June 2013 was a newsworthy month filled with NSA PRISM revelations, iOS 7 unveiling, Google Penguin fallout, Xbox One versus PS4 battle, Google Reader shutdown, Instagram video, and that’s just scratching the surface. Let’s take a look at those who expertly covered these stories and more with our list of the best tech podcasts of the month.

The Best Technology Podcasts of June 2013

6/4/13: SEO Rockstars – What Google Penguin 2.0 Means for SEOs

The Princes of PageRank, the Sultans of Search, the SEO Rockstars continue to give you quality search advice for free. In this episode, examine how to align yourself with Google after they turned the volume up on their original Penguin search algorithm with this 2.0 update.

6/7/13: The VergeCast – Brave New World

The topic on technologists’ and news junkies’ minds this week was rampant government spying via the NSA’s PRISM program. Check out HostDime’s official stand on the matter. The guys from Vergecast dive deep into the revelations and explain (often humorously) how there is no long such a thing as data privacy.

6/10/13: SEO 101 – AuthorRank and its Role in Blog Posts

Recently, Google’s AuthorRank has played a pivotal role in determining which posts, whether it be guest or not, garner more attention in Google’s updated algorithm. It looks like Google has been downgrading specific blog posts. Ross and John of the great SEO 101 podcast discuss this and other Google intricacies like author biography and more.

6/13/13: In Beta – iOS 7’s Change of Design

5by5’s Gina & Kevin of In Beta discuss how developers will respond to the drastic design change of iOS 7 and how this change looks similar to Android’s interface. Other topics include app syncing, the futuristic world of the Oculus Riff, and developing for the Google Glass.

6/14/13: Wired.co.uk Podcast – E3 2013 Special

Wired’s Nate Lanxon visits E3 to play and discuss the next-gen consoles including the Xbox One and the Playstation 4. Nate talks to a bunch of games experts, journalists, and industry insiders to discuss the highlights of E3, what next-gen gaming means, and the independent gaming world.

6/20/13: Lifehacker – Productivity Myths, Smart Watches, and Feedly

Lifehacker’s weekly podcast is quickly becoming a favorite to listen to. In this week’s episode, the Lifehacker crew debunk productivity myths with science, check out smart watches, and discuss the end of Google Reader. Interesting listener questions like the future of Wi-Fi and getting your parents off AOL are also answered.

6/25/13: Bionic – XBox One Policy Reversal

5by5’s Matt and Myke discuss competing technological and media ecosystems every week on their podcast Bionic. This week, they get emotionally invested in Microsoft’s Xbox One new rules and sudden policy reversal, and how nerds may have ruined Microsoft’s vision. The show closes with discussion on the new Instagram video and if Vine is now dead.

“6/25/13: BBC’s “Click”: Rio’s Operations Center & Future Smart Cars

Right now, more than a million poor and middle-class Brazilians are angrily rioting over the amount spent on the 2014 World Cup, when they have no health care or clean drinking water or schools for their children. This week’s program of BBC’s “Click” investigates the Operations Center in Rio de Janeiro, which has just gone into full crisis mode after the sometimes violent and crowded protests. Over 800 cameras patrol every inch of the city thanks to IBM; is this a violation of Brazilians privacy? Also stick around for a report from Frankfurt about smart network cars of the future.

6/30/13: This Week in Tech – Windows 8.1, Shadow Profiles, & More

Leo Laporte’s “The Week in Tech” is one of the most listened technology podcasts and for good reason. Each two-hour episode runs the gauntlet of the latest trends in high tech. In this week’s episode, topics include a Windows 8.1 preview, the full scope of PRISM, Facebook accidental shadow profiles leak, Instagram vs Vine, Google + turns two, and much more.

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