Decrypted, Ars Technica's TV podcast

Welcome to Decrypted, Ars Technica's weekly podcast that follows TV shows like Mr. Robot and Westworld. We'll be diving into the shows in a way only Ars can—which is to say it'll be thorough, we'll talk with experts, and no detail is too minute or nerdy. Mr. Robot S2 starts 7/13/16. Westworld starts 10/2/16.

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Go blackhat with me. (Westworld S01E04)
Decrypted: Westworld, Episode 4. Ars Technica's podacst about HBO's Westworld
39 min
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Don't forget, the hosts are not real. (Westworl...
Decrypted: Westworld, Episode 3. Ars Technica's podacst about HBO's Westworld
39 min
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Step into analysis mode, please. (Westworld S01...
Ars Technica's Decrypted: Westworld season 1, episode 2
40 min
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All the devils are here. (Westworld S01E01)
Welcome to Westworld. Host Annalee Newitz talks to sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders about the first episode.
30 min
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Ars Decrypted continues with HBO's Westworld
Join Ars Technica's Tech Culture Editor Annalee Newitz as she explores Westworld season 1 on HBO
0 min
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Final finale thoughts and Joanna Wellick's mean...
We unpack S2 and talk with Stephanie Corneliussen, aka Joanna Wellick
40 min
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Intermission inquiries (Mr. Robot S2)
GQ's Scott Meslow helps us make sense of all the lingering questions from Mr. Robot's S2 finale.
23 min
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Inside Darlene's drama and Elliot's mind (Mr. R...
"Elliot as a human has all the information. But as an identity, Elliot doesn't have all the information at all."
24 min
34
How do you write answers for Mr. Robot's big qu...
Staff writer Lucy Teitler and the Pwnie Express team discuss "init_5.fve"
43 min
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Even Kor Adana was surprised there was no Ellio...
The show writer/head technical producer talks S2, hacks, subreddits, and more.
39 min
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Looking forward after the "h4ndshake" shake-up ...
We pump the brakes on twist outrage and tease out S2 hints from the show's tech advisors
15 min
37
The best and worst of Mr. Robot S2 (so far)
Alf, adderall, and Dark Army attacks have set up an exciting second half ahead.
25 min
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Mr. Robot's logic_b0mb shakes up S2 (Mr. Robot ...
We devote an entire episode to analyzing perhaps the show's craziest hour.
13 min
39
Overcoming TV's sophomore slump and how Netflix...
TV philosopher Andy Greenwald discusses the on- and off-screen of Mr. Robot S2
23 min
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The best sounding (and most fan-theory friendly...
After Mr. Robot S2E3, Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio tells us about soundtracks and we mourn the death of the Internet's favorite theory.
24 min
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This is how you pen test for Sam Esmail (Mr. Ro...
Mr. Robot's "unm4sk" (S2E1): Leon love and the story behind that ransomware hack
24 min
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Our crash course to the world of Mr. Robot (Mr....
This week: Mr. Robot S1 in Elliot's Words + NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans
24 min