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Ripped from the pages of Adam Fisher's uncensored history of Silicon Valley, Valley of Genius features the hackers, founders, and freaks who made Silicon Valley boom, in their own words. Drawn from over 200 interviews with the brightest stars and hidden heroes of technology, Valley of Genius is required listening for history buffs, tech lovers, and anyone interested in the innovation, betrayal, and magic of Silicon Valley.

Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.

Valley of Genius (Audio)

Larry Brilliant met Steve Jobs in India, helped eradicate smallpox, and co-founded The Well.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Larry Brilliant
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 24: Larry Brilliant

Howard Warshaw is infamous for creating the "worst video game ever," ET the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. He tells tales of the final days of Atari.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Howard Warshaw
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 23: Howard Warshaw

Fabrice Florin produced a documentary of the first ever Hackers Conference, and was influential in the development of Hypercard. He tells his story here.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Fabrice Florin
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 22: Fabrice Florin

Google's first Chef dishes on Google's early days, the Grateful Dead, and Burning Man.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Charlie Ayers
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 21: Charlie Ayers

Tiffany Shlain is the founder of the Webby Awards. She talks about the early days of the Web and the crazy times she had.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Tiffany Shlain
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 20: Tiffany Shlain

Jaron Lanier is a virtual reality pioneer and the inventor of the EYE Phone, the first commercially available head-mounted display. He talks about the early days of VR.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Jaron Lanier
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 19: Jaron Lanier

Aaron Sittig was the first designer at Facebook, and the man who created the "Like" button. He talks about writing the first Mac client for Napster and the earliest days of Facebook.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Aaron Sittig
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 18: Aaron Sittig

Before Mark Pincus made it big with Zynga, he made it even bigger by investing in a couple of little companies called Napster and Facebook. He talks about those early days, and what Mark Zuckerberg was really like back then.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Mark Pincus
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 17: Mark Pincus

Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe are the founders of Wired Magazine and Wired.com. They talk about starting Wired, the early days of the Web, and inventing the banner ad.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guests: Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 16: Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe

Biz Stone is the co-founder of Twitter. He talks about his days at Google and Odeo, the predecessor of Twitter. He also tells his version of how Twitter was born.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Biz Stone
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 15: Biz Stone

Joey Anuff created Suck.com, one of the earliest humor sites on the web. In his own words, he talks about working at Wired magazine's first website, HotWired, and creating Suck.com in secret.
 

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Adam Fisher
 

Guest: Joey Anuff
 

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/valley-of-genius.
 

Get a copy of Adam Fisher's Valley of Genius book at a bookstore near you.

VoG 10: Joey Anuff

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