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Codebreaker, by Marketplace and Tech Insider

Codebreaker is a podcast that dares to ask – and answer – the fundamental questions about technology that consume us every day. From “is it evil?” to “can it save us?” – it’s up to you to listen, deco... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Email

Email

A woman answers a mysterious email and finds herself on a plane, spam buries our inbox, and a band falls apart over the ... Read more

11 Nov 2015

34mins

Ranked #2

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Internet Porn

Internet Porn

A man whose job is scrubbing porn from the web; adult film star Stoya’s battle against free, pirated porn; and the dirty... Read more

18 Nov 2015

44mins

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Ranked #3

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The Dark Web

The Dark Web

A couple is forced onto the dark web to buy life-saving medicine; Ben buys a drug scale; and a researcher who says the d... Read more

25 Nov 2015

32mins

Ranked #4

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Data Tracking

Data Tracking

How targeted ads for a pair of men’s sandals broke up one relationship, the researchers trying to keep data tracking hon... Read more

23 Dec 2015

31mins

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Ranked #5

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Recognition

Recognition

A toddler who saved her mother’s life with Siri, a man whose mysterious ailment opened up a world of voice recognition t... Read more

16 Nov 2016

33mins

Ranked #6

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The Software Update

The Software Update

A software update that almost brought down the International Space Station with astronauts inside, updating software ins... Read more

2 Dec 2015

36mins

Ranked #7

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Going Viral

Going Viral

How people-rating app Peeple drew rage and put its co-founders in danger, how a 16-year-old embraced identity through vi... Read more

16 Dec 2015

31mins

Ranked #8

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The Decisive Machine

The Decisive Machine

A guy who thinks machines can prevent crime, another who thinks machines could destroy humanity and a machine-learning a... Read more

9 Dec 2015

30mins

Ranked #9

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Alternate Reality

Alternate Reality

A therapist who creates virtual reality experiences for people with dangerous disorders, a grandmother who uses a headse... Read more

23 Nov 2016

35mins

Ranked #10

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Introducing Codebreaker Season 2

Introducing Codebreaker Season 2

2 Nov 2016

2mins

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