Hipster & Hack
Entertainment & Media
Hipster & Hack is a podcast from Silicon Allee taking an irreverent look at tech news stories from Berlin and beyond. Hosts David Knight and Travis Todd, a journalist and a developer respectively, have been part of the Berlin tech scene since before the iPhone, and they bring their unique perspectives to the news that matters. Each week they look at three stories, two from Berlin and one from further afield, from the comfort of SoundCloud's recording studio, before bickering about whose turn it was to buy the beer. Thankfully, Hipster & Hack's producer Maria Lorenz is on hand to shut them up when they get boring.
Location:
United States
Description:
Hipster & Hack is a podcast from Silicon Allee taking an irreverent look at tech news stories from Berlin and beyond. Hosts David Knight and Travis Todd, a journalist and a developer respectively, have been part of the Berlin tech scene since before the iPhone, and they bring their unique perspectives to the news that matters. Each week they look at three stories, two from Berlin and one from further afield, from the comfort of SoundCloud's recording studio, before bickering about whose turn it was to buy the beer. Thankfully, Hipster & Hack's producer Maria Lorenz is on hand to shut them up when they get boring.
Twitter:
@hipsterandhack
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 52 - Buddyguard, Arcaboard, Hudway
3/7/2016
In this week’s Hipster & Hack, we check out home security app Buddyguard, have a grounded discussion about the Hoverboard craze thanks to Arcaboard, and get lost talking about Hudway.
Duration:00:38:34
Episode 51 - Mark Zuckerberg, Telegram, Peinliche Pakete
2/29/2016
In this week’s Hipster & Hack (now served up fresh every Tuesday), we cover Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to Europe, connect the dots of chat app, Telegram with the Iran elections and compare the size of an embarrassing package’s sale on eBay.
Duration:00:34:43
Episode 50 - Immersit, Gotta Go!, URLs
2/21/2016
In this week’s delayed (sorry about that) Hipster & Hack, Dave is back in Berlin and we talk about Immersive couches, Chelsea Handler’s excuse app and dot com fails in our new segment Web Oversight a.k.a. URLs.
Duration:00:23:03
Episode 49 - Jukedeck, Shypmate, HitRECord
2/12/2016
This week on Hipster & Hack, Travis tries to impress Dave with his Jukedeck jams, we discuss if Shypmate will get you nabbed by Homeland Security and everyone gets a good laugh at Joseph Gordan Levitt – ahem – Joe.
Duration:00:33:32
Episode 48 - Apple, Smappee, Crowdfund My Car
2/4/2016
This week on Hipster & Hack, our famous segment, Unsubstantiated Apple Rumors is back, we make childish jokes about Belgian startup, Smappee, and discuss things you probably shouldn’t crowdfund.
Duration:00:32:11
Episode 47 - With Jan Valentin (Kayak)
1/28/2016
This week’s Hipster & Hack is our first interview of 2016. Join Travis, guest co-host Schuyler Deerman, and Jan Valentin, the European Managing Director of Kayak.com, as they discuss travel, meta search engines, car sharing (CarJump) and waking up to rugs (Ruggie). Schuyler then challenges Travis and Jan to a spontaneous airport-themed game. Spoiler: the guy from the travel company wins.
Duration:00:38:05
Episode 46 - Silicon Allee/Factory, Apple Watch, Gateway
1/22/2016
Two announcements in two podcasts for 2016! How about that? This week, we announce Silicon Allee’s new Berlin startup campus, Dave has a technology surprise for Travis and finally we … uhm … dude, where did I park that last story?
Duration:00:36:43
Episode 45 - Castronauten, GoButler, Blinq
1/15/2016
Welcome back to Hipster & Hack for 2016! We have some big changes to the podcast this year: we promise to drink more beer, be less informed and spin more terrible puns. What lucky listeners you are! This week we discuss being members of Germany’s first podcast network, Castronauten, say "auf wiedersehen" to GoButler, and test how hot your hosts are, algorithmically, of course.
Duration:00:30:35
Episode 44 - Product Review (Buah, Herokins, BrewBarrel)
12/4/2015
Join Hipster and Hack for the last episode of 2015 and the first ever product review episode. We review Buah, Herokins and Brew Barrel (thanks for the free stuff!). If you'd like to see the video of the recording it's here: https://youtu.be/Qke-GdhC-ao or http://www.siliconallee.com/youtube Thanks to everyone for the great year!
Duration:00:52:10
Episode 43 - One Cash, BuyBye, Vallie
11/26/2015
In the last audio podcast for 2015, your hosts give their two cents about one cash, discuss short term electronics rentals (ByeBuy) and their love of old school gaming consoles and wonder why neither have ever valet-parked a car (or Vallie parked one for that matter).
Duration:00:40:26
Episode 42 - RawSpiceBar, Pura Scents, Pornhub vs. Fallout 4
11/19/2015
In this week’s Hipster & Hack, we have a hot debate about RawSpiceBar and the food startup craze, try and make sense of connected fragrance dispenser, Pura Scents and resurrect a story about Fall Out 4’s effects on Porn Hub.
Duration:00:26:44
Episode 41 - Never Eat Alone, KIWIKI, Monkey, Amazon
11/12/2015
In this week’s Hipster & Hack, your intrepid, yet exhausted, hosts debate whether they should Never Eat Alone or "al desko,” are left out in the cold about Kiwi.ki and Monkey, and close the book on Amazon’s new bookstore.
Duration:00:28:00
Episode 40 - With Ansgar Oberholz (St. Oberholz)
11/6/2015
This week, on the 40th episode of Hipster & Hack, Ansgar Oberholz, proprietor of one of the most famous tech cafés in Berlin, joins us as guest-Hack. We rave about his new café and coworking space, rant about WeWork’s plans for Berlin and are highly polarising about EU net neutrality.
Duration:00:27:00
Episode 39 - 6Wunderkinder, Liberio, Wishbone
10/30/2015
In this week's Hipster & Hack, David and Travis say farewell to Christian Reber's time at 6Wunderkinder, close the book on Liberio (and open the chapter on entrepreneurs using failures for good PR), and get down with the kids with Wishbone.
Duration:00:36:08
Episode 38 - Clue, TravelBird, Prikk
10/22/2015
In this week's Hipster & Hack, David and Travis gang up on Clue, take off on another Rocket startup not doing so well, get all giggly at an unfortunately-named German company and then play a quiz to see if Hipster can name the startup from the buzzword.
Duration:00:33:15
Episode 37 - Miwalk, Google, LinkedIn
10/15/2015
This week, Dave and Travis talk about an app called miwalk, Google rumors and how LinkedIn is getting sued for spam.
Duration:00:34:07
Episode 36 - Business Insider, Helpling, US vs. UK
10/8/2015
Axel Springer buys Business Insider, Rocket Internet's Helpling & US opinions on UK via BuzzFeed.
Duration:00:35:50
Episode 35 - Sizzl, ALDI Life Musik, DraftKings
10/1/2015
In this week's Hipster & Hack, David and Travis bring home the bacon with Sizzl, reminisce about the good old days thanks to Napster's hook up with Aldi, and go off on a tangent about international match fixing (obviously) whilst discussing DraftKings.
Duration:00:41:08
Episode 34 - VW, Web Summit, Virtual Porn
9/25/2015
In this week's Hipster & Hack, David and Travis know all about dodgy emissions as they examine the VW scandal from a tech perspective, plough their way through the Web Summit moving to Lisbon, and check out others checking out virtual porn.
Duration:00:35:47
Episode 33 - Techstars, Shpock, Moviepilot
9/17/2015
In this week's Hipster & Hack, Schuyler Deerman of Sidestage joins as guest-Hack, making for two overly optimistic American hosts. They recap Techstars first Berlin batch of companies, talk about Shpock's acquisition and discuss Moviepilot's new round of funding and Oompa Loompa conspiracy theories.
Duration:00:38:21