EPISODE · Mar 26, 2024 · 1H 22M
The Octopus Murders - Did Danny Casolaro Know Too Much?
from Things I Learned Last Night · host Jaron Myers and Tim Stone
Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcast Danny Casolaro was a writer and poet who took on freelance technology news columns to pay the bills. In the 1980s, he was assigned to investigate a lawsuit between a small company called Casolaro and the U.S. Department of Justice. Casolaro had created a database software called PROMIS that was licensed to the DOJ. But somehow the software ended up being sold to intelligence agencies in Canada and Israel, with Casolaro seeing none of the profits. Casolaro sued, claiming the DOJ had stolen their software. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Silver Dollar City LIVE Show Tickets: https://tilln.com/tillnlive Through the Eyes of Sergeant Winslow: https://shop.tilln.com/products/through-the-eyes-of-sergeant-winslow Episode link: https://tilln.com/octopuswars Want to Support TILLN: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Listen to Cocaine Bear: https://tilln.com/cocainebear Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Advertise with us: https://bit.ly/3FdZirY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcast Danny Casolaro was a writer and poet who took on freelance technology news columns to pay the bills. In the 1980s, he was assigned to investigate a lawsuit between a small company called Casolaro and the U.S. Department of Justice. Casolaro had created a database software called PROMIS that was licensed to the DOJ. But somehow the software ended up being sold to intelligence agencies in Canada and Israel, with Casolaro seeing none of the profits. Casolaro sued, claiming the DOJ had stolen their software. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Silver Dollar City LIVE Show Tickets: https://tilln.com/tillnlive Through the Eyes of Sergeant Winslow: https://shop.tilln.com/products/through-the-eyes-of-sergeant-winslow Episode link: https://tilln.com/octopuswars Want to Support TILLN: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Listen to Cocaine Bear: https://tilln.com/cocainebear Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Advertise with us: https://bit.ly/3FdZirY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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