{"podcast":{"title":"Decoding Tech","slug":"decoding-tech-7190029","podcast_index_feed_id":7190029,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ffa6cbb0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://computerhistory.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42791212/42791212-1738703611710-04aae1e723303.jpg","author":"Computer History Museum","episode_count":39,"summary":"Decoding Tech (from the Computer History Museum) explores the past, present and future of technology through conversations with today's leading experts as well as the pioneers and innovators of our on-going computing revolution. Programs are recorded live as a part of the museum's CHM Live events. Learn more at www.computerhistory.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:19:31.137179+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-tech-7190029"},"episode":{"title":"Read Me: The Books that Inspired the Computing Revolution","slug":"read-me-the-books-that-inspired-the-computing-revolution","published_at":"2026-01-28T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-tech-7190029/read-me-the-books-that-inspired-the-computing-revolution","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-tech-7190029","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/computer-history-museum/episodes/Read-Me-The-Books-that-Inspired-the-Computing-Revolution-e3e9amo","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ffa6cbb0/podcast/play/114649240/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-27%2F155fbf2e-fb40-0c6b-5fcb-b9144dcc98f9.mp3","summary":"How can you truly grasp what is happening in computing? One powerful answer has endured: “Read a book!” In this conversation with historian W. Patrick McCray, we learn how the most influential books in computing didn’t just explain technology but also ignited the computer revolution. CHM curator, David C. Brock, moderates. This conversation was recorded on January 20, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel. To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org","meta_description":"How can you truly grasp what is happening in computing? One powerful answer has endured: “Read a book!” In this conversation with historian W. Patrick McC…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/decoding-tech-7190029/episodes/read-me-the-books-that-inspired-the-computing-revolution/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-tech-7190029/read-me-the-books-that-inspired-the-computing-revolution.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}