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A tracking app is just fancy contact tracing

This week's podcast features a look at Australia's contact tracing app plans, Minecraft RTX, playing digital boardgames and Fortnite's next virtual concert!

A tracking app is just fancy contact tracing
Security

Marc Rogers on CTI League's "Hackers without borders"

A fascinating chat with Marc Rogers, head of cybersecurity at Okta and long-time SecOps lead for legendary hacker conference DEFCON.

Marc Rogers on CTI League's "Hackers without borders"
Art & Culture

Interview: Alex Abrate, Level Up Dice

Seamus catches up with the founder and CEO of the best makers of gorgeous luxury gaming dice in the world: Alex Abrate from Level Up Dice.

Interview: Alex Abrate, Level Up Dice
Games

Nico King, Chaos Theory Games

This week Seamus talks with Nico King, co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Chaos Theory Games, an independent games studio based out of Sydney,

Nico King, Chaos Theory Games
Security

Hacks, remakes and fancy new phones

When are Zoom hacks not actually Zoom hacks? Why do games seem to have a better handle on doing remakes than film? That and more on this week's show.

Hacks, remakes and fancy new phones
Games

Michal Blicharz and IEM Katowice's coronavirus moment

Michal 'Carmac' Blicharz on that moment when IEM Katowice was told it couldn't open its doors, plus the nature of esports during the coronavirus crisis.

Michal Blicharz and IEM Katowice's coronavirus moment
Byteside Podcast

Now The Official Quibi Review Show

When this episode started we weren't sure about Quibi. By 15 minutes in we've decided that's all the show is about from now on.

Now The Official Quibi Review Show
Games

Beyond just virtual boards to play on

We've looked at virtual board tools for online boardgaming, but what about skipping those and just getting a game running anyway you like? Just. Do. It.

Beyond just virtual boards to play on
Media

The Unsubscribe Experiment

Seamus has been unsubscribing from all his video streaming services... but he's still using them all exactly the way he always has. Huh? How's that work?

The Unsubscribe Experiment
Byteside Podcast

The internet high wire act

Services are blowing up in all kinds of ways, whether becoming the new hotness or collapsing under the weight of all this new work from home traffic.

The internet high wire act
Games

Hearthstone's Year of the Phoenix!

A big new year for Hearthstone. Unquestionably biggest yet. So The Scrapyard gets some Hearthstone specialists together to talk shop. Demon Hunters. Outland.

Hearthstone's Year of the Phoenix!
Art & Culture

Ben Lee, Blowfish Studios

Ben Lee, co-founder and Managing Director of Blowfish Studios, talks about running an indie studio and publisher on the latest High Resolution podcast.

Ben Lee, Blowfish Studios
Byteside Podcast

Staying together apart

As the coronavirus crisis worsens, tech has a massive role to play in keeping us together while we're physically isolating ourselves to avoid the virus.

Staying together apart
Games

Boardgames in the age of coronavirus

We're being encouraged to self isolate if we can, which is great news for many geeks. But if you can't gather around a table for a boardgames because that's a

Boardgames in the age of coronavirus
Games

The Sistine Chapel of Storytelling

We're not angry about Warcraft 3: Reforged, we're just disappointed. A deep dive on that in this week's podcast plus that blasted Corrupted Blood problem.

The Sistine Chapel of Storytelling
Byteside Podcast

DON'T PANIC

42 years of The Hitchhiker's Guide, The Last of Us heading to TV, Dorsey fights to stay in charge of Twitter, and plenty more on this week's show!

DON'T PANIC
Art & Culture

Uplink: Ellen Broad

Ellen Broad is a boardgame designer. But that's not actually why I'm talking to her for Uplink. The boardgames was something of a byproduct – her main focus

Uplink: Ellen Broad
Games

Josh Inman: from ACL to ESL

Seamus caught up with Josh Inman, Operations Manager for ESL Australia, a few weeks ago around the AO Summer Smash event (ESL was behind the scenes on

Josh Inman: from ACL to ESL
Games

Theros, how I mythed you

This week's show looks at Kickstarter games, card games where the theme makes it inherently fun, and the new Theros MtG crossover sourcebook for D&D!

Theros, how I mythed you
Media

Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters

This week we discuss coronavirus (because that's mandatory right now), mobile games, classic games and the proof that 8K TV is utterly unnecessary.

Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters