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Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by spikepuppet »

bcantrill wrote: post #120
spikepuppet wrote: post #117

For me it's got to be the podcast "On The Metal" by the guys over at Oxide Computer Company. I was a big fan of a lot of the talks by Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle, but hearing these two talk to people who worked on such interesting problems at some amazing points in history makes me so happy. It was also such a good reminder of why i wanted to do software, and re-ignited my love of working closer to the metal. In…

We're so glad you like it! As stupid as it might sound, we're big fans too: these conversations have been incredible, and a great reminder to everyone about the singular joy of computers. We have some amazing ones in the pipeline (i.e., already recorded). In the next few weeks, look for security researcher Rich Altherr (discoverer of the USBAnywhere vuln), microprocessor aficionado Jon Masters -- and then our longest…

Right now, I'm trying not to drop to my knees like Wayne in front of Alice Cooper!!!

I love the enthusiasm you guys have for this though, it's so palpable. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for these coming episodes, they all sound amazing.

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by doe88 »

Certainly the ones I appreciated the most were two related episodes from Benjamin Walker's Theory of everything [1], very informative, very personal:

  - 1984 The Book [2]
  - 1984 The Year [3]
[1] https://theoryofeverythingpodcast.com/

[2] https://theoryofeverythingpodcast.com/2019/08/1984-the-book-...

[3] https://theoryofeverythingpodcast.com/2019/08/1984-the-year-...

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by Dowwie »

I think this story would make for a great movie:

Radiolab's "The Punchline" https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/radio... (starts at 3:19)

"John Scott was the professional hockey player that every fan loved to hate. A tough guy. A brawler. A goon. But when an impish pundit named Puck Daddy called on fans to vote for Scott to play alongside the world’s greatest players in the NHL All-Star Game, Scott found himself facing off against fans, commentators, and the powers that be. Was this the realization of Scott’s childhood dreams? Or a nightmarish prank gone too far? Today on Radiolab, a goof on a goon turns into a parable of the agony and the ecstasy of the internet, and democracy in the age of Boaty McBoatface."

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by 4thwaywastrel »

The 80,000 hours podcast probably had the largest intellectual impact on me of any media in 2019, not only in terms of actual content but pointers to other thinkers / ideas.

My favorite episode was probably: https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/glen-weyl-radically-...

The first time I listened I noped out after the first 20 minutes due to all the terminology being slung around and (seemingly) ungrounded anti-capitalist rhetoric. But I gave it another go after the episode with Vitalik Buterin and I'm very glad I did. Once they get going it's a fascinating introduction to collective action problems, public goods, and bleeding edge ideas of what we might do to solve them (pairs well with "Vitalik Buterin on The Portal" first as a gentler intro to the idea of public goods).

The charter cities institute episode was also great as an exploration of new ideas that might really move the needle on human suffering

https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/lutter-and-winter-ch...

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by TooCleverByHalf »

Dowwie wrote: post #123

I think this story would make for a great movie: Radiolab's "The Punchline" https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/radio... (starts at 3:19) "John Scott was the professional hockey player that every fan loved to hate. A tough guy. A brawler. A goon. But when an impish pundit named Puck Daddy called on fans to vote for Scott to play alongside the world’s greatest players in the NHL All-Star Game, Scott…

I enjoyed this episode greatly and learned a whole lot about the NHL that I did not know (or intend to know).

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by JoshMcguigan »

spikepuppet wrote: post #117

For me it's got to be the podcast "On The Metal" by the guys over at Oxide Computer Company. I was a big fan of a lot of the talks by Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle, but hearing these two talk to people who worked on such interesting problems at some amazing points in history makes me so happy. It was also such a good reminder of why i wanted to do software, and re-ignited my love of working closer to the metal. In…

I'll second this recommendation. Every episode so far has been top notch! I really hope they are able to keep the quality bar high as they continue to make episodes.

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by elil17 »

"The Fight for a True Democracy," from 1619. I've felt recently that feeling patriotic for my country (America) doesn't line up with my moral views. This podcast convinced me otherwise.

The series as a whole is about the history of chattel slavery in America. It does an amazing job of blending the personal and economic narratives together into a cohesive story.

Re: Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?

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Post by elil17 »

krtkush wrote: post #9

Fighter Pilot Podcast - 1) B-52 Stratofortress 2) Mig-29 Fulcrum 3) SR-71 Blackbird The Seen and The Unseen - 1) Our Colorful Past 2) The 2019 Elections 3) The India-Pakistan Conflict 4) Kashmir and Article 370 Lapham's Quarterly - 1) William Dairymple The Joe Rogan Experience - 1). Edward Snoweden NPR Throughline - 1) The Dark Side Of The Moon Podcast series - 1) 13 Minutes To The Moon 2) The Chernobyl Podcast

Seconding "The Dark Side of the Moon" - I'd heard the story of Wernher von Braun before but this painted a much richer and more detailed picture.
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