Podcasts by Reality 2.0

Episode 154: Kyle on Kubernetes from 2023-12-01T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about his journey into Kubernetes and the cloud native landscape. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.face...

Episode 153: Personal AI from 2023-10-28T08:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Kyle Rankin discuss the personal AI tools they'd like to have, what's available, and how they might come together. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast...

Episode 152: Supply Chains Make the World Go Round from 2023-10-04T08:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Michael Stolarczyk about the complex ways in which physical goods go around the world, and behind-the-scenes strategies at play. Site/Blog/Newsletter (htt...

Episode 151: WordPress at 25 and the Indie Web from 2023-08-29T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman chat with Joe Brockmeier about WordPress turning 25 and our increasing desires to carve out our own homes on the web. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cas...

Episode 150: How to Write a Tech Book from 2023-08-08T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about his new book for aspiring authors, discuss the publishing process, self-discipline, marketing, and share their expertise from their decad...

Episode 149: Everything Is Personal from 2023-07-21T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Petros Koutoupis about rescuing personal archives, personal AI, and preserving our identities. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook ...

Episode 148: On Ukraine from 2023-07-11T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to David Kirichenko about Ukraine, journalism, troll farms and disinformation in times of war. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (h...

Episode 147: Making AI Personal from 2023-06-26T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk with Josh Hester about his new project exploring personal AI. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2ca...

Episode 146: AI and The Future of Identity from 2023-05-25T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Golda Velez about the state of AI, how it relates to identity, ethics, and where this all goes from here. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.co...

Episode 145: Authenticating Content With Cryptography from 2023-05-05T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about a proposal for authenticating content with cryptographic signing, and saving the internet. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast...

Episode 144: Self-Publishing a Tech Book from 2023-04-21T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to prolific tech author, Kyle Rankin, about how he recently self-published his latest book, and how that differs from his many experiences with traditional pu...

Episode 143: A Pause on AI? from 2023-04-11T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman discuss an open letter to pause AI development. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2cast) Twitter (https:...

Episode 142: 3D Printing, Ya'll from 2023-03-28T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin and Shawn Powers about Shawn's head's appearance at the recent SCaLE conference and 3D printing, all while having a little too much fun. Hit pl...

Episode 141: User Sovereignty and Authenticity in Commerce from 2023-03-01T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls hear Dave Huseby's new ideas about identity verification and data authenticity in commerce. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://ww...

Episode 140: Is AI the New Search? from 2023-02-22T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Ezequiel Lanza about AI-based search. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2cast) Twitter (https://...

Episode 139: Permission Slip, a Consumer Reports Privacy App from 2023-02-09T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Petros Koutoupis talk to Don Marti about Permission Slip, the new data privacy app from Consumer Reports. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)Face...

Episode 138: Teaching Technology from 2023-02-02T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers about teaching tech skills with online video and building communities. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com...

Episode 137: Humans Are More Necessary Than Ever from 2023-01-17T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Dan Miller of Opus Research about the future of Speech and AI. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/realit...

Episode 136: Happy New Year! from 2023-01-11T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk about Facebook's recent Irish problems, Google's Performance Max ad product, and digress into discussing the Houston food scene as we welcome back Reality 2.0...

Episode 135: Experts Weigh in on ChatGPT from 2022-12-20T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Ezequiel Lanza and Tony Mongkolsmai about ChatGPT, generative AI, and open source software. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (ht...

Episode 134: Email Disaster, Encrypted Backups and Chat GPT from 2022-12-13T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn have fun with ChatGPT, rant about email disasters, and chat about Apple's new encrypted backups. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBoo...

Episode 133: Hardware Supply Chains, Trust Agility, and Avoiding Vendor Lock-in from 2022-12-06T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www....

Episode 132: Mastodon Lifeboats for Twitter Users from 2022-11-15T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast...

Episode 131: Digital Wallets from 2022-11-05T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Petros Koutoupis talk digital wallets and current events. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2cast) Twi...

Episode 130: What Happens to Twitter Now? from 2022-10-22T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls speculate about Twitter's future and discuss the evolution of audience engagement. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.faceboo...

Episode 129: Communication Breakdown from 2022-10-15T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers talk communication breakdown in social media, its impact on our culture, and what technical solutions may exist. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.r...

Episode 128: Folder Full of HTML from 2022-10-08T07:00

When Doc is away, Katherine and Shawn Powers play! (With Static HTML generators) Katherine and Shawn talk about Hugo, a static site generator, WordPress, and the content creator life. Site/Blog/New...

Episode 127: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects from 2022-10-01T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about religion, politics, tribalism, sexism, and viral blog posts. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.f...

Episode 126: Publishers vs The Internet Archive from 2022-09-24T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk about Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit targeting the Internet Archive that aims to prevent them from lending ebooks. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www....

Episode 125: Apple Update from 2022-09-09T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman discuss Apple's latest updates, the end of an era, neighborhoods, and more. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/r...

Episode 124: DWeb Camp from 2022-09-02T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Doc Searls about his Decentralized Web Camp experience. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2cast) Twitter (http...

Episode 123: Open Source Home Automation with Home Assistant from 2022-08-26T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers about home automation using a combination of open source software and proprietary devices using Home Assistant. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2ca...

Episode 122: Health Data and Human Rights from 2022-08-19T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Adrian Gropper, CTO of Patient Privacy Rights, about health data and human rights, delegating patient agency, and health data standards. Special Guest: Adr...

Episode 121: Who Really Owns Your Car? from 2022-08-05T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about the data cars collect, where it goes, and how we’re really just driving around in a smart phone that we don’t even own. Site/Bl...

Episode 120: I'm Here (aka Happy Birthday, Doc) from 2022-07-30T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls celebrate Doc's birthday and chat about Amazon acquisitions and privacy legislation. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.faceb...

Episode 119: RapidDisk and Open Source Maintainership from 2022-07-22T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Petros Koutoupis about maintaining RapidDisk, his open source RAM disk software. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/re...

Episode 118: Design and Fabrication with Inventables from 2022-07-15T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Zach Kaplan, CEO of Inventables, about design and fabrication with 3D carving, maker culture, and the history of Inventables. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https:...

Episode 117: Thrivacy from 2022-07-08T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Gordon Jones and Erica Barnette about Thrivacy, their new digital wallet for private, verifiable credentials. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cas...

Episode 116: The state of the CMS vs Silos from 2022-06-24T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Adam Bergstein about the evolution of CMSes, the current landscape, and how they fit in with today’s siloed web. Site/Blog/News...

Episode 115: Geeks in Space from 2022-06-17T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Paul Bailey of Cognitive Space about open source code, aerospace engineering, managing satellites, and the space shuttle! Listen to the end for your next w...

Episode 114: Ethical Advertising from 2022-06-10T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about how to advertise without being creepy. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook ...

Episode 113: Authentic Users and Data from 2022-05-27T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Dave Huseby of Cryptid.tech about pseudonymous authentication and verifiable data.Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) FaceBook (https://www...

Episode 112: Pseudonymous Authentication for Twitter from 2022-05-20T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Kyle Rankin talk to Dave Huseby about his new approach to pseudonymous user authentication. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook....

Episode 111: Peer-to-Peer Messaging with Quiet from 2022-05-13T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin and Holmes Wilson about Quiet, a Tor-based peer-to-peer messaging project. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https:/...

Episode 110: More on Mastodon from 2022-05-06T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Shawn Powers have far too much fun continuing the conversation about Mastodon and the fediverse, with a dose of photography. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.re...

Episode 109: From Twitter to the Fediverse with Mastodon from 2022-04-29T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers and Kyle Rankin about moving from Twitter to the Fediverse using Mastodon, including how to choose a server and find your niche. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https...

Episode 108: Microtargeting Warfare and Other Ad Tech Nightmares from 2022-04-22T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Don Marti about ad tech and its many consequences, as well as recent efforts to reform it. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (htt...

Episode 107: Building the Decentralized Web from 2022-04-15T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to James Walker of Fission about building the decentralized web, decentralized identity, IPFS, and empowering users. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality...

Episode 106: Revisiting Privacy from 2022-04-08T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls revisit the topic of data privacy. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/reality2cast) Twitter (https://twitter.com...

Episode 105: What is the Digital Markets Act? from 2022-04-01T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about the Digital Markets Act and Apple's personal finance plans. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/realit...

Episode 104: Digital Archives and Nomads from 2022-03-25T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Steven Roberts about digitizing media, photography, and retro computing. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https://www.facebook....

Episode 103: Supply Chain Security and Disaster from 2022-03-18T07:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Kyle Rankin about global supply chain security, disaster and security preparedness, and the Librem 5. Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)FaceBook (https:...

Episode 102: The Unforgettable Episode from 2022-03-11T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman go a bit off-topic and talk to Shawn Powers about his memory loss. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) FaceBook (https:/...

Episode 101: The Elephant in the Room, Journalism, and Disinformation from 2022-03-04T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers discuss wartime journalism and misinformation, and Shawn's brain. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) Fac...

Episode 100: A Celebration with IPFS, Web3, and Home Automation from 2022-02-25T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Petros Koutoupis celebrate our 100th episode and talk Web3, IPFS, and home automation. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www...

Episode 99: IdRamp and Identity Solutions from 2022-02-18T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Mike Vesey, CEO of IdRamp, about verifiable credentials, decentralization, and real-world identity solutions. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newslett...

Episode 98: You Win Some, You Lose Some (Billions) from 2022-02-04T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Petros Koutoupis about how big tech navigates the ad tech landscape, for better or worse. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.real...

Episode 97: ID.me Vs. The Alternatives from 2022-01-28T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kaliya Young of the Internet Identity Workshop about ID.me, our concerns about its use as a national ID, and potential alternatives. Reality 2.0 around the...

Episode 96: Absolute Privacy Through Cryptography from 2022-01-21T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Dave Huseby about privacy, cryptography, and authentic data. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) FaceBook (https...

Episode 95: What Was Web 2.0? from 2022-01-14T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Petros Koutoupis about Air Tags and the generationsof the web. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) FaceBook (htt...

Episode 94: The Fun Holiday Episode from 2021-12-10T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk about everything from microphones to roombas to pottery in our last episode of 2021. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newslett...

Episode 93: Quad9 and DNS from 2021-12-03T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls and Kyle Rankin talk to John Todd from Quad9 about DNS, privacy, security and their open DNS recursive service. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https...

Episode 92: The DIY Episode from 2021-11-19T07:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk right to repair Apple devices, cocktails, and our nerdy hobbies. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.real...

Episode 91: The Metaverse from 2021-11-05T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about the metaverse of Facebook and beyond, how it may intersect with Web 3 and blockchain, as well as Second Life and the verses that came bef...

Episode 90: Can Facebook Be the Good Guy? from 2021-10-29T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers and Petros Koutoupis about Facebook’s metaverse focus and whistleblower problems. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www...

Episode 89: Digital Identity from 2021-10-22T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Phil Windley about digital identity, picos, oauth, and big tech ecosystems. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) ...

Episode 88: Can We Fix Facebook? from 2021-10-08T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Jerry Michalski and Petros Koutoupis about Facebook, its weaknesses, relationship to its users, and impact on all of us, and wh...

Episode 87: Understanding NFTs from 2021-10-01T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Gregory Bledsoe about NFTs and the future of transactions and authentication. Reality 2.0 around the web: Site/Blog/Newsletter ...

Episode 86: Pedal-Assisted Privacy from 2021-09-17T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about their various health-related gadgets, including trackers, ebikes, VR workouts, etc., and the ways we incorporate them into our lives. Re...

Episode 85: Bufferbloat from 2021-09-10T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Dave Taht about bufferbloat, latency, and the issues plaguing our networks. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com)...

Episode 84: Respect on the Web from 2021-09-03T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about respect on the web, including respecting your users, and algorithmic bias. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com...

Episode 83: Intent Broadcasting and the Real Estate Market from 2021-08-27T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Bill Wendel and Joyce Searls about where tech meets real estate, and how intentcasting could improve the market. Reality 2.0 ar...

Episode 82: Apple’s Child Safety and the Screeching Voices of the Minority from 2021-08-13T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about Apple’s new plans to monitor personal devices, and what it means for privacy, ownership, and setting precedence. Reality 2.0 around the w...

Episode 81: Geeks at Home: The Gear That Makes Us Happy from 2021-08-06T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers and Petros Koutoupis about how we make our personal spaces better for work and play. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://...

Episode 80: NSO Group's Pegasus, Stingrays, and Grindr from 2021-07-30T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about NSO group and Pegasus, Stingrays and cars, and surveilling priests. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2...

Episode 80: NSO Group's Pegasus, Stingrays, and Grindr from 2021-07-30T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about NSO group and Pegasus, Stingrays and cars, and surveilling priests. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2...

Episode 79: Your Identity - Twitter Verification, Facial Recognition, and More from 2021-07-23T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls and Shawn Powers chat about Twitter verification, facial recognition, YouTube moderation, and algorithmic bias. Subscribe to our newslette...

Episode 78: Human ID for Single Sign-On from 2021-07-16T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Bastian Purrer and Namik Muduroglu about Human ID, their open source anonymous single sign-on solution. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast....

Episode 77: Musings on Privacy, Remote Work, Health, and More from 2021-07-09T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about everything from healthcare to bad weather. Join us for a chat about everything. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/n...

Episode 76: Brian Fox on Voting Systems, Post-COVID Work, and Bash from 2021-07-02T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Brian Fox about voting systems, open source, work in the post-covid era, blockchain, programming languages, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https:/...

Episode 75: Let's Talk About FLoC Blocking from 2021-06-25T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Drupal Association Community Liaison, Rachel Lawson, and Drupal developer, Tony Savorelli, about Privacy in Drupal and beyond, and protecting ourselves and...

Episode 74: DeleteMe, Privacy Tools, and Protecting Yourself from 2021-06-19T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Abine’s Rob Shavell about DeleteMe and other privacy tools, as well as emerging issues like vaccine tracking, AI, and facial recognition. Subscribe to our ...

Episode 73: More Apple News and Shady Apps are Shady from 2021-06-11T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Shawn Powers discuss Apple's new privacy features, the Anom app, and the problems with cloud storage. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/news...

Episode 72: To Opt-In or Not To Opt-In, That is the Question from 2021-06-04T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about Amazon’s new Sidewalk feature, more about Apple’s opt-out options, and other privacy issues. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/news...

Episode 71: Tons of Tracking Tech from 2021-05-28T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about Apple’s IDFA, Ford In-Car ads, and more about AirTags. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Reality 2.0 around the web: Sit...

Episode 70: Apple AirTags and Privacy from 2021-05-14T07:00

Tune in to our new episode! Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Petros Koutoupis talk Apple Airtags and privacy. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Reality 2.0 around...

Episode 69: What’s Up With Basecamp? from 2021-05-07T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about Basecamp’s new policy on workplace political conversation. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Reality 2.0 around the web:...

Episode 68: Signal Snoops On Cellebrite as They Snoop On Us from 2021-04-30T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls chat with Kyle Rankin and Shawn Powers about Signal’s exposure of vulnerabilities in Cellebrite’s mobile device hacking software. Subscribe to our newsletter. (htt...

Episode 67: It’s a Great Effing Island from 2021-04-23T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls discuss a new approach to intent broadcasting, the end of tracking, and the island of Kauai. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Real...

Episode 66: You Should Open Source Now, Ask Me How! from 2021-04-16T07:00

Katherine Druckman chats with Petros Koutoupis and Kyle Rankin about FOSS (Free and Open Source Software), the benefits of contributing to the projects you use, and why you should be a FOSS fan as ...

Episode 65: The Big Round World Outside the Browser from 2021-04-09T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about comic art, ecommerce, and the world beyond the browser. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Reality 2.0 ar...

Episode 64: Who is Accountable for Disinformation? from 2021-04-02T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about responsibility for disinformation, congressional hearings, and the Suez canal.Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter) Reality...

Episode 63: Is Your Privacy Set by Marketers in Aeron Chairs? from 2021-03-26T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Don Marti and Shawn Powers about realistic data privacy measures, surveillance marketing, and privacy regulation. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://rea...

Episode 62: How Did Disinformation Become the Truth? from 2021-03-19T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Prof. Chris Bronk, Ph.D. and Petros Koutoupis about disinformation and cyber security, and how they impact our lives, as well as IoT vulnerabilities and vo...

Episode 61: The Future of Authenticating Your Data from 2021-03-12T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Dave Huseby about the authentic data economy, and the future of authentication. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Reality 2...

Episode 60: SpaceX, Starlink, and Mozilla State Partitioning from 2021-03-05T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about Starlink, SpaceX and Mozilla’s new state partitioning privacy feature in Firefox. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)Real...

Episode 59: FOSS, Mentorship, and Doing Great Work from 2021-02-26T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Travis Carden and Petros Koutoupis about maintaining open source projects, mentoring contributors, Drupal, and automated testing. Show notes:(42s): Intros,...

Episode 58: So Someone Stole Your Identity from 2021-02-19T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers and Kyle Rankin about protecting yourself online, password and security best practices, and a tragic tale. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https...

Episode 57: You Look Familiar, Did I See You on the Internet? from 2021-02-12T07:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk facial recognition AI using our photos for training, and how we collectively negotiate our own privacy online. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2c...

Episode 56: The Age of the Moderator from 2021-02-05T07:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls and Petros Koutoupis talk Twitter's new Birdwatch experiment, Signal's resistance to moderation, and Redditors' impact on the stock market. Show notes:[02:06]: (https...

Episode 55: Radio Broadcasting from 2021-01-29T07:00

Doc Searls and Petros Koutoupis talk to Dean Landsman and Paul Walker about radio broadcasting, including long distance coverage. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2cast.com/newsletter)R...

Episode 54: Digital Rights are Human Rights from 2021-01-22T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Evan Greer, Deputy Director of digital rights activism group Fight for the Future about Section 230, privacy, politics, de-platforming, and internet policy...

Episode 53: The SolarWinds Attack from 2020-12-22T07:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin and Petros Koutoupis about the SolarWinds hack, and Facebook's reaction to Apple privacy initiatives. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://rea...

Episode 52: Fragmentation and Outrage of the Week from 2020-12-18T06:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about fragmentation and software development, the Amazon Halo, and surveilling school children. Subscribe to our newsletter. (https://reality2c...

Episode 51: Poop in the Desert from 2020-12-11T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman have a fun chat with Petros Koutoupis about open source in space, digital detox, World War 2 cryptography, and poop in the desert. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/...

Episode 50: What Happened to Cyber Utopia? from 2020-12-04T08:00

Doc Searls and Jon Lebkowsky talk reality, social constructs, the internet, and disinformation. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.com) FaceBook (https://www....

Episode 49: Parler, Ownership, and Open Source from 2020-11-20T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Petros Koutoupis, and Kyle Rankin talk Parler and platform lock-in, the concept of data, software, and hardware ownership, and the open source social contract. Show ...

Episode 48: The Politics of Communication from 2020-11-13T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Professor Barbara Cherry of Indiana University about political division, legislation and regulation, technical evolution, and more. Reality 2.0 around the ...

Episode 47: Revolutions from 2020-11-06T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis talk to Hadrian Zbarcea about revolutions, both technical and other. Reality 2.0 around the web:Site/Blog/Newsletter (https://www.reality2cast.co...

Episode 46: Facial Recognition, Surveillance Technology, and the Balance of Power from 2020-10-30T11:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Kyle Rankin talk about facial recognition and surveillance technology in the hands of individuals, and how that affects the balance of power. Reality 2.0 around ...

Episode 45: Social Media Regulation and Journalism from 2020-10-23T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Petros Koutoupis talk social media regulation and its relationship to journalism and the threat to Section 230. Special Guest: Petros Koutoupis.

Episode 44: Podcasts Killed the Radio Star from 2020-10-16T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Petros Koutoupis discuss the evolution of podcasting vs. radio. Show Notes:00:00:57 Please subscribe to our Newsletter - a reminder :) 00:01:35 Radio vs Podcasti...

Episode 43: Ad Tracking Runs Deep from 2020-10-09T09:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Dr. Augustine Fou about his privacy analysis app, PageX-Ray, ad tracking, and data privacy. Show Notes:00:02:17 Page Xray and Blacklight 00:07:27 While you...

Episode 42: Camera Drones, Ad Trackers, and That Netflix Movie from 2020-10-02T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Kyle Rankin, and Petros Koutoupis talk about Amazon's new flying camera, ad tech, and The Social Dilemma. 00:01:27 The spying based advertising business is on it's w...

Episode 41: TikTok and App Censorship from 2020-09-25T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin and Petros Koutoupis about TikTok and who controls your phone. Notes:00:00:37 The new contraband - TikTok 00:04:34 Is the US wanting to "play" ...

Episode 40: Normalizing Surveillance from 2020-09-18T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Petros Koutoupis talk about Amazon's Alexa for landlords program. Show notes:00:00:23 For starters, let's begin with Normalization of Surveillance. 00:50:00 Amaz...

Episode 39: Weekly Dose of Reality from 2020-09-11T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis talk remote work, survival, and Facebook. 00:04:09 The three key subjects we're discussing00:05:41 First subject - Remote work 00:17:41 Covid19 f...

Episode 38: Digital Convergence from 2020-09-03T08:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about Digital Convergence. Links mentioned: https://puri.sm/posts/investing-in-real-convergence/ Show notes:00:00:32 Today we're talk...

Episode 37: User Sovereignty and Decentralization, The Sequel from 2020-07-24T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman continue their conversation with Dave Huseby, Hyperledger (https://www.hyperledger.org/)'s Security Maven, about user sovereignty and decentralization, open source...

Episode 36: User Sovereignty and Decentralization from 2020-06-24T08:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis talk to Dave Huseby, Hyperledger (https://www.hyperledger.org/)'s Security Maven, about User Sovereignty and Decentralization, Hyperledger, block...

Episode 35: Bruce Schneier on Truth, Reality, and Contact Tracing from 2020-05-27T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Bruce Schneier (https://www.schneier.com/) about contact tracing, digital identity, hacking, privacy, and regulation. Show notes:0:00:25: Contact tracing a...

Episode 34: Privacy and Self-Hosting from 2020-04-24T09:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Robert Douglass of Platform.sh (https://platform.sh/) about self-hosting collaboration tools, and other current privacy topics. Show notes:0:00:54: Introdu...

Episode 33: Pandemic Edition from 2020-03-26T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin, Petros Koutoupis, and Shawn Powers about the new realities we're facing as a result of COVID-19. Show notes:0:04:08: How is this situation a l...

Episode 32: All the Music from 2020-02-27T08:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman speak with Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin from the All the Music project, allthemusic.info (http://allthemusic.info), a project that has machine-generated all possibl...

Episode 31: Personal Devices are Personal from 2020-02-03T09:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin, CSO of Purism (https://puri.sm/), about mobile phones, their security and privacy vulnerabilities, and Purism's new Librem 5 (https://puri.sm/...

Episode 30: A Chat with Don Norman from 2019-12-12T08:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Don Norman, one of the world's most influential designers, about data privacy, the cult of Apple, hero complexes, and climate change. Special Guest: Don No...

Episode 29: On to Beer Number 3! from 2019-11-15T12:00

Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis discuss the Open Source Cloud landscape, weigh in on Open Source communities and contribution, and open multiple beers. Petros tells us how he re...

Episode 28: Destroy This Podcast from 2019-10-03T08:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Petros Koutoupis talk about ownership, freedom, and convenience in the digital world. Special Guest: Petros Koutoupis.

Episode 27: On Ring Doorbells and Consumer Privacy from 2019-09-12T08:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin, Purism (http://puri.sm) CSO, about Ring doorbells and consumer privacy. Links:Here's How Amazon's Ring Doorbell Police Partnership Affects You...

Episode 26: Retro Computing with the Altair-Duino from 2019-08-29T11:00

Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls and Petros Koutoupis talk to Chris Davis of adwaterandstir.com about his Arduino-based Altair 8800 replica kits. Links mentioned:http://adwaterandstir.com Going Retro...

Episode 25: A Chat With Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo from 2019-08-15T10:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Gabriel Weinberg, CEO&Founder of DuckDuckGo, and co-author of Super Thinking and Traction. Special Guest: Gabriel Weinberg.

Episode 24: A Chat About Redis Labs from 2019-08-02T10:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Yiftach Shoolman, CTO and Co-founder of Redis Labs, about Redis, Open Source licenses, company culture and more.

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Episode 22: Don't Panic, It's All About the Kernel from 2019-07-02T18:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Linux Journal Editor at Large, Petros Koutoupis, about building your own kernel, kernel panics, and other projects.

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Episode 21: From Mac to Linux from 2019-06-20T16:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk toLinux JournalEditor at Large, Petros Koutoupis, about moving from Mac to Linux.

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Episode 20: Advertising is Broken, but Linux Isn't. from 2019-06-07T11:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Don Marti, of Mozilla and formerly of Linux Journal,about ad technology, privacy, and the Linux community.

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Episode 19: Democratizing Cybersecurity from 2019-05-24T10:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Alex Gounares of Polyverse Linux about Cybersecurity for everyone.

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Episode 18: KidOYO from 2019-04-29T15:00

Doc Searls talks to Zhen, Devon and Melora Lofretto of KidOYO and Doctor Michael Nagler, superintendent of the Mineola Public School system in Mineola  Long Island.

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Episode 17: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. from 2019-03-25T13:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Bob Erdman, Security Product Manager for Helpsystems about Linux security threats.

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Episode 16: Digital Stalking from 2019-03-11T14:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk about digital stalking, journalism, clickbait, and using ad targeting for evil.

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Episode 15: Learning Python from 2019-02-11T12:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Linux Journal Senior Columnist, Reuven Lerner, about learning new languages such as Python.

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Episode 14: Digital Sovereignty from 2019-01-28T14:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Elizabeth Renieris about digital identity, ethics, boiled frogs, and horses with lasers.

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Episode 13: Surveillance Marketing from 2019-01-18T13:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk toDr. Augustine Fouabout surveillance marketing, ad tech, and privacy.

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Episode 12: Vendor Lock-in from 2019-01-11T12:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk toLinux Journal's Technical Editor, Kyle Rankin, about vendor lock-in.

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Episode 11: Moving the Chairs from 2019-01-03T13:15

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Petros Koutoupis about his Deep Dive articles, storage, blockchain, and moving chairs.

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Episode 10: Hydrants and Sirens from 2018-12-17T12:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to David Egts (@davidegts), Chief Technologist North America for the Public Sector at Red Hat (Listen

Episode 9: Humanity, Magic, and Glitter from 2018-12-07T11:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Bryan Lunduke about Linux and humanity.

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Episode 8: Nostalgia, Security, and Shawn from 2018-11-28T00:00

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Episode 7: Sounding Alarms from 2018-11-14T00:00

Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about about sounding alarms in various communities.

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Episode 6: Conferences and Community from 2018-11-07T11:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Doc Searls about Freenode Live, conferences, and the Linux community.

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Episode 5: Linux is Personal from 2018-10-31T09:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Corbin Champion about Userland, an easy way to run Linux on your Android device, and other new projects.

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Episode 4: All About Security from 2018-10-25T23:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Linux Journal's own Kyle Rankin about basic security hardening. Download ogg format Special Guest: Kyle Rankin.

Episode 3: Microsoft and Patents from 2018-10-15T23:00

Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Erich Andersen, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft and Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network about Microsoft's recently a...

Episode 2: Privacy is Personal from 2018-10-12T23:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Doc Searls about consumer privacy, Main Street, and heart attacks at Walmart. Links mentioned:https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1049370119338713088 http://customerco...

Episode 1: Digital Privacy from 2018-10-03T23:00

Katherine Druckman talks to Doc Searls about digital privacy, wizards and muggles, and boiled frogs.