Is this your podcast?
Sign up
to track ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more
Inc. Magazine
Computer Freaks
This is the untold history of how the internet almost didn’t happen. It’s an ode to fathers and daughters. And it’s a tale about the origins of the man-computer symbiosis that’s still profoundly relevant to our society today.
Host Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, an editor-at-large at Inc., is a James Beard Award-winning journalist who has worked for NBC News as well as three of the nation’s largest newspapers, and who created the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Rotten. Dare-Bryan’s connection to the story is deeply personal—her father, Joseph Haughney, was one of the internet’s founding...
Listen now
Ratings & Reviews
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
4.7 stars from 63 ratings
Truly Excellent
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Digs into the technical aspects and nitty gritty without losing the layman….also manages to not waste too much time spoon feeding for narrative’s sake, just brief explainer for those unfamiliar and the narrative moves along. Great interviews, great podcast. Truly excellent.”
Geumpyhistory via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/05/23
Overstated
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“There are way too many issues with this podcast's approach, and I won't try to list them all here. If you're into these topics, I'd recommend you to listen to it if you want to remind yourself how prejudice looks like.”Read full review »
Isra R R via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/28/23
Highly recommend
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Such a great podcast! Never knew the history behind the internet. Especially enjoyed the interviews with those individuals who are part of this history and can recollect with such detail.”
Carol@RI via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/18/23
Recent Episodes
Mitch Reback, CFO of Sweetgreen, is one of the rising corporate financial stars who is helping to take their companies to the next level. When he started, Sweetgreen had 25 stores; today, there are more than 220—and Reback says the company is still in its “infancy.” In this podcast, part of the...
Published 10/10/23
Published 07/20/23
We return to speaking to Joseph Haughney about his hopes for the Arpanet. We ask other founders how they feel about what the internet has become. We also speak to internet early founder Hans Werner Braun’s daughters about how they reconcile themselves the world their father helped create.
Published 07/20/23
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Links
Genres
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
