In this third and final episode on cryptography, we explore Allied code breaking efforts during WW2 and their connection to one of the Internet’s most bizarre cryptographic mysteries. We also learn that anagrams are the bombe (and yeah, it's really spelled that way).

In our quest to understand cryptography, we delve into a little-remembered codebreaking incident during World War I that helped bring the United States into the conflict and also may have denied Metallica the inaugural Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989. Ok not really on that Metallica part.

We explore the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots and Ralphie's quest for a Red Ryder BB gun in our search to discover how codemaking and codebreaking work.

How does revenge porn, Stalinist Russia, and the movie Total Recall (Schwarzenegger's classic version) explain fake YouTube videos? In this one-shot episode, we explore the history of deepfakes, what their arrival means, and how dangerous they really are.

In this 3rd and final episode of our series of shows on video games, we take an in-depth look at player behavior, both in-game and out. We'll uncover lying, cheating, and a little early 80s Tom Hanks.

In this episode, we explore the seedy side of the video game business, including the rise of Atari corporation and how it helped create a work culture that so many silicon valley companies today are trying to fix.

In this episode, we kick off a three-part series on video games and explore why 65% of American adults play them. Think you're not affected? Think again.

This episode is the last in a three-part series of shows. Over these episodes, we’ve discovered how the intersection of artificial intelligence, Soviet-US relations, and a variety of 80s pop culture references helps frame the current discussion around AI. In this final episode, we examine current Russian AI development, calls for banning lethal autonomous weaponry, and a little known episode where the Soviets thought the US had fired five nuclear missiles at them back in 1983.

This episode is the second in a three-part series. In this episode, we tackle the idea of defining Artificial Intelligence. What is it? What do people mean when they use the term? Where did the idea of machines that could think and reason come from? We examine the life and ideas of Alan Turing and use Knight Rider, the WOPR, and Rene Descartes to find answers.

In this episode, we use the movie WarGames, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and the downing of Korean Airlines 007 to explore the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union in the 80s, specifically as it relates to nuclear war.