Found in the Machine: Human Stories About the Digital World
Daina Bouquin
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About This Podcast
Every line of code has a story. Most of us just never hear it.
Found in the Machine is a narrative podcast about the forgotten people, decisions, and accidents that quietly shaped the digital world.
If you've ever wondered who actually made the technology you use every day, and why you've never heard their name before, you'll feel at home here. This show is for the curious, not the credentialed. You don't need a technical background to follow along. You just need to be the kind of person who pulls on threads.
New episodes unearth stories from computing history every other week.
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S1E11 Working in the Dark: Secrets, Silicon, and Light
In 1916, a tired chemist in a Berlin laboratory accidentally dipped his fountain pen into a pool of molten tin and pulled out the foundation of the digital world. He had no idea what he had done. In…
S1E10 America on Hold: How the Internet Arrived
She was a copywriter turned marketer who watched focus groups attempt to use computers. She knew the internet wasn't a product you could sell. You needed to give people a way in. Her name was Jan…
S1E9 The Weavers: Memory and the Moon
In 1965, engineers were building a computer to fly men to the moon. It had to survive a rocket launch and the vacuum of space. It could not be erased by a power failure, a hard landing, or anything…
S1 Found
The show has a new name. Starting with this episode, Lore in the Machine is now Found in the Machine. Same stories, same voice. The name just finally says what the show actually does. If you're…
S1E8 I’m Not a Robot: The Internet's Human Test
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. You’ve done this so many times you don’t…
S1E7 The Silent Duel: David Blackwell and the Math Inside AI
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Two people walk toward each other on a dirt…
S1E6 Strangers with Keys: A Ritual to Secure the Internet
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Four times a year, a small group of people…
S1E5 Poison in the Cache: Dan Kaminsky Saves the Internet
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Every time you type a web address, you're…
S1E2 The Bug, The Cat, and The Wooden Mouse: The Unexpected History of the Computer Mouse
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. In 1968, a researcher named Douglas…
S1E1 UFOs, Model Trains, and Code's 'Sacred Syllable': The Origins of Foo
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Every programmer knows 'foo' as the "insert…
S1E3 Drink Me, Eat Me, README: What Programmers Learned from Alice in Wonderland
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Every software project has one. It's easy to…
S1E4 Lipstick and Runes: Hedy Lamarr and the History of Bluetooth
Listeners, please note that this episode was recorded before the show’s name changed to Found in the Machine, so you’ll hear the old name in this episode. Look at your phone settings. There's a small…
S1 Trailer: Human Stories from Computing History
Every line of code has a story. Most of us just never hear it. Found in the Machine is a narrative technology podcast about the forgotten history of computing, software, and the internet. Each…
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Found in the Machine: Human Stories About the Digital World has published 13 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Education, History.
Found in the Machine: Human Stories About the Digital World is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 11m.
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