▁a ▁somewhat ▁regular ▁co - host , ▁even ▁filling ▁in ▁for ▁Rand al ▁when ▁Rand al ▁wasn ' t ▁available . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pod cast ▁Awards ▁in ▁the ▁Technology / S cience ▁category . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁show ▁began ▁publishing ▁a ▁video ▁feed ▁( al ong ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁T W i T ▁network ▁shows ), ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁an ▁earlier ▁recording ▁time . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁recording ▁time , ▁Leo ▁Lap orte ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁host , ▁and ▁J ono ▁Ba con ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁regularly ▁co - host . ▁ ▁Rand al ▁Schw art z ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁rot ating ▁panel ▁of ▁co - hosts , ▁selected ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁avail ability ▁and ▁appropri aten ess ▁for ▁the ▁guest . ▁The ▁list ▁includes ▁ ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Am ar al , ▁G are th ▁Green away , ▁Dan ▁Lyn ch , ▁A aron ▁New comb , ▁Jonathan ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁Simon ▁Ph ipp s ▁and ▁has ▁previously ▁included ▁Joe ▁Bro ck me ier ▁and ▁Rand i ▁Har per . ▁ ▁Format ▁Most ▁episodes ▁feature ▁the ▁primary ▁developer ▁or ▁developers ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁open ▁source ▁software ▁project . ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁an ▁open ▁discussion , ▁with ▁the ▁host ▁and ▁co - host ▁asking ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁Typ ically , ▁the ▁interview ers ▁will ▁ask ▁the ▁guests ▁about ▁the ▁history