Vaguebooking

By Carter Moon

A podcast about social media in the age of social isolation.... more

· Society & Culture

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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Vaguebooking episodes:

October 01, 2021 Episode 43: A People's History of the Internet: SomethingAwful
The time has come to finally discuss SomethingAwful, the notorious forum that changed the internet forever.
WARNING: This episode includes an extreme story about mental illness, listen with caution.
Dale Beran's "It Came From Something Awful": https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250189745/it-came-from-something-awful
Music from this episode by Ruth Dancing: https://ruthdancing.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-cold-light-of-love-back-into-your-heart
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1h 17min
September 18, 2021 Episode 42: A People's History of the Internet: Preserving Worlds
We interview Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil, creators of the wonderful documentary series "Preserving Worlds" about their efforts documenting online gaming communities that have found ways to thrive beyond their creator's intentions.
Watch Preserving Worlds here: https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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1h 16min
September 03, 2021 Episode 41: A People's History of the Internet: Coming Online with Tom Sexton
We sat down with Tom Sexton of the Trillbily Worker's Party to talk about how bizarre it was for the internet to rapidly integrate into our lives.
Check out Trillbillies here: https://soundcloud.com/user-972848621-463073718
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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50min
August 27, 2021 Episode 40: A People's History of the Internet: The Dotcom Bubble
In this double-stuffed episode, we talked to Financial Guru Gregg Gethard about the Dotcom Bubble, the various ways early internet companies were always doomed to fail, and how their impact echoes through the too big to fail tech giants of today.
Links to our sources can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_bubble
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberian_Outpost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooz.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelon
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/rx-for-trouble/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfodESl2Dww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sICSyC9u5iI
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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2h 4min
August 20, 2021 Episode 39: John Cullen: Everything is Just Porn
We were so pleased to get the chance to talk to John Cullen from the excellent podcast Blocked Party! A very lively discussion of what makes people post the way they post, how the internet economy works, and some of the worst things John has been subjected to for the entertainment of his audience.
Check out Blocked Party here: https://blockedparty.libsyn.com/
Follow John: @cullenthecomic
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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1h 15min
August 13, 2021 Episode 38: A People's History of the Internet: .txt files: A Brief Verbal History
This week we take on you on a journey into the wild west of .txt files.
We want to thank our friends Pat, Rob, Austin, Z Kelly, Heaven, Shawn, Caleb, and Three Raccoons in a trench coat for lending their voices to make this episode happen!
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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30min
August 06, 2021 Episode 37: A People's History of the Internet: Warez
This week we talk all things warez, the evolving system of game piracy that impacted a lot of hacking culture as a whole. We also talk a good bit about the graffiti-adjacent art style that developed within the warez community.
You can find more from Brenden Becker AKA InversePhase in his 2018 presentation at Hackers on Planet Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpu5IxLIPR8
The Lost Art of Warez by Kevin Bouton-Scott: https://vimeo.com/341663153
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Our email: [email protected]
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1h 11min
July 23, 2021 Episode 36: A People's History of the Internet: Ander Monson
We talk to author Ander Monson about his previous life as a teenage boarding school hacker, and the perspective he has now a couple decades later.
Ander's website: http://otherelectricities.com/
Music by Pattern: https://patterns.bandcamp.com/album/windows
Our website: vaguebooking.net
Email: [email protected]
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59min
July 17, 2021 Episode 35: A People's History of the Internet: Dildog and the Cult of the Dead Cow
We are joined by Dildog, of the legendary hacker collective Cult of the Dead Cow, to talk about his remarkable strike against Microsoft known as Back Oriface 2000.
Relevant Websites:
https://cultdeadcow.com
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE HACKTIVISTS WHO TOOK ON MICROSOFT AND THE FBI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHxNEvklKqE
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1h 3min
July 09, 2021 Episode 34: A People's History of the Internet: Rob T. Firefly
This week we make the crossover from phreaking to hacking, talking to Rob T. Firefly, one of the longtime hosts of 2600 Magazine's Off the Hook podcast.
Rob's work:
https://robvincent.net (Personal Website)
https://modern.technology (Podcast Network)
2600 Collections: Dear Hacker and The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey 1984-2008
Our website: http://vaguebooking.net/
Our email: [email protected]
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1h 3min

FAQs about Vaguebooking:

How many episodes does Vaguebooking have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.