Packets and Bolts

About Packets and Bolts

Packets and Bolts is the podcast about technology, life, philosophy, and everything in between. Your hosts, Muskrat and Mongoose, are network engineers and architects with a combined experience of over 30 years in the industry. http://packetsandbolts.com/ Join Us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange Email: packetsandbolts@gmail.com

Publisher

Muskrat and Mongoose

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2019

Latest episode

26 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jul 2026

   SysAdmin Day 2026!!!

   Yes we have been slacking with episodes but we've been very busy over the last year. However, we couldn't miss the annual SysAdmin day extravaganza! So we have come together once again to complain about the industry and celebrate all the system administrators that keep things running... Grab a beverage and let's dig in! The SysAdmin Website: https://sysadminday.com/ Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

2. 

   27 Jul 2025

   SysAdmin Day 2025!!!

   Another year and another SysAdmin Day has passed. Yes, Friday, July 25th, was SysAdmin Day 2025! What a year; defined by layoffs, data leaks, AI mishaps, flops, and so much more. Grab a drink and let's discuss all the fun (or not so fun) that the last year has brought in the world of technology. The SysAdmin Website: https://sysadminday.com/ Email the show at packetsandbolts@gmail.com Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/SXnaRGs2aT Follow us on Mastodon: @PacketsAndBolts@ioc.exchange ... Packets and Bolts - Bringing AM radio to Podcasting since 2019...

3. 

   25 Jun 2025

   Interview with Enrico Weigelt!!!

   Enrico Weigelt discusses forking the X11 project to create XLibre and the ensuing community debate in an interview with Packets and Bolts.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

859

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

68

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