Disruption
180 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 112 ratingsCaution! Listening to this weekly show about technology and culture may cause the following symptoms: uncontrollable laughter, onset confusion, chronic empathy, and heightened awareness. Listen at your own risk! Hosted by Brianna Wu, Georgia Dow, Steve Lubitz, and Mikah Sargent.
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Episodes
90: Game Over: Thank You For Playing
January 08, 2018 01:45 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBSo long, and thanks for all the pandas.
Disruption 90: Game Over: Thank You For Playing
January 08, 2018 01:45 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBSo long, and thanks for all the pandas.
Disruption 89: You're Protecting the Bumper
January 02, 2018 02:30 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBAfter Batterygate brings us to the realization that Apple is the corporate equivalent of a woman in tech, we try to distract ourselves with Switch games before making an announcement about the show.
89: You're Protecting the Bumper
January 02, 2018 02:30 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBAfter Batterygate brings us to the realization that Apple is the corporate equivalent of a woman in tech, we try to distract ourselves with Switch games before making an announcement about the show.
88: 88: Porsch-UH
December 18, 2017 01:45 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBWith Georgia unable to work her new house and Bri's car in the shop, we look at other things that broke this week, like net neutrality and Patreon.
Disruption 88: 88: Porsch-UH
December 18, 2017 01:45 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBWith Georgia unable to work her new house and Bri's car in the shop, we look at other things that broke this week, like net neutrality and Patreon.
87: IncriminatingStories.com
December 11, 2017 02:30 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWith more disturbing stories from Congress and Facebook opening up their platform to six year olds, we decide we'd be better off just letting Bri run all the industries.
Disruption 87: IncriminatingStories.com
December 11, 2017 02:30 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWith more disturbing stories from Congress and Facebook opening up their platform to six year olds, we decide we'd be better off just letting Bri run all the industries.
86: Brianna's Bargain Basement Therapy
December 04, 2017 01:30 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBBri suffers through Justice League in the name of marital balance, Steve tries to justify paying for a Street Fighter Transformer, and Georgia copes with her new reality of his and hers VR rooms.
Disruption 86: Brianna's Bargain Basement Therapy
December 04, 2017 01:30 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBBri suffers through Justice League in the name of marital balance, Steve tries to justify paying for a Street Fighter Transformer, and Georgia copes with her new reality of his and hers VR rooms.
Disruption 85: This Turns The Safety Features Off
November 27, 2017 02:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWith Georgia off moving into her personal Holodeck, Bri drives Steve around town in her new car to talk about video games at high speed.
85: This Turns The Safety Features Off
November 27, 2017 02:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWith Georgia off moving into her personal Holodeck, Bri drives Steve around town in her new car to talk about video games at high speed.
84: The Fog of Childhood
November 20, 2017 10:30 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBGeorgia finally realizes how bad the US government is thanks to Facebook's nude photo collection, Bri doesn't need any stinking lootboxes to own people in Star Wars Battlefront, and Steve discovers just how far his robot hero has fallen.
Disruption 84: The Fog of Childhood
November 20, 2017 10:30 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBGeorgia finally realizes how bad the US government is thanks to Facebook's nude photo collection, Bri doesn't need any stinking lootboxes to own people in Star Wars Battlefront, and Steve discovers just how far his robot hero has fallen.
83: Colonial Conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom
November 13, 2017 01:45 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBIn a week full of things we're happy about, we take the time to settle the big questions, like how to get your dog to send Animojis, and the legitimacy of Princess Peach's claim to the throne.
Disruption 83: Colonial Conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom
November 13, 2017 01:45 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBIn a week full of things we're happy about, we take the time to settle the big questions, like how to get your dog to send Animojis, and the legitimacy of Princess Peach's claim to the throne.
82: Handel Liked Harpsichords
November 06, 2017 01:15 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe destress from trying (and failing) to find empathy with racist Uber riders by gushing over the cast of the live action Lion King movie.
Disruption 82: Handel Liked Harpsichords
November 06, 2017 01:15 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe destress from trying (and failing) to find empathy with racist Uber riders by gushing over the cast of the live action Lion King movie.
Disruption 81: The Rose Gold Trash Lifestyle
October 30, 2017 11:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBIn which we look to Wolfenstein to take the fight to the Nazis, and to Apple to allow us to preorder the iPhone X to save us from bad Pixel screens.
81: The Rose Gold Trash Lifestyle
October 30, 2017 11:00 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBIn which we look to Wolfenstein to take the fight to the Nazis, and to Apple to allow us to preorder the iPhone X to save us from bad Pixel screens.
Disruption 80: Skeletor Charisma
October 23, 2017 01:15 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBSince an AI writing Scrubs scripts is clearly ushering in the end of civilization, we decide to spend all our cash on loot boxes. (It seemed like a good plan at the time.)
80: Skeletor Charisma
October 23, 2017 01:15 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBSince an AI writing Scrubs scripts is clearly ushering in the end of civilization, we decide to spend all our cash on loot boxes. (It seemed like a good plan at the time.)
Disruption 79: From the Mouths of Cartoon Avatars
October 16, 2017 00:30 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBIn which we long for a buggy Google Home Mini in the Facebook office, in the hopes it would surreptitiously record the meeting that left us with VR cartoon avatars in Puerto Rico.
79: From the Mouths of Cartoon Avatars
October 16, 2017 00:30 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBIn which we long for a buggy Google Home Mini in the Facebook office, in the hopes it would surreptitiously record the meeting that left us with VR cartoon avatars in Puerto Rico.
78: More Chromosomes than a Chicken
October 09, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBIn which we look to Star Trek's future to be our unicorn chaser after reading the expose on Breitbart and white nationalism.
Disruption 78: More Chromosomes than a Chicken
October 09, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBIn which we look to Star Trek's future to be our unicorn chaser after reading the expose on Breitbart and white nationalism.
77: A Brotastic, Technofascist Orwellian Nightmare
October 02, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn which we figure out the best web sites to mine for cryptocurrency so we can afford the plane tickets for our dogs.
Disruption 77: A Brotastic, Technofascist Orwellian Nightmare
October 02, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn which we figure out the best web sites to mine for cryptocurrency so we can afford the plane tickets for our dogs.
76: Purity Sphere
September 25, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBThe internet's Jessica Dennis is back to call out Bri for bailing on her Apple Watch, while Mikah and Georgia try to figure out how to hold secret grudges with one another.
Disruption 76: Purity Sphere
September 25, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBThe internet's Jessica Dennis is back to call out Bri for bailing on her Apple Watch, while Mikah and Georgia try to figure out how to hold secret grudges with one another.
75: Ahistorical Trash
September 18, 2017 00:15 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBWe're here just in time to help you decide which new Apple products to buy with the proceeds from your lawsuits against Equifax.
Disruption 75: Ahistorical Trash
September 18, 2017 00:15 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBWe're here just in time to help you decide which new Apple products to buy with the proceeds from your lawsuits against Equifax.
Disruption 74: Platypongos
September 11, 2017 00:30 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBIn which R2D2 arrives at Georgia's house, with the secret plans for Disney's new streaming service. (Just don't tell her children.)
74: Platypongos
September 11, 2017 00:30 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBIn which R2D2 arrives at Georgia's house, with the secret plans for Disney's new streaming service. (Just don't tell her children.)
73: Scuba Sausage Festival
September 04, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBWe reject the new VR dating show because of its embarrassing lack of Borg integration, shark drones, and coconut related fatalities. (But the new Star Wars toys are pretty cool.)
Disruption 73: Scuba Sausage Festival
September 04, 2017 01:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBWe reject the new VR dating show because of its embarrassing lack of Borg integration, shark drones, and coconut related fatalities. (But the new Star Wars toys are pretty cool.)
72: Full Ferengi
August 28, 2017 00:45 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBThis week, we take a tour of all the horrors of the internet, where we drive an Apple designed car while wearing an internet connected shock bracelet, and decide whether we'd rather be murdered by AI robots or live in the stomach of Yoshi.
Disruption 72: Full Ferengi
August 28, 2017 00:45 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBThis week, we take a tour of all the horrors of the internet, where we drive an Apple designed car while wearing an internet connected shock bracelet, and decide whether we'd rather be murdered by AI robots or live in the stomach of Yoshi.
71: A Well Armed Marriage
August 21, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBWho wants to discuss American Nazis? Not us, but we’ll do it anyway. Also, speaking of abominations - we cover pop rocks burritos.
Disruption 71: A Well Armed Marriage
August 21, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBWho wants to discuss American Nazis? Not us, but we’ll do it anyway. Also, speaking of abominations - we cover pop rocks burritos.
70: Empathy Deprivation Chamber
August 14, 2017 04:15 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThis week, Brianna shares a heartwarming story about burning a Trump guild to ashes, Georgia is displeased with Disney, and Mikah is dismayed about the Google Memo. Steve showed up, which was brave, given that the Hearthstone expansion was released.
Disruption 70: Empathy Deprivation Chamber
August 14, 2017 04:15 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThis week, Brianna shares a heartwarming story about burning a Trump guild to ashes, Georgia is displeased with Disney, and Mikah is dismayed about the Google Memo. Steve showed up, which was brave, given that the Hearthstone expansion was released.
69: The Whitest Mannest Thing
August 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn which special guest Jessica Dennis joins us to help us come to peace with Homekit and kiss our 32 bit apps goodbye before the AIs come to kill us all.
Disruption 69: The Whitest Mannest Thing
August 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBIn which special guest Jessica Dennis joins us to help us come to peace with Homekit and kiss our 32 bit apps goodbye before the AIs come to kill us all.
Disruption 68: The Honorable and Venerable Colonel
July 31, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBIn which Bri and Steve refuse to let Mikah and Georgia off the hook until they buy Splatoon 2.
68: The Honorable and Venerable Colonel
July 31, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBIn which Bri and Steve refuse to let Mikah and Georgia off the hook until they buy Splatoon 2.
Disruption 67: Maximum Misery
July 23, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBWe fly down to Florida to stay in the Star Wars hotel, and leave anonymous reviews for our barefoot seatmate on the plane. (Disrespecting personal space is the path to the Dark Side.)
67: Maximum Misery
July 23, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBWe fly down to Florida to stay in the Star Wars hotel, and leave anonymous reviews for our barefoot seatmate on the plane. (Disrespecting personal space is the path to the Dark Side.)
66: I Voted for Rodimus Prime
July 17, 2017 00:15 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBWhat to say to your sexy therapist after witnessing a collision between a self-driving car and a kangaroo makes you spill your Pokemon McFlurry all over your KFC smartphone.
Disruption 66: I Voted for Rodimus Prime
July 17, 2017 00:15 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBWhat to say to your sexy therapist after witnessing a collision between a self-driving car and a kangaroo makes you spill your Pokemon McFlurry all over your KFC smartphone.