Hypercritical By Topic

In the final episode of Hypercritical, John Siracusa complained that the main problem with the show was that "Followup" interrupted the beginning of the shows, and delayed the start of each main topic. Followup being spread over many shows also meant there was no easy way to get all of John's thoughts on a specific topic without skimming through multiple episodes.

I knew that, as Hypercritical was one of my favourite podcasts, I'd probably listen to it again in the future, maybe multiple times. Future Luke would be happy if I logged when each topic began, and if I logged the followup too, so I did so during my first relisten in 2013. For my second complete relisten, in 2015, I began editing the audio files into topic-based episodes, which took until 2017. For my third relisten, my fourth time through Hypercritical, in 2020, I added introductions to each clip so they had more context. In 2021, after addressing all remaining editing notes, I could finally listen to my favourite topics at any time by making this page and rss feed.

Hypercritical By Topic RSS Feed.

Hypercritical By Topic was a 9-year-long unauthorised podcast fan edit project by Luke Burrage, a juggler and entertainer. Luke has been podcasting since 2005, with the long-running Science Fiction Book Review Podcast and the Juggling Podcast (now on Patreon).

NumberEpisode Title (right clight to download)Included EpisodesDurationMP3 File Size
HBT 001The Birth of Follow-up - Show Meta 1 to 101, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 100:23:4521.99 MB
HBT 002Tivo1, 2, 4, 14, 58, 59, 602:04:14114.08 MB
HBT 003Backups2, 3, 4, 5, AD4, 951:40:1792.13 MB
HBT 004OS X Lion Preview3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 131:37:3889.7 MB
HBT 005iOS vs the World4, 60:38:5035.82 MB
HBT 006Apple's Hardware Blindspots and Connectors Part 15, 6, 71:02:3957.65 MB
HBT 007Audiophiles and Audio Files4, 5, 7, 12, 220:24:2222.56 MB
HBT 008John doesn't own an iPhone5, 6, 370:25:3623.7 MB
HBT 009Travel, Sickness, Phobias5, 6, AD31, 740:42:2839.15 MB
HBT 010TV Shows6, 18, 33, 34, 35, 360:18:4917.48 MB
HBT 011New MacBook Pro 20117, 8, 90:19:0417.7 MB
HBT 012Thunderbolt and Connectors Part 27, 8, 17, 240:42:4039.33 MB
HBT 013iPad 2 and Microwave Ovens8, 9, 10, 11, 120:54:0449.78 MB
HBT 014Apple Strategy Tax8, 90:55:3051.09 MB
HBT 015No iLife is an Island9, 10, 110:34:5632.25 MB
HBT 016F.U.N. - Show Meta 11 to 2011, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 200:24:1422.44 MB
HBT 017iPhone 4S Speculation10, 33, 34, 360:36:3233.71 MB
HBT 018Apple's Online Services Learning Disability10, 11, 13, 14, 261:30:4983.46 MB
HBT 019Online Comments and Criticism10, 11, 121:03:0658.06 MB
HBT 020What's Wrong with Google, Facebook, and Pixar12, 13, 23, 451:15:1069.11 MB
HBT 021Star Wars13, 28, 34, 35, 37, 39, 45, 921:32:2384.89 MB
HBT 022Apple's UI Consistency13, 141:09:1963.76 MB
HBT 023Programming Languages and Bridges14, AD15, 15, 16, AD19, 17, 18, 25, 32, 33, 47, 664:03:14223.15 MB
HBT 024ARM vs Intel for Future Macs16, 170:19:4718.36 MB
HBT 025Bootcamp and Gaming on the Mac16, 17, AD23, 250:32:2229.89 MB
HBT 026TV Sets16, 17, 181:21:3374.97 MB
HBT 027SSD Issues17, 18, 190:31:3929.23 MB
HBT 028Web OS and Amazon Fire Tablet Plans18, 24, 25, 31, 32, 360:46:2642.79 MB
HBT 029Twitter18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 46, 471:14:1968.34 MB
HBT 030Toaster Ovens12, 18, 19, 21, 23, 38, 650:51:2347.32 MB
HBT 031The Spacial Finder19, 200:43:5440.47 MB
HBT 032Net News Wire200:18:2117.04 MB
HBT 033Various Short Topics8, 9, 10, 15, 22, 23, 26, 32, 36, 47, 49, 63, 640:59:3554.84 MB
HBT 034Show Notes, Show Bot - Show Meta 21 to 3021, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 300:33:5531.32 MB
HBT 035WWDC 201120, 21, 220:27:4125.6 MB
HBT 036iCloud in 201121, 22, 231:33:1885.73 MB
HBT 037iOS 5210:30:3628.28 MB
HBT 038OSX Lion Review Preview22, 23, 24, AD31, 25, 260:59:4454.97 MB
HBT 039Writing and RSI6, 23, AD31, 241:36:5589.04 MB
HBT 040Google Plus24, 25, 26, 330:57:0552.55 MB
HBT 041Final Cut Pro and Apple Renewing Software24, 250:18:3117.2 MB
HBT 042Mac Hardware Speculation 2011260:34:1931.69 MB
HBT 043OSX Lion Part 1 - Geek Panic and Scrolling27, 28, 30, 31, 972:21:52130.24 MB
HBT 044OSX Lion Part 2 - Sandboxing280:24:3722.79 MB
HBT 045OSX Lion Part 3 - HFS Plus28, 290:25:5724.01 MB
HBT 046OSX Lion Part 4 - Launchers and Automatic Termination29, 30, 310:59:3554.84 MB
HBT 047OSX Lion Part 5 - Objective-C Automatic Reference Counting300:31:1128.8 MB
HBT 048Text Editors18, 29, 30, 60, 970:43:0839.77 MB
HBT 049Could Care Less - Show Meta 31 to 4031, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 400:59:2654.7 MB
HBT 050RIP Mac Pro and Thunderbolt Part 231, 32, 33, 360:42:1638.97 MB
HBT 051Apple After Steve Jobs321:00:4055.84 MB
HBT 052Markdown33, 34, 350:50:4246.69 MB
HBT 053HP Desktops and Intel Ultrabooks31, 330:26:3124.54 MB
HBT 054Windows 8 Metro34, 35, 36, 39, 422:25:48133.85 MB
HBT 055Netflix Discs to Streaming35, 370:18:0316.77 MB
HBT 056The Wii and Lego Star Wars35, 36, 42, AD61, 470:40:1337.09 MB
HBT 057Amazon Fire Tablet36, 48, 491:04:4459.56 MB
HBT 058RIP Steve Jobs37, 880:45:2941.92 MB
HBT 059Siri and iCloud37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 56, 932:10:31119.85 MB
HBT 060Tech Progress for Old and Young38, 490:20:4219.2 MB
HBT 061Google Dart380:18:2717.14 MB
HBT 062Apple TV40, 42, 46, 471:48:4099.83 MB
HBT 063Special Guest Jeff Atwood41, AD551:53:30104.25 MB
HBT 064One Year of Hypercritical - Show Meta 41 to 5041, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 501:04:0359.22 MB
HBT 065The Official Steve Jobs Biography40, 42, AD57, 43, 462:56:16161.77 MB
HBT 066What Ails Microsoft44, 45, 501:15:2369.55 MB
HBT 067iBooks and Apple in Education45, 46, 51, 52, 532:23:24131.65 MB
HBT 068BlueRay450:10:5210.19 MB
HBT 069Fanboyism, Bias, and Tech Journalism46, 47, 511:24:2377.56 MB
HBT 070Low Stakes Pronunciation and Grammar Errors47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 620:44:4341.22 MB
HBT 071Programming isn't for Everyone47, 480:30:4528.42 MB
HBT 072Nintendo and the Blue Ocean48, 49, 50, 611:48:2699.6 MB
HBT 073Music During Coding48, 500:28:1426.1 MB
HBT 074Video Game Controllers49, 50, AD82, 51, 522:19:02127.65 MB
HBT 075The Problem with Follow-up - Show Meta 51 to 6051, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 600:54:3050.18 MB
HBT 076Wikipedia52, 53, 552:13:50122.89 MB
HBT 077Thermostats and Smoke Detectors53, 58, 59, 600:27:4125.6 MB
HBT 078OSX Mountain Lion Review Preview55, 56, 73, 75, 771:12:5367.03 MB
HBT 079Gate Keeper and the App Store55, 56, 570:34:3331.89 MB
HBT 080File Systems56, 57, 58, 59, 603:08:02172.55 MB
HBT 081The New iPad with No Number57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 621:34:2486.75 MB
HBT 082A New Apple TV58, 59, 60, 61, 640:53:5849.69 MB
HBT 083UI Discoverability and Chris Pirillo’s Dad59, 60, 611:05:5060.56 MB
HBT 084Apple and China600:30:0727.83 MB
HBT 085Photo Display on Retina Screens60, 610:24:5823.11 MB
HBT 086Lawnmower - Show Meta 61 to 7061, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 700:47:1543.54 MB
HBT 087RIM and Enterprise Software Strategies61, 620:44:0840.67 MB
HBT 088Draw Something610:25:5523.99 MB
HBT 089BMW M5 Fake Engine Sounds61, 62, 63, 650:37:0034.14 MB
HBT 090Readability and Business Middlemen62, 63, 640:56:1951.84 MB
HBT 091The App Store Needs Paid Upgrades62, 63, 64, 65, 661:44:4396.19 MB
HBT 092WWDC 2012 Speculation62, 63, 65, 66, 70, 71, 731:18:3572.25 MB
HBT 093Mac Viruses630:15:4014.59 MB
HBT 094iPhone 5 Speculation64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 76, 83, 842:06:20116.01 MB
HBT 095Video Game Difficulty64, 65, 66, 672:32:50140.3 MB
HBT 096Apple and Valve640:12:4511.91 MB
HBT 097Gmail User Interface65, 660:33:5131.25 MB
HBT 098iPad User Interface and Input Lag66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 740:52:4648.6 MB
HBT 099Dropbox and App Store Rejections66, 67, 990:47:4343.97 MB
HBT 100Instagram67, 680:12:1711.48 MB
HBT 101Patents67, 68, 69, 833:20:32184.02 MB
HBT 102Mac Hardware Speculation 201268, 69, 70, 841:14:3768.62 MB
HBT 103Video Game Cut Scenes680:16:0715.0 MB
HBT 104Thunderbolt Display Issues690:13:2412.51 MB
HBT 105Graphing Show Length - Show Meta 71 to 8071, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 800:53:4649.5 MB
HBT 106WiiU Launch Announcement711:25:1378.33 MB
HBT 107WWDC 2012 Review721:07:2962.08 MB
HBT 108Surface by Microsoft73, 74, 75, 90, 91, 92, 93, 942:24:03132.24 MB
HBT 109iOS and Windows Phone 8 Adoption740:15:3314.48 MB
HBT 110Nexus 7, iPad Mini Speculation, iPod Touch, iPod Nano74, 75, 76, 77, 83, 87, 88, 902:49:24155.48 MB
HBT 111iFixit, Repairability, Upgradability74, 750:50:5946.96 MB
HBT 112Advertised Tools and Services39, 44, 45, 55, 60, 64, 75, 84, 860:40:2537.27 MB
HBT 113Corrupted Downloads and App Store Reviews75, 760:47:5544.15 MB
HBT 114Kickstarter Projects, Ouya, Penny Arcade76, 772:02:16112.29 MB
HBT 115App Dot Net and Twitter Client Requirements77, 81, 83, 88, 89, 983:33:18195.7 MB
HBT 116Kindacritical with Marco and Merlin791:44:0247.89 MB
HBT 117OSX Mountain Lion is Released78, 80, 82, 836:05:01334.75 MB
HBT 118Invoke the Short Show - Show Meta 81 to 9081, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 901:05:5760.67 MB
HBT 119Laptop Battery Charging and Hardware Repairs84, 85, 86, 87, 880:41:1137.97 MB
HBT 120Amazon Tablets and Stuff841:13:3667.69 MB
HBT 121Ebook Publishing Woes85, 861:22:3175.86 MB
HBT 122iPhone 5 and Lightning76, 86, 87, 88, 901:16:1770.14 MB
HBT 123Apple Maps Launch86, 87, 89, 981:12:5066.98 MB
HBT 124The Magazine by Marco Arment89, 901:00:0955.36 MB
HBT 125Federated Social Network Services88, 89, 901:51:24102.32 MB
HBT 126Using Twitter900:46:5343.19 MB
HBT 127The End of Hypercritical - Show Meta 91 to 10091, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1001:42:0493.77 MB
HBT 128New Mac Hardware 201291, 92, 93, 980:52:5148.66 MB
HBT 129Fusion Drive91, 92, 93, 951:16:3070.34 MB
HBT 130New iPad Mini and iPad 491, 920:49:2745.55 MB
HBT 131Apple Executives65, 92, 93, 981:45:0196.47 MB
HBT 132Voting Technology93, 940:46:1642.63 MB
HBT 133Skeuomorphism and UI Design Issues93, 94, 98, 991:15:2669.36 MB
HBT 134Intel to ARM Transition94, 95, 96, 97, 983:01:50166.88 MB
HBT 135WiiU Preview95, 96, 97, 980:36:4833.96 MB
HBT 136Geek Culture96, 97, 981:14:2568.43 MB
HBT 137Q and A97, 98, 99, 1002:05:21115.11 MB
HBT 138The Future of Apple TV980:16:0314.93 MB
HBT 139WiiU Review99, 1001:40:2092.18 MB
HBT 140Metacritical1000:46:1742.65 MB