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Tech Tales Podcast
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Tech Tales is a podcast exploring the technology world's epic failures, forgotten successes, and everything in between. Hosted by @corbin.io. Made without generative AI.

Listen on Spotify, YouTube, and all podcast apps: https://techtalesshow.com/
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Enjoy this Microsoft Kin advertisement from 2010 discussed in the episode! Microsoft officially apologized for this commercial because it was "encouraging sexting," according to Consumer Reports.

Source: www.lightpress.tv/microsoft-ki...
October 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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New episode! @corbin.io and @tallshmo.com discuss Microsoft Kin, the Windows Phone spinoff that went from launch to death in two months.

YouTube: youtu.be/IFkWKKxZEIU

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/techtalespod...
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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New episode! @corbin.io, @zwander.dev, and @347online.me discuss Pirates of Silicon Valley, the 1999 docu-drama about the rise of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/techtalespod...

YouTube: youtu.be/-Ylhbm24a0Y
Movie poster for Pirates of Silicon Valley with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
July 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Last reminder to watch Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) before the Movie Club episode goes live next week!

Where to watch: www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pir...
Steve Wozniak inserted into the original Macintosh desktop, pointing to a folder icon.
July 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The next Movie Club episode will be Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates! Watch the movie now before the episode airs next week.

Where to watch: www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pir...
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Paul Allen, and others looking at the original Macintosh, with Steve Jobs behind the computer.
July 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Tech Tales is four years old today! This past year, the show had three episodes, over 5K plays on audio platforms, and over 5K views on YouTube. More episodes are on the way, but thanks for sticking around!

Listen to the Year Four playlist: soundcloud.com/techtalespod...
Tech Tales art with "Year Four" subtitle. In the background is the Windows XP logo, Sputnik satellite, and robotic Abraham Lincoln.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New episode! @corbin.io and @codytoombs.bsky.social discuss ".beat" Internet Time, a new way of telling time from the 1990s, and how it led to an international incident over radio frequencies and Russia's Mir space station.

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/techtalespod...

YouTube: youtu.be/pEfNs67rjc4
The ".beat" logo over a picture of the Earth from space and a Sputnik satellite.
May 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New episode! @corbin.io and @tallshmo.com discuss the WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled hundreds of thousands of Windows systems in just a few hours.

SoundCloud: https://buff.ly/4grUO31

YouTube: https://buff.ly/3ZTB5Sz
Windows XP logo with a lock icon.
December 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Thanks for listening in 2024! #SpotifyWrapped
65% new listeners this year on Spotify
December 5, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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New episode! @corbin.io and Mason discuss the robotic Abraham Lincoln created for the 1964 New York World's Fair.

SoundCloud: https://buff.ly/3zf8Nc3

YouTube: https://buff.ly/3TlQqZH
A lifelike robot with a mechanical body and a human-like face stands under dim lighting.
September 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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New episode! @corbin.io, Zach, and Joe return to discuss the 2010 film Tron: Legacy. Bio-digital jazz, man.

YouTube: youtu.be/er1sTpGoEmM

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/techtalespod...
Tron Legacy logo
May 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM