thebroken is a video podcast produced by Revision3, focusing on software cracking, computer intrusion, and other "questionable activities". It was hosted by Kevin Rose and Dan Huard, with Ramzi as a regular comical feature, and geared toward anyone interested in computer security. The show debuted on July 21, 2003.

Although the show has no regular timetable it produces occasional episodes, and although it has been a while since the last episode Kevin Rose recently stated in a Pownce post that the show would return. The show is the brainchild of the hosts, Kevin Rose and Dan Huard. They came up with the idea while employed at TechTV and working on the television show The Screen Savers.

In the first year, the show had over 2 million downloads according to Rose. The show and its success led to Rose and crew starting Revision3. The hosts request that the show be shared over peer-to-peer networks, such as Kazaa or BitTorrent, as a means of distribution.

Revision3 had not yet been created and distribution of the show was a little more "grass roots" than the current set up for Revision3 shows. Each twenty to thirty-minute episode focused on several subjects. According to its introduction, thebroken was "a little shady, a little underground, borderline illegal." It featured advice on breaking wireless encryption, cracking Windows passwords, and modding gaming consoles such as the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube.

The show also demonstrated social engineering and various methods of piracy.

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