[ih] Internet Talk Radio

[Carl Malamud]

:) thanks Brian. Here’s a pointer to the full collection:

https://archive.org/details/RT-FM?sort=date&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Publications%22

On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM Brian E Carpenter via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> I just realised what a fantastic historical resource Carl Malamud created:
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Re: the dangers of April Fool's RFCs....
> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:53:28 +1200
> From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com>
> To: Craig Partridge <craig at tereschau.net>, IETF discussion list <
> ietf at ietf.org>
>
> Craig,
>
> BTW, it was probably about a year after April 1, 1992 that Carl Malamud
> started Internet Talk Radio and Geek of the Week. Milo Medin was the first
> geek, interview published May 7, 1993. Carl interviewed quite a number of
> geeks during IETF 27 (Amsterdam, July 1983).
>
> See https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Internet+Talk+Radio%22
>
> The point is: things move fast on the Internet.
>
> Regards/Ngā mihi
>      Brian Carpenter
>
> On 23-Jul-26 07:23, Craig Partridge wrote:
> > Dan Harkin wrote:
> >  > You know, I wrote an April Fools I-D suggesting this sort of thing
> > to ensure diversity and I got in trouble!
> >
> > And I wrote an April Fools RFC (1313) that posited the notion of a radio
> station broadcasting audio over the Internet, an outlandish idea we now
> call podcasting!
> >
> > We should, perhaps, compose an (?April Fools?) RFC on the hazards of
> April Fools RFCs becoming reality.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> >
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