Hasta La Gadget!

What? Is it 2004 already? Yes, that’s right, PCMag has taken a bold step into the early-to-mid-00s, with the launch of another podcast. The show is called After Hours. and it’s co-hosted by Kyle Monson and yours truly. After Hours, which goes online Friday mornings, is a bit different than the PCMag Radio podcast: It’s looser and (we’d like to think) on the funny side.

Why’s it called After Hours? Well reader, I’m glad you asked. We literally record it on Thursday nights once everyone else has gone home, in the PCMag podcast studio/Lance’s office–and there may or may not be beers involved. I can neither confirm not deny that last item.

Also, as some of you old-school PCMag readers may remember, After Hours was a section in the bygone era of PC Magazine’s print existence, designed as a fun alternative to the rest of the magazine’s coverage. Speaking of discontinued things, Gearlog Radio fans (both of you) will be happy to know that the “Hot Five in Five” segment has been resuscitated in After Hours.

Also of note is our theme music, recorded entirely by Kyle–using Rock Band instruments. Who said that game wasn’t for serious musicians?

This new episode is actually the third. The first two–Pirates! and E-mail!–can be accessed at PCMag.com. Junior Labs analyst PJ Jacobowitz is our guest on the new episode, in which we talk about DSLRs and pocket camcorders. There’s also a very special Mother’s Day guest appearance by my mom. She was tough to book, but we managed to get her.

In honor of the new show–and the fact that it’s Friday afternoon–I’ve made a quick list of some of my favorite podcasts. Not necessarily the biggest or the best, just the ones that I actually listen to on a regular basis. Enjoy, and feel free to contact us at afterhours@pcmag.com.