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Cookies: How Ad Platforms Steal Your Mind (Part 2)
The web didn't have to be this way. Friend-of-the-pod CJ Horton joins us for a look at cookies: the completely reasonable web protocol that became host to the parasiti...
Cookies: How Ad Platforms Steal Your Mind (Part 1)
The web didn't have to be this way. Friend-of-the-pod CJ Horton joins us for a look at cookies: the completely reasonable web protocol that became host to the parasiti...
Kalshi: the Betting App that's Helping to Destroy Democracy
Kalshi: is it "the first federally regulated prediction market," or just a shittier FanDuel? Join me and friend-of-the-pod Jeff Bonhag to learn:What modern science has...
Scantron: the Little Green Sheet that Ruined Education
This week we're joined by Brandon Romano to learn about Scantron: the company that made ubiquitous standardized testing possible. Find out:How standardized tests were ...
Shazam (Part 2)
This week and last, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Rachel Kiel to talk about Shazam: the massive data analytics platform that occasionally tells you the names of song...
Shazam (Part 1)
This week and next, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Rachel Kiel to talk about Shazam: the massive data analytics platform that occasionally tells you the names of song...
Clippy
It looks like you're trying to listen to a podcast. Would you like some help with that? Join me and my guest Dana Vannen Anderson for the bizarre and frequently cringe...
Washing machines
Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of squeezing/agitation! This week, Rit Breisler and I discuss washing machines. Learn:What fluid the ancient Romans used instea...
Jira (Part 2)
Jira: the bloated tick gorging itself on the software industry. Join me and CJ Horton to learn about:Henry Gantt, the absolute chart simp who gave your boss the idea t...
Jira (Part 1)
Jira: the bloated tick gorging itself on the software industry. Join me and CJ Horton to learn about:Henry Gantt, the absolute chart simp who gave your boss the idea t...
Smart beds
Is the world ready for a mattress that snaps shut like a Venus fly trap whenever Amazon AWS is down? Jeff Bonhag and I decide!- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarc...
Built-in battery testers
Remember those little strips that used to be on batteries, where you'd pinch it with your fingers and it'd say how much power it had left? This episode is about those!...
Wireless headphones (Part 2)
I sit down with my good friend Stephen Lauck to talk about wireless headphones – or, as we like to think of them, headphones with invisible wires.We cover:Mark Zuckerb...
Wireless headphones (Part 1)
I sit down with my good friend Stephen Lauck to talk about wireless headphones – or, as we like to think of them, headphones with invisible wires.We cover:Mark Zuckerb...