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Sep 28, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" David Sparks and the Urban Appalachians - "Apocalyptic Idiocracy" [https://urbanappalachian.bandcamp.com]…
Sep 21, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Interview with Jesse Jarnow" Neil Young - "Prisoners of Rock and Roll" [0:56:04] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168774
Sep 15, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Byron Tau from June 24, 2024" [0:05:15] - "Interview with Byron Tau" [0:14:24] - "Mark's…
Sep 8, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" Kind Regards - "Keith Juluka x Laila" [0:55:38] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168253
Sep 1, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Paul Davies" [0:02:35] - "Mark's comments" [0:40:40] Jesse Welles - "The Nerd Reich" [0:54:47]…
Aug 25, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" Ben Grosser - "Redaction of "The Future is for Everyone"" [music is "Caprice" by Sees. thx to Jesse Doris]…
Aug 18, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Gil Duran" [0:02:08] Peter Peter Hughes - "Tracking Devices" [0:53:24]…
Aug 11, 2026
Data center disasters Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:52:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167241
Aug 3, 2026
Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [via Futurism] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Judson Merrill" [0:03:03] - "Mark's…
Jul 27, 2026
Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Los Deliveristas Unidos" [0:04:49]…
Jul 20, 2026
Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a [0:01:44] - "Interview with Carissa Véliz"…
Jul 14, 2026
Dystopia roundup, police edition Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Burning House - "Turn Off the Robot" [image by Beetle Moses] [0:54:49]…
Jun 29, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Interview with Nicholas Smyth" Casey & Strick - "Read A Book" [0:55:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165768
Jun 22, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Gerry McGovern" [0:02:39] - "Mark's comments" [0:48:51] Danish Sky - "Attack of the Killer…
Jun 16, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" Jimmy Cliff - "World Upside Down" [0:54:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165187
Jun 9, 2026
Dave Karpf on the data center backlash Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dave Karpf" [0:02:22] - "Mark's comments" [0:43:10] Ambassade -…
Jun 1, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ben Recht" [0:02:58] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:59] Knights of Molino - "Take Back Control"…
May 25, 2026
"Muskism" authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff" [0:02:37] - "Mark's…
May 18, 2026
When is it OK to use AI? Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Andrew Singleton (read by Mark Hurst) - "In Our Glorious AI Future, There Will Be No Such Thing…
May 4, 2026
Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Julie Scelfo" [0:04:29] - "Mark's…
Apr 27, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson" [0:02:24] - "Mark's comments" [0:42:16] Jimmy Lunceford and His…
Apr 20, 2026
Starlink and Kessler Syndrome, feat. astronomer Samantha Lawler Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" [0:00:16] Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a…
Apr 13, 2026
Cindy Cohn, author, "Privacy's Defender" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Cindy Cohn" [0:02:31] - "Mark's comments" [0:48:48] Grateful…
Apr 7, 2026
Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn"…
Mar 31, 2026
Dystopia update: good news edition Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Dystopia update: good news edition" [0:00:00] Matthew Elefant (read by Mark Hurst) - "San Francisco…
Mar 23, 2026
Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Janet Vertesi" [0:03:00] - "Mark's comments" [0:49:26]…
Mar 16, 2026
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 comments" [0:34:57] MrWeebl -…
Mar 9, 2026
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…
Mar 3, 2026
Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Pledge! w/Mark and station manager Ken" - Call 800-989-9368…
Feb 24, 2026
Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:24] NightNight - "Total Control" [0:55:00]…
Feb 17, 2026
Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies on us Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard" [0:04:01] - "Mark's comments"…
Feb 10, 2026
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" [0:05:28] - "Mark's comments"…
Feb 3, 2026
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/playlists/shows/160799
Jan 27, 2026
Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity” by the Friends of Attention Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter Schmidt" [0:02:45] - "Mark's…
Jan 20, 2026
Music behind DJ: [Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore] Music behind DJ: Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a Music behind DJ: -…
Jan 13, 2026
Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Lora Kolodny" [0:02:39] - "Mark's comments"…
Jan 6, 2026
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 Disco Orchestra - "Black Sun (Joe…
Dec 30, 2025
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 comments" [0:50:46] KILN -…
Dec 23, 2025
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 - "Messages" - A Flock of…
Dec 16, 2025
The first annual Creepy Awards Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "The Creepy Awards" Karen Souza - "Creep" - Essentials [0:53:53]…
Dec 9, 2025
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00] - "Interview with Noah McCormack" Patrick Cowley - "Robot Children (Do You Love Your)" - Catholic [0:53:43]…
Dec 2, 2025
Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Thomas Witherspoon" [0:02:56] - "Mark's comments"…
Nov 25, 2025
Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Pat Garofalo"…
Nov 18, 2025
How low can the tech oligarchs go? Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's comments" Stereolab - "Space Moment" - Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center…
Nov 12, 2025
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/a [0:04:35] - "Interview…
Nov 4, 2025
Aram Sinnreich, co-author, "The Secret Life of Data" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Aram Sinnreich" [0:03:41] - "Mark's comments"…
Oct 27, 2025
Widening inequality and Big Tech surveillance, feat. Dan Currell Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dan Currell" [0:04:54] - "Mark's…
Oct 20, 2025
Filmmaker Amanda Hanna-McLeer on the Luddite renaissance Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Interview with Amanda Hanna-McLeer" The Microbes - "Computer" [0:54:22]…
Oct 14, 2025
The protest against smartphones, with Logan Lane Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "The protest" [0:07:15] - "Mark's comments" [0:37:04] Rude Mechanical…
Oct 6, 2025
AI and surveillance keep spreading Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" The Layoffs - "We're All In Formation" [0:55:06]…
Sep 30, 2025
Megan Greenwell, author, "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" Kirk Pearson - "Modem of…
Sep 23, 2025
Glenn Adamson, author, "A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Glenn…
Sep 15, 2025
Joseph Weizenbaum warned us about AI 50 years ago (feat. Faine Greenwood) Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Faine Greenwood" [0:05:42] -…
Sep 8, 2025
Milestones for Big Tech... and Techtonic Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - "Thank You" [0:53:38]…
Sep 1, 2025
Cory Doctorow, author and journalist Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Cory Doctorow" [0:02:28] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:51] Michael…
Aug 27, 2025
Webb Keane, author, “Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination” Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Webb Keane" [0:03:17] -…
Aug 18, 2025
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 McLain) - "Still Alive" -…
Aug 11, 2025
Adam Becker, author, "More Everything Forever" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Adam Becker" [0:03:49] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:18] The…
Aug 10, 2025
Three emerging dystopias: money, water, and truth Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's comments" Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" - n/a [0:21:33] - "Mark's…
Aug 10, 2025
Duncan Moench on "soylent screens" and producerism Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Duncan Moench" [0:04:36] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:15]…
Aug 9, 2025
Ed Park, author, "An Oral History of Atlantis" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Interview with Ed Park" Donovan - "Atlantis" - single [0:53:44]…
Jul 21, 2025
Daniel Solove, author, "On Privacy and Technology" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:04] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Daniel Solove" [0:03:11] - "Mark's comments"…
Jul 7, 2025
Music behind DJ: An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn - "Audio from the motion picture trailer" [0:00:00] Music behind DJ: Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:48]…
Jun 30, 2025
Compulsory surveillance and other threats Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" 8X8 (Lane Steinberg & Alex Khodchenko) - "Are You Gaslighting Me, Alexa?"…
Jun 23, 2025
Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" [0:03:34] - "Interview with Lori Emerson" [0:07:27]…
Jun 16, 2025
Unveiling our new theme song by Kirk Pearson, and Big Tech alternatives Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Kirk Pearson unveils the new Techtonic theme song"…
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors, "The AI Con" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna" [0:02:55] - "Mark's…
May 26, 2025
David Greenwood, author of the sci-fi dystopian novel "The Cloud Intern" Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with David Greenwood" [0:02:28] - "Mark's…
May 20, 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"…
May 13, 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]…
May 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…
Apr 29, 2025
Dan Morfitt and Mark Hurst discuss dystopian movies Music behind DJ: Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack Music behind DJ: - "Dystopian movies w/Dan Morfitt"…
Apr 21, 2025
Apr 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] -…
Apr 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"…
Apr 1, 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
Mar 25, 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]…
Mar 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…
Mar 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
Mar 4, 2025
Fundraising w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "1-800-989-9368 - Please Pledge!" Pink Tiles - "Internet"…
Feb 25, 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…
Feb 18, 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]…
Feb 11, 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]…
Feb 4, 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…
Jan 28, 2025
Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack Music behind DJ: - "Mark's comments" Shahar Varshal - "I Want…
Jan 21, 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…
Jan 14, 2025
Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar on art made by humans, not AI Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar" Horace…
Jan 7, 2025
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" [0:08:36] - "Psychedelic Kungfu…
Dec 31, 2024 · 1:08:23
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 Kirchin - "Silicon Chip"…
Dec 24, 2024
Don Fleming - "Piano Rolls" Frank Milne - "Jingle Bells" [Piano Roll QRS 1798 Piano: Themola (circa 1928) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrI0dabYy8] Don Fleming - "The…
Dec 17, 2024
Our year in surveillance: Pokemon Go, Microsoft spy-bots, drones, and more Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" The Killer Whales - "Who Controls the Video Screen"…
Dec 10, 2024
Arvind Narayanan, author, "AI Snake Oil" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Arvind Narayanan" [0:04:54] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:52] Waveshaper -…
Dec 3, 2024
Nicole Kobie, author, "The Long History of the Future" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Nicole Kobie" [0:03:38] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:01]…
Nov 26, 2024
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]…
Nov 19, 2024
Astronomer Samantha Lawler on Starlink space junk Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sam Lawler" [0:07:30] - "Mark's…
Nov 12, 2024
Music behind DJ: [Author and Historian David Suisman on Music and the Military, interviewed by Station Mgr Ken] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145970
Nov 5, 2024
Dystopia update Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" CEL - "Five minutes to self-destruct" [https://gagarinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/five-minutes-to-self-destruct…
Oct 28, 2024
Members of the Luddite Club on not using smartphones or social media Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Interview with Luddite Club members" Maps - "Lack of Sleep" - Counter…
Oct 21, 2024
Christopher Brown, author, “A Natural History of Empty Lots” Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Christopher Brown" [0:04:42] - "Mark's comments"…
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