48. Call me crypto curious
We take a deep dive into a corner of the cryptocurrency economy that hasn’t (completely) tanked yet: Bitcoin mining. It is part cryptography, part math, and part luck. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
3 Tammi 202321min
47. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘Summer in Caputh’ from Exile
An episode from “Exile” from the Leo Baeck Institute and Antica Productions. At the height of his fame, a shirtless, barefooted Albert Einstein escapes the bustle of Berlin for a simpler life. The best thinkers of the time gather at his beloved summer house in Caputh to laze by the water, swap ideas, and gossip. There, he can escape the pressures of global fame, but his summer haven can’t keep him safe from the growing Nazi threat rising in Germany. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
27 Joulu 202230min
46. The musicians who came in from the cold
At a time when Vladimir Putin is attempting to redraw the Iron Curtain, we revisit an earlier episode in which we take a trip back to the Soviet Union circa 1985 when four American musicians smuggled messages in and out of the Soviet Union — with music. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
20 Joulu 202222min
45. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘Saving Ukrainian Cultural History Online’ from The Last Archive
Sharing a special episode of another podcast, The Last Archive, a show about the history of truth -- or the lack thereof. Harvard historian Jill Lepore uncovers the secrets of the past the way a detective might. In this episode, Jill chats with Anna Kijas, a co-organizer of SUCHO: Saving Ukrainian Cultural History Online. Lepore and Kijas talk about her effort to preserve online resources that are at risk of disappearing because of the war in Ukraine.You can hear more episodes of The Last Archive at https://link.chtbl.com/clickherearchive Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
13 Joulu 202214min
44. Throwing bricks for $$$: violence-as-a-service comes of age
We go back to an episode we did earlier this year about a gang of SIM swappers who are behind something called violence-as-a-service. Doxing or defacing websites, they told us, just doesn’t send enough of a message. So, they are throwing molotov cocktails or slashing tires of their rivals instead. Trouble is – it is getting more popular and commonplace and is bound to affect the rest of us. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
6 Joulu 202219min
43. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ from Big Brother: North Korea's Forgotten Prince
“Big Brother: North Korea's Forgotten Prince” from School of Humans and iHeartPodcasts introduce you to the person who should have been North Korea’s leader – had he not been on the receiving end of what may be the 21st century’s most bizarre assassination plot. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
29 Marras 202239min
42. North Korea's monster fake out
North Korea has launched an unprecedented number of missiles this month. So we bring you an encore episode about a team of researchers using open-source intelligence to track the hermit kingdom's nuclear ambitions. Plus, the Yanluowang ransomware group finds itself the victim of a leak. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
22 Marras 202231min
41. Rounding up a cyber posse for Ukraine
Washington and the tech world have been talking about public private partnerships in cyberspace for decades. The NSA and Cyber Command have intelligence about attacks; cybersecurity companies have the means to block them. It looks like they are finally working together — not in the U.S, but in Ukraine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
15 Marras 202227min
