Wild Wild Tech

Great stories of how tech shapes our culture in wild ways.Would you be surprised to find out scientists are using World of Warcraft to learn how to fight COVID-19? What if I told you that I could spoil almost any movie based on who uses an iPhone? Or how about the fact that Disney is afraid of butts? Well, that’s Wild Wild Tech, the podcast that brings you the wildest, most bizarre, most interesting stories about how tech is shaping our culture.

Hosted by Jordan Erica Webber and Joshua Rivera, every week on Wild Wild Tech we’ll uncover infamous stories at the intersection of pop culture and tech, learn from the experts, and talk to the people who lived through some truly strange tales. These are the tech stories that are seldom told - but once you hear them, you won’t be able to forget them.

These are the stories that are seldom told, but once you hear them, you’ll never forget.

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Technology
Society & Culture
Video Games
1
From Tools and Weapons: Finding the Heart and S...
32 min
2
Porn Meets the Internet: From Hot Money
33 min
3
Why a Dystopian Future is Not So Far Away
39 min
4
Mario, Switch and Zelda: The Nintendo Story
39 min
5
Can A.I. Bring the Dead Back to Life?
43 min
6
The Ratatouille Tik Tok Musical That Became a S...
35 min
7
Reddit vs. Hedgefund Billionaires: The Full Gam...
37 min
8
Meet Henry, The A.I. Sex Bot Who Wants to Fix L...
38 min
9
Has the Internet Permanently Changed How We Speak?
42 min
10
How The Bots Stole Christmas (and all the PS5s ...
44 min
11
How Did a Website Identify a Serial Killer?
32 min
12
Yes, You Can Buy Human Bones on Instagram
39 min
13
2020 Election: Conspiracy Theories vs. the Lati...
34 min
14
Deepfakes: Harmless Fun or Danger to Our Privacy?
36 min
15
How Did a Fake Restaurant Become #1 on TripAdvi...
34 min
16
How Did TikTok Replace Tinder for Lesbians?
33 min
17
Twitch a Recruitment Tool for the U.S. Army?
26 min
18
Can a Computer Algorithm End Music Copyright La...
34 min
19
How Does Animal Crossing's Black Market Reflect...
28 min
20
24 to Knives Out - Do Apple iPhones Spoil TV an...
27 min
21
Why Can't We See Butts on Disney+?
26 min
22
Can a World of Warcraft Pandemic Save Us From C...
27 min
23
Introducing Wild Wild Tech!
1 min