Pragmatic The Engineered Network

I started listening to Pragmatic like so many others with the recomendation through Marco Arment. Beginning with the very first epidsode I listened to every episode there is.

The host selects one topic for every show. Though the topics are often technology topics there are also a some episodes on other things like for example work safety, gambling or even coffee.

John sometimes tends to long monologues though he has almost always a cohost and he has his favourite words he uses alot. Sometimes I wish he would incorporate them more into the show. On the other side he also wants to relay lots of information with a very high emphasis on accuracy which sometimes comes in his way :-)

Anyway, I love the show and I will keep looking forward to the next episodes. You'll learn a lot by listening to this podcast.

I listen to Pragmatic regularly and I find it very entertaining and everytime I learn something new.

The concept is interestingly different to other tech podcasts because almost every time you will find a different topic and you will get a good insight to it.

Pragmatic fills a niche in the podcast world that I did not realize existed. Instead of talking about current events, it takes a step back and looks at developments over years or dedicates itself to an in-depth analysis of past events. The dissection of Stuxnet, for instance, dove into the nitty-gritty details of how this malware worked.

The only criticism I can think of is that they should replace the gaudy closing music that seemed to have escaped from a 1980s elevator.