Episodes

  • Minisode 2.1: Nicole Leung - In Memoriam

    Minisode 2.1: Nicole Leung - In Memoriam
    Jul 29 2021

    Nicole Leung passed away March 4 of this year, though I only learned so earlier this month. To work through my feelings, I wrote this personal essay about the person she was to me, and included some audio from her original interview that I was lucky to find.

    I hate that this is what it took to get me back behind the microphone.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Episode 7: Ships of the Digital Line

    Episode 7: Ships of the Digital Line
    Jan 18 2019

    In this episode, host Spencer Tordoff reflects on what makes building or modifying a personal computer different from just getting one off the shelf. Cathie Harms, his mom, provides some perspective on his start in PC hardware, we check in on Sandra Gran as she builds her first PC, and YouTubers Tim and Ozi talk about how personal computers can be special.
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    24 mins
  • Minisode 7.1: First Builds

    Minisode 7.1: First Builds
    Dec 26 2018

    Ozi of OzTalksHW and Tim of Green Ham Gaming reflect on their first builds, the computers that got them into PC hardware.
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  • Episode 6: Heroes of Light

    Episode 6: Heroes of Light
    Aug 1 2014
    Some of us are born knowing what we want to do when we grow up. Auston talks about being one of those people, and whether his career as an indie developer is worthwhile.
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    11 mins
  • Episode 5: Loss in the Fifth Generation

    Episode 5: Loss in the Fifth Generation
    Jun 16 2014
    Dylan McCarthy talks about a childhood spent gaming, and how games helped him cope with his father's death from cancer.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 4: Archnemesis

    Episode 4: Archnemesis
    Jun 7 2014
    Susi Stuart discusses the moral guidance she received from the Ultima series, and discusses how Jack Thompson inspired her to practice law.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 3: Starting Villages

    Episode 3: Starting Villages
    Sep 4 2013
    The Oregon Trail inspires one to actually go west, and a planned flashmob sends a teenager to court.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 2: Family

    Episode 2: Family
    Jun 19 2013
    In this episode: Building a tower to escape the towers of Hong Kong, choosing games over an earthquake, and teen angst through the lens of Goldeneye.
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    32 mins