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Found in the Machine

Daina Bouquin
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Technology
History
Bluetooth
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DNS (domain Name System)
Dan Kaminsky
David Blackwell
AOL
MIDI
Computing
Douglas Engelbart
Google
Berlin
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Warsaw
Silicon
World War II
Cold War
Hedy Lamarr

Every line of code has a story. Most of us just never hear it.

Found in the Machine is a narrative podcast about the forgotten people, decisions, and accidents that quietly shaped the digital world.

If you've ever wondered who actually made the technology you use every day, and why you've never heard their name before, you'll feel at home here. This show is for the curious, not the credential... more

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In 1916, a tired chemist in a Berlin laboratory accidentally dipped his fountain pen into a pool of molten tin and pulled out the foundation of the digital world. He had no idea what he had done. 

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Daina Bouquin, host and narrator, is associated with long-running explorations of computing history and tech storytelling. The episodes show a consistent focus on uncovering forgotten people and moments in the history of computing and the internet.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 7 ratings
  • Fascinating!!

    This episode on the woven core memory of the Apollo computers is really interesting and Daina does a great job of engaging narration.

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    Fantastic narrative! Never thought I’d be impressed with such stories without video. Absolutely brilliant.

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Found in the Machine: Forgotten Tech History offers narrative explorations of the people, decisions, and accidents that shaped computing, software, and the internet. Episodes emphasize the often overlooked contributors behind everyday digital technology, from early hardware and infrastructure to the cultural moments that defined how we interact with tech. Stories are accessible to curious listeners rather than requiring a technical background, with a consistent thread of human context, archival research, and the social dimensions of tech history. A noteworthy throughline is the way the show connects technical milestones to real people and communities, highlighting lesser-known engineers, designers, and organizers who quietly funded, built, ... more

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