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Virtuality

Virtuality

By: Ocean Jade
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A podcast about getting lost in cyberspace and delving into the niche corners of the Internet.(C)Otago Access Radio Art
Episodes
  • 10: Hacking Into the Mainframe (Hackers Pt. II)

    10: Hacking Into the Mainframe (Hackers Pt. II)
    Jun 17 2026
    Welcome to Part II of the Hackers series! (You won’t be surprised that I once again manage to relate this to cyberpunk.) This episode of Virtuality features: Anonymous, the Backflip Kids of hacking, Operation Payback, Americas obsession with masked men, and Revenge of the Nerds. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    21 mins
  • 9: The Geeks Manifesto (Hackers Pt. I)

    9: The Geeks Manifesto (Hackers Pt. I)
    Jun 3 2026
    Phreaks, geeks, and sneaky MIT undergrads. This week, we’re talking about hackers. From campus pranks to phone phreaks to writing manifestos in a jail cell, the hackers have a colorful history. This is part one of badly explained history around hackers, featuring an excerpt of my Computer x Hacker Nerd fanfiction and, finally, you guessed it, a permanent Webpage of the Week segment theme song, composed by my very own kin (shout out to Diego—love ya...I guess). This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    18 mins
  • 8: High Tech, Low Life

    8: High Tech, Low Life
    May 20 2026
    Neon signage, cybernetic augmentations, multi-colour holograms, clusters of projected billboards, dingy motels, low lives, sinister corporations, hustling mercs...and...oriental ‘othering’ that can be historicised in the post-war anxieties circling the U.S. economy in the 1980’s??? You guessed it — this weeks episode is all about the Cyberpunk genre and its prolific authors and adaptations, as well as the historical foregrounding of its trope-y narratives and visuals. The episode features: my poor excuse of sci-fi prose, a lesson on Techno-Orientalism (because I’m doing a presentation on it Friday afternoon), a special Webpage of the Week intro, and my fatigue-induced rambling (complaining) at the end that may or may not be cut by Arina since I low-key went overtime. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz and made thanks to the support of NZ on Air.
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    26 mins
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