TSP - The SandDune Podcast
Big Tech and other major industries have widely lost the public's trust. So how do they build it back? Technology veterans Hans Cathcart and Frank Sikernitsky explore the concept of Transparency as it relates to Security and Privacy as a way to restore faith in a rapidly shifting cultural landscape.
Episodes
23 episodes
SandDune - Addressing the Future
In Ep. 1 of Season 3, we dive into why the Sanddune will matter, and what applications we are starting to build. We interview each other about the Apple frameworks, why we've selected iOS and SwiftUI, and how developing apps in 2022 is differen...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:13
SandDune - Human Resources Wants a Word
In Ep. 10 of Season 2, we accept the Oscar for Best Actor in a role acting out workplace violence… and find that your iPhone might sti...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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25:18
SandDune - Time to Talk About Ukraine
In Ep. 9 of Season 2, we open up on how we feel about the war in Ukraine and its coverage in media and online, because it’s very much on our mind. No witty title or podcast cover or description. Here are some links to things mentioned on the po...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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23:24
SandDune - Diving Into the Future of Trust
In Ep. 8 of Season 2, we follow up on our Web3 tech discussions and a National Research Group survey on how consumers feel about the Web. Proponents of block...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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23:07
SandDune - The New Web and Why Wasn't I Consulted?
We critique our past two 'creative' episodes, and wonder if it's OK to be like Larry David. Is Web3 another dot-com, is the excitement good, or will the inevitable crash be bad for creat...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:29
SandDune - The Wonderful Wizard of Web3
In this episode, Frank does a one-man show trying to get his dotcom-era head around today's web3 -- then cramming it all neatly into a famous fairy tale. It's Frank's Fable Formula. Let us know what you think.Send us your ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:23
SandDune - The Marbles Game or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Technology
In this episode, Hans joins alone to give us a dramatic reading of an original story he wrote. As a work of great reflection and thought, you should listen to it and let us know what you think. Send us your Tweets:
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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17:00
SandDune - A Deck of Transparent Cards
We read about Greek gods and Murderbots, wonder if we're overlooking the benefits of transparency in a collaborative fu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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22:21
SandDune - Beholden to Transparency in the Penal Colony
We discover Wren, a company with a legally-binding charter that includes transparency as part of its governance model, which perhaps keeps it from turning into a
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:17
SandDune - To Corporation, or Not to Corporation, That is the Question
Founding a company transparently; how does one choose between an LLC, an S or C corporation? Do we need to consider how business growth will eventually be funded? In our second season, we begin to reveal our business ambitions, and discuss the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:30
SandDune - The Fax Machine Will Never Die
We start Season Two asking how AI algorithms can be transparent? Do we need to see the training data? One author thinks AIs pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:26
SandDune - Everybody Drive Now
Should all employees sweat a little and experience their company’s service as a front-line worker? In episode 12, we suspect
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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38:42
SandDune - Unwrapping the Santa Conspiracy
We bring transparency to Santa Claus' logistics, workforce, procurement, production, demand management, and flying reindeer operations. We consult with Santa about relocating his corporate headquarters. And where is the North Pole anyway? How m...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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22:48
SandDune - HAL's Red Eye will be Listening
We revisit our plans to document meetings transparently, and speculate that AI will join us for daily SCRUM meetings. Are
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:12
SandDune - Just One More Thing...
Today, we tackle the mechanics of the Transparent Company™ head-on. Our hypothesis is that being transparent can increase trust, but boy are there a lot of things to consider. What should be transparent? What should not? How are things publishe...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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29:57
SandDune - Voice/It's the Weapon of Choice [yeah]
In this episode, we get smarter every day by finding our voice, and take advantage of a California law to
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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31:24
SandDune - No Mr. Bond, I Expect You To Die!
In our 007 episode, we remind you that digital spies are everywhere, and not to use work computers and work IT systems for personal activities. Yes, we’ve all done it, but let's commit to stopping that. We also give thanks to the Podcasting uni...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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27:54
SandDune - What’s Your Mother’s Maiden Name?
In this episode, we reminisce feeling helpless as a US Airways Airbus A320 floated down the Hudson river, why those entertaining Social Media polls are such a security hazard, learn how to...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:32
SandDune - LEGOs are from Denmark, Doofus!
In this episode, we put rollerblades on office chairs, share that Hans is learning Swift and Frank is reading a book
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:34
SandDune - It Probably Wasn't a Conspiracy
Hans and Frank ask why executives are often so poor at communication. How come executives are transparent with their board of directors, but opacity reigns down the management chain? Did Fred Flintstone’s boss (Mr. Slate!) invent it? Or is the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:43
SandDune - You Can’t Even Trust a Pop Tart
Hans and Frank ask if it’s possible to have a fully transparent hiring process. Would you apply to a job and conduct an interview if everything was transcribed or recorded? Would it be more fair to know where the company is at coming along with...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:47
SandDune - The Wrath of Trust
Hans and Frank continue their exploration of Transparency and how to save us all from ourselves and others.Why are we asking ourselves questions about transparency? How do corporations think about transparency today? Can transparency be...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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50:58
