{"id":62688,"date":"2017-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2017\/05\/01\/podcasts-about-the-internet\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T01:02:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T01:02:44","slug":"podcasts-about-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/deep-dives\/podcasts-about-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"11 podcast episodes about the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Internet hosts thousands of hours of podcasts, all ready for our on-demand listening pleasure. While podcasting might not save the world<\/a>, it does contribute to a healthy, vibrant Internet. Anyone and everyone can make a show to express themselves, pursue ideas and teach others. Some shows do a remarkable job covering Internet Health issues like privacy, security, openness, inclusion and more. Here are eleven worth hearing, from heart-wrenching human stories to lofty academic conversations, all touching on the Internet\u2019s past, present and future.<\/p>\n

1. TED Radio Hour: Open Source World<\/h2>\n

Creating things freely and in the open sometimes leads to results you never thought possible.<\/em><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/b> The era of open source has led to countless innovations. When does it work and when is it chaos? In this episode, TED speakers explore how open source is changing how we build, collaborate and govern.<\/p>\n

My review: <\/b>This TED Radio Hour<\/a> makes the case for why an open source world<\/a> is a better world, and they do it in a beautiful, conversational way. I listened to this podcast on a Saturday morning in my kitchen, and texted the link to a friend with the comment, \u201cSo freaking inspiring!\u201d Seriously, this podcast had me almost in tears of gratitude and inspiration. Good TED Talks can do that. Or maybe I\u2019m just emotional. Either way, it\u2019s good listening.<\/p>\n

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2. Note to Self: The Bookie, The Phone Booth, and The FBI<\/h2>\n

When privacy is invaded, it\u2019s not all at once. It\u2019s little by little by little. <\/i>It\u2019s changing our society and will have profound implications for who we are as a nation.<\/i><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/b> The fourth amendment doesn\u2019t mention privacy once. But those 54 little words<\/a>, written more than 200 years ago, are a crucial battleground in today\u2019s fight over our digital rights. That one sentence is why the government can\u2019t listen to your phone calls without a warrant. And it\u2019s why they don\u2019t need one to find out who you\u2019re calling.<\/p>\n

My review:<\/b> I\u2019ve listened to this episode several times. At around the 21-minute mark, when Laura Donohue, director of Georgetown\u2019s Center on Privacy and Technology<\/a>, eloquently summarizes why privacy matters<\/a> and how the fourth amendment plays a critical role in defining who we are as a country, I was ready to take to the streets draped in an American flag to defend my constitutional rights. I also got hooked on Note to Self<\/a>, which tackles the modern quandaries of Internet citizens in an approachable way.<\/p>\n