Nerd TV Debuts

Posted on September 12, 2005

NerdTV, a weekly online tv show hosted by PBS.org technology columnist Robert X. Cringely, debuted on September 6, 2005. The debut show features an interview with Andy Hertzfeld, the original Macintosh systems programmer.

NerdTV is essentially Charlie Rose for geeks - a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world of technology. Guests like Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy or Apple computer inventor Steve Wozniak are household names if your household is nerdy enough, but as historical figures and geniuses in their own right, they have plenty to say to ALL of us. NerdTV is distributed under a Creative Commons license so viewers can legally share the shows with their friends and even edit their own versions.

For those who don't want to actually watch the show online NerdTV also offers a transcript of the interview. Future episodes include interviews with eBay co-founder Max Levchin and Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy. Audio clips from the show are also available.