Best Grindcore Podcasts (2025)

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Terminus Episode 172 - Prophecy of Doom and Righteous Pigs - Lost Proto-Grindcore Gems 1:59:20

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5d ago1:59:20

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We have to go back, bros. In today's episode of Terminus, your hosts travel back to 1990 to cover two obscure records close to their hearts, each operating in the primordial ooze of death metal, grindcore, thrash, and hardcore, but with completely contrasting sounds. TBMG brings to the occasion Prophecy of Doom, whose 1990 record resembles Deviated…

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Coffee Grindcore (with Alan Ridlehoover) 38:47

23d ago38:47

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared talks with Alan Ridlehoover, Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco Meraki, about managing software complexity through clear abstractions and thoughtful design. Using a metaphor of a vending-style coffee machine, Alan explains how complexity often arises not from algorithms but from code that’s hard to understand du…

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Eat Your Greens (with Ivo Anjo) 49:55

8h ago49:55

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared interviews Ivo Anjo, a Ruby performance expert at Datadog, about Ruby’s concurrency model and his work improving visibility into it. They discuss the Global VM Lock (GVL), which simplifies Ruby’s internals but hinders multithreading, and explore the promise and current limitations of M:N scheduling, now partially…

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Ciccio (Putridity) 48:06

3d ago48:06

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Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guest was "Ciccio" guitarist and main song writer for Italian Brutal Death Metal band Putridity. We discuss the bands 10 year "hiatus" and the new album "Morbid Ataraxia" out on @WillowtipRecords ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the Putridity⬇️⬇️🤘 https://www.facebook.com/PUTRIDITY.OFFICIAL/🤘 https://putriditydeat…

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Corey Ray & Noah Taylor (Destroyer Destroyer) 1:21:52

9d ago1:21:52

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Welcome to this edition of the podcast. My guests were Corey Ray (Guitarist) and Noah Taylor (Drums) who are both original members of the band Destroyer Destroyer. The band was active in the mid 2000's era, as a part of the Tech Death / Tech Deathcore genre that released 2 EP's and a Full length "Littered with Arrows" Soon after the band stopped pe…

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In The Hole w/ Aaron Whitesides (Inhuman Scourge, formerly of Anal Blast and Sacrificial Slaughter) 1:48:23

11d ago1:48:23

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Aaron Whitesides of Inhuman Scourge stops by for an in depth conversation about his life in the underground metal scene, including time spent playing with the infamous Anal Blast and many other bands. Then, Tom and Big Will take listener voicemails... heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274By Heavy Hole Podcast

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Herbicide (with Marco Roth) 29:04

16d ago29:04

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared talks with Marco Roth about Herb, a new fault-tolerant parser for HTML and ERB designed to improve the developer experience in the Rails ecosystem. Unlike tools like Deface or Nokogiri, Herb doesn’t auto-correct or mask errors—it parses templates exactly as written, enabling better diagnostics, formatting, and li…

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The Heavyist #276 Turnstile / Rivers of Nihil / Outergods / Bludgeoned By Deformity 38:48

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It's a classic Heavyist blend of records on the show this week! Turnstile release the follow-up to Glow On that's undoubtedly going to launch them into the stratosphere. Rivers of Nihil's new lineup follows up The Work with something very different. UK based Outergods are NOT to be slept on and Bludgeoned By Deformity release maybe the heaviest thi…

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In The Hole w/ Rhevok Vermithrax (Mordant Rhed) 2:36:47

16d ago2:36:47

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This week Rhevok Vermithrax, frontman of Mordant Rhed and infamous metal social media personality, joins us for an in depth discussion on underground metal scene culture and history. Then Big Will and Ian have an emotional conversation about the Cryptopsy discography in light of a new album on the horizon. heavyholepordcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-…

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The Heavyist #275 Mike White from Orthodox 43:12

21d ago43:12

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Sonny sits down with Mike White of the Tennessee metalcore band Orthodox.Subscribe to the channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/@theheavyistpodcast?sub_confirmation=1Their new album "A Door Left Open" drops on June 6th 2025 on Century Media. The thing absolutely rips. They dive into how the band's sound has evolved, what's poppin' in the metalcore…

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The Heavyist #273 Five albums to get hyped on 20:10

19d ago20:10

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Heavyists rejoice! Time to engage Hype as we talk about 5 upcoming albums from the world of heavy music that we are beyond excited for, we talk about one of our favourite bands, one of our most divisive bands, a new supergroup, hardcore with BARS (bardcore?) and a show favourite metalcore band who will blow your beans off!Bands discussed on this ep…

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The Heavyist #274 Matt Karll from Gridiron 26:44

22d ago26:44

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We're chuffed to say that we have a lovely chat to share with you, Matt Karll, vocalist from the hip hop/hardcore crossover band Gridiron ahead of the release of their second full-length "Poetry From Pain" out May 30th through Blue Grape Music.we discussed the new album, hip hop, t shirts, Shane Gillis and what it's like to live 26/9 while everyone…

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Terminus Episode 171 - Sargeist, Franco-Finnish Black Metal, and the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune 2:39:47

21d ago2:39:47

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What happens when you record an all-timer? What happens when you permanently alter the course of an entire genre of music? What happens when a set of very precise techniques enter the basic DNA of an entire generation? On this episode, TDMG and TBMG discuss Sargeist, a band whose influence is so vast it's nearly unnoticed, taking a look at their se…

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Interview with SODOM (2025) 19:24

23d ago19:24

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Show your support to Sodom: SODOM - Official Website

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In The Hole w/ Gooned Up Nerds 1:19:09

24d ago1:19:09

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Big Will and the gang from Gooned Up Nerds/Merch Hoarder talk about upcoming shows, merch culture, and huge 5XL Shirts. @goonedupnerds5623 heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274By Heavy Hole Podcast

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In the Hole w/The Unmen 1:33:11

25d ago1:33:11

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This week The Unmen (members of Pink Mass, Skuz, Budd Dwyer) discuss their legendary return and shadowy past. Then Big Will and Tom get nostalgic over the return of a metalcore giant and discuss fighting the temptation to bitterness as we age in the metal scene. heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274…

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Wish Granted (with Scott Werner) 27:52

28d ago27:52

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared chats with Scott Werner, CEO of Sublayer, about his experimental AI web framework, Monkey’s Paw—a Ruby-based tool that uses natural language prompts to generate web pages, embracing LLM “hallucinations” as a creative feature rather than a flaw. Designed to bring back the playful spirit of early Web 2.0, Monkey’s …

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Matt Harvey (Exhumed / Gruesome) 1:19:19

29d ago1:19:19

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Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guest was Matt Harvey, guitarist and vocalist of Exhumed and Gruesome. This is Matt's return to the podcast! We discuss Gruesome's new record "Silent Echoes" and much much more! ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Gruesome⬇️⬇️🤘 https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/silent-echoes🤘 https://www.facebook.com/grue…

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In The Hole w/ Jimmy Forster (Impure Conception, Jimmy from the Block - YT Channel) 1:21:01

1M ago1:21:01

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This week Jimmy Forster of the "Jimmy From the Block" YT channel returns to discuss his new band Impure Conception, the state of caveman death metal and the best albums of 2024. Also, special co-host Stefan Goldberg returns to talk metalfests and convinces Big Will to give one of his least favorite bands a fair chance. heavyholepodcast.com…

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The Heavyist #273 Vildhjarta 24:10

1M ago24:10

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Welcome to the Heavyist - weekly worship at the altar of radness - this week we worship at the feet of the incredible masters of THALL Vildhjarta with their wonderful new record Där Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar.We discuss the twists and turns, the elevation in grandeur and how this stacks up against their back catalogue and also against o…

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Pickaxe Resurrection (with Noel Rappin) 39:13

1M ago39:13

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Short-Form Summary: In this episode of Dead Code, host Jared chats with Noel Rappin, Staff Engineer at Chime and co-author of the updated Programming Ruby (“The Pickaxe Book”), about revitalizing Ruby’s most iconic reference. Rappin explains that despite claims Ruby is “dead,” it’s still widely used by startups and major companies like GitHub and S…

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Balaclava Books Episode 2 - Peter Sotos - Total Abuse (Part 2 - Tool.) 1:41:56

1M ago1:41:56

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TDMG returns with the (somehow) highly anticipated second installment of Balaclava Books, and the second installment of his investigation into Peter Sotos' Total Abuse. This time, we take a look at Tool, the notorious eight-part work which displays Peter Sotos finding his footing in his own style and plumbing ever-deeper depths of human despair and…

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In The Hole w/ Tony White (Paralysis, Soilent Green) 1:26:21

1M ago1:26:21

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This week Tony White, guitarist of New Orleans legendary death metal pioneers Paralysis stops by to discuss the old days, recent reissues and being on the road with Soilent Green during Hurricane Katrina. Then Tom and Big Will keep the death metal train going with some modern recommendations and an awkward art school story. heavyholepodcast.com Voi…

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The Heavyist #272 Suicide Silence vs ABACABB 38:37

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Welcome back to Deathcore Summer homies! We're continuing to pit (mostly) legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still on deck with us!this week it's one of the best vs something a bit more nicheThe Cleansing…

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The Heavyist #271 April Riff Roundup 1:10:58

1M ago1:10:58

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Welcome back to The Heavyist - we're taking a break from Deathcore Summer to talk about some of our favourite releases from the last couple of months, there's 10 albums up for discussion which is an absolutely BUMPER list of amazing releases to check outChapters:00:00 Intro03:41 Your Spirit Dies - My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest11:35 Stolen Gun - …

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Undefined and Unforgiven (with Joel Drapper and Lucian Ghinda) 43:59

1M ago43:59

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared is joined by Lucian and returning guest Joel to debate a classic Ruby dilemma: whether to access instance variables directly or use getter methods. Lucian advocates for getters, especially in large, fast-changing codebases, arguing they help catch subtle bugs and improve maintainability, as well as insights drawn…

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Remco Kreft (Graceless) 44:31

1M ago44:31

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Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guest was guitarist and vocalist of the death metal band Graceless, Remco Kreft, who are about to drop their 4th album "Icons of Ruins" ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Graceless⬇️⬇️ https://www.facebook.com/Graceless.osdm/ https://www.instagram.com/graceless.deathmetal/?hl=en https://graceless-deathmetal.bandcamp…

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In The Hole w/ Lori Bravo (Nuclear Death, Ukakuja) 1:55:35

2M ago1:55:35

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This week we are honored to present an in depth discussion with death metal pioneer Lori Bravo, a solo artist in her own right who many of our listeners know from her work fronting Nuclear Death. heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274By Heavy Hole Podcast

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Poisoning the Well (with Heydon Pickering) 37:34

2M ago37:34

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared interviews Heydon Pickering about his satirical strategy to sabotage AI web crawlers by generating nonsense versions of his blog posts. Using Eleventy and JS DOM, Heydon replaces keywords in his content with absurd alternatives from a static lexicon, creating grammatically broken, jargon-filled text that wastes c…

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Terminus Episode 170 - Enmity, Last Days of Humanity, and a Brief Tour of Brutal Noisedeath 2:14:24

2M ago2:14:24

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Thought we were dead? You fucking wish! Terminus is back with a hot one long in the making, where your hosts take a look at the seminal mid-00s work of Enmity and Last Days of Humanity while drawing out broader ideas of brutal death metal's proximity to noise. If black metal without heavy metal gets you Blazebirth Hall, what happens when a similar …

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The Heavyist #270 Winds of Plague vs The Red Shore 50:45

2M ago50:45

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Welcome back to The Heavyist and the next installment of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to the Myspace Deathcore history books to find the champion of our bracket style competition! - and fellow riff worshipper Alex Teyen - vocalist from one of the finest bands the UK deathcore scene ever had to offer - Black Tongue - is still on dec…

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The Heavyist #269 Bring Me The Horizon vs All Shall Perish 58:26

2M ago58:26

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Welcome back to another episode of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to pit legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still in tow!On this episode it's the UK vs the USA with the band that broke the …

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In The Hole w/ Delerium Psychosis Productions 2:03:58

2M ago2:03:58

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This week the guys from Delerium Psychosis productions talk gabbergrind and all things noisy. Also, special co-host Brian of Baby Chico records talks about the upcoming Barely Breathing fest 4! heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail - 631-837-3274By Heavy Hole Podcast

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The Heavyist #268 Whitechapel vs Carnifex 59:20

2M ago59:20

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Welcome back to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're continuing our quest to find out which is the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined again by true bro and Deathcore obsessive Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue.On this episode we look at the debut albums from 2 of the biggest heavyweight hitters of the ori…

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The Heavyist #267 As Blood Runs Black vs Despised Icon 47:06

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Welcome to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're going to be trying to crown the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined in this endeavour by Deathcore aficionado and legend of the scene Alex Teyen - vocalist from the UK downtempo deathcore band Black TongueOn the show this week we discuss our first match-up, it's dual vocalled De…

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The Heavyist #266 Introduction to Deathcore Summer 21:15

2M ago21:15

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Welcome! This week we are setting out our plans for a new series we have affectionately titled "Deathcore Summer"we plan to do a knock-out style bracket competition where we decide once and for all what the greatest deathcore album of the myspace generation is - and of course we are going to be roping in homie of the show and resident expert on tha…

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Deterministic Simulation (with Stevan) 28:27

2M ago28:27

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared talks with Stevan about building reliable distributed systems using Erlang-inspired design patterns. Stevan shares how his background in functional programming and formal verification led him to simulation testing—a deterministic approach to testing distributed systems that avoids the flakiness of traditional CI …

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Interview with NIGHTFALL (2025) 18:35

2M ago18:35

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Show your support to Nightfall: Nightfall Official Website

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In The Hole w/ Johnny Freeze of Frozen Screams Imprint (Part 2) 2:28:30

2M ago2:28:30

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This week Johnny Freeze of Frozen Screams Imprint and Icebreaker records returns to discuss his years under the alias Glue in the 90s/00s live electronic music scene, including underground 90s raves, DJing for rapper Cage and being a founding member of the Cardboard City crew. Then, Big Will and Terrell cap it off with recommendations... heavyholep…

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Interview with CANDLEMASS (2025) 15:17

2M ago15:17

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Show your support to Candlemass: Candlemass - Epic Doom Metal

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Brutality of Behaviour (with Carson Gross) 45:58

2M ago45:58

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared interviews Carson Gross, creator of HTMX, about the principle of Locality of Behavior (LoB) and its role in web development. Carson explains that HTMX enhances HTML rather than replacing it like modern JavaScript frameworks, offering a simpler, hypermedia-driven approach ideal for use cases like e-commerce. He cr…

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GOTO Precedence Hell (with Noratrieb) 28:55

2M ago28:55

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared chats with Nora, a Rust contributor, about operator precedence and the trade-offs between code clarity and conciseness across programming languages. Nora, inspired by her blog post “Don’t Play the Precedence Game,” explains how languages like C and Rust handle operator order differently, particularly around equal…

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"Ashok" (Cradle of Filth) 48:41

2M ago48:41

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Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guest was "Ashok" guitarist of @cradleoffilth . The bands new album "Screaming of the Valkyries" is available everywhere now on @napalmrecords Ashok came on the podcast to discuss the bands new album, growing up in the Czech Republic, getting bootleg records, movies and so much more! ⬇️⬇️Follow / Suppo…

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Cursed Return (with Nicole Tietz-Sokolskaya) 32:14

3M ago32:14

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In this episode of Dead Code, Jared speaks with software engineer Nicole Tietz-Sokolskaya about the ethical complexities of large language models (LLMs). Nicole shares her mixed experiences with LLMs—finding brief personal value but little long-term usefulness in her work—and critiques their environmental impact, reliance on questionable training d…

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In The Hole w/ Mike Nelson aka Mike Abominator - PART 2 (Ruin, Gasp, Vrenth, Welcome To Hell Youtube, and many more) 1:59:29

3M ago1:59:29

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This week Mike from Ruin, Gasp and the Welcome To Hell YT channel returns to the hole to talk talk ancient death metal lore from Cali and beyond. Then Big Will and Producer Tom reflect on the latest LL Cool J album. Real talk. heavyholepodcast.com Voicemail-631-837-3274By Heavy Hole Podcast