Valley of Genius (Audio)

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Valley of Genius (Audio)

Ripped from the pages of Adam Fisher's uncensored history of Silicon Valley, Valley of Genius features the hackers, founders, and freaks who made Silicon Valley boom, in their own words. Drawn from over 200 interviews with the brightest stars and hidden heroes of technology, Valley of Genius is required listening for history buffs, tech lovers, and anyone interested in the innovation, betrayal, and magic of Silicon Valley. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

  1. 03/04/2019

    Larry Brilliant

    Larry Brilliant met Steve Jobs in India, helped eradicate smallpox, and co-founded The Well. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Larry Brilliant Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    23 min

  2. 02/25/2019

    Howard Warshaw

    Howard Warshaw is infamous for creating the "worst video game ever," ET the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. He tells tales of the final days of Atari. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Howard Warshaw Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    22 min

  3. 02/18/2019

    Fabrice Florin

    Fabrice Florin produced a documentary of the first ever Hackers Conference, and was influential in the development of Hypercard. He tells his story here. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Fabrice Florin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    23 min

  4. 02/11/2019

    Charlie Ayers

    Google's first Chef dishes on Google's early days, the Grateful Dead, and Burning Man. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Charlie Ayers Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    23 min

  5. 02/04/2019

    Tiffany Shlain

    Tiffany Shlain is the founder of the Webby Awards. She talks about the early days of the Web and the crazy times she had. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Tiffany Shlain Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    11 min

  6. 01/28/2019

    Jaron Lanier

    Jaron Lanier is a virtual reality pioneer and the inventor of the EYE Phone, the first commercially available head-mounted display. He talks about the early days of VR. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Jaron Lanier Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    9 min

  7. 01/21/2019

    Aaron Sittig

    Aaron Sittig was the first designer at Facebook, and the man who created the "Like" button. He talks about writing the first Mac client for Napster and the earliest days of Facebook. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Aaron Sittig Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    12 min

  8. 01/14/2019

    Mark Pincus

    Before Mark Pincus made it big with Zynga, he made it even bigger by investing in a couple of little companies called Napster and Facebook. He talks about those early days, and what Mark Zuckerberg was really like back then. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher Guest: Mark Pincus Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius. Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

    11 min
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Ripped from the pages of Adam Fisher's uncensored history of Silicon Valley, Valley of Genius features the hackers, founders, and freaks who made Silicon Valley boom, in their own words. Drawn from over 200 interviews with the brightest stars and hidden heroes of technology, Valley of Genius is required listening for history buffs, tech lovers, and anyone interested in the innovation, betrayal, and magic of Silicon Valley. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

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  • Channel
    TWiT's Retired Podcasts
  • Creator
    TWiT
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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