
Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU
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
Genres:
Technology Podcasts
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
Website:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/TD
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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