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Marc Fennell

Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Marc Fennell and a team of people far smarter than him (his words, not ours) take a fun deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

Airs Thursday 11am. Repeated: Friday 6pm and Saturday 2.30pm

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Can we save a country from climate change by recreating it in the Metaverse?

The country of Tuvalu is recording everything in virtual reality, from trees and houses, to birth records and language.

Published: ThuThu 5 Dec 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 29 minutes 8 seconds

Would you let a smart trolley call the shots in your grocery shop?

Smart Trolleys, Smart Homes, and new ethical quandaries over the Sarco 'Suicide Pod' technology.

Published: 28 Nov 2024Thu 28 Nov 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

A digital tablet is attached to a shopping trolley.

Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

Debunking the misinformation on the misinformation bill, and the battle waging over Twitter's dead body

This week on Download This Show: misinformation on lockdown, Bluesky vs Threads, and a burger-flipping robot.

Published: 21 Nov 2024Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

Elon and Donald could be collabing on the ultimate alt-tech social media platform

How will the impending Trump presidency change the world of technology and social media?

Published: 14 Nov 2024Thu 14 Nov 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

Why is Russia fining Google for more money than there is on Earth?

What can comically large fines, the death of prime time, and humanoid robots teach us about the world around us?

Published: 7 Nov 2024Thu 7 Nov 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Vladimir Putin, wearing a dark suit, leans on a lectern, smiling.

Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

Why is Apple no longer the world's most valuable company?

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

Published: 31 Oct 2024Thu 31 Oct 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

Can your DNA data be sold off?

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

Published: 24 Oct 2024Thu 24 Oct 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds

Is artificial intelligence the key to content moderation?

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

Published: 17 Oct 2024Thu 17 Oct 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

What if your sunglasses recorded everything?

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

Published: 10 Oct 2024Thu 10 Oct 2024 at 12:00amwith Marc Fennell

Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

Why one big Hollywood studio signed a deal to use AI in films?

Explore the latest in technology, social media, consumer electronics, digital culture and more.

Published: 3 Oct 2024Thu 3 Oct 2024 at 1:00amwith Marc Fennell

Cinema blank screen and people in red chairs in the cinema hall. Blurred People silhouettes watching movie performance.

Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds

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