Hacker Hangouts

Alex Chaveriat 160 - DEF CON 34 Survival Guide (2026)

Hacker Hangouts is where scientific hooligans gather for candid conversations about security, hacking, DEF CON, tools, careers, and the people behind the work. Episodes begin live on YouTube, then land here as a podcast. Come laugh, learn, and hack on.

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DEF CON 34 Survival Guide (2026)

Building NaClCON: Hacker Culture, Community, and Chaos | w/ Pyr0

Are We Just AI Validators Now?

Reconnecting...

Hack & Chat: No Agenda, Just Coffee and Chaos

Failure Is Always An Option (feat. Kari Byron and DT)

DEF CON is dead. Long live DEF CON.

Garrett Gee: Hacker Mindset Author, Hacker Warehouse Founder & Badgelife Champion | DEF CON 33

Inside the AIxCC Retrospective | Andrew Carney on DEF CON 33

Team Theori's ALL IN approach for the AI Cyber Challenge | DEF CON 33

42 Beyond Bugs on the AI Cyber Challenge | DEF CON 33

Team Lacrosse on the AI Cyber Challenge | DEF CON 33

Jayson Street on Community and DC Groups | DEF CON 33

Fixing communication between Cyber and Developers with TulipTreeTech (feat. Torvik) | DEF CON 33

Learn about bringing your kids to DEF CON NextGen (feat. Relic) | DEF CON 33

ShellPhish on the AI Cyber Challenge | DEF CON 33

DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge with PM Andrew Carney | DEF CON 33

Explain Your Profession Poorly

You Did the Thing—Why Doesn’t It Count?

DEF CON 33 | What do you think 'Access Everywhere' means?

It’s Me. Hi. I’m the Problem, It’s Me (Hacker Edition)

Hacking: Descent into Madness

The Death of Hacking

Hack and Chat 7

Are Hackers Selling Out? The Commercialization of Cybersecurity Tools

Are we "special"? Our wives say yes.

That Thing That Happened at DEF CON 32

At least we have DEF CON 32

Hack and Chat: TikTok's Ban, Net Neutrality, and Meta's VR Open OS

What Makes People Successful?

Winging It: The Art of Figuring Out Your Career as You Go

Hack & Chat - DEF CON 32

Is our eduction system broken?

Hack & Chat

Decoding 'Daemon': How Close Are We to Suarez's Cyber World?

The Modern Script Kiddy

End of Bed-to-Desk Commutes

Make ChatGPT your B...utler! For Value!

Imposters to the Left, Layoffs to the Right

Crafting Code, Cultivating Culture: Hackers

What the Hack Happened at DEF CON 31?

DEF CON 31: Are you ready?

The Unofficial DEF CON 31 Survival Guide

DEF CON 31: Where We're Going, We Don't Need 'Ctrl+Z'

Bytes & Banter

Emerging Tech: Zapped Right into Your Retinas

Hackers have changed...

The AI Jobpocalypse

TikTok or TikStop? The Battle for US's Digital Soul

Hackers Unplugged: There is Nothing More To Talk About