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A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.

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Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch"...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/01/21

Kirk Pearson, author, "Electronic Music From Scratch"Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Kirk Pearson" [0:02:52] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:35] Kirk Pearson - "DIY Techtonic theme song" - n/a [0:54:13] Raymond Scott - "Tempo Block" - Soothing Sounds for Baby, Volume 2 (6-12 Months) [0:55:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148227

Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar...

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2025/01/14

Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar on art made by humans, not AITomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" - "Interview with Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar" Horace Ferguson - "Great Stone" [0:54:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148075

Ken Freedman and Mark Hurst listen to AI from Jan 6,...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/01/07

Tomaš Dvořák - "Gameboy Tune" [0:00:00]- "Mark and Ken discuss AI" [0:02:58] Jebediah Creek - "I Love Pushin' People Over in the Supermarket" [0:08:36] - "Psychedelic Kungfu Funk - Journey From the East" [0:22:41] Large Language - "The Momus from Mnezhige Thistle" - Largely Incwvugble [0:42:17] Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" [0:54:48] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147850

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Andrew Smith, author, "Devil in the Stack" from Dec...

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2024/12/31

Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" [0:02:35] - "Interview with Andrew Smith" [0:05:06] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:24] Basil Kirchin - "Silicon Chip" [0:57:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147616

Guest host Don Fleming: Musical Tech: Naughty or...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/12/24

Don Fleming - "Piano Rolls" Frank Milne - "Jingle Bells" [Piano Roll QRS 1798 Piano: Themola (circa 1928) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrI0dabYy8] Don Fleming - "The Phonograph" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoupment https://www.techdirt.com/2008/08/21/emi-virgin-records-sues-platinum-selling-band-for-30-million-despite-not-paying-them-a-dime-in-royalties/ Are Music Recording Contracts Equitable? An Economic Analysis of the Practice of

Our year of surveillance from Dec 16, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/12/17

Our year in surveillance: Pokemon Go, Microsoft spy-bots, drones, and more Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" The Killer Whales - "Who Controls the Video Screen" [0:54:34] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/147130

Arvind Narayanan, author, "AI Snake Oil" from Dec 9,...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/12/10

Arvind Narayanan, author, "AI Snake Oil"Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Arvind Narayanan" [0:04:54] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:52] Waveshaper - "E.P.R.O.M." [0:55:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146887

Nicole Kobie, author, "The Long History of the...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/12/03

Nicole Kobie, author, "The Long History of the Future"Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Nicole Kobie" [0:03:38] - "Mark's comments" [0:41:01] Chris Imler - "The Internet Will Break My Heart" [0:54:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146677

Technology we're thankful for, from listeners from...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/11/26

Technology we're thankful for, from listenersTomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:13] Human Error - "Going to Town" [0:55:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146453

Astronomer Samantha Lawler on Musk's space junk from...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/11/19

Astronomer Samantha Lawler on Starlink space junk Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Sam Lawler" [0:07:30] - "Mark's comments" [0:44:11] Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" - Ballyhoo [0:53:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146229

Guest host Station Mgr Ken interviews David Suisman...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/11/12

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

Dystopia update from Nov 4, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/11/05

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

Members of the Luddite Club from Oct 28, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/10/28

Members of the Luddite Club on not using smartphones or social mediaTomaš 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

Christopher Brown, author, "A Natural History of...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/10/21

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

Yaroslav Trofimov, author, "Our Enemies Will Vanish"...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/10/14

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

Silkie Carlo, director, Big Brother Watch from Oct 7,...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/10/07

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

Tim Schwab, author, "The Bill Gates Problem" from Sep...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/09/30

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

What if no one wants AI? from Sep 23, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/09/23

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

Helen Phillips, author, "HUM" from Sep 16, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/09/16

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

Even more devices are spying on you from Sep 9, 2024

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2024/09/09

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

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