Looking Into the Future With Kim Stanley Robinson
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Jul 07, 2017•26 min
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Radio Motherboard Live: What Is the iPhone?
It's the 10th anniversary of the iPhone! Motherboard's Jason Koebler talks to Brian Merchant, author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone , about how Apple's most groundbreaking products changed our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2017•50 min
An Update to Your Motherboard
Motherboard has a change in management! Starting today, Jason Koebler is taking over the keys to this website as its new editor-in-chief. To set a course for the future of the site, he sat down with Derek Mead—who had been running Motherboard for the last four years—to record a podcast about where we’re going as a media outlet and where humanity is going, more generally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2017•32 min
How the Grateful Dead Anticipated the Future
Radio Motherboard talks time travel, sound tech, and why we're all living in the Grateful Dead's future, with Amir Bar-Lev, director of the new Martin Scorsese-produced documentary about the band. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 05, 2017•52 min
Introducing Science Solved It
A mystery is only as good as its solution…at least, that’s what host Kaleigh Rogers believes. Science Solved It is a new weekly show from Motherboard that introduces listeners to the world’s greatest mysteries that were solved by science, with insight from the actual researchers who cracked the case. We cover everything from strange, underwater noises to cartoons that give people seizures, all with a satisfying scientific solution at the end. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app or on i...
Apr 24, 2017•7 min
Vote for Motherboard, Come on Our Show!
We'll be back with a new episode tomorrow, but in the meantime, please vote for Motherboard in the Webbys: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2017/podcasts-digital-audio/general-podcasts/technology ... Then tweet at us telling us you voted (@jason_koebler or @motherboard), and we'll select one person to come on a future episode of the show to talk about whatever they want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 18, 2017•2 min
Wasting Time on the Internet
Have you ever tried a digital detox? Or spending less time on Facebook, Twitter, or Reddit? Kenneth Goldsmith definitely hasn't. He's a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches a class called "Wasting Time on the Internet." What started as an exploration of how we spend time online quickly became something of an art project—students shared their passwords, deleted files at random off their classmates' computers, and started impromptu dance parties. Goldsmith tells us why it'...
Apr 13, 2017•52 min
The Only FCC Commissioner Still Fighting For Your Online Privacy
Congress just voted to repeal the FCC's privacy rules that prevent your internet provider from selling your personal data to the highest bidder. Last week, Radio Motherboard talked to Mignon Clyburn—the only Democrat on the commission—who is still fighting to protect your privacy. Motherboard Contributing Editor Sam Gustin and Senior Staff Writer Jason Koebler spoke with Clyburn about privacy, net neutrality, broadband access and competition, the future of the FCC, and what it means to resist Pr...
Mar 30, 2017•38 min
You Have the Right to Repair Your Electronics
Radio Motherboard talks to Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, and Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of Repair.org about legislation that is moving through eight states that would require electronics manufacturers to enable you to fix your things. The bills have been intensely opposed by companies like Apple, IBM, John Deere, and dozens of other gigantic corporations. If you're here, you might want to check out "pluspluspodcast," a new podcast from Motherboard that takes you on the road with our repor...
Mar 03, 2017•45 min
Introducing pluspluspodcast, a new show from Motherboard
Motherboard is launching a brand new show! This is a preview for "pluspluspodcast," a fully produced, documentary-style show that takes you on the road with Motherboard reporters as we meet with the people who are helping shape our shared, crazy future. In season one, we'll go to India, Canada, and all over the United States to talk to hackers, scientists, activists, and gun nuts. You can find the feed on any podcast app—it's "pluspluspodcast," all one word and spelled out. Here's a link: https:...
Mar 02, 2017•4 min
LIVE PODCAST: The Motherboard Guide to Defending the Future
Radio Motherboard's first ever LIVE EPISODE! On February 12, the Radio Motherboard crew recorded a podcast in front of a live audience at the Work x Work On Air festival. We talked about what it means to be vigilant in Trump's America and discussed how Motherboard and the general populous can defend the future from an administration that seems hellbent on stunting progress. Also, a helpful audience member explains why you should always use encrypted chat with your drug dealers. Special thanks to...
Feb 15, 2017•54 min
The End of Ownership
The internet of things, End User License Agreements, and Digital Rights Management are increasingly being used to give electronics manufacturers control and ownership over your stuff even after you buy it. Radio Motherboard talks to Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz, authors of The End of Ownership about what we stand to lose when our songs, movies, tractors, and even our coffee makers serve another master. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 12, 2017•39 min
Meme Warfare
Radio Motherboard discusses the extent that memes have taken over political discourse with Ryan Milner, a College of Charleston assistant professor who wrote his PhD. dissertation on memetics. We also discuss the idea of meme warfare, meme insurgency, and meme use by nation states. Milner is the author of World Made Meme, published by MIT Press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2017•36 min
Super Mario Is Not a Human Being
A preview for the new Nintendo Switch has brought us to the startling realization that Super Mario is not a homo sapien. On this episode, we discuss the geographic location of the Mushroom Kingdom and how excited we should be for Nintendo’s new console. Waypoint managing editor Danielle Riendeau and Motherboard contributor Zack Kotzer join the discussion—listen to Waypoint Radio wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 19, 2017•33 min
The Race to Save Government Science From Trump
Dozens of scientists working at schools like the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Toronto, and a handful of others are frantically working on a series of projects to preserve government science from alteration or deletion under the Donald Trump administration. In this episode, we’ll be checking in with Nick Shapiro and Bethany Wiggin, who are organizing efforts to download and rehost vital climate change data before Trump takes office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Jan 12, 2017•13 min
The Disease We're Getting Wrong
Diabetes is usually considered a disease of excess—so why are so many starving people in India getting it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2016•30 min
When Will We Have 'Westworld' Robots?
Like much of America, we are big fans of HBO's 'Westworld,' but not because of the science in the show. To be honest, the show doesn't really bother trying to explain how its hosts work, but in doing so, it allows the show to ask some of the big ethical questions associated with artificial intelligence and our pursuit of the singularity. Radio Motherboard talks to Facebook AI researcher Antoine Bordes about where we are in the development of artificial intelligence right now, and the show brings...
Dec 13, 2016•34 min
A Public Service Announcement
Radio Motherboard was recently down for a few days because we migrated our feed to a new address. If you have had trouble getting this through any of your apps, please change the feed to: http://radiomotherboard.vice-media.libsynpro.com/rss Also: We are beginning an every Tuesday publishing schedule starting now. Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 13, 2016•2 min
Your Next T-Shirt Could Be Made Out of Seaweed
Motherboard takes a trip to Biofabricate, a synthetic biology conference at the Parsons School of Design. We talk to Aaron Nesser and Kenji Higashi, two entrepreneurs who are hoping that fibers made of spider silk and alginate could help clean up our disastrous fashion industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 06, 2016•37 min
Trump's Powers
Motherboard's writers, editors, and contributors have spent the last week talking to activists, researchers, and policy makers about the powers that Donald Trump will inherit when he takes power in January. There's little sense in speculating about what Trump will do when he takes office, but it's important to understand the powers he will have to affect things like climate change, energy policy, surveillance, cybersecurity, and the other things Motherboard holds dear. Credits for this episode: ...
Nov 18, 2016•1 hr 28 min
Donald Trump's Dystopia and Black Mirror
We couldn't ignore the fact that an impending Trump presidency feels like a Black Mirror episode. We discuss his campaign and the election through the lens of Black Mirror, and discuss 'San Junipero,' 'Men Against Fire,' and 'Hated in the Nation.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2016•38 min
'Black Mirror' Season 3 Episodes 1-3
We’ve always sort of called Charlie Brooker’s “Black Mirror” the Motherboard show, because while we love tech, we’re probably a bit more wary of its ability to lean dystopian than your average tech publication. So this week and next, we’re going to be talking about the new season of Black Mirror on Netflix. Today, we’re going to be talking about what the first three episodes—Nosedive, Playtest, and Shut Up and Dance say about our culture. Next week, we’ll be back talking about the end of the sea...
Nov 04, 2016•37 min
Werner Herzog On Science, Language, Mars, and His Volcano Fever Dreams
Werner Herzog doesn’t care what you think about him, about his mythos. He does care about myth, the stories people tell and why. His newest movie, "Into The Inferno," in which he tours six active volcanoes around the world, is as much about the culture and beliefs that surround volcanoes as it is about the science. Editor Alex Pasternack speaks with Herzog about his filmmaking, science and scientists, distributing his film through Netflix, and police body cameras. Read more at Motherboard: http:...
Oct 28, 2016•32 min
'Berlin Station' and 'Americatown’
'Berlin Station' is a new spy drama/thriller from the cable network EPIX, which focuses on a leak of classified information at the titular CIA office, and the agents tracking it down. Motherboard spoke to series writers Brad Winters and Larry Cohen, who also worked together on a separate project: a graphic novel series called 'Americatown' about a near-future dystopia where Americans are the immigrants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 21, 2016•39 min
iPhone Touch Disease
Tens of thousands of iPhone 6 Plus phones have been spontaneously losing their touchscreen capability because of an engineering flaw, but Apple still won't admit there's a problem. Motherboard spoke to Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, about what's causing the issue and what Apple should do about it. We also talk with an Apple Genius about your options if you have a phone with the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2016•33 min
Luxury Week
Motherboard reflects on a week exploring time, money and how we decide what to value. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2016•15 min
The Future of Periods
Periods are having a moment in mainstream consciousness. We talk to Kiran Gandhi, a drummer and activist about how the technology and ideas are menstruation are changing, and what it was like to run a marathon “free bleeding.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 07, 2016•28 min
Why Facts Don't Matter in the 2016 Presidential Election
Between the hours of 3 AM and 5 AM Friday morning, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump went on a tweetstorm in which he was, you know, just saying that Hillary Clinton helped former Miss Universe (and a target of Trump’s misogyny) Alicia Machado become a US citizen “so she could use her in the debate.” Is that true? Like, almost certainly not—but in this election season, truth and facts hardly seem to matter. Trump's attacks on Machado are just the latest data point in an election cycle...
Sep 30, 2016•28 min
Can 'Snowden' the Movie Save Snowden the Man?
At times, Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’ feels like a remake of ‘Citizenfour,’ Laura Poitras’s Oscar-winning documentary. Citizenfour is the superior film, but Stone’s spy thriller is still a fun look into this generation’s most important whistleblower. The most interesting thing about ‘Snowden’ the film, however, doesn’t even happen onscreen. The film’s success won’t be viewed in terms of box office numbers, but in whether it has the ability to culturally and politically move the needle for its prota...
Sep 23, 2016•25 min
Rocko's Modern Life Predicted Our Lame Future
On this episode of Radio Motherboard, we speak with Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life, about the show's upcoming hour-long special and how a show about a 90s vision of modern living has stayed relevant today. We also chat with Sean Yeaton, formerly of Motherboard and now of Parquet Courts, about his vision for our technofuture and how cartoon like Rocko will influence our kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 16, 2016•41 min
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