Motherlode
Ranieri & Co.Introducing Motherlode, a Ranieri & Co. production. The gripping story about the birth of computer hacking from an unlikely centre - Melbourne Australia. It was here teenage boys, and they were mostly boys, hacked into some of the biggest organisations in the world.
It’s also where a young hacker, Julian Assange, cut his teeth on computers and went on to develop Wikileaks, the most disruptive webs... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | DocumentarySociety & CultureTechnology | ||||
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Wikileaks was at least 20 years in the making. Described as a “radical form of muck-raking”, it was a unique convergence of technology, a new brand of politics and university maths puzzles. It’s founder Julian Assange was ideologically driven and had... more
A new brand of politics was taking hold online. Left leaning liberals and free market libertarians combined to create something new. United by a belief that encryption was a powerful political weapon, they were technically literate, proudly wrote cod... more
The next hacker group to hit the scene, International Subversives went further, hacked more and were unashamedly political. Trax, Prime Suspect and Mendax - who we now know as Julian Assange were prolific and talented. They hacked phone companies and... more
It took a while for the Australian Federal Police to take hacking seriously, but when they finally did, the party was over. The Realm Hackers were charged with new laws which had never been tested in the courts. No-one knew what to expect from the ju... more
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- If I had…
…a top 125 things a traveller should know about Melbourne list. This would be number 9. Right up there. A great podcast about the early hacking scene in Melbourne/the world. The initial content and content flow borrow a lot from the film “In the realm of hacking”, 2003. If you have scene that then the first bunch of episodes are a bit of a rerun of story. For first timers well worth it. Also, they are the only studio that doesn’t say “now to a break” or have a musical segway. A bit cheeky and I’... more
Apple Podcasts5Max Milne
Australia3 years ago - Fascinating and very well structured series
Highly recommended. I love a good podcast about hacking. But I was pleasantly surprised to see how the series evolves and sheds light on recent events. If you like Darknet Diaries you will like this.
Apple Podcasts5the_real_WaynoAustralia3 years ago - Fascinating
Understanding recent history explains current events on critical issues of data, privacy, and governance. Compulsory listening.
Apple Podcasts5Oxford1779Australia4 years ago - Loved It!
Was a great listen, just loved hearing about the early days of hacking, good background if you are interested at all in what is happening to Julian Assange.
Apple Podcasts5CathGG1Australia4 years ago - Blew my mind
Great podcast.
Apple Podcasts5TorsWattoeAustralia4 years ago
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