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Many of you might know Andrew "K'Tetch" Norton as a Techdirt commenter, or from his work at TorrentFreak or for the Pirate Party, and some of you might know that he also runs his own podcast, Tetch Talk. Recently, Andrew asked Mike and I to join him on the podcast for a discussion about our content moderation games Moderator Mayhem and Trust & Safety Tycoon, and today we're posting a mirror of the full discussion for our last podcast of the year. See you in 2024!

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Analytic A man sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a Nintendo Switch hack-selling scheme has been released early. But he says he will have to pay Nintendo a portion of whatever income he makes every month, for a very long time, as part of a $10 million settlement with company. In a podcast interview (first reported by TorrentFreak), Gary Bowser, 53, said he was let out of federal prison in Seattle early because of his age, medical condition, and nationality (he is Canadian). He will soon return to the Toronto area. But Bowser noted that his plea agreement calls for him to pay Nintendo $10 million in restitution. “The agreeent with them is that the maximum they can take is between 25 to 30% of your monthly gross income,” Bowser told podcaster Nick Moses. “And I have, like, six months before I have to start making payments.”source: Hack-seller Bowser owes Nintendo $10 million, has paid $175 so far - PolygonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For K9: BingeQuake's fourth episode we are joined by Hamish Steele (writer-creator of Netflix's Dead End Paranormal Park and the DeadEndia series of graphic novels on which the show is based) to discuss K9: "The Bounty Hunter", first broadcast on 1 February 2010. "The Bounty Hunter" was written by Ian McFadyen and directed by James Bogle. Listeners can follow the podcast on Twitter at @K9BingeQuake or email feedback and comments to us at k9bingequake@gmail.com. ** Credits: Hosts - Tom Marshall (he/him) & Kevin Burnard (he/him) Guest - Hamish Steele (he/they) Editing - Kevin Burnard Theme music - Jack Guidera (he/him) Logo/Artwork - Christy Burnard (she/her) Episode recorded 3 December 2022. ** Sources: There is at least one instance of Doctor Who Magazine covering the series behind the scenes - Blum, Jonathan, "K9", Doctor Who Magazine #409 (24 June 2009), pp8-9. On the existence of the 'baked bean sandwich' - it turns out it does exist and indeed has done for some time (Hill, Janet McKenzie, Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers, Little, Brown and Company (1909), p. 183; Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern, Roadfood Sandwiches: Recipes and Lore from our Favorite Shops Coast to Coast, Houghton Mifflin (2007), pp. 15-17). Both works, however, indicate this is more common in the American, not the British, sphere, with reference to "Boston brown bread". On the alleged status of rights expiry dates for Classic Who serials - Tovey, Will, "The Copyright in Doctor Who", Legal Piracy: Musings on Pirate Politics and Laws (7 October 2013); Jones, Ben, "Why Even Doctor Who Has Trouble Following Copyright", TorrentFreak (23 November 2013). Initial announcement of the K9: TimeQuake film featuring Omega and ensuing updates - "K9 to Battle Omega in New Film 'TimeQuake'", DoctorWhoTV (24 October 2015); Foster, Chuck, "K9: TimeQuake", DoctorWhoNews (24 October 2015); "New K9 Series Announced Omega to Return," TheDoctorWhoSite (9 September 2018). Mention of 'scripts for both a new K9 film and TV series' completed by Bob Baker before his death, 'which will continue in tribute to Bob and his legacy' - statement made by Twitter user @k9official, Tweet posted 5 November 2021. Initial announcement of a K9 series from Bob Baker & Paul Tams - "He's back! K9 takes the lead in four-part pilot series". Doctor Who Magazine #253 (2 July 1997), p. 4.

Puedes apoyar la realización de este programa con una suscripción. Más información por acáEsta semana repasamos los episodios con las noticias más importantes en el año, así como algunos de los episodios más vistos. Toca el turno sobre la caída de los dominios de Z-Library. Por cierto, no confíen en los "nuevos dominios de Z-Library" ya que son copias piratas. Más piratas que el original, en donde se difundían textos de manera ilegal.Chequen su canal de Telegram o consulten su dominio en la Dark Web vía Tor para llegar a la "fuente oficial.El Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos confisco los dominios de la biblioteca digital Z-Library, la cual ofrecía acceso a más de 11 millones de libros y 84 millones de artículos. El sitio recientemente llamó la atención en TikTok, lo que provocó una investigación por parte del Representante de la Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos. La semana pasada, TorrentFreak informó que TikTok bloqueó hashtags relacionados con Z-Library debido a quejas emitidas por titulares de derecho de autor de obras ofrecidas sin autorización. La dirección en Tor de Z-Library permanece disponible, pero avisa a los visitantes sobre los problemas de su servidor, los cuales pueden afectar la disponibilidad. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/noticias-de-tecnologia-express. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian and Simon reel in the New Year by discussing Adam McKay's Netflix satire Don't Look Up, the Disney+ Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett, and the HBO space comedy Avenue 5. Additionally, the two pals take a look at TorrentFreak's recently released ‘Most Downloaded TV Shows on BitTorrent' list. They also carve out some time to celebrate their memories of late actor Betty White's career after her recent passing. As a conversational podcast, we invite questions and comments to be featured on our show. Please send your letter to splitfocuspodcast@gmail.com to be showcased on future episodes.

Link to article: https://bit.ly/3z9KdnTA court has ordered the owner of a defunct ROM site to "permanently destroy" all unauthorised Nintendo games they have access to.As reported by TorrentFreak, a California district judge ordered Matthew Storman, owner of currently offline RomUniverse, to "permanently destroy all unauthorised Nintendo games or other unauthorised copies of Nintendo's intellectual property including movies, books, and music" no later than 17th August.Support the show (https://bit.ly/2XdAlJC)

Dan and Luis meet during the proverbial calm before the E3 storm to talk about the E3 Schedule, God of War now a 2022 title and confirmed to be a cross-generational title, and a new report indicating that nearly half of Playstation gamers are women. Plus: Luis and Dan's thoughts on Ring Fit Adventure, some cool new Pokemon merch, and all the big game anniversaries for the month of June. All this and more! 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping It Takes Two Spoilercast coming Wednesday 07:02 - Temple of Time (Game Anniversaries) 34:21 - Top News GOW: Ragnarok delayed to 2022, now confirmed for PS4 via Eurogamer 44:28 - E3 2021 schedule via Polygon 51:25 - Almost half of PlayStation gamers are women via PushSquare 56:26 - Exclusive: Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC via Ars Technica 1:01:17 - Extra News #1 - Crysis Remastered Trilogy due out Fall 2021 via Eurogamer #2 - Nintendo has won a summary judgment against pirate site RomUniverse via TorrentFreak #3 - Peter Fabiano is leaving Capcom via TheGamer #4 - The cancelled Fallout Van Buren is being remade as a New Vegas mod via PCGamer #5 - FarCry 6 is coming out on October 7th, 2021 via Engadget #6 - Dying Light 2 to come out on December 7th, 2021 via Kotaku #7 - Merle Dandridge to reprise her role in the Last of Us HBO series via HollywoodReporter #8 - Gabriel Amatangelo is Cyberpunk 2077's new game director via GamesIndustry.biz #9 - Extended Cut of Super Mario Bros Movie Surfaces Online via Collider 1:07:46 - Check This Out Adorable New Pokemon Collectibles Lady Dimitrescus Actor Model Cosplaying As Lady Dimitrescus 1:11:28 - Game Impressions Ring Fit Adventure 1:23:10 - New Releases & Updates 1:30:00 - Broke Gamer's Guide 1:34:29 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every Friday, Dan Lima (@thedanlima) and Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that's new and exciting in the world of videogames. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter or TikTok @readypressplay. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!

Over half a billion Facebook user account details have been leaked online as a free data dump on a hacking forum. The leak contains full names, phone numbers, email addresses and biographical information such as location, date of birth, gender and more. Facebook has downplayed the leak as being related to a flaw that was patched in 2019, but experts are warning users to be vigilant around social engineering scams that could use this data to target users or to attempt to commit fraud with these details. You can check if your data is included via the trustworthy Australian security website haveibeenpwned.com.LG is shutting down its smartphone business after 12 years of making Android phones. The company announced it will conclude smartphone operations at the end of July this year. The last profitable year for LG's mobile division was 2014. The company at times used its mobile division to test the potential of its battery and screen research and development, including the LG Rollable phone that was unveiled at CES this year. In other shutdowns, Yahoo! has stated it will shut down the Yahoo Answers service, one of the longest running question and answer forums on the internet. Launched in 2005, the company says the service will close down on May the Fourth, and that the 16 year history of the site will not be archived. A reminder to support initiatives like The Internet Archive in their efforts to independently archive the internet.In local research, last week the inaugural Australian and New Zealand Women in AI awards were granted at an event in Sydney. Leading researchers were awarded across finance, health, education, infrastructure, agribusiness and more. The top award went to Jamila Gordon, the CEO & Founder of Lumachain, a company working to improve global food supply chains with the help of AI.In science, a new study has found a new general model underlying the growth of all sharp biological structures, including teeth, horns, claws, beaks in animals and even thorns in plants. The new 'power cascade' model has found a power law between the radius and the length of these sharp structures, naming them 'power cones'. The model will also enable the prediction of age for a range of organisms.The global Esports Integrity Commission, ESIC, has revealed criminal investigations are ongoing into betting and match fixing in competitive Australian Counter-Strike. 35 players were sanctioned in January after seven others were sanctioned in October last year. Delays in more details being revealed have been explained as being related to police involvement in a small number of the cases where match results were being manipulated.In mobile games, Apple has updated its Apple Arcade game subscription service to bring a range of all-time classic games to its users. Apple Arcade has until now commissioned new games that have no in-app purchases or other added charges and no advertising. The new move sees a new App Store Classics category offer up Fruit Ninja Classic Plus, Mini Metro Plus, Cut The Rope Remastered and more, and a Timeless Classics category for puzzle and boardgames, offering Backgammon, Chess, Sudoku, Crosswords and others.Finally, in entertainment, Torrentfreak data suggests isolating TV shows or movies on less favoured streaming services could lead to increased piracy. At the start of January, the US version of The Office was made an exclusive to NBCUniversal's Peacock service in the US, removing the show from Netflix. A related spike in download traffic of the show from piracy sites was seen in tracking data. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this Valentine's Day special, Leahleesi joins Dan to chat about their experiences playing games as a couple, casting reveals for The Last of Us TV show, a potential new Halo game, and a lot of Pokémon. 00:00 - Intro / Housekeeping 03:39 - Valentine Randomness (Topic of the Show) 31:57 - Game Impressions 32:07 - Pokémon Sword 36:20 - Haven 39:02 - Designer's World & Barbie stuff 42:23 - Top News 42:41 - Last of Us casting news via Variety 46:52 - CDPR hit with ransomware via LV1 Gaming → Stolen files sold on Dark Web via IGN 49:57 - Pokémon is hosting a virtual concert with Post Malone via Polygon → 52:22 - Pokémon Happy Meal scalpers via Polygon 56:44 - Unannounced Halo game might be in development via IGN 1:04:24 - Metahuman Epic/Unreal tech demo via GamesRadar 1:09:52 - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition changes butt shots via IGN 1:02:52 - Extra News #1 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart coming June 11 via PushSquare #2 - Six Days in Fallujah resurrected by new dev via IGN #3 - WB secured a patent for Nemesis System via IGN #4 - Nintendo docu-series coming to Crackle via Deadline #5 - Law firm investigating potential DualSense joystick drift via IGN #6 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake delayed again via IGN #7 - Activision hit with copyright infringement lawsuit via TorrentFreak #8 - FF14 expansion Endwalker coming Fall 2021 via IGN #9 - Robert Altman, co-founder of Zenimax, passed away via Kotaku #10 - Kingdom Hearts coming to Epic Games Store via TheVerge 1:20:06 - New Releases & Updates 1:23:53 - Broke Gamers Guide 1:26:41 - Sharing the Love (Leah's turn) - Rayman (1995) by Ubisoft 1:40:52 - Outro / Ready Press Play Full Theme by Joel “WAZ” Perez Every Friday, Dan Lima (@thedanlima) and Luis Menchaca (@chacalaca88) will catch you up on everything that's new and exciting in the world of videogames. If you want to write anything to be read in the show, go to readyplaynetwork.com or hit us up on Twitter or TikTok @readypressplay. Please subscribe to the feed so you can get every new show directly to your device as soon as it posts, and if you like it, please leave us a nice review. If you like our intro and would like to support the artist, go check out The.How.To.Be by Waz on Spotify. Thank you!

This week, we're talking OT errors and cheesiness, reading a bunch of listener emails, telling a joke and (barely) answering some trivia! Join us, and together we will rule the galaxy as father and son and daughter and listener....STAR WARSY STUFF [0:45]Still loving Squadrons (in VR). Noticing new stuff during our movies watch-through. LISTENER MAILBAG [10:40]This week we hear from some new and old listeners! Thanks to Jacob, Joel, Eleanore, Jamie, Ayden, Nayan, Iain, Zach, and Andre! Here is the link to Jamie and Andre’s new Star Wars podcast: Corona Squadron: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/corona-squadron-andrejamie-nicholson-creswell-dhb10zeCDk7/ NEWS [43:00]According to TorrentFreak, The Mandalorian was the most pirated show of 2020. Michael Waldron is rumored to be writing the Kevin Feige Star Wars movie, according to Deadline.The finale of The Mandalorian is now dedicated to Jeremy Bulloch.JOKE [45:50]Jacob has a joke for us. Why did the Jedi cross the road? Q&A COUNCIL [48:15]Who would be a better master for Grogu? Luke or Ahsoka? Would you rather have a darksaber or a lightsaber? If a lightsaber, what color?  STUMP THE LUMP [54:00]Jamie, Andre and Jacob try to stump us! OUTRO [57:50]Leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForceTwitter: @forcechildrenFacebook: Children of the ForceEmail: forcechildren@gmail.comThrow us some cash on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/childrenoftheforceThanks for listening, and may the Force be with you!

Noticias tecnológicas del día, leídas por el gordo en el baño. La Comisión Europea agrega Telegram a su lista de vigilancia contra la piratería La Comisión Europea publicó por primera vez en 2018 su “Lista de vigilancia de la falsificación y la piratería” incluyendo plataformas como The Pirate Bay y muchas otras. Esta semana, la Comisión ha publicado la segunda edición de la lista con la incorporación de Telegram, la aplicación de mensajería que se ha convertido en un popular canal de intercambio de archivos. Según TorrentFreak, la lista se basa en gran medida en las aportaciones de los titulares de los derechos de autor, quienes enfatizan la amenaza del malware en su esfuerzo por convencer a los comisarios de que hay que mantener a la gente alejada de esas plataformas. Si bien el informe de la Comisión Europea no saca ninguna conclusión legal, la lista se hace para motivar a las operadoras y los gobiernos locales a tomar medidas contra esos sitios. Amazon ya ofrece un servicio para crear camisetas a medida: "solo" necesita crear un modelo virtual de tu cuerpo Amazon está aprovechando todas las oportunidades que puede para plantear una revolución en la forma en la que nos compramos ropa y ahora va un paso más allá con su nuevo servicio de camisetas a medida, llamado 'Made For You'. Esta plataforma hace uso de un modelo virtual que se crea a través de nuestro smartphone y que "escanea" nuestro cuerpo al estilo de la polémica Amazon Halo pero con la idea de poder personalizar ropa que además se ajuste perfectamente a nuestro cuerpo. La aplicación pide tomar dos fotos (una de frente y otra de espaldas) y rellenar también un pequeño formulario indicando nuestra altura, peso y estilo de nuestro cuerpo para construir ese "avatar virtual" y modelar a partir de él distintos tipos de camisetas. El servicio, que de momento solo está disponible en Estados Unidos, reabre el debate sobre la privacidad. La escasez global de chips está provocando retrasos en la producción de móviles, ordenadores y más productos, según Reuters Los fabricantes tecnológicos están topándose con un nuevo problema: la escasez de chips. Los chips son el cerebro de cualquier producto tecnológico mínimamente "inteligente". Los fabricantes de estos componentes son de los primeros en la cadena de montaje y en gran parte de ellos depende que el resto de la producción siga adelante o no. Y Según indican diferentes fuentes y analistas a Reuters, actualmente se está dando una nueva escasez de producción de chips. Son varios los factores por los que se está dando esta escasez: la poca inversión por parte de las plantas de producción en nuevas tecnologías para chips más avanzados, la guerra comercial entre Estados Unidos y China; o un incendio en una fabrica de chips de Japón deje menguada la industria de chips. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elgordocircuito/message

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode with Jamie King. Check out Jamie's Podcast, STEAL THIS SHOW! It is a collaboration between TorrentFreak and STEAL THIS FILM‘s Jamie King. For more than a decade, TorrentFreak has covered the latest in filesharing and copyright news. After making STEAL THIS FILM, Jamie, started VODO, to help artists use P2p to get their work out and experiment with new business models. (Recently, Jamie has started working on a new project, Emergents, which you are welcome to check out.) Jamie wanted a way to discuss the kind of news covered on TorrentFreak with some thought-leaders, innovators and friends. Expect a regular chat show that brings a dose of reality to digital distribution plus one-off interviews with special guests.

Hope you enjoyed this week’s episode with Jamie King.  Check out Jamie's Podcast, STEAL THIS SHOW! It is a collaboration between TorrentFreak  and STEAL THIS FILM‘s Jamie King. For more than a decade, TorrentFreak has covered the latest in filesharing and copyright news. After making STEAL THIS FILM, Jamie, started VODO, to help artists use P2p to get their work out and experiment with new business models. (Recently, Jamie has started working on a new project, Emergents, which you are welcome to check out.)   Jamie wanted a way to discuss the kind of news covered on TorrentFreak with some thought-leaders, innovators and friends. Expect a regular chat show that brings a dose of reality to digital distribution plus one-off interviews with special guests. Jamie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamie_jk Jamie's Website: stealthisshow.com  Jamie’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SCHISM Produced by Brad Mills - Twitter, Hamilton - YouTube, Jason Sanderson - Podcast TechOther Credits: bitconnect theme by schmoyoho, graphics by CryptoScamHub, Magic Internet Money inspired by u/mavensbot, invention of bitcoin & all cryptocurrencies by Satoshi Nakamoto.   Brad Mills is a partner at Xsquared Ventures. All opinions expressed by Brad & his guests do not reflect the opinions of Xsquared Ventures or Xsquared Ventures Management. Investing in cryptocurrencies is high risk and can get you rekt, do not treat any opinion expressed on this show as investment advice, but only as an expression of Brad’s opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only. Do not attempt to HODL without doing your research first.

This week Ken sits down with our old buddy Joseph Matheny.Joe is an innovator in the ARG space and is well known for his Ong's Hat mythology, he also used to rub shoulders with some pretty impressive people, including Robert Anton Wilson and Christopher Hyatt.This week we discuss: Conspiracy theory, ARG, that flu thing going around, and much more.Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy)Music bed by chriszabriskie.comJoseph Matheny's bio:Some of the things I have achieved as an inventor, creator, product manager, CEO, CTO, writer, and artist include: Playing a role in establishing and evangelizing standards and practices such as PDF, DVD,  Podcasting, ARG and digital video. I am an inventor. I have designed apps for iPhone, iPad and other mobile platforms. I am a published author of screenplays, white papers, technology, sci-fi, marketing and gaming books.My pioneering work in Transmedia is chronicled in the University level textbook: Legend-Tripping Online: Supernatural Folklore and the Search for Ong’s Hat – University Press of Mississippi (May 17, 2011) Also see here. My transmedia work, Ong’s Hat, is known throughout the gaming industry and academia as the first, proto-ARG. (Alternate Reality Game)I have also been the executive producer and originator of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Podcast the first film festival to podcast from the event and the executive producer/director of the Los Angles Film Festival podcast. I  was also the podcast editor at .I was one of the two founders/curators of the Greylodge Podcasting Company, an Independent film review site covered on MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, Boing-Boing, Dangerous Minds and Torrentfreak as well as a founder of Piltolite/Hukilau.I have staged and orchestrated very successful, large-scale, mass media Alternate Reality Game/Transmedia style projects since the mid-80s, utilizing print, phone, fax, email, Internet, advertising, video, film, audio, CD ROM, DVD, and on-demand media. My work has been featured on CBS Marketwatch, CNN, CNET TV, Kiplinger’s, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NHK, MTV, PBS, LA Times, Clear Channel Radio, BBC, MSNBC,  Boing-Boing, and many other weekly newspapers, trade magazines, local and regional radio, television and newspapers.My work was profiled in Games(TM) magazine, as well as Slate and Gizmodo. If you want to know “what it is“, these are probably the best profiles to date.The Incunabula Papers CDROM was recently included by invitation in the BNF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) digital art collection.    

The first podcast of the new year as California tries TWICE to maintain their ultimate idiot status both putting a head tax on employment and trying to close down a charter school on diversity grounds, and we also look at some of the bogus DMCA notices filed against TorrentFreak last year. Plus, Australia's fires are NOT caused by Global Warming, and Lindsey Graham exposes his anti-math authoritarianism.

Mason and Larry bring you the latest in the 24 hour news cycle. We dive into political, cultural and social commentary on the Sri Lanka bombings, Chinese cheating rings in the US, black fishing and more! Larry leads in future predictions and the tally stands at Mason 0 and Larry 1. Support the channel with a donation: https://paypal.me/powerpassionpodcast Larry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realm_of_irony/ Mason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mason_devereux_smith/ All rights reserved to the Media outlets whose images, headlines and news references we've used. DO NOT contact or attempt to contact the subjects, people or journalists who are of the topical content we use. Chicago 17th References: Beam, Christopher. 2019. "A Chinese Cheating Ring At UCLA Reveals An Industry Devoted To Helping International Students Scam Grades". Los Angeles Magazine. https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/ucla-cheating. Chatterjee, Rishika. 2019. "Sinclair To Buy Disney's Sports Networks In $10 Billion Deal: WSJ". U.S.. https://reut.rs/2GVwxmw Curnin, Charlie, Julia Ingram, Elena Shao, and Holden Foreman. 2019. "Expelled Student's Family Paid $6.5 Million In Scandal To Secure Her Admission To Stanford - The Stanford Daily". The Stanford Daily. https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/05/01/expelled-students-family-paid-6-5-million-in-scandal-to-secure-her-admission-to-stanford/. DUNN, MARCIA. 2019. "Spacex Confirms Crew Capsule Destroyed In Ground Test". AP NEWS. https://apnews.com/2d41dee71a3f49feadc5987f59d603bd. Jebaraj, Priscilla. 2019. "Pepsico Agrees To Withdraw Cases Against Gujarat Farmers". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/pepsico-to-withdraw-case-against-gujarat-potato-farmers/article27013935.ece/amp. KAZI, SAFEEYAH. 2019. "Kim Kardashian Fans Think She's Wearing A 'Nappy' In Her Latest Look". Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/kim-kardashian-fans-think-her-latest-outfit-looks-like-shes-wearing-a-nappy-and-theyre-not-impressed-a4132516.html. Lucas, Amelia. 2019. "Beyond Meat Surges 163% In The Best IPO So Far In 2019". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/beyond-meat-ipo.html. Paul P. Murphy and Carma Hassan, CNN. 2019. "Student Held Racist Promposal Sign. Now He's Banned From The Prom". CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/02/us/promposal-racist-sign-trnd/index.html. "Sri Lanka Police Name All Nine Easter Sunday Suicide Bombers". 2019. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/sri-lanka-police-name-all-nine-easter-sunday-suicide-bombers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other. Virk, Kameron, and Nesta McGregor. 2019. "'We're Not Pretending To Be Black'". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46427180. "Racist Promposal Sign Gets Ohio High Schooler Banned From Prom". 2019. TMZ. https://www.tmz.com/2019/05/02/racist-promposal-sign-ohio-high-school-student-banned-prom-black-cotton/?adid=hero5. Weiss, Philip, and Philip Weiss. 2019. "Dershowitz Named In Lawsuit Alleging Abuse Of Underage Sex Slave". Mondoweiss. https://mondoweiss.net/2015/01/dershowitz-alleging-underage/comment-page-1/. "Youtube "Very Concerned" About Article 13, Mulls Copyright Claim Tweaks - Torrentfreak". 2019. Torrentfreak. https://torrentfreak.com/youtube-still-very-concerned-about-article-13-mulls-copyright-claim-tweaks-190501/. Eduardo Baptista, CNN. 2019. "Six Marxist Students Vanish In China In The Lead Up To Labor Day". CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/01/asia/china-students-peking-university-intl/index.html.

Who controls your online accounts and identities? For most of us, the answer will be some combination of Big Social — companies like Google and Facebook — as well as a host of smaller platforms and services, all of them parceling up and selling our information for profit (https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/11/485571291/firms-are-buying-sharing-your-online-info-what-can-you-do-about-it?t=1542960207176&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . But after a series of high-profile hacks (https://money.cnn.com/2013/12/04/technology/security/passwords-stolen/index.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , trusting social media corporations to store and safeguard our personal information looks an increasingly bad idea. And many are understandably wary about letting platforms look after their cryptocurrency investments. Custody of our digital assets, it seems, is shaping up to be a key issue for network citizens. Enter Dark Crystal, (https://darkcrystal.pw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)  a project based around Scuttlebutt (https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (interviewed in a previous episode (https://stealthisshow.com/s04e04/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) and recipient of a recent grant from Ethereum Foundation (https://ethereum.org/foundation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . Dark Crystal enables users to store private keys — from Bitcoin to email encryption and beyond — with and inside their communities and social networks.  To do this, i makes use of the mathematical magic behind Shamir’s Shared Secret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , allowing groups of friends to safely store different ‘shards’ of a key,  bringing it together as and when needed. In this episode, we meet Peg and Kieran from Dark Crystal to discuss the implications of the project: what happens when custody of our most precious digital resources can be taken away from banks and megacorps and entrusted to friends, family and community? And do projects like Dark Crystal signal the beginning of a new, cryptography-based ‘information commons’? Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season Sponsor Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editing & Post Lucas Marston (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana | Web Production Eric Barch Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof, Sean Lynch. (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&t=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F11%2Fcrystal.png&p[title]=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&title=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F11%2Fcrystal.png&description=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F&title=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=The%20Dark%20Crystal%3A%20Is%20The%20Future%20Of%20Secrets%20Shared%3F&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e09%2F)

Embedded in an increasing number of the devices and objects surrounding us, computers are turning the everyday world into a radically programmable attack surface.  This is the subject of computer security & cryptography legend Bruce Schneier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schneier?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ‘s latest book, Click Here To Kill Everybody (https://www.schneier.com/books/click_here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) .  In this episode we meet up with Bruce to explore how the profusion of insecure devices, capable of being put to a variety of unpredictable purposes, is radically shifting the balance of power. Via cyberattacks, smaller states get the ability to content with the great powers — and an entirely new class of ‘non-state actors’ are being granted the power to disrupt nations. Phenomena like the Mirai Botnet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirai_(malware)?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Bruce argues, are just the beginning: we discuss a host of potential attacks on life and property, from car and thermostat hacking to ransomware against hospitals — and how ‘surveillance capitalism’ is one of the most important vectors behind this worrying new paradigm. Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season Sponsor Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editing & Post Lucas Marston (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana | Web Production Eric Barch Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof, Sean Lynch. (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&t=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2FbruceS.jpg&p[title]=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&title=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2FbruceS.jpg&description=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F&title=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Click%20Here%20To%20Kill%20Everybody%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Bruce%20Schneier.&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e08%2F)

Advanced Persistent Threat is a  STEAL THIS SHOW special series looking at the 2016 Bangladesh Bank Heist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Bank_robbery?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . Had it succeeded, this would easily have been the biggest bank robbery in history — and it was carried out almost entirely in the digital realm, using a variety of exploits and malware, in order to leverage access to the SWIFT banking network and the US Federal Reserve. In Part One, we look at exactly what happened in the Bangladesh heist, and walk through how it was carried out. To help us through the complex story, we hear from Cheryl Biswas (https://twitter.com/3ncr1pt3d?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Strategic Threat Intel Analyst in Cyber Security at a Big Four consulting firm. After covering the how of the robbery, we consider whether trusted systems like SWIFT can remain secure in an information environment replete with radically heterogeneous, eminently hackable devices. Cheryl Biswas wishes to make clear that she speaks here on her own behalf Her views do not represent those of her employer. This episode was completed in part with funding from Film Agency Wales (http://www.ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/en/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season Sponsor Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editing & Post Lucas Marston (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana | Web Production Eric Barch Episode Sponsor ZCash Company (https://z.cash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof, Sean Lynch.   (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&t=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2Fapt-e1539783611295.jpg&p[title]=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&title=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2Fapt-e1539783611295.jpg&description=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F&title=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=Advanced%20Persistent%20Threat%20Part%201%3A%20%E2%80%98The%20What%20%26%20How%20Of%20the%20Bangladesh%20Bank%20Heist%E2%80%99&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e07%2F)

In this episode, I reflect on STEAL THIS SHOW episode S04E03, (http://stealthisshow.com/s04e03/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)  with Cory Doctorow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . One of the big themes to come up in the conversation was the European Copyright Directive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) — which, if passed early next year, will threaten the future of the Web as we know it. But does this threat to the future of the the traditional Web mean the moment of decentralized services like IPFS (https://ipfs.io/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) and Blockstack (https://blockstack.org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) has finally come? Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season Sponsor Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editing & Post Lucas Marston (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana | Web Production Eric Barch Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof, Sean Lynch. (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&t=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2Fjamie.jpg&p[title]=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&title=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F10%2Fjamie.jpg&description=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F&title=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Enter%20The%20Periphery%E2%80%99%3A%20Regulation%20%26%20Decentralization&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e06%2F)

In our second interview with Emin Gün Sirer (the first one being lost to a catastrophic file system failure!), we discuss the current state of cryptocurrency, and just what Emin means when he says that Satoshi Nakamoto is ‘dead.’ We discover the secret shared lineage between BitTorrent and Cryptocurrency, and how they both tackle the ‘chaos of the commons’. Of course TRON’s recent acquisition of BitTorrent, Inc. comes in for some scrutiny — Emin remains, let’s say, skeptical. And, finally, we look at Emin’s work on and around the all-new Avalanche protocol, which he sees as the most significant contribution to cryptocurrency since Bitcoin itself.  Emin Gün Sirer is a co-director of The Initiative For Cryptocurrencies & Contracts (http://www.initc3.org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)  and associate professor of computer science at Cornell University. Known for significant contributions to peer-to-peer systems and computer networking, Emin was behind the first Proof-of-Work system for cryptocurrency, Karma, which debuted before Bitcoin. Having since become a respected commentator on and contributor to Bitcoin itself, Emin is now working on Avalanche, a new cryptocurrency protocol based on an entirely new model, promising fast, reliable transactions with significantly lower power overheads. Hello to new Patreon supporters: Brett Gaddy, Alexander Sirazh and Liquid Reign! Thanks for your support, guys. We really appreciate it!  Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editing & Post Lucas Marston (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season Sponsor Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Episode Sponsor ZCash Company (https://z.cash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof, Sean Lynch. (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&t=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2Femin.jpg&p[title]=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&title=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2Femin.jpg&description=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F&title=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Satoshi%20Is%20Dead%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Emin%20G%C3%BCn%20Sirer&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e05%2F)

In this episode we meet Zenna, Andre and Zack from Scuttlebutt (https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , a P2P-based social ‘network of networks’ based around a BitTorrent-like distribution technology.  After figuring out what Scuttlebutt is (and is not) we discuss: the roots of Scuttlebutt in New Zealand, the system’s politically anarchist/libertarian ethos, how Scuttlebutt survived (or shrugged off) a right-wing deluge; and how SSB’s technical architecture eliminates the need for moderators. With social networks like Facebook, Twitter and 4Chan increasingly becoming propagation tanks for viciously partisan net cultures, we talk about what makes Scuttlebutt different: it’s a network that resists aggregation, massification,  and centralisation. Scuttlebutt is succeeding where Diaspora (https://diasporafoundation.org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) failed precisely because it doesn’t seek to replace the social media behemoths: Scuttlebutt is tiny by design, happy to be human, and based around the ethos of ‘solarpunk’ — a vision of a future we actually want, where high technology is put in service of humans and the environment. Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editor Lucas Marston ( (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Hollagully (https://www.hollagully.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana (mailto:davidrp8@gmail.com) | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak  (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) | Season SponsorPrivate Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Episode Sponsor ZCash Company (https://z.cash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)   Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof. Sponsorship slots are currently full. For future sponsor opportunities, please email info@stealthisshow.com (mailto:info@stealthisshow.com) (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&t=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2Fssbpng.png&p[title]=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&title=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2Fssbpng.png&description=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F&title=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Solarpunk%20Social%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Scuttlebutt&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e04%2F)

In this episode we meet Cory Doctorow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , sci-fi author and co-founder of Boing Boing (https://boingboing.net/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . Cory’s most recent book, Walkaway, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkaway_(Doctorow_novel)?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) is a story of refusing a life of surveillance and control under a high-tech oligarchy and the struggle to live in a post-scarcity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)  gift economy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss)  where even death has been defeated. Over this one hour plus interview we discuss: Whether filesharing & P2P communities have lost the battle to streaming services like Netflix and Spotify, and why the ‘copyfight’ is still important How the European Copyright Directive eats at the fabric of the Web, making it even harder to compete with content giants Why breaking up companies like Google and Facebook might be the only way to restore an internet — and a society — we can all live with. After taking a detour into Cory’s views on cryptocurrency and Bitcoin’s chances of ”bailing out’ an economy saturated with fictitious money,  we move onto discussing Walkaway and a future of ‘Fully Automated Luxury Communism’ versus one of mega-rich plutocrats (think Bezos) controlling the economy — and our lives — via massive machine empires.  How do we exit from a scenario in which machines make everything plentiful — but none of them are owned by us? Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editor Lucas Marston ( (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Hollagully (https://www.hollagully.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana (mailto:davidrp8@gmail.com) | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Sponsored by Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez, Adam Burns, Daniel, Grof. Sponsorship slots are currently full. For future sponsorship opportunities, please email info@stealthisshow.com (mailto:info@stealthisshow.com) (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&t=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2F220px-Cory_Doctorow_portrait_by_Jonathan_Worth_2.jpg&p[title]=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&title=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2F220px-Cory_Doctorow_portrait_by_Jonathan_Worth_2.jpg&description=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F&title=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Printing%20A%20New%20Reality%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Cory%20Doctorow&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e03%2F)

In this episode, we meet Primavera De Filippi, author of the recently published ‘Blockchain and the Law (http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674976429&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ‘, from Harvard University Press (co-authored with Aaron Wright). Primavera is interested in how the law will change to accommodate blockchain — and how blockchain might replace parts of the law. We’ve already seen how P2P filesharing strained the world’s copyright law: what changes will be ushered in by P2P money? We discuss the future of blockchain-based technologies, and whether decentral systems are doomed to create new incumbents and new forms of centralisation; whether (and how) forking could be a solution against this ‘re-centralisation’; and how Ethereum’s smart contracts may have a fatal flaw that the philosophy of law already knows about. Primavera De Filippi is a permanent researcher at the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, a faculty associate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and a Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. She is a member of the Global Future Council on Blockchain Technologies at the World Economic Forum, and co-founder of the Internet Governance Forum’s dynamic coalitions on Blockchain Technology (COALA). Her fields of interest focus on legal challenges raised by decentralized technologies, with a particular focus on blockchain technologies. She is investigating the new opportunities for these technologies to enable new governance models and participatory decision-making through the concept of governance-by-design. Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editor Lucas Marston ( (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Hollagully (https://www.hollagully.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana (mailto:davidrp8@gmail.com) | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Sponsored by Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez. For sponsorship enquiries, please email info@stealthisshow.com (mailto:info@stealthisshow.com) (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&t=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F07%2FPrimavera_headshot.thumbnail.jpg&p[title]=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&title=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F07%2FPrimavera_headshot.thumbnail.jpg&description=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F&title=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Crypto%20%26%20The%20Beyond%E2%80%99%2C%20with%20Primavera%20De%20Filippi&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e02%2F)

In this episode we meet Abhishta, one of the authors of the paper ‘The Business Model Of A Botnet’ (https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.10848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , from the University of Twente in Netherlands.  This fascinating research was widely discussed on release, at least partly due to its insights into the astonishing sums of money botnet operators are making — and how they’re doing it. We sit down with Abhishta to discuss  how Botnets are created, and the multiple ways they can be used to make profit for their operators; attacks on critical internet infrastructure like Dyn (https://dyn.com/dns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ; and the surprising actors behind some big DDOS attacks on banks in the Netherlands. Abhishta fills us in on so-called ‘stresser (https://www.incapsula.com/ddos/booters-stressers-ddosers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ‘ botnet operations like Lizard Stresser (https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/lizard-stresser/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , a kind of rent-a-botnet model, and we consider the surprising accessibility of mother of all attacks: a DDOS against the internet itself — and how it could be used to net billions of dollars. Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editor Lucas Marston ( (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Hollagully (https://www.hollagully.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana (mailto:davidrp8@gmail.com) | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Sponsored by Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez. For sponsorship enquiries, please email info@stealthisshow.com (mailto:info@stealthisshow.com) (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&t=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F07%2Fimg-opswat-botnet.png&p[title]=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&title=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F07%2Fimg-opswat-botnet.png&description=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F&title=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=Building%20Botnets%20For%20Fun%20%26%20Profit%2C%20with%20Abhishta&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs04e01%2F)

This is the second part of our interview with Chris Beams, founder of the decentralised cryptocurrency exchange, Bisq (https://bisq.network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) . We discuss the inner workings of the Bisq service, how it compares to the widely used platform Local Bitcoins, and the intricacies of designing decentral P2P systems for financial operations. From there, we move into some of the political/philosophical implications of Bisq as a Distributed Autonomous Organisation (DAO): are we evolving, with Bitcoin and other P2P networks, functionalities which parallel certain present-day institutions, and which could one day eliminate the need for  establishment altogether? And could a future democracy be composed of “opt-in” components that actually do better at providing for our basic human needs? Showrunner & Host Jamie King (mailto:jamie@stealthisshow.com) | Editor Lucas Marston ( (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Hollagully (https://www.hollagully.com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) ) (mailto:lucas@hollagully.com) Original Music David Triana (mailto:davidrp8@gmail.com) | Web Production Eric Barch Presented by TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Sponsored by Private Internet Access (http://privateinternetaccess.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Executive Producers: Mark Zapalac (http://twitter.com/mark_zapalac?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Eric Barch (https://twitter.com/ericbarch?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) , Nelson Larios, George Alvarez. For sponsorship enquiries, please email info@stealthisshow.com (mailto:info@stealthisshow.com)       (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&t=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&s=100&p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&p[images][0]=&p[title]=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&title=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&media=&description=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F&title=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) (mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98The%20TAO%20of%20the%20DAO%20Pt.%202%E2%80%99%20with%20Chris%20Beams%20of%20Bisq&body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fstealthisshow.com%2Fs03e16%2F)

Instead of giving you a quirky intro to this entry, let's just dive right into the question of the week: What TV genres and trends have stayed their welcome and need to go? It's one of many topics we address in Episode 66 and invite our dear Clinkers to play along in the comments of our Facebook page. Join us, won't you? NEWS: According to TorrentFreak, Season 7 of “Game of Thrones” has hit a billion illegal downloads. You monsters! The season premiere of “American Horror Story: Cult” brought in 3.93 million viewers. This is a 24 percent decline in ratings compared to last year’s "Roanoke." Netflix has placed a two season order for a “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” prequel series from Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson called “Ratched.” It will begin in 1947 and follow “Ratched’s” path from “nurse to full-fledged monster,” and it will “track her murderous progression through the mental health care system.” The first two episodes of “Inhumans” premiered on 676 IMAX screens over the weekend, grossing an estimated $2.6 million globally. In America, it brought $1.5 million in at the box office. To put it into perspective, this past weekend’s 40th Anniversary screenings of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” brought in $2.6 million at the U.S. box office. Ouch. Lin-Manuel Miranda updated the “Magic School Bus” theme song for Netflix’s reboot. While Kate McKinnon will star, Lily Tomlin is returning to supply the voice for Professor Frizzle as she hands over the keys to her younger sister Ms. Frizzle (McKinnon). Antonio Banderas will play Pablo Picasso in Nat Geo’s next season of “Genius.” Chris Pine has signed on to play Bobby Kennedy in an untitled limited series for Hulu. Sean Spicer will be a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Sept. 13. Hillary Clinton will be a guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Sept. 19 HBO will bring an end to “Veep” after Season 7 in 2018. Syfy has canceled “Blood Drive” after one season and “Dark Matter” after three seasons. TNT canceled “Will” after one season. It averaged just 697,000 viewers per episode. After Amazon renewed “Z: The Beginning of Everything” and opened up a writers room for a Season 2, spending roughly $7 million on the new episodes, it decided to cancel the show instead. AARON’S LOSERS: "Disjointed" and "Little Evil" JACK’S LOSERS: "Gear Dogs" and "ABC Fall Preview" AARON’S FENCERS: "Preacher" and "American Horror Story: Cult"JACK’S FENCERS: "Guilty Rich" and "Claws" AARON’S WINNERS: "Epic’ly Later’d," "You’re the Worst," "Twin Peaks" and "Room 104"JACK’S WINNERS: "American Horror Story: Cult," "Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale" and "The Deuce" Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and comment! Find us on Twitter at: @PunchDrunk_TV, @flatlinejack and @aaronflux Join the conversation on Facebook. As always, #ClinktheDrink

From the Book of Failure, S2-16:   “The man, who was named Ferris, toiled in the fields of the Internet, searching for a pilot which was of formidable quality. He went up from Rutube.ru to Torrentfreak, but he would not be satisfied, and no merchant of pilots whose lights were not green could impress him with his wares.   After many days wandering the desert of Wiki, he collapsed, and at this time the Lord of Bad Pilots appeared to him in a vision, taking the forms of Billy Zane and Adrianne Palicki. “Oh Lord”, cried Ferris, “End my suffering! Provide unto me a hyperlink to the pilot which shall destroy television, and bring about the end of all screen entertainment!"   With these words, the Lord Billy Zane did smile upon him, as the Lord Adrianne Palicki speaketh, “Don't really have anything like that. We've got this thing called Gay Robot though. Will that do?”   "Fuckin' done!" cried Ferris   And then Ferris saw some children, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys*.”   *That bit is from 2 Kings 2:23-24. Seemed appropriate though.   Reviewers: James Ferris, Harry Brimage, Alex Malone, Andrew Cherry Soundboard: Fabian Lapham

Researchers at George Mason University's Mercatus Center recently launched a website, PiracyData.org, to determine whether or not there are legal alternatives for viewing the world's most pirated movies. Drawing upon TorrentFreak's weekly list of the 10 most pirated movies, the researchers will quantify the validity -- or invalidity -- of copyright holders' claims that pirates are thieving material that is indeed available elsewhere, as well as claims that search engines like Google should quit linking to pirated content. In this TechNewsWorld podcast, we are joined by Jerry Brito, a research fellow at the Mercatus Center and a cofounder of the site.

Mike and Nathan move their mouths regarding escalating climate change, bombs, virus eating computer chips, Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead, Maduro, TorrentFreak , insider trading by members of Congress, patented genes, ricin-laced letters, and background checks.