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Tech Podcast: A Nobel for the Internet?
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The Internet, the late Senator Ted Stevens famously quipped, is “just a series of tubes.” Well, now this set of fat data pipes has its very own nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Will it win? We’ll talk about the chances on this month’s podcast round-up of great global technology stories.
Tech Podcast: Blogger may face death penalty in Iran
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On this week’s technology podcast, we’ll have an update on Hossein Derakhshan, aka Hoder. Widely considered to be the “godfather” of Persian-language blogging, Hoder is now in an Iranian prison. Reports from his family inside the country say he may be facing the death penalty. We’ll have that story, plus a whole lot more global tech goodness.
Tech Podcast 266: The Strange Case of Blogger Hossein Derakhshan
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The centerpiece of this week’s podcast is a look at the strange case of Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan. He was jailed a little more than a year ago after returning to Iran. We hear about the twists and turns his life has taken in recent years. We also hear about some new research on Persian blogs, and about the world’s smallest FM transmitter! Oh, and a guy who has most of his life recorded digitally…and loves it.
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