Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the Internet

2.9 (50)
Documentary
Weekly

Artifacts is a storytelling podcast about the technology, media, and digital culture we've left behind, and the feelings that remain. Each episode begins with a familiar artifact - a burned CD, a dial-up modem, a movie rental store, a family computer, a paper map - and unfolds into a story about memory, identity, creativity, belonging, curiosity, and the experiences we still carry with us today. This isn't just a show about old technology. It's about the people who grew up alongside it. Hosted by award-winning podcaster Danny Brown, Artifacts blends personal storytelling, cultural history, and thoughtful reflection to explore why some of the most ordinary objects became the milestones of our lives. Because sometimes the objects fade, but the feeling doesn't.

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2.9

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50 Ratings

Badly Researched

Sep 4

PodHed

The shareware games episode is laughable. The research completely ignores that shareware games could have locked levels or be a way to entice the player to buy more episodes or the full game (Wolfenstein 3D). Shareware games were in that sense, the original DLC / In-App Purchase economy model. I wasn’t able to listen to the whole 9 minute episode and needed to write this review instead.
Thank you

Jun 10

Djfifjenwosmskeoend

Previous reviewer said the narrator is AI? Not sure about that. Either way - I really feel drawn to this idea of a slower more intentional, more human life. Thank you for reminding me of the reason why I cant seem to throw out my mixtapes or burned CDs. I like the simplicity and thought in each of the episodes. Keep them coming.

Artifacts is a storytelling podcast about the technology, media, and digital culture we've left behind, and the feelings that remain. Each episode begins with a familiar artifact - a burned CD, a dial-up modem, a movie rental store, a family computer, a paper map - and unfolds into a story about memory, identity, creativity, belonging, curiosity, and the experiences we still carry with us today. This isn't just a show about old technology. It's about the people who grew up alongside it. Hosted by award-winning podcaster Danny Brown, Artifacts blends personal storytelling, cultural history, and thoughtful reflection to explore why some of the most ordinary objects became the milestones of our lives. Because sometimes the objects fade, but the feeling doesn't.