Found in the Machine: Human Stories About the Digital World

By Daina Bouquin

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Episodes: 13

Description

Every line of code has a story. Most of us just never hear it.


Found in the Machine is a narrative podcast about the forgotten people, decisions, and accidents that quietly shaped the digital world. 


If you've ever wondered who actually made the technology you use every day, and why you've never heard their name before, you'll feel at home here. This show is for the curious, not the credentialed. You don't need a technical background to follow along. You just need to be the kind of person who pulls on threads.


New episodes unearth stories from computing history every other week. 


Episode Date
Working in the Dark: Secrets, Silicon, and Light
Jun 09, 2026
America on Hold: How the Internet Arrived
May 26, 2026
The Weavers: Memory and the Moon
May 12, 2026
Found
May 11, 2026
I’m Not a Robot: The Internet's Human Test
Apr 28, 2026
The Silent Duel: David Blackwell and the Math Inside AI
Apr 14, 2026
Strangers with Keys: A Ritual to Secure the Internet
Mar 31, 2026
Poison in the Cache: Dan Kaminsky Saves the Internet
Mar 17, 2026
UFOs, Model Trains, and Code's 'Sacred Syllable': The Origins of Foo
Mar 03, 2026
The Bug, The Cat, and The Wooden Mouse: The Unexpected History of the Computer Mouse
Mar 03, 2026
Drink Me, Eat Me, README: What Programmers Learned from Alice in Wonderland
Mar 03, 2026
Lipstick and Runes: Hedy Lamarr and the History of Bluetooth
Mar 03, 2026
Trailer: Human Stories from Computing History
Feb 24, 2026