The TechCrunch Podcast
The TechCrunch Podcast wraps this week’s top tech news every Friday with Managing Editor Darrell Etherington and the experts behind the bylines. Meet new reporters from across the TechCrunch newsroom as they help make sense of everything from startups, venture capital, and big tech to AI, apps, and hardware We aim to keep you in the tech news loop every Friday with the TechCrunch Podcast. You can catch up on everything you need to know about the week’s top tech stories by hearing from the people who wrote them. Every episode, Darrell sits down with TechCrunch reporters and editors to take a deep dive into the most interesting stories from in and around the startup ecosystem.
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Twitter. Whistle. Blown. (and other TC news)
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast we’re talking to Zack Whittaker about TechCrunch’s new spyware lookup tool and a whistleblower complaint against Twitter alleging massive security issues and Tim De Chant comes on to explain how the Inflation Reduction Act could make EVs more available and affordable. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
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Is Adam Neumann a new man? and other TC news
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast Anita Ramaswamy is back to talk about Adam Neumann’s latest Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup and Amanda Silberling joins us to talk about teens flocking away from Facebook. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
28 min
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The phishing catch of the day is Twillio and ot...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast Natasha Mascarenhas is back to talk about VC-backed aperitif company Haus being forced to sell. Then we’re joined by Carly page to talk about a recent phishing campaign that targeted Twilio and many other internet companies. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
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Bolt Mobility bolted (and left cities with a me...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast we’re talking to Natasha Mascarenhas about YC’s decision to shrink their startup cohort and the recent layoffs at On Deck. Then we’re joined by Rebecca Bellan to talk about the disappearance of Bolt Mobility. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
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Instagram is being Myspaced by TikTok and other...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, Becca Szkutak comes on to talk about the fraught state of extension rounds for many early-stage startups and Devin Coldewey about upcoming changes to Instagram that a lot of users agree will make the app much worse. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
26 min
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Finally time to take out the crypto trash and o...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, TC crypto reporter Anita Ramaswamy comes on to discuss how regulators are thinking of tackling crypto and Lauren Forristal who covers streaming at TC talked about how Netflix is combatting massive subscriber losses. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.
27 min
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Bonus Episode: Building the future of robotics
TC Sessions: Robotics 2022 is happening on July 21 (aka tomorrow!) it's virtual and free so RSVP at techcrunch.com/events. For this bonus episode, our colleague from Equity, Alex Wilhelm sat down with Brian Heater,TechCrunch hardware editor and mastermind behind the upcoming robotics event.
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Tesla's solar roofs have stayed mostly in the d...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, TC climate writer Harri Weber comes on to talk about Tesla’s underperforming solar roofing business and new TC reporter, Kyle Wiggins, does a deep dive into Butler Hospitality’s recent layoffs and how they are a cautionary tale for other food and hospitality tech businesses. And of course, Darrell gives you a rundown of biggest stories in tech this week
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Will Mars be ruled by Elon Musks' ever-growing ...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast Managing Editor Darrell Etherington gives you a rundown of the biggest stories in tech this week and sits down with TC writers for a deep dive into a few of them. In this episode, he talks with Zack Whittaker about Apple’s latest security feature, lockdown mode and Amanda Silberling about the end of former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani’s trial.
Please note, we recorded with episode before news of Elon’s attempt to terminate his deal to acquire Twitter broke. Read Taylor Hatmaker’s coverage here to stay up to date.
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Rocket Lab rockets to the Moon and other TC news
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington talks with TC’s Amanda Silberling about VidCon and the creator economy coming of age. He also speaks to Aria Alamalhodaei about NASA and Rocket Lab launching a scouting mission for a future orbital Moon base. And as always, you’ll get a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
40 min
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Crypto community or crumbling cult? And other T...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington talks with Jacquelyn Melinek about the power and pitfalls of crypto communities and Devin Coldewey about why Pornhub’s COO and CEO have unceremoniously stepped down. And as always, you’ll get a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
29 min
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Bill Gates doesn’t know how Elon Musk finds the...
This week on the TechCrunch Podcast our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington talks with Bill Gates (yes, that Bill Gates) about whether we can still avoid climate disaster, the importance of crypto, and Elon Musk’s time management skills. He also talks with TC writer Ingrid Owen about Spotify’s acquisition of the Voice AI startup Sonatic. And as always, you’ll get a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
40 min
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WWDC stands for wow what dank continuity and ot...
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, mixes it up and talks with Kurt Knight who isn’t a TC writer but is the Senior Director of Platform Product Marketing at Apple who comes on to talk about WWDC and updates to Apple's Continuity. We also talk with Lucas Matney about the former OpenSea exec whose arrest has the crypto world worried. And as always, you’ll get a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
35 min
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The battle for BNPL buyers and other TC news
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, talks with May Ann Azevedo about two fintech giants, Affirm and Stripe, partnering up and what that means for competitors and Brian Heater comes on to preview next week’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference. And as always, you’ll get a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
30 min
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Why do people keep giving Adam Neumann money? A...
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, talks with Natasha Mascarenhas about the ongoing tech layoffs, Anita Ramaswamy about WeWork founder Adam Neumann moving into the crypto space with backing from a16z, And Devin Caldewey about AI-generated images. Plus a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
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Don't call them UFOs and other news from TechCr...
Welcome to the first episode of The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. This week our host, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington, talks with Taylor Hatmaker about the congressional hearing about UFOs in which pentagon experts say definitively UFOs are real and that sightings reports are way up. And Kirsten Korosec joins us to talk about all the news that came out of the TC Sessions: Mobility. Plus a rundown of the week’s top news on TechCrunch.
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Introducing The TechCrunch Podcast
Introducing The TechCrunch Podcast where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. Each week, Managing Editor Darrell Etherington will go in-depth on two or three of the week’s top stories from in and around the startup ecosystem, and he’ll be joined by the TechCrunch writers who wrote those stories. They’ll tell us why the stories are so important, and what they think the most important takeaways are for each, for both the general public and our venture industry insider audience.
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