Best CTRL ALT RIGHT Podcasts (2025)

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511: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2025 – The Retro Hour EP511 2:08:15

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3d ago2:08:15

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It’s our absolute favourite episode of the year once again, the Retro Hour Christmas Quiz is back! 🎄🎮 This year, Paul Drury and Oliver Wilmot are taking on hosting duties, armed with festive cheer and plenty of tricky questions. Meanwhile, Dan, Ravi and Joe have each drafted in some of our wonderful Patrons to join their teams, because what’s Chris…

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EP02 A Very Long Drive Through Star Wars 46:07

12d ago46:07

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This episode of CTRL+ALT+Drive starts the same way a lot of our road trip conversations do. One of us casually mentions something, this time Star Wars, and suddenly we are an hour deep, jumping between memories, opinions, and random “wait, remember this?” moments. We talk about what Star Wars was like for us growing up and how differently we each c…

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510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The Retro Hour Podcast EP510 1:51:39

14d ago1:51:39

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We go Down Under with Powerhoof’s David Lloyd, the brain behind award-winning indie hits like The Drifter and Crawl. From hiding DOS games as a kid to creating their own game engine and scooping Game of the Year at the Australian Game Developer Awards. From swapping floppies in the schoolyard to creating retro-inspired adventures, and why the Sierr…

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CTRL + ALT + DEPLOY | Ep 06 - How AI Is Redefining DevOps and Quality Engineering 25:30

17d ago25:30

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AI is transforming DevOps and testing, shifting roles towards quality engineering while emphasizing human involvement. Insights from Yaniv Sayers’s experience at OpenText reveal how AI enhances the software delivery lifecycle. Trust in AI remains a challenge, yet many professionals embrace these tools. The future envisions autonomous delivery teams…

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509: “This Shouldn’t Be Possible on an Amiga 500!” – H0ffman - Demoscene and Game Ports – The Retro Hour Podcast EP509 1:55:47

22d ago1:55:47

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This week, we catch up with the legendary H0ffman to hear some tales from the demo scene trenches, Amiga wizardry, and porting classic arcade titles. From brigning Metal Gear and Knightmare from the MSX to the Amiga, to pushing Neo Geo boundaries with Sega classics, and how he accidentally created a global DJ community with a bit of Amiga code. h0f…

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5. Data Security. "Ctrl + Alt + Secure". Pulling your security together. 20:56

25d ago20:56

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Welcome!...to 'Getting to Grips with Data Security' our podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to 'beat the hackers' using the best types of information security controls. This new 5 part series covers all aspects of data security for businesses where we discuss: Ep 1: Strategy; Ep 2: Cloud Controls; Ep 3: People Risk; Ep 4: Using…

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Alexandra Ebert: The AI Workslop Problem 14:47

26d ago14:47

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Alexandra Ebert, advisor to regulators like the FCA and IEEE, as well as chief AI and democratisation officer at Mostly AI, joins Tom to discuss the modern AI landscape. She warns that too many organisations are rushing to “get more GenAI” without doing the groundwork, arguing that AI needs to be a strategic capability rooted in solid data foundati…

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508: "The 3DO M2 demo was mind-blowing... we were dying to ship it!" – Michael Devine (Former 3DO VP of Sales) – The Retro Hour Podcast EP508 1:48:35

29d ago1:48:35

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This week we’re joined by industry veteran Michael Devine, former VP of Sales at The 3DO Company, key player at TDK Mediactive, and now CEO of Rockit Games, for an incredible look at four decades inside the games industry. From the “mind-blowing” M2 demos and the rise of Army Men, to the chaos of securing Hollywood licences and resurrecting Jaleco’…

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4. Data Security. Locked and Loaded. Using security tools you have. 39:48

30d ago39:48

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Welcome!...to 'Getting to Grips with Data Security' our podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to 'beat the hackers' using the best types of information security controls. This new 5 part series covers all aspects of data security for businesses where we discuss: Ep 1: Strategy; Ep 2: Cloud Controls; Ep 3: People Risk; Ep 4: Using…

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Please Use Your Blinker 36:38

30d ago36:38

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Welcome to the very first episode of CTRL+ALT+Drive — where Andrew and Bridget kick off the show with the kind of road-trip energy that only happens when you’re buckled in with your favorite co-pilot. For our maiden cruise, we’re rolling through everything from the weird joy of holiday travel to the surprisingly chaotic mechanics behind the Macy’s …

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3. Data Security. The Human Error Show 32:31

1M ago32:31

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Welcome!...to 'Getting to Grips with Data Security' our podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to 'beat the hackers' using the best types of information security controls. This new 5 part series covers all aspects of data security for businesses where we discuss: Ep 1: Strategy; Ep 2: Cloud Controls; Ep 3: People Risk; Ep 4: Using…

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2. Data Security. Head in the Clouds. (And hoping it's safe) 41:01

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Welcome!...to 'Getting to Grips with Data Security' our podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to 'beat the hackers' using the best types of information security controls. This new 5 part series covers all aspects of data security for businesses where we discuss: Ep 1: Strategy; Ep 2: Cloud Controls; Ep 3: People Risk; Ep 4: Using…

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Katia Gil Guzman: Why OpenAI's EU Dev Lead Says ‘No’ to Vibe Coding 29:52

1M ago29:52

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In this bonus episode Tom Allen sits down with Katia Gil Guzman, a founding member of OpenAI’s Developer Experience team, to explore how AI coding is evolving beyond the hype. Katia explains why OpenAI actively discourages “vibe coding” for anything beyond small experiments, arguing that enterprise-ready AI tools should behave more like software en…

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507: "A Single MP3 is Bigger Than the NES Library!" – eXo on Emulation, BBS Days & Saving DOS Classics – The Retro Hour Podcast EP507 1:53:43

1M ago1:53:43

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This week, we’re joined by eXo, the visionary behind the colossal eXoDOS emulation project, dedicated to preserving DOS, Windows 3.x, and interactive fiction games in all their original (and often quirky) glory. We explore how eXo and a global team of volunteers are not just making old games playable again, but restoring everything from lost CD aud…

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Leading without losing it: CISOs Don Gibson & Bronwyn Boyle on protecting mental health in cyber 24:28

1M ago24:28

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Cyber attacks and crisis response are daily realities for security professionals, but the demands of defending critical systems and services from cyber attack can exert a heavy toll on cybersecurity practitioners at all levels. A combination of the "always on" nature of cybersecurity, the urgency of the task and some of the personality traits often…

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506: “Atari’s Actually Doing Things RIGHT?!” – Ctrl-Alt-Rees - The Retro Hour Podcast EP506 1:54:14

1M ago1:54:14

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This week, we catch up with the ever-inventive Ctrl-Alt-Rees in his brand new studio. Rees shares his latest projects, retro tech obsessions, and the bizarre story of a Japanese teaching computer with a paper screen. We hear his thoughts on modern Atari’s surprising comeback, his favourite (and most hated) handhelds, the quirks of the Jaguar scene,…

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1. Data Security. Getting to Grips with Strategy. 30:01

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Welcome!...to 'Getting to Grips with Data Security' our podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to 'beat the hackers' using the best types of information security controls. This new 5 part series covers all aspects of data security for businesses where we discuss: Ep 1: Strategy; Ep 2: Cloud Controls; Ep 3: People Risk; Ep 4: Using…

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Ep. 22 ROI guide for startup marketers | Rapti Gupta, Head of Marketing at Aavaatar Venture, a fractional CMO and prev. CMO at Bugasura 2:49:18

2M ago2:49:18

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Here's the truth: most startup marketers can't prove their campaigns drove revenue.They're trapped between "we need more leads" and "can you show ROI?" Armed with incomplete data, conflicting dashboards, and a founder who compares them to their friend's company. Rapti Gupta has lived this reality for over 13 years at startups, from bootstrapped to …

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505: “I Presented the Amiga Chipset to Atari… and Everyone Freaked Out!” - Atari's Matt Householder - The Retro Hour Podcast EP505 1:56:47

2M ago1:56:47

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From hating Pong to working for Atari, this week we chat with Matt Householder. From his early days at Gaming Devices Inc. and designing the arcade classic Krull, through to joining Atari right after the video game crash and witnessing the dramatic Amiga chipset saga from the inside. Matt reveals what it was really like working under Jack Tramiel, …

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John Seabourn: Growing Tomorrow’s Talent at APEM Group 21:08

2M ago21:08

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When John Seabourn asked his team how AI made them feel, the answers ranged from "excited" to "concerned," but the word that stood out most was "efficient". In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, John - CDIO of global environmental consultancy APEM Group - joins Tom to unpack what that word really means in a world where technology can accelerate renewab…

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504: “I’d Never Even Seen a Computer Until I Worked at Sierra!” – Mark Crowe on Space Quest - The Retro Hour Podcast EP504 1:40:21

2M ago1:40:21

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This week we're joined by Sierra legend Mark Crowe, co-creator of the Space Quest series and one half of the iconic Two Guys from Andromeda. Mark reveals how he went from never touching a computer to helping define the golden age of adventure gaming, working alongside Roberta Williams, Disney, and a hapless space janitor named Roger Wilco. Plus, we…

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503: “The Demo Scene Taught Us to Do the Impossible” – Erik Simon of Thalion - The Retro Hour EP503 1:12:45

2M ago1:12:45

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This week's show features Erik Simon, co-founder of the legendary Thalion Software, the minds behind Lionheart, Ambermoon, and No Second Prize. Erik shares hilarious and jaw-dropping tales from the golden age of Amiga development, how the demo scene shaped Thalion’s “make the impossible happen” ethos, why Lionheart used every Amiga graphics mode. R…

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Rachel Bence: Sustainable Computing, Human Leadership 22:36

2M ago22:36

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Queen Mary University of London CIO Rachel Bence joins Computing’s Penny Horwood to discuss how the university is embedding sustainability into its IT strategy — from using waste heat from high-performance computing to warm student halls, to running datacentres powered by recycled energy. Rachel shares how a focus on sustainability aligns with Quee…

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Ep 21. What Mailmodo teaches about marketing in crowded markets | Zeeshan Akhtar, prev. Head of Marketing (Mailmodo) 1:49:28

2M ago1:49:28

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Zeeshan Akhtar breaks down four years of marketing at Mailmodo, from solo marketer to leading an 8-person team. He gets into the specifics: how they differentiated with AMP emails, which early channels worked (and which didn't), why they bet big on the State of Email report, how they structured the team into pods, and what their high-velocity creat…

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502: “From Modems to Headlines” – Jason Compton on the Amiga Report Revolution - The Retro Hour EP502 1:54:00

2M ago1:54:00

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This week, we’re joined by former Amiga Report editor, writer, and This Week in Retro host Jason Compton, who takes us into the golden age of 90s computing news. From chasing stories during Commodore’s dramatic collapse (“we may not make more chips, but we can sell the floor scrubber!”) to the birth of one of the first online tech magazines, Jason …

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501: “Michael Jackson Just Said ‘Okay, I’ll Do It All’” – SEGA's Roger Hector Tells the Inside Story of Sonic 3 1:33:24

3M ago1:33:24

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For years, it’s been one of gaming’s biggest urban legends, how much did Michael Jackson really work on the music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3? In part two of our exclusive chat with Roger Hector, former Director of the Sega Technical Institute, we get the full story. Roger reveals how Jackson’s unexpected visit to STI turned into hands-on involvement …

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500: "No One Had Storyboarded Games Before - So I Did!" - Atari Legend Roger Hector - The Retro Hour EP500 1:49:11

3M ago1:49:11

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This week marks our milestone 500th episode, and we’re celebrating in style with part one of an epic two-part chat with industry legend Roger Hector. From working under Nolan Bushnell and Al Alcorn in the very earliest days of Atari, to helping bring classics like Super Breakout and Battlezone to life, Roger shares incredible behind-the-scenes stor…

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499: "Nintendo Made Us Cut the Bikini Girls from Duke Nukem 64" - Eurocom's Kev Harrison - The Retro Hour EP499 1:42:47

3M ago1:42:47

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This week we chat with designer Kev Harrison, whose career began at Eurocom working on Duke Nukem 64 and Duke Nukem: Zero Hour. Kev shares what it was like adapting Duke’s outrageous world for Nintendo, from cutting bikini girls to sneaking in Simpsons gags, as well as why his team saw Duke as a tongue-in-cheek Bruce Campbell figure while publisher…

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498: “Arcade Lessons, Nintendo Secrets, and Omega 6” – Takaya Imamura & Junji Seki - The Retro Hour EP498 1:05:14

3M ago1:05:14

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This week we hear part two of our chat with Nintendo legend Takaya Imamura and game director Junji Seki. We hear about the creation of Omega 6: The Triangle Stars, blending manga, classic adventure game engines, and even a rock-paper-scissors battle system. Imamura reflects on his decades at Nintendo, from the high-stakes launch of the Switch to br…

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Rana Bhattacharya: Why Cynergy Banks on Flutter 14:09

3M ago14:09

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Banking is known for its monolithic, legacy IT systems, but new challenger banks have a different approach. Cynergy Bank's CDIO Rana Bhattacharya joins Tom to explain how the bank is blending the latest tech with a modern mindset. By adopting Flutter and a microservices architecture, Cynergy has been able to build once and deploy across iOS, Androi…

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497: “We Wanted Ocarina’s Opposite - That’s Why Majora’s Mask Got So Dark” - Takaya Imamura Interview - The Retro Hour EP497 1:25:30

4M ago1:25:30

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This week we welcome Nintendo legend Takaya Imamura, the visionary artist behind F-Zero, Star Fox, and Majora’s Mask. We hear some incredible stories from his three decades at Nintendo: from being interviewed by Shigeru Miyamoto, to creating Captain Falcon on a whim, to the wild one-year crunch that gave birth to Majora’s Mask. He reveals how a shr…

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496: "The SID Chip Was My First Love” - Jeroen Tel: Maniacs of Noise - The Retro Hour EP496 1:24:09

4M ago1:24:09

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This week we catch up with legendary C64 composer Jeroen Tel of Maniacs of Noise fame. Jeroen takes us back to the early days of programming music directly in machine code, pushing the SID chip to its limits, and soundtracking classics like Cybernoid, Hawkeye, Supremacy, and Turbo OutRun. From cracktros and demo parties, we hear the story of some o…

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Steve Capper: From Construction to Carnival Cruises 16:28

4M ago16:28

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Tom speaks with Steve Capper, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Carnival UK, whose brands include Cunard and P&O Cruises. Formerly a multi-award-winning leader in the engineering and construction world, Capper explains how the leap into the cruise industry revealed unexpected parallels, from large-scale refits to complex logistics, but with on…

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495: PS1 Demo Discs, Bedroom Coders and FMV Revival - Indie Games That Changed The World - The Retro Hour EP495 1:26:00

4M ago1:26:00

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We're joined by games journalist and author Aaron Potter to chat about his new book, 50 Indie Games That Changed the World. From the roots of the Indie scene with the 80's bedroom coders, the revival of lost genres like FMV games, and how modern indie titles are keeping classic computers and consoles alive. 50 Indie Games That Changed The World: ht…