The 2 Best Download This Show Podcast Episodes
1) Luminary's bumpy landing and TikTok explained
Would you pay for a podcast? This week on Download This Show the launch of more paid subscription podcast services. The endless memes and happiness on the video sharing app TikTok - no snark or Nazis....Show More
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Interesting to hear how the hosts believe the walled garden model will be an inevitable fate for podcast ecosystem just like tv shows and mo...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Trump vs K-pop?
Why are fans of Korean pop at war with Donald Trump? Why Twitter wants you to leave it a voice mail. Why we're under sustained cyber attack from China - except the government doesn't want to name Chin...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Did AI secretly make your favourite video game?
AI is sliding into game development pipelines, but the rules around telling players what is machine-made and what is made by people are patchy at best. So, how much transparency do players deserve, an...Show More
4) How tech is changing how we watch the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics is using drones, AI and cloud-based broadcasting to track curling stones, freeze mid-air jumps, even talk to an official Winter Olympics chatbot. It’s turning sports spectatorship ...Show More
5) Are there more bots than people on the internet?
Having an AI agent act as your personal executive assistant may seem like a sweet deal, but security experts have a few concerns. Also on the program, Moltbook is a new social media platform specfical...Show More
6) What is Upscrolled, Australia’s newest viral social media platform?
TikTok has finally struck a deal to avoid being banned in the United States. Their privacy policy also got a controversial update. So, who owns US TikTok now? And what difference will it make to users...Show More
7) Spotify was copied by a piracy archive. Why does that matter?
Plus! Social media site Digg is back. For those who remember, it may feel like returning to what was good about the internet. Is this the sign of a new era for social media? And how long can it hold o...Show More
8) Opt Out 05 | Can you ever really opt out of online life?
After weeks of trying to audit, delete, and lock down her digital life, Rae hits the big, uncomfortable question: what if you can’t opt out of the internet, even if you really want to? In the final ep...Show More
9) Opt Out 04 | What did I just agree to?
Every time you click 'accept' online, you’re legally agreeing to something. The problem is… you probably have no idea what that something is. In episode four of Opt Out, Rae tackles the fine print: th...Show More
10) Opt Out 03 | How not to get hacked
If someone tried to hack you right now… how long would it take? In episode three of Opt Out, Rae confronts her own extremely average cyber hygiene and tries to stop being the digital equivalent of som...Show More