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Did 9/11 Create the Security State?
Episode 4746
Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, this episode examines the vast institutional architecture that emerged in their wake. From…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What It Takes to Handle Death Every Day
Episode 4745
What does it take to handle death every day? We explore who becomes a funeral director — from multi-generational family businesses to those drawn by …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lyme Disease: Facts, Myths, and Tick Safety
Episode 4744
Lyme disease infects nearly half a million Americans each year, and Connecticut's Tolland County has one of the highest rates in the country. But how…
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What Spiders Are Actually in That Basement?
Episode 4743
Daniel is clearing decades of cobwebs from a relative's Connecticut basement workshop, armed with a Craftsman vacuum and a healthy sense of caution. …
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Asbestos vs Radon: What's Actually in Your Basement?
Episode 4742
If you're cleaning out an old basement, how worried should you actually be about asbestos? And how does that risk stack up against radon, Connecticut…
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Hardware Tokens That Never Leave the Port
Episode 4741
Most hardware token advice assumes you'll carry it on a keychain and pull it out occasionally. But what if you want one that lives in the USB port — …
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Why FTP Still Exists and SSH Won't Die
Episode 4740
Why does plain FTP from 1985 still technically exist while Gopher was formally retired in 2024? And why has SSH only grown more indispensable instead…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
NFS Unmasked: Versions, Gotchas, and Hard Truths
Episode 4739
NFS is the default answer for Linux-to-Linux file sharing, but most sysadmins don't know which version they're running or what's silently going wrong…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Running Your Own ISP: The Personal ASN Hobby
Episode 4738
Ever wondered what it takes to go from being a consumer of internet connectivity to an actual participant in the global routing fabric? This episode …
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Inside the Internet's Physical Junctions: IXPs and PoPs Explained
Episode 4737
The cloud isn't a cloud — it's routers in buildings. This episode takes you inside Points of Presence and Internet Exchange Points, the physical infr…
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