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Once a week, and with the help of guests from across the world of technology and power, I’ll relay a message from the new NED LUDD, a shadowy figure of global technological importance. And then I’ll look at the biggest issues facing society and culture today, and ask whether the die is cast. Can we have a better technology? Or are we doomed to have computers cannibalise the world that millennia of human civilization has built? And does it even matter? This is a podcast for people who love technology. It’s also a podcast for people who hate technology. It is not, however, a podcast for people who are indifferent to technology. If that’s you, I’d recommend you put the kettle on, draw yourself a bath and stop listening here. Join me, Nick Hilton – and Ned Ludd, themself – on this journey by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow the show on YouTube, where I’ll be posting video versions of as many of the interviews and conversations as possible. Just search: the Ned Ludd Radio Hour and subscribe there. On socials, you can join the conversation at r/NedLudd on Reddit, or @nedluddlives on Twitter. If I find myself making a TikTok for the show, you might have to take me out and euthanise me like an elderly dog. For all further links, visit NEDLUDDLIVES.COM. The theme music is Internet Song by Apes of the State, used with their generous permission. The artwork is by Tom Humberstone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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