Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs

By Elias Lanz & Sean LunsfordSociety & Culture
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Breadcrumbs episodes

  • 50: Before We Jump the Shark

    A year in, Elias and Sean look back over the history of Breadcrumbs, discuss how it has changed, and look ahead to what it might become.

    Links and Show Notes

    • Artwork by Efrat (sent in after we recorded)
    • Trello
    • Overcast
    • Efrat's listener photo
    • Hello Internet -- Reddit
    • Podcasts:
      • Planet Money : NPR
      • 99% Invisible
      • Hello Internet
      • Accidental Tech Podcast
      • Security Now
      • Analog(ue) - Relay FM
      • Accidental Tech Podcast: 205: People Don't Use the Weird Parts -- Chris Lattner interview
      • Upgrade - Relay FM
      • Clockwise - Relay FM
      • Under the Radar - Relay FM
      • Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks

        Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

        1 hr 31 min
      • 49: I Can Tell a Square From a Circle

        Elias and Sean discuss the terrible but oft-given advice to “follow your passion,” asking themselves why everyone always says this and then talking about their own passions and where following them might lead.

        Links and Show Notes

        • xkcd: Survivorship Bias
        • Susan Cain: The power of introverts | TED Talk | TED.com
        • Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks

          Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

          1 hr 13 min
        • 49: I Can Tell a Square From a Circle
          Elias and Sean discuss the terrible but oft-given advice to “follow your passion,” asking themselves why everyone always says this and then talking about their own passions and where following them might lead.
          1 hr 13 min
        • 48: I Can Bequeath It to My Pet

          Elias and Sean talk about digital rights management and online piracy—DRM’s effectiveness, our frustrations with it, and what would happen if it all just went away.

          Links and Show Notes

          • Encrypted Media Extensions: Copyright, DRM and the end of the open Web | Privacy Online News
          • Lawrence Lessig: Laws that choke creativity | TED Talk | TED.com
          • Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle Devices - NYTimes.com
          • Threes!
          • Digital property after death issues continue as Apple requires court order for widow to get late husband's Apple ID password | 9to5Mac
          • Sean Lunsford on Twitter: "Time lasted before hitting this button on my iPad Pro:
          • 1 hr 21 min
          • 48: I Can Bequeath It to My Pet
            Elias and Sean talk about digital rights management and online piracy—DRM’s effectiveness, our frustrations with it, and what would happen if it all just went away.
            1 hr 21 min
          • 47: Chips in Our Packaging

            Elias and Sean try to guess the dates of notable inventions, talk about the advancement of technology, and try and predict technology 10 years from now.

            Links and Show Notes

            • Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia
            • Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, eBook - Amazon.com
            • Amazon.com: : Amazon Go
            • Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future - Wait But Why
            • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future eBook: Kevin Kelly: Kindle Store - Amazon.com
            • Echo Show - Amazon Official Site
            • Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks

              Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

              1 hr 24 min
            • 47: Chips in Our Packaging
              Elias and Sean try to guess the dates of notable inventions, talk about the advancement of technology, and try and predict technology 10 years from now.
              1 hr 24 min
            • Dessert 3: Dumb Ways to Die

              In this third dessert episode, Elias and Sean get frustrated playing Dumb Ways to Die.

              Links and Show Notes

              Due to technical issues, Elias's game audio was unusable and Sean's cuts out about halfway through.

              • Dumb Ways to Die
              • Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm

                Sean - @splunsford
                Elias - @muffinworks

                Jingles excerpted from "Sirenity" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

                13 min

              About Breadcrumbs

              From the publisher's feed

              Elias and Sean grew up together overseas before studying engineering in Germany and the US respectively. Breadcrumbs is their weekly chat about things past, present, and future.