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Deconstruct is satirical tech podcast where the warped minds of Patrice, Jerry, and Ben breakdown the tech stories that are misleading, misguided, or flat out wrong. Warning: language may not be suitable for Children, your work, or tech writers. Check us out at Deconstruct.TV

Ben Roethig, Jerome Koehler, Patrice Brend'amour


    • Oct 8, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 120 EPISODES


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    079: WhyMore BenGate? Nobody Cares!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 33:52


    On Episode 79 of Deconstruct iMore brings BenGate back and The Verge confuses Apple for Google. And nobody really cares!

    078: Is it Yanni, Laurel, Donglegate, or an iPhone With a Case?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018 56:24


    It's the week before WWDC 2018 and Jerry is trying to make a living in the ultra-expensive land of Hawaii. That leaves Ben and Patrice to do the lamentable job of going over terrible articles.

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    077: The Volcanic Fires of Bullshit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 56:24


    On this episode of Deconstruct, Ben and Patrice talk about crappy articles while Jerry lives out the movie Vulcano in Hawaii. The airport router says his final goodbye and nobody cares, neither do we about the long fabled macPad

    076: Easter Fools Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 38:22


    On this episode of Deconstruct, Ben did the best disclaimer he’s ever done and forgot to record it! It’s a very special episode since its Easter Fools Day. Yes its both Easter and April Fool’s Day. Ben and Patrice are here while Jerry, is somewhere else. BS Outsider derides the new iPad in favor of Chromebooks and the Mac Observer pines for the return of the iPad Mini

    075: Welcome to 2047 Where We Still Can’t Find Jerry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 36:46


    On Episode 75, Jerry is still missing. Years later. On the bright side, Ben and Patrice are more than happy to do an episode without him.

    074: Not Again Jerry! Not Again!'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 31:04


    On Episode 74, Jerry “misplaced” his local audio so we had to go to the backup audio. On the bright side, we didn’t loose an episode…. Yes, that means Jerry is actually here joining Ben and Patrice. And, oh boy, do we get our German heritage on while we talk Octoberfest.

    073: The Conspiracy of the iPhone X Jingle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 39:10


    With Jerry “Working”, Ben and Patrice tackle all the crap that’s out there. Mashable calls Face ID a privacy disaster and the Verge claims there’s a conspiracy to keep your devices hard to repair

    072: is Anyone Actually Doing Research Anymore?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 43:12


    On this Deconstruct, Ben, Patrice, and yes even Jerry take on the announcement of the upcoming female 13th Doctor on Doctor Who and vacuums of doom while Ben has no idea what day it is while Patrice’s BMW is holding him hostage. Oh yeah, there’s some some tech stories to talk about as well.

    071: Apple is Never Good Enough and Neither are the Article

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 37:48


    On today’s episode, Ben botches the disclaimer to a comical level. Patrice joins him while Jerry takes care of his Pet so he’s not here.

    070: Big Brother Meets War Games and the Ghost of Steve Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2017 43:33


    Ben and Patrice are flying solo (or tandem) because Jerry got a new pet. Meanwhile Steve Jobs' ghost is resurrected and Apple is late to the party. At least according to some articles.

    069: Technical Issues in Our Favor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 44:31


    On Deconstruct 69: Things are going wrong and it actually helps out Patrice and Ben. In other news, Apple Insider caters to gamers and Siri is dying. Fun times for the two hosts.

    068: Terrible Articles Presented by Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 24:11


    On Deconstruct 68, Jerry and Patrice are here to take names and drink tea. Ben was rolling his eyes in the background the whole time.

    067: Give us Mistresses, Breakfast, and Contradictory “Facts”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 49:44


    On Deconstruct 67, Jerry ditched us for “work breakfast” so Ben and Patrice take on the worst stories in tech. Ben predicted we would edit this July and his insights into our laziness were spot on.

    066: The Stupidbowl 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 24:11


    The whole panel is here this week and unlike last year, we’re not drunk.

    065: The Alternative Facts of Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 30:17


    For episode 65 we are at full strength for Deconstruct. And boy are we pumped to forget about this political shit going on. So we tackle yet another Apple naysayer

    064: : Tales as Fun as a Dentist Visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 27:23


    On the latest episode of Deconstruct, Ben and Patrice hold down the ship. Oh yeah, Jerry is surprisingly here too. They ponder what companies Apple should buy... all zero of them!

    063: : We’re Deconstruct Biotch!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 48:04


    Ben, Jerry, and Patrice had something special for World Kindness Day… no we didn’t celebrate. Too much bullshit out there.

    062: : Forbes Please Hire A New Website Developer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017 50:21


    Jerry is moving to a nicer street corner, so its just Ben and Patrice this week. And boy do they have a lineup for you… One idiot wants to keep his Galaxy Note 7 while another doesn’t even get the listicle format right.

    061: : No Means No for Crappy Articles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2016 22:06


    Patrice, Jerry, and Ben are back and ready for more punishment. They are hit by BS Outsider with an IT tool called Spiceworks and Google's data collection policies. And somehow they survive!

    060: : Early Rumors from the Church of Apple

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 33:07


    Ben and Patrice were having a great day, and so was Jerry. So good that he’s not here. So the guys take on the truly awful radiation all by themselves!

    059: : The Radiation in Our Heads

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 25:58


    Ben and Patrice were having a great day, and so was Jerry. So good that he’s not here. So the guys take on the truly awful radiation all by themselves!

    058: : Halloween Edition 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 56:20


    Jerry is servicing a client for $100/ hr so its Just Patrice and Ben. And a long ass show full of bullshit stories it is!

    057: : Let’s Make the Mac Great Again With Unicorn Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2016 36:10


    Somehow the entire gang of Patrice, Ben, and Jerry is here! And they complain about their day jobs getting in the way of the fun stuff...

    056: : We’re Running Out of Stupid Juice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 36:20


    Ben is working, so its the Patrice and Jerry Show. And it's weird!!!

    055: …or is it 54? The Patrice and Jerry Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2016 50:52


    On this very stylish episode of Deconstruct Ben, Jerry and Patrice channel their inner fashion geeks to discuss the latest tech news from a fashion magazine.

    054: 1/3: Everything we know about the next iPhone!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 2:38


    After intensive, weeks worth of research we present you the complete list of absolutely everything we know about the next iPhone

    054: : We have to look fabulouuuus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2016 55:21


    On this very stylish episode of Deconstruct Ben, Jerry and Patrice channel their inner fashion geeks to discuss the latest tech news from a fashion magazine.

    053: : Definitely not Shakespeare!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016


    On Deconstruct 53 Jerry is once again servicing a client for his business. So Ben and Patrice deconstruct something that is definitely not Shakespeare, even if it was very likely written by monkeys

    052: : Incredibly Powerful Shit!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 38:35


    On Deconstruct 52 Jerry is servicing a client for his business, so its just Patrice and Ben. And they have incredibly powerful shit to talk about!

    051: : Skynet Recruitment Video

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 44:38


    Deconstruct is at full strength with Patrice, Ben, and Jerry and has a plate full of stories to pick apart.

    050: : The Stupidbowl Halftime Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 19:24


    On this week’s Deconstruct, we turn 50 and nobody can do the Disclaimer….

    049: : You Have a Lisp, We Got the Booze

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016 34:16


    In Episode 49, the spirits are high on Deconstruct as Ben, Patrice, and Jerry are full on liquid courage.

    048: : Shitception and More Cowbell!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2016 28:58


    Unicorn vs Unicorn and More Cowbell! Oh.. and we invented Shitception. Soon on a screen near you.

    047: : Not The Christmas Episode 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2016 32:20


    Deconstruct 47: Not The Christmas Episode 2016

    046: : That Time Patrice Went to a Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 30:34


    Deconstruct 46: That Time Patrice Went to a Movie

    045: : The Unicorn of Positivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2016 40:30


    Deconstruct 45: The Unicorn of Positivity

    044: : That Time We Lost an Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 6:11


    Deconstruct 44: That Time We Lost an Episode

    043: : We Polled 6 or 7 People About the Padcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2015 28:54


    Is the 16GB iPhone working? BGR doesn't think so and we strongly disagree

    042: : The Bodcast of Bull-o-Shit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2015 37:33


    Deconstruct 42: The Bodcast of Bull-o-Shit

    040: : Holy Crap We’re 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 42:32


    In Deconstruct 40, the crew takes articles about the pencil, iPhone 6s, and how Android is doooomed.

    041: : Finally a Glimpse of Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 41:21


    It happened! Our very special "friend" Metallo published a decent article. But of course there were plenty of others who did miss the mark....

    040: : Holy Crap We’re 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 42:32


    In Deconstruct 40, the crew takes articles about the pencil, iPhone 6s, and how Android is doooomed.

    039: : What Doesn’t Brown Do for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 48:31


    From AppleTVs and game consoles to really shitty websites that (don't) tell you why Android Wear is better than the Apple Watch.

    039: : What Doesn’t Brown Do for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 48:31


    From AppleTVs and game consoles to really shitty websites that (don't) tell you why Android Wear is better than the Apple Watch.

    038: : This Deal Keeps Getting Worse All the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2015 50:07


    In Deconstruct 38, the team takes on the worst article of all time and questionable Apple Music data.

    038: : This Deal Keeps Getting Worse All the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2015 50:07


    In Deconstruct 38, the team takes on the worst article of all time and questionable Apple Music data.

    037: : More Apple TV BS… And Jerry Fled the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 42:00


    In Episode 37, Deconstruct takes on articles about the AppleTV's obsolescence, the Apple Watch's sales numbers compared to Windows Phone, and a horrible article about Apple Music.

    037: : More Apple TV BS… And Jerry Fled the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 42:00


    In Episode 37, Deconstruct takes on articles about the AppleTV's obsolescence, the Apple Watch's sales numbers compared to Windows Phone, and a horrible article about Apple Music.

    036: : The Ben and Jerry Show (Not Ice Cream)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2015 35:02


    In Deconstruct 36, NBA players blame the iPhone, Tech Crunch does the worst reviewer in history, and FastCo does a hit piece on the Apple Watch

    036: : The Ben and Jerry Show (Not Ice Cream)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2015 35:02


    In Deconstruct 36, NBA players blame the iPhone, Tech Crunch does the worst reviewer in history, and FastCo does a hit piece on the Apple Watch

    035: : An Evening of Extremely Stupid Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2015 36:24


    In Episode 35, the Deconstruct team takes on suggestions that Apple become a bank and scrap the Mac.

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