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This is the untold history of how the internet almost didn’t happen. It’s an ode to fathers and daughters. And it’s a tale about the origins of the man-computer symbiosis that’s still profoundly relev... more
FAQs about Computer Freaks:How many episodes does Computer Freaks have?The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.
April 17, 2025Season 2, Episode 6: Briefly FamousThis episode looks back at where all of our main characters landed in their lives after the tech boom and bust and what they have learned....more50minPlay
April 10, 2025Season 2, Episode 5: Crazy BillGoto.com rises to the highest levels of success and even tries to buy Google. But this episode looks at what went wrong....more59minPlay
April 03, 2025Season 2, Episode 4: Permissionless InnovationIn this episode, we pivot to Pasadena where the world of e-commerce is taking off to broader audiences. Through our e-commerce characters, we meet Bill Gross who is digging into the radically changing world of paid search...more40minPlay
March 27, 2025Season 2, Chapter 3: Bad BloodThis episode explores a new protocol war between EIT and Netscape over security. ...more48minPlay
March 20, 2025Season 2, Chapter 2: Marc the SharkThis is the origin story of when Marc Andreessen first arrives in Silicon Valley. This episode paints a picture of the world he arrives in, who he befriends and who he alienates....more52minPlay
March 13, 2025Season 2, Chapter 1: Illegal, Immoral and FatteningEpisode One introduces our listeners to the next generation of Computer Freaks who are getting into new technologies like the world wide web and e-commerce - just as these fields are opening up to the masses....more48minPlay
February 27, 2025Computer Freaks is back for a second season!On the heels of Season One of Computer Freaks, Season Two pivots to the dawn of internet entrepreneurship and its broader and irrevocable impact on our culture in the 1990s. Featuring extensive interviews with internet pioneers from companies like Google, Overture, Netscape and more. New episodes are available every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. ...more3minPlay
July 20, 2023Chapter Six: Unintended ConsequencesWe return to speaking to Joseph Haughney about his hopes for the Arpanet. We ask other founders how they feel about what the internet has become. We also speak to internet early founder Hans Werner Braun’s daughters about how they reconcile themselves the world their father helped create....more37minPlay
July 13, 2023Chapter Five: The Protocol WarsIt is the late 1970s and early 1980s and the Arpanet is in decline. NSFnet is on the rise in its place. Why did the Arpanet get eclipsed by other networks, and is that OK?...more43minPlay
July 06, 2023Chapter Four: The French ConnectionLouis Pouzin is a French academic who some experts say really invented the Arpanet. But is that true, and should any one person be given all the credit?...more42minPlay
FAQs about Computer Freaks:How many episodes does Computer Freaks have?The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.