The good news is that God exists. The bad news is that He's a libertarian.Visit programaudioseries.com/31-not-safe-for-work/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references.Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/programaudioseries or s

Bonus

Holiday gift from The Program [12 days only]

Dec 21st, 2023 7m 12s

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/programaudioseriesOr subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts if you're holding an iPhoneMore ways to support the show at https://programaudioseries.com/support Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast.

Bonus

The Program Shows of Accolade: Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature, Wireland Ranch & Gospels of the Flood

Dec 6th, 2023 26m 35s

Sample three other fiction podcasts recommended by the Program. Search them by their title in your podcasting app afterwards, or check out their websites:Modes of Thought in Anterran LiteratureWireland RanchGospels of the Flood Get bonus conten

You don't have sufficient privileges to make changes

1 Nov 8th, 2023 40m 43s

Superman exists... And he's been through Guantanamo.Visit programaudioseries.com/30-you-dont-have-sufficient-privileges-to-make-changes/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programau

Infinite loop

2 Sep 20th, 2023 21m 6s

“The ultimate roller coaster is built when you send out twenty-four people and they all come back dead. This could be done, you know.” - John Allen, former president of Philadelphia Toboggan CompanyVisit programaudioseries.com/29-infinite-loop/

Trailer

A quick update on upcoming episodes

Aug 29th, 2023 3m 23s

An update on when can you expect the next two episodes of The Program... And a taste of all the bonus content available to show supporters!Should you decide to financially support us, either visit the show's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/p

Memory leak

May 24th, 2023 56m 48s

Being admitted to a Memory Bank is a great privilege.Visit programaudioseries.com/28-memory-leak for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch

In the blink of A.I.

Mar 22nd, 2023 22m 23s

Life is universe experiencing itself.Visit https://programaudioseries.com/27-in-the-blink-of-AI for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch

How to keep device drivers from crashing

Jan 25th, 2023 35m 22s

What happens under the hood during a stop error.Visit programaudioseries.com/26-how-to-keep-device-drivers-from-crashing for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/su

Planned obsolescence

1 Nov 23rd, 2022 1h

Pessimist acknowledges utopian leanings coming face to face with continuity of digital information.Visit programaudioseries.com/25-planned-obsolescence/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show runn

Discreet optimization

Oct 26th, 2022 42m 8s

What do you do when freedom becomes a losing proposition?Visit programaudioseries.com/24-discreet-optimization for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or

Bonus

Prisoners of their own devices

Jul 27th, 2022 6m 18s

First the emails started disappearing...Visit programaudioseries.com/bonus-prisoners-of-their-own-devices/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy

Overclocking

1 Apr 20th, 2022 1h 34m

Falling in love two weeks before the scheduled end of the world.Visit programaudioseries.com/23-overclocking/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or b

Jakob’s notebook: Antivirus solutions for home and business

Feb 2nd, 2022 18m 53s

Humans are not alone in the universe - they’re just really unpleasant to be around.Visit programaudioseries.com/22-JN-Antivirus-solutions-for-home-and-business for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the sh

Homepage not found

Nov 3rd, 2021 37m 46s

Building fusion reactors and interplanetary spaceships is easy. What's hard is getting a permit from the local Planning and Housing Committee.Take the quiz after listening to the episode at programaudioseries.com/quizVisit programaudioseries.co

Counterprogramming

Oct 6th, 2021 18m 26s

Homer, Bible, Disney Visit programaudioseries.com/21-counterprogramming/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudios

Cheat code

Sep 8th, 2021 51m 20s

“We want to make our lovers the happiest in the world, and, failing that, the most miserable.” - Jean de La BruyèreVisit programaudioseries.com/20-cheat-code/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the sho

Abandonware

Aug 11th, 2021 54m 8s

Don't light a match to search for fire.Visit programaudioseries.com/19-abandonware for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.prog

Killer app

Mar 24th, 2021 43m 11s

Providing support to end users.Visit programaudioseries.com/18-killer-app for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programaudios

Create, Read, Update, Delete

Feb 17th, 2021 38m 9s

The ultimate A/B test.Visit programaudioseries.com/17-create-retrieve-update-delete/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.pr

Force eject

Nov 18th, 2020 17m 31s

God is not dead; He's on vacation.Visit programaudioseries.com/16-force-eject/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some merch at store.programa

What you see is what you get

Oct 7th, 2020 49m 5s

The only way to the brain is through the heart.Visit programaudioseries.com/15-what-you-see-is-what-you-get/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or bu

More parrot than predator

1 Sep 2nd, 2020 17m 56s

In the beginning was the Microsoft Word.Visit programaudioseries.com/14-more-parrot-than-predator/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show running at programaudioseries.com/support/ or buy some mer

This AI not to be used to fabricate paperclips

Aug 5th, 2020 41m 36s

Humanity had to endure three great disappointments in the course of history - the first was Copernicus' discovery Earth was not the centre of the Universe; the second was Darwin's conclusion man had no special place in evolution; the third was

Jakob's notebook: Quit without saving

Jul 1st, 2020 12m 48s

A short story written by the late sci-fi author Jakob Miller discovered with three different endings.Visit programaudioseries.com/12-JN-quit-without-saving/ for full transcript, credits, and list of references. Make a donation to keep the show