Good evening. And welcome. Tonight, we’re not going to talk about the internet you know. Not the one that lives in your pocket, that delivers your groceries, or connects you to the world in an instant. We’re going to drift back in time, through the layers of code and commerce, back to the quiet, humming rooms where this vast, digital universe was born. The internet feels like a solid, permanent place. But it’s not. It’s an accidental city, built on forgotten pathways, strange coincidences, and the dreams of people who imagined a connected world long before it was possible. It’s a place haunted by digital ghosts… the first words ever spoken, the first communities ever formed, the first battles ever fought. So find a comfortable place. Let your mind settle. We’re going on a journey to find those ghosts. We’re going to listen to their stories, from the grandest visions to the smallest, most unbelievable accidents that shaped our world. There is no need to keep track, no test at the end. Just let these stories wash over you, like whispers from a time when the world was just learning to connect. ARPANET origins, first email, dot-com bubble, early forums, Netscape vs IE, birth of Google, Wikipedia launch, social media dawn, streaming revolution, cryptocurrency emergence