745: Unwanted Senior Discount

745: Unwanted Senior Discount

Author: Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner May 9, 2026 Duration: 1:08:24
Amnesty warns people about visiting America for the World Cup; AI continues speedrunning societal collapse through podcasts, surveillance, fake therapists, layoffs, and murder-planning chatbots; GameStop tries to buy eBay; smart glasses become extortion tools; Ask Jeeves dies; Pornhub comes back; and Dave contemplates robotic C-3PO heads, mechanical keyboards, and furries.

There’s a certain flavor of chaos that defines the technology industry each week, and Grumpy Old Geeks serves as your brutally honest guide through the wreckage. Hosted by Jason DeFillippo, Brian Schulmeister, and Dave Bittner, this isn't a polite roundtable discussion. Instead, it feels like grabbing a drink with friends who have seen it all and have absolutely no patience left for corporate spin or broken promises. They pick apart the biggest tech news stories with a seasoned, cynical eye, always asking the messy questions about what actually went wrong and who should be held accountable. Listening to this podcast is like getting the unfiltered post-mortem from veterans who remember when the internet felt different. The tone is sharp, often funny, and deliberately irreverent-picture a conversation that’s equal parts informed critique and cathartic venting about the state of digital life. You’ll hear them dissect the moves of figures like Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg not as distant celebrities, but as players in a ongoing saga of power and missteps. It’s a weekly ritual for anyone who loves technology but is deeply frustrated by the direction it often takes, offering analysis that’s as informed as it is impatient. If you’re tired of sanitized tech commentary and want a take that pulls no punches, this is the place.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Grumpy Old Geeks
Podcast Episodes
715: Our Wizard Lies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:42
TikTok diplomacy drags on; Amazon pays up; Palantir sells butt shorts; AI is both savior and Antichrist; YouTube flirts with misinformation rehab; Disney jacks up prices; furries ride the Metro.
714: Crossfade This [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:31
The internet continues its chaotic march with a TikTok deal looming and LimeWire buying Fyre Fest; layoffs are hitting AI companies across the board, including Google and Elon's xAI, while new age verification laws threa…
713: Ourovibeos [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:37
This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, we dissect the digital dystopia where Tesla's market share tanks and Elon loses his richest-man crown; AI copyright lawsuits abound, from Anthropic's rejected settlement to Apple's alleged…
712: Preparation WTF [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:39
The internet's still busted and AI-driven chaos (from creepy chatbots to automated crime) is running rampant; Elon Musk continues his dystopian clown show with crashing Teslas, trillion-dollar dreams, and questionable Ne…
711: Oh Thank Heaven [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:45
AI is a litigious, safety-challenged mess of bad math and questionable content; tech giants are making dubious business moves, hiking prices, and fostering toxic workplaces; and our entertainment landscape is a chaotic b…
710: Mass Delusion Events [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:08
The great AI delusion is upon us as corporate pilots fail and Wall Street panics, while we also dissect the latest tech grifts from Volkswagen, Robinhood, and the ever-litigious Elon Musk.
709: Grumpy Old Gardeners [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:09
This week the geeks wade through the wreckage of modern tech, from the Tesla Diner's instant failure and the disastrous GPT-5 launch that created an army of digital mourners; they mock the billionaire class for building…
708: Spicy Mode [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:50
On this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks: AI takes over everything from driving to therapy to music, often with hilarious and alarming results; big tech shuffles the deck with layoffs and questionable product choices; and we…
707: Someone Spilled the Tea [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:55
Jason and Dave Bittner dive into a chaotic week of digital disasters and generational despair; from Gen X angst and Tom Lehrer tributes to dating app doxxings, AI-trained-on-porn scandals, and Tesla-fueled neighborhood n…
706: Let There Be Scams [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:24
This week, the Grumpy Old Geeks cover Elon Musk's absurd diner and "disadvantaged" multi-billion dollar startup; the worsening AI bubble, complete with hallucinated features and faked medical studies; the latest in crypt…