Show overview
MP3 – mintCast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 112 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 7m and 1h 54m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 41 episodes published. Published by mintCast.
From the publisher
The podcast by the Linux Mint community for all users of Linux
Latest Episodes
View all 112 episodes494 – Good Vibes
493 – Mintinator
492 – Episode 492
491 – PROXMOX, According To Joe
490 – Not archCast
489 – You’ll Own Nothing, And Like It!
488 – Hardware Woes
487 – Goodbye US Office, Hello Euro Office
486 – HTPC Like It’s 2003!
485 – We’re All Ninjas Now
484 – Chuck x 2
483 – Chucking at Charlie
482 – Noteworthy Stuff
First up in the news: The fight against enshittification starts In security and privacy: Shock-horror, Chinese government spies Then in our Wanderings: Joe rambles, Bill drives himself crazy, Majid actually has fun! Charles, and Jim explores notes apps.
481 – Change For The Sake of Jim
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News, March 2026; Major Redesign for Firefox: Chrome getting an upgrade; Debian 13.4; SUSE for sale - again; ASUS says MacBook Neo is “shock”; HBO, Paramount Merge; Xfwl4 coming to XFCE, and more. In security and privacy: Age Verification coming to your Linux PC?; Anthropic turns Claud loose on Firefox code.
480 – All Except California
First up in the news: California is doing its thing again Then in our Wanderings: Bill does it while sick, Joe does a lot, Jim plays with ghost And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
479 – Bill’s Bash Scripts Bring All The Boys To The Yard
First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – January 2026, In security and privacy: Theres an SSH Stalker And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
478 – The Anti-Windows Cast
First up in security and privacy: Euro firms ditch American Clouds and systemd stuff Then in our Wanderings: Joe, Majid does yoga with his distros, Charles is our security guru, Jim explores the new Mint release And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
477 – Driving AI Mad
First up in the news: Mint 22.3 “Zena” released. Then lots of drivers news, new distros, AI and Apple getting sued (again) And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions
Ep 476476 – New Year of the Linux Desktop
First up in the news: A retraction Review of our predictions for last year, and what we predict for 2026 Then our much anticipated Wanderings
Ep 475475 – 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.