We get into the nitty gritty this week with a grab bag of home computing projects that's really more like a set of cautionary tales. Will discovers the perils of hanging your entire household's Internet access on a couple of older, neglected Raspberry Pis. Brad learns some harsh lessons about the power draw of a space heater and not maintaining the automatio ... Show More
Jan 25
323: Ignore All Previous Instructions
The questions piled up over the holidays and now it's time to answer them in this, the first Q&A of 2026. This month we touch on topics like the splendor Gateway 2000's cow boxes, the mystery of the ENIAC, whether a shed qualifies as off-site backup, what the heck volt-amps are ( ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 11
321: How to Charge Your Knife
Another new year means another CES means another roundup of CES news. This year we cover all the announcements from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia (or at least one of those), plus some legitimately exciting stuff like smart Legos, the first vehicle shipping with a solid state battery, co ... Show More
1h 9m
Aug 2025
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
Oct 2025
WCH Podcast and Patreon Update
An update for you on the Working Class History podcast and its future. In short, we began releasing much more frequent podcast episodes 18 months ago, in an effort to get more supporters on Patreon. While we were able to grow our support, it has not been sufficient to cover our i ... Show More
4m 30s
Sep 2025
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
<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><a rel="payment" href="https://www. ... Show More
1h 26m