Slightly Drunk & Extremely Online Podcast

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Episode 8: Catalonia Jan 11, 2018

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Colin talks with Francesc Aran about recent events in Catalonia and how the Spanish and state governments used the Internet and technology to litigate the call for independence.

Episode 7: Bitcoin And Blockchain Dec 11, 2017

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Colin, Mike, and Carl talk about Bitcoin, blockchain, and how online communities have shaped, and been shaped by the cryptocurrency craze.

Episode 6: Good Cop, Bad Cop Nov 29, 2017

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Colin, Ty, and Carl talk about self-policing communities online. Bourbon enthusiasts selling fake bottles, marathon and cycling cheaters being outed on Strava, and honor among the drug dealers of the Dark Web.

Episode 5: No New Friends Nov 14, 2017

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Colin, AK, and Carl talk Facebook's Suggested Friends algorithm, why it's problematic and what the company can do to fix privacy concerns. The pod focuses on Kashmir Hill's series of articles about how Facebook determines people you may know, and how their quest for user engagement has created serious privacy issues among their users.

Episode 4: The Tubes Are Clogged Nov 09, 2017

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Colin, Sara, and Mike talk about how content creators and bots have learned to game YouTube's video algorithms, and the rise of increasingly extreme content on YouTube showing children disturbing videos.

Pre-Game 3: Library Twitter Nov 08, 2017

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Colin and Sara talk Library Twitter. Living the #librarylife, posting cat and sweater pictures, yearning for free and open sharing of information, and generally being nice to one another.

Episode 3: Read The Comments Nov 01, 2017

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Colin, Bobby Murphy, and Ty Halasz talk about Good Internet Comments, Kinja, Above the Law (the website) and how good mods make good neighbors.

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