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Explainercast

Explainercast

Shane Swenson and Dave Smith

Explaining things
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Top 10 Explainercast Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Explainercast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Explainercast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Explainercast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Explainercast - Episode 1: Sailing part 1 of 2
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04/28/23 • 39 min

The surprising physics of sailing!

This is the first episode of Explainercast where Shane and Dave explain sailing! This is the 1st episode in a series about sailing.

The main question to answer is whether this will truly be 1 of only 2 total episodes on sailing given Shane’s profound depth of knowledge on this topic.

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Explainercast - Episode 3: Cookies

Episode 3: Cookies

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05/26/23 • 59 min

What are cookies on the web? You’ve heard about them. Now go deep on what they are, how they work, and what they let your web browser do.

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Explainercast - Episode 11: Explaining Computers Part 2
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12/23/23 • 53 min

In episode 11, Shane and Dave continue explaining computers. This is the 2nd part in a to-be-determined-length saga.

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Explainercast - Episode 2: Sailing part 2 of 2
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05/20/23 • 58 min

Part 2 in the thrilling saga: The surprising physics of sailing!

This is the second episode of Explainercast where Shane and Dave explain sailing!

We covered more physics, optimization strategies, racing, and how to get started in sailing.

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In episode 12, Shane and Dave continue explaining the saga of telecommunications. Computer networks! How the technologies work that power the internet.

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Explainercast - Episode 4: Moore's Law
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06/16/23 • 0 min

Gordon Moore declared that CPUs would get better and better at a very ambitious rate, and it turns out, he has been mostly right for over 50 years! We talk about the technology innovations that have allowed Moore’s amazing law to continue from 1965 to the present.

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Explainercast - Episode 5: The telegraph is not what you think
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08/04/23 • 1 min

We promise you; you don’t know what the telegraph is. You think you know, but did you know the first telegraphs had no wires? Did you know they used 30-foot tall towers with people standing on top of them? Did you know that electrical telegraphs were originally discovered thanks to a frog leg?

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Onward to party lines! After the telephone was invented, the next thing people wanted to do was talk to their friends. But this was expensive! In this episode, we explain how the telephone gained mass market adoption, including the party line, and finally, the first digital (yes, ones and zeros) telephone transmission.

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Explainercast - Episode 10: Explaining Computers Part 1
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11/27/23 • 34 min

In episode 10, Shane and Dave start to explain how computers work, from the very bottom: transistors, digital logic, binary, math, and much more. This will be the first part of an awesome saga!

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Explainercast - Episode 15: DNS on the Internet
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03/19/24 • 59 min

In episode 15, Shane and Dave explain the Domain Name Service, which is how your web browser figures out the IP addresses to use for domain names like google.com

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FAQ

How many episodes does Explainercast have?

Explainercast currently has 20 episodes available.

What topics does Explainercast cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on Explainercast?

The episode title 'Episode 1: Sailing part 1 of 2' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Explainercast?

The average episode length on Explainercast is 45 minutes.

How often are episodes of Explainercast released?

Episodes of Explainercast are typically released every 24 days.

When was the first episode of Explainercast?

The first episode of Explainercast was released on Apr 28, 2023.

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