POLITICO Tech
The POLITICO Tech podcast is your download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. New episodes on Thursdays.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 1025
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
One GOP senator's case against a big AI bill
Republican Todd Young is one of four senators charting the chamber’s path forward on artificial intelligence — a path he doesn’t expect will lead to sweeping AI legislation. In this episode, Steven O…
00:16:17 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
Biden's microchip man says goodbye
Ronnie Chatterji — one of President Biden's key players on microchips — is leaving the White House this week, Politico exclusively reports. Chatterji joined the Commerce Department during the height …
00:15:33 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Introducing POLITICO Tech!
Starting Wednesday, the POLITICO Tech podcast is your daily download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. From AI and the metaverse to disinformation and microchips, …
00:01:38 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
The person behind the keyboard
Want a personal insight into some of the world's most notorious cybercriminals through a neutral party? We interviewed a malware librarian to find out how the geopolitics surrounding the Russia-Ukrai…
00:30:24 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
How Europeans police the darknet
This episode, we're setting our gaze on the other side of the Atlantic. Laurens Cerulus, our Politico colleague in Brussels, joins us to talk about how European diplomacy has evolved to take on the c…
00:20:50 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
The secret weapon for fighting cybercrime: Congress
There are numerous agencies in the federal government involved in investigating and taking down cybercriminals. But Congress passes regulations that can improve that fight. We talk to Congressman Jim…
00:22:32 |
Tue 13 Dec 2022
The darknet prosecution puzzle
We kick off the second week of this limited series by taking you behind the scenes on the interdepartmental and intercontinental effort to successfully prosecute darknet cybercrimes. Across federal a…
00:22:33 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
The prime target for cybercrime
Now at the halfway point of the series, we talk to a former military cyber-intelligence officer about the feedback loop between the defense community and the private sector and unpack the domestic th…
00:19:00 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
The intelligence blindspot
Funded by the Secret Service, the National Computer Forensics Institute is tasked with training law enforcement officers across the country in the tools they need to combat crime in an increasingly d…
00:22:21 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
A law enforcement window into the dark web
In the third episode of our series on darknet marketplaces, we’ll meet investigators who spent their careers examining these dark corners of the internet with a magnifying glass. We learn how to foll…
00:16:47 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
The who's who of darknet forums
In the second episode of our series on darknet marketplaces, we look at the personalities that helped build popular darknet forums and learn about the communication technologies and cryptocurrencies …
00:16:48 |
Tue 06 Dec 2022
The darkest parts of the internet: Introducing POLITICO Tech
Welcome to POLITICO Tech. We’re kicking off with a limited series exploring darknet marketplaces, some of the least regulated parts of the world wide web. As malware and cybercrime attacks become inc…
00:15:25 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
Indiana abortion shines light on post-Roe chaos
The account of a 10-year-old Ohio girl seeking an abortion in Indiana has garnered international attention amid the fall of Roe v. Wade. Indiana's Attorney General is threatening criminal charges aga…
00:13:03 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
The 'small, lonely girls club' of former aides fighting Trump
As the January 6 hearings progress, a cadre of young, female, former Trump aides have created an informal network to support each other. Meridith McGraw reports.
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00:09:57 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
FDA weighs first-ever OTC birth control pill
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a first-of-its-kind application from HRA Pharma for Opill. If green-lit by the agency, Opill would become the first daily, hormonal birth control pill so…
00:10:23 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
What, exactly, is Biden getting from his Middle East trip?
The Biden administration argues that the president's upcoming visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia are of great strategic importance. But possible images of him glad-handing with the Saudi crown prince …
00:13:00 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Did Minnesota accidentally legalize weed? Kinda, sorta, it’s complicated.
Earlier this month, a Minnesota law took effect that allows adults to purchase edibles or beverages with up to 5 milligrams of hemp-derived THC per serving. But some key state lawmakers were confused…
00:09:48 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Boris Johnson’s downfall was his own making
Boris Johnson resigned Thursday after fighting all week to hang on to his post as the U.K.'s Prime Minister, surviving lashings in the press, investigations and a narrow confidence vote last month. E…
00:13:37 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
Battered FDA hopes new advisers will solve PR problems
Stung by messaging missteps over the coronavirus crisis, baby formula shortage and abortion access, the Food and Drug Administration is planning to hire Vin Gupta and other senior-level advisers to s…
00:12:25 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
Seven states have 60 days to divide a key water source
Climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores to dangerous lows. Now states have to figure out who has to live with less. Lara Korte reports.
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00:12:30 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
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