Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU

Richard Polt, author, "The Typewriter Revolution" from Apr 15, 2024

Richard Polt, author, "The Typewriter Revolution" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Richard Polt" [0:03:07] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:43] Boston Typewriter Orchestra - "Left Blank" [0:54:34] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138921

Outrage roundup from Apr 8, 2024

Outrage roundup: antitrust, AI, and Big Tech invading New York City Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" The Glass Bead Band - "I Am a Computer" [0:54:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138717

I've been waiting years to say this from Apr 1, 2024

Better late than never... Mark covers some tech news he's been waiting awhile to bring up. Kenta Nagata - "Koopa Troopa Beach" - Mario Kart 64 - "Mark's comments" - "Interview with Stashu and ChukAmok" [0:27:42] Tykwer, Heil, and Klimek - "Running One" - Lola Rennt [0:54:29] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138478

Guest host Lily Wen interviews Liz Pelly from Mar 25, 2024

DJ PAYPAL - "Go Off!" - IRL DJ PAYPAL - "Work" - Drake Edits Vol. 2 Music behind DJ: [Guest host Lily Wen interviews NY-based journalist Liz Pelly about how surveillance changes listening habits.] DJ PAYPAL - "Whisper Zone" - IRL DJ PAYPAL - "We Finally Made It (feat. DJ Earl)" - Sold Out https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138198

Episode from Mar 25, 2024

Ian Johnson, author of "Sparks," on China's underground historians from Mar 18, 2024

Ian Johnson, author of "Sparks," on China's underground historians Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ian Johnson" [0:08:24] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:33] The Harp Twins - "500 Miles" [0:55:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138018

Marathon week 2 w/cohost Dave the Spazz from Mar 11, 2024

Mark Hurst and his co-host Dave the Spazz Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Pledge 1-800-989-WFMU or online at wfmu.org!" Pink Tiles - "The Internet" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137814

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman from Mar 4, 2024

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark and Ken raise money for WFMU" Si-mark & Scott-funkel - "The Sounds of Surveillance" [0:54:37] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137587

Dystopia update from Feb 26, 2024

Dystopia update: surveillance cameras everywhere and ChatGPT going haywire Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Daona - "Live Machines" [0:53:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137363

Scott Shapiro, author, "Fancy Bear Goes Phishing" from Feb 19, 2024

Scott Shapiro, author, "Fancy Bear Goes Phishing" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Scott Shapiro" [0:03:06] - "Mark's comments" [0:36:30] Peter Frampton feat. Courtney Pine - "Boot It Up" [0:53:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137124

Astronomer Sam Lawler on the danger of Starlink satellites from Feb 12, 2024

Astronomer Sam Lawler on the danger of Starlink satellites Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sam Lawler" [0:06:46] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:43] Devo - "Space Junk" - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! [0:54:11] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/136860

Vision Pro: 40 years later, Apple turns into 1984 from Feb 5, 2024

On the Vision Pro: 40 years later, Apple turns into 1984 Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's comments" Two Guys in Wendell - "Getting to Know You" - Two Guys in Wendell [0:53:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/136632

Can we make better choices in tech? from Jan 29, 2024

Making better choices in tech Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Hyperlink Dream Sync - "Unseen" [0:57:04] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/136405

Ashley Shew, author, "Against Technoableism" from Jan 22, 2024

Ashley Shew, author, "Against Technoableism" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ashley Shew" [0:03:39] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:35] Sweat Enzo - "Kill the Internet" [thanks to Irwin Chusid and listener Wenzo] [0:54:35] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/136182

Ben Grosser, artist and creator of Minus, a better social network from Jan 15, 2024

Ben Grosser, artist and creator of Minus, a better social network Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ben Grosser" [0:04:22] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:06] Mark Hurst - "Dramatic reading of Ben Grosser's redaction of Andreessen" [0:55:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135921

Jason Koebler, from 404 Media, on cameras from a banned Chinese company from Jan 8, 2024

Jason Koebler, from 404 Media, on surveillance cams from a banned Chinese company Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jason Koebler" [0:05:03] - "Mark's comments" [0:42:26] Why Bother? - "Eyes Everywhere" [thanks to Wendy from Wreck Your Own Adventure!] [0:53:23] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135663

Mark discusses neurotech with station manager Ken from Jan 1, 2024

Discussing neurotech with station manager Ken Freedman Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Discussing neurotech with station manager Ken" Fat Chance - "Simple" - Artificial Stupidity [0:56:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135453

Your favorite tech gifts from Dec 25, 2023

Christmas 2023: Your favorite tech gifts Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Your favorite tech gifts" Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - "O Holy Night" - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [0:53:12] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135203

What's the BEST app? from Dec 18, 2023

Guillaume Pitron, author, "The Dark Cloud" from Dec 11, 2023

Guillaume Pitron, author, "The Dark Cloud" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Guillaume Pitron" [0:04:56] - "Mark's comments" [0:43:45] Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:54:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134801

What tech is hiding from Dec 4, 2023

What tech is hiding: deception, surveillance, and exploitation of workers and children. Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" F Yeah Dinosaurs - "These Are the People That I Want To See (Eaten By the Dinosaurs)" [0:54:26] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134580

Scott Williams guests hosts from Nov 27, 2023

The Furbie Orchestra - "Takes Over" [0:00:00] Todd Rundgren - "Intro/Breathless" - Something/Anything? [Todd demonstrates all the terrible things that can go wrong when making a record] [0:02:04] Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio - "Train Kept A Rollin’" - Tear It Up 17 Wild Rockabilly Classics [Did Paul Burlison really take one of the tubes out of his amp in order to get this beautifully broken and dirty sound??] [0:05:28] The Creative Arts Club of The Saint Matthew's Lutheran C...

Kris De Decker, founder, Low-Tech Magazine from Nov 20, 2023

Kris De Decker, founder, Low-tech Magazine Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Kris de Decker" [0:07:05] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:48] Linus Akesson - "Vivaldi Summer Presto" [0:56:55] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134134

Ed Park, author, "Same Bed Different Dreams" from Nov 13, 2023

Ed Park, author, "Same Bed Different Dreams" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ed Park" [0:03:46] - "Mark's comments" [0:42:48] Suicide - "Dream Baby Dream" - Single [0:54:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133844

Tech villain update: Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Neumann, Bankman-Fried from Nov 6, 2023

Tech villain update: Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Neumann, Bankman-Fried Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack Music behind DJ: - "Mark's comments" Triola - "Reboot Me" - Scapegoat [0:53:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133649

Facial recognition w/Kashmir Hill, author, "Your Face Belongs to Us" from Oct 30, 2023

Facial recognition w/Kashmir Hill, author, "Your Face Belongs to Us" Game Boy Tune - "Tomaš Dvořák" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Kashmir Hill" [0:03:28] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:45] Zero Wing - "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" [0:55:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133428

Taser Drones in Elementary Schools from Oct 23, 2023

Sun Araw - "The Stakeout (feat. W. Giacchi)" - On Patrol [0:00:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133200

Brian Merchant, author, "Blood in the Machine" – about the Luddites from Oct 16, 2023

Brian Merchant, author, "Blood in the Machine" – about the Luddites Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Brian Merchant" [0:04:36] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:28] Si-Mark and Scott-Funkel - "The Sounds of Surveillance" [0:54:44] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132931

Antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon from Oct 9, 2023

Antitrust against Google and Amazon: a review Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:00] Anders Enger Jensen - "Keeping Up With Commodore" [0:53:51] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132708

JOB playwright Max Friedlich from Oct 2, 2023

JOB playwright Max Friedlich Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Max Friedlich" [0:04:16] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:01] Lil Miquela - "Top 10 Moments of 2021 (From a Robot)" [0:54:55] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132491

Surveillance in the subway, the store, the stadium, and the sky from Sep 25, 2023

Surveillance in the subway, the store, the stadium, and the sky Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:54:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132237

Michael Hearst discusses his new Mean Marcus album, "Say Hello To The Party" from Sep 18, 2023

Michael Hearst discusses his new Mean Marcus album, "Say Hello To The Party" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Michael Hearst" [0:04:51] - "Mark's comments" [0:36:30] Songs for Fearful Flyers - "Alprazolam" [0:55:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131875

Disaster alerts: Jeannette Sutton, Ken Freedman and Mark discuss from Sep 11, 2023

Discussing disaster alerts with Jeannette Sutton, station manager Ken Freedman, and Mark Hurst Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark and Ken interview Jeannette Sutton" The Routes - "The Robots" [0:55:08] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131761

Coco Krumme, author, "Optimal Illusions" from Sep 4, 2023

Coco Krumme, author, "Optimal Illusions" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Coco Krumme" [0:08:09] - "Mark's comments" [0:43:51] Fifth District - "Potter Potter Potter" [0:55:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131517

Tamara Kneese, author of "Death Glitch" from Aug 28, 2023

Tamara Kneese, author, "Death Glitch" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Tamara Kneese" [0:03:23] - "Mark's comments" [0:42:46] Bochum Welt - "Feelings on a Screen" [0:55:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131265

Updates on past shows from Aug 21, 2023

Updates on past shows Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Tony Ann - "iPhone Alarm as a Piano Ballad" [0:54:52] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131026

Boondoggle's Pat Garofalo on Amazon's data-center scam from Aug 14, 2023

Pat Garofalo on Amazon's data-center scam Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Pat Garofalo" [0:07:20] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:54] Aloe Blacc - "I Need a Dollar" [0:54:54] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/130777

Listener questions from Aug 7, 2023

Mark answers listener questions about AI, Japan, and whether things are getting better or worse. Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark answers listener questions" The Evens - "All You Find You Keep" - Get Evens [0:53:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/130488

Bruce Schneier, author, "A Hacker's Mind" from Jul 31, 2023

Bruce Schneier, author, "A Hacker's Mind" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Bruce Schneier" [0:05:10] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:03] El Deux + Martin Kraft - "Computermädchen" - Nur f​ü​r M​ä​dchen [0:55:17] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/130261

Josh O'Kane, author of "Sideways," on Google's failure in Toronto from Jul 24, 2023

Josh O'Kane, author of "Sideways," on Google's failure in Toronto Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Josh O'Kane" [0:09:24] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:49] The Simpsons / Lyle Lanley - "Monorail Song" [0:55:35] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/130032

Station Manager Ken guest hosts The Happy Episode of Techtonic from Jul 17, 2023

Surveillance roundup from Jul 3, 2023

Surveillance roundup: you're being watched in grocery stores, in video games, and everywhere else Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" Mighty Micro - "Replaced by a Micro Chip" [(thanks to Evan Funk Davies)] [0:52:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/129323

Paul Salopek on walking through "the handmade world" from Jun 26, 2023

Paul Salopek on walking through "a handmade world" in southwest China Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Paul Salopek" [0:07:35] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:27] Moondog - "Enough About Human Rights" [0:54:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/129090

Ridiculing Apple's Vision Pro headset with Paris Marx from Jun 19, 2023

Ridiculing Apple's Vision Pro headset with Paris Marx Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Paris Marx" [0:05:00] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:42] Daily Show - "Glass Half Empty" [0:54:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/128836

Internet addiction and the ITAA: Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous from Jun 12, 2023

Internet addiction and the ITAA: Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jay D." [0:06:05] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:31] Decisive Pink - "Dopamine" [0:54:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/128613

David Auerbach on Meganets, AI, national digital identity apps and Clever Hans, the equine faux mathlete from Jun 5, 2023

Harold Burris-Meyer and manipulative sound, feat. Ted Houghtaling from May 29, 2023

Harold Burris-Meyer and manipulative sound, feat. Ted Houghtaling Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ted Houghtaling" [0:04:47] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:07] - "Kmart 1973 Reel to Reel" [0:54:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/128146

Cybersecurity and "how the world ends" from May 22, 2023

Cybersecurity and "how the world ends" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark discusses cybersecurity" Balanescu Quartet - "Robots" [0:55:20] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/127923

Mark tries to convince Matt Warwick to say no to a brain chip from May 15, 2023

Mark tries to convince Matt Warwick to say no to a brain chip Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Interview with Matt Warwick" yes/and - "Centered Shell" - yes/and [0:55:55] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/127692

Nita Farahany, author, "The Battle for Your Brain" from May 8, 2023

Nita Farahany, author, "The Battle for Your Brain" Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Nita Farahany" [0:04:37] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:36] Ren and Stimpy - "Happy Happy Joy Joy" - You Eediot! [0:55:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/127431