Oct 22, 202653 minS2
Alex Wolfson first got interested in programming in an electronic music class, where the teacher explained how computers worked. Alex said that's when he "got it!". His first job was a systems programmer, which was what...
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"Computing.... There I was!"
Hosted by Richard Bielak · history · EN
About this Podcast:
The computing technology changed dramatically in the past 50 years and in this podcast I talk to people who worked in the field during that time and experienced all these dramatic changes.
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What is "Computing.... There I was!" about?
The computing technology changed dramatically in the past 50 years and in this podcast I talk to people who worked in the field during that time and experienced all these dramatic changes.
Who hosts "Computing.... There I was!"?
"Computing.... There I was!" is hosted by Richard Bielak. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
What has "Computing.... There I was!" covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Alex Wolfson - from systems programmer, to finance and Lucent." (22 October 2026, 53 minutes), "Kevin Tyson - from supporting medical research to adventures on Wall Street." (27 July 2026, 62 minutes), and "Adam Liss - from electrical engineer to software engineer; adventures on the hardware/software boundary," (26 June 2026, 57 minutes).
How often does "Computing.... There I was!" publish?
"Computing.... There I was!" publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 13 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on "Computing.... There I was!"?
Booking probability for "Computing.... There I was!" is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. "Computing.... There I was!" requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. "Computing.... There I was!"'s contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch "Computing.... There I was!"?
The strongest fits for "Computing.... There I was!" are IT Services & Software Development. "Computing.... There I was!" has a history audience.
About the host
Richard Bielak hosts "Computing.... There I was!", a history podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jul 27, 20261h 2mS1
Kevin started his career as a programmer at Rockefeller University, supporting medical research. He worked for the doctors that created the methadone treatment for heroine addicts. He then moved to Wall Street, working...
Jun 26, 202657 minS1<p>One story summarizes Adam's career - when he was asked in an intro to engineering class "Why do you want to be an electrical engineer?", he replied "Because it's fun!".</p><p>While he started as an electrical...
- Jun 26, 202657 minS1
One story summarizes Adam's career - when he was asked in an intro to engineering class "Why do you want to be an electrical engineer?", he replied "Because it's fun!". While he started as an electrical engineer, he...
May 25, 202649 minS1<p>Steven Fortune began programming while still in High School - in FORTRAN on punch cards. One of his ambitious projects was a program to play chess (in batch mode!). After obtaining his Ph.D., he went to work at IBM...
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Apr 24, 20261h 1mS1<p>David Windmueller had an unusually varied career. Although he started playing with computers in elementary school, he started his working life as operator of nuclear reactors in the US Navy. Once he became a software...
Episode #7
John Cordell - from writing low level code for microprocessor designers to patenting the IFRAME tag.
Mar 6, 202659 minS1<p>John Cordell had an impressive career. As a teenager he worked along engineers who designed early micro processors at Datapoint. After a stint in NY finance sector, John landed at Microsoft where he was one of the...
Feb 1, 202645 minS1<p>Barbara Gilman started her career as a Systems Engineer at IBM in 1962. She first wired control panels on IBM accounting machines, such as the 407, then moved on to programming 1401 computers. She first coded in...
Jan 3, 202652 minS1<p>Kitty started her career as a system programmer at Digital Equipment Corp (DEC), working on the MUMPS system, then worked at number of financial institutions and eventually ran her own web design business (see...
Dec 1, 202557 minS1<p>Marc Cohen is a software engineer who worked for many years at Google, Bell Labs and Lucent. He left Google in 2024 and now is a part time teacher in London - teaching Python and AI.</p><p></p><p>Marc writes a...
Nov 17, 202556 minS1<p>As mentioned in the episode, David learned to program as a teenager on a Olivetti programable calculator. Take a look at this page to see what it looked like...
Oct 14, 20251h 8mS1<p>This is the first episode of "Computing... There I was". It's a conversation Eric Mintz, a software engineer recently retired from Google. </p><p></p><p>Turns out Eric made a small mistake, the language he first...
Oct 12, 20255 minS1<p>This is a short introduction to the podcast by your host. You can always write me at richieb@gmail.com. Please include "Computing...There I was" in the subject line.</p>
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