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Breaking the Build

Hosted by James Luterek and Tim Steele · technology · EN-US

11 episodesAudience: 2
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About this Podcast:

A fun, casual tech podcast for developers and tech enthusiasts. Tim and James have been building on the internet for 30 years and still find it funny. Each episode tackles a new technology topic — AI, retro tech, JavaScript, software trends — and chases it wherever it goes. Expect genuine debate, wild tangents, and Would You Rather questions that always go sideways. Short enough for a commute. Specific enough to actually learn something.No sponsors. No agenda. Just two tech professionals having fun. https://www.breakthebuild.show

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What is Breaking the Build about?

A fun, casual tech podcast for developers and tech enthusiasts. Tim and James have been building on the internet for 30 years and still find it funny. Each episode tackles a new technology topic, AI, retro tech, JavaScript, software trends, and chases it wherever it goes. Expect genuine debate, wild tangents, and Would You Rather questions that always go sideways.

Who hosts Breaking the Build?

Breaking the Build is hosted by James Luterek and Tim Steele. The show has published 11 episodes to date.

What has Breaking the Build covered recently?

Recent episodes include "ShopGPT" (8 October 2026, 62 minutes), "Please & Thank Yous" (12 June 2026, 57 minutes), and "Disconnecting" (20 May 2026, 43 minutes).

How often does Breaking the Build publish?

Breaking the Build publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 11 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Breaking the Build?

Booking probability for Breaking the Build is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Breaking the Build requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Breaking the Build's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Breaking the Build?

The strongest fits for Breaking the Build are IT Services & Software Development. Breaking the Build has a technology audience.

About the host

James Luterek and Tim Steele hosts Breaking the Build, a technology podcast with 11 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #10

    ShopGPT

    Oct 8, 20261h 2mS1

    74% of shoppers have used an AI agent, but only 14% trust one to actually place the order. In episode ten of Breaking the Build, Tim and James dig into agentic shopping: whether anyone will really let an AI spend their...

  • Jun 12, 202657 minS1

    <p>Should you say "please" and "thank you" to your AI? Tim does. James absolutely does not. In this episode of Breaking the Build, Tim and James debate AI politeness, token optimization, caveman speak prompts, and...

  • Episode #7

    Disconnecting

    May 20, 202643 minS1

    <p>A bicycle fell on Tim's iPhone. The repair took three hours. In suburban Columbus, Ohio — a place entirely built around having a phone — this was a minor crisis. In episode eight of Breaking the Build, Tim and James...

  • Apr 13, 202636 minS1

    <p>If you've been sneaking in AI prompts from the couch while your family watches TV, this episode is for you. Tim and James get honest about how much time they're actually spending with AI coding tools, what they've...

  • Mar 27, 202647 minS1

    <p>From 40-inch curved monitors to tiny foldable phones — does the size of your device actually affect how well you get work done? In episode nine of Breaking the Build, Tim and James debate the perfect screen setup...

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  • Jan 28, 202653 minS1

    <p>A PhD professor once claimed he could predict future programmers from a 25-question quiz. That paper has since been retracted. But the question it raised — are some people wired for technology, or does technology...

  • Jan 8, 202651 minS1

    <p>Vinyl is outselling CDs. Physical books are making a comeback. Retro gaming is driving demand for CRT televisions. And server-side rendering is being rediscovered by a generation of developers who learned on React...

  • Dec 19, 202555 minS1

    <p>Is Google actually getting worse — or is there just too much internet? In episode two of Breaking the Build, Tim and James get into why search results have become a minefield of SEO spam, why everyone secretly adds...

  • Dec 5, 202546 minS1

    <p>JavaScript turned 30 this year — which officially makes it a millennial. In this first episode of Breaking the Build, Tim and James dig into three decades of web development history: browser wars, the rise of...

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