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ComputerTalk with Dave Mason
The official archive of all available ComputerTalk with Dave Mason radio shows. Spend some time with Dave. Listen to a full show or explore clips by topic.
3,475 unique clips. Each clip appears in one section. Historical conversations, not current advice. Full episodes remain available separately by date.
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Evil Steve remembers relistening to Dr. Dave’s earlier explanation of DLP while preparing the show archive and realizing that he was still learning from his older brother. He tells listeners that topic labels let them find an earlier question or explanation whenever they need it, making the archive more than a promotion and turning it into a lasting resource.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain that listeners could hear Computer Talk live, catch two separate weekly re-airings or use the DaveMason.com archive “24-7, 365.” It is direct history of the original site and the effort they made to keep the show available beyond its first broadcast.
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Dr. Dave describes adding a favorite security cartoon to the radio-show page, preserving a small but direct piece of the original website’s history.
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A reboot leaves the show unable to play its ending, so Dr. Dave and Evil Steve improvise live, reveal the timing conversation and turn the failure into “reality radio.” Dr. Dave uses the extra seconds to explain how much he enjoys addressing stories other media overlook.
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After the previous show’s microphone trouble, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve thank KVOI program director Matt and engineer Larry for repairing burned circuits on the main board. Dr. Dave calls them the best people he has worked with in years of radio and contrasts their professional response with the brothers’ own self deprecating on air style.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve point listeners to candid pictures of Lana Gray working in the studio, preserving a direct on-air link to the original website’s photo gallery.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve remind new listeners that the live show is posted later the same day and that eight months of broadcasts can be searched and browsed on DaveMason.com. They call it the site's most popular area because careful labels let a listener retrieve one phone number, guest detail or answer without hearing hours of unrelated material.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve pause to thank engineer Larry and program director Matt for improving and automating the broadcast. Dr. Dave says the show could not do what it does without Larry, and both brothers describe the station staff as remarkable people and a joy to work with.
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When Evil Steve asks for something uplifting after a show full of difficult news, Dr. Dave jokes that every program ends with the very positive fact that they will be back the next week. Their movie and music banter turns a simple promise to listeners into a warm expression of the brothers’ on air relationship.
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Evil Steve reminds new listeners that they could move from terrestrial radio to the live stream and later return to eight months of programs online. He and Dr. Dave say the archive is the site's most popular feature and one of its largest sources of visits because every show is available whenever a listener needs it.
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A familiar comic sounder pulls Dr. Dave out of an overly serious or low mood. He says the instant Evil Steve plays it, taking himself too seriously simply evaporates—a small but revealing picture of what their on-air partnership gave him.
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Remembering an attempt to explain Computer Talk to NPR, Dr. Dave says the show is two brothers talking about real life and technology, then reaches for the simplest comparison he can give: a technology version of Click and Clack.
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Tom from KGOE calls with Fourth of July banter and a blogging question that Dr. Dave cannot yet answer, so Dr. Dave promises to research it. After the call, the brothers remember that their Eureka affiliate has been with them from the beginning and always brings the same infectious energy, even when circumstances are bad.
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After wishing the guest success, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve are congratulated on Computer Talk's fifteenth anniversary. Dr. Dave replies that success can come from brilliance or perseverance and lets his self-deprecating punch line make clear which one he claims for the show.
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Dr. Dave jokes that the show is selfish because he and Evil Steve come in simply to have a great time; if listeners learn something and enjoy themselves, that is the bonus. The brief exchange captures the brothers' chemistry and the program's personality.
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Changed studio controls leave sounders, headphones, phones and the Internet stream in doubt even though Dr. Dave and Evil Steve tested the setup the night before. They identify the exact date live, laugh that they tested everything except what mattered and choose to keep recording because the archive and refeed will still carry the program.
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The brothers interrupt the technology discussion to welcome a friend home after service in Iraq and Afghanistan and express a family debt of gratitude for his valor and service.
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Caller Mike reaches the show from Iowa through an affiliate’s Internet stream and offers to help listeners find it through his own large program list. Dr. Dave thanks him as a diehard fan, explains that the team had bought ownership of its own show and was rebuilding its stream and points to the archive as another way dedicated listeners stayed connected.
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Evil Steve’s work assembling the quarter-hour segments and descriptions, and the brothers’ surprise at how useful their own archive became. Includes follow-up that they were still preparing the 1991 show, not proof it had been uploaded.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve look ahead to July 2006, when Computer Talk would mark fifteen years since its local debut and five years since national syndication. Their teasing about Evil Steve joining later and making the show what it became turns the milestone into a concise piece of the brothers’ shared radio history.
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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve mark approximately fifteen years since the local show began in 1991 and five years since the national broadcast launched in 2001. They joke that the program ought to be better after so long and preview a month of guests and giveaways for the anniversary.
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As the broadcast closes, Dr. Dave and Evil Steve note that it is Juravicious Josh's last show, wish him luck and say they will miss him.
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After a Facebook question, caller Linda tells Dr. Dave how much the program helped her and asks how to hear it now that her local station no longer carries it; Dr. Dave explains the show’s internet-focused future.
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Dr. Dave distinguishes Memorial Day’s central purpose while choosing to thank living service members too, and says that age and research have deepened his understanding of what the country owes them.
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442 proposed broadcast dates, plus 2 undated entries. Dates are based on archive filenames and may be approximate. Some broadcasts survive as separate parts or incomplete recordings.
