The Nostalgic Nerds Podcast
A podcast exploring the history of technology, and what it teaches us about now.
The Nostalgic Nerds Podcast
Latest Episodes
S3E07 - Price Check
The first thing ever scanned at a supermarket checkout was a 67-cent pack of Juicy Fruit, in Troy, Ohio, in 1974. Now barcodes get scanned ten billion times a day, the price sticker is long gone, and the price on the shelf may soon depend on wh...
S3E07 Bonus - When the Light Hits Me
What would the barcode say to you if it could talk? Would it wax poetic on its journey through the consumer landscape? Would it tell you all about the hands it passed through?No. It wouldn't. It's a barcode. Lyrics below.[Verse 1]...
S3E06 - Out of Space
For centuries, even millennia, the price of storing important information has gone down as technology advances make each generation obsolete.That was mostly true until the last couple of years. Storage prices have increased drastically a...
S3E06 Bonus - Taped Over
This week's episode is all about storage. And one of the things Renee and Marc cover is reuse. Have you ever taped over a sentimental moment? Ever lost a wedding video by recording The Price is Right over the top? That's what this w...
S3E05 - A (sort of) Clip Show
Prophecy is a poor trade. The pay is parlous and nobody thanks you. A year on we went back to three predictions: precipitation, power, and proving you're a person. We prognosticated, we were patronised, and then we were proved right, which is m...
