Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Justin Gardner, Joseph Thacker, Brandyn Murtagh

Booking Overview

This is a technical cybersecurity and bug bounty show combining host-led analysis with external interviews featuring security researchers, bug bounty practitioners, platform voices, and hacking-event organizers. Credible pitches include experienced ethical hackers, vulnerability researchers, application-security leaders, bug bounty platform executives, and conference organizers; booking difficulty is medium because guests need strong hands-on expertise and relevance to the hacker community.

Metrics

Episodes: 189

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 26.7k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

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Host

Justin Gardner - Cybersecurity practitioner and bug bounty hacker.

Joseph Thacker - Cybersecurity practitioner and bug bounty hacker.

Brandyn Murtagh - Cybersecurity practitioner and bug bounty hacker.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Hands-on experience in bug bounty hunting, ethical hacking, vulnerability research, application security, cybersecurity platforms, or hacker-community events.

Required Achievements:

Published vulnerability research or technical security analysis, Significant bug bounty or ethical-hacking experience, Leadership or organizing roles in security communities and events

Recent Guest Discussions

Joel Margolis - Hackerone's Evolution, Community Feedback, Business Strategy, Researcher Reporting Data, And Ways To Improve The Platform.

Ariel Garcia - Bug Bounty Village Programming, Agenda, Event Activities, And Hacking Demonstrations At Defcon.

Harley Kimball - Bug Bounty Village Programming, Agenda, Event Activities, And Hacking Demonstrations At Defcon.

Recent Topics

Bug Bounty, Cybersecurity, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerability Research, Penetration Testing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 189: What Happened to HackerOne with Joel Margolis

August 27, 2026

Episode 189: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re (re)joined by none other than JOEL FREAKING MARGOLIS to talk about his blog post concerning HackerOne. We talk about what he thinks went wrong with H1, and how they can revive their old self.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.ioShoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow y...

Episode 188: DEFCON 34 Hotel Room Debrief

August 20, 2026

Episode 188: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Gr3pme and BusFactor grab some Hackers for a Live from DEFCON Episode to recap the event and highlight their top bugs and talks.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.ioShoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynor...

Episode 187: Are Live Hacking Events even worth it?

August 13, 2026

Episode 187: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how much to gaslight your Hackbot, finding “Internet Melting Bugs” and if LHEs still make sense in this AI age.Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.ioShoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X: https://x.com/Rhynorate...

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