We're joined by multi-talented theatre creator Breanna Maloney for a deep dive into the history of the Internet to learn what spam is, where it comes from, and some of the formats that people have used to make money off of this inbox-clogging nuisance.  And sadly, it looks like nothing at all has changed between the first computer networks and now. 

Keep up to date with Breanna and Alma Matters at https://www.almamattersproductions.com/current-1

Want to join the parade of spammers sending us fun 419 and phishing scams? Email us at [email protected]

Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/

Our art is by Jennifer Walker. Find her at https://www.jenniferwalker.design/

Sources for this week's episode: 

Brunton, Finn. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet. Published 2013 by MIT Press.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_email_spam

https://www.templetons.com/brad/spamreact.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/ARPANET

http://www.juliandibbell.com/texts/mytinylife.html#VR8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Wolfgang_Hawke

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060802/0854203.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mydoom

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