Join forensic engineer Sean Brady as he discusses engineering failures and disasters. Sean examines both the technical and human causes of failure, explores failures in a range of professions, and talks about why our decision making is not nearly as… Read More ›
Podcasts
This Is Love
The creators of the popular podcast, Criminal, surprised everyone when they turned their attention to an investigation of a very different kind. This is Love explores perseverance, obsession, and what happens when we risk betting it all… More here. This… Read More ›
20 great storytelling podcasts
If ever there was a time to immerse yourself in a different world, a commute on a dark grey winter’s morning is it. Storytelling podcasts can take you straight into fantasy, can grip you, make you laugh, help you relax… Read More ›
SoundCloud running out of time
Exiting team members wanted to know why they weren’t warned, while those who survived the cuts wanted assurance that the cost reductions would keep the company afloat for the long-run. But as security ominously filed into SoundCloud’s meeting rooms at… Read More ›
LeVar Burton Reads
Lose yourself in a great story with LeVar Burton Reads. In each episode, host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek, Roots) hand-picks a different piece of short fiction, and reads it to you… Subscribe here. Excellent.
Fringe Game History Podcast: Episode 1
Episode 1 – Kirk Israel Kirk Israel talks about JoustPong, a game he has made and remade many times over the years. We dive into the homebrew community surrounding the Atari 2600 in the early 2000s, the strain of obsessive… Read More ›
Podcast releases man from prison
A Swedish man who spent 13 years in prison has been released after a podcast convinced the country’s Supreme Court to retry his case. Kaj Linna was convicted of robbery and murder then sentenced to life in prison despite what… Read More ›
We’re All Gonna Die
The world is a vampire, and politics is hell. On the We’re All Gonna Die podcast, premiering today, the Daily Dot staff complains about the world. Come with us as we dissect the viral political news of the week. Straight… Read More ›
Podcaster Pro by Adam Curry
The Podcaster Pro™ is a USB Audio device that has been over a decade in the making by Adam Curry. The Podcaster Pro™, your laptop, and an XLR mic are all you need to make podcasts that sound like they… Read More ›
How Big is My Penis?
On the Internet, people say all kinds of things they’d never say aloud — about sex and race, about their true wants and fears. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has spent years parsing the data. His conclusion: our online searches are the… Read More ›