Best Techpolicy Podcasts (2025)

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Protecting Privacy in Your Brain 38:45

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6d ago38:45

38:45

The human brain might be the grandest computer of all, but in this episode, we talk to two experts who confirm that the ability for tech to decipher thoughts, and perhaps even manipulate them, isn't just around the corner – it's already here. Rapidly advancing "neurotechnology" could offer new ways for people with brain trauma or degenerative disea…

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Separating AI Hope from AI Hype 39:01

20d ago39:01

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If you believe the hype, artificial intelligence will soon take all our jobs, or solve all our problems, or destroy all boundaries between reality and lies, or help us live forever, or take over the world and exterminate humanity. That’s a pretty wide spectrum, and leaves a lot of people very confused about what exactly AI can and can’t do. In this…

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Smashing the Tech Oligarchy 29:36

1M ago29:36

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Many of the internet’s thorniest problems can be attributed to the concentration of power in a few corporate hands: the surveillance capitalism that makes it profitable to invade our privacy, the lack of algorithmic transparency that turns artificial intelligence and other tech into impenetrable black boxes, the rent-seeking behavior that seeks to …

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Finding the Joy in Digital Security 40:48

2M ago40:48

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Many people approach digital security training with furrowed brows, as an obstacle to overcome. But what if learning to keep your tech safe and secure was consistently playful and fun? People react better to learning, and retain more knowledge, when they're having a good time. It doesn’t mean the topic isn’t serious – it’s just about intentionally …

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Cryptography Makes a Post-Quantum Leap 32:43

2M ago32:43

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The cryptography that protects our privacy and security online relies on the fact that even the strongest computers will take essentially forever to do certain tasks, like factoring prime numbers and finding discrete logarithms which are important for RSA encryption, Diffie-Hellman key exchanges, and elliptic curve encryption. But what happens when…

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Securing Journalism on the ‘Data-Greedy’ Internet 39:02

3M ago39:02

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Public-interest journalism speaks truth to power, so protecting press freedom is part of protecting democracy. But what does it take to digitally secure journalists’ work in an environment where critics, hackers, oppressive regimes, and others seem to have the free press in their crosshairs? That’s what Harlo Holmes focuses on as Freedom of the Pre…

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Why Three is Tor's Magic Number 30:06

3M ago30:06

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Many in Silicon Valley, and in U.S. business at large, seem to believe innovation springs only from competition, a race to build the next big thing first, cheaper, better, best. But what if collaboration and community breeds innovation just as well as adversarial competition? Isabela Fernandes believes free, open-source software has helped build th…

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Love the Internet Before You Hate On It 39:08

3M ago39:08

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There’s a weird belief out there that tech critics hate technology. But do movie critics hate movies? Do food critics hate food? No! The most effective, insightful critics do what they do because they love something so deeply that they want to see it made even better. The most effective tech critics have had transformative, positive online experien…

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Digital Autonomy for Bodily Autonomy 39:46

4M ago39:46

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We all leave digital trails as we navigate the internet – records of what we searched for, what we bought, who we talked to, where we went or want to go in the real world – and those trails usually are owned by the big corporations behind the platforms we use. But what if we valued our digital autonomy the way that we do our bodily autonomy? What i…

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Coming Soon: How to Fix the Internet Season Six 1:33

4M ago1:33

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Now more than ever, we need to build, reinforce, and protect the tools and technology that support our freedom. EFF’s How to Fix the Internet returns with another season full of forward-looking and hopeful conversations with the smartest and most creative leaders, activists, technologists, policy makers, and thinkers around. People who are working …

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Vote for “How to Fix the Internet” in the Webby Awards People's Voice Competition! 0:38

5M ago0:38

0:38

EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a nominee in the Webby Awards 29th Annual People's Voice competition – and we need your support to bring the trophy home! Voting ends on April 17, so if you like what we do here by trying to envision a better digital future—please take a moment to go to eff.org/webby to cast your vote.…

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Securing the Internet: A Conversation with Chris Locke, Internet Society Foundation 12:15

5M ago12:15

12:15

Join Lim May-Ann, Director of Multilateral Relations, Data Policy, and Partnerships at Access Partnership and special guest Chris Locke, EVP at Internet Society and Managing Director of the Internet Society Foundation, for an insightful discussion on what it takes to build a secure and open internet. Chris shares his perspective on the critical cha…

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Mini Episode- A Brief Overview of Defensive Accelerationism 13:52

5M ago13:52

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🎙️ In this mini episode, Hunter breaks down the core principles of d/acc (defensive, decentralized, differentially democratic accelerationism) and why it matters for our technological future. Learn about Vitalik Buterin's three pillars of d/acc—defensive, decentralized, and differentially democratic accelerationism—and how they aim to maintain huma…

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Rerelease - Dr. Seuss Warned Us 30:59

5M ago30:59

30:59

This episode was first released on May 2, 2023. Dr. Seuss wrote a story about a Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher whose job it is to watch his town’s one lazy bee, because “a bee that is watched will work harder, you see.” But that doesn’t seem to work, so another Hawtch-Hawtcher is assigned to watch the first, and then another to watch the second... unt…

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Episode 3: Accelerating Latin America with Cush from Odisea Labs 23:05

6M ago23:05

23:05

🌴🚀 How is crypto ACTUALLY being used in Latin America? 💰 In this episode, we sit down with Cush from Odisea to explore how frontier tech is transforming communities across Latin America! 🌎 From Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador to billion-dollar crypto remittances in Mexico, discover why latam/acc might be the most exciting tech movement you haven't …

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Sustainable Data Centres and Impactful Energy Policy 27:19

6M ago27:19

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Podcast guest: Professor LEE Poh Seng, Executive Director, Energy Studies Institute, NUS. In this episode, Dr. Lee Poh Seng, head of Singapore’s Energy Studies Institute, speaks about data centres and effective energy policy. Taking Singapore as a case-study, he underscores the importance of green energy imports, innovative green energy solutions l…

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Episode 2: d/acc & TinyCloud: Who Controls Your Data When AI Remembers Everything? 33:19

7M ago33:19

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What happens when AI can remember every conversation you've ever had? 🎙️ Hunter and Sam dive into this future that's closer than you think, introducing d/acc (Decentralized and Democratic Differentially Defensive Acceleration) and TinyCloud. Learn why the battle for data control isn't just about privacy – it's about keeping your freedom of choice i…

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d/acc One Year Later: A Deep Dive into Vitalik's Vision 1:18:51

7M ago1:18:51

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Join us for our inaugural episode as we explore Vitalik Buterin's groundbreaking paper on defensive accelerationism (d/acc) and its implications for humanity's future. Hunter and Sam break down the three pillars of d/acc - democratic, decentralized, and differentially defensive acceleration - and discuss how these principles can help us navigate th…

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What’s Next for AI Governance? 10:19

9M ago10:19

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In this episode of the Access Partnership podcast, Meghan Chilappa, Policy Counsel, and Matthew Sharp, Senior Manager at Access Partnership, reflect on key insights from a recent roundtable discussion on International AI Governance: Best Practices and Future Challenges, held in Brussels. This invitation-only event brought together policymakers, ind…

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Rerelease - So You Think You're a Critical Thinker 43:51

11M ago43:51

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This episode was first released on March 21, 2023. The promise of the internet was that it would be a tool to melt barriers and aid truth-seekers everywhere. But it feels like polarization has worsened in recent years, and more internet users are being misled into embracing conspiracies and cults. From QAnon to anti-vax screeds to talk of an Illumi…

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Accelerating AI Skills for the Future of Work with AWS 28:37

12M ago28:37

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Emmanuel Pillai, Head of ASEAN – Education & Training at Amazon Web Services, discusses how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries across the Asia Pacific. AI is creating new opportunities and challenges, pushing organizations and workers to adapt to an increasingly dynamic workforce. A study commissioned by AWS and conducted by Access Par…

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Fighting Enshittification 39:15

1y ago39:15

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The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination" — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control your experience. The problem was that it took a fair amount of technical skill to exercise that self-determination. But what if it didn’t? What if the benefits of online privacy, security, interoperability, and free speech…

Techpolicy Podcasts

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How to Fix the Internet

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

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Consequential

Carnegie Mellon University

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In The Clouds, A d/acc podcast

Hunter H & Sam G

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Access Partnership

Access Partnership

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Protecting Privacy in Your Brain 38:45

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Separating AI Hope from AI Hype 39:01

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Smashing the Tech Oligarchy 29:36

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Finding the Joy in Digital Security 40:48

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Cryptography Makes a Post-Quantum Leap 32:43

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Securing Journalism on the ‘Data-Greedy’ Internet 39:02

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Why Three is Tor's Magic Number 30:06

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Love the Internet Before You Hate On It 39:08

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Digital Autonomy for Bodily Autonomy 39:46

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Coming Soon: How to Fix the Internet Season Six 1:33

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Vote for “How to Fix the Internet” in the Webby Awards People's Voice Competition! 0:38

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Securing the Internet: A Conversation with Chris Locke, Internet Society Foundation 12:15

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Mini Episode- A Brief Overview of Defensive Accelerationism 13:52

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Rerelease - Dr. Seuss Warned Us 30:59

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Episode 3: Accelerating Latin America with Cush from Odisea Labs 23:05

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Sustainable Data Centres and Impactful Energy Policy 27:19

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Episode 2: d/acc & TinyCloud: Who Controls Your Data When AI Remembers Everything? 33:19

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d/acc One Year Later: A Deep Dive into Vitalik's Vision 1:18:51

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What’s Next for AI Governance? 10:19

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Rerelease - So You Think You're a Critical Thinker 43:51

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Accelerating AI Skills for the Future of Work with AWS 28:37

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Fighting Enshittification 39:15