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 170: Are E-Scooters A Problem?

Bleeding Edge

from the gettin'-around dept

Tue, Jun 12th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The latest entrant on the decentralized transportation scene is the suddenly-ubiquitous electric scooters that are taking over San Francisco and other cities. Their appearance has triggered the inevitable controversy, with some saying they are ruining cities while others laud their convenience for urbanites. And, of course, a regulatory battle wasn't far behind. On this week's episode, we discuss the e-scooter trend and its many pros and cons.

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Filed Under: e-scooters, mobility, podcast, transportation
Companies: bird, lime, spin

Techdirt Podcast Episode 169: MEP Julia Reda On EU's Dangerous Copyright Proposal

from the copyright-problems dept

Tue, Jun 5th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

As we've noted recently, the current copyright reform proposal being considered by the EU is full of extremely dangerous ideas, from mandated filters to a "link tax". This week, we're joined by European Parliament member Julia Reda to talk about the details of the regulatory process and the problems with the current proposal.

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Filed Under: copyright, eu, europe, julia reda, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 168: Rob Reid's Mind-Bending Podcast

Bleeding Edge

from the out-there dept

Tue, May 29th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've talked about author Rob Reid many times on Techdirt, and had him on the podcast once before. Now, in what started as a project to promote his latest novel, Reid is hosting a podcast called After On, which tackles some pretty crazy real-world topics — from alien life to mind-reading technology — befitting a science fiction writer. This week, he returns to our podcast to discuss what it's like interviewing big thinkers about mind-bending ideas.

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Filed Under: podcast, podcasting, rob reid, science, science fiction

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 166: How The Courts Created The Surveillance State

Legal Issues

from the panopticon dept

Tue, May 8th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The US has been something of a surveillance state since long before the Snowden revelations that showed the full extent of some of the NSA's activities. A lot of this is made possible — often unintentionally — by decades-old court decisions regarding technology. It's a problem. This week, reporter Cyrus Farivar — whose new book Habeas Data digs into this judicial history — joins us to discuss how courts created the surveillance state.

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Filed Under: cyrus farivar, podcast, privacy, surveillance

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 165: Is 'Free' Bad?

Free

from the tech-and-society dept

Tue, May 1st 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

In the last few years, a lot of the conversation around technology in general has shifted its focus from excitement about the obvious benefits to concern about its downfalls and side effects. It even feels like there's a general sense that "technology is bad for society" in a lot of places. This comes with a lot of associated myths, including the prominent idea that "if you're not paying for something, you're the product being sold" — an idea that is, at best a massive oversimplification. So on this week's podcast we're discussing the changing cultural attitudes towards technology, especially free online services and the many myths and misunderstandings about how they operate.

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Filed Under: advertising, culture, free, podcast, technology

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 163: Teaching The Law Via Podcasts

Legal Issues

from the learning-experience dept

Tue, Apr 17th 2018 1:31pm — Leigh Beadon

Law isn't simple, and truly learning about it takes more than a few short primers or even an in-depth guide or two — which makes it the perfect topic to explore via the medium of podcasts. This week, we've got a pair of guests who are doing exactly that: Ken White of Popehat fame, who recently launched the Make No Law podcast about First Amendment issues, and Elizabeth Joh, co-host of the What Trump Can Teach Us About Constitutional Law podcast. Instead of picking their brains about the law itself, we've got an episode all about their experience using podcasts to teach people about legal issues.

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Filed Under: elizabeth joh, ken white, law, podcast, podcasting, popehat

Techdirt Podcast Episode 162: Can The Blockchain Save Publishers?

Business Models

from the we'll-see dept

Tue, Apr 10th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

After the recent launch of po.et, which aims to use the blockchain to create a new business model for digital media companies, Mike was... unconvinced. This led to a Twitter discussion with CEO Jarrod Dicker, which in turn led to a longer in-person conversation about the ideas behind the service and where it might go — and you can listen to the whole thing on this week's podcast episode.

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Filed Under: blockchain, business models, jarrod dicker, podcast, publishing
Companies: po.et

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 161: How One Court Just Screwed Up Software Development

from the bad-news dept

Tue, Apr 3rd 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've already written about the insanity of the appeals court overturning Google's fair use victory against Oracle — but there's plenty to dig into regarding just how bad the ruling is. This week, we're joined by law professor Pamela Samuelson, the co-director of the Center for Law & Technology at Berkeley, to discuss what the court just did to the world of software development.

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Filed Under: api, copyright, fair use, pam samuelson, podcast
Companies: google, oracle

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 160: Overreacting To Facebook's Mistakes Won't Solve Anything

Overhype

from the but-they-aren't-blameless-either dept

Tue, Mar 27th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Facebook. Cambridge Analytica. Need I say more? There's plenty to discuss. Among them is the question of similarities between what happened and the Obama campaign — which is why we're lucky to be joined this week by Catherine Bracy, who led the Obama campaign's San Francisco tech office, and worked on its Facebook app, for a discussion about what really went down with Cambridge Analytica, and all the misinformation that's out there.

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Filed Under: apis, apps, compaigns, data, podcast, techdirt podcast
Companies: cambridge analytica, facebook

8 Comments

Techdirt Podcast Episode 159: What Does It Mean For Social Media To Be Held Accountable?

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the the-ongoing-discussion dept

Tue, Mar 20th 2018 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

This isn't the first time we've discussed this on the podcast, and it probably won't be the last — disinformation online is a big and complicated topic, and there are a whole lot of angles to approach it from. This week, we're joined by Renee DiResta, who has been researching disinformation ever since the anti-vaxxer movement caught her attention, to discuss what exactly it means to say social media platforms should be held accountable.

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Filed Under: disinformation, fake news, podcast, renee diresta, social media
Companies: facebook, twitter

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