Podcast terbaik Qwerty (2024)

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Ep. 121 Michael Jamin 29:18

3d ago29:18

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Michael Jamin is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter who has been writing for television since 1996, and whose credits include Just Shoot Me, King of the Hill, Beavis & Butthead, Wilfred, Out of Practice, and Rules of Engagement. He’s also served as Executive Producer/Showrunner on Glenn Martin DDS, Maron, and Rhett & Link’s Buddy System. If you are int…

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The QWERTY Keyboard is Purposely Bad 42:16

3d ago42:16

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If you're like most folks in the West, your laptop and phone use something called the QWERTY keyboard, named for the six letters at the upper left of the board. At first glance, this layout makes no sense. It's not in alphabetical order, and most of the typing is done by the left hand. So how did we end up with this thing? Join Ben, Noel and Max as…

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Interview with a Creative: Joy E. Rancatore on Mindsets That Matter 56:02

13d ago56:02

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Author Joy E. Rancatore muses on the might of mindset in this special QWERTY interview with a creative. Mea Smith asks Joy clarifying and deepening questions to dive well below the surface of the topic and prompts her to share a special QWERTY challenge with listeners. Tune in to be challenged, enlightened and motivated. Check out the links referen…

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The smells and tastes of a great video game 35:25

11h ago35:25

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Today on the flagship podcast of refillable scent cartridges: Producer Andru Marino tries out a gadget called the Gamescent, an AI-powered scent machine that syncs with your gaming and movie watching experience. He walks David Pierce through the experience and whether integrating olfaction could be the future of gaming. We also hear from Nimesha Ra…

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CLASSIC: How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40 51:09

1d ago51:09

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Today the Ford GT40 is one of the world's most iconic vehicles -- but this award winning automotive beast is, it turns out, the result of a serious grudge match. Join Ben, Noel and the gang as they delve into the strange, spiteful history of the Ford GT40 in today's Classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Smuggling Silk Out of China (Encore) 12:32

1d ago12:32

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There was no product more important to the economy of the ancient world than silk. Silk was transported thousands of miles to be purchased by people so far away from its source that they had no clue where it came from. The source of silk, however, was China, and for centuries, they had a monopoly, which brought them tremendous wealth. That was unti…

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AI assistants are so back 1:34:58

2d ago1:34:58

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss announcements from Google I/O and OpenAI's GPT4o event. Further reading: Google and OpenAI race to build the feature of search OpenAI releases GPT-4o, a faster model that’s free for all ChatGPT users ChatGPT will be able to talk to you like Scarlett Johansson in Her ChatGPT is getting a …

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The Anaconda Plan 13:15

2d ago13:15

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When the United States entered the Civil War, the Union needed a plan for conducting the war. Its senior military commander, General Windfield Scott, devised a strategy that would play to the Union's strengths and exploit the Confederacy's weaknesses. He hoped that it would bring about a swift end to the war and minimize the loss of human life. The…

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City Syndromes 14:56

3d ago14:56

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Psychologists have identified hundreds of different psychological disorders and conditions. Some of them are rather common conditions that affect large segments of the population at one time or another. Others are quite rare and only come up in certain circumstances or even in certain places. Within that, there is a rare subset of psychological con…

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The Phoenician Civilization (Encore) 12:44

4d ago12:44

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Sometime around 3,200 years ago, a new civilization became ascendent on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This group wasn’t like the Empires that surrounded them. They weren’t focused so much on land acquisition and conquest so much as they were focused on commerce and trade. For centuries they ruled over trade and commerce in the Mediter…

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Auction Houses: It's Not All Money Laundering 53:00

5d ago53:00

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We've all heard of auction houses. Nowadays, these are often best-known as specialized institutions catering to international institutions and a small percentage of the obscenely wealthy -- but how did they get started? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the ridiculous (and at times disturbing) history of auction houses. See omnystudio…

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Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb 14:44

5d ago14:44

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During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb based on nuclear fission. While the Manhattan Project was ultimately successful, some in the program were thinking bigger. They felt that the explosion from an uncontrolled fission reaction could be used to create an even larger …

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The case for the iPad Pro 1:12:34

5d ago1:12:34

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Today on the flagship podcast of tandem OLEDs: The Verge’s David Pierce and Chris Welch discuss the new iPad Pros with an OLED screen, Sonos’ controversial new app, and Sonos’ leaked headphones. Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill The new Apple iPad Air is great — but it's not the one to get The new Sonos app is missing a lot of…

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Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori: 40 Years a Slave (Encore) 11:58

6d ago11:58

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In 1788, the son of the leader of the Confederation of Futa Jallon in West Africa was commanding his 2,000 troops against a neighboring military force and was captured. He was sold into slavery and spent the next 40 years of his life living as a slave in Mississippi. That was until a chance meeting revealed his true identity, which eventually led t…

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The rise of the audio-only video game 27:09

7d ago27:09

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In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games with Paul Bennun, who has been in this space longer than most. Years ago, Bennun and his team at Somethin’ Else made a series of games called Papa Sangre that were among the most innovative and most popular games of their…

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All About Hair 14:52

7d ago14:52

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If you are listening to me speak these words and can understand what I’m saying, then you are a human being. If you are a human being, you are also a mammal, and if you are a mammal, you have hair….or at least the biological capability to produce hair. But why exactly do we have hair? What function does it serve? Why do we have less than other anim…

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CLASSIC: "Vitamin Donuts" Were A Real Thing 33:08

8d ago33:08

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Donuts: they're sweet, delectable and dangerous. Nowadays they're best known as a sugary snack or a nice accompaniment to a cup of coffee, but this wasn't always the case. In fact, for a few years manufacturers tried to sell them as -- believe it or not -- a health food. Join Ben and Noel as they explore the strange rise and fall of the infamous vi…

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Kamikaze 15:14

8d ago15:14

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In the last year of the Second World War, things were not going well for the Imperial Japanese military. They had lost several major naval battles against the United States, they were losing territory, and they had no capability to rebuild the ships that they were losing. They were desperate to find something to turn the tide of the war. What they …

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The beginning and end of the iPad 1:30:38

9d ago1:30:38

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's iPad event, the evolution of the streaming business, updates on the Wisconsin Foxconn site, and much more tech news. Apple iPad event: all the news from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ reveal The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s iPad event Here's how the latest iPad Pro compares to the n…

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The 1956 Suez Crisis 14:07

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In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world. In response, a coalition of several countries tried to take it back. However, it didn’t go as planned, and it signaled a major reshuffling of the geopolitical order. …

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Thomas Nast, Part Two: A Cartoonist Conquers Corruption (and Moves to Ecuador) 35:38

10d ago35:38

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Rising from humble beginnings, Thomas Nast soon became something very much like the conscience of America. His illustrated takedowns of corruption spoke directly to people who were often illiterate, reaching the common man. While Nast could be undoubtedly difficult to work with, he also had a strong (if imperfect) moral code. In the second part of …

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The History of Camping 14:04

10d ago14:04

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We are all familiar with camping, and many of us go camping or camp regularly. Enjoying the great outdoors with friends and family can be an enjoyable experience. However, camping has a history that is unlike most things in humanity. The path from the ancient world to luxury glamping was not straight. Despite having very ancient roots, what we know…

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Plastics (Encore) 14:57

11d ago14:57

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At the 1862 London International Exhibition, an inventor by the name of Andrew Parkes introduced a new product based on cellulose that he called Parkesine. Little did he know that this material which could be made elastic when heated and molded into almost any shape imaginable would be the basis for an enormous percentage of the materials in common…

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Thomas Nast, Part One: The Cartoonist Who Shaped America 32:03

12d ago32:03

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Tons of people have a soft spot for their favorite cartoon or comic strip -- yet few have attained the social status of the legendary artist Thomas Nast, the caricaturist often referred to as the "Father of the American Cartoon." In the first part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore Nast's early childhood, the beginnings of his caree…

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The Battle of Bannockburn 14:18

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In June of 1314, Scottish forces under the command of Robert the Bruce squared off against an English army led by King Edward II. The battle was the culmination of years of English intervention in Scotland after a succession crisis. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Scots won the day, earned their independence, and firmly established Robert the…

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Delta's 10-year journey to the top of the App Store 1:11:35

12d ago1:11:35

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Today on the flagship podcast of enterprise certificate hacks: 03:22 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Riley Testut, founder of AltStore and developer of the game emulator app Delta, about how his app finally made it into Apple’s App Store. The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store Third-party iPhone app store AltSto…

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The Plan Dog Memorandum (Encore) 9:59

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In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the US on the sidelines while Germany and Japan ran roughshod over their neighbors. While the US wasn’t in the war, many people in the US military knew that it was only a matter of time before we got sucked in. Over a year before the attack on …

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A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect N64 controller 29:08

14d ago29:08

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We’re kicking off our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries today, starting with “touch.” The Verge’s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner’s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost. Further reading/viewing: How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History) …

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Canadian Football 15:26

14d ago15:26

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In 1903, the Ontario Rugby Football Union adopted a set of rules for their sport which were codified by Thrift Burnside, the captain of the University of Toronto football team. The rules were major changes to the game of rugby and were largely based on the rules created by Walter Camp for use in American football in the 1880s. However, with those r…

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CLASSIC: The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox 34:57

15d ago34:57

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Today botox is one of the world's most well-known wrinkle treatments, as well as a go-to joke in the realm of pop culture. But where did this treatment come from, and what on Earth does it have to do with sausage? Join Ben, Noel and Max as they trace the origins of botox to one man's unending obsession with food safety and rotting pork in this clas…

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Spartacus and the Third Servile War (Encore) 15:16

15d ago15:16

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In the year 73 BC, Rome faced one of its greatest threats to its existence. An army of over 100,000 liberated slaves rose up in revolt and threatened the very fabric of the Roman Republic. The revolt was led by a gladiator slave who lead his motley army and, to the astonishment of Rome, managed to defeat many Roman legions. The end of this rebellio…

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The Piltdown Man Hoax 14:10

16d ago14:10

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In 1912, a discovery was announced that shocked the world. A British paleontologist announced what was perhaps the most important find in the history of paleontology. The announcement was about the discovery of a fossil, which was claimed to be the missing link between apes and humans. It was a groundbreaking discovery that, if true, would rewrite …

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Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad 1:22:08

16d ago1:22:08

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news. Further reading: Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud …

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Ep. 120 Janet Skeslian Charles 27:22

17d ago27:22

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Janet Skeslien Charles is a New York Times and international bestselling author whose work has been translated into 37 languages. Her shorter work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, The Sydney Morning Herald, and Montana Noir. Her 2021 novel, The Paris Library, became an instant New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today bestseller upon releas…

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Books You Can't Read -- By Design! 44:01

17d ago44:01

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Books are amazing. When you think about it, a good book can be a portal to another world. A book can a time machine, and the right story can genuinely change a person's life... so long as you can actually read it. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Matt delve into the strange stories of two books that -- we kid you not -- absolutely no one on Earth …

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Questions and Answers: Volume 18 16:56

17d ago16:56

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Asteroids 14:31

18d ago14:31

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Our solar system is made up of a lot of things. The biggest thing is the sun, of course which makes up the vast majority of the solar system’s mass. Then, of course, there are planets, which come in various sizes, and many of them have moons of various sizes. However, that isn’t everything. There are other things in the solar system, things that am…

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The Wedding Dress Question 17:51

19d ago17:51

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Wow! It’s May already? That means wedding season is almost upon us. Yay! Or… yikes! To each their own I suppose. Anyhow, no matter how you feel about it, wedding dresses often hold a lot of power. They're special symbols of a special day - and are often expensive. But what happens to a wedding dress after the wedding? Well, that's up to you. In thi…

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La Maupin: The Swordfighting Opera Singer of France 58:43

19d ago58:43

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During the era of Louis XIV, Julie D'Aubigny became one of the most popular criminals in all of high society. In today's episode, the guys welcome returning guest Ben Thompson, author and creator of Badass of the Week, to learn more about the swordfighter, opera singer, nun-heister and all-time badass known as La Maupin. See omnystudio.com/listener…

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A History of the Crusades 16:21

19d ago16:21

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Starting in the year 1096, the Christian kingdoms of the Latin Church united to retake religious sites in the Holy Land. This war was known as a crusade. This was just the first in a series of nine official and several other unofficial crusades over a span of 200 years. These crusades impacted the kingdoms that took park, the Eastern and Western Ch…

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Phones are the ultimate AI gadget 1:13:00

19d ago1:13:00

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Today on the flagship podcast of dedicated AI hardware: The Verge’s David Pierce and Allison Johnson debate whether the emergence of standalone AI gadgets like the Humane Pin and the Rabbit R1 are better off as apps or should exist as its own hardware. Humane AI Pin review: not even close The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it d…

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