So, Bob

What is technology doing to you? Civilian podcast producer Alia Tavakolian has always felt like a dumb tech consumer. Veteran tech-journalist Bob Sullivan has spent his life showing people they're not dumb tech consumers - they're being hacked. Each week, Bob and Alia join forces to answer your questions and untangle your sanity from this dark, scary world wide web. So, Bob is a Spoke Media original.

Technology
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No Place To Hide: Life Or Death
Privacy isn’t a luxury.
40 min
27
Is A Cashless Society In Our Future?
What are the implications of going cashless?
36 min
28
Minisode: Do VPNs Actually Work?
10 min
29
Can Dungeons And Dragons Teach Me How To Be A G...
Is the renaissance of tabletop games in part thanks to tech?
43 min
30
Minisode: Should I Diversify My Devices?
Should I go all-in on one tech company, knowing that it has all of my data?
12 min
31
Has Texting Made My Relationship Better?
Does texting actually have the ability to make us closer?
43 min
32
Minisode: Is Alexa Listening To My Conversations?
Smart Homes: Good or Bad?
10 min
33
What Can I Do to Unhack My Life? with Gretchen ...
How does tech affect our happiness? Can it help us achieve it?
34 min
34
So Bob...We're Back!
Coming October 7
1 min
35
Do I Have the Right to Be Forgotten?
When are our photos no longer ours?
40 min
36
Is Targeting Creepy?
At what point does targeting cross the line from useful to creepy?
42 min
37
Minisode: Why Does Google Maps Need WiFi?
10 min
38
Are We at the End of Attention?
Has technology ruined our ability to focus?
31 min
39
Minisode: How Safe Are Password Managers?
What makes a good password anyway?
13 min
40
Is Technology Fueling Overwork?
Is my ability to work from anywhere actually hindering me?
33 min
41
Minisode: What Does My Smart Meter Say?
Should I be boycotting smart meters?
14 min
42
Who’s Been Recording Me While I Sleep?
What happens when an app records you in your sleep?
32 min
43
Internet: Good or Bad?
Is the internet ruining our lives?
23 min
44
So, Bob…what is this show?
Coming May 6.
2 min