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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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Adam Becker, author, "More Everything Forever" from Aug 11, 2025

8/11/2025
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 Flaming Embers - "Robot in a Robot's World" [0:53:47] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154965

Duration:01:05:05

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Three emerging dystopias: money, water, and truth from Jul 28, 2025

8/9/2025
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 comments" [0:22:30] Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" - n/a [0:33:46] - "Mark's comments" [0:35:33] Casey & Strick - "Read A Book" - n/a [0:53:02] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154555

Duration:01:05:04

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Duncan Moench on "soylent screens" and producerism from Jul 14, 2025

8/9/2025
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] Posthuman - "The Screens Of Our Lives" [0:55:10] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153977

Duration:01:05:19

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Ed Park, author, "An Oral History of Atlantis" from Aug 4, 2025

8/8/2025
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] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154814

Duration:01:05:38

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Daniel Solove, author, "On Privacy and Technology" from Jul 21, 2025

7/21/2025
Daniel Solove, author, "On Privacy and Technology" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Daniel Solove" [0:03:11] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:53] The Metronomes - "A Circuit Like Me" [0:54:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154339

Duration:01:06:03

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Burn Hollywood Burn - Will AI save the movies? Dan Morfitt fills in with guest John Ashbrook from Jul 7, 2025

7/7/2025
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] Music behind DJ: Dan Morfitt with guest John Ashbrook - "Pt 1" [0:01:25] David Bowie - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" [0:23:17] Music behind DJ: Dan Morfitt with guest John Ashbrook - "Pt 2" [0:29:36] Leftfield feat John Lydon - "Open Up" [0:51:38] https://freeform.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153771

Duration:01:08:26

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Compulsory surveillance and other threats from Jun 30, 2025

6/30/2025
Compulsory surveillance and other threats Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" 8X8 (Lane Steinberg & Alex Khodchenko) - "Are You Gaslighting Me, Alexa?" [0:53:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153625

Duration:01:04:38

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Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks" from Jun 23, 2025

6/23/2025
Lori Emerson, author, "Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" [0:02:25] - "Interview with Lori Emerson" [0:07:27] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:22] Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" [0:57:29] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153378

Duration:01:08:48

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Unveiling our new theme song by Kirk Pearson, and Big Tech alternatives from Jun 16, 2025

6/16/2025
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" [0:09:35] - "Mark's comments" [0:36:14] Kirk Pearson - "The Self Driving Car's Gonna Repossess Itself" [0:56:15] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153129

Duration:01:06:13

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Matt Warwick fills in for Techtonic with Co-Host HurstBot from Jun 9, 2025

6/9/2025

Duration:01:05:48

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors, "The AI Con" from Jun 2, 2025

6/2/2025
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 comments" [0:44:42] XTC - "Real By Reel" [0:54:37] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152572

Duration:01:06:03

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David Greenwood, author, "The Cloud Intern" from May 26, 2025

5/26/2025
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 comments" [0:39:13] Stereolab - "Aerial Troubles" [0:54:52] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152407
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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