diff --git a/hosts/common/feeds.nix b/hosts/common/feeds.nix
index e06579357..6284d97e8 100644
--- a/hosts/common/feeds.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/feeds.nix
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ let
     (fromDb "sharkbytes.transistor.fm" // tech)  # Wireshark Podcast o_0
     (fromDb "sscpodcast.libsyn.com" // rat)  # Astral Codex Ten
     (fromDb "talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com" // tech)  # Sci-Fi? has Peter Watts; author of No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (rifters.com)
+    (fromDb "techtalesshow.com" // tech)  # Corbin Davenport
     (fromDb "techwontsave.us" // pol)  # rec by Cory Doctorow
     (fromDb "wakingup.libsyn.com" // pol)  # Sam Harris
     (fromDb "werenotwrong.fireside.fm" // pol)
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index c40b0dd0a..130275345 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -301,10 +301,6 @@ in
     dtc.sandbox.method = "bwrap";
     dtc.sandbox.autodetectCliPaths = true;  # TODO:sandbox: untested
 
-    dtrx.sandbox.method = "bwrap";
-    dtrx.sandbox.whitelistPwd = true;
-    dtrx.sandbox.autodetectCliPaths = "existing";  #< for the archive
-
     duplicity = {};
 
     e2fsprogs.sandbox.method = "landlock";
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
index d75c61b2d..0294aa0ae 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     ./dialect.nix
     ./dino.nix
     ./dissent.nix
+    ./dtrx.nix
     ./element-desktop.nix
     ./engrampa.nix
     ./epiphany.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/dtrx.nix b/hosts/common/programs/dtrx.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26da67e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/dtrx.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  sane.programs.dtrx = {
+    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.dtrx.override {
+      # `binutils` is the nix wrapper, which reads nix-related env vars
+      # before passing on to e.g. `ld`.
+      # dtrx probably only needs `ar` at runtime, not even `ld`.
+      binutils = pkgs.binutils-unwrapped;
+      # build without rpm support, since `rpm` package doesn't cross-compile.
+      rpm = null;
+    };
+    sandbox.method = "bwrap";
+    sandbox.whitelistPwd = true;
+    sandbox.autodetectCliPaths = "existing";  #< for the archive
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/data/feeds/sources/techtalesshow.com/default.json b/modules/data/feeds/sources/techtalesshow.com/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f771d83f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/data/feeds/sources/techtalesshow.com/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "description": "Tech Tales is a podcast exploring the technology \u2026",
+  "is_podcast": true,
+  "site_name": "",
+  "site_url": "",
+  "title": "Tech Tales",
+  "url": "https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:971533159/sounds.rss",
+  "velocity": 0.053
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/overlays/cross.nix b/overlays/cross.nix
index 230f91a08..2afa3109c 100644
--- a/overlays/cross.nix
+++ b/overlays/cross.nix
@@ -512,12 +512,12 @@ in with final; {
   });
 
   # 2023/12/08: upstreaming is blocked on rpm
-  dtrx = prev.dtrx.override {
-    # `binutils` is the nix wrapper, which reads nix-related env vars
-    # before passing on to e.g. `ld`.
-    # dtrx probably only needs `ar` at runtime, not even `ld`.
-    binutils = binutils-unwrapped;
-  };
+  # dtrx = prev.dtrx.override {
+  #   # `binutils` is the nix wrapper, which reads nix-related env vars
+  #   # before passing on to e.g. `ld`.
+  #   # dtrx probably only needs `ar` at runtime, not even `ld`.
+  #   binutils = binutils-unwrapped;
+  # };
 
   # emacs = prev.emacs.override {
   #   # fixes "configure: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling"
@@ -1833,14 +1833,14 @@ in with final; {
   # };
   # 2023/07/30: upstreaming requires some changes, as configure tries to invoke our `python`
   # implemented (broken) on servo cross-staging-2023-07-30 branch
-  rpm = prev.rpm.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
-    # fixes "python too old". might also be specifiable as a configure flag?
-    env = upstream.env // lib.optionalAttrs (upstream.version == "4.18.1") {
-      # 4.19.0 upgrade should fix cross compilation.
-      # see: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/260558>
-      PYTHON = python3.interpreter;
-    };
-  });
+  # rpm = prev.rpm.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+  #   # fixes "python too old". might also be specifiable as a configure flag?
+  #   env = upstream.env // lib.optionalAttrs (upstream.version == "4.18.1") {
+  #     # 4.19.0 upgrade should fix cross compilation.
+  #     # see: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/260558>
+  #     PYTHON = python3.interpreter;
+  #   };
+  # });
 
   # samba = prev.samba.overrideAttrs (_upstream: {
   #   # we get "cannot find C preprocessor: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-cpp", but ONLY when building with the ccache stdenv.