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Publisher |: TWiT TV

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Books,; Business,; History,; Interview,; Society & Culture,; Technology

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Books,; History,; Technology

Ripped from the pages of Adam Fisher's uncensored history of Silicon Valley, Valley of Genius features the hackers, founders, and freaks who made Silicon Valley boom, in their own words. Drawn from over 200 interviews with the brightest stars and hidden heroes of technology, Valley of Genius is required listening for history buffs, tech lovers, and anyone interested in the innovation, betrayal, and magic of Silicon Valley.

Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

People |: Adam Fisher (@adamcfisher),; Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Petaluma, CA /; San Francisco, CA
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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25 Available Episodes (25 Total) / Average duration: 00:15:43

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

25 Available Episodes (25 Total)Average duration: 00:15:43

Mar 04, 2019

00:23:13

Larry Brilliant met Steve Jobs in India, helped eradicate smallpox, and co-founded The Well.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Larry Brilliant

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Feb 25, 2019

00:22:18

Howard Warshaw is infamous for creating the "worst video game ever," ET the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. He tells tales of the final days of Atari.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Howard Warshaw

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Feb 18, 2019

00:23:09

Fabrice Florin produced a documentary of the first ever Hackers Conference, and was influential in the development of Hypercard. He tells his story here.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Fabrice Florin

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Feb 11, 2019

00:22:38

Google's first Chef dishes on Google's early days, the Grateful Dead, and Burning Man.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Charlie Ayers

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Feb 04, 2019

00:11:21

Tiffany Shlain is the founder of the Webby Awards. She talks about the early days of the Web and the crazy times she had.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Tiffany Shlain

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Jan 28, 2019

00:08:47

Jaron Lanier is a virtual reality pioneer and the inventor of the EYE Phone, the first commercially available head-mounted display. He talks about the early days of VR.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Jaron Lanier

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Jan 21, 2019

00:12:22

Aaron Sittig was the first designer at Facebook, and the man who created the "Like" button. He talks about writing the first Mac client for Napster and the earliest days of Facebook.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Aaron Sittig

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Jan 14, 2019

00:11:18

Before Mark Pincus made it big with Zynga, he made it even bigger by investing in a couple of little companies called Napster and Facebook. He talks about those early days, and what Mark Zuckerberg was really like back then.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Mark Pincus

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Jan 07, 2019

00:18:41

Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe are the founders of Wired Magazine and Wired.com. They talk about starting Wired, the early days of the Web, and inventing the banner ad.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guests: Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Dec 17, 2018

00:16:50

Biz Stone is the co-founder of Twitter. He talks about his days at Google and Odeo, the predecessor of Twitter. He also tells his version of how Twitter was born.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher

Guest: Biz Stone

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

Mar 04 | 00:23:13

VoG 24: Larry Brilliant

Feb 25 | 00:22:18

VoG 23: Howard Warshaw

Feb 18 | 00:23:09

VoG 22: Fabrice Florin

Feb 11 | 00:22:38

VoG 21: Charlie Ayers

Feb 04 | 00:11:21

VoG 20: Tiffany Shlain

Jan 28 | 00:08:47

VoG 19: Jaron Lanier

Jan 21 | 00:12:22

VoG 18: Aaron Sittig

Jan 14 | 00:11:18

VoG 17: Mark Pincus

Jan 07 | 00:18:41

VoG 16: Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe

Dec 17 | 00:16:50

VoG 15: Biz Stone

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