Megan Morrone (TechTV, dot com boom, Atari 2600, and more) // Techsploder Podcast #5

From writing for late-90s dot com boom websites to catching her break on TechTV, to podcasting at TWiT and back to writing, Megan Morrone shares her insights on the promise and peril of AI, navigating social media, and the challenges of parenting in the digital age.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Interview begins
3:09 - Megan Morrone vs Megan Moroney
6:30 - Early search and LookSmart
11:59 - Hired by TechTV
13:50 - Dot com boom experience
15:31 - TechTV was different
18:54 - The spark of Megan's tech interest
24:34 - CitySearch
29:25 - Parenting in the digital age
37:30 - When tech lets you down
43:56 - Tech cleanse
51:26 - Final Thoughts
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[@bamabob99]

This is great. I miss seeing and hearing Megan.

[@Techsploder]

I totally agree!!

[@skyvzneldaddy9218]

Wow! Started listening to you guys on TWiT, Tech News Weekly and now you're both here. Amazing how life works, at least where your career takes you. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about Megan's history in tech/web/tv! Keep this up Jason 👍

[@Techsploder]

Thank you for watching!!

[@bobhendricks4024]

Great to see Megan and with Jason! Good Times!

[@Techsploder]

She's one of my faves!

[@ozarkchief7]

I really enjoyed this segment...I was a big fan of TechTV on DirecTV back in the day, with Jason and Megan, of course. :) It's always good to hear intelligent tech talk, and tech nostalgia.

[@Techsploder]

Thank you for watching all these years on!

[@PeterKeefe]

Hey Jason, can we get more interviews with people like Eddy Barker? As much as I love listening to the guests you bring on (especially having listened to them with you at TWIT/AF) I was hoping this show would be more about tech inventors and founders, rather than your fellow journalists/podcasters. I'd love to get the backstory behind the creation of other cool technologies.

[@Techsploder]

Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, it is my plan to rope more people in from outside my sphere. Leading up to my family vacay for most of this month, I'm definitely continuing to tap into my sphere. When I get back, I plan to start broadening the bubble to more stories like Eddy's. I love the chance to take a unique look into the driving force of what brings people to creating great things. Thank you for sharing!

[@Mario500NOW]

(suggestion for interviewing any guest of any future video similar to this one: no vulgar (or profane) language)

[@Techsploder]

Would you mind pointing me to the place where one of those words is? I can't find it in this episode. Thanks.

[@Mario500NOW]

@@Techsploder 27:55 - 28:02

[@Techsploder]

@@Mario500NOW I appreciate you pointing this out. I realize that we all have different perspectives on what constitutes vulgar or profane language. I will not allow very serious examples to pass through the filter. That word, however, passes the sniff test for me. The way I figure: If I'm keeping language to the words you find on broadcast TV, then I'm fine with that. The example you pointed out (I am not typing it here cause I realize it's offensive to you) falls into that category. Thank you for watching!