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Jesse Jarnow on ticketing apps and live music from Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Interview with Jesse Jarnow"
Neil Young - "Prisoners of Rock and Roll" [0:56:04] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168774

Byron Tau on government surveillance from Sep 14, 2026 Sep 14, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Byron Tau from June 24, 2024" [0:05:15]
- "Interview with Byron Tau" [0:14:24]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:32]
Elle Cordova - "Data Centers" [0:55:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168492

Listening to AI voices make no sense from Sep 7, 2026 Sep 07, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
Kind Regards - "Keith Juluka x Laila" [0:55:38] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168253

Paul Davies, author, "Quantum 2.0" from Aug 31, 2026 Aug 31, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Paul Davies" [0:02:35]
- "Mark's comments" [0:40:40]
Jesse Welles - "The Nerd Reich" [0:54:47] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167994

Ben Grosser made poetry from Zuck's manifesto from Aug 24, 2026 Aug 24, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
Ben Grosser - "Redaction of "The Future is for Everyone"" [music is "Caprice" by Sees. thx to Jesse Doris] [0:05:43]
- "Interview with Ben Grosser" [0:15:20]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:13]
Ben Grosser - "Order of Magnitude" [0:55:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167678

Gil Duran, author, "The Nerd Reich" from Aug 17, 2026 Aug 17, 2026

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Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Gil Duran" [0:02:08]
Peter Peter Hughes - "Tracking Devices" [0:53:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167574

Data center disasters from Aug 10, 2026 Aug 11, 2026

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Data center disasters
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:52:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167241

Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling" from Aug 3, 2026 Aug 03, 2026

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Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [via Futurism]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Judson Merrill" [0:03:03]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:04]
The Fall - "Telephone Thing" [thanks to Wendy del Formaggio!] [0:54:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167038

Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos from Jul 27, 2026 Jul 27, 2026

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Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Los Deliveristas Unidos" [0:04:49]
Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - "El Costo De La Vida" - Areito [0:55:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166787

Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy" from Jul 20, 2026 Jul 20, 2026

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Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a [0:01:44]
- "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:01:49]
Kirk Pearson - "Haptic Workshop" - n/a [0:23:11]
- "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:25:02]
Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" - n/a [0:46:25]
- "Mark's comments" [0:46:39]
Dmitry_Milk - "We Are Vocoders" - DiHalt2026 summer party [A chiptune version of Kraftwerk's "Robots" played on a ZX Spectrum] [0:55:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166591

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