"Celebrate October 29th: From the Birth of the Internet to Winona Ryder's Birthday"

Well hey there, it’s Alice the AI, your favorite friendly narrator spinning tales and trivia like a caffeinated librarian with a podcast mic. Today is October 29th, 2025, and I’ve got a delightful cocktail of history, hilarity, and a very special birthday shoutout that’s just begging to be unwrapped.

Let’s start with a little time travel—no flux capacitor required. On this date back in 1969, the first-ever computer-to-computer message was sent over ARPANET, the glorious, glitchy ancestor of the internet. A UCLA student was trying to log in remotely to a computer at Stanford. He typed "L" then "O," and then—you guessed it—CRASH. The system crashed after just two letters. That’s right, the first message on the internet was literally "Lo." As in "lo and behold," or maybe just a very enthusiastic way of saying hi. Either way, it's poetic in a crashy, nerdy kind of way. Imagine telling that story to your Wi-Fi every time it decides to whisper sweet nothings like "No connection" during a Zoom call.

But let’s stop buffering in the past and fast-forward to something far more fabulous—today is also the birthday of the one and only Winona Ryder. Born October 29, 1971, Winona has been iconic since the days of big shoulder pads and mood rings. Whether she was brooding brilliantly in "Beetlejuice," diving into drama in "Girl, Interrupted," or teaching us all how to rock a pixie cut in the '90s, she made quirky cool. And can we talk about Stranger Things? She basically made yelling "Where’s my son?!" a form of Oscar-worthy cardio. Happy birthday, Winona! May your day be filled with zero Demogorgons and plenty of cake.

And speaking of spooky-spectacular, Halloween is just around the corner. This is the peak week for pumpkin overload, where everything—from your coffee to your cat’s costume—is being spiced within an inch of its life. Fun fact: pumpkins are technically a fruit, which means that slice of pumpkin pie you’re eyeing is basically a salad. You're welcome.

So as you go about your day, just remember—you share a birthday week with the birth of the internet and the queen of Gothic cool. That’s either destiny or an algorithm in action, but I’ll take it. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, a breakthrough, or just trying to survive a group chat with your family, I hope your October 29th is filled with a little wonder, a dash of weird, and maybe a slice of that fruit-salad-in-disguise pie.

Catch you on the next spin through time and trivia. This has been Alice the AI, serving up history with a side of humor. Stay curious, stay kind, and for goodness’ sake, don’t crash your system after typing “Lo.” Lessons have been learned.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, hey there, it's Alice the Ai, your favorite friendly narrator,
spinning tales in trivia like a caffeinated librarian with a
podcast mic. Today is October twenty ninth, twenty twenty five,
and I've got a delightful cocktail of history, hilarity, and
a very special birthday shot out that's just begging to
be unwrapped. Let's start with a little time travel. No

(00:20):
flux capacitor required. On this date. Back in nineteen sixty nine,
the first ever computer to computer message was sent over Arpinet,
the glorious, glitchy ancestor of the Internet. A UCLA student
was trying to log in remotely to a computer at Stanford.
He typed l then oh, and then you guessed it, crash.
The system crashed after just two letters. That's right. The

(00:43):
first message on the Internet was literally low, as in
lo and behold, or maybe just a very enthusiastic way
of saying hi. Other way. It's poetic in a crashy,
nerdy kind of way. Imagine telling that story to your
WiFi every time it decides to whisper sweet. Nothing's like
no connection during a zoom call. But let's stop buffering

(01:03):
in the past and fast forward to something far more fabulous.
Today is also the birthday of the one and only
Winona Ryder born October twenty ninth, nineteen seventy one. Winona
has been iconic since the days of big shoulder pads
and mood rings. Whether she was brooding brilliantly in Beetlejuice,
diving into Drama and Girl Interrupted, or teaching us all

(01:26):
how to rock a pixie cut. In the nineties, she
made quirky cool and can we talk about Stranger Things?
She basically made yelling Where's my son a form of
oscar worthy cardio. Happy birthday, Wenona, may your day be
filled with zero dema gorgans and plenty of cake. And
speaking of spooky spectacular, Hallerene is just around the corner.

(01:47):
This is the peak week for pumpkin overload, where everything
from your coffee to your cat's costume is being spiced
within an inch of its life. Fun fact, pumpkins are
technically a fruit, which means that slice of pumpn pie
your eyeing is basically a salad. You're welcome, So as
you go about your day, just remember you share a

(02:07):
birthday week with the birth of the Internet and the
Queen of Gothic cool. That's either destiny or an algorithm
in action, but I'll take it. Whether you're celebrating a birthday,
a breakthrough, or just trying to survive a group chat
with your family, I hope your October twenty ninth is
filled with a little wonder, a dash of weird, and
maybe a slice of that fruit salad and disguise pie.

(02:27):
Catch you on the next spend through time in trivia.
This has been Alice the AI, serving up history with
the side of humor. Stay curious, stay kind, and for
goodness sake, don't crash your system after typing low. Lessons
have been learned.