Big Technology Podcast
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 441
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell on At-Home Fitness and Stadium-Sized Rides
With the pandemic forcing people to stay home for nearly 10 months now, many have turned to interactive fitness companies, such as Peloton, to stay active and perhaps fill a social void. Peloton has …
00:51:49 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Gary Vaynerchuk and TikTok’s Blake Chandlee on the ‘Ban’ and TikTok’s Future
TikTok is in a state of limbo as the U.S. government decides whether to ban it. In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the app from operating in its current form in the U…
00:36:54 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Ex-Uber Chief Business Officer Emil Michael on Autonomous Driving, Saudi Arabia, and Uber’s Culture
Uber is facing a difficult moment amid the coronavirus pandemic. The service, built on the belief that people would forsake car ownership in favor of its ride hailing service, is watching many of its…
00:59:21 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Will the Government Break Up Instagram and Facebook? A Conversation With ‘No Filter’ Author Sarah Frier
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, and Instagram is in its sights. The agency is poised to revisit Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of the popular mobile app,…
00:58:41 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Investor, Activist Swati Mylavarapu: Tech World Must “Get Uncomfortable” With Its Impact On Society
Swati Mylavarapu is a tech investor and activist who spent $2 million in the 2020 election cycle on Democratic causes, in partnership with her husband, Nest co-founder Matt Rogers. Mylavarapu isn’t y…
00:39:09 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Homebrew VC Hunter Walk Talks Twitter, TikTok, and Tech in the Time of Biden
During Donald Trump’s presidency, tech products became explicitly political. Operatives from both sides picked apart their algorithms and features, examining how they shaped society’s beliefs. And th…
00:59:23 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Election Results Breakdown With The Daily Beast Editor In Chief Noah Shachtman
As the election results come in, Noah Shachtman, the editor in chief of The Daily Beast, joins the Big Technology Podcast for an 'Emergency' show to dive into the results, the future of the Democrati…
00:36:20 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
Lincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt: “The Pro-Democracy Side Of This Argument Cannot Be Gentle”
When Steve Schmidt was a senior advisor on John McCain’s campaign in 2008, Twitter was a curiosity. Now, he and a number of former Republican establishment members are using social media deftly to ma…
00:51:51 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Google Protest Leader Meredith Whittaker on the Future of Tech Activism and the Deep Flaws of ‘The Social Dilemma’
When I interviewed Tristan Harris about The Social Dilemma earlier this month, my mentions filled with people saying, "You should speak to the people who were critical of the social web long before t…
00:42:45 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Emergency Podcast: Department of Justice vs. Google with Yelp's Luther Lowe
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging the company unlawfully maintained a monopoly in search and search advertising. The antitrust action was the most signific…
00:27:31 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
New York Times’ Ben Smith Talks Slack, Newsroom Politics, And Tech Regulation
As the Media Equation columnist at The New York Times, Ben Smith is covering an industry going through transformation and turbulence. And as the former editor in chief of BuzzFeed News — a place I wo…
00:37:14 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Netflix's 'Social Dilemma' Star Tristan Harris on the Film and Its Criticisms
You won’t find a more controversial film in Silicon Valley than The Social Dilemma. The film, now available on Netflix, features confessions from early consumer internet employees who rue the destruc…
00:57:57 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Reporter Roundtable: Discussing Media Narratives and Tech Industry Attacks On The Press
When the Big Technology Podcast debuted last month, The Verge’s Casey Newton joined to talk about why people can’t stand the tech press. Our wide-ranging discussion explored how tech reporters should…
00:28:14 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Why Venture Capitalists Are Mad, With Bloomberg Beta Venture Capitalist Roy Bahat
Venture capitalists, founders, and others in the tech industry are feeling pretty raw these days. Once admired as upstarts fighting the status quo, they now feel under siege, under attack for the neg…
00:55:10 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
An Inside Look At China’s Internment of Muslims, with BuzzFeed News’ Megha Rajagopalan
China’s mass internment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region is one of the world's most under-covered stories The country has detained one million people there, putting them through a “re-education” pro…
00:53:56 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Apple At A Crossroads: An Interview With GV Partner M.G. Siegler
For years, Apple had a clear identity: It was the world’s best devices maker. Today, the company is trying to balance that identity with a new emphasis on software and services. To discuss this shift…
00:58:51 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Box CEO Aaron Levie on Trump, the Tech Giants, and the Stock Market
As the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Business is moving online, and they’re well positioned to benefit. For tech CEOs like Box’s Aaron Levie, …
00:52:26 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
“It Just Felt Wrong.” Ex-Amazon VP Tim Bray On Why He Left
In May, Amazon VP and distinguished engineer Tim Bray said he was leaving the company. Amazon had just fired employees who spoke out against its working conditions, and Bray couldn’t tolerate it. He …
00:35:04 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Is the Tech Press Bad? With The Verge's Casey Newton
The Verge's Casey Newton writes The Interface, a daily newsletter about social media and democracy. He joins the podcast to talk about the tech press, Facebook, and the newsletter life.
00:49:55 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
From Gezi Park to Black Lives Matter, with Zeynep Tufekci
Social media-fueled protests are a force to be reckoned with in politics today. Movements like Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and Black Lives Matter have drawn millions into the streets in prot…
00:57:57 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
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