The Kids' Code Podcast

In this episode, we try to resolve the mystery with some more secret messages. Join us! The Solution Snake also starts a new segment.
 
Links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t7AsIwPdw12HlW8jtSMofT_eVYFk8_9t
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17QNA2Ob2TXk6MjVwsKccb6yeeUBGLoUR
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_y0uCt707hYZBJHCASZK2guaqfGKGzu
 
The background music used in this episode was by Bio Unit, ComaStudio, Ashot-Danielan-Composer, OYStudio, fanchisanches, and Music Unlimited, and our theme is Mosquito by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode, we talk about numbers (or number-to-letter cipher) and ASCII with Bob Bot and Peter. In the story we go somewhere Barnabas has always wanted to go, and Dan does the forbidden segment. Now that I think of it, Bob was acting quite strange. . .
 
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
 
The background music used in the episode was mostly by Bio Unit, ComaStudio and Ketsa, and our theme is Mosquito by Caspar Babypants.

You can get a parent to text us here.

 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this bonus episode, Barnabas, Steve, Dan, Bob Bot, and Codemaster Cole go behind the scenes on how they prepare for (and create) these episodes. This includes real coverage from an upcoming episode - one that we think you'll love, and even clips from the episode! This is an important part of the story as well, so make sure you listen.

Links:

• https://kidscodepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821051/11521818-bonus-season-2-s-stories
• https://kidscodepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821051/11343891-12-polybius-square
• https://kidscodepodcast.buzzsprout.com/1821051/12285070-17-codebreaking-pt-2
• https://crypto.interactive-maths.com/

The background music used in this episode was by Bio Unit, ComaStudio and Ketsa, and our theme is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

You can get a parent to text us here.

 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

Thank you for listening.

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In this episode we talk about the Vigenère cipher with Dan. Many things about the  Vigenère cipher - including it's name - have been misattributed - find out why. The story also resolves last week's mystery and follow the trail of clues. And Dan makes a new segment without host permission. Barnabas seems to think that he's loosing control of the show.

Links:
Cryptanalytic methods:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher#Friedman_test
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasiski_examination
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher#Key_elimination

Crypto Corner encoding/decoding:

• https://crypto.interactive-maths.com/vigenegravere-cipher.html#act
• https://crypto.interactive-maths.com/kasiski-analysis-breaking-the-code.html#act

The background music in this episode, as always, is by Bio Unit, ComaStudio and Ketsa, and our theme is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

You can get a parent to text us here.

 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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We just found a secret message! Can you figure it out?

The background music used in this episode was "Mainframe" by Bio Unit and our theme song is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode, we talk about spy techniques (stalking, tracking, and shadowing) with Codemaster Cole and Dangerous Dave. Stalking, tracking, and shadowing are the three classic forms of following a quarry, and we share tips on how to do each method well. Also, tactics on how to stop a trail. In the story, we all go somewhere exotic - find out where!

The background music used in this episode was "Bio Unit" and "Resonance", by Bio Unit, "Resolute" and "Space Downtempo Background" by ComaStudio, "Forever" by kamhunt, and "Happy Diversion" by Ketsa. Our theme music is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode, we revisit codebreaking with Caw the Crow & Robo Robbie, Bob Bot's brother. Brute force, frequency analysis, Kasiski analysis, oh my! Also, nothing happens in the story...right?

Links from the episode:
Kasiski Analysis: https://crypto.interactive-maths.com/kasiski-analysis-breaking-the-code.html

Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, where you can also submit flubs for Bob Bot to read on the show.

The Background music was "Bio Unit", "Conduit", "Vacant", and "Lonely Satellite" by Bio Unit and  "Brilliance", "Digital Abstract Technology", and "Resolute" by ComaStudio. Our theme music is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode, we talk about Semaphore with the New Recruit and the dumb & proper lady. Semaphore, though thought only to be a flag code, is a whole class of communication. In the story we find out what happened to the New Recruit, Emily End and the Evil Ant, and discover that he's hiding in Plano, Texas. Plus, we walk through how to make a flag.

Links from this episode:
Papa Flag: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/ICS_Papa.svg
Flag Alphabet: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Semaphore_Signals_A-Z.jpg

The background music used in this episode is "Bio Unit", "Resonance", and "Moving Sun" by Bio Unit, "Brilliance", "Digital Abstract Technology", "Resolute" by ComaStudio, and "Happy Diversion" by Ketsa. Our theme music is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode we talk about Culper Code with Codemaster Cole, Dan, and Bob Bot. As well as being the first episode in which we focus on a specific spy ring, it is also the first episode in which Barnabas shows that he actually be a codemaker as well as a codebreaker. Also, Barnabas can teach about spies and codes, but can he take those aspects into real life? Listen to find out.

Links from the episode:
Barnabas's Culper Code Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GO_v-5Hq2L0YIQ4fFelB9dGp3t06aWGg/view
The Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culper_Ring

Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, where you can also submit flubs for Bob Bot to read on the show.

The Background music used in this episode was "Bio Unit", "Resonance", "Virus", and "Moving Sun" by Bio Unit and "Brilliance", "Digital Abstract Technology", "Inspiration", and "Space Downtempo Background" by ComaStudio. Our theme music is from "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

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 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

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In this episode we talk about the Codenames with Codemaster Cole and the Evil Ant. Codenames and Codewords are arguably the core of codes, so we decided to finally get to them, with Steve's Tips included. Plus, hear the story, in which Dangerous Dave arrives (at the very end). This episode features more sound effects, so if you thought this show was boring, think again.

Links from the episode:
Codenames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_name
Codewords: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_word_(figure_of_speech)
CIA Cryptonyms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_cryptonym
NATO Reporting Names: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_reporting_name

Please support our show by  leaving us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts, where you can also submit flubs for Bob Bot.

The background music used in this episode are "Bio Unit", "Resonance", "Float", "Moving Sun", and "Lonely Satellite" by Bio Unit and "The Corporate Ambient" and "Resolute" by ComaStudio. Our theme song is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

You can get a parent to text us here.

 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

Thank you for listening.

Support the show