Welcome to the Techdirt podcast! Each week (-ish, no promises), we'll post an episode here on Techdirt, or you can subscribe via Soundcloud, RSS or iTunes. Each episode begins with an essay, followed by a discussion, covering topic areas that are less news driven and instead more about larger ideas/concepts that we think are worth discussing. Enjoy!

Techdirt Podcast Episode 202: Delivery-Driven Government

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the different-thinking dept

Wed, Mar 6th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Lots of people have tried to sum up the differences between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. — but it isn't so easy to hone in on. Nevertheless, it's clear that at least some aspects of the west-coast tech approach could benefit a government that all-too-often appears incapable of accomplishing anything much. This week, we're joined by former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Code For America founder Jennifer Pahlka to discuss what the Hill can learn from the Valley.

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Filed Under: government, podcast, silicon valley, washington

Techdirt Podcast Episode 201: Can Journalism Survive A Free Market?

Journalism

from the no-business-like-news-business dept

Tue, Feb 26th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

It's no secret that journalism outfits are struggling, and have been for some time. There are lots of competing ideas about why this is the case, and who to blame, but the ultimate question is the same: how do we fund good journalism going forward? This week, Mike is joined on the podcast by someone whose opinions on this question differ significantly from his own — Columbia Journalism professor and former online editor-in-chief of the Guardian Emily Bell — to talk about whether journalism can survive the free market, and what the alternatives are.

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Filed Under: business models, economics, emily bell, journalism, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 200: The (Big?) Business Of Podcasting

Business Models

from the that's-a-lot-of-podcasts dept

Tue, Feb 19th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We can hardly believe it, but as of this moment we've released 200 episodes of the Techdirt podcast! For this milestone, we've brought the increasingly-rare original team of co-hosts back together for a bit of a meta-episode all about podcasts — specifically, the recent news that Spotify has acquired Gimlet Media for the impressive and, to many, surprising sum of $230-million. Mike joined by Dennis Yang and Hersh Reddy to discuss what Spotify might be up to, and just how big the podcasting business really is.

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Filed Under: acquisition, business models, podcast, podcasting
Companies: gimlet, spotify

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 199: From Apple To The ACLU, With Jon Callas

Computers

from the range-of-expertise dept

Tue, Feb 12th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Jon Callas has been at the forefront of computer security issues for a long time, most recently as the head of Apple's team of internal hackers that try to break into the company's own products. But just a couple of months ago he made a change, and left Apple to work on tech policy at the ACLU. This week, he joins us on the podcast to discuss the new job, computer security policy, and the latest phase of the crypto-wars.

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Filed Under: aclu, encryption, jon callas, podcast, policy, security
Companies: apple

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 198: Life Without The Tech Giants

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the experimentation dept

Tue, Feb 5th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

One of the most common responses to various complaints about giant tech companies is that you can just not use their products and services. Many people have pointed out just how difficult that would really be, but Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill decided to try it for real: she cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple out of her life for a week each, followed by a week without any of them. Her report on that final, empty week is coming out soon, but in the mean time she joins us on the podcast to talk about what it's like to live without big tech.

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Filed Under: kashmir hill, podcast, technology
Companies: amazon, apple, facebook, google, microsoft

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 197: The Grand Re-Opening Of The Public Domain

from the it's-back dept

Tue, Jan 29th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

As our readers surely know by now, 2019 is the first time in a long time that new works have actually entered the public domain in the US! The Internet Archive and Creative Commons hosted a celebration of this fact, and this week we're joined by IA's Lila Bailey and CC's Timothy Vollmer to talk about that event and the exciting possibilities of a re-opened public domain.

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Filed Under: copyright, creative commons, internet archive, lila bailey, podcast, public domain, timothy vollmer

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 196: The CES 2019 Post-Mortem

Bleeding Edge

from the it's-back dept

Tue, Jan 22nd 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

It's that time again! Mike spent the week before last at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, checking out all the latest technology that companies are most eager to show off, and now once again he's joined on the podcast by CES veteran Rob Pegoraro for the CES 2019 Post-Mortem.

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Filed Under: ces, podcast, rob pegoraro

Techdirt Podcast Episode 195: The EU Endangers Free Speech Online... Again

Free Speech

from the more-of-the-same dept

Tue, Jan 15th 2019 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The latest in the EU's string of internet regulatory efforts has a new target: terrorist propaganda. Just as with past regulations, the proposed rules seem onerous and insane, creating huge liability for internet platforms that fail to do the impossible. This week, we're joined by returning guests Daphne Keller from Stanford's Center For Internet And Society and Emma Llansó from the Center for Democracy and Technology to discuss this most recent danger to online free speech in the EU.

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Filed Under: daphne keller, emma llanso, eu, europe, free speech, podcast, regulation

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 193: Can Anyone Disrupt The Disruptors?

Innovation

from the cycles-of-innovation dept

Tue, Dec 18th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The innovator's dilemma, and the concept of disruptive innovation, is an idea that sits at the core of a lot of what we talk about here at Techdirt, and it has been embraced by different people in very different ways — though not always good ones. This week, for our final episode of 2018, we've got returning guest James Allworth joining the podcast to talk about the growth of disruptors into incumbents, and how they respond to the next wave of disruptors.

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Filed Under: disruption, innovation, innovator's dilemma, james allworth, podcast, silicon valley

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 192: Section 230 And Political Bias

Free Speech

from the debate-time dept

Tue, Dec 11th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've got another panel discussion from the Lincoln Network's Reboot conference this week, all about the law on everyone's minds lately: Section 230 of the CDA. The debate includes law professor Eric Goldman, the EFF's Corynne McSherry, and Dr. Jerry A. Johnson from National Religious Broadcasters, offering up a wide spectrum of opinions on Section 230 and political bias.

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Filed Under: cda 230, first amendment, free speech, podcast, politics, section 230

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