One-Time Pod

Derek Bruff

One-Time Pod explores the history of cryptography through episodes produced by students in Derek Bruff's first-year writing seminar at Vanderbilt University.

  1. 08/12/2021

    Episode 48 - The Right to Be Forgotten

    Should people have the right to have their personal data deleted from databases and websites?

    9 min

  2. 08/11/2021

    Episode 47 - PRISM

    After Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA's surveillance programs, how can Americans trust their government again?

    11 min

  3. 08/10/2021

    Episode 46 - USA PATRIOT Act

    Did the US government create a surveillance state in its response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

    10 min

  4. 08/09/2021

    Episode 45 - The Fourth Amendment

    Can the US Constitution keep up with changing surveillance technology?

    10 min

  5. 08/08/2021

    Episode 44 - P vs. NP

    What might happen if all modern encryption techniques are rendered useless?

    10 min

  6. 08/07/2021

    Episode 43 - Cicada 3301

    Who is behind one of the internet's most intricate and mysterious scavenger hunts?

    20 min

  7. 08/06/2021

    Episode 42 - The Border Exception

    Why are privacy rules for people entering the US so different from the rules that apply within the US?

    11 min

  8. 08/05/2021

    Episode 41 - Facial Recognition

    What happens if facial recognition technology is used to exert government power?

    11 min
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One-Time Pod explores the history of cryptography through episodes produced by students in Derek Bruff's first-year writing seminar at Vanderbilt University.

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  • Creator
    Derek Bruff
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2021
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Derek Bruff
  • Show Website
    One-Time Pod