AT&T
Major US mobile network operator
Episodes
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#4793: Fibre Isn't a Trick — It's the Thing the Trick Was Trying to ApproximateThe glass in the ground is already 40 years old — and it's barely breaking a sweat. -
#3834: How Celebrities Hide Their Phone NumbersThe three-layer system of tech, legal, and social defenses that keeps celebrity phone numbers private. -
#3811: Who Builds the Last Ten Percent of the Internet?Dark fiber, permafrost trenching, and the brutal economics of connecting the far north. -
#2383: The Blame Gap: Public Anger vs. Breach RealityHow much blame do companies deserve for data breaches? The answer isn't as simple as you think. -
#1335: Can We Stop Big Tech From Breaking the Free Market?Is bigness bad? We dive into the history of antitrust law, from Gilded Age oil tycoons to the digital gatekeepers of the 21st century. -
#521: Hidden in Plain Sight: Safe Houses and Front CompaniesExplore the world of urban camouflage, from fake London facades to the "deep cover" front companies embedded in our global supply chain. -
#310: The First-Tenant Advantage: Who Gets Slower DataEver wonder why your budget phone plan slows down in a crowd? Herman and Corn explore the hidden hierarchy of mobile network priority. -
#183: The Multi-Billion Dollar Metal We Leave UndergroundMillions of miles of toxic copper cables sit beneath our feet. Why is it so hard to dig up our digital past? -
#138: When Your Router Light Turns Red: The Fragile Chain of GlassFrom living room routers to deep-sea cables, Herman and Corn explore the massive, hidden engineering that keeps our digital world connected.