Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History

Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History

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Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History episodes

  • Spooktober 2019 (Part 1 of 3)
    In this episode, we explore ouija boards, their history, and the possibility that they may open a portal to the beyond. We also wonder at the seeming immortality of David Coverdale.
    23 min
  • The Imp of the Perverse
    In this one shot episode we explore the border between the real and the fake. Between fact and fiction. Between the ghostly paranormal world that we’re going to spend the next few weeks talking about and the concrete, solid world we all think we live in.
    18 min
  • The Enemy Knows the System (Part 5 of 5)
    In this final episode in our series on computing, we blow out information theory and apply it to how the internet works, how it enables the promise of open, free communication, and how it has enables the worst of humanity to shine through.
    21 min
  • The Enemy Knows the System (Part 4 of 5)
    Pull out your old cassettes and 8-tracks as we explore analog vs. digital signals and the development of packet-switched networks. It's all starting to come together now. You'll be a bona fide computing history expert at the end of this series!!
    21 min
  • The Enemy Knows the System (Part 3 of 5)
    In this episode, we continue our discussion of binary and boolean logic and their fundamental importance to the history of computing. More importantly, we learn that tough guys don’t do math, tough guys deep fry chicken.
    23 min
  • Contact Light (Part 3 of 3)
    We explore the intense competition between the US and the Soviets to launch humans into space, ultimately to the moon, and then return them safely home. Kinda like the contest between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. No really, it's just like that!!
    34 min
  • Contact Light (Part 2 of 3)
    Ever want to be an astronaut? In this episode, we explore what it takes to become one and what happens when those requirements go awry, including when they result in an attempted murder and kidnapping. We also discuss diapers. Yes. Diapers.
    25 min
  • Contact Light (Part 1 of 3)
    As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo lunar landing, we delve into the dangers of space exploration, including those that are surprisingly earthbound. We also discuss the relative merits of not filleting your wife.
    27 min

About Falken's Maze: An 80s Guide to History

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In Falken's Maze, technologist and former professor Jason Thomas explores the intersection of technology, history, and culture. Created for listeners nostalgic for the 80s who also want to understand the complexities of today, our show demystifies the world's most compelling technologies and events through 80's movies, music, and television.