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VLC
Productby VideoLAN project
Heard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since May 2026
A free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software and streaming media server capable of playing most multimedia files and various streaming protocols.
Episodes
2
across 2 shows
First heard
May 2026
Expert statements
3
2 positive · 1 negative
Episodes per month
Public PodLume episodes featuring it, over the last year.
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| Nov 2025 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 |
What experts have said about VLC
3 statements · 2 positive · 1 negative
VLC is engineered to interpret damaged or malformed media files.
“everything in VLC is prepared to work with broken files.”
Open the episode · #496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the InternetListen at 29:13
VLC would be shut down rather than compromised by external actors.
“if we had to compromise our software, we would shut it down”
Open the episode · #496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the InternetListen at 3:58:22
VLC contains no telemetry.
“There is no telemetry in vlc, right?”
Open the episode · #496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the InternetListen at 4:00:31
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Episodes
2 episodes featuring VLC, newest first
