AOL Underground

By Steve Stonebraker

Interviews with users, hackers, and staff of America Online (AOL), covering the 90’s/Early 2000’s.... more

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How many episodes does AOL Underground have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

AOL Underground episodes:

June 12, 2024 Spaz - Carding, Social Engineering, Affiliate Networks
Spaz tells us about his early days dabbling in carding, socially engineering various ISPs, and working with affiliate networks.
Guest: Spaz
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Youtube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AOLUndergroundPodcast⁠⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
(AOL 4.0 is working!)

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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
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35min
May 17, 2024 NailZ - AOL IRC Trojan, LuciferX
NailZ tells us about Codeine's plan to take over AOL, Prodigy, and Compuserve. Planting trojan's on AOL employee machines and using them to proxy FDO and ATOM to manipulate Merlin and cause chaos on AOL. Also we talk about why he created LuciferX.
Guest: NailZ
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Youtube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AOLUndergroundPodcast⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
ReAOL Discord - https://discord.gg/p3ol
Podcast Community Page - https://aolunderground.com/community/
AOL 4.0 is working! - https://nina.chat/connect/aol/

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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
55min
April 28, 2024 Nise - AOL InstaKiss Phishing, PW Cracking, Scrollers
Nise tells us about cracking, scrollers, phishing, account takeovers, and ruining some people's lives. Later he tells us about how AOL led to him finding his passion for marketing and a book he has been writing.
Guest: Nise (⁠https://appliedcuriositys.com/⁠)
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox ([email protected]⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠⁠⁠
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@AOLUndergroundPodcast
Merch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
(AOL 4.0 is working!)

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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
54min
October 26, 2023Sim114 - AOL UK, Love for FDO Forms
Sam tells us about his experience using AOL UK while coming of age in England. His fascination with visual art began here and he fell in love with FDO (Form Definition Operator) generated content. We then nerd out on how exactly cartoon episodes are produced.
Guest: Sam Fox (He's the new Audio Editor for this Podcast!)
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
https://nina.chat/⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/⁠⁠
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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
1h 4min
July 30, 2023Broast - Botnet Cracker, Exploits, Digital Gangster
Broast tells us about writing password stealers, password crackers, deploying botnets, finding exploits, and hacking Digital Gangster and other forums.

Guest: Broast
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
https://nina.chat/⁠

⁠⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/⁠

Credits:
Audio Editing by Sam Fox - ⁠⁠[email protected]
...more
50min
July 29, 2023Pen - Password Stealer Detector, Pen Tools
Pen tells us about Pen Tools, a password stealer detector he wrote, user interfaces, the warez scene and more. We jump around a bit in this episode (between AOL and not AOL). Also, unfortunately the interview was cut short.

Guest: Pen
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠

⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/

Credits:
Audio Editing by Sam Fox - ⁠[email protected]
...more
25min
April 12, 2023 Single - NV2, Carding, Swatting
Single talks about how the AOL hacking group NV2 formed, carding, and when the group swatted their way to the top.
Guest: Single
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠https://broast.org⁠), original idea by LampGold.
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Single
Follow Single on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/devastatorbrand/
Single's Graffiti Accessory Brand - ⁠https://www.devastatorbrand.com/
The missing link (app Single made for AOL) - https://justinakapaste.com/the-missing-link/
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠@AOLUnderground⁠ ⁠@brakertech⁠
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/
Merch - ⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠
Donate - ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠
Contact the Host -⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠
ReAOL Discord - https://discord.gg/p3ol
Podcast Community Page - https://aolunderground.com/community/
AOL 4.0 is working! - https://nina.chat/connect/aol/

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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
45min
October 05, 2022AOL History from the people that lived it (part3) - Erci Stern
Erci Stern (from parts one and two) tells us her origin story. We review in depth how she battled users that were uploading Warez on a customer's Anonymous FTP site and also hear a funny story about Slingo. She takes us through her entire career at AOL where she started in Site Reliability (Systems Administration/Operations), moving to Information Security/QA, and then went into project management. We also cover her life after AOL where she went back to System Administration and has been a champion of security along the way throughout her career. Other topics include Configuration Management, Security Certifications, passion projects, etc.. Erici also shares with us her experience mentoring at "Girls who Code" and advice for girls that want to go into IT.
Guest:
Erci Stern
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (https://broast.org), original idea by LampGold.
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠

⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/
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Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
1h 14min
October 03, 2022AOL History from the people that lived it (part2) - Craig, Jan, Bryan, Erci
Staff from 1987-2007 (with over 35 years combined experience) talk about their experience while working at AOL. You will hear about the Eworld, Tandylink, Commodore 64, Telnet, RAINMAN, Jay Levitt, Hackers, Q-Guides, scalability issues, and more.
Guests:
Craig Braquet

Jan DeLucien

Bryan Teague

Erci Stern
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (https://broast.org), original idea by LampGold.
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Craig Braquet
Craig's famous Quora post - https://bit.ly/3OOeijL
All of Us:
https://bit.ly/3JibxWA

https://allofus.nih.gov/about/who-we-are/all-us-participant-partners?page=1
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Jan DeLucien
Surviving a brain injury, my story --Trying to be Virtuous
About Brain Injury Services - An Interview
Click here to donate your brain (posthumously, or course)
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Bryan Teague
https://bryanteague.com
https://medium.com/@bryanlteague
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Erci Stern
Fancy Cats and Dogs Rescue - I foster for them each year and adopt all my personal pets from them. They are a truly caring and amazing animal rescue organization. www.fancycats.org
Doctors without Borders - I give to this organization because there are so many people around the world who don't have access to western style medicine for whom what we consider simple procedures would be life altering benefits. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
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AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠

⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/
...more
1h 9min
August 01, 2022AOL History from the people that lived it (part1) - Craig, Jan, Bryan, Erci
Staff from 1987-2007 (with over 35 years combined experience) talk about their experience while working at AOL. You will hear about the Quantum Link hacker, Jenny C, the "Fives" hack, outages, how multiple departments were formed, the Habitat game, What made AOL special, Honeywell Multics, innovation, auditoriums, Tandy Link, Apple Link, and more.
Guests:
Craig Braquet

Jan DeLucien

Bryan Teague

Erci Stern
Host: Steve Stonebraker
CoverArt: Created by Broast (https://broast.org), original idea by LampGold.
--
Craig Braquet
Craig's famous Quora post - https://bit.ly/3OOeijL
All of Us:
https://bit.ly/3JibxWA

https://allofus.nih.gov/about/who-we-are/all-us-participant-partners?page=1
--
Jan DeLucien
Surviving a brain injury, my story --Trying to be Virtuous
About Brain Injury Services - An Interview
Click here to donate your brain (posthumously, or course)
--
Bryan Teague
https://bryanteague.com
https://medium.com/@bryanlteague
--
Erci Stern
Fancy Cats and Dogs Rescue - I foster for them each year and adopt all my personal pets from them. They are a truly caring and amazing animal rescue organization. www.fancycats.org
Doctors without Borders - I give to this organization because there are so many people around the world who don't have access to western style medicine for whom what we consider simple procedures would be life altering benefits. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
--

AOL Underground Podcast
Follow us on twitter - ⁠⁠@AOLUnderground⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@brakertech⁠⁠
Reddit - ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/AOLUnderground/⁠
Merch - ⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/AOL-Underground/shop⁠⁠
Donate - ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AOLUnderground⁠⁠
Contact the Host -⁠⁠ https://aolunderground.com/contact-host/⁠⁠
Reconnect with old AOLers -
⁠https://nina.chat/connect/aol/⁠ (AOL 4.0 is working!)

⁠https://discord.gg/p3ol⁠

⁠⁠https://aolunderground.com/community/

--
Other
Check out my wife's Etsy shop - ⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbraker
...more
1h 16min

FAQs about AOL Underground:

How many episodes does AOL Underground have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.