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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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Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/04/07

Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade"Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn" [0:04:04] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:18] The Polecats - "Make a Circuit With Me" [0:55:40] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162819

Dystopia update: good news edition from Mar 30, 2026

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/03/31

Dystopia update: good news editionKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Dystopia update: good news edition" [0:00:00] Matthew Elefant (read by Mark Hurst) - "San Francisco Killed New York Food Delivery" [0:42:56] Sam Rockwell - "Opening monologue (Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die)" [0:54:59] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162642

Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project from...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/03/23

Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out ProjectKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Janet Vertesi" [0:03:00] - "Mark's comments" [0:49:26] Laibach - "Allgorhythm (feat. Wiyaala)" [0:55:26] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162465

A visit to Repair Cafe El Barrio from Mar 16, 2026

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/03/16

A visit to Repair Cafe El BarrioKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "A visit to Repair Café El Barrio" [0:04:26] - "Mark's comments" [0:34:57] MrWeebl - "Badger Badger" [0:56:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162249

Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow from Mar 9, 2026

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/03/09

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]- "Pledge! w/Mark and Jesse Jarnow" - Call 800-989-9368 Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161892

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/03/03

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Pledge! w/Mark and station manager Ken" - Call 800-989-9368 https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161795

Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic from Feb 23, 2026

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/02/24

Celebrating 400 episodes of TechtonicKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" [0:00:24] NightNight - "Total Control" [0:55:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161505

Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/02/17

Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies on us Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Chris Gilliard" [0:04:01] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:43] Beans on Toast - "Alexa" [thanks to Roger!] [0:55:01] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161231

Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/02/10

Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we interpret AIKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter Dear" [0:05:28] - "Mark's comments" [0:25:03] Andrew Thompson - "We're In Business" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160970

AI is spreading where it doesn't belong from Feb 2, 2026

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/02/03

AI is spreading where it doesn't belongKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" corook - "Scooby" [0:53:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160799

Peter Schmidt on the book "Attensity" by the Friends...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/01/27

Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity” by the Friends of AttentionKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Peter Schmidt" [0:02:45] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:20] Decisive Pink - "Dopamine" [0:54:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160616

Paul Bradley Carr, author, "The Confessions" from Jan...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/01/20

Music behind DJ: [Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore] Music behind DJ: Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a Music behind DJ: - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Paul Bradley Carr" [0:03:49] - "Mark's comments" [0:48:24] declu - "Real Friends" - single [0:54:30] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160355

Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/01/13

Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized imagesKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Lora Kolodny" [0:02:39] - "Mark's comments" [0:34:29] Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" - Single [0:54:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160035

Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year ahead from Jan...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2026/01/06

Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year aheadKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark and Ken discuss the year ahead" Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - "Black Sun (Joe Claussell's Dub Mix)" - Black Sun [0:56:22] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159930

Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction" from Dec 29,...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/12/30

Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction"Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Tim Wu" [0:01:06] - "Mark's comments" [0:50:46] KILN - "Uranium Lullaby" - Lemon Borealis [0:54:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159555

The Ghost of Christmas Tech Anxieties - Sara Clemens...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/12/23

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]Adam Allsuch Boardman - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 1" - Techtonic [0:14:10] A Flock Of Seagulls - "Messages" - A Flock of Seagulls [0:28:54] Adam Allsuch Boardman - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 2" - Techtonic [0:32:59] Soul Coughing - "Unmarked Helicopters" - Songs in the Key of X [0:57:15] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159292

The first annual Creepy Awards from Dec 15, 2025

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/12/16

The first annual Creepy Awards Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "The Creepy Awards" Karen Souza - "Creep" - Essentials [0:53:53] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159211

Noah McCormack from The Baffler: "We used to read...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/12/09

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00] - "Interview with Noah McCormack" Patrick Cowley - "Robot Children (Do You Love Your)" - Catholic [0:53:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158867

Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/12/02

Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas WitherspoonKirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Thomas Witherspoon" [0:02:56] - "Mark's comments" [0:47:45] Todd Mazierski - "Amateur radio during Hurricane Melissa" [0:53:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158764

Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data...

Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU ·

2025/11/25

Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Pat Garofalo" [0:06:25] - "Mark's comments" [0:37:13] Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" - Ballyhoo [0:55:48] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158415

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