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Crashed

In the Crashed podcast, the tech podcast about everything else, hosts Alex Hudson (@alexhuds) and Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) delve into the complexities of technology and its implications on politics, business and wider society. It’s smart, it’s nerdy and it’s two journalists trying to make sense of a complex tech landscape in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:57

AI girlfriends to fix loneliness, AI content to fix...

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2026/01/15

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker investigate how AI is transforming our relationships, from best friends to husbands and wives and even therapists, the death spiral of the global media and whether it’s AI to blame, and how Keir Starmer is attempting to influence the influencers.This includes an interview with the author James Muldoon, whose new book Love Machines looks at how AI is changing relationships (you can buy his book here:

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50:40

Elon Musk plays with fire, politicians play in...

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2026/01/08

Crashed is the tech podcast about everything else, Today, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss whether the controversy around Grok (Groktroversy if you will) and AI-editing images is really the beginning for real regulation, the end of X, or both? They also discuss British politicians playing with AI sandboxes, and all the latest updates from CES.Follow us:Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalkerTikTok:Alex:

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1:05:13

What happens in 2026? From LinkedIn's death to...

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2026/01/01

Welcome to Crashed, the podcast about how tech is at the centre of everything, whether that be economics, politics, philosophy, ethics, community, law, religion, education, or literally anything else.Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker take 10 predictions on what’s coming for tech in 2026. From trying to work out if anyone still uses LinkedIn, to whether podcasting might have its cancellation moment, there are a lot of things very likely to happen, and a lot of things not really that

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34:15

It's Christmas! A sincere thank you and the best bits

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2025/12/25

Welcome to Crashed, the podcast about how tech is at the centre of everything, whether that be economics, politics, philosophy, ethics, community, law, religion, education, or literally anything else.Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker take a second over Christmas to thank everyone for listening across the first 10 episodes of a ridiculous experiment before fobbing listeners off by not recording an original episode for Christmas Day and instead looking back at the best bits of the pilot

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47:43

Is every politician being paid by an AI firm now?

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2025/12/18

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss whether a MAGA whisperer will become US ambassador for the sake of a tech deal, our reflections on whether anything actually happened in 2025, and whether there are any politicians who aren’t working for an AI firm.Follow us:Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhudsChris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalkerTikTok:Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhudsChris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kelSpotify:

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40:59

Will social media kill democracy or will democracy...

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2025/12/11

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker decide whether Australia banning social media for children under 16 is a good or bad thing, whether “fascion” right wing fashion means that fascism is inevitable, and if under 10% of the world’s population living in free democracies means that everything is doomed.Follow us:Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhudsChris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalkerTikTok:Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhudsChris:

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55:55

Pop music gets AI treatment, crypto bros gets...

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2025/12/04

What happens when all music is automated? When all our currency is on the blockchain? When all the tech companies own everything?Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker unpack whether a single crypto bro can be responsible for the Bitcoin crash, if music really can be automated, and whetehr the overreporting of the reactions to the AI bubble could make the bubble popping more likely.Follow us:Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhudsChris:

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57:46

A quantum Budget problem , the “digital erasure of...

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2025/11/27

Chancellor Rachel Reeves only mentioned AI once and didn’t mention quantum at all in the Budget. Why? Wasn’t quantum meant to be a shining light for British innovation? Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel Walker explain why.Also, we’re joined by Dr. Carolina Are and Maedb Joy to discuss what campaigners are calling “the digital erasure of queer communities” across Instagram, Facebook and even WhatsApp. What does that meant for creators and wider society?Finally, who wins the AI chip race?

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46:39

Is Nvidia too big to fail? Could cookie banners cost...

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2025/11/20

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker try to work out whether Nvidia being bigger than the entire British economy is a good thing (spoiler: it isn't), if tech has any way to innovate its way away from monopoly powers (spoiler: it doesn't) and the EU has finally put a price on how annoying cookie banner pop-ups are (spoiler: it's billions) Follow us:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9bApple Podcasts:

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50:36

Britain's Trump-like Project 2029 could define next...

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2025/11/13

Crashed: the technology podcast about the ethics, the policy, the politics, the business of tech.In this episode, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stoker Walker uncover a Trump-like plot to bring the 900-page Conservative Christian Project 2025 doctrine to the UK. They also try to pick apart the tech that could influence the next General Election, the latest on the EU/US/China AI wars and how this all relates to the 1990s’ Saturday night TV national treasure Mr Blobby. Follow us:Spotify:

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38:34

The EU's €300 billion bet, all the unicorns keep...

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2025/11/06

All the unicorns keep moving to America, and the EU is willing to spend €300 billion to try to stop that from happening. Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker get to grips with whether it's too little too late, if a "think boring" strategy might be successful, and whether a green energy revolution might have already happened, despite what politicians might tell you. Follow us:Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhudsChris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalkerTikTok:Alex:

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50:10

The AI cold war, NVIDIA hits $5 trillion, and the...

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2025/10/30

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker try to work out what Microsoft taking a multi-billion-dollar cut in its OpenAI stake means in practice; whether that means general AI is closer (or further away) than ever; and how it all impacts the AI Cold War… which may not even be a war.Follow us on Instagram:Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhudsChris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalkerAnd TikTok:Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhudsChris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kelCrashed delves into

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50:56

The bubble of AI slop gets even sloppier

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2025/10/24

In this conversation, presenters Alex Hudson and Tim Stokel-Walker discuss the AI bubble, AI slop, and the supposed demise of human contact. Harvard PhD candidate Shae Omonijojoins the pair to discuss her thesis on the implications of AI-generated content and the importance of high-quality data. You'll also get insight into what AWS outages mean, what attention spans are doing to algorithm and how this all ties in with The Last of the Summer Wine keywordsAI, AI Slop, Data Quality, Human Creativity,

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51:25

4chan and the one person at Ofcom with a sense of humour

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2025/10/17

In the inaugural episode of the Crashed podcast, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker delve into the complexities of tech journalism, the implications of the Online Safety Act, and the rising threats of cyber attacks and ransomware. They discuss the recent fine imposed on 4chan for non-compliance with the Online Safety Act, highlighting the challenges of regulating a platform known for its anti-authority stance. The conversation shifts to the alarming increase in cyber attacks, with a focus on

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