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- The Copiale Cipher: A Secret Society Revealedby Sharjeel KhanIn this episode, we talk about one of the most cryptic 17th century Masonic manuscripts, the Copiale, it’s mechanics in terms of how it was encrypted, it’s history and it’s importance as a podcast. Tune in to find out the truth behind this mysterious cipher and how it was finally cracked in 2011.Sources and more information:Copiale Cipher – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copiale_cipherThey Cracked This 250-Year-Old Code, and Found a Secret Society Inside – Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/2012/11/ff-the-manuscript/The Copiale Cipher: An Early German Masonic Ritual Unveiled – The Scottish Rite of Freemasonryhttps://scottishrite.org/about/media-publications/journal/article/the-copiale-cipher-an-early-german-masonic-ritual-unveiled/USC Scientist Cracks Mysterious "Copiale Cipher" – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eam0Tk-1FyIMusic:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/ -- background musichttps://www.bensound.com/ -- intro loop12 min
- Episode 9 - Finnegan's Wake
by Romy Pein
This podcast discusses the philosophical nuances to the common practice of cryptography, or “code writing”. Using the book Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce, I will examine the text as a form of ciphertext and discuss ways of “decoding” it, such as unscrambling anagrams and use of a bilateral cipher. My focus is on the article, “Joyce and Cryptology: Some Speculations” by Hugh B Staples. I will not only question the existence of cryptograms in the book, but the existence of the human need to define patters for everything in nature we encounter.
Sources
Staples, Hugh B. “Joyce and Cryptology: Some Speculations.” James Joyce Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, 1965, pp. 167–173.
A skeleton key to Finnegans wake, Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 New York, Harcourt, Brace and company, 1944
Knowles, S. D. G. “Finnegans Wake for Dummies.” James Joyce Quarterly, vol. 46 no. 1, 2008, pp. 97-111. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353
Joyce, James (1939). Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber, London.
OrangeFreeSounds
• Swan Lake Music. Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
• Chopin Nocturne In C Sharp Minor. Composer Frederic Chopin.• Erik Satie Gymnopedie 1.Image: www.flickr.com/photos/dianasch/5141084187/
11 min - Elgar's Cryptic Legacy: The Dorabella Cipherby Junhao CaiThis podcast tells the story of the Dorabella Cipher, a well-known unsolved cipher inthe history of cryptography, and its creator, the English composer Edward Elgar. Focusing on its origin, cryptographic nature and cryptanalysts’ attempts to decipher it, the episode explores all the aspects of the cipher. Also, the famous composer is briefly introduced, and the cipher’s connections to the Enigma Variations, one of his musical works, are discussed.For more information:Read the well-written article on this site to know other decipherments:http://nautil.us/issue/6/secret-codes/the-artist-of-the-unbreakable-codeSources:Kahn, D. (1967). The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. New York, NY: TheMacmillan Company.Roberts, T. S. (2014). Solving the Dorabella Cipher [PDF document]. Retrieved from:http://unsolvedproblems.org/S36b.pdfMacnamara, M. (2013). The Artist of the Unbreakable Code [Web log]. Retrieved from:http://nautil.us/issue/6/secret-codes/the-artist-of-the-unbreakable-codeSams, E. (1970). Elgar’s Cipher Letter to Dorabella. The Musical Times, Vol. 111. Retrieved from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/956733Pelling, N. (2012). Dorabella Cipher [Web log]. Retrieved from:http://ciphermysteries.com/other-ciphers/the-dorabella-cipherKile, J. (2012, June 14). The Dorabella Cipher and a Possible Method for Deciphering [Web log]. Retrieved from:http://mysteriouswritings.com/the-dorabella-cipher-and-a-possible-method-for-deciphering/Bauer, C. P. (2017). Unsolved!: The History and Mystery of the World's Greatest Ciphers from Ancient Egypt to Online Secret Societies. Retrieved from:https://books.google.com/books?id=C5mqDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=dorabella+cipher+1920&source=bl&ots=sW_JN7Q8md&sig=T1rZxEiVXMwnZ9Nmxh3O-OLxcY&hl=en&sa=Xved=0ahUKEwiJ5dek_5nXAhXJy4MKHVSdA1AQ6AEIZzAN#v=onepage&q=dorabella%20cipher%201920&f=falseAudio Sources:Time Traveler – Beautiful Melodies for Fantastic stories (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/time-traveler-beaufiful-melodies-fantastic-stories/Mystical Background – Mysterious and Melodic Music (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/mystical-background-mysterious-melodic-music/Mystic Dream Piano Melody (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/mystic-dream-piano-melody/Green Fields – Free Instrumental Music (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/green-fields-free-instrumental-music/Windswept – Synth Guitar and Soft Strings (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/windswept-synth-guitar-and-soft-strings/Hemo – Electronic Music Loop (Music). Retrieved from:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/hemo-electronic-music-loop/Edward Elgar - Salut d'Amour Op.12 (Music). Retrieved from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecM7_3rs5gUEdward Elgar - Enigma Variations (Music). Retrieved from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2OhGH3rFi4&t=1s12 min
- A Killer on the Loose: The Zodiac Ciphersby Kelsey BrownThe Zodiac killer is one of the most infamous serial killers of all time and has remained a mystery that will always intrigue public interest. The image of the 1960s, a time of hippies, love and social expansion, was tainted as he began to lurk in the night and violently murder more and more people. But even with extensive witness descriptions and multiple suspects, he was never caught and has never even been identified. The Zodiac keep himself anonymous and has kept society questioning what exactly happened in those fateful years for the last 57 years by simply using the most intriguing skill in history: cryptography. The Zodiac killer menaced and taunted the police and press through a series of letters, in plaintext and ciphertext, that he claimed contained is long sought after identity. In this podcast, the host, Kelsey Brown, a freshman at Vanderbilt University, delves into the story of the Zodiac killer, starting at the beginning of his killing career and proceeding to explain the mechanics and decipherment of the Zodiac Cipher and ending with how this cultural phenomenon has remained prevalent even today.Sources:The Zodiac Ciphers: Messages from a Murderer, by Neil Sareen:http://derekbruff.org/blogs/fywscrypto/historical-crypto/the-zodiac-ciphers-messages-from-a-murderer/Analysis of the Zodiac Killer’s Three Part Cipher:http://www.zodiologists.com/z408_cipher_analysis.htmlFBI Records: The Vault: The Zodiac Killer:https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Zodiac%20Killer/The%20Zodiac%20Killer%20Part%2001%20of%2006%20./viewCorey Starliper, Massachusetts Man, Claims He Cracked Zodiac Killer's Code. The Huffington Post by Ben Muessighttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/corey-starliper-zodiac-killer-code_n_906092.htmlZodiac Killer:The Encyclopedia of American Crime: Carl Sifakis:http://online.infobase.com/HRC/LearningCenter/Details/2?articleId=198488Zodiac Killer Biography:https://www.biography.com/people/zodiac-killer-236027Audio:Creepy Background Music:https://www.royaltyfreemusicforfree.com/free-background-musicTime Traveler Beautiful Melodies For Fantastic StoriesGunshot Sounds:Dreamy Ambient Background Music:http://www.orangefreesounds.com/category/music/background-music/Audio From The Zodiac Killer - ABC Primetime Investigation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCYbAdzCAjEAudio From This is the Zodiac Speaking:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0jnsbZwys12 min
- One-Time Pod - IntroOne-Time Pod explores the history of cryptography through episodes produced by students in Derek Bruff's first-year writing seminar at Vanderbilt University. Each episode considers a different code or cipher, how it works, and why it's interesting.For more on Dr. Bruff's first-year seminar on cryptography, visit the course homepage: derekbruff.org/blogs/fywscrypto/.Intro music: "To Be Decided," Mystery Mammal, CC-BY2 min
- Sir George Scovell, Codebreakerby Safwaan KhanIn this episode of CryptoCast, we take a humorous approach to telling the story Sir George Scovell, who is most famous for his role in breaking The Army of Portugal Code and the Great Paris Cipher. He actually joins us a special guest in this episode. Obviously, it is not the real Sir George but a fictional representation of him.Our team tried to portray Sir George as someone came across as somewhat boastful of his achievements. While this may not have been true in reality, we felt that this would add to the humor of the episode and also, it would show how proud he was that he, an outsider to the elite upper classes, could work his way up the rankings of the army. Furthermore, we believe that the way his negative attitude towards the French highlights a common thought that the rest of Europe usually holds about the French too.In addition to George Scovell, we used an omniscient narrator, who through her outbursts, not only breaks up the monotony of Sir George Scovell’s rambling but also adds to the humor of the episode.We decided to use a minimal amount of sound effects in this episode (by minimal, we mean one. Did you spot it?) but instead, we chose to use a variation of voices to keep you entertained.We hope you enjoy this episode of Cryptocast. If you would like more information on Sir George Scovell and cryptography during the Napoleonic Wars, please see the list of sources used for this episode below.Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Scovellhttp://derekbruff.org/blogs/fywscrypto/files/2010/11/Mallick-Essay-2.pdfhttp://www.worldhistory.knowledge4africa.com/modern/revolution-02.jsphttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/spies/ciphers/scovell/default.htmhttp://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2014/11/napoleons-guide-to-improperly-using-cryptography.htmlUrban, Mark. The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.Voices:Presenter: Aakifah K KhanOmniscient Narrator: Olivia E DominguezSir George Scovell: Safwaan KhanMusic and Sound Effect:http://www.orangefreesounds.comThis show was written and produced by Safwaan Khan.9 min
- Episode 8 - Purple
by Rachael Osman
Tune in to the following Podcast on the Purple Machine, a not widely known coding machine used by the Japanese to hide covert messages. For keen insight about how the United States was able to turn around the war in the Pacific, missed clues regarding the Pearl Harbor attack, and background behind the Purple Machine, you won’t want to miss this podcast. The Purple Machine closely followed the design of the German coding machine, also known as Enigma. The Purple Machine was crucial to the Japanese in keeping messages secret from the Allies in World War II until the coding technique was compromised, and ultimately led to Japan’s demise.
Works Cited
Alberto-Perez. “How the U.S. Cracked Japan’s ‘Purple Encryption Machine’ at the Dawn of World War II.” Io9. Io9.gizmodo.com, 22 Mar. 2013. Web.
Balciunas, Marijus. “Japan’s Purple Machine.” (n.d.): n. pag. 18 Mar. 2004. Web.
Chen, C. Peter. “Hiroshi Oshima.” WW2DB. N.p., n.d. Web.
Contributor, Quora. “How Did the U.S. Break Japanese Military Codes Before the Battle of Midway?” Slate Magazine. N.p., 20 Nov. 2013. Web.
Enigma T – Tirpitz. N.p., n.d. Web.
“Japanese Purple Cipher.” Cipher Machines. N.p., n.d. Web.
Kahn, David. The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. N.p.: Scribner, n.d. Print.
The music/ sound effects were from www.orangefreesounds.com/.
Image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type…er_machine.jpg
13 min - Episode 7 - The Zodiac Ciphers
by Jackson Kelley
Imagine a man who killed 37 people, and sent a letter to a newspaper revealing his name… yet the identity of this person still remains a complete mystery. On this episode of Serial Unsolved Ciphers we explore the mystery of the Zodiac Killer, a murderer who attacked during the 1960s in Northern California. We delve into the ciphers themselves, including how one of them was broken by two high school teachers. We, explore who the Zodiac Killer could be, why the second cipher is unsolved, and even talk about the popularity of Zodiac Killer in today’s society.
SOURCES
patch.com/california/fostercit…-killer-been-cracked
Used for more info into alleged solve of the Z340 cipheren.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/whic…re-used-most
Frequency of letters in the alphabetwww.biography.com/people/zodiac-killer-236027
Biography on the killings of the Zodiac Killerwww.purple-planet.com/mysterious-bac…nds/4588158576
Background Audio and Music came from this sitewww.elonka.com/UnsolvedCodes.html
Helpful in looking up unsolved codesen.wikisource.org/wiki/Zodiac_Kill…s#July_31st_1969
The full list of all the letters that the Zodiac Killer sentwww.wondersandmarvels.com/2013/02/the-…ciphers.html
Essay written by former Vanderbilt student which was incredibly helpful in learning how the cipher was brokenzodiackillerfacts.com/main/the-340-c…her-dead-ends/
Helpful for learning about the methods people tried to solve the other cipherzodiackillerciphers.com/wiki/index.ph…rom_Dan_Olson
FBI Analysis of alleged solved cipherzodiackillerfacts.com/main/the-starliper-solution/
Invalid Solutionwww.oranchak.com/zodiac/corey/hoax.html
How the cipher should have been deciphered by Coreywww.zodiologists.com/z408_cipher_fi…er_theory.html
The last 18 lines of the Z408 cipher theorieswww.zodiackillerciphers.com/?p=233
How Harden solved the Z408 cipherwww.zodiacciphers.com/suspects.html
Potential Suspects17 min - Episode 6 - The Buzzard
by Shalin Naik
Olivier Levasseur was a ruthless and cunning pirate that terrorized the seas earning him the title La Buse: The Buzzard. Along with being a pirate, La Buse was highly educated and created a cipher to hide his 500 million Euro treasure he had pirated from a Bishop from France. His cipher has become one of the most confusing artifacts from the pirate times and has led one man to the edges of the Seychelles Archipelago trying to find it.
Sources:
Bath, G. The Levasseur Cryptogram. Retrieved from www.gjbath.com/Misc/LaBuse.htm
La Buse Cryptogram. Retrieved from
cipherfoundation.org/older-ciphers/…se-cryptogram/Soteriou, H. (27 April 2017). The Island with $100 million hidden. Retrieved from
www.bbc.com/travel/story/201704…-100-million-hiddenBurridge, G. (10 August 2012). The Buzzard’s hoard: The fabulous, undiscovered pirate treasure of Seychelles. Retrieved from
glynnburridge.com/blog/2012/08/the…e-of-seychelles/Tiburcio, M. (2012). Prying Open the Pigpen Cipher. Retrieved from
derekbruff.org/blogs/fywscrypto/…he-pigpen-cipher/Music:
www.royaltyfreemusicforfree.com/free-back…und-music
www.royaltyfreemusicforfree.com/free-back…und-musicwww.royaltyfreemusicforfree.com/free-back…ther-lifewww.orangefreesounds.com/big-waves-cr…-stormy-sea/Image: www.flickr.com/photos/miwok/10960921734/
16 min - Episode 5 - The Pigpen Cipher
by Ejhazz Milford
On this week’s episode, we go over the history of the pigpen cipher. Stay strapped to your seat for this one folks because the history of the pigpen cipher is a long and exciting one. It’ll take you from the secretive Freemasons, to the treacherous Confederates, and to so much more. Who knows. By the end, you may be ready to starting encoding messages of your own.
Works Cited
Butler, W. S., & Keeney, L. D. (2001).Secret messages: concealment, codes, and other types of ingenious communication. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Khan, David. The Codebreakers . The Macmillan Company, 1967.
MacNulty, W. K. (2006). Freemasonry: symbols, secrets, significance. London: Thames & Hudson.
Tiburcio, Marco. “Prying Open the Pigpen Cipher.” Wonders & Marvels , Vanderbilt University.
Websites
archives.fbi.gov/archives/about-u…fsc/jan2000/olso
n.htmcrypto.interactive-maths.com/pigpen-cipher.htmlwww.civilwarsignals.org/cipher/pigpencipher.htmlMusic
Solo Cello Passion by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Production
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One-Time Pod explores the history of cryptography through episodes produced by students in Derek Bruff's first-year writing seminar at Vanderbilt University.