Computer Freaks

Computer Freaks

Inc. Magazine

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, an editor-at-large at Inc., 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.Dare-Bry...

FROM SAP AND INC STUDIO: Growth Agents: The inside story of Sweetgreen’s rapid rise to the top

FROM SAP AND INC STUDIO: Growth Agents: The inside story of Sweetgreen’s rapid rise to the top

Mitch Reback, CFO of Sweetgreen, is one of the rising corporate financial stars who is helping to take their companies to the next level. When he started, Sweetgreen had 25 stores; today, there are more than 220—and Reback says the company is still in its “infancy.” In this podcast, part of the SAP-sponsored Growth Agents series, Reback takes a deep dive into his role as a growth agent. Capital is the engine that drives growth, and Reback says his job is to make sure the company has adequate cap

Oct 10, 2023 • 12:05

Chapter Six: Unintended Consequences

Chapter Six: Unintended Consequences

We return to speaking to Joseph Haughney about his hopes for the Arpanet. We ask other founders how they feel about what the internet has become. We also speak to internet early founder Hans Werner Braun’s daughters about how they reconcile themselves the world their father helped create.

Jul 20, 2023 • 36:17

Chapter Five: The Protocol Wars

Chapter Five: The Protocol Wars

It is the late 1970s and early 1980s and the Arpanet is in decline. NSFnet is on the rise in its place. Why did the Arpanet get eclipsed by other networks, and is that OK?

Jul 13, 2023 • 41:56

Chapter Four: The French Connection

Chapter Four: The French Connection

Louis Pouzin is a French academic who some experts say really invented the Arpanet. But is that true, and should any one person be given all the credit?

Jul 6, 2023 • 41:05

Chapter Three: Let's Have a Ball

Chapter Three: Let's Have a Ball

It’s the 1970s and both the government and academia are doing everything they can to spread the word of the Arpanet. But as the Arpanet gains popularity everywhere after its 1972 coming-out ball in Washington, D.C., through its new phone book, it also faces detractors who don’t want it to be available to all.

Jun 29, 2023 • 36:28

Chapter Two: In the Air

Chapter Two: In the Air

Many historians say the Arpanet (and ultimately the internet) was born on October 29, 1969. But is that really when the Arpanet began, and who should be given credit for this key moment in internet history?

Jun 22, 2023 • 43:56

Chapter One: The Dollhouse

Chapter One: The Dollhouse

After World War II, the U.S. had to change the way it communicated if it was going to keep up with the Soviets in the Cold War, especially once Sputnik was launched. It was the vision of a Missouri boy called Lick that would solve those communication issues and spark the creation of the internet.

Jun 15, 2023 • 37:48

Inc. Magazine Presents: Computer Freaks

Inc. Magazine Presents: Computer Freaks

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, an editor-at-large at Inc., 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 connecti

May 4, 2023 • 1:57

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