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FLOSS Weekly

Jonathan Bennett

Booking Overview

A weekly interview show focused on free and open-source software, typically featuring project founders, maintainers, security specialists, and systems programmers. PR agencies could credibly pitch open-source leaders, cybersecurity practitioners, software engineers, developer-tool creators, and Rust or embedded-systems experts; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors knowledgeable niche practitioners over mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 239

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 209.0k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tips@hackaday.com

editor@hackaday.com

sales@supplyframe.com

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Host

Jonathan Bennett - Technology journalist and open-source software commentator who covers software development, cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging open-source projects.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Open-source project founders or maintainers, cybersecurity specialists, software engineers, developer-tool creators, and technical educators with substantial hands-on expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Founding or directing an open-source organization, Creating or maintaining notable open-source tools, Leading cybersecurity or software-supply-chain initiatives, Teaching or advancing systems-programming technologies

Recent Guest Discussions

Nathan Freitas - Open-source Privacy Tools, Tor, Signal-related Work, Android Security, And The Guardian Project.

Jonathan Pallant - Rust Programming For Embedded Systems, Raspberry Pi Pico, Nordic And Espressif Microcontrollers, And Embedded Tooling.

Francois Proulx - CI Security, Github And Gitlab Workflows, Open-source Supply-chain Risk, And Automated Security Tools.

Recent Topics

Open Source, Software, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Programming

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
FLOSS Weekly
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Episode 882 transcript

September 16, 2026

2026-09-15 Jonathan: [00:00:00] time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free Libre and open-source software. I'm your host, Jonathan Bennett, and today we're talking about, well, open-source, of course. We're talking open-source automation and some experts in that field. I've got Jan Altenberg with me, and he is, I discovered during the pre-show, a German engineer working on, well, a lot of different things, all the way from the pre-empt real-time kernels to being around computers since ...

Episode 882 - Better Together

September 16, 2026

This week Jonathan chats with Jan Altenberg of the Open Source Automation Development Lab, a cooperative of nerds that care about Linux and Open Source! Jan and OSADL helped push Real Time Linux across the finish line, are looking at safety critical hardening, and general cooperating to make Open Source and Industry work better together. You can join the conversation in the Hackaday Discord, watch live or get the video version of the show on Youtube, as well as getting the full story and show...

Episode 881 transcript

September 09, 2026

FLOSS-881 Jonathan: [00:00:00] It's time for Floss Weekly. That's the show about free Libre and open-source software. I'm your host, Jonathan Bennett, and today we're updating. In fact, this is a topic that was not on my radar, but one of our listeners, thank you to everyone out there, said, "Hey, you guys really need to talk about Update CLI." And I said, "I don't know what that is, but we'll send the email." And so we emailed Olivier Vernon, who is our guest for today, and we said, "Hey, we...

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Frequently asked questions

Here's some frequently asked questions for
FLOSS Weekly
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How do I get in touch with FLOSS Weekly?

FLOSS Weekly is hosted by Jonathan Bennett. Its publicly listed emails are tips@hackaday.com, editor@hackaday.com, and sales@supplyframe.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for FLOSS Weekly?

The publicly listed emails for FLOSS Weekly: tips@hackaday.com, editor@hackaday.com, and sales@supplyframe.com.

How many listeners does FLOSS Weekly have?

Podseeker estimates FLOSS Weekly reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for FLOSS Weekly?

FLOSS Weekly typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Open-source project founders or maintainers, cybersecurity specialists, software engineers, developer-tool creators, and technical educators with substantial hands-on expertise. Common among recent guests: Founding or directing an open-source organization; Creating or maintaining notable open-source tools; Leading cybersecurity or software-supply-chain initiatives. Recent guests include Nathan Freitas, Jonathan Pallant, and Francois Proulx.

How hard is it to get booked on FLOSS Weekly?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does FLOSS Weekly cover?

Recent episodes cover Open Source, Software, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Programming. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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editor@hackaday.com

sales@supplyframe.com

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