In1983,SimonGoodwinhadastrangethought.Woulditbepossibletobroadcastcomputersoftwareovertheradio?Ifso,couldlistenersrecorditofftheairandontoacassettetape?Thisexperimentanddozensofothersintheearly80screatedaseriesofcassettefueled,analoginternets.Theycopiedandmovedinformationlikeneverbefore,upendedpowerstructuresandcreatedapoisonoussocialnetworkthatbroughtdownaregime.
IntapefourofMixtape,weexaminehowtheseearlyinternetcameabout,andhowthesocietalandculturalimpactsoftheseanaloginformationnetworkscanstillbefelttoday.
Mixtapeisreported,produced,scoredandsounddesignedbySimonAdlerwithoriginalmusicthroughoutbySimon.ToptierreportingandproductionassistancewasprovidedbyEliCohen.
Specialthanksto: AlexSayfCummings,MartinMaly,PiotrGawrysiak,JoeTozer,JamesGleick,JasonRezaian,GholamKhiabanyandMoJazi.AndtoArashAzizforhelpinguseverystepofthewaywithourstoryaboutKhomeini.AndSimonGoodwinformakingusthatsecretcode.AndtoMicahLoewingertotippingmeofftothesesoftwareradiobroadcasts.
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