Now that I've listened to all of the episodes I feel qualified to provide a rating. Actually I skipped parts of 3 episodes, but one was an album, another was about personal finance and the last one it seemed like the guest spoke mostly marketing... Pretty high quality ratio considering the many hours of enjoyment/edification in the back catalog. Now I'm kind of sad I'm caught up and have to wait for new episodes.
There are other podcasts also featuring smart people talking enthusiastically about cool stuff. But what sets Embedded apart is the Direction. Elicia obviously has a "master plan" for each episode, but she enforces it gently, allowing useful and/or interesting digressions. Christopher's co-hosting of the later episodes provides additional depth, with two different perspectives/voices on the host side of the mic. Keep it up guys, at least as long as it's fun! :)