Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the Internet

Artifacts - Season 1 Trailer

Season One of Artifacts explores the emotional history of the internet generation. Not just the technology itself, but the feelings attached to it. The optimism. The weirdness. The creativity. The sense that the internet once felt smaller. More personal. More human. This season: * the Dreamcast becomes a lost future * old forums become digital neighbourhoods * burned CDs become emotional time capsules * and forgotten corners of the internet remind us what online spaces used to feel like before everything became content This is Artifacts Season One: Lost Futures. New episodes weekly. GET INVOLVED If you enjoy Artifacts, you can support it with a one-off tip. No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here [https://artifactspodcast.com/support]. If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app! And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen or watch for free on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artifacts/id1896640356], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033ghcBos0Ju57bYk1IaAV], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ArtifactsPodcast], their preferred podcast app, or online at Artifacts Podcast [https://artifactspodcast.com/]. PRODUCTS I USE FOR ARTIFACTS Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link. My equipment: * RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser m [https://rode.com/en/microphones/studio-condenser/nt1a]ic [https://rode.com/en/microphones/studio-condenser/nt1] * Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio [https://rode.com/en/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii] * Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones [https://amzn.to/3JUtJVn] * Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile [https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-mic-arm-lp] Recommended resources: * Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2] * Hindenburg Pro recording and editing [https://hindenburg.com/products/hindenburg-pro-2/features/] * Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production [https://auphonic.com/?source=dannycaster]

Artifacts — Coming Soon

Remember Winamp skins? Burned CDs? AIM away messages? The Dreamcast? Those weird little corners of the internet that somehow felt more human than everything online today? Maybe we don’t actually miss the technology. Maybe we miss how it made us feel. Artifacts is a podcast about forgotten platforms, dead gadgets, old internet culture, creative communities, and the strange emotional connection we still have to them. But this isn’t just nostalgia. It’s about why these things mattered. Why people still defend the Zune. Why some gamers are still obsessed with the Dreamcast. Why old forums felt more personal than social media. Why podcasting used to feel smaller… and maybe more exciting. Every episode starts with an artifact. And then follows the story underneath it. The people. The feeling. The moment in time. And what it says about who we are now. Because sometimes the objects fade. But the feeling doesn't. I’m Danny Brown. And this is Artifacts. GET INVOLVED If you enjoy Artifacts, you can support it with a one-off tip. No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here [https://artifactspodcast.com/support]. If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a rating or review on your favourite podcast app! And please let your friends and other podcasters know they can listen or watch for free on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artifacts/id1896640356], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/033ghcBos0Ju57bYk1IaAV], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ArtifactsPodcast], their preferred podcast app, or online at Artifacts Podcast [https://artifactspodcast.com/]. PRODUCTS I USE FOR ARTIFACTS Note: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link. My equipment: * RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser m [https://rode.com/en/microphones/studio-condenser/nt1a]ic [https://rode.com/en/microphones/studio-condenser/nt1] * Rodecaster Pro II audio production studio [https://rode.com/en/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii] * Sony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor Headphones [https://amzn.to/3JUtJVn] * Elgato Wave Mic Arm Low Profile [https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-mic-arm-lp] Recommended resources: * Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=dannybrown2] * Hindenburg Pro recording and editing [https://hindenburg.com/products/hindenburg-pro-2/features/] * Auphonic AI assistant for audio post production [https://auphonic.com/?source=dannycaster]