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Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On killswitch, we explain the right NOW of our super charged technological lives. New host Dexter Thomas answers questions big and small – like who’s behind Shrimp Jesus, and could you get arrested by a computer?kill switch also brings the DIY back to tech – “How to Now” on everything from how to run your own LLM to tips to keep your data safe. Because the more “user-friendly” our devices get,...

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Episodes (75)

From How to Life Forever: The Longevinauts

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Aug 4, 202651:18pending

From Uncanny Valley: ‘Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto’ Says Actor Ben McK...

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May 18, 202634:26pending

it's not sci-fi. mind-reading tech is here

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May 6, 202640:46pending

discord’s new age verification is about to spy on every message

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Apr 29, 202633:16failed

new from kaleidoscope: two percent with michael easter

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Apr 27, 202630:02failed

this is the wellness wild west

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Apr 22, 202639:34failed

why are AI agents everywhere? and how useful are they, actually?

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Apr 15, 202643:00failed

why the IRS killed a free, easy way to file your taxes

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Apr 8, 202629:57failed

why Iran is winning the AI propaganda war

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Apr 1, 202635:54failed

he monetized the web. now he has a plan to fix it

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Mar 25, 202638:28failed

how the tech boom is killing India’s best coders

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Mar 18, 202634:15completed

who is palantir, and why are they involved with ICE?

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Mar 11, 202636:42completed

why is the government fighting with claude?

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Mar 5, 202630:27pending

silicon valley’s plan to make the “perfect baby”

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Feb 25, 202634:11pending

are we all going to end up in AI relationships? [panic world special]

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Feb 18, 20261:03:38pending

a tour of the year’s worst new tech

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Feb 11, 202635:24pending

how the internet learned to extract

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Feb 4, 202636:54pending

how an editor uncovered an AI journalist

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Jan 28, 202632:38pending

the hack that broke myspace

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Jan 21, 202635:15pending

everything’s a game… even baptisms

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Jan 14, 202632:30pending

how to: protect yourself from online harassment

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Jan 7, 202633:14pending

from ‘click here’: an illusion of control

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Dec 24, 202521:30pending

now you can bet on real life. but should we?

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Dec 17, 202533:50pending

social media reveals life behind bars. prisons want to block it

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Dec 10, 202538:09pending

when the ref’s a robot

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Dec 3, 202531:39pending

new from kaleidoscope: shell game (season 2)

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Nov 26, 202533:30pending

who is profiting from scam texts – and can we stop them?

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Nov 19, 202536:34pending

‘my peptide guy’ is the new tech bro flex

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Nov 12, 202528:37pending

‘my internet bed is broken’ is just the start

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Nov 5, 202533:26pending

workslop: how AI is making you hate your coworkers

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Oct 29, 202529:26pending

maybe ICEBlock was 'activism theater,' but is banning it protecting us?

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Oct 22, 202534:54pending

your onlyfans girlfriend might be a guy (or a robot)

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Oct 15, 202528:55pending

will blind gamers ever play Zelda like I do? (part 2)

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Oct 10, 202531:38pending

playing video games while blind (part 1)

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Oct 8, 202537:13pending

television for the dopamine generation (but kids aren’t watching)

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Oct 1, 202539:38pending

AI beats to study to

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Sep 24, 202535:39pending

the glassholes are back

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Sep 17, 202539:01pending

should you use a chatbot for therapy?

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Sep 10, 202534:07pending

a software update bricked my car

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Sep 3, 202533:03pending

vtubers and why "it’s not silly to be an anime girl on the internet"

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Aug 13, 202545:21pending

why are women still signing up for tea?

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Aug 6, 202543:52pending

tech review: tablets in prisons

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Jul 30, 202535:44pending

how to: not get hacked

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Jul 23, 202534:14pending

the algorithm made me say it

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Jul 16, 202532:48pending

how to poison AI music scrapers

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Jul 9, 202534:41pending

how to: break up with netflix (and spotify, and…)

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Jul 2, 202531:47pending

boomers, doomers, and the new empire

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Jun 25, 202541:25pending

why are predator drones flying over LA?

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Jun 18, 202527:12pending

sideways thinking: why is Nintendo so weird?

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Jun 11, 202536:50pending

is using AI worse than driving a car?

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Jun 4, 202531:39pending