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Weird Tech

Hey, you wanna hear something weird? Us too! You might have noticed tech is getting a bit dull, stale and dystopian…but there’s so much fun, cool and just plain weird tech out there. So we’re gonna share it with each other - and you. Hosted by technology journalists Rae Johnston (Download This Show, Gizmodo Australia, Queens of the Drone Age) and Tegan Jones (SmartCompany, Gizmodo Australia, Queens of the Drone Age).

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16:53

Inside The Clear Gaming Consoles Used In Prisons

Weird Tech ·

2026/05/20

Want to hear something weird about a gaming console that was only sold in prisons? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:44

Scientists Accidentally Explained Ghosts While...

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2026/05/12

Want to hear something weird about a scientific explanation for haunted buildings, which turns out to be significantly more depressing than ghosts? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:28

How To Store Data For 10,000+ Years

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2026/05/05

Want to hear something weird about the future of data storage? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:10

The Garfield Phones Mystery, Solved

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2026/04/22

Want to hear something weird about Garfield-shaped phones that kept washing up on a beach in France for decades? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:03

The Demon Box

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2026/04/07

Want to hear something weird about about electromagnetic fields in all your appliances that can make music through something called...the demon box? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:42

A Bracelet That Zaps Your Bad Habits

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2026/03/31

Want to hear something weird about a wearable device you strap to your wrist so it can electrocute you? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:25

Spotify Urn

Weird Tech ·

2026/03/26

Want to hear something weird about playing music from the afterlife? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:03

The Doomsday Seed Vault

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2026/03/18

Want to hear something weird about an under-ice lair that could save humanity? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:30

Superhuman Vision

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2026/03/10

Want to hear something weird about a new computer-vision system can spot motion faster than humans can even notice it? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:36

Cereal Phreakers

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2026/03/06

Want to hear something weird about... breakfast cereal and hacking phones? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:02

Wheelchair Tech...Literally Powered By Blinking

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2026/02/24

Want to hear something weird about...blinking generating electricity than can power wheelchairs? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:06

This App Lets You Anonymously Tell People They Might...

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2026/02/18

Want to hear something weird about...using tech to tellsomeone you have a sexually transmitted infection? LoveHurts is here 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:07

Augmented Reality For Skiing Feels Like A Videogame...

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2026/02/13

Want to hear something weird about a heads-up display on your ski goggles? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:34

Are You Dead?

Weird Tech ·

2026/02/05

Want to hear something weird about an app that checks if you're alive? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:53

Someone Gave a Handbag a Touchscreen and Honestly… It...

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2026/01/29

Want to hear something weird about these handbags? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:22

Smart, Shiny LEGO ✨

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2026/01/23

Want to hear something weird about LEGO? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:26

Tech To Get You Fit

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2026/01/06

Want to hear something weird about Rae's favourite tech from 2025? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:57

Our Best Tech Of 2025

Weird Tech ·

2025/12/30

Want to hear something weird about the best tech we used in 2025? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:59

For The Love Of eSIMs

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2025/12/23

Want to hear something weird (in a good way) about...eSIMs? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:05

Neutron Ghosts

Weird Tech ·

2025/12/23

Want to hear something weird abouta dingo, a single-pixel camera, and something called ghost imaging? 👀 WHO ARE WE? Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network. 🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones 💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler 🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music 🔔 FOLLOW US: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter/XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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