HACKS | a tech podcast
doggedly zeroing in on the intersection of technology, politics, and culture
We found 10 episodes of HACKS | a tech podcast with the tag “podcast”.
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episode 018: incognito sicko mode (ft. justine smith)
February 19th, 2019 | 57 mins
adult entertainment, funny pictures, n00dity, podcast, pr0n, secks work, skin
the HACKS institute opens its doors to its first guest, Justine Smith, who helps us get the lay of the land when it comes to the internet pr0n industry.
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minisode 004: the woke, the horny, the sentient
February 14th, 2019 | 24 mins 27 secs
advertising, brands, hell, help us we are in hell, podcast, twitter
on a pared-down quickie, simon and rob dive into the dark heart of Sentient Brand Twitter for some reason
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minisode 003: banderscratch n' sniff
January 17th, 2019 | 27 mins 9 secs
black mirror, interactive storytelling, netflix, podcast, what if phones but too much
rob and simon ponder the impact and implications of netflix's foray into interactive storytelling
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episode 015: the 2020 holographic apology tour
January 10th, 2019 | 35 mins 29 secs
apparently we're humorists now, futurism, podcast, politics, profit, technology
in an ill-advised attempt at combining humor and prognostication, the gang looks back on 2019, the strangest year in our living memory
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episode 014: islands in the stream
December 21st, 2018 | 46 mins 25 secs
movie magic, netflix, podcast, spotify, streaming, wot if your computer could play you a song
the gang ponders the impact of the streaming economy, both financially and creatively, on the artistic class.
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episode 013: you news, you lose
December 7th, 2018 | 49 mins 33 secs
hashtags, important, journalism, much impact, podcast, pulitzer prize, very serious, writers
the gang ponders the role and place of journalism in the internet age. #important #vital #criticism #impactful #awards
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episode 011: 23andme and you and everyone we know
November 22nd, 2018 | 47 mins 35 secs
23andme, ancestry, blood blood blood, elizabeth warren, podcast, race science, skulls skulls skulls
the gang takes on 23andme, ancestry.com, their methods, and the dubious meanings ascribed to their services
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episode 010: future's so right I gotta wear shades
November 8th, 2018 | 53 mins 19 secs
alt right, cats, class war, fascism, guillotines, podcast, social media
can our social media platforms be disentangled from the reactionary right? plus, a grim survey of "alt-tech" social media platforms...
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episode 009: blaze it pal, the weed episode 420 hell yeah bro
October 18th, 2018 | 57 mins
alcohol, ecstasy, lsd, marijuana, nicotine, podcast, pot, tech, valium, vicodin, weed
in honor of pot legalization (in canada), the gang takes a sightly supersized look at the the new law's implications, as well as the culture of microdosing in tech
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episode 008: lightweight jammin'
October 11th, 2018 | 45 mins 12 secs
adbusters, culture jamming, podcast, politics, tech, telephone poles
In a very scattered but hopefully not altogether unenlightening episode, the gang ponders the properties of modern attempts at cultural disruption.