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Hosted by Erik Anderson.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Rarely has guests
5% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
8 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
105 episodes · last 2026-10-06
Language
English (US)
Declared in the feed as en-us.
Where it's from
Outside the UK
The feed declares en-us.
Reach
88
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
Confirmed by the show updated 2026-10-15
Takes pitches
Yes
Paid slot
Not stated
Reachable, but check the format. The contact is the show's own and it is independently published, but recent episode titles show little sign of interviews. Read a few before pitching.

How this show compares to other tech general podcasts

Episodes are short by Tech General standards, so a tight single angle will land better than a broad one.

Measured against every tech general podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 5% 20%
Episodes in the last 90 days 61 8
Typical episode length 8 min 37 min
Episodes published in total 105 101
Reach percentile 88 50

Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.

What the show says about itself

AI news, agentic workflows, and real automation stories for engineers and builders who ship. 5x/week, 12-15 minutes. Powered by ScanBrief — 56 tech sources scored daily. Hosted by Erik Anderson, a network automation engineer running 140 projects with a fleet of 12 AI agents. Not theory. Systems running in production.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. The lamps in my house | Build or Be Replaced
  2. Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back | Build or Be Replaced
  3. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026) | Build or Be Replaced
  4. The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025) | Build or Be Replaced
  5. Dots: Always-on agents | Build or Be Replaced
  6. Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests | Build or Be Replaced
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Common questions

Does Build or Be Replaced accept guests?

Yes. The show has confirmed directly that it accepts guest pitches.

How do I contact Build or Be Replaced?

Yes. Build or Be Replaced publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does Build or Be Replaced publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 105 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 8 minutes.

Is Build or Be Replaced still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.