First Ring Daily

First Ring Daily

Hosted by Paul and Brad · Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams

4.8from 68 ratings

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18Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
773
Episodes
221
Transcribed
68
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2022
First episode
3M
YouTube views

About First Ring Daily

First Ring Daily is a podcast featuring Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams where they dive into tech news of the day with insight and humor.

Publisher
Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams
Category
technology
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
4 Aug 2022
Latest episode
13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

221 of 773 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    First Ring Daily 2039: It's the Home View

  2. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    First Ring Daily 2038: A Friday Show, Today

  3. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    First Ring Daily 2037: RTX Sparky

Inside a recent episode

First Ring Daily 2039: It's the Home View

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I, I don't think I've ever done like a phone call on one of these things or like a, like a live meeting. I'm sure some people must do this, but I, to me, it's mostly about like a photo slideshow with which anything could do. Yeah. But is there some advantage to having this dashboard where you can control smart home stuff? I guess it depends on how deep you are into this stuff. You know, I think this is going to be very popular for dads for Christmas. Yeah. It checks all that right boxes of like, not super expensive, but expensive enough. You don't really need it, but you kind of want to play with it. […]

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Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views
2,639,582
Score snapshot 11 Oct 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
52 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

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Quality
1
Social presence
0
YouTube
63
Engagement
27

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Questions about First Ring Daily

Who hosts First Ring Daily?

Paul and Brad host the show. Published by Paul Thurrott and Brad Sams.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

Does First Ring Daily take guests?

The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.

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