1. EachPod

The Times Tech Podcast - Podcast

The Times Tech Podcast

From Silicon Valley to The City, tech journalists Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott bring you the inside track on the new industrial revolution.


Co-hosted from San Francisco and London, this weekly podcast delivers the latest news and freshest interviews with the people creating the future.


As West Coast Correspondent for The Sunday Times, Danny is on the ground to witness the technological whirlwind that first roared out Silicon Valley. From London, working as The Times' Technology Business Editor, Katie has seen the waves of boom and bust rolling through one of the world's financial capitals. Together they explore this strange new world of high finance and tech giants, explaining how we got here and what is just around the corner.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business News Ai Business News Tech Technology Interviews
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
416
Years Active
2017 - 2025
Share to:
Nobell Foods’ Magi Richani: “I refused to accept life without cheese”

Nobell Foods’ Magi Richani: “I refused to accept life without cheese”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Magi Richani to talk about cheese (4:15), how her lactose intolerance led her to start a company (7:30), the inefficiency of the cow (10:4…
01:05:25  |   Fri 27 Aug 2021
The Production Board’s Dave Friedberg: “Technology will save the day - hopefully”

The Production Board’s Dave Friedberg: “Technology will save the day - hopefully”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dave Friedberg, founder of The Production Board, to talk about the western US’s ‘mega-drought’ (5:15), attracting cash to climate tech (8:…
00:51:45  |   Fri 20 Aug 2021
Hinge's Justin McLeod:

Hinge's Justin McLeod: "Engineering intimacy"

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Justin McLeod, founder of Hinge, to talk about dating in the pandemic (2:41), launching an app (4:33), his early years as a “hot mess” (5:…
00:45:55  |   Fri 13 Aug 2021
Pearson's Andy Bird:

Pearson's Andy Bird: "Our business model was broken"

Pearson’s Andy Bird: “Education is going to be disrupted like music”


The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Andy Bird, chief executive of Pearson, to talk about transforming the …

00:58:56  |   Fri 06 Aug 2021
Stephen Levy:

Stephen Levy: "Peak Facebook"

Amid Facebook's record-setting financial performance and its pivot toward become a "metaverse" company, we air a revealing interview from last year (March 2020) with Stephen Levy, author of Facebook:…
00:56:48  |   Fri 30 Jul 2021
Antonio Garcia Martinez:

Antonio Garcia Martinez: "Silicon Valley's necessary delusions"

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Antonio Garcia Martinez, to talk about his winding career in tech and media (3:25), living in the woods (7:25), his Facebook memoir (11:00…
01:03:54  |   Fri 23 Jul 2021
Sofar’s Tim Janssen: “Google Maps for the ocean”

Sofar’s Tim Janssen: “Google Maps for the ocean”

The Sunday Times' tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Tim Janssen of Sofar to talk about the paucity of ocean data (3:30), creating an ocean sensing network (6:15), the engineering challenge (…
00:42:49  |   Fri 16 Jul 2021
Throwback edition! A deep dive into the space race

Throwback edition! A deep dive into the space race

We repost a podcast from Tales of Silicon Valley, the narrative podcast that Danny did two years ago. In the week that Sir Richard Branson touched space, and just days before Jeff Bezos prepares to d…
00:30:31  |   Thu 15 Jul 2021
Atai’s Christian Angermeyer: “Funding the psychedelic renaissance”

Atai’s Christian Angermeyer: “Funding the psychedelic renaissance”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Christian Angermeyer to talk about spending $40 million on his own money to reinvent the psychedelics industry (3:46), his first magic mus…
00:56:23  |   Fri 09 Jul 2021
Archer Aviation’s Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein: “The world is rooting for our air taxis”

Archer Aviation’s Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein: “The world is rooting for our air taxis”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein, co-founders of Archer Aviation, to talk about their air taxi startup (6:00), starting out in recruiting (…
00:59:18  |   Fri 02 Jul 2021
Bonus Episode; Secrets of the Side Hustle- Tech for good with OLIO co-founder Tessa Clarke

Bonus Episode; Secrets of the Side Hustle- Tech for good with OLIO co-founder Tessa Clarke

Danny will be back later this week with more tales from the valley. But first, here's a special extra episode from the team behind "Secrets of the Side Hustle"


Food waste is one of the biggest contrib…

00:36:46  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
Whatnot’s Grant Lafontaine: “Creating an eBay for millennials”

Whatnot’s Grant Lafontaine: “Creating an eBay for millennials”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Grant LaFontaine, co-founder of Whatnot, to talk about creating the successor to eBay (3:40), the collectibles boom (7:50), his first star…

00:54:36  |   Fri 25 Jun 2021
Gridware’s Tim Barat: “A Fitbit for power poles”

Gridware’s Tim Barat: “A Fitbit for power poles”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Tim Barat, founder of Gridware, to talk about dropping out of school at 15 (4:30), his first company (11:30), moving to California (17:50)…
01:06:06  |   Fri 18 Jun 2021
Yield Guild Games’ Gabby Dizon: “This video game is saving lives”

Yield Guild Games’ Gabby Dizon: “This video game is saving lives”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on Gabby Dizon, founder of Yield Guild Games, to talk about starting a gaming guild (4:10), the crypto winter (8:25), Axie Infinity (10:00), an in-game eco…
00:44:09  |   Fri 11 Jun 2021
A very quick pause...

A very quick pause...

But we're back next week!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

00:02:03  |   Fri 04 Jun 2021
Endless West’s Alec Lee: “We make aged whisky - in 24 hours”

Endless West’s Alec Lee: “We make aged whisky - in 24 hours”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on Alec Lee, founder of Endless West, to talk about re-engineering whiskey (2:45), starting out in stem cells (6:15), how a Napa wine trip inspired their s…
00:45:50  |   Fri 28 May 2021
Jim Mellon:

Jim Mellon: "Cultured meat will be bigger than electric vehicles"

The Sunday Times tech correspondent brings on Jim Mellon, the billionaire investor and co-founder of Agronomics, to talk about the lab-grown meat revolution (2:40), why he thinks he’s not too early (…
00:34:36  |   Fri 21 May 2021
BitBio’s Mark Kotter: “A single cell to feed the world”

BitBio’s Mark Kotter: “A single cell to feed the world”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dr Mark Kotter, co-founder of Meatable and Bit Bio, to talk about the synthetic biology revolution (4:10), growing flesh (7:00), the field…
00:56:38  |   Fri 14 May 2021
DoNotPay's Josh Browder:

DoNotPay's Josh Browder: "San Francisco is a sinking ship"

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Josh Browder, founder of DoNotPay, to talk about leaving San Francisco (4:15), the quiet exodus (7:15), why San Francisco is “unfriendly” …
00:26:50  |   Fri 07 May 2021
Beacon's Fraser Robinson:

Beacon's Fraser Robinson: "The more swear words people use to describe a problem, the bigger the opportunity"

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Fraser Robinson, founder of Beacon, to talk about solving supply chains (2:45), the problem (5:10), his first startup (11:15), becoming th…
00:52:06  |   Fri 30 Apr 2021
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Will Morley. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.