Topic: Flying Toasters

2 chapters across the catalog

Wide Awakes
Episode 1865 2:03:12 - 2:10:11

1865: Wide Awakes

Podcasting 2.0, No Agenda Art Generator

The hosts discuss the technical evolution of Podcasting 2.0, emphasizing the speed and decentralization of the new system. They review listener-submitted artwork for the episode, including a piece by Blue Acorn that references 1980s computing and the "Flying Toasters" screensaver. The segment reinforces the "Value for Value" model as the sustainable future for independent media.

Weeping Angels
Episode 1208 1:32:24 - 1:35:14

1208: Weeping Angels

MoveOn.org, History and Impeachment Fundraising

The origins of MoveOn.org were traced back to a Berkeley software company known for the "flying toaster" screensaver. The organization was founded during the Clinton impeachment to urge the country to "move on" from the proceedings. Currently, the group is using the Trump impeachment to solicit $5 donations for billboards and mass mobilizations, a tactic the hosts compared to their own "value-for-value" model.