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Will journalists survive AI? (featuring Sophia Smith Galer)

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:45:00 GMT

Welcome to Crashed, the tech podcast about everything else. Today, that means the myth of journalism collapsing, the myth of politicians being anywhere near up-to-date with anything, and the myth that data centers are fine

We’re currently in the web traffic apocalypse, the jobpocalypse, the quantum apocalypse, and the wars on many fronts actual apocalypse, with the media collapsing, trust in democracy collapsing, and journalists only being trusted more than estate agents.

Can journalism be saved? And, given there are over twice as many journalists than in the 1970s, is the media industry just panicking over nothing?

We're joined by the fabulous Sophia Smith Galer (https://www.instagram.com/sophiasgaler/?hl=en) to discuss where journalism might go next.

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Instagram and YouTube do damage teenagers' mental health

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker dissect the many court cases facing Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp owners Meta and Google-owned YouTube. What does a multi-million dollar fine mean? What about many of them?

Also, the AI battle for supremacy (pun intended) takes a number of steps forward in a few days, and what on earth happened to Google Zero? Oh, and something about the Lord Voldemort of Facebook.

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The AI 'jobpocalypse' is coming... as is the AI apocalypse between the US and China

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker are joined by journalist Ellen Scott to talk about the so-called “jobpocalypse” caused by AI and how the workforce is changing. Alex and Chris also cover how encryption has become a dirty word at Meta and just what a Cold War between the US and China looks like in the new age of AI.

Follow Ellen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellencscott/?hl=en

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Buy her book: https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780349443980/working-on-purpose

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Taylor Lorenz makes the positive case for social media

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Is social media a good thing or a bad thing? Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker and guest tech journalist Taylor Lorenz get into the details of mental health, online censorship. algorithmic overreach, and just what Pivot's Scott Galloway says about it all.

Follow Taylor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/taylorlorenz

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"Tierification" means things are getting worse, more expensive, or both... and it starts with airport lounges

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker interview financial psychology expert and journalist Hanna Horvath about the ‘tierification of everything”, discuss how airport lounges could be a metaphor for the downfall of the whole global economy, report from on the ground in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress (MWC) and try to work out if a robot is fighting someone but nobody is around to watch it, is it really a fight?

Follow Hanna on Substack: Your Brain On Money

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How did the right wing win the internet?

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker are joined by academic Dr. Robert Topinka to discuss why the Right is so much better at the internet than the left, why AI could beckon the downfall of the British government, how social media is beckoning the downfall of democracy, and the internet beckoning the downfall of liberal thought… until the fightback.

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What's wrong with the internet? Can somebody fix it?

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Everything online feels a little bit off. Whether it’s deepfakes, the great meme-reset, or analogue communities posting about it on Instagram, presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker try to get to the bottom of what’s wrong with the internet.

Also, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that deepfakes are to be thought of as the same category of crime as terrorism, and we discuss that viral essay comparing COVID-19 to the AI revolution that everybody, maybe literally everybody, has read.

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The end of doomscrolling? the end of Airbnb? And the end of free WiFi?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker try to work out how addictive social media (and doomscrolling) really is, try to understand how Airbnb bookings keep going up despite governments trying to shut them down, and a couple of exclusives about the BBC and just how bad Chris's WiFi is.

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The UK’s first AI "Tech Town", Germany's 24 years of censorship, and one million satellites in space?

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker try to understand why Barnsley has been picked as the UK’s first Tech Town (spoiler: it’s a Reform target seat, so Alex thinks it might have something to do with it). They speak to Barnsley council leader Sir Stephen Houghton.

Also… campaigner, performer, and all-around titan Paulita Pappel talks about tech innovations, censorship, and the patriarchy’s role in the adult industry.

Follow Paulita here: https://www.paulitapappel.com/

Finally, they discuss Elon Musk's plan to get one million satellites in orbit, and start a fight with students about the role of AI in media.

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Is AI Kool-Aid and FOMO driving UK tech policy?

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker interview data politics and social justice academic Dr Elinor Carmi, of City St George’s, about the government wanting 10 million workers to get trained on AI… run by Google, Amazon, and others. Is this a good thing, or, as some critics say, letting economic growth supersede democratic values?

Follow Dr Carmi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinorcarmi/?originalSubdomain=uk

Learn more about The Society for Hopeful Technologists: https://societyforhopefultechnologists.org/

Elsewhere, adult sites start removing themselves from the UK market, a cricket app that’s finally good, VPN regulation, and what a dumb phone can actually be used for.

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AI could mean "the eyes of the state... on you at all times" according to the home secretary

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss how Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has sparked a media storm over her views on the surveillance state.

Her view? "To achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.”

We also discuss what Trump is doing in Iceland... we mean Greenland, and what, if anything, trust has do with prosperity.

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AI girlfriends to fix loneliness, AI content to fix journalism, and AI influencers to fix politics

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:45:00 GMT

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: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571399277-love-machines/)

We also discuss the “death spiral” of journalism and the media industry, which executives still seem to underestimate despite the bleak outlook; Westminster finally catching up with the influence of influencers; and how David Attenborough is the secret victim of a Reddit bug.

Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media

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Elon Musk plays with fire, politicians play in sandboxes, and nobody's playing at CES

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media

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What happens in 2026? From LinkedIn's death to quantum meh and flying cars, we have it all

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:45:00 GMT

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 likely to.

Our contributors:

Olly Mann:

The Week Unwrapped podcast: https://theweek.com/the-week-unwrapped-podcast

Everything else he does: https://www.ollymann.com/

Ellen C. Scott

Working on Purpose Substack: https://workingonpurposenewsletter.substack.com

And her book Working On Purpose: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/working-on-purpose-ellen-scott/7788609

H Alan Scott:

Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halanscott/?hl=en

Dr. Carolina Are:

Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloggeronpole/

Chris Hamilton:

Albie’s website https://www.albie.ai/

Chris’s LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrishams

Paulita Pappel:

Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulitapappel/?hl=en

Hardwerk’s Instagram (discretion advised): https://www.instagram.com/hardwerk_studio/?hl=en

Rowan Ferguson:

Molly Rose Foundation homepage: https://mollyrosefoundation.org/

And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyrosefoundation/?hl=en

Robert Forrest

Robert’s LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/in/rforrest1

Deep Design Systems www.deepdesignsystems.com

Jo Eckersley

Jo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeckersley/

Alex Voica - Synesthesia

Alex’s blog: https://www.synthesia.io/blog/authors/alexandru-voica

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda

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

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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 phase of the podcast.

We'll be back next week with a cracking episode of 2026 predictions.

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda

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Is every politician being paid by an AI firm now?

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda, 2026 predictions

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Will social media kill democracy or will democracy kill social media?

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, fascism, big tech, UK technology, fashion, democracy, social media

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Pop music gets AI treatment, crypto bros gets comeuppance, and who pays for ransomware attacks

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, cryptocurrency, music production, big tech, UK pension funds, Bitcoin, ransomware

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A quantum Budget problem , the “digital erasure of queer communities”, and who wins the AI chip race?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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? NVidia? Google? A company we haven’t heard of? All will become (slightly more) clear.

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Keywords: algorithm overreach, Meta policies, creator challenges, censorship, communication, social media, content creation, algorithm learning, algo speak

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Is Nvidia too big to fail? Could cookie banners cost billions? And is fast fashion finally getting slow regulation?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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)

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Crashed is an Everything Popular is Wrong production. Follow us on all your favourite podcast platforms. The title music is from Nuffer, check them out on all the streamers. We’re hosted by Acast, assisted by Riverside Studios and we are published every Thursday morning.

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Britain's Trump-like Project 2029 could define next General Election, the ChatGPT vote? And how this all relates, somehow to Mr Blobby

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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Keywords: AI dominance, economic power, social control, political influence, advanced chips, AI infrastructure, global race

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The EU's €300 billion bet, all the unicorns keep leaving, and the secret climate revolution

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:45:00 GMT

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.

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The AI cold war, NVIDIA hits $5 trillion, and the LinkedInification of everything

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:35:00 GMT

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.

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Crashed delves 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.

Keywords: AI dominance, economic power, social control, political influence, advanced chips, AI infrastructure, global race

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The bubble of AI slop gets even sloppier

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:45:00 GMT

In this conversation, presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss the AI bubble, AI slop, and the supposed demise of human contact. Harvard PhD candidate Shae Omonijo joins 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

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AI, AI Slop, Data Quality, Human Creativity, AI Standards, AI Companies, Cultural Renaissance, AI Bubble, AWS Outages, Digital Infrastructure

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

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:58:58 GMT

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 the financial repercussions for businesses and the evolving role of AI in cybersecurity. The episode concludes with a segment on current events, reflecting on the ongoing challenges faced by the UK government in managing digital policy and security.

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Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds

Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel

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