Shades Of Brown

Shades Of Brown

Cristian Colocho, Sadiq Saif

Episodes 188
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Sporadic
Since Jul 2015
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

Shades of Brown is a weekly podcast about computers and culture. Each week Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho discuss the latest events and end up going way too far into the weeds on some niche topic.

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Recent Episodes

Final: End State of the Oligarchy

Jul 25, 2025 58m Transcript

10 years on, we come back for one final retrospective.Thank you to everyone who has listened for the past decade.💙Contact:Cristian OnlineSadiq Online

Montblonc Sounds Like A Slur

Aug 27, 2022 1h 10m

American Carrier Woes, VPNs on iOS are mostly a scam, Android 13’s final release, and true wireless earbuds in 24bits. Show Notes: 00:11:24 – iOS VPN Woes 00:39:30 – Android 13 00:53:51 – Samsung…

Why Do Cis Men Love Fast Charging?

Aug 12, 2022 54m

Beyonce is back, the Gamers™ are bad, esports are good, and the Google Pixel 6a rocks. Show Notes: 00:01:39 – Beyonce – Renaissance 00:22:41 – Destiny 2 Community Manager Abuse 00:33:31 – Sadiq Talks…

Thanks, Qualcomm

Jul 20, 2022 1h 11m

We talk about Lockdown mode, the new M2 Macbook Air, the Nothing Phone 1, and Intel’s Arc A380 GPU. Show Notes: 00:02:57 – Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 00:20:48 – M2 Macbook Air 00:43:56 – Nothing Phone…

Keigh3

Jun 22, 2022 1h 13m

Please play Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, also the Xbox Bethesda Showcase. Show Notes: 00:10:12 – Xbox Bethesda Showcase 01:01:33 – Final Fantasy Direct 01:06:40 – Summer Games Fest Xbox…

WWDC 2022

Jun 14, 2022 1h 39m

WWDC 2022. An evolving argument about web push notifications and system settings apps. Show Notes: 00:03:17 – iOS 16 00:21:01 – iPadOS 16 00:31:00 – WatchOS 9 00:43:25 – macOS 13 01:20:24 – M2 and…

Google I/O 2022

May 20, 2022 1h 2m

Google IO and the Halo TV Show, we’re not sure what’s more disappointing. Show Notes: 00:09:20 – Google I/O 2022 00:54:56 – More Halo TV Show Follow Up Google I/O: Google teases future hardware: The…

Meta Level Marketing Scheme

Apr 26, 2022 1h 7m

Nintendo Switch Ethernet, Space, Smart Homes, HomePods, App Store Pricing, and Halo. It’s been a slow news week. Editors Note: We were not joking when we said shades of brown dot com is an adult…

Episode 179: The Top Is All Holes

Apr 04, 2022 1h 13m

HomeKit Routers, anything is better than NSO, Tie Fighters, and a Halo lore dump. Show Notes: 00:02:26 – chosa’s Wi-Fi story 00:27:15 – New PlayStation Plus Tiers 00:38:12 – RTX 3090 TI(e) 00:48:35 –…

Episode 178: RetroTwink

Mar 13, 2022 1h 26m

We talk about the installation of games to arbitrary folders, Cyberpunk, and the March 2022 Apple Event. Show Notes: 00:00:01 – NO MORE BITS 00:01:26 – Xbox for PC App Changes 00:05:31 – Cyberpunk…

Episode 177: Elden Ringcourse

Feb 28, 2022 1h 27m

There is actually no discussion of Elden Ring. Show Notes: 00:00:01 – Elden Ringcourse 00:04:55 – Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:39:11 – Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra 00:56:33 – SteamDeck Elden…

Episode 176: Fire Emblem Three Houses Discourse

Feb 15, 2022 1h 48m

There's actually no Fire Emblem Three Houses discourse. Featuring Mint. Show Notes: 00:02:48 - Nintendo February 2022 Direct 01:20:07 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 01:30:01 - Sifu 01:37:04 - Vampire…

Episode 175: Looking At Your FPGA, Respectfully

Feb 07, 2022 1h 4m

We continue our famous practice of dunking on Linux Laptops, Google Products, and acquisitions. Show Notes: 00:00:48 - MNT Reform 00:18:39 - Google Canceling Free G-Suite Accounts 00:29:36 - Google…

Episode 174: glogs

Jan 24, 2022 1h 23m

We bring back Mint to help us make sense of Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard King. Show Notes: 00:02:00 - Razer Follow Up 00:05:56 - Microsoft Purchasing ABK 00:47:49 - AMD 6500 XT 01:01:51 -…

Episode 173: RAWR xD

Jan 10, 2022 1h 1m

CES. 2022. Show Notes: 00:02:02 - Razer's Irresponsible Mask 00:09:49 - TVs 00:23:58 - Computers and Processors 00:53:43 - Grab Bag CES 2022: Razer's Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature…

Episode 172: Infinite Potential

Dec 15, 2021 1h 33m

Halo. Infinite. Show Notes: Spoilers begin at 57:48 Halo Infinite reviews: ''Halo Infinite' Is a Fun Sandbox Stuck Inside a Very Old Video Game' by Cameron Kunzelman for Waypoint 'Review:…

Episode 171: ¡Bienvenidos!

Nov 18, 2021 1h 18m

Fast cars, family, hot processors, and catgirls rocking IEMs. Show Notes: 00:01:32 - Forza Horizon 5 00:46:50 - Intel Alder Lake 01:07:12 - AirPods 3 and Moondrop Quarks Forza Horizon 5: Sign…

Episode 170: Thick Memory Interface

Oct 25, 2021 1h 24m

We go pro this week with overpriced computers. **The Dolby Atmos mix of this episode is delayed because of a bug where audio is lost on my Mac when trying to master in Dolby Atmos. I intend on…

Episode 169: Cloud Save Discourse

Oct 11, 2021 1h 4m

We talk about the new Switch OLED model the only way we know how: browsing YouTube videos for low resolution teardowns and trying to look up part data sheets to try and figure out why Ethernet is so…

Episode 168: Mario From The 6ix

Sep 27, 2021 1h 30m

We get pumped for the Fall 2021 Surface event and then bring back on Mint to talk about the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. Show Notes: 00:03:24 - Surface Go 00:04:25 - Surface Pro 8 00:19:14 -…

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