About the show

The Ask Noah Show is a weekly talk radio show where we focus on Linux and Open Source technology. We invite the community to participate live on the air 1-855-450-6624.

The show airs Tuesdays at 6pm CT on asknoahshow.com and at KEQQ 88.3 FM in Grand Forks ND.

It's a free call 1-855-450-NOAH so join us and start on your way to owning your operating system, your software, and technology.

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Episodes

  • Episode 256: RISC-V with Stephano Cetola

    October 26th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, isa, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, risc-v, security, steve ovens, talk radio

    RISC-V has been called the "Linux of Hardware ISA" find out why in this episode with Stephano. Your emails, our picks, it's a packed episode!

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    Episode 255: Decrypting Privacy with Dr. Andy Yen

    October 19th, 2021  |  56 mins 22 secs
    andy yen, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, pine64, pinephone, pinephone pro, podcast, privacy, proton mail, questions, security, steve ovens, talk radio, ubuntu 21.10

    Dr. Andy Yen joins us this hour to discuss the latest features of Proton. We ask Andy about the Proton user, a French suspect that was arrested for squatting. Did ProtonMail do it's job in protecting privacy?

  • Episode 254: Self Hosting Hardware

    October 12th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, nas, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio

    This episode we focus on your questions! How to build a NAS? Best remote desktop software? We cover it all! Mozilla announced Firefox Suggest. FreeNAS and NextCloud are in a new partnership, and a self hosted server system for layman.

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    Episode 253: Google Funding FOSS Security

    October 5th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, foss, getting started, gitlab, google, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, sos, talk radio

    Google is backing a new project from the Linux Foundation to the tune of $1 million that aims to bolster the security of critical open-source projects. GitLab is going public with their IPO, plus we address your feedback and calls!

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    Episode 252: Bots Emails and Calls

    September 28th, 2021  |  56 mins 22 secs
    accissible coconut, ask questions, call in show, cloud, element, fedora, getting started, home automation, linux, linux questions, matrix, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, spaces, talk radio, ubuntu, wearos

    It's a packed episode with your questions and thoughts! There's a ton of information in this episode and equipment recommendations this week! Don't miss it!

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    Episode 251: If it's not FOSS - Don't Host It

    September 21st, 2021  |  56 mins 16 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, ctemplar, elgato, getting started, linux, linux questions, loupdeck, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, self hosting, stream deck, talk radio, wiki

    Even when you can self host it, relying on proprietary software can be challenging. This week Noah & Steve step through the latest self hosting options! Canonical extended their support for Ubuntu for 10 years, plus our picks!

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    Episode 250: When E2EE is Moderated

    September 14th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, cryptosteel, e2ee, facebook, getting started, glnet, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, netgate, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, pfsense, podcast, privacy, protonmail, questions, security, talk radio, travel router, ventoy

    Facebook and WhatsApp users offered "end-to-end encryption" which most users interpret to mean that the parent companies couldn't view the content of the messages, it turns out there's a catch! Ventoy gets a UI, and CentOS clones are getting technical support!

  • Episode 249: Pine64 with Lukasz Erecinski

    September 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, linux, linux questions, lukasz erecinski, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open hardware, open source media, pine64, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio

    Lukasz Erecinski joins us this hour to discuss Pine64 and their lineup of open source hardware for geeks!

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    Episode 248: Migrating a Network and a NAS

    August 31st, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, freenas, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, nas, netgate, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, pfsense, podcast, privacy, questions, security, sophos, storage, talk radio, zfs

    Patrick Emerson, director of IT from New Springs Church joins us to talk about their migration from their proprietary walled garden network and storage, to free and open source options, plus your feedback, our picks!

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    Episode 247: 30 Years of Linux!

    August 24th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, audio, call in show, cloud, getting started, libreoffice, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, red hat, restreamio, scaleengine, security, streaming, streamyard, talk radio

    LibreOffice 7.2 is out, Gnome 41 Beta has been released, we talk streaming infrastructure, a must have networking tool for structured wiring, plus your questions, our picks!

  • Episode 246: Open Source Polish

    August 17th, 2021  |  56 mins 23 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, element, getting started, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, ntp, open compute project, open source media, pine64, pinetab, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio, time

    This week there are fantastic FOSS software releases, Element, PineNote, and an open source time keeping device that fits on a PCI card, the company behind the development will blow your mind!

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    Episode 245: Apple Thinks Different About Encryption

    August 10th, 2021  |  56 mins 21 secs
    altispeed, apple, ask questions, call in show, cloud, encryption, getting started, imessage, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, photos, podcast, privacy, questions, security, snowden, talk radio

    Apple has announced a new update that will allow scanning of your private photos. Firefox 91 is released, and the new US infrastructure bill means you might be paying per mile to drive an EV.

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    Episode 244: Starting Fresh: Part 2

    August 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
    aimi, ask questions, azure, call in show, cloud, getting started, health, home automation, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, ocp, open compute project, open source media, openhak, podcast, privacy, questions, security, standford, steam, talk radio, windows 365

    Steve Ovens returns to lay out his plans for his new house as well as ask the community for input on best practices. Standford AIMI center is expanding it's free repository of medical datasets for AI research, and Steam hits 1% Linux users again!

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    Episode 243: Starting Fresh: Part 1

    July 27th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, house, linux, linux questions, matrix, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, steam deck, structured wiring, talk radio

    Steve Ovens joins us as we discuss the steam deck, Matrix getting 30 million in funding to polish the rough edges, and with Steve moving into a new house we talk about starting fresh!

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    Episode 242: Selling Spyware

    July 20th, 2021  |  56 mins 23 secs
    android, ask questions, call in show, cloud, getting started, iphone, leak, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, nso group, open source media, pegasus software, podcast, privacy, questions, sailfishos, security, snowden, talk radio

    NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE!

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    Episode 241: Gmail Alternatives

    July 13th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    ask questions, audacity, call in show, cloud, getting started, gmail, gsuite, linux, linux questions, mind drip media, noah chelliah, noah j. chelliah, open source media, podcast, privacy, questions, security, talk radio

    We've received a ton of email asking how to get off Gsuite, and what alternative providers are out there. This week we dig in and go through the top alternatives to Gsuite.