Podcast

• December 21, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  475 – From Tarmageddon to Tranquility

  In this episode of mintCast, we kick things off with Mint Monthly News for December, covering what’s new and noteworthy in the Linux Mint world.

  In Security and Privacy, Charles breaks down two fresh vulnerabilities, React2Shell and Tarmageddon-Flaw, explaining what they are, why they matter, and how they could impact Linux users.

  Then, in the Innards segment, Dale joins us for a deep dive into Syncthing. We explore what it is, how it works, and why it’s such a powerful, privacy-friendly tool for keeping your files in sync across devices—without relying on the cloud.

• December 7, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  474 – Goldilocks Zone

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – November, and a variety of other items

  In security and privacy: Cloudfare goes down and Charles finds out that Shai-Hulud returns from Arrakis

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• November 29, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  473 – Parental Misguidance

  First up in the news: Theres and initiative in protecting OTA TV from DRM

  Then in our Wanderings: Joe does a lot, Bill plays magical video cards, Majid is trying to resist Black Friday, Charles goes to a Linux conference, and Jim eschews the mouse.

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

• November 21, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  472 – New Distros, Old Issues

  First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – October 2025

  Then, new distro news and updates, and more streaming stuff

  In security and privacy: don’t trust every PPA!

• October 26, 2025MP3, News, OGG, Podcast

  471 – “Welcome To dockerCast”

  First up in the news: LMDE 7 “Gigi” released

  Then in our Wanderings: Bill suffers an outage, Joe’s Jellyfin is “ok”, Majid is back to “full time”, and Jim has a lot of extensions

  And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions