The Hacker Next Door

Jeremy N. Smith

Intimate conversations with a diverse array of real-world hackers for "good," including a ransomware negotiator, an NSA recruit, a lock picker, a missionary, a hactivist, a hacker couple raising hacker kids, and many more. Hosted by Jeremy N. Smith, ...

  • 26 minutes 40 seconds
    Roof and Tunnel Hacker, Industrial Fire and Light Artist, and Bioengineer Liana Lareau
    Hacker/artist/scientist Liana Lareau on hacking's origins at MIT, art status at Burning Man, and applications to investigating the human genome. Visit the MIT Hack Gallery and Lareau Lab at http://hacks.mit.edu and http://www.lareaulab.org. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    3 December 2019, 5:00 am
  • 21 minutes 50 seconds
    Revenge Porn Hactivist Katelyn Bowden
    BADASS Army CEO Katelyn Bowden on fighting revenge porn, organizing a hacktivist army, and changing the culture of consent, online and off. Follow BADASS and Katelyn at https://badassarmy.org and https://twitter.com/BadassBowden. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    26 November 2019, 5:00 am
  • 27 minutes 22 seconds
    Hacker Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman
    Hacker anthropologist Gabriella Coleman on embedding for six years with a global hacktivist group, celebrating the surprising virtues of anonymity, and trying to avoid being tracked in the digital age. Follow Gabriella at https://twitter.com/BiellaColeman. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    19 November 2019, 5:00 am
  • 24 minutes 20 seconds
    Bug Bounty Hunter Casey Ellis
    Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis on employing hundreds of thousands of hackers, the big business of bug bounty programs, and how to save teenage hackers from a life of crime. Follow Bugcrowd and Casey at https://www.bugcrowd.com and https://twitter.com/caseyjohnellis. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    12 November 2019, 5:00 am
  • 24 minutes 35 seconds
    Hardware Hacker Joe Grand
    Hardware hacker extraordinaire Joe Grand on testifying before Congress as a 22-year-old, helping launch the autonomous vehicle industry, and turning badges into...flamethrowers. Follow Joe at http://www.grandideastudio.com and https://twitter.com/joegrand. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    5 November 2019, 5:00 am
  • 23 minutes 2 seconds
    Hacker Parents Caroline Hardin and Grant Dobbe
    Hacker couple and parents Caroline Hardin and Grant Dobbe discuss hackathons, makerspaces, and raising the next generation of hacker kids. Follow Caroline and Grant at https://twitter.com/carolinescastle and https://twitter.com/guy_mcdudefella. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    29 October 2019, 4:00 am
  • 22 minutes 20 seconds
    Hacker for Charity Johnny Long
    Hackers for Charity founder Johnny Long discusses Google hacking, finding God, and bringing the hacker spirit to philanthropy. Follow Hackers for Charity and Johnny at https://www.hackersforcharity.org and https://twitter.com/ihackstuff. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    22 October 2019, 4:00 am
  • 25 minutes 56 seconds
    Black Hat Hacker Skylar Rampersaud
    Black hat hacker Skylar Rampersaud discusses digital warfare, the mindset of an attacker, and being recruited (as a 15-year-old!) by the NSA. Follow Immunity Inc. and Skylar at https://www.immunityinc.com and https://twitter.com/NotWindow. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    15 October 2019, 4:00 am
  • 23 minutes 28 seconds
    Ransomware Negotiator Karen Sprenger
    LMG Security COO Karen Springer discusses digital hostage negotiations, the top two qualities to look for in hiring a hacker, and a typical day in a hacker office. Follow LMG and Karen at https://lmgsecurity.com and https://twitter.com/grl_geek. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    8 October 2019, 4:00 am
  • 29 minutes 43 seconds
    Lock Picker Deviant Ollam
    Legendary lock picker Deviant Ollam explains the thought process of physically breaking into a building, the two golden rules of lock picking, and why 20,000+ hackers hanging out and hacking together (in Las Vegas!) improve security for us all. Follow Deviant at https://deviating.net, https://twitter.com/deviantollam, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DeviantOllam. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
    30 September 2019, 5:54 pm
  • 1 minute 48 seconds
    Introducing The Hacker Next Door
    Meet "the hacker next door" in this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at who hackers really are and how hacking really works.
    23 September 2019, 8:22 pm
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