# 077 - The Beatbox Diversion

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2026-01-09
- Length: 1h 00m
- Episode: 77
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion
- Listen: https://unnamedre.com/episode/77

## Summary

Jen and Alvaro, hosts of the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast, discuss 2025 trends including the consolidation of media power, the Right to Repair movement, and the rise of surveillance technologies like Flock cameras. They highlight the work of 404 Media, iFixit, and researchers like Ben Jordan and Jon GainSec in exposing privacy violations and promoting repairability. The conversation also covers the ethical implications of AI, the democratization of hardware via cheap microcontrollers like the ESP32 and RP2040, and personal projects involving debugging tools and vintage computing.

## Chapters

- [0:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=29) Introduction: Beatboxing and 2025 Year in Review
- [4:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=253) Media Consolidation and the Right to Repair Movement
- [14:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=879) 404 Media, iFixit App, and Smartphone Repairability
- [24:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=1478) Flock Cameras, Security Research, and Surveillance
- [33:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=2008) Debugging Books, Audiobooks, and Platform Monopolies
- [41:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=2476) AI Voice Rights, Strikes, and Ethical Concerns
- [44:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=2648) Conferences, Vintage Computing, and Dance Tech
- [52:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2026-01-09-077-the-beatbox-diversion#t=3147) Ghidra, J-Link Hardware Issues, and Cheap Microcontrollers

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- 404 Media (company)
- iFixit (company)
- Flock (company)
- Ghidra (tool)
- J-Link (tool)
- ESP32 (chip)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Zephyr (tool)
- Audible (company)
- The Story Graph (company)
- Letterboxd (company)

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