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The Surveillance Is Coming From Inside The (Smart) House

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus talks to Roxanne Leitao, a UK-based designer researching ways to make the smart home gear safer for victims of domestic abuse. They...

The Surveillance Is Coming From Inside The (Smart) House

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus talks to Roxanne Leitao, a UK-based designer researching ways to make the smart home gear safer for victims of domestic abuse. They...

Breaking Away From Google

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Aaron Mak discusses with journalist Nithin Coca his attempt to abstain from using any Google products in his daily life.  They discuss why he di...

Breaking Away From Google

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Aaron Mak discusses with journalist Nithin Coca his attempt to abstain from using any Google products in his daily life.  They discuss why he di...

The Case For The Vape

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus discusses how today’s vaping panic is connected to the rise of the cigarette with Jacob Grier, author of the new book The Redisco...

The Case For The Vape

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus discusses how today’s vaping panic is connected to the rise of the cigarette with Jacob Grier, author of the new book The Redisco...

Inside Uber

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New York Times technology reporter Mike Issac discusses his new book Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber, which traces Uber’s rapid rise and fall unde...

Inside Uber

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New York Times technology reporter Mike Issac discusses his new book Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber, which traces Uber’s rapid rise and fall unde...

Cosmetic Gene Editing Gone Awry

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus explores a future in which high school girls stay atop the social hierarchy by editing their genes, giving themselves purple eyes, ...

Cosmetic Gene Editing Gone Awry

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Host Shannon Palus explores a future in which high school girls stay atop the social hierarchy by editing their genes, giving themselves purple eyes, ...

When Your DNA is Public Information

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Mak learns about how law enforcement is using public genealogy websites to crack cold cases. His guest is Nila Bala, Associate Director of Crimi...

When Your DNA is Public Information

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Mak learns about how law enforcement is using public genealogy websites to crack cold cases. His guest is Nila Bala, Associate Director of Crimi...

The Allure of Smart Guns

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Shannon Palus learns about personalized guns, sometimes referred to as “smart” guns. Her guest is Cassandra Crifasi, Deputy Direct...

The Allure of Smart Guns

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Shannon Palus learns about personalized guns, sometimes referred to as “smart” guns. Her guest is Cassandra Crifasi, Deputy Direct...

China’s Cyber War Against Hong Kong

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Aaron Mak learns about all the ways China is using cyber warfare to disrupt the efforts of protesters in Hong Kong. His guest is Nick ...

China’s Cyber War Against Hong Kong

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Aaron Mak learns about all the ways China is using cyber warfare to disrupt the efforts of protesters in Hong Kong. His guest is Nick ...

Chemists Spill the Science of Skincare

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Shannon Palus talks to Victoria Fu and Gloria Lu, co-founders of Chemist Confessions. Their goal is to help us all cut through the mar...

Chemists Spill the Science of Skincare

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Shannon Palus talks to Victoria Fu and Gloria Lu, co-founders of Chemist Confessions. Their goal is to help us all cut through the mar...

Why Facebook Can’t Just Create a Currency

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Aaron Mak looks into Facebook’s plan to create a global cryptocurrency called Libra. For an expert opinion, he turns to Chris Brumme...

Why Facebook Can’t Just Create a Currency

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Aaron Mak looks into Facebook’s plan to create a global cryptocurrency called Libra. For an expert opinion, he turns to Chris Brumme...

Prime Day Comes but Once a Year

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shannon Palus talks about the journalistic ethics of Amazon affiliate links with Jacqui Cheng, former Editor-in-Chief of Wirecutter a...

Prime Day Comes but Once a Year

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shannon Palus talks about the journalistic ethics of Amazon affiliate links with Jacqui Cheng, former Editor-in-Chief of Wirecutter a...

ICE’s Reckless Use of Facial Recognition Tech

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron Mak talks about federal law enforcement's use of facial recognition technology with Jake Laperruque. He’s Senior Counsel at T...

ICE’s Reckless Use of Facial Recognition Tech

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron Mak talks about federal law enforcement's use of facial recognition technology with Jake Laperruque. He’s Senior Counsel at T...

Healthcare via Video Chat

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shannon Palus explores the growing telehealth industry, where doctors and patients connect via video chat or sometimes just a secure ...

Healthcare via Video Chat

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shannon Palus explores the growing telehealth industry, where doctors and patients connect via video chat or sometimes just a secure ...

When Tech Journalism Took A Critical Turn

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser catches up with her former co-host Will Oremus. Then the two of them are joined by Future Tense editor Torie Bosch and N...

When Tech Journalism Took A Critical Turn

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser catches up with her former co-host Will Oremus. Then the two of them are joined by Future Tense editor Torie Bosch and N...

When a Scooter Makes More Sense Than a Car

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, guest host Henry Grabar looks at how Zillow is trying to disrupt the real estate business—and why it might work in some cities but ...

When a Scooter Makes More Sense Than a Car

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, guest host Henry Grabar looks at how Zillow is trying to disrupt the real estate business—and why it might work in some cities but ...

How Driverless Cars Will Actually Work

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser talks to Chris Urmson, CEO of Aurora, a company that builds the technology for self-driving cars. Urmson offers a timelin...

How Driverless Cars Will Actually Work

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser talks to Chris Urmson, CEO of Aurora, a company that builds the technology for self-driving cars. Urmson offers a timelin...

Re-Up: Senator Mark Warner

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser revisits an interview with Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who released a pol...

Re-Up: Senator Mark Warner

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser revisits an interview with Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who released a pol...

Luxury Bunkers for the End of the World

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by Max Read, an editor and writer at New York Magazine who writes the column Life in Pixels. First, April and M...

Luxury Bunkers for the End of the World

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by Max Read, an editor and writer at New York Magazine who writes the column Life in Pixels.First, April and Ma...

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former...

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former...

Designing a Better Facebook

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser is joined by guest co-host Max Read, an editor at New York magazine who covers technology and the internet. First, April...

Designing a Better Facebook

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, April Glaser is joined by guest co-host Max Read, an editor at New York magazine who covers technology and the internet.First, April ...

Cyberspace Didn’t Stay Free

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined once again by guest co-host Meredith Broussard, a data journalism professor at NYU and author of Artificial Uni...

Cyberspace Didn’t Stay Free

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined once again by guest co-host Meredith Broussard, a data journalism professor at NYU and author of Artificial Uni...

Public Education, Facebook-Style

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Meredith Broussard, a data journalism professor at NYU and author of Artificial Unintelligence: How ...

Public Education, Facebook-Style

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Meredith Broussard, a data journalism professor at NYU and author of Artificial Unintelligence: How ...

Unmasking The Russians Who Hacked The DNC

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined once again by co-host Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of...

Unmasking The Russians Who Hacked The DNC

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined once again by co-host Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of...

What Happened To WikiLeaks

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by guest host Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virgini...

What Happened To WikiLeaks

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode April Glaser is joined by guest host Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virgini...

Fake Meat Designed for Carnivores

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

April Glaser is joined by Gizmodo investigative reporter, Kashmir Hill, to talk about an ambitious British proposal to regulate content on social medi...

Fake Meat Designed for Carnivores

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

April Glaser is joined by Gizmodo investigative reporter, Kashmir Hill, to talk about an ambitious British proposal to regulate content on social medi...

Local News Brought to You by Big Tech

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss a recent report in Bloomberg that says executives at YouTube ignored employees who raised concerns about the spre...

Local News Brought to You by Big Tech

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss a recent report in Bloomberg that says executives at YouTube ignored employees who raised concerns about the spre...

Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aprill Glaser and Will Oremus kick off the episode by talking about Apple’s plan to be the ultimate middleman--with new offerings announced this wee...

Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aprill Glaser and Will Oremus kick off the episode by talking about Apple’s plan to be the ultimate middleman--with new offerings announced this wee...

Livestreaming A Massacre

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, April Glaser and Will Oremus first talk to two researchers who’ve uncovered new information about the way the U.S. government tra...

Livestreaming A Massacre

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, April Glaser and Will Oremus first talk to two researchers who’ve uncovered new information about the way the U.S. government tra...

Your Social Media Photos Are Helping to Build the Surveillance State

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, April Glaser kicks things off by talking about Facebook’s long-overdue crackdown on anti-vaccination groups. The social media pla...

Your Social Media Photos Are Helping to Build the Surveillance State

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, April Glaser kicks things off by talking about Facebook’s long-overdue crackdown on anti-vaccination groups. The social media pla...

How To Trust A VPN

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus take a look at an increasingly popular online privacy tool--that has some serious trust issues o...

How To Trust A VPN

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus take a look at an increasingly popular online privacy tool--that has some serious trust issues o...

Empathy at Scale

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host April Glaser looks at the continuing battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commision. Earlier thi...

Empathy at Scale

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host April Glaser looks at the continuing battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commision. Earlier thi...

Can Palantir Be Used For Good?

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus looks at the fallout from Amazon’s announcement last week that they’re abandoning plans for a new headquarters...

Can Palantir Be Used For Good?

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus looks at the fallout from Amazon’s announcement last week that they’re abandoning plans for a new headquarters...

Jeff Bezos’s Privacy Complexifier

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus talk about the implications from last week’s bizarre, but also serious, showdown between Amazo...

Jeff Bezos’s Privacy Complexifier

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus talk about the implications from last week’s bizarre, but also serious, showdown between Amazo...

The Court-Records Paywall Scam

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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The Court-Records Paywall Scam

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Media Layoffs Are Trending

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss a rather terrifying security flaw from Apple, a company that prides itself on keeping in...

Media Layoffs Are Trending

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss a rather terrifying security flaw from Apple, a company that prides itself on keeping in...

Juul Heist

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss news news that the french government has fined Google close to $57 million for violating...

Juul Heist

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss news news that the french government has fined Google close to $57 million for violating...

Social Media's Weird Future

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss news that PG&E, California’s main power provider, plans to file for bankruptcy due to ...

Social Media's Weird Future

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss news that PG&E, California’s main power provider, plans to file for bankruptcy due...

At CES: Tech After Smartphones

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss startling new revelations about some of the major phone carriers. The story broke this w...

At CES: Tech After Smartphones

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss startling new revelations about some of the major phone carriers. The story broke this w...

Best of 2018

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus introduce some of their favorite interviews from 2018. We have highlights from our conversations...

Best of 2018

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus introduce some of their favorite interviews from 2018. We have highlights from our conversations...

Aftermath of a Data Breach

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus will talk reader mail! The hosts  take a look at some of your questions and comments from the y...

Aftermath of a Data Breach

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus will talk reader mail! The hosts  take a look at some of your questions and comments from the y...

The Information World War

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus will talk about how Taylor Swift used face recognition to surveil the crowd at a recent concert,...

The Information World War

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus will talk about how Taylor Swift used face recognition to surveil the crowd at a recent concert,...

Warehouse Workers Bring Amazon To The Table

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the latest round of “Tech CEO Goes to Washington.” On Tuesday morning, that CEO was ...

Warehouse Workers Bring Amazon To The Table

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the latest round of “Tech CEO Goes to Washington.” On Tuesday morning, that CEO was ...

The Civil Rights Group Targeted By Facebook

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the news that Tumblr will soon be banning all adult content on its site -- this in respo...

The Civil Rights Group Targeted By Facebook

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the news that Tumblr will soon be banning all adult content on its site -- this in respo...

Tomorrow's Children, Edited.

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the ongoing fallout at Facebook over the company’s decision to hire a conservative PR ...

Tomorrow's Children, Edited.

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss the ongoing fallout at Facebook over the company’s decision to hire a conservative PR ...

Facebook's Former Security Chief on What Went Wrong

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus will discuss the fallout from last week’s New York Times expose about Facebook with the company’s former Secur...

Facebook's Former Security Chief on What Went Wrong

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus will discuss the fallout from last week’s New York Times expose about Facebook with the company’s former Secur...

Amazon's Prime Real Estate

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus will talk about the employee uprising at Google, and the changes that it and other tech companies have made to the...

Amazon's Prime Real Estate

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show, host Will Oremus will talk about the employee uprising at Google, and the changes that it and other tech companies have made to the...

The Meme Midterms

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Will Oremus and April Glaser are bringing you a special episode of If Then, all about the midterm elections and the role of Silicon Valley and online ...

The Meme Midterms

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Will Oremus and April Glaser are bringing you a special episode of If Then, all about the midterm elections and the role of Silicon Valley and online ...

The Internet of Hate

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser look further into the presidential election in Brazil and how tech has played a role. On Sunday...

The Internet of Hate

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser look further into the presidential election in Brazil and how tech has played a role. On Sunday...

Who Owns Your DNA Data?

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss Elon Musk’s other, other project with their Slate colleague Henry Grabar. Not space t...

Who Owns Your DNA Data?

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss Elon Musk’s other, other project with their Slate colleague Henry Grabar. Not space t...

How Senator Mark Warner Wants to Crack Down on Tech

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss the continuing saga that is Facebook’s effort to fix itself--ideally, without breakin...

How Senator Mark Warner Wants to Crack Down on Tech

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss the continuing saga that is Facebook’s effort to fix itself--ideally, without breakin...