Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Series produced by WFMU

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Image by: Art by Greg Harrison 

Techtonic with Mark Hurst explores what's at stake in our profit-driven, tech-saturated society.

Techtonic with Mark Hurst explores what's at stake in our profit-driven, tech-saturated society. Hurst interviews authors, journalists, and creators to discuss how our daily lives and work are being affected by screen addiction, surveillance capitalism, and big-tech utopianism. Techtonic reveals the threats to democracy, society, and the environment due to the actions of giant corporations and tech platforms.

Techtonic is a production of WFMU, an independent radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey.


10 Pieces

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All sorts of systems are getting hacked - in finance, law, and politics, as well as software - usually for the benefit of already-powerful people. ...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
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The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
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Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
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"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...

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A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
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The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
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Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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