The Underwater Internet

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

How does the internet get information from across the planet to your house? While many people might guess it's a matter of satellites and synchronous orbits, they'd only be partially correct -- the vast majority of data zipping around online moves through a network of undersea cables. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt explore how these cables work... and why more people should know about them.

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0:00.0	In 1995, Detective Tony Richardson was trying to figure out who killed a fellow officer.
0:11.5	The case comes down to who is believed and who is ignored.
0:15.8	Oh my goodness, we did connect to Innocent Man.
0:19.1	I'm Beth Shelburn from Lava for Good Podcasts.
0:22.6	This is Ear Witness.
0:24.9	Come to Ear Witness on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:55.9	Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:57.9	My name is Matt.
0:58.9	Our colleague, Noel, is on an adventure, but we'll be returning shortly.
1:02.9	They called me Ben.
1:03.9	We're joined as always with our super producer, Bald Mission Control Deckant.
1:08.9	Most importantly, you are you.
1:10.9	You are here.
1:11.9	That makes this.
1:12.9	The stuff they don't want you to know, all praise to the codes, all praise to the cables.
1:17.9	The world is full of hidden things.
1:21.9	Matt, this is something you and I have been talking about for a while, off air.
1:26.9	I think I hazard, we're both pretty fascinated.
1:31.9	We're both pretty excited, maybe, to explore this today.
1:36.9	It's spooky stuff.
1:38.9	We've talked before in the past.
1:40.9	We did a number of live shows a few years back, where we talked about hidden things all around you.
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