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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 Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

4 DAYS AGO

An expert has quit over the government's planned social media ban, what now?

This week on Download This Show, we're getting up to speed with what on Earth is going on with the teen social media ban. From new standards being announced to experts quitting in protest -- it's proving to be a busy time for the people making decisions about what our teens get to see online.

29 min
27 JUNE

How are online tools being used to resist fascism across the globe?

The apps and online tools that are being used in international political action, Tesla drama and the future of autonomous vehicles, what's going on with AI search engine overviews, and the story behind 40,000 cameras being exposed to the internet. This week on Download This Show.

36 min
20 JUNE

Could a new copyright lawsuit from Disney change the way we use AI?

A lawsuit from the house of mouse, Apple being forced to let you download apps outside the app store, a huge hole in Gmail's data security, plus a world where generative AI is doing critical computer coding. This week on Download This Show.

29 min
13 JUNE

'Imperial Kitten' vs 'Fancy Bear': how are kooky hacker nicknames causing serious concerns for cybersecurity?

Why do hackers have weird and wacky non-serious names? And why are British politicians blaming Apple and Google for the rise in phone thefts? Plus, there have been breakthroughs in the world of brain implants, and we break down how and when to use a VPN. This week on Download This Show.

29 min
6 JUNE

The human-AI conversation crisis: why we're choosing chatbots over people

In a special AI deep-dive episode of Download This Show, researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Remer break down how AI chatbots are changing the way humans behave, and why we now want to talk to chatbots more than we want to talk to people.

29 min
30 MAY

Could AI be the 'person' deciding whether or not you get your dream job?

AI interviewing you for a job, hackable digital drivers licences, dating app safety, and CIA-run Star Wars websites. This week on Download This Show.

28 min
23 MAY

How did a haunted game cartridge take the internet by storm?

Haunted video games, a tech feud between Apple and Epic Games, how tracking apps can be used in coercive control, and Discord transitioning into cool kid territory, this week on Download This Show.

29 min
16 MAY

Which app is the latest to say it wants to be your everything?

Airbnb's midlife crisis, digital ID age verification, and facial recognition software on social media, this week on Download This Show.

27 min

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Rae Johnston

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1,174 Ratings

So Glad I Started Tuning in

23 Apr

J-Dawg#23

I’ve only recently started getting into podcasts and listed in after a friend recommended this one… so glad I did and will be looking forward to this each week!
For the low key techheads like me that love learning!

23 Apr

mssabrinagxxxxxxx

I’ll be honest — I haven’t always been a regular listener of Download This Show. I’d catch an episode here and there, but it wasn’t something I was following closely. Since Rae has taken over full-time though, I have to say I’m making much more of an effort to listen to the podcast. I already follow Rae on a few of her other platforms, and I love her perspective on tech. She brings such a wealth of knowledge to the show, especially when it comes to science and the way First Nations perspectives intersect with it. Rae has this great way of showing how science touches so many different parts of our everyday lives — often in places you wouldn’t expect. I also really appreciate the perspective she offers as a First Nations woman. It adds such a fresh, important lens to the conversation, especially when talking about new technologies and how they connect to culture, innovation, and the world around us. I’m definitely tuning in more regularly now. Check out the podcast for yourself — because honestly, knowledge is power, and we are so lucky to have access to shows like this that educate us, entertain us, and give us a bigger perspective on what’s happening in the world of tech!
Love Rae!

22 Apr

Tom Mellick

Great show and loving the new presenter Rae! Awesome woman who is perfect for this, love how she’s so real and touches on important topics too xx
Love the show!

22 Apr

zara wwhite

Absolutely love this show and love Rae! A truly amazing presenter and funny too. She covers good content on tech always, don’t know why people are unhappy with her talking about her background and first nations, i think it’s great she covers this as it’s very important to who she is and provides a voice for the ones that don’t have one xx Love your work Rae!

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 Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.