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Almost Impossible

We’re trying to understand how groundbreaking projects happened.

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Latest Episodes:

PLATO: The Computer Network That Shaped The Internet Oct 03, 2023

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Cola Buskirk joins Craig on this episode to talk about our favorite parts from The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian Dear.

We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture by Brian Dear

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

The Race to Electrify the World Sep 06, 2023

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Cola Buskirk joins Tim on this episode to talk about our favorite parts from Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes.

We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World by Jill Jonnes

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

American Prometheus Aug 23, 2023

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We talk about our favorite parts from American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.

We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

The Euro May 12, 2023

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We talk about how the Euro came to be and the consequences of merging the financial futures of differing nations. We cover: Bretton Woods, the Treaty of Rome, the snake in the tunnel, the Maastricht Treaty, the Euro rollout, and the Eurozone Crisis.
We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts by Ashoka Mody
The Road to Monetary Union by Richard Pomfret
The Euro and the Battle of Ideas by Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

Las Vegas: Part II – The Strip Mar 15, 2023

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We talk about the creation of modern Las Vegas: The Mob, Howard Hughes, Kirk Kerkorian, Jay Sarno, Steve Wynn, and more. This is part two in a two part series on the creation of Las Vegas.
We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
The Gambler by William C. Rempel
Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas by David G. Schwartz
Winner Takes All: How Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Won-and Lost-the High Stakes Gamble to Own Las Vegas by Christina Binkley
Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America by Sally Denton and Roger Morris
A Short History of Las Vegas by Barbara Land and Myrick Land

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

Las Vegas: Part I – The Hoover Dam Feb 06, 2023

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We explore how building The Hoover Dam made Vegas. This is part one in a two part series on the creation of Las Vegas.

We're supported by Protocol Labs and Protocol Labs Ventures - funding@protocol.ai. Protocol Labs projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Recommended Reading
Colossus by Michael Hiltzik
A Short History of Las Vegas by Barbara Land and Myrick Land
Hoover Dam: The Photographs of Ben Glaha by Barbara Vilander
Hoover Dam Construction: Boulder Dam (Part I) (1931) (Video)
The story of Hoover Dam (Video)
Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

First To Flight: The Wright Brothers Dec 24, 2022

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Our second episode is about the Wright Brothers inventing the airplane.
We're supported by Protocol Labs whose projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. Protocol Labs is a fully distributed company. The team of more than 100 members works remotely and explores new advances in computing and related fields. If you’re interested in working at Protocol Labs visit protocol.ai/join/
Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

You can also watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwMxqtBtKQuKLPiliNcPxdA

Oppenheimer And The Bomb Nov 21, 2022

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Our first episode is about Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project, the secret weapons program that built the atomic bomb.
We're supported by Protocol Labs whose projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. Protocol Labs is a fully distributed company. The team of more than 100 members works remotely and explores new advances in computing and related fields. If you’re interested in working at Protocol Labs visit protocol.ai/join/
Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang. Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

You can also watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwMxqtBtKQuKLPiliNcPxdA

Introducing: Almost Impossible Nov 16, 2022

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We'll tell stories of how people achieved something almost impossible and then draw lessons on how we might accomplish similar things today.

Almost Impossible is hosted by Craig Cannon and Tim Hwang.

Cola Buskirk helps us research and tell these stories.

We're supported by Protocol Labs whose projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. Their aim is to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.

Protocol Labs is a fully distributed company. The team of more than 100 members works remotely and explores new advances in computing and related fields.

If you’re interested in working at Protocol Labs visit protocol.ai/join/

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