Computer Freaks
By Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan
This is the untold history of how the internet almost didn’t happen. It’s an ode to fathers and daughters. And it’s a tale about the origins of the man-computer symbiosis that’s still profoundly relevant to our society today.
Host Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan is a James Beard Award-winning journalist who has worked for NBC News as well as three of the nation’s largest newspapers, and who created the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Rotten. Dare-Bryan’s connection to the story is deeply personal—her father, Joseph Haughney, was one of the internet’s founding fathers.
S2 E4: Permissionless Innovation
In this episode, we pivot to Pasadena where the world of ecommerce is taking off to broader audiences. Through our ecommerce characters, we meet Bill Gross who is digging into the radically changing world of paid search.
S2 E3: Bad Blood
This episode explores a new protocol war between EIT and Netscape over security.
S2 E1: Illegal, Immoral and Fattening
Episode One introduces our listeners to the next generation of Computer Freaks who are getting into new technologies like the world wide web and ecommerce - just as these fields are opening up to the masses.