About the Podcast

Critical Thinking is a "by hackers, for hackers" podcast designed to be both technical and fun to listen to. We keep it real, talking about everything from technical exploit breakdowns to hacker mental health issues.

From new techniques and research to the live hacking event scene, CT will be dropping a pod weekly to keep you up to date and in the loop with the hacker life.

While the pod is focused primarily on the bug bounty hunting experience, we also cover topics relevant to appsec, pentesting, security research, and secure software development.

Meet the Hosts

Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner (@Rhynorater)

Justin is a full-time bug bounty hunter and top-ranked live hacking event competitor. He has taken home four Most Valuable Hacker awards and countless other 1st place & 2nd place trophies.

While Justin specializes in web hacking, he also dabbles in IoT and mobile hacking. He is also the HackerOne Ambassador for the Eastern US region.

Outside of hacking, Justin enjoys Volleyball, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Real Estate investing.

Joseph Thacker

Joseph Thacker (@rez0)

Joseph is a full-time Bug Bounty Hunter, Startup Advisor, and Solo Founder who specializes in application security and AI.

He's attended 12+ live hacking events, submitted over 1,000 vulnerabilities, and has 9 live event awards. He loves building and breaking things, especially AI-integrated applications.

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