Crashed

Alex Hudson
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In the Crashed podcast, the tech podcast about everything else, hosts Alex Hudson (@alexhuds) and Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) delve into the complexities of technology and its implications on politics, business and wider society. It’s smart, it’s nerdy and it’s two journalists trying to make sense of a complex tech landscape in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    AI could mean "the eyes of the state... on you at all times" according to the home secretary

    Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss how Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has sparked a media storm over her views on the surveillance state.  Her view? "To achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.”  We also discuss what Trump is doing in Iceland... we mean Greenland, and what, if anything, trust has do with prosperity. To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  2. 15 JAN

    AI girlfriends to fix loneliness, AI content to fix journalism, and AI influencers to fix politics

    Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker investigate how AI is transforming our relationships, from best friends to husbands and wives and even therapists, the death spiral of the global media and whether it’s AI to blame, and how Keir Starmer is attempting to influence the influencers. This includes an interview with the author James Muldoon, whose new book Love Machines looks at how AI is changing relationships (you can buy his book here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571399277-love-machines/)  We also discuss the “death spiral” of journalism and the media industry, which executives still seem to underestimate despite the bleak outlook; Westminster finally catching up with the influence of influencers; and how David Attenborough is the secret victim of a Reddit bug. Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media  To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

  3. 8 JAN

    Elon Musk plays with fire, politicians play in sandboxes, and nobody's playing at CES

    Crashed is the tech podcast about everything else, Today, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss whether the controversy around Grok (Groktroversy if you will) and AI-editing images is really the beginning for real regulation, the end of X, or both? They also discuss British politicians playing with AI sandboxes, and all the latest updates from CES. Follow us: Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media  To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min

  4. 1 JAN

    What happens in 2026? From LinkedIn's death to quantum meh and flying cars, we have it all

    Welcome to Crashed, the podcast about how tech is at the centre of everything, whether that be economics, politics, philosophy, ethics, community, law, religion, education, or literally anything else.  Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker take 10 predictions on what’s coming for tech in 2026. From trying to work out if anyone still uses LinkedIn, to whether podcasting might have its cancellation moment, there are a lot of things very likely to happen, and a lot of things not really that likely to. Our contributors:  Olly Mann: The Week Unwrapped podcast: https://theweek.com/the-week-unwrapped-podcast Everything else he does: https://www.ollymann.com/  Ellen C. Scott Working on Purpose Substack: https://workingonpurposenewsletter.substack.com And her book Working On Purpose: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/working-on-purpose-ellen-scott/7788609  H Alan Scott: Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halanscott/?hl=en  Dr. Carolina Are: Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloggeronpole/  Chris Hamilton: Albie’s website https://www.albie.ai/  Chris’s LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrishams  Paulita Pappel: Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulitapappel/?hl=en Hardwerk’s Instagram (discretion advised): https://www.instagram.com/hardwerk_studio/?hl=en  Rowan Ferguson: Molly Rose Foundation homepage: https://mollyrosefoundation.org/ And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyrosefoundation/?hl=en  Robert Forrest Robert’s LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/in/rforrest1 Deep Design Systems www.deepdesignsystems.com    Jo Eckersley Jo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeckersley/  Alex Voica - Synesthesia Alex’s blog: https://www.synthesia.io/blog/authors/alexandru-voica His Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandruvoica/  Follow us: Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m

  5. 25/12/2025

    It's Christmas! A sincere thank you and the best bits

    Welcome to Crashed, the podcast about how tech is at the centre of everything, whether that be economics, politics, philosophy, ethics, community, law, religion, education, or literally anything else.  Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker take a second over Christmas to thank everyone for listening across the first 10 episodes of a ridiculous experiment before fobbing listeners off by not recording an original episode for Christmas Day and instead looking back at the best bits of the pilot phase of the podcast. We'll be back next week with a cracking episode of 2026 predictions. Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds  Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds  Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  6. 18/12/2025

    Is every politician being paid by an AI firm now?

    Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss whether a MAGA whisperer will become US ambassador for the sake of a tech deal, our reflections on whether anything actually happened in 2025, and whether there are any politicians who aren’t working for an AI firm. Follow us: Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds  Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds  Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda, 2026 predictions To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  7. 11/12/2025

    Will social media kill democracy or will democracy kill social media?

    Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker decide whether Australia banning social media for children under 16 is a good or bad thing, whether “fascion” right wing fashion means that fascism is inevitable, and if under 10% of the world’s population living in free democracies means that everything is doomed.  Follow us: Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds  Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds  Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, fascism, big tech, UK technology, fashion, democracy, social media To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  8. 04/12/2025

    Pop music gets AI treatment, crypto bros gets comeuppance, and who pays for ransomware attacks

    What happens when all music is automated? When all our currency is on the blockchain? When all the tech companies own everything?  Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker unpack whether a single crypto bro can be responsible for the Bitcoin crash, if music really can be automated, and whetehr the overreporting of the reactions to the AI bubble could make the bubble popping more likely.  Follow us: Instagram:  Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds  Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker  TikTok:  Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds  Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434   RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea  Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, cryptocurrency, music production, big tech, UK pension funds, Bitcoin, ransomware To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
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In the Crashed podcast, the tech podcast about everything else, hosts Alex Hudson (@alexhuds) and Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) delve into the complexities of technology and its implications on politics, business and wider society. It’s smart, it’s nerdy and it’s two journalists trying to make sense of a complex tech landscape in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Alex Hudson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alex Hudson
  • Show Website
    Crashed