Louise walks through the history of internet porn, including the commercial structure of erotica throughout history and the impacts of modern legislation.

Liam guides Louise through the storied history of Neopets in part 1 of a very special series on the virtual world that taught us to code, care, and collect currency. Join us to hear how Neopets evolved from a side-project, tried new forms of online advertisement, and – through a series of acquisitions and the death of Flash Player – became what it …

Louise guides us through the history of Craigslist, including stops at the Whole Earth Catalog, the Merzbau, Tom Cruise impersonators, and the phenomenon of “Craigslist Killers,” before arriving at the beautiful, glittering tide pool that is Craigslist's poetry section where a thriving community still creates haikus just for fun. Discover for yours…

Liam dives into the enigmatic world of intentionally absurd animation that adopts the aesthetic of low-quality, from Colin's Bear Animation to bowling alley strike screens, lovingly dissecting what makes "shitty" animation so good. Links: Jimmy Neutron Happy Family Happy Hour by Seinfeldspitstain Potato Knishes by ratboygenius Shrekophone by anonym…

Louise continues on the history of the Dollz, the mix-and-match style icons of the early internet. In part two, Louise gives Liam a tour of The Palace, explains the ettiquette of dolling, and sums up Dollz Mania.

Louise tells Liam about the history of the Dollz, the mix-and-match style icons of the early internet. You probably remember the bratz-like characters from forum signatures or avatars, but do you know where they came from? In part one, Louise gives a short history of the internet in five men, we listen to the first band of the world wide web, and w…

Liam delves into an obscure, mysterious website, the now-defunct Yvette’s Bridal Formal. While on the surface an early online store, there’s a lot more to this strange site than meets the eye, as we’ll discover. In this episode we delve into conspiracies, ecommerce, and the sometimes extravagant mystique of the early internet.…

Jira, Chloe and Gabriel are part of the AAA, a software art collective based in Berlin. They just released their latest game "Utopias: Navigating Without Coordinates".AAA's website: https://aaasoftwa.re/Leave a rating on Apple Podcasts: http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1385666688Listen to away from keyboard on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com…

For almost ten years, A MAZE has been at the heart of the Berlin game scene. After funding got rejected, the team is asking their community for help. In this episode festival director Thorsten "Storno" Wiedemann talks about his plans for the future of A MAZE.#AMAZEnotdead crowdfunding: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amazeberlin/a-maze-not-dea…

Videogames have always been queer. Earlier this year an exhibition at Schwules Museum documented the history of the LGBTQ community for the first time.The curators of "Rainbow Arcade" were Jan Schnorrenberg, Sarah Rudolph and Adrienne Shaw. In this episode they explain, why archiving our digital history in physical spaces is still important.Get acc…

In this episode indie developer Stephan Hövelbrinks talks about why he's exhibiting his game at Quo Vadis, Philipp Lanik tells us why mobile game maker KING came to Berlin and Nadia Karroue explains why she's working and living in Berlin.Note that the interviews were recorded at last years gamesweek....and now we're off to gamesweekberlin 2019. See…

Laura Gaetano was born in Italy, and by my count has lived in at least four different countries. Her multicultural upbringing has had a huge impact on her life. In fact, she currently works at the Travis Foundation with a focus on diversity and inclusion. We talk about her upbringing, her troubles with art school, the work she’s doing now, and chan…

Adam Clark and I met back in 2013. We started a podcasting company together (which we both left), he shut down his consulting business to move to California and work for Apple, and now he’s back in Tennessee. Last year he launched a new business, Podcast Royale, a company he says will afford him more freedom to do whatever he wants to do. He talks …

In our last episode of the year, I talk with Maria Boland Ploessl. Maria’s path to technology has been interesting to say the least. A Saint Paul native, she studied Spanish and Latin American studies in college. In 2016, after living in a few different cities (even a year-long stint in Brazil), she moved back to Minnesota. Now, she’s the Executive…

Jeremy Fuksa has had a rough few years. After deciding to go out on his own, his third year in business was filled with anxiety. Going back to working a full-time job may sound like a failure to some, but Jeremy doesn’t look at it that way. He talks to me about his unique skill set, dealing with anxiety and depression, and how his recent experience…

Games Week is like Fashion Week for games. In the very first episode of our podcast, we ask our guests Michael Liebe, Ina Göring and Anna Vielhaber what makes Berlin the perfect place for this event.Don't miss our next episode, where we talk more about the business side of the Berlin game scene.Subscribe to our show in your favorite podcast app or …

There hasn’t been a new episode in a few weeks so I wanted to give you a small update. We’ll be back with new episodes on December 4th. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring: Tim Smith – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: If you or someone you know would be a goo…

Eryn O’Neil grew up in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago. When it came time for college, it was easy for her to move a few states over and go to college in a small town in Iowa. She now lives in Minneapolis, and after years of being self-employed, she just finished a months-long journey to find her next job. Eryn talks to me about being the first…

Almost eight years ago, Suz Hinton made one of the biggest decisions of her life: move away from her home in Melbourne, Australia and move to the United States. After amicably breaking up with her boyfriend, another decision lied ahead: would she stay? Suz talks to me about culture shock, the hoops she had to jump through to get her visa, her paren…

Mahdi Yusuf worked a startup in his twenties and wasn’t worried too much about his health. When he quit that job, he decided to take better care of himself and lost fifty pounds. Now, he’s the CTO of Gyroscope, a startup that aims to be the operating system for the human body, but ever since joining, has gained weight back. Mahdi talks to me about …

After a very difficult 2014 that put Justin Dorfman in the hospital, he vowed to never go back. Justin has Bipolar I disorder, so coming to terms with his limitations and the sacrifices he needs to make to stay healthy hasn’t been easy. He talks to me about his early BMX dreams, his transition from engineering to marketing, and the stigma around me…

While some dream of having a successful career, Jeff Robbins has already had several. Once the lead singer and guitarist for Orbit, Jeff has worked on some of the most famous Drupal websites. He talks to me about his early interest in computers, starting Lullabot, and adjusting to life after leaving the company he built and ran. Leave us a comment …

Thirteen years ago, Ashley Baxter inherited the family insurance business when her Dad passed away. Even though she’s a talented photographer, and built a successful photography business, the insurance industry kept calling her name. Ashley talks about what excites her about insurance, the challenges of running a business, and how burnout forced he…

Hello everyone! No new episode this week, since I was away at OSCON last week in Portland. We had a fantastic time. The show will be back with new episodes next Wednesday! Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring: Tim Smith – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: If yo…

Welcome to "away from keyboard", a new podcast about the Berlin game scene.In this episode, Lara and Daniel introduce their plans for this show. In short: We want to present the variety from tiny indie events to huge mainstream development studios, that found a home in Germanys video game capitol.You can support "away from keyboard" and get access …

I first heard of Justin Jackson about six years ago. Back then, he was consulting full-time for a company with the dream of going independent. Fast forward to 2018, and after building a successful business, he’s now embarking on a new adventure. Justin talks about his parents, dealing with depression, and a new business he’s co-founded. Leave us a …

It’s been four years since Jason Snell left his job at Macworld and started his own site Six Colors. In that time, Jason is back to what he loves: creating. He talks about the diversity of his work day, finding the right mix of revenue streams, and taking a break when you need one. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer…

Away from Keyboard is a new show from Changelog that talks to creative professionals about how they do what they do, where they started, and how they deal with the things that make us all humans. As exciting as our work can sometimes be, we all face burnout, a lack of motivation, mental and physical health issues, and more. While these are topics t…

It's a long one, folks! We just couldn't stop talking... About Sonic, strangely enough.This episode focuses on the March 2016 Nintendo Direct announcement. Stars are Fox'd, Fire Emblems are Persona'd, The Olympics are... Uh, Sonic'd? It's all Nintendo news, except for that part with all the talk about the Sonic the Hedgehog comic. Because sometimes…

I think the title gives it away, but just in case... This episode is about Ubisoft's THE DIVISION, which comes out SOON. Listen to our thoughts on the beta, and why being shot in the butt by your allies is a total dick move!Games mentioned in this episode: Tom Clancy's The Division, Final Fantasy XIV…

Holy hiatus, Batman! This episode took forever to get uploaded, huh. PAX South was like, WEEKS ago. Personally, we blame Devin. In this episode, Devin and Maloney discuss PAX South, seizures, burnt toast and possibly video games. Staying on topic is hard.Games mentioned in this episode: Dreadnought, Nuclear Throne, Screencheaters, Western Draw, Fir…

I detta avsnitt är det superhjältar på menyn. Filmerna "Guardians of the galaxy" och "The Amazing Spiderman 2" betas av. Rayan och gästen Isac analyserar serien "Arrrow" och på spel-fronten pratar vi om "Batman - Arkham serien"

En podcast om tv-serier, film och spel. I detta avsnitt står Oscars galan, som gick av stapeln för ett par veckor sedan, i fokus. Filmerna "Birdman" och "Whiplash" analyseras speciellt. På serie-fronten kommer "Game of Thrones" upp och i spelväg pratar vi om "Early-acces" sandbox spelet "Besiege"