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AI and the future of war – with "Flash Wars" director Daniel Wunderer from Feb 24, 2025 Feb 24, 2025

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AI and the future of war – with "Flash Wars" director Daniel Wunderer
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Daniel Wunderer" [0:14:01]
- "Mark's comments" [0:34:39]
Crazy Gang - "Telephone Computer" [0:53:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149485

Nick Couldry, author, "The Space of the World" from Feb 17, 2025 Feb 17, 2025

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Nick Couldry, author of “The Space of the World,” on how social media is driving us crazy
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Nick Couldry" [0:05:07]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:40]
Carlo Patrão - "Kaizen" [0:54:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149244

August Lamm: you don't need a smartphone from Feb 10, 2025 Feb 10, 2025

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August Lamm: you don't need a smartphone
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune"
- "Interview with August Lamm"
Andrew Thompson - "We're In Business" [0:54:20] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/149014

Supervillains in tech – with Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, and Jim Starlin from Feb 3, 2025 Feb 03, 2025

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Supervillains in tech – with Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, and Jim Starlin
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview w/Greg Epstein, Chris Gilliard, Jim Starlin" [0:06:40]
- "Mark's comments" [0:46:20]
Alan Silvestri - "Thanos Theme (Suite)" [0:54:35] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148678

Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover from Jan 27, 2025 Jan 27, 2025

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Welcome to the oligarchy: on Big Tech's government takeover
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
Music behind DJ:
- "Mark's comments"
Shahar Varshal - "I Want To Break The Wall" - Keine Album [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148541

Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch" from Jan 20, 2025 Jan 20, 2025

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Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Kirk Pearson" [0:02:52]
- "Mark's comments" [0:41:35]
Kirk Pearson - "DIY Techtonic theme song" - n/a [0:54:21]
Raymond Scott - "Tempo Block" - Soothing Sounds for Baby, Volume 2 (6-12 Months) [0:55:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148227

Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar from Jan 13, 2025 Jan 13, 2025

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Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar on art made by humans, not AI
Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune"
- "Interview with Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar"
Horace Ferguson - "Great Stone" [0:54:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148075

Ken Freedman and Mark Hurst listen to AI from Jan 6, 2025 Jan 06, 2025

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Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" [0:00:00]
- "Mark and Ken discuss AI" [0:02:58]
Jebediah Creek - "I Love Pushin' People Over in the Supermarket" [0:08:36]
- "Psychedelic Kungfu Funk - Journey From the East" [0:22:41]
Large Language - "The Momus from Mnezhige Thistle" - Largely Incwvugble [0:42:17]
Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" [0:54:48] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147850

Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack" from Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024

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Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro" [0:02:35]
- "Interview with Andrew Smith" [0:05:06]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:24]
Basil Kirchin - "Silicon Chip" [0:57:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147616

Guest host Don Fleming: Musical Tech: Naughty or Nice? from Dec 23, 2024 Dec 23, 2024

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Don Fleming - "Piano Rolls"
Frank Milne - "Jingle Bells" [Piano Roll
QRS 1798
Piano: Themola (circa 1928)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrI0dabYy8]
Don Fleming - "The Phonograph" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoupment
https://www.techdirt.com/2008/08/21/emi-virgin-records-sues-platinum-selling-band-for-30-million-despite-not-paying-them-a-dime-in-royalties/
Are Music Recording Contracts Equitable? An Economic Analysis of the Practice of Recoupment
https://www.meiea.org/resources/Journal/html_ver/Vol04_No01/Vol_4_No_1_A5.html]
George Gouraud - "Christmas message to Thomas Edison" [This message, the oldest known Christmas-related sound recording in the world, was made by Colonel George Gouraud, Thomas Edison's sales agent in England, on December 21, 1888.
https://youtu.be/mIM-af5Ze08]
Don Fleming - "The Lap-Steel Pickup" [This is the best of the wiki pages that gets into the history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_coil_guitar_pickup]
The Surfers - "Here Comes Santa Claus In A Red Canoe" - Christmas From Hawaii
Don Fleming - "Radio"
Jimmy Durante - "Inka Dinka Doo" - 1948 Christmas Eve Radio Broadcast [Jimmy Durante Show; Episode: Problems With Christmas Dinner; Original Air Date 12/24/1948.]
Don Fleming - "Drum Machines"
Can - "Silent Night" - "Silent Night" b/w "Cascade Waltz" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147300

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