Episode brief:A conversation with Twitter’s very own Rogue Librarian, about the ever-increasing significance of the library as a public institution, some of the services modern libraries provide, and the multi-faceted threats and challeng

#48: Popular Front (w/ Jake Hanrahan)

Aug 29th, 2019 1h 2m

Episode brief:A conversation with independent journalist and documentary filmmaker Jake Hanrahan, about his experiences as an irregular warfare correspondent for outlets such as ViceNews, HBO, Bellingcat and the Guardian, as well as his c

#47: US Concentration Camps (w/ Adam LaMascus)

Jul 3rd, 2019 54m 3s

Episode brief:A conversation with Adam LaMascus, regarding the debate around using the term concentration camps, in reference to US refugee detention facilities.Among other things, we most notably spoke of the equivalences, both historic

#46: Pharos – Doing Justice to the classics (w/ Curtis Dozier)

Jun 12th, 2019 56m 47s

Episode brief:A conversation with Curtis Dozier, the creator of Pharos – a website dedicated to counteracting the right-wing appropriation of Greko-Roman cultures, primarily via fact-checking and interpreting dubious online writings.If y

#45: The future of CTRL+D

May 22nd, 2019 23m 54s

Episode brief:A conversation with ourselves, about the future of CTRL+D, and the bumpy road we had to take to get here.We would also like to, once more, congratulate our very own Colin, for his Best Original Score in a Short Film acco

#44: Neofolk against fascism (w/ Shane Burley)

Apr 24th, 2019 39m 34s

Episode brief:A conversation with Shane Burley, author of Fascism Today and founder of antifascist neofolk blog A Blaze Ansuz, about the present day effort of antifascists to break neofolk and black metal’s ties to the far right.If you wa

#43: YouTube’s pedophile problem (w/ K.G. Orphanides)

Apr 10th, 2019 1h 4m

Episode brief:A conversation with Wired UK contributor K.G. Orphanides, regarding the pedophile network “hiding in plain sight” on YouTube, and Google’s reluctance to acknowledge and address the issue directly.Towards the end of the episo

#42: Indie developer BenStar

Mar 27th, 2019 43m 6s

Episode brief:A conversation with aspiring, and very talented, German indie developer, BenStar, about his professional background, Ben’s current project- Revita!, and broadly, the environment in which indie devs must exist today.As noted

#41: The Sudden Demise of the Bronze Age Civilization

Mar 13th, 2019 50m 58s

Episode brief:A conversation about the sudden, violent collapse of the bronze age civilization, and the period’s surprisingly complex social structures.The post #41: The Sudden Demise of the Bronze Age Civilization appeared first on C

#40: An Opportunity to Talk Space

Feb 25th, 2019 57m 25s

Episode brief:Ep. 40 was meant as a farewell to the Opportunity rover, yet ended up as a general chat about deep space exploration and the human psyche’s flaws.Episode notes:• The AVIATR prototype. A small unmanned aerial vehicle de

#39: Regional pricing for video games

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 6m

On #39, we discuss the pros and cons of regional pricing as it pertains to video games, as well people’s often flawed perception of the industry.Episode brief:On #39, we discuss the pros and cons of regional pricing as it pertains to vide

#38: Game Workers Unite (w/ Marijam Didžgalvytė)

Jan 21st, 2019 1h 6m

Episode brief:For our first recording of 2019, we invited Game Workers Unite‘s communications lead, Marijam Didžgalvytė, to talk about the past, present and future of game developer unionization, and GWU’s mounting efforts in the field. W

#37: Looking ahead at 2019

Jan 14th, 2019 1h 11m

Episode brief:The second part of our Dec. 30th recording session, episode 37 is concerned with our most anticipated events and launches of 2019.Photo credit:Unsplash user Gem & Lauris RKThe post #37: Looking ahead at 2019 app

#36: Looking back at 2018

Dec 31st, 2018 1h 26m

Episode brief:As has become traditional for us, we close the year with a retrospective episode on what we considered to be the most important events of 2018. Predominantly in the entertainment sphere, although, there was a little bit of p

#35: Jurassic Park Reality Check

Dec 17th, 2018 1h 5m

Episode brief:On this episode, our resident paleontology buff, Colin, will take centre stage in talking about the scientific accuracy of all dinosaurs depicted in the original Jurassic Park trilogy. Along the way, he will also share som

#34: The Gaming Mexican Standoff (w/ K.G. Orphanides)

Dec 3rd, 2018 1h 26m

Episode brief:On this episode, we talk about the Mexican standoff between games publishers, developers, media and players. With us covering only one POV in this discussion, we invited freelance journalist / indie game developer, K.G. Or

#33: A World at War

Nov 19th, 2018 55m 25s

Episode brief:November 11th, 2018, marked the 100-year anniversary of the end of the conflict once known as the War to end War. In recognition of the Armistice centenary, on this episode of CTRL+D, Pedro will guide us through the buildup to

#32: The Cataclysm no one knows about

Nov 5th, 2018 1h

Episode brief:I’ll be up front with you. This is a sensationalist headline. I generally despise headlines like it, but there is good intent behind this one. I needed to grab your attention, so hopefully my efforts have paid off, and you are

#31: Behind the Film Production Curtain

Oct 22nd, 2018 1h 3m

Episode brief:For this edition of CTRL+D, we’ve harnessed the brain power of our resident silver screen maestro- Colin, who will, through equal parts technical know-how and personal anecdotes, guide us step by step through the minefield of

#30: Overtourism

Oct 8th, 2018 49m 59s

Episode brief:For those of you who missed our transitional episode #29, the first edition of CTRL+D 2.0 will focus on the troubling phenomenon of overtourism. Specifically, how it often leads to degraded living conditions for the locals res

Overtourism - CTRL+D Ep. #30

Oct 8th, 2018 49m 59s

For this episode, we will focus on the troubling overtourism phenomenon, and how it often leads to degraded living conditions for locals residents.

#29: Social Anxiety Megazord

Sep 24th, 2018 51m 30s

Episode brief:A time comes in every podcast’s life, when an existential crisis must ensue. And who better to guide ours through it, than the Social Anxiety Rangers!Come episode 30, CTRL+D will go through some significant format changes, de