Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU

Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade" from Apr 6, 2026

06 Apr 2026

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Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Evan Sel...

Dystopia update: good news edition from Mar 30, 2026

30 Mar 2026

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Dystopia update: good news edition Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Dystopia update: good news edition" Matthew Elefant (read by Mark Hurst) ...

Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project from Mar 23, 2026

23 Mar 2026

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Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Janet Vertesi" [0:03:00] - "Ma...

A visit to Repair Cafe El Barrio from Mar 16, 2026

16 Mar 2026

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A visit to Repair Cafe El Barrio Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "A visit to Repair Café El Barrio" [0:04:26] - "Mark's com...

Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow from Mar 9, 2026

09 Mar 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Pledge! w/Mark and Jesse Jarnow" - Call 800-989-9368 Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow https:/...

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman from Mar 2, 2026

03 Mar 2026

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Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Pledge! w/Mark and station manager Ken" - Call 800-989...

Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic from Feb 23, 2026

24 Feb 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" [0:00:24] NightNight - "Total Control" [0:55:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/s...

Chris Gilliard on the disastrous Amazon Ring commercial from Feb 16, 2026

17 Feb 2026

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Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies on us Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard"...

Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we interpret AI from Feb 9, 2026

10 Feb 2026

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Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we interpret AI Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter Dear" [...

AI is spreading where it doesn't belong from Feb 2, 2026

03 Feb 2026

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AI is spreading where it doesn't belong Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" corook - "Scooby" [0:53:57] https://www.wfmu.org/pl...

Peter Schmidt on the book "Attensity" by the Friends of Attention from Jan 26, 2026

27 Jan 2026

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Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity” by the Friends of Attention Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter ...

Paul Bradley Carr, author, "The Confessions" from Jan 19, 2026

20 Jan 2026

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Music behind DJ: [Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore] Music behind DJ: Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic...

Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images from Jan 12, 2026

13 Jan 2026

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Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Lora Kolodny" [0:02...

Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year ahead from Jan 5, 2026

06 Jan 2026

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Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year ahead Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark and Ken discuss the year ahead" Far Out Monster Disc...

Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction" from Dec 29, 2025

30 Dec 2025

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Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Tim Wu" [0:01:06] - "Mark's co...

The Ghost of Christmas Tech Anxieties - Sara Clemens and Stu Horvath fill in, with guest Adam Allsuch Boardman from Dec 22, 2025

23 Dec 2025

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] Adam Allsuch Boardman - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 1" - Techtonic [0:14:10] A Flock Of Seagulls...

The first annual Creepy Awards from Dec 15, 2025

16 Dec 2025

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The first annual Creepy Awards Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "The Creepy Awards" Karen Souza - "Creep" - Essentials [0:53:53] https:/...

Noah McCormack from The Baffler: "We used to read things in this country" from Dec 8, 2025

09 Dec 2025

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00] - "Interview with Noah McCormack" Patrick Cowley - "Robot Children (Do You Love Your)" - Cathol...

Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon from Dec 1, 2025

02 Dec 2025

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Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Thomas Witherspoon" ...

Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo from Nov 24, 2025

25 Nov 2025

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Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interv...

How low can the tech oligarchs go? from Nov 17, 2025

18 Nov 2025

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How low can the tech oligarchs go? Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's comments" Stereolab - "Space Moment" - Music for the Amorpho...

Paul Mozur on the spread of data centers from Nov 10, 2025

12 Nov 2025

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Paul Mozur on Big Tech data centers outside the US Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's comments" Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n...

Aram Sinnreich, co-author, "The Secret Life of Data" from Nov 3, 2025

04 Nov 2025

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Aram Sinnreich, co-author, "The Secret Life of Data" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Aram Sinnreich" [0:03:4...

Widening inequality and Big Tech surveillance, feat. Dan Currell from Oct 27, 2025

27 Oct 2025

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Widening inequality and Big Tech surveillance, feat. Dan Currell Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dan Currell...

Filmmaker Amanda Hanna-McLeer on the Luddite renaissance from Oct 20, 2025

20 Oct 2025

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Filmmaker Amanda Hanna-McLeer on the Luddite renaissance Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Interview with Amanda Hanna-McLeer" The Microbes - ...

The protest against smartphones, with Logan Lane from Oct 13, 2025

14 Oct 2025

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The protest against smartphones, with Logan Lane Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "The protest" [0:07:15] - "Mark's comments"...

AI and surveillance keep spreading from Oct 6, 2025

06 Oct 2025

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AI and surveillance keep spreading Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" The Layoffs - "We're All In Formation" [0:55:06] https:/...

Megan Greenwell, author, "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" from Sep 29, 2025

30 Sep 2025

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Megan Greenwell, author, "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intr...

Glenn Adamson, author, "A Century of Tomorrows" from Sep 22, 2025

23 Sep 2025

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Glenn Adamson, author, "A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" -...

Joseph Weizenbaum warned us about AI 50 years ago (feat. Faine Greenwood) from Sep 15, 2025

15 Sep 2025

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Joseph Weizenbaum warned us about AI 50 years ago (feat. Faine Greenwood) Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Fa...

Milestones for Big Tech... and Techtonic from Sep 8, 2025

08 Sep 2025

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Milestones for Big Tech... and Techtonic Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - "Thank You" [0:...

Cory Doctorow, author and journalist from Sep 1, 2025

01 Sep 2025

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Cory Doctorow, author and journalist Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Cory Doctorow" [0:02:28] - "Mark's comm...

Webb Keane, author, "Animals, Robots, Gods" from Aug 25, 2025

27 Aug 2025

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Webb Keane, author, “Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination” Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interv...

If/Then/Else - Sara Clemens and Stu Horvath fill in, with guest Brendan Keogh from Aug 18, 2025

18 Aug 2025

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] Brendan Keogh - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 1" - Techtonic [0:02:17] GLaDOS from Portal (Ellen M...

Adam Becker, author, "More Everything Forever" from Aug 11, 2025

11 Aug 2025

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Adam Becker, author, "More Everything Forever" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Adam Becker" [0:03:49] - "Mar...

Three emerging dystopias: money, water, and truth from Jul 28, 2025

10 Aug 2025

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Three emerging dystopias: money, water, and truth Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's comments" Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" ...

Duncan Moench on "soylent screens" and producerism from Jul 14, 2025

10 Aug 2025

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Duncan Moench on "soylent screens" and producerism Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Duncan Moench" [0:04:36] ...

Ed Park, author, "An Oral History of Atlantis" from Aug 4, 2025

09 Aug 2025

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Ed Park, author, "An Oral History of Atlantis" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Interview with Ed Park" Donovan - "Atlantis" - single [...

Daniel Solove, author, "On Privacy and Technology" from Jul 21, 2025

21 Jul 2025

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Daniel Solove, author, "On Privacy and Technology" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:04] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Daniel Solove" ...

Burn Hollywood Burn - Will AI save the movies? Dan Morfitt fills in with guest John Ashbrook from Jul 7, 2025

07 Jul 2025

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Music behind DJ: An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn - "Audio from the motion picture trailer" [0:00:00] Music behind DJ: Kirk Pearson - "Them...

Compulsory surveillance and other threats from Jun 30, 2025

30 Jun 2025

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Compulsory surveillance and other threats Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" 8X8 (Lane Steinberg & Alex Khodchenko) - "Are You...

Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks" from Jun 23, 2025

23 Jun 2025

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Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" [0:03:34] - "Interview...

Unveiling our new theme song by Kirk Pearson, and Big Tech alternatives from Jun 16, 2025

16 Jun 2025

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Unveiling our new theme song by Kirk Pearson, and Big Tech alternatives Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Kirk Pearson unveils the...

Matt Warwick fills in for Techtonic with Co-Host HurstBot from Jun 9, 2025

09 Jun 2025

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors, "The AI Con" from Jun 2, 2025

03 Jun 2025

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors, "The AI Con" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Emily M. Bender and Alex Ha...

David Greenwood, author, "The Cloud Intern" from May 26, 2025

26 May 2025

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David Greenwood, author of the sci-fi dystopian novel "The Cloud Intern" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with David Gr...

Surveillance scholar Chris Gilliard on Facebook's spy glasses from May 19, 2025

20 May 2025

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Surveillance scholar Chris Gilliard on Facebook's spy glasses Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard" [0:...

Discussing "Careless People" by Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams from May 12, 2025

13 May 2025

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Discussing "Careless People" by Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Van Morrison - "Why A...

Sybil Derrible, author, "The Infrastructure Book" from May 5, 2025

05 May 2025

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Sybil Derrible, author, "The Infrastructure Book" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sybil ...

Dan Morfitt and Mark Hurst discuss dystopian movies from Apr 28, 2025

29 Apr 2025

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Dan Morfitt and Mark Hurst discuss dystopian movies Music behind DJ: Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack Music behind DJ: - "D...

The Defunding of Public Radio with Jesse Walker, Uri Berliner and Sue Matters from Apr 21, 2025

21 Apr 2025

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John Warner, author, "More Than Words" from Apr 14, 2025

14 Apr 2025

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John Warner, author, "More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview wi...

Sue-Lin Wong and online scams from Apr 7, 2025

07 Apr 2025

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Sue-Lin Wong, host of "Scam Inc," on terrifying new online scams Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sue-Lin Wong" [0...

Emergency surveillance update from Mar 31, 2025

01 Apr 2025

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Emergency surveillance update Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Georgia Mass Choir - "Bye and Bye" [0:54:00] https://www.wfmu.org/...

Liz Pelly, author, "Mood Machine" from Mar 24, 2025

25 Mar 2025

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Discussing Spotify with Liz Pelly, author of "Mood Machine" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Liz Pelly" [0:01:31] ...

Ben Snyder, author, "Spy Plane" from Mar 17, 2025

17 Mar 2025

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Ben Snyder, author, "Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore’s Surveillance Experiment" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ben...

Marathon week 2 w/cohost Matt Warwick from Mar 10, 2025

10 Mar 2025

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Marathon week 2 with cohost Matt Warwick Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "PLEDGE to Techtonic 800-989-9368 or wfmu.org/donate" https://www.wfmu.or...

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman from Mar 3, 2025

04 Mar 2025

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Fundraising w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "1-800-989-9368 - Please Pledge!" Pink Tiles - "Internet" https:...

AI and the future of war – with "Flash Wars" director Daniel Wunderer from Feb 24, 2025

25 Feb 2025

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AI and the future of war – with "Flash Wars" director Daniel Wunderer Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Daniel Wu...

Nick Couldry, author, "The Space of the World" from Feb 17, 2025

18 Feb 2025

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Nick Couldry, author of “The Space of the World,” on how social media is driving us crazy Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "In...

August Lamm: you don't need a smartphone from Feb 10, 2025

11 Feb 2025

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August Lamm: you don't need a smartphone Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with August Lamm" Andrew Thompson - "We're In Business" [0:54:...

Supervillains in tech – with Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, and Jim Starlin from Feb 3, 2025

04 Feb 2025

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Supervillains in tech – with Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, and Jim Starlin Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview w/Greg Ep...

Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover from Jan 27, 2025

28 Jan 2025

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Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack Music behind DJ: - "Mark's comm...

Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch" from Jan 20, 2025

21 Jan 2025

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Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ki...

Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar from Jan 13, 2025

14 Jan 2025

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Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar on art made by humans, not AI Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with Chris Pellettier...

Ken Freedman and Mark Hurst listen to AI from Jan 6, 2025

07 Jan 2025

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Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" [0:00:00] - "Mark and Ken discuss AI" [0:02:58] Jebediah Creek - "I Love Pushin' People Over in the Supermarket" [0:...

Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack" from Dec 30, 2024

31 Dec 2024

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Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" [0:02:35] - "Interview with Andrew Smith" [0:05:06] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:24] Basil ...

Guest host Don Fleming: Musical Tech: Naughty or Nice? from Dec 23, 2024

24 Dec 2024

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Don Fleming - "Piano Rolls" Frank Milne - "Jingle Bells" [Piano Roll QRS 1798 Piano: Themola (circa 1928) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrI0da...

Our year of surveillance from Dec 16, 2024

17 Dec 2024

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Our year in surveillance: Pokemon Go, Microsoft spy-bots, drones, and more Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" The Killer Whales - ...

Arvind Narayanan, author, "AI Snake Oil" from Dec 9, 2024

10 Dec 2024

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Arvind Narayanan, author, "AI Snake Oil" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Arvind Narayanan" [0:04:54] - "Mark's c...

Nicole Kobie, author, "The Long History of the Future" from Dec 2, 2024

03 Dec 2024

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Nicole Kobie, author, "The Long History of the Future" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Nicole Kobie" [0:03:38] -...

Technology we're thankful for, from listeners from Nov 25, 2024

26 Nov 2024

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Technology we're thankful for, from listeners Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:13] Human Error - "Going to Town" [0:55:57]...

Astronomer Samantha Lawler on Musk's space junk from Nov 18, 2024

19 Nov 2024

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Astronomer Samantha Lawler on Starlink space junk Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sam L...

Guest host Station Mgr Ken interviews David Suisman on music and the military from Nov 11, 2024

12 Nov 2024

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Music behind DJ: [Author and Historian David Suisman on Music and the Military, interviewed by Station Mgr Ken] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/...

Dystopia update from Nov 4, 2024

05 Nov 2024

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Dystopia update Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" CEL - "Five minutes to self​-​destruct" [https://gagarinrecords.bandcamp.co...

Members of the Luddite Club from Oct 28, 2024

28 Oct 2024

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Members of the Luddite Club on not using smartphones or social media Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Interview with Luddite Club members" Maps -...

Christopher Brown, author, "A Natural History of Empty Lots" from Oct 21, 2024

21 Oct 2024

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Christopher Brown, author, “A Natural History of Empty Lots” Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Christopher Bro...

Yaroslav Trofimov, author, "Our Enemies Will Vanish" from Oct 14, 2024

14 Oct 2024

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Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Yaroslav Trofimov" [0:07:02] - "Mark's comments" [0:40:34] Kalush Orch...

Silkie Carlo, director, Big Brother Watch from Oct 7, 2024

07 Oct 2024

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Silkie Carlo, director, Big Brother Watch Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Silkie Carlo" [0:03:38] - "Mark's comm...

Tim Schwab, author, "The Bill Gates Problem" from Sep 30, 2024

30 Sep 2024

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Tim Schwab, author, "The Bill Gates Problem" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Tim Schwab" [0:02:28] - "Mark's com...

What if no one wants AI? from Sep 23, 2024

23 Sep 2024

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What if no one wants AI? An argument in three parts. Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:09] Plone - "Plock" [0:19:38] New Ri...

Helen Phillips, author, "HUM" from Sep 16, 2024

16 Sep 2024

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Helen Phillips, author of the dystopian novel "HUM" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Helen Phillips" [0:03:41] - ...

Even more devices are spying on you from Sep 9, 2024

09 Sep 2024

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Even more devices are spying on you: surveillance phones, cars, and more... Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" John Fekner City Sq...

Carl Öhman, author, "The Afterlife of Data" from Sep 2, 2024

02 Sep 2024

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Carl Öhman, author, "The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"...

Guest host Alan on Rancho Mastatal from Aug 26, 2024

26 Aug 2024

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Music behind DJ: Rancho Mastatal [www.ranchomastatal.com] [0:00:00] Music behind DJ: - Appropriate Technology [https://ranchomastatal.com/appropriat...

Paula Bialski, author, "Middle Tech" from Aug 19, 2024

20 Aug 2024

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Paula Bialski, author, "Middle Tech: Software Work and Culture of Good Enough" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with P...

Google antitrust decision party from Aug 12, 2024

12 Aug 2024

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Google antitrust decision party: celebrating the DOJ's win over the monopoly Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" JARC - "Move On Up...

Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, on Negativland and fair use from Aug 5, 2024

06 Aug 2024

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Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, on Negativland and fair use Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" Negativland - "Don...

Tech and the sandwich generation from Jul 29, 2024

29 Jul 2024

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Tech and the sandwich generation: protecting elders and kids from predatory Big Tech companies Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundt...

Guest host Brian D. on disinformation with Kirsten Eddy and Alex Mahadevan from Jul 22, 2024

22 Jul 2024

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Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - "Global A Go-Go" - Global A Go-Go [0:00:00] Set: Interview with Kirsten Eddy of Pew Research Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy...

Generative AI and the "cesspool internet" – with Jason Koebler from Jul 15, 2024

15 Jul 2024

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Generative AI and the "cesspool internet" – with Jason Koebler Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jason Koebler" ...

How it started, how it's going: revisiting the warnings of the past from Jul 8, 2024

08 Jul 2024

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How it started, how it's going: revisiting the warnings of the past Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" The Juice Media - "Honest G...

Carissa Véliz on digital ethics from Jul 1, 2024

01 Jul 2024

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Carissa Véliz on digital ethics Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:07:27] - "Mark's comments" [...

Byron Tau, author, "Means of Control" from Jun 24, 2024

24 Jun 2024

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The surveillance state is here: discussing with Byron Tau, author, "Means of Control" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview...

Listener questions from Jun 17, 2024

18 Jun 2024

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Mark answers listener questions about AI, robots, and whether we should throw our phones in the river. Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's co...

Mark Schatzker and "Food, Inc. 2" from Jun 10, 2024

10 Jun 2024

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Ultra-processed food w/Mark Schatzker and "Food, Inc. 2" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Mark Schatzker" [0:08:3...

Matt Warwick guest hosts Techtonic: What's the best robot? from Jun 3, 2024

03 Jun 2024

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Johnny 5 - "." BMO - "." Conky 2000 - "." Wall-E - "." Bender - "." Gumby Robots - "." T-1000 - "." SAM The Wake & Bake Morning Show Computer K9 - "....

We should all switch to Linux from May 27, 2024

27 May 2024

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We should all switch to Linux Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter" [0:08:43] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:52] Hig...

What's eating Google? from May 20, 2024

20 May 2024

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What's eating Google? Exploring Google's descent into AI madness. Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Hurst & Ottsc - "I Won't Goog...

Chris Gilliard on what AI is really for from May 13, 2024

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Gilliard on what AI is really for Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's Intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard"...