The Hacker Next Door
Intimate conversations with a diverse array of real-world hackers for "good," including a ransomware negotiator, an NSA recruit, a lock picker, a missionary, a hactivist, a hacker couple raising hacker kids, and many more. Hosted by Jeremy N. Smith, ...
Jeremy N. Smith
Show overview
The Hacker Next Door has published 11 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2019. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 26 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 6.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Jeremy N. Smith.
From the publisher
Intimate conversations with a diverse array of real-world hackers for "good," including a ransomware negotiator, an NSA recruit, a lock picker, a missionary, a hactivist, a hacker couple raising hacker kids, and many more. Hosted by Jeremy N. Smith, author of Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien."
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 10Roof and Tunnel Hacker, Industrial Fire and Light Artist, and Bioengineer Liana Lareau
EHacker/artist/scientist Liana Lareau on hacking's origins at MIT, art status at Burning Man, and applications to investigating the human genome. Visit the MIT Hack Gallery and Lareau Lab at http://hacks.mit.edu and http://www.lareaulab.org. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 9Revenge Porn Hactivist Katelyn Bowden
EBADASS Army CEO Katelyn Bowden on fighting revenge porn, organizing a hacktivist army, and changing the culture of consent, online and off. Follow BADASS and Katelyn at https://badassarmy.org and https://twitter.com/BadassBowden. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 8Hacker Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman
EHacker anthropologist Gabriella Coleman on embedding for six years with a global hacktivist group, celebrating the surprising virtues of anonymity, and trying to avoid being tracked in the digital age. Follow Gabriella at https://twitter.com/BiellaColeman. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 7Bug Bounty Hunter Casey Ellis
EBugcrowd founder Casey Ellis on employing hundreds of thousands of hackers, the big business of bug bounty programs, and how to save teenage hackers from a life of crime. Follow Bugcrowd and Casey at https://www.bugcrowd.com and https://twitter.com/caseyjohnellis. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 6Hardware Hacker Joe Grand
EHardware hacker extraordinaire Joe Grand on testifying before Congress as a 22-year-old, helping launch the autonomous vehicle industry, and turning badges into...flamethrowers. Follow Joe at http://www.grandideastudio.com and https://twitter.com/joegrand. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 5Hacker Parents Caroline Hardin and Grant Dobbe
EHacker couple and parents Caroline Hardin and Grant Dobbe discuss hackathons, makerspaces, and raising the next generation of hacker kids. Follow Caroline and Grant at https://twitter.com/carolinescastle and https://twitter.com/guy_mcdudefella. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 4Hacker for Charity Johnny Long
EHackers for Charity founder Johnny Long discusses Google hacking, finding God, and bringing the hacker spirit to philanthropy. Follow Hackers for Charity and Johnny at https://www.hackersforcharity.org and https://twitter.com/ihackstuff. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 3Black Hat Hacker Skylar Rampersaud
EBlack hat hacker Skylar Rampersaud discusses digital warfare, the mindset of an attacker, and being recruited (as a 15-year-old!) by the NSA. Follow Immunity Inc. and Skylar at https://www.immunityinc.com and https://twitter.com/NotWindow. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 2Ransomware Negotiator Karen Sprenger
ELMG Security COO Karen Springer discusses digital hostage negotiations, the top two qualities to look for in hiring a hacker, and a typical day in a hacker office. Follow LMG and Karen at https://lmgsecurity.com and https://twitter.com/grl_geek. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
S1 Ep 1Lock Picker Deviant Ollam
ELegendary lock picker Deviant Ollam explains the thought process of physically breaking into a building, the two golden rules of lock picking, and why 20,000+ hackers hanging out and hacking together (in Las Vegas!) improve security for us all. Follow Deviant at https://deviating.net, https://twitter.com/deviantollam, and https://www.youtube.com/user/DeviantOllam. Follow Jeremy at http://jeremynsmith.com and https://twitter.com/jeremynsmith. Learn more about Breaking and Entering at http://jeremynsmith.com/breaking-and-entering.html.
Introducing The Hacker Next Door
trailerEMeet "the hacker next door" in this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at who hackers really are and how hacking really works.