Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInvestor, Activist Swati Mylavarapu: Tech World Must “Get Uncomfortable” With Its Impact On Society
Season 1 Episode 16
Swati Mylavarapu is a tech investor and activist who spent $2 million in the 2020 election cycle on Democratic causes, in partnership with her husban…
5 years, 3 months ago
Homebrew VC Hunter Walk Talks Twitter, TikTok, and Tech in the Time of Biden
Season 1 Episode 15
During Donald Trump’s presidency, tech products became explicitly political. Operatives from both sides picked apart their algorithms and features, e…
5 years, 3 months ago
Election Results Breakdown With The Daily Beast Editor In Chief Noah Shachtman
Season 1 Episode 14
As the election results come in, Noah Shachtman, the editor in chief of The Daily Beast, joins the Big Technology Podcast for an 'Emergency' show to …
5 years, 3 months ago
Lincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt: “The Pro-Democracy Side Of This Argument Cannot Be Gentle”
Season 1 Episode 13
When Steve Schmidt was a senior advisor on John McCain’s campaign in 2008, Twitter was a curiosity. Now, he and a number of former Republican establi…
5 years, 3 months ago
Google Protest Leader Meredith Whittaker on the Future of Tech Activism and the Deep Flaws of ‘The Social Dilemma’
Season 1 Episode 12
When I interviewed Tristan Harris about The Social Dilemma earlier this month, my mentions filled with people saying, "You should speak to the people…
5 years, 4 months ago
Emergency Podcast: Department of Justice vs. Google with Yelp's Luther Lowe
Season 1 Episode 11
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging the company unlawfully maintained a monopoly in search and search adver…
5 years, 4 months ago
New York Times’ Ben Smith Talks Slack, Newsroom Politics, And Tech Regulation
Season 1 Episode 10
As the Media Equation columnist at The New York Times, Ben Smith is covering an industry going through transformation and turbulence. And as the form…
5 years, 4 months ago
Netflix's 'Social Dilemma' Star Tristan Harris on the Film and Its Criticisms
Season 1 Episode 9
You won’t find a more controversial film in Silicon Valley than The Social Dilemma. The film, now available on Netflix, features confessions from ear…
5 years, 4 months ago
Reporter Roundtable: Discussing Media Narratives and Tech Industry Attacks On The Press
Season 1 Episode 8
When the Big Technology Podcast debuted last month, The Verge’s Casey Newton joined to talk about why people can’t stand the tech press. Our wide-ran…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why Venture Capitalists Are Mad, With Bloomberg Beta Venture Capitalist Roy Bahat
Season 1 Episode 7
Venture capitalists, founders, and others in the tech industry are feeling pretty raw these days. Once admired as upstarts fighting the status quo, t…
5 years, 5 months ago