 10 Substacks Right Now
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNewsApple News* US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, claimed the UK is ceasing efforts to gain backdoor access to Apple d...
RMP 044 — WWDC 2025 Review
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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RMP 043 — Recapping my Year of the Linux Desktop
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNewsApple News* New device announced* New iPhone 5e* M3 iPad Air * M3 Ultra chip * M4 MacBook Air * M4 Mac Studio Linux/FOSS News* Firefo...
RMP 042 — Is Retro Gaming Still Worth It in 2025?
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNewsLinux/FOSS News* Year Of The BSD Desktop? There's Going To Be A BSD Desktop Conference At Least* DeepSeek outperforms OpenAI's reason...
RMP 041 — So, I Started a Bit of a Digital Purge...
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesHousekeeping* Chat thread for this episode is located here:* RM Quarterly vol. I is now available for all non-paid subscribers on itch.io...
RMP 040 -- The Risks to Game, Software, and Internet History Preservation
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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RMP 039 — Lessons from Hurricane Helene
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNewsApple News* Speculation about an October event* iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11 releasedLinux/FOSS news* A 9.9/10 severity Li...
RMP 038 — Apple's Glowtime Event Review
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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A Quick Look at a Massive Lot of Broken Game Consoles
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A friend of mine recently picked up a huge lot (6 crates) of broken, or otherwise non-functional, retro game consoles and dropped them off with me for...
RMP 037 — Is Accountability Software Actually Just Spyware?
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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RMP 036 — Sometimes Web Apps can be Awesome!
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* The Lunduke Computer Operating System: Politics Free. Old-School. Private. A Linux-based Operating System for Everyone. * Wiki* Di...
RMP 035 — WWDC24 Review
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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RMP 034 - On Politics in Tech and Open Source
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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RMP 033 - Desktop Linux, Two Weeks In
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesApple News* NOS 023 — United States v. Apple* Apple Silicon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Extract Encryption KeysLinux/FOSS News* Wha...
RMP 032 - The Year of the Linux Desktop!
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesApple News* Apple Car: Apple’s now-cancelled car project — https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-car/* Apple CEO Tim Cook sends cle...
RMP 031 - Let's Catch Up on the News
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NOTICE: In this episode I mention that Billy Mitchell seems to have perjured himself in his trial with Twin Galaxies over his Donkey Kong record. Goi...
RMP 030 - Responding to AI in Desktop Computing
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* Surprise Apple “Scary Fast” event scheduled for Monday, 10/30 at 8:00 pm Eastern (5:00 Pacific) — Watch it here* What to expe...
RMP 029 - Sowing Internet Chaos
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesIn this episode we look at some news from the last month and a half, and discuss an article by Terms of Service with Chris Martin in whic...
RMP 028 - The Great Summer Tech News Update!
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes* Command Line Tool of the Week: try by binpashLinux/FOSS News* Linux Unplugged Podcast episode 514* Debian 12 “Bookworm” released* G...
RMP 027 - WWDC23 Recap and Impressions
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of the year when Tim Apple comes out and shows us the new shiny that we can all expect to see in a coffee shop near us at some point ...
RMP 026 - The Retro Gaming Poll Results
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* KeePass Master Password Vulnerability — https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/keepass-exploit-allows-attackers-to.html?m=1* Declassif...
025 - When People Say Anime and Video Games are for Kids, not Adults
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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024 - Vista Challenge Recap
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we recap the notable parts of the Windows Vista Challenge and I share my final thoughts on one of the most maligned operating systems ...
023 - Why I Stopped Using Linux as a Daily Driver
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesIn this episode I explain what happened to cause me to move away from Linux as my daily use operating system. We also discuss the headli...
022 - What Expectation of Privacy Should Students Have?
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesCommand Line Tools of the Week* CMatrix - Creates a Matrix-style feed in your terminal* Wikit - A command line program that can search fo...
021 - Dead Distros and Thoughts on Wearables
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes* EctoLife - The World’s First Artificial Womb* DistroTube - Five Very Popular Linux Distributions that are now DEAD!* Crunchbangpluspl...
020 - My Greatest Tech Fails (and the Lessons I Learned from Them)
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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019 - A Look Back at The Retro Millennial in 2022
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just a quick wrap up of a busy year and a huge thank you to all of you for all of your support!The Retro Millennial is a reader-supported publication....
018 - Tales from Christmas’ Past
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesRecent ArticlesNews* Kickstarter for the Checkmate 19” IPS Modular Display* Trump’s NFT Silliness* Major breakthrough in fusion energ...
017 - A Few Ways to Enjoy Classic Mac OS
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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016 - My 5 Favorite Laptop Computers from the Past
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesRecent Articles* How to Bypass “Pipe connection has been broken” Error in VMWare Fusion 12* RETRO REVIEW: Command & Conquer (1995)* S...
015 - The Centralization of our Digital Everything
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* AEW Fight Forever* Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Graphical Issues* Splinter Cell turns 20!* Jason David Frank Passes at 49* Batman Voice...
014 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle or Why I Choose Used Tech
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* Pokémon Scarlet & Violet release on Friday* New fix for Joy Con drift* YouTube | Stoic Financial - Crypto Companies Collapse & Mas...
013 - A Case for Open Source Elections
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesNews* Slingbox servers are shutting down* LGR’s video on Slingbox* Mac84’s video on Slingbox* Twitter lays off 3,700 workers* Meta la...
012 - News and Updates for 11/3/2022
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No big topic this week. I got a little sick last weekend and have been having trouble kicking it to the curb, so this week is just a news roundup! I...
011 - My 5 Favorite Desktop Computers from the Past
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode NotesCommand Line Tool of the Week: Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux* https://github.com/taviso/123elfNews* Silent Hill Announcements: https://gamerant.c...
010 - G4 is Dead, and Politics Killed It
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a wild week for gaming news. Razer’s new portable system, speculation about news for Silent Hill, Bayonetta 3 drama, and the final coll...
009 - Should Smartphones be Allowed at School?
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of days ago, a YouTuber published a video discussing a recent protest where high school students walked out over a new rule supposing to ban ...
008 - Getting Started with Retro Gaming
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Retro gaming is a fun hobby that I’ve been into for the last 6+ years. Let’s talk about it, and some tips on getting into it yourself.Episode Not...
007 - How I Got Started Working in Tech
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s have a chat about life, business, working in the IT industry, and some lessons I’ve learned along the way. Thanks for listening to The Retro...
006 - Apple's Fall Event 2022
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about what Apple announced this week. Also, I finally dug out my old microphone, so enjoy the improved audio!Thanks for listening to The...
005 - Life Before Cell Phones & Smartphones
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Smartphones have fundamentally transformed our world and our lives, but it wasn’t like this until just the last few years. Let’s take a look back...
004 - Is Nostalgia a Good or a Bad Thing?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by Colin at This Does Not Compute over on YouTube, I was considering the question of nostalgia and it’s impact on us. Episode Notes* Arcad...
003 - My Favorite 90's Video Games
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 90’s were a great time to be a kid, and especially one who played video games! We got the tail end of the arcade scene and despite the Crash of...
002 - An Open Source Desktop Experiment
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I recently read a blog post about a simple experiment on open source desktop environments and the results were surprising! Let’s talk about what th...
001 - WWDC22 Reactions
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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