It's that time again for more of your questions, and this month we discuss medical equipment conducting secret data collection, dangerously fast CD-ROMs, what we'd want in a brand new operating system (assuming we'd even want one), open source software made by big-box retail chains, OLED vs. LCD TVs, impassioned views on McMaster-Carr, whether or not to inve ... Show More
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314: We Hope, We Wish, We Ask, We Request
<p>It's a news roundup this week, with a ton of recent goings on to discuss, including the sudden explosion in RAM prices (and a similar looming problem with SSDs), Microsoft announcing plans to shove AI agents directly into the Windows taskbar, Google killing off first-gen Nest ... Show More
1h 31m
Nov 9
312: The Original Tree Puncher
<p>Online game design veteran Raph Koster recently posted a new piece about how he thinks about game design, which got us talking about the history of online multiplayer, so then we figured, why not talk about that subject in a (slightly) more comprehensive way on this podcast? S ... Show More
1h 26m
Aug 29
Episode 196 - From Sankara to Traore - Burkina Faso
<p>You are listening to this episode 1 week after it was released. To get episodes on time, up to 2 exclusive episodes a month, discord access, merch discounts and plenty more - check out our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram</p><p>Going to the "Upper Volta" ... Show More
1h 27m
Mar 2025
Episode 172 - Car Go Vroom
<p>Brief history of a tool that changed the world.</p><p>You are listening to this episode 1 week after it was released. To get episodes on time, up to 2 exclusive episodes a month, discord access, merch discounts and plenty more - check out our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ ... Show More
1h 17m
Apr 2025
Episode 178 - Outcast from the colony (Ft. Greg Stoker)
<p>Belly of the beast is on the line.</p><p>You are listening to this episode 1 week after it was released. To get episodes on time, up to 2 exclusive episodes a month, discord access, merch discounts and plenty more - check out our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram< ... Show More
1h 9m
Sep 12
Episode 198 - Pictures in books (Ft. Lady Izdihar)
<p>You are listening to this episode 1 week after it was released. To get episodes on time, up to 2 exclusive episodes a month, discord access, merch discounts and plenty more - check out our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram</p><p>The modern contradictions of pitchi ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 2025
Episode 171 - All Presidents Are War Criminals: Bush Senior, Reagan, Kennedy
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1h 26m
Mar 2025
Episode 175 - Suppression of the left
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1h 37m