Hackers IRL

About Hackers IRL

Most Hacker podcasts make us seem like wizards. We're not. We fight with our printer, forget plans with friends, and spend weeks rewriting the same exploit. We are regular people doing extraordinary things every day, and all it takes to join us is curiosity.

Publisher

Hackers IRL

Category

society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 May 2026

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Life as part of the Embarrassment

   Panda explains how he enters a panda emoji instead of his name in badge and order systems to see where it breaks, why edge cases reveal a system's gaps, and the crew of pandas he keeps getting mixed up with at DEF CON. Shoutouts: PandaNamedPanda and all the other amazing Pandas in our community ❤️🐼

2. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Panda Closes out Hacker Summer Camp with Friends

   Panda recaps a DEF CON spent dialing into old-school BBSs for the TeleChallenge, getting spotted in fursuit by the big LED array, a no-winner finish, thanks to friends, and finally doing the fursuit parade at closing. Shoutouts: TeleChallenge, TelePhreak, MentalPageFault, Chris Glanden, Len Noe, EC Council, SkillBit, Roman Bohuk, Thomas Rogers

3. 

   8 Aug 2026

   Dialing old-school BBSs in the DEF CON Telechallenge

   Panda checks in from DEF CON, deep in the Telechallenge cracking old-school BBS and modem puzzles with the team, after dropping off Data Duplication Village drives and roaming the Ham Radio, Lockpick, and Packet Hacking villages. Shoutouts: Gray Wolf, Data Duplication Village (DDV)

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