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Where’s my robot butler?
Tech bros are racing to develop the first mass-produced humanoid. But despite billions of dollars in investment, these robots require a great deal of…
1 month, 1 week ago
Is internet piracy making a comeback, me hearties?
You wouldn't steal a podcast!
After meeting the founder of Sweden's Pirate Party, Rick Falkvinge, we decided to take a closer look at the world of pir…
1 month, 1 week ago
Is China’s plan to invade Taiwan inevitable?
Currently, as many as 5000 Chinese spies are operating in Taiwan. Many of Taiwan’s allies are concerned that these spies, along with the increasing f…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The time Andrew Denton tried to hire a bounty hunter
In the early 90s, Australia’s most wanted fugitive was Christopher Skase. He was hiding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, to avoid the corporate cri…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The truth about China’s social credit scores
For the last decade or so, there’s been a lot of talk about how the Chinese government uses technology to issue social credit scores to its citizens.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
maTt and kaRa address yoUr conspiracy THeory
Get ready as Matt and Kara address a whole lot more listener questions. All things from Elon Musk’s impending trillionaire status to the mystery of t…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
So you’ve robbed the Louvre… now what?
On the 19th of October at 9:30am, two thieves parked a truck at the Louvre. They carved a hole in the window, climbed into the gallery, smashed two d…
2 months ago
Was the CIA involved in Whitlam's dismissal?
On 11 November 1975, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr. For the past 50 years, people have speculated about t…
2 months ago
Can we afford to power AI?
In the last decade, the number of data centres worldwide has doubled. As the tech bros spend big to render AI an irreplaceable part of our everyday l…
2 months, 1 week ago
This town ain't big enough for two dog puppets
This episode is about a lawsuit between two puppet dogs. What more do you need?
This past week we’ve been waist-deep in the dot com boom of the 90s, i…
2 months, 1 week ago