I’d invest in a used x86 SFF PC over a RPI for performance, you will pick one up cheap and it’ll be way better suited for a media server over a RPI.

Look into Tailscale for remote access. Very easy to setup and their free tier is generous. (100 devices I believe).

Yep, been using freshrss for years, works great.

Emacs has entered the chat.

What a nob

I’d highly recommend The Late Night Linux family of podcasts. Very Linux/FOSS centric but they do often cover wider tech news, particularly on the 2.5Admins podcast. Interesting discussion points from well informed hosts.

https://latenightlinux.com/feeds/