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Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

By: Justin Gardner (Rhynorater) Joseph Thacker (Rez0) & Brandyn Murtagh (gr3pme)
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A "by Hackers for Hackers" podcast focused on technical content ranging from bug bounty tips, to write-up explanations, to the latest hacking techniques.

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Episodes
  • Episode 179: Maintaining Motivation in Post-AI Bug Bounty World
    Jun 18 2026

    Episode 179: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we talk about how to stay motivated and keep the vibes strong during this trying time for Bug Bounty.


    Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast

    Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

    Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!



    ====== Links ======

    Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

    https://x.com/Rhynorater

    https://x.com/rez0__

    https://x.com/gr3pme


    Critical Research Lab:

    https://lab.ctbb.show/


    Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

    https://pentest.ctbb.show/


    Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

    https://ctbb.show/fthg


    ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

    Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!


    We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.


    You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!


    Today's Sponsor: Check out Zero Trust Cloud Access:

    https://www.threatlocker.com/capabilities/zero-trust-cloud-access


    ====== Timestamps ======

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:04:57) Managing Hacker Motivation

    (00:10:45) Community, Competition, & Curosity

    (00:16:54) Using AI with Passion

    (00:23:10) The LHE Method & Sharing Wins

    (00:28:01) Video POCs, Scripts, & Talking about Bugs

    (00:40:49) Watching your health & stopping mid-hack

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    46 mins
  • Episode 178: 600k in ~3 months - BruteCat pt 2
    Jun 11 2026

    Episode 178: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re back with BruteCat to finish up our discussion on hacking Google. This week we hit AI.


    Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast

    Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

    Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!



    ====== Links ======

    Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

    https://x.com/Rhynorater

    https://x.com/rez0__

    https://x.com/gr3pme


    Critical Research Lab:

    https://lab.ctbb.show/


    Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

    https://pentest.ctbb.show/


    Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

    https://ctbb.show/fthg


    ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

    Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!


    We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.


    You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!


    Today’s Guest: https://x.com/brutecat


    ====== Resources ======

    Hacking Google with AI

    https://brutecat.com/articles/hacking-google-with-ai/


    ====== Timestamps ======

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:03:07) Discovery Docs Refresher & AI at BugSWAT Mexico

    (00:30:49) Auth & Enumeration of Referer and Origin

    (00:45:59) Pwning Google Stories

    (01:09:32) Batch Execute & GraphQL



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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Episode 177: 2x Google RCE with VRP Legend Brutecat
    Jun 4 2026

    Episode 177: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re joined by BruteCat to talk about his journey hacking Google Cloud, Gmail, Youtube, and Google Phone.


    Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcast

    Got any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.io

    Shoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!



    ====== Links ======

    Follow your hosts Rhynorater, rez0 and gr3pme on X:

    https://x.com/Rhynorater

    https://x.com/rez0__

    https://x.com/gr3pme


    Critical Research Lab:

    https://lab.ctbb.show/


    Need a Pentest? We just launched CTBB Pentests!

    https://pentest.ctbb.show/


    Hack full time? Check out the Full-Time Hunter’s Guild!

    https://ctbb.show/fthg


    ====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======

    Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!


    We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.


    You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!


    Today's Sponsor: Check out Zero Trust Cloud Access from ThreatLocker

    https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-ztca


    Today’s Guest: https://x.com/brutecat


    ====== Resources ======

    StubZero: $148,337 RCE in Google Cloud Production

    https://brutecat.com/articles/google-cloud-rce/


    Leaking the email of any YouTube user for $10,000

    https://brutecat.com/articles/leaking-youtube-emails/


    Disclosing YouTube Creator Emails for a $20k Bounty

    https://brutecat.com/articles/youtube-creator-emails/


    Leaking the phone number of any Google user

    https://brutecat.com/articles/leaking-google-phones/



    ====== Timestamps ======

    (00:00:00) Introduction

    (00:29:14) 2nd RCE in Application Integration

    (00:39:55) BruteCat's Background & RCE Follow-up Questions

    (00:48:02) Google VRP and Youtube Bugs

    (01:10:17) Google Phone Leak

    (01:18:36) Discovery Docs and Episode 178 Teaser

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    1 hr and 25 mins
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