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The Internet, Seriously

Oxford Information Labs

"**The Internet, Seriously**" dives headfirst into the wild and wacky world of tech, news, and politics, all from the unique perspective of the internet itself! Join our trio of "Internet Governance and techie specialists" – Emily Taylor, Lucien Taylor, and Alice Taylor – as they bring their combined 50+ years of internet industry smarts to the mic. --- Ever wondered about the secret life of robot lawnmowers, or pondered the existential musings of the Wiwiwi Cat? We"ve got you covered. From the

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00:36:37

Bob Dylan and Cyberattacks (NOT Related)

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2025/05/23

Emily and Lucien Taylor reconvene once again to discuss the recent increase in cyberattacks as well as watching ' A Complete Unknown' for the first time (with lots of fanboying over Bob Dylan!).Image CREDIT: Gotham/GC Images and Fiona Adams/Redferns

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00:32:46

Former NCSC CHIEF Ciaran Martin discusses M&S...

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2025/05/16

Ciaran Martin from the Blavatnik School of Government joins Emily and Lucien Taylor as they discuss the implications of the M&S Cyberattacks, Uber finally coming to Oxford & a duck being caught speeding.

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00:37:03

Interview with Digital Director: Chris Fulton, M&S...

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2025/05/02

The cats away as Lucien and Emily Taylor are on holiday this week so the legendary Mark Robertshaw steps up to the hosting plate. He is joined with Nathan Alan, and special guest - Chris Fulton: Digital Director for ADP Architecture. They discuss the latest happenings in the internet landscape.

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00:35:01

GOOGLE MONOPOLY, Meta in the courtroom AGAIN & Boeing...

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2025/04/25

The team are joined today by Project Manager for Oxford Information Labs, Katie Miles and Director Nathan Alan as they discuss the most recent tech dramas throughout the week!

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00:40:53

INTERVIEW WITH TANTACRUL - the importance of UX...

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2025/04/17

Today the team are joined by musician, youtuber, product design lead for Muescore - Martin Keary (aka Tantacrul!) as they discuss how he entered the application design world, his thoughts on social media and internet policy as well as what his online guilty pleasure and tech room 101 is!

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00:39:44

MICROSOFT'S 50th Anniversary, TIKTOK SALE & TARRIFF...

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2025/04/11

The gang reconvene with COO and Engineer, Mark Robertshaw, as they discuss Microsoft's 50th Anniversary, the sale of TikTok, X banning fake and parody accounts as well as Trump's u-turn with tariffs....

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00:31:26

TRUMP DESTROYS ECONOMY, ONLYFANS CEO wants to buy...

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2025/04/04

The guys are BACK to discuss Trump's taxing of the world, post Global Anti Scam Summit as well as who is in the running order to buy TikTok...

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00:37:33

UK AIRPORT on FIRE, ADOLESCENCE shows uncomfortable...

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2025/03/21

Kieren McCarthy is on holiday this week so the team are joined once again by researcher, Alice Taylor, as they discuss London Heathrow being shut down due to fire, Netflix show 'Adolescence' makes waves in UK Politics and is it time we banned phones on holiday??

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00:33:35

TRUMP's Bitcoin Reserve, Starma CLOSES NHS ENGLAND...

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2025/03/14

The guys sit down once again to have a humorous look at the latest happenings in internet politics.

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00:36:56

The joys of REACT, what is 'secure by design' and...

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2025/03/07

In this week's episode, the gang reunite to discuss the latest happenings in the world of the internet and tech policy. The company has moved to a new programming language (exciting I know), Emily discusses 'Secure by Design' and what on earth it is as well as discussing what went wrong with Barclays and their government fine. Link to artist discussed in episode: https://www.gerrydiver.com/

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00:37:01

Quantum Computer Policies, everyone wants lithium and...

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2025/02/28

The team are once again joined by Alice Taylor as they discuss the most recent happenings in the world of tech and the internet as we know it.

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00:33:35

Majorana 1 Launches Quantum Future, US & UK Reject...

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2025/02/24

Dive into our latest deep-dive into the future of tech! We kick things off with the groundbreaking launch of Majorana 1—a bold leap toward a quantum future that could redefine technology as we know it. In a surprising twist, both the US and the UK have chosen to refuse the Paris AI Declaration, a decision that could have far-reaching global implications. We also unpack President Trump's growing concerns about the UK's new Safety Act and what it means for international tech policy.And

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00:36:08

Apple under ATTACK, Internet Overseer gets PHISHED...

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2025/02/14

Lucien Taylor, Emily Taylor and Kieren McCarthy gather once again to discuss Apple's encryption being questioned by the UK Government, Internet Overseer ICANN gets phished and Elon Musk hires 19 year old who goes under the name of 'Big Balls' gets hired for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...

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00:38:01

KITBOGA Interview - Scams and Fraud

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2025/02/10

Today, the team are joined by the legendary scam fighter Kitboga!They discuss his methods used to fight scams, the dangers of scams and fraudulent behaviour as well as his online guilty pleasure and tech room 101!

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00:40:12

Marketing Guru Guy Bellamy, DeepSeek AI and the UK's...

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2025/02/03

This week, the team are joined by marketing guru, Guy Bellamy, as he talks about his years in Radio and PR. Lucien celebrates his 22k views on TikTok as well as squirming at DeepSeek's rise in popularity.

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00:30:54

Trump Inauguration, Javascript damnation and New...

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2025/01/27

On this episode, the team are still reeling from their holiday and come back guns blazing ready to discuss Trump's plan for online safety and TikTok, whether or not Javascript is really that bad and how the new Wallace and Gromit is a biting commentary on the power of AI.

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00:34:00

TIKTOK BAN, Ransomware and Blue Monday

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2025/01/17

Emily and Lucien are on their holidays this week so Kieren steps up to host your favourite internet show once again. He is joined by ransomware specialist Eireann Leverett and research analyst Alice Taylor as they discuss the TikTok ban, a new proposal for combatting ransomware and Trump's inauguration, otherwise known as Blue Monday...

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00:41:51

Trump's Plans, Zuckerburg's Million Dollar Watch and...

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2025/01/10

SERIES 2 IS HERE!!!Your favourite series has returned after the holiday break and the guys are back better than ever with special guest, Eleonor Duhs as they discuss internet policies that have failed to hit the mark. They discuss Trump's plans for America, Zuckerburg's U-turn with Facebook fact checking and how the Labour government are leaving a lot to be desired.

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00:05:55

The Internet, Seriously Best Moments of Series 1

The Internet, Seriously ·

2024/12/27

A small compilation of the greatest moments of podcast, The Internet, Seriously Series 1.

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00:42:29

Christmas Special (Series Finale!)

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2024/12/23

Lucien (Lord of the Internet) is in his royal attire as he, Emily and Kieren get christmassy in this series 1 finale. We'll see you next year with Series 2! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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