The history of Johnny Xmas

About this episode

Johnny Xmas shares his journey into hacking and technology, reflecting on his childhood and experiences.

Hacker History sits down with Johnny Xmas. Johnny tells us about his journey into the world of hacking and tech, starting from his childhood, he discusses taking things apart (like a wall outlet), putting them back together, typewriters, libraries and getting into plenty of trouble in high school, and finally landing in music school. It's […]

People in this episode

Host: Josh Bressers

Guest: Johnny Xmas

Topics covered

• hacking
• technology
• childhood experiences
• music school
• trouble in high school

Keywords

• hacking
• technology
• Johnny Xmas
• music school
• high school trouble

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