Yesterday

Week in Tech: Hot Maps and AI Judges

Is betting on current events the ‘future of news’? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah ask AI if their favorite restaurants are hot or not and why Gen Z is nostalgic for a world without the internet. They also discuss Wimbledon’s new AI judges and how drones are impacting ... Show More

38m 9s

Jul 9

The Story: Roblox and the ‘Prehistoric Era’ of Gaming w/ David Baszucki

David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, the gaming platform that’s become a digital playground for millions of kids around the world. Baszucki sits down with Oz to talk about how Roblox became one of the most beloved tech platforms for the younger generations, and why ... Show More

31m 21s

Jul 4

TechStuff Classic: The Story of the Sony Walkman

This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes — all about the Sony Walkman. Jonathan Strickland dives into why Time named the portable device number 47 on a list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time. How did the Walkman become a thing, and what influence has ... Show More

46m 8s

Aug 2023

SYMHC Classics: Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

This 2016 episode touches on the establishment of a submarine telegraph cable to connect North America and Europe. It took ingenuity, but more than anything else, it required tenacity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28m 36s

May 2022

Transatlantic Communications

Learn about the project to connect North America and Europe by first laying telegraph cables across the Atlantic Ocean, and from this early project to the modern fiber optic cables that connect the continents by the Internet. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistoryStories.com 📺 YouTube 👍 ... Show More

12m 8s

Jan 2019

How a Broken Toilet Foiled a German Sub

Toward the end of World War II, the German Type VIIC submarine was acknowledged to be one of the most advanced -- and deadliest -- predators on the seas. Yet, in at least one case, some of the same technological breakthroughs that made these subs astonishing also led to their dem ... Show More

23m 22s

Mar 2022

America’s Failing Water Infrastructure - If You Don’t Know, Now You Know

America’s water infrastructure is failing. Here’s a look at how we got here, the impact this has on the country and what we can do about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10m 4s

Feb 2021

EP15: The Transatlantic Cable: A Thread Across the Ocean

Historian John Steele Gordon tells the story of how the telegraph went from Samuel Morse to winning WWI and how one man spearheaded the effort to connect America to Great Britain and, in doing so, the rest of the world. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) ... Show More

26m 10s

Jul 2021

What Do You Know about the Atlantic Ocean?

What do you know about the Atlantic Ocean? Learn about the Atlantic Ocean in this new Do You Know episode from English Plus Podcast.Read about the Atlantic Ocean on https://englishpluspodcast.com/what-do-you-know-about-the-atlantic-ocean/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium ... Show More

5m 27s

Mar 2024

Syrenna’s WaterDrone is the ocean-monitoring ‘underwater weather station’ of the future

As crucial as the ocean is to countless industries, we lack the kind of systematic knowledge of it that we have of the surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 55s

The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable