Episodes
Music behind DJ:
[Author and Historian David Suisman on Music and the Military, interviewed by Station Mgr Ken]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145970
Published 11/12/24
Dystopia update
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
CEL - "Five minutes to self-destruct" [https://gagarinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/five-minutes-to-self-destruct] [0:54:01]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145741
Published 11/05/24
Members of the Luddite Club on not using smartphones or social media
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Interview with Luddite Club members"
Maps - "Lack of Sleep" - Counter Melodies [0:54:58]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145508
Published 10/28/24
Christopher Brown, author, “A Natural History of Empty Lots”
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Christopher Brown" [0:04:42]
- "Mark's comments" [0:46:16]
Hurst & Ottsc - "I Won't Google That" [0:54:19]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145230
Published 10/21/24
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Yaroslav Trofimov" [0:07:02]
- "Mark's comments" [0:40:34]
Kalush Orchestra - "Stefania" [0:53:21]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145042
Published 10/14/24
Silkie Carlo, director, Big Brother Watch
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Silkie Carlo" [0:03:38]
- "Mark's comments" [0:43:14]
Highly Effective People - "Under Surveillance" [0:54:33]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144808
Published 10/07/24
Tim Schwab, author, "The Bill Gates Problem"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Tim Schwab" [0:02:28]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:55]
John Dog - "Twitter Must Die" [0:54:53]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144583
Published 09/30/24
What if no one wants AI? An argument in three parts.
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments" [0:00:09]
Plone - "Plock" [0:37:07]
New Riders Of The Purple Sage - "Fun, Fun, Fun" [0:37:08]
The Organizing Committee - "The Day Computers Became Obsolete" [0:53:24]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144344
Published 09/23/24
Helen Phillips, author of the dystopian novel "HUM"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Helen Phillips" [0:03:41]
- "Mark's comments" [0:37:45]
The New Existentialists - "Last Days of the Internet" [0:55:02]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144052
Published 09/16/24
Even more devices are spying on you: surveillance phones, cars, and more...
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
John Fekner City Squad - "2 4 5 7 9 11" [0:55:09]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143859
Published 09/09/24
Carl Öhman, author, "The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Carl Öhman" [0:05:18]
- "Mark's comments" [0:42:37]
Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:53:49]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143612
Published 09/02/24
Music behind DJ:
Rancho Mastatal [www.ranchomastatal.com] [0:00:00]
Music behind DJ:
- Appropriate Technology [https://ranchomastatal.com/appropriate-technology] [0:08:50]
Music behind DJ:
- Building with Earth [https://ranchomastatal.com/earth-building-intensive] [0:14:50]
Music behind DJ:
- El Pueblo De Mastatal [https://ranchomastatal.com/people-of-mastatal] [0:24:20]
Music behind DJ:
- Permaculture Design [https://ranchomastatal.com/permaculture-design-course-fall]...
Published 08/26/24
Paula Bialski, author, "Middle Tech: Software Work and Culture of Good Enough"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Paula Bialski" [0:08:14]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:59]
Paula and Karol - "Expectations" [0:55:05]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143172
Published 08/20/24
Google antitrust decision party: celebrating the DOJ's win over the monopoly
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
JARC - "Move On Up" [0:22:54]
Pookiesnackenburger - "Just One Cornetto" [0:22:41]
Har-You Percussion Group - "Welcome to the Party" [0:22:27]
Hot 8 Brass Band - "shake your body (down to the ground)" [0:34:39]
- "Hampsterdance Song" [0:44:00]
Buffalo MC - "Stop and Bust a Move" [0:47:17]
Anders Enger Jensen - "Jump (For My Love) Mega Jump Version"...
Published 08/12/24
Jon Leidecker, aka Wobbly, on Negativland and fair use
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
- "Mark's intro"
Negativland - "Don't Don't Get Freaked Out" - The World Will Decide [0:05:56]
- "Interview with Jon Leidecker" [0:08:55]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:28]
Wobbly - "Every Piano" - Popular Monitress [0:53:08]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/142638
Published 08/06/24
Tech and the sandwich generation: protecting elders and kids from predatory Big Tech companies
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
Music behind DJ:
- "Caring for elders w/tech"
Plone - "Plock" - Plock [thanks to DJ Monica] [0:33:16]
Music behind DJ:
- "Caring for kids w/tech" [0:34:08]
The Bo-Keys (featuring Percy Wiggins) - "Stuck In The Middle With You" - Super Hits Of The Seventies - Original Hits, Today's Stars (Wfmu 2012 DJ Premium)...
Published 07/29/24
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - "Global A Go-Go" - Global A Go-Go [0:00:00]
Set: Interview with Kirsten Eddy of Pew Research
Billie Eilish - "Bad Guy" - When We A [0:24:17]
Set: Interview with Alex Mahadevan of the Poynter Institute
Waxahatchee - "Crowbar" - Tigers Blood [0:54:25]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/142238
Published 07/22/24
Generative AI and the "cesspool internet" – with Jason Koebler
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Jason Koebler" [0:03:50]
- "Mark's comments" [0:42:22]
- "AI ripoff songs" [0:54:38]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/142018
Published 07/15/24
How it started, how it's going: revisiting the warnings of the past
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
The Juice Media - "Honest Government Ad | AI" [0:53:31]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141782
Published 07/08/24
Carissa Véliz on digital ethics
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:07:27]
- "Mark's comments" [0:43:58]
I Won't Google That - "Hurst & Ottsc" [0:53:26]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141553
Published 07/01/24
The surveillance state is here: discussing with Byron Tau, author, "Means of Control"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Byron Tau" [0:03:50]
- "Mark's comments" [0:42:51]
Rocket 808 - "Under Surveillance" [0:54:13]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141329
Published 06/24/24
Mark answers listener questions about AI, robots, and whether we should throw our phones in the river.
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
The New Existentialists - "Last Days of the Internet" [Thanks to DJ Mike in Brooklyn!] [0:55:01]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141077
Published 06/18/24
Ultra-processed food w/Mark Schatzker and "Food, Inc. 2"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Mark Schatzker" [0:08:31]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:01]
Sir Robert Orange Peel - "TikTok is frying my brain" [0:54:41]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/140831
Published 06/10/24
Johnny 5 - "."
BMO - "."
Conky 2000 - "."
Wall-E - "."
Bender - "."
Gumby Robots - "."
T-1000 - "."
SAM The Wake & Bake Morning Show Computer
K9 - "."
Iron Giant - "."
Transformers OLD ONES
Mr. Roboto - "."
Crow T. Robot
ROOMBA
Paulie's Robot - "."
Robbie Junior - "."
Mechanical Turk - "."
Fuureal - "."
Nanobot
Alpha 5 - "."
Furby - "."
Rosie the Robot - "."
Ottoman - "."
Mr. Machine - "."
Robot from Lost In Space - "."
Pepper the Social Robot - "."
Crying baby...
Published 06/03/24