Podcast Episodes

A silver lining for Seattle in the DJI ban, and the verdict on the 2007 Camry tech retrofit

The FCC delivered a massive shakeup to the drone industry right before the holidays, adding foreign-made drones (most notably from industry giant DJI) to its "Covered List" of national security threa…

Published on 1 day, 13 hours ago

The stories that defined 2025: AI dreams, brutal realities, and Seattle tech at a turning point

Todd Bishop and John Cook reflect on the top tech stories of 2025, a pivotal year defined by the AI boom's dual nature: massive infrastructure spending alongside widespread layoffs.

We discuss Bill G…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Landline phones in 2025? How this tech vet is helping kids connect

If you're looking for an uncommon thinker, how about a tech industry veteran developing and selling landline phones in 2025 — and selling out of them in the process. Chet Kittleson is the co-founder …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Uncommon Thinkers 2025: Solar spacecraft, sci-fi biology, destroying PFAS, beyond AI chatbots, and better social media

On this special episode of the GeekWire Podcast, recorded backstage at the GeekWire Gala at the Showbox Sodo, we sit down with five of the inventors, scientists, and entrepreneurs selected as the Sea…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bonus: Trevor Noah on AI, education, and the future of comedy

Trevor Noah speaks with GeekWire's Todd Bishop after Noah taught a 5th grade class at Ardmore Elementary in Bellevue, Wash., for Code.org's Hour of AI during Computer Science Education Week. The form…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Amazon’s New Frontiers: Robotaxis, Ultrafast Deliveries, and AI Teammates

Amazon is experimenting again. This week, we dig into our scoop on Amazon Now, the company's new ultrafast delivery service. Plus, we recap the GeekWire team's ride in a Zoox robotaxi on the Las Vega…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Finding signal in the AI noise, with ‘Me, Myself and AI’ host Sam Ransbotham

What's the real value in AI tools — and what separates those who use them well from those who don't? Sam Ransbotham, professor of business analytics at Boston College and host of the "Me, Myself and …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Bezos is back in startup mode, Amazon gets weird again, and the great old-car tech retrofit debate

This week: Jeff Bezos is back in startup mode (sort of) with Project Prometheus — a $6.2 billion AI-for-the-physical-world venture that instantly became one of the most talked-about new companies in …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

An inside view of the AI boom, with Read AI's David Shim

This week: A glimpse of the AI frontier in workplace productivity through the eyes of David Shim — serial entrepreneur, Read AI co-founder and CEO, former Foursquare leader, and this year’s GeekWire …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Seattle’s history of hardware heartbreak: Big raises, high hopes, hard landings

Seattle’s consumer-hardware ambitions are once again colliding with economic reality. The struggles of Glowforge and Rad Power Bikes echo a long regional history of big raises, high hopes, and hard l…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago