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Technology Podcasts

A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.

Location:

East Orange, NJ

Description:

A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.

Language:

English


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

5/19/2025
Surveillance scholar Chris Gilliard on Facebook's spy glasses Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard" [0:02:57] - "Mark's comments" [0:43:09] Marie Davidson - "Demolition (Radio Edit)" [0:54:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152175
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Discussing "Careless People" by Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams from May 12, 2025

5/12/2025
Discussing "Careless People" by Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Van Morrison - "Why Are You On Facebook" [0:53:52] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151952
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Sybil Derrible, author, "The Infrastructure Book" from May 5, 2025

5/5/2025
Sybil Derrible, author, "The Infrastructure Book" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sybil Derrible" [0:03:04] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:19] Adrian Carter - "SQUARES" - n/a [0:55:11] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151759
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Dan Morfitt and Mark Hurst discuss dystopian movies from Apr 28, 2025

4/28/2025
Dan Morfitt and Mark Hurst discuss dystopian movies Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Dystopian movies w/Dan Morfitt" WorkFromHome - "Hey!WhatAboutMe?" - MourningCommute [0:56:19] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151547
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John Warner, author, "More Than Words" from Apr 14, 2025

4/14/2025
John Warner, author, "More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with John Warner" [0:03:19] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:00] Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky - "More Than Words" [0:55:17] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150949
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Sue-Lin Wong and online scams from Apr 7, 2025

4/7/2025
Sue-Lin Wong, host of "Scam Inc," on terrifying new online scams Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sue-Lin Wong" [0:03:57] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:25] Michael Hearst & Olivier Conan - "99 Luftballons" [0:56:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150848
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Emergency surveillance update from Mar 31, 2025

3/31/2025
Emergency surveillance update Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Georgia Mass Choir - "Bye and Bye" [0:54:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150627
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Liz Pelly, author, "Mood Machine" from Mar 24, 2025

3/24/2025
Discussing Spotify with Liz Pelly, author of "Mood Machine" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Liz Pelly" [0:01:31] - "Mark's comments" [0:49:34] Cadence Weapon - "My Computer" [0:55:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150392
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Ben Snyder, author, "Spy Plane" from Mar 17, 2025

3/17/2025
Ben Snyder, author, "Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore’s Surveillance Experiment" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ben Snyder" [0:05:14] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:23] Hirofumi Asaba - "All of Me" [0:55:10] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150162
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Marathon week 2 w/cohost Matt Warwick from Mar 10, 2025

3/10/2025
Marathon week 2 with cohost Matt Warwick Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "PLEDGE to Techtonic 800-989-9368 or wfmu.org/donate" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149954

Duration:01:06:15

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

3/3/2025
Fundraising w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "1-800-989-9368 - Please Pledge!" Pink Tiles - "Internet" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149723

Duration:01:05:26

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

2/24/2025
AI and the future of war – with "Flash Wars" director Daniel Wunderer Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Daniel Wunderer" [0:14:01] - "Mark's comments" [0:34:39] Crazy Gang - "Telephone Computer" [0:53:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149485

Duration:01:05:48

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

2/17/2025
Nick Couldry, author of “The Space of the World,” on how social media is driving us crazy Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Nick Couldry" [0:05:07] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:40] Carlo Patrão - "Kaizen" [0:54:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149244

Duration:01:04:55

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

2/10/2025
August Lamm: you don't need a smartphone Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with August Lamm" Andrew Thompson - "We're In Business" [0:54:20] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149014

Duration:01:05:45

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

2/3/2025
Supervillains in tech – with Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, and Jim Starlin Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview w/Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, Jim Starlin" [0:06:40] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:20] Alan Silvestri - "Thanos Theme (Suite)" [0:54:35] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148678

Duration:01:05:46

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

1/27/2025
Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's comments" Shahar Varshal - "I Want To Break The Wall" - Keine Album [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148541

Duration:01:06:10

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

1/20/2025
Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Kirk Pearson" [0:02:52] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:35] Kirk Pearson - "DIY Techtonic theme song" - n/a [0:54:13] Raymond Scott - "Tempo Block" - Soothing Sounds for Baby, Volume 2 (6-12 Months) [0:55:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148227

Duration:01:05:44

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Stone carver Chris Pellettieri from Jan 13, 2025

1/13/2025
Stone carver Chris Pellettieri on art made by humans, not AI Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with Chris Pellettieri" Horace Ferguson - "Great Stone" [0:54:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148075

Duration:01:04:43

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

1/6/2025
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" [0:00:00] - "Mark and Ken discuss AI" Jebediah Creek - "I Love Pushin' People Over in the Supermarket" [0:09:09] - "Psychedelic Kungfu Funk - Journey From the East" [0:23:09] Large Language - "The Momus from Mnezhige Thistle" - Largely Incwvugble [0:42:39] Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" [0:54:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147850

Duration:01:05:26