
Charged Tech Podcast
By Charged Tech
Cut through the technology news noise and hear about only the stuff that matters, and what it means. Join your hosts Owen, Frederique and Zach every week to get the lowdown on the biggest stories – including some you might not have heard anything about. We're based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Toronto, Canada, with a different perspective on what's happening in the technology industry.

Does remote, work?
Does remote, work?
Charged Tech PodcastDec 04, 2021
00:00
01:05:35

Does remote, work?
Does remote, work?
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week, we discuss:
Working remote is OK maybe? Or at least, sometimes.
The Atlantic: NFTs Weren't supposed to end like this
NFTs and the environment....it ain't good
Darknet Diaries on Kik
https://glass.photo/
NFT Bay
Meta Company sues Meta
Dec 04, 202101:05:35

Surface Laptop Su-Susstudio
Surface Laptop Su-Susstudio
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast
Oct 11, 202152:50

Big Dad Energy
Big Dad Energy
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast:
MacBook Pro rumors/event, AirMessage, Texts.com, GoPro webcam software, Apple's photo scanning/child safety initiatives, Dutch Dropping, Pixel 6, Samsung Fold, Flip, and Galaxy Watch 4, Let us know in Discord if you have TikTok installed on your phone or not, glass.photo, and Twitter redesign.
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Aug 14, 202101:00:24

Steam D*ck
Steam D*ck
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast:
RIP Twitter Fleets
Downvotes on Twitter
Chonky Steam Deck
Instagram is no longer a photo app
Tumblr but with payments
lunchmoney.app (referral link)
Netflix gaming
Activision Blizzard lawsuit
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Jul 24, 202151:58

Very Stable, Very Fast (with special guest, Owen Williams)
Very Stable, Very Fast (with special guest, Owen Williams)
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast:
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Jul 04, 202101:17:49

Bad at Watch-ing
Bad at Watch-ing
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast:
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
0:00 Pre-show
2:00 Theme & Intro
10:00 Back to the office
13:00 Slack Huddles
14:45 Location-based Pay
21:30 Google I/O & Material You
28:00 Watch Talk
39:00 iPad Pro with M1
44:00 WWDC Predictions & Desires
49:30 Windows 11
50:45 Outro & Theme
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Jun 06, 202152:30

AirTag, You're It
AirTag, You're It
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast.
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Apr 24, 202159:11

The *****ing Slider
The *****ing Slider
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and tech ethics on this week's episode of Charged Tech Podcast:
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
0:00 Pre-show
6:00 Theme & Intro
10:45 Amazon workers vaccinated in Canada
15:16 Intel Bleeper
25:05 Facebook data breach
38:59 The Browser Company
42:00 Texts.com
49:36 Epic Games Apple
55:02 Jesse Dorogusker runs Tidal
1:00:40 Sonos Roam
1:04:36 Outro & Theme
1:06:53 Post-show
#Charged #Tech #Podcast
Apr 13, 202101:06:58

The Medium isn't the message
The Medium isn't the message
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech, and are joined by call-in guest Juan Buis, for this episode of Charged Tech:
Slack DMs,
Medium pivots again, closing down publications, and laying employees off,
Discord acquisition rumors,
DigitalOcean's IPO,
Substack's fake business model for creators,
Join our Discord!
Mar 27, 202153:55

Give Me Some Space
Give Me Some Space
Frederique, Owen, and Zach went live on Twitter Spaces for the first time… it sort of worked out, we lost part of the recording
Twitter Spaces,
Behance stories,
Adobe Live from iPad,
Decoder episode with Kayvon Beykpour,
Descript,
NFTweets,
NFTs vs. Environment,
Content Authenticity Initiative,
Beeple sale,
How to Save a Planet podcast,
Paramount+,
Meghan, Harry, & Oprah
Join us in Discord!
Mar 18, 202101:09:12

Dispo FOMO
Dispo FOMO
Frederique and Owen chat about
Coinbase files to go public,
NFT,
$30 alarm clock with Google Assistant,
Dispo,
Any Distance,
Instagram Threads,
Australia v. Google/Facebook,
LastPass,
1password Watchtower,
Join us in Discord!
Feb 27, 202147:17

I'm not a cat
I'm not a cat
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about these tech topics this week:
Semiconductor shortage,
IKEA gaming chair,
1/6 Capitol attack data tracking,
Mark Zuckerberg joins Clubhouse,
Google v. Australia: The EU has entered the chat,
Apple AR Headset rumors continue,
Can you hear me judge? I'm not a cat.
Thread on remote work by Firstbase CEO,
Terminal,
Facebook making Clubhouse clone,
Instagram is de-ranking TikToks,
Follow Frederique on Instagram,
Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon, and
Join our Discord!
Feb 13, 202157:17

GainsStop
GainsStop
CW: suicide
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about another... wild week in tech:
Gambling addiction support,
Robinhood,
Elon ranting about Tesla shorts,
Alexander Kearns' death,
Chamath's interview,
Dutch Child Benefits Scandal,
Facebook Newsletters,
Twitter acquisition of Revue,
James Bond reshoot, and
Join our Discord!
Jan 31, 202158:25

Repetitive Slack Injury
Repetitive Slack Injury
Owen and Zach talk about this week's tech happening. Frederique was off this week, but will be back next episode.
Clubhouse, the product management tool,
Project Loon shuts down,
Google v. Australia,
Samsung rugged tablet,
3Mbps Up is enough says Ajit Pai,
RSI resources,
Logitech MX ERGO,
Remi,
GitHub Nazis,
Harassment on Clubhouse,
Join our Discord (instead of Clubhouse)!
Jan 24, 202101:00:03

Dinosaur Eraser
Dinosaur Eraser
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech:
CES happened,
Samsung robots,
Roku bought Quibi rights,
Intel CEO ousted,
Affirm IPO,
Windows 10x,
New Philips Hue, and
Join us in Discord, win prizes!
Jan 17, 202101:07:16

Neopets >>>>>>> Neobanks
Neopets >>>>>>> Neobanks
Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back for 2021! This week, we talked about:
Signal's new signups,
Facebook data sharing from WhatsApp,
AirMessage,
Your Phone app,
Twitter buys Breaker & Ueno,
Trump banned from everything,
Alphabet Workers Union,
Simple and Azlo shut down,
Twitter Spaces,
Halli's thread about Ueno layoffs,
TransferWise (referral link),
Chime,
App Blacklist (Alipay, WeChat, QQ),
MasterCard/Visa banning porn transactions,
Jack Ma,
Alexa page rank, and
Join us in Discord!
Jan 11, 202101:02:33

Cyberpunk'd 2020
Cyberpunk'd 2020
Frederique, Owen, and Zach close out 2020 with top tech topics. Show notes coming soon!
Dec 22, 202054:24

AirbnbPods Max
AirbnbPods Max
This week, Owen and Zach talked tech, specifically:
AirPods Max,
Airbnb IPO,
Just a few of Facebook's many lawsuits,
Surface Pro X 64 bit emulation,
Pixel feature drop,
DoorDash IPO,
The shit inside Pinterest,
Timnit & Google, and
Join us in Discord!
Dec 13, 202050:52

Slackforce
Slackforce
Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode:
Owen's Pomodoro timer,
Google fired top ethicist in unethical way,
Salesforce buys Slack,
Warner Brothers movie release schedule,
Paul Ford (Ftrain)'s Medium article,
Johnny Rodgers from Slack on Twitter,
Apple Music replay,
Bézier wrapped, and
Join us in Discord!
Dec 06, 202057:44

Panic Roomba
Panic Roomba
Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode:
Thanksgiving butternut squash,
AWS Down,
Slack - Salesforce,
Twitter Spaces,
Small Business Saturday,
Join our Discord for the #deals,
Snap Spotlight,
Instagram Guides,
Libra,
Stadia roadmap, and (again)
Join us in Discord!
Nov 30, 202059:42

Timeline Goes Sideways
Timeline Goes Sideways
Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest in tech news & ethics. On this week's episode:
Fleets,
Apple M1,
Black Friday started early,
Instagram shopping,
Netflix TV,
Apple monitoring app opens,
Sara Dietschy M1 video, and
Join us in Discord!
Nov 22, 202052:50

Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the latest Apple chips, California Prop 22, and more!
Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
Nov 12, 202057:22

Tablet Pupdates
Tablet Pupdates
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we discuss:
Apple One,
Surface Pro X,
ReMarkable 2,
Prop 22,
Raspberry Pi 400,
Game Pass,
Descript,
Add Spotify music to podcast shows,
Owen's puppy pictures,
Boox by Onyx,
Gameboy book light, and
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/gF75EeZ
Nov 08, 202047:20

No On Prop 22
No On Prop 22
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about:
show notes coming soon!
Oct 28, 202059:48

Laptop Go-ing Nowhere
Laptop Go-ing Nowhere
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we discussed:
(Show note hyperlinks coming soon! You may have to delete and re-download episode for updated notes)
Prime Day
Owen's article on Surface Laptop Go
Steve Jobs schools
Microsoft Data Centers Netherlands
Google Hum
Hound voice assistant
Amazon returns tracked to trash
The True Cost
NPR story about plastic recycling
Laptop Sruface Go base is recycled plastic
Plastic is not recyclable article
Amazon Podcasts
Matthew laptop go review
Surface Pro X
x86 emulation
iPhone carrier subsidized prices
Teenage Engineering Radio
Layout FM
Join us in Discord to tell us what you're buying!
Oct 18, 202001:03:43

It's just a chip
It's just a chip
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! And this week, we did live-streamed it. Join us in Discord to listen to our next live stream: discord.gg/gF75EeZ
Apple v. Congress,
Facebook banning QAnon,
Facebook says no political ads after the election,
Design Director at Wordpress is a fascist,
Facebook oversight board,
Google Workspace,
Slack Stories,
Slack Shoes,
Loom's looming rebrand,
mmhmm.app,
Amazon Luna,
FitBit acquisition,
Surface Pro X,
Surface Hub 2S,
Google Jamboard,
Lenovo X1 Fold,
Apple Event,
AirTags,
Pogs,
Surface All Access,
Broadcast Amsterdam, and
Join us in Discord!
Oct 11, 202001:01:11

4a 5G Pro Go X
4a 5G Pro Go X
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech!
Google Meet noise canceling,
Surface Laptop Go,
Launch Night In,
Launch Night In unboxing,
Fire TV Zoom support,
Layout.fm,
Logitech video conferencing,
Nexus Q,
Amazon spy drone,
Amazon event,
The Vergecast,
Ring device that records police,
Google Pixel earbuds (wired),
Microsoft Surface announcement,
Pixelbook pulled from Google Store,
iPad mini-LED screen leak,
Amazon Luna,
Broadcast Amsterdam,
Teenage Engineering radio
Join us in Discord!
Oct 04, 202001:04:11

Charged Tech Podcast Trailer
Charged Tech Podcast Trailer
We're Charged Tech Podcast; Owen Williams, Frederique Matti, and Zach Grosser. We're a show about technology and how it shapes the world around us. From ethics in the technology industry to social networks, and the latest iPhone, we cover it all. Hope you enjoy! char.gd/podcast
Sep 28, 202000:17

We(can't)Chat
We(can't)Chat
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about:
Plastic not recyclable,
Carbon offset forests burned down,
People buying the wrong Xbox,
Apple releases iOS 14 with little notice to devs,
iOS 14 home screen customization,
TikTok deal (evolving story),
WeChat cut off,
China prepares tech companies ban list,
Join us in Discord! And if you're in Amsterdam, listen to us on the radio next week.
Sep 26, 202043:08

Big DS Energy
Big DS Energy
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Owen's Surface Duo (as he holds it!) and
Intel rebrand,
Intel's 11th-gen chips,
CenturyLink Outage,
Russia and the App Store,
MSi Summit,
Aluminum shortage,
Myspace deleted all the data,
Anthony Levandowski,
Wireless Charging is bad,
The Verge comparison of folding phones, and
Join us in Discord to discuss any and all of the above!
Sep 07, 202059:52

30%, Cut
30%, Cut
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about
Facebook login required for Oculus,
Facebook Messenger replaces Instagram DMs,
The KopieID app,
Zoom in Facebook Portal,
Duo becoming Google Meet?,
Duo gets video effects,
Apple hits $2T,
Epic vs. Apple,
Let us know in Discord what app getting banned would make you switch phones,
Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite,
Apple production in India,
WeChat blocked,
California vs. Uber/Lyft,
GeForce Now for Chrome OS,
DNC with no technical issues,
Adobe MAX is free,
Adobe 99U event,
The Next Web conference, and
Tell us in Discord if you are attending a conference online this year.
Aug 22, 202001:18:27

The New BlackBerry
The New BlackBerry
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about
The Microsoft Surface Duo,
U.S. TikTok ban,
WeChat caught in the cross-fire,
Register to Vote with Snapchat,
Facebook bans Blackface in the Netherlands,
Snake YouTube,
OnePlus Nord,
Pitch.com,
Hire Zach to design your slides zacht.studio, and
Join us in Discord!
Aug 17, 202051:18

RT help
RT help
Frederique, Owen, and Zach would like to know more, but also would like to know less about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week we discuss:
Twitter bans Qanon,
Twitter hacked by social engineers,
OnePlus Nord, OnePlus Buds, OnePlus Fortnite phone,
PocketCast guy goes to Apple Podcasts,
GPT-3,
Owen's tweet about Twitter hack,
Twitter post about the security breach,
Darknet Diaries,
Joe Rogan platforming a transphobe,
Marc Levoy goes to Adobe,
Let us know in Discord if you'd be interested in a premium Charged that comes with exclusive livestreams,
Google Meet new features,
mmhmm.app,
Specialist is now QuickCarl, and
Join us in Discord.
Jul 25, 202053:27

Joanne the Scanner
Joanne the Scanner
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week we talk about:
Facebook API takes down half the iOS apps,
Tech leaders go to Congress,
Slack acquires Rimeto and the Stewart Butterfield interview about it,
Sony investing in Fortnite,
Doxie scanners,
Doxy sex toys,
If you have a scanner recommendation for Frederique let us know in Discord,
Artist Joseph Scheer,
TikTok banned in India and TikTok celebrity commits suicide,
U.S. might ban TikTok,
Your clipboard is being copied, iOS 14 tells us,
Tom Hanks on the move to Apple TV+,
Google Home Nest leaked, and
Join us in Discord to play Fortnite with us.
Jul 11, 202001:06:33

it is what it is
it is what it is
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! This week we covered:
Taylor Lorenz,
eyemoutheye,
WWDC new format,
Facebook advertisers leaving in droves,
Let us know in Discord if you are going to buy a next-gen console and does the appearance influence your decision?,
Surface All Access,
Starlink sign-up,
Microsoft stores closing,
Developer Transition Kit Mac Mini,
iOS widgets,
Snap partner summit,
Snapchat racist filter,
Follow Zach on are.na/zach-grosser, and
Join us in Discord
Jul 04, 202001:08:31

#BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This episode we talk about:
Colin Kaepernick joins Medium's Board,
Alexis Ohanian steps down from Reddit's Board,
Zoom backtracking after pressure,
Former eBay execs sent spiders, pig fetus to couple in cyberstalking plot,
PS5 revealed,
Inaccessible audio Tweets,
MKBHD Android 11 beta,
Black Lives Matter education resources: withuiswerk.nl, pb-resources.com,
TikTok hiding Black Lives Matter hashtag,
Instagram Blackout,
Read it before you Tweet it,
The latest episode of Reply All,
HEY.com launches,
Apple rejects HEY app from the App Store,
Superhuman tracking,
EU antitrust investigation into Apple App Store,
Spotify's timetoplayfair.com,
Join us in Discord, we'll be doing something around WWDC.
Jun 21, 202054:27

Theranos of AR
Theranos of AR
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! The show notes for this episode follow without hyperlinks, I'll add links shortly!
Clubhouse,
Facebook Catch Up,
Twitter/Trump/Zuck,
Nebula,
YourStack,
Tella,
Apple Glasses,
Focals by North,
Snap Spectacles,
Oculus,
Daniel Suarez,
Magic Leap loses CEO gets funding,
Leap Motion is the company we confused it with,
Hololens by Microsoft,
Microsoft Build: Fluid,
Owen's website page "What I use",
Houseparty,
FB Messenger Rooms, J
oe Rogan Show moves to Spotify,
Video podcasts on Spotify,
Revision3,
Spotify Concerts, and
Join us in Discord!
Jun 02, 202001:02:29

Under the Surface
Under the Surface
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the state of the (tech) world. This week, we chatted about
Jack gives 1 billion,
Twitter goes WFH,
Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3,
EarPod Commercial,
Microsoft BUILD (May 19–20, 2020),
Webflow University,
Affinity creative apps,
Adobe Spark, and
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
May 17, 202057:57

5G means 5 Giraffe
5G means 5 Giraffe
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about:
Airbnb layoffs,
Elon Musk's crazy tweets,
Sri Lanka No Reservations,
Talkspace,
Coursera's quarantine growth,
Chamath Palihapitiya to billionaires and airlines: "Who cares?",
WSJ article about Airbnb hosts, and
Specialist by Punchlist.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
May 11, 202059:44

Wedding, but Make It Animal Crossing
Wedding, but Make It Animal Crossing
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech. This episode, we covered:
The Facebook review process for Instagram effects,
SuperHi's Spark AR tutorial,
Owen's latest Chrome extension,
Catalyst on YouTube,
Snap Camera for desktop,
Quibi,
iPad Pro keyboard case,
Elevation Lab's iPad easel,
Contact tracing hackathon in the Netherlands,
COVID-19 tracking in the U.S. by Palantir,
Facebook ads coming to WhatsApp, and
A wedding in Animal Crossing.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Apr 27, 202001:13:10

The Wheels on the Mac Pro Go Round and...
The Wheels on the Mac Pro Go Round and...
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about
The new iPhone SE,
United layoffs after a bailout,
Booking.com asks for assistance, but pays little taxes,
Expensive Mac Pro wheels,
App downloads increase during lockdown,
Google Classroom "cheating",
Project Loon, and
Contact Tracing.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Apr 19, 202001:00:31

npm: New Horizons
npm: New Horizons
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the latest in tech and how it's shaping the world around us. This week:
Apple buys Dark Sky,
Microsoft Teams is growing fast,
Microsoft Teams for Family and Friends,
Playstation delaying game launches,
Zoom is the worst,
Facebook Portal TV out of stock,
T-Mobile buys Sprint,
Zoombombing,
Microsoft Editor,
Notion raises $50M,
GitHub buys npm,
Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board,
Animal Crossing craze,
Control, and
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Apr 04, 202001:02:43

Ain't No Party Like A Houseparty
Ain't No Party Like A Houseparty
Show notes coming soon!
Mar 29, 202001:15:38

Data Caps Were Fake All Along
Data Caps Were Fake All Along
NOTE: This episode was recorded on 13 March, 2020. As the global situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly, some content in this episode is likely out of date already and some content was edited out post-recording. Please turn to your local government and health officials for the latest information.
Stripe supporting Nazi payments (Twitter thread),
Sounder.fm raises $1.8M,
Spotify buying the Ringer,
Zach reminisces over Revision3,
Owen is going to write about his Surface Pro X on OneZero,
Shopify is giving employees $1,000 for working from home,
AT&T data caps pulled,
Be cautious of Zoom's privacy policy, and
Long finger Jenga.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Mar 18, 202001:02:33

Charged joins the Libra Association
Charged joins the Libra Association
NOTE: This episode was recorded on 28 February, 2020. As the global situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly, some content in this episode is likely out of date already and some content was edited out post-recording. Please turn to your local government and health officials for the latest information.
Owen fed Mika (or at least tried to) with an IoT device,
$ZOOM Shares Double Amid Coronavirus Concerns. But Investors Mistakenly Bet on the Wrong Company,
Shopify joins the Libra Association,
iPad trackpad rumors,
Our new moon,
Activision pulls out of GeForce Now, and
Live plow map for Toronto: PlowTO.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Mar 18, 202034:24

Payday Moans
Payday Moans
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech! Including:
John Gruber does a racist,
Payday loans from Patreon,
HQ Trivia's saga,
Bezos Earth Fund,
Watch the making of this episode on YouTube,
Patreon's pricing change,
Kickstarter Union,
Follow Mike Monteiro,
Watch American Factory,
Don't watch Goop Lab,
Twitter employees caught spying for Saudi Arabia, and
Reset: The teens tricking Instagram.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Mar 01, 202050:43

Be-caucus I Said So
Be-caucus I Said So
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk tech and:
Goldman Sachs' new rule: At least 1 woman on the board or you can't go public,
Zach's other podcast, Bézier,
The Iowa Caucus app,
We live-streamed the recording of this episode on YouTube,
Owen's Pixelbook Go, and
Dieter's Surface Pro X video.
Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!
Feb 24, 202001:06:05

Teach a Man to Catfish
Teach a Man to Catfish
Show notes coming soon!
Feb 15, 202001:21:46

Not My Forténite
Not My Forténite
Frederique and Owen chat about:
Fortnite influencer, Ninja, now sold as a skin,
Microsoft is going carbon negative,
Owen recommends Kotn ethical clothing,
Wikipedia is back online in Turkey after two years,
Facebook's really bad boomer tweets,
And stick around after the outro music for an editor's note from Zach.
Join us in Discord and leave a voice message!
Jan 25, 202053:25

Post-CES
Post-CES
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about:
The Blloc phone (again),
TCL's phones,
Digital assistants... with a twist,
The Verge's CES coverage,
Twitter was at CES,
Impossible Foods' new meat,
Zach's future laptop: the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook,
Sony's car,
Hyundai and Uber's flying car,
Zus car accessory, and
Rotating TVs.
Join us in Discord and leave a voice message!
Jan 19, 202001:00:60

Pre-CES
Pre-CES
Frederique, Owen, and Zach start off 2020 with the Blloc phone, CES, the Playstation 5 logo, and more!
Join us in Discord and leave a voice message
Jan 19, 202059:42

The Year Was Twenty-Ninetech
The Year Was Twenty-Ninetech
Frederique, Owen, and Zach recap 2019's tech, Charged, and more!
Jan 05, 202001:00:48

Scratching the Surface
Scratching the Surface
Frederique, Owen, and Zach freeze over hell! We talk Surface, Windows, Cybertruck, Stadia, Light Phone II, and more.
Two idiots one keyboard
Riker Googling
Erica Joy's Light Phone II take
Stadia is out
Cybertruck
Surface Laptop 3
Surface Pro 7
Google's Black Friday sale page
Creative Cloud Black Friday discount
Owen's article: Apple has been gaslighting us for years
Unigram
Zach's tweet on Windows
Surface Buds delayed
Google Pixel Buds
Join us in Discord and leave a voice message
Nov 23, 201901:01:38

Adobe ZAX
Adobe ZAX
Frederique and Zach talk Adobe MAX, Microsoft Surface hardware, and more!
Zach's review of Apple TV+,
LumaFusion for video/audio editing on the iPad,
Adobe MAX opening keynote,
Sneaks from Adobe MAX,
Photoshop Camera coming soon,
Adobe Sensei is the name,
Surface Laptop 3 is in the house,
FACEBOOK,
SoftBank slides,
Zach Lieberman,
Fitbit acquired by Google,
Join our Discord and leave a voice message.
Nov 11, 201901:04:46

Zuck Goes to Washington (Again)
Zuck Goes to Washington (Again)
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about:
Logitech keyboards and mice,
Marcin Wichary,
Zach's future Light Phone 2,
Pokemon on the Pixel 4,
Allekabels,
A Bill Gates documentary,
How Billionaire philanthropy doesn't work,
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell,
WeWork competitors Terminal, Spaces, The Wing, and You & Sundry,
Facebook hearings at the U.S. House of Representatives, and
Join our Discord and leave a voice message.
Followed by a note from Yorick.
Nov 08, 201901:05:35

Updated Fortnitely
Updated Fortnitely
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Fortnite, Google's hardware event, and introduce a brand new segment for the end of the show!
Stadia launches on Nov 19,
Fortnite update,
Lady Gaga asks the important questions,
Watch the Google event,
Pixelbook Go,
Pixel 4,
Pixel 4 not available in India,
Martha Stewart's broken iPad,
Listen to Keep It!
Join our Discord
Record a message for us
Oct 19, 201952:23

Moral(e) Bankruptcy
Moral(e) Bankruptcy
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about everything wrong.
We complain about:
Apple,
Facebook,
GitHub,
Adobe,
and More!
We also chat about hardware season and (Not) Pink Pixelbooks.
More show notes coming soon!
Oct 15, 201946:12

HONK HONK (feat. Mika)
HONK HONK (feat. Mika)
Frederique, Owen, Mika, and Zach talk about
Rust,
The Untitled Goose Game,
Goat Simulator,
Instagram Threads by Facebook,
The Microsoft Surface event (watch it here),
Adobe Fresco,
Procreate, and
The upcoming Google hardware event.
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Leave us a voice message
Oct 06, 201959:15

Normally-sized Hands
Normally-sized Hands
Frederique and Zach recap Apple's latest keynote.
Apple Event September 2019
Uber Layoffs
WeWork disasters
iPadOS
16" MacBook Pro rumours
Apple Arcade
iOS 13
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Sep 12, 201933:09

Justin TrudOwen
Justin TrudOwen
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about:
Frederique's new keyboard
IFA 2019
Computex 2019
ASUS's wild, leather laptop and Project Precog
The Microsoft Courier
Upcoming Surface event is on October 2nd
Surface Mobile Mouse
Peloton and mirror.co
YouTube gets $170M fine for COPPA violation
Apple and Google beef over Project Zero uncovering several iOS vulnerabilities used against the Uighur community, furthering the humanitarian crisis
Super Pumped by Mike Isaac is out now, read an excerpt
Owen sets up Eero and recommends Pi-Hole
Frederique is playing Rust now
Join our Discord!
Sep 07, 201950:20

Windows Into Your Soul
Windows Into Your Soul
Frederique and Zach chat about:
Apple event
Microsoft event
Fairphone 3
Dell Chromebook for Enterprise
Light Phone 2
Facebook's WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption
World of Warcraft Classic
Microsoft's Surface lineup
Workin' Moms
DuckDuckGo
Facebook's Threads app
Ello
Chrome Unboxed
Share your hardware/software setup in Discord
Leave us a voice message
Aug 30, 201901:03:57

WeeWork
WeeWork
Frederique and Zach talk tech!
Talk with us about Frederique's PC build.
Sara Dietschy on creators ditching macOS.
A pink laptop!
Marshall Multi-room Speakers.
Latest Stadia Live Stream.
Røde Caster Pro.
Join Discord and show us your workspace!
Apple unpatched a patch.
FAA bans recalled MacBook Pros for all flights.
Stop vaping please.
We Company IPO is full of red flags.
Streaks habit building app.
Google ditches dessert names with Android 10.
Aug 23, 201901:06:22

Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Blogs, so I Put Tumblr Inside WordPress
Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Blogs, so I Put Tumblr Inside WordPress
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk AR, Tumblr, and more! And sorry for the audio issues this week!
Aug 17, 201947:60

Shadow-presenting Nipples
Shadow-presenting Nipples
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about several data breaches, age discrimination at IBM, hate groups on Discord and Cloudflare, Instagram shadow bans, and more!
Aug 01, 201951:15

Build A PC Inside Your Brain
Build A PC Inside Your Brain
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the tech news of the week while Owen rebuilds his PC. This episode was also live streamed, check it out on YouTube too!
Jul 21, 201946:18

Malware has joined the conference call
Malware has joined the conference call
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Zoom Malware, the Nintendo Switch Lite, Zach's social media detox, the 12" Macbook (RIP), and more!
Jul 12, 201945:31

SuperInhumane
SuperInhumane
Fiverr review
Warehouses on Last Week Tonight
Jony Ive leaves Apple, starts LoveFrom
Apple Watch design video
Jony Ive Christmas Tree
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
MacBook keyboard updates inbound
Superhuman tracking pixels
7M Venmo transactions published on GitHub
Join our Discord
Jul 04, 201948:06

Zuck Bucks
Zuck Bucks
Frederique, Blev, Owen, and Zach talk about $WORK and Facebook ~Libra
Jun 22, 201901:07:24

Games, Gatekeeping, & Gigabit Ethernet
Games, Gatekeeping, & Gigabit Ethernet
Jun 14, 201950:24

Stadia Tycoon
Stadia Tycoon
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about gaming and Apple, and one of us might build a Windows computer. Can you guess who?
Jun 08, 201901:01:21

Ive-ry Tower
Ive-ry Tower
Frederique and Zach chat about WWDC rumors just days before Apple's WWDC.
Jun 01, 201958:09

Profit Over Planet
Profit Over Planet
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about Apple's new laptop with the same old problem, Huawei and the future of the industry, Amazon's shareholders valuing profit over planet, and more!
May 23, 201959:42

IP Woes
IP Woes
Frederique and Owen chat about WhatsApp delivered malware, Google I/O, a Facebook co-founder going off, the Uber IPO, and more!
May 20, 201946:40

Special edition: Google Nest Home Hub Max 3A XL
Special edition: Google Nest Home Hub Max 3A XL
A very special, quick hot-take edition of the show, with Frederique, Zach, Owen and special guest Mac Living, to talk about what just happened at Google I/O?
May 07, 201929:42

I'll take Tumblr for $400, Alex
I'll take Tumblr for $400, Alex
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Facebook's latest blunders (just like every week!)
May 05, 201901:11:58

Go Home Luminary, You're Drunk
Go Home Luminary, You're Drunk
Frederique, Owen, and Zach celebrate crossing the 100-episode mark while talking about Luminary and more.
Apr 26, 201901:07:52

You're Folding It Wrong
You're Folding It Wrong
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the Samsung Galaxy Fold flopping before it gets out the door.
Apr 22, 201955:33

Pödcåst
Pödcåst
Frederique, Owen, and Zach chat about the new IKEA + Sonos collab and Snap.
Apr 14, 201954:50

Charged+
Charged+
Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the latest Apple event, subscription overwhelm, UK porn vouchers, and more!
Mar 29, 201901:16:35

Yet Another Wi-Fi Device: Your Controller
Yet Another Wi-Fi Device: Your Controller
Frederique and Owen talk about the tech news of the week, including Google's Stadia announcement at GDC.
Mar 25, 201901:00:41

The LAN before time
The LAN before time
This week, Frederique, Owen and Zach dive deep on Spotify's spat with Apple: is it fair that Apple takes 30% of each purchase? Then, we talk about the future of gaming ~in the cloud~ and much, much more.
Mar 19, 201955:13

095: Update Your Sh*t
095: Update Your Sh*t
Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about this week's tech news including Mark Zuckerburg's latest manifesto, upcoming tech IPOs, and a nasty Google Chrome vulnerability (don't forget to update!)
Mar 09, 201901:05:02

094: All Over The News
094: All Over The News
Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back in the same room to do a lightning round rundown of the past month of news.
Mar 03, 201953:55

093: Face(palm)Time
093: Face(palm)Time
This week, Frederique and Zach talk about Apple and Facebook's multiple blunders and privacy violations.
Feb 03, 201901:00:26

092: Queer Eye for the Security Guy
092: Queer Eye for the Security Guy
Jan 20, 201949:34

091: Consumer Electronics Sham
091: Consumer Electronics Sham
Jan 16, 201956:10

090: App Store Boom and Bust
090: App Store Boom and Bust
Jan 11, 201954:35

089: The highs and lows of tech in 2018
089: The highs and lows of tech in 2018
This week, something a little different: Zach, Frederique and Owen talk through our highlights in the tech industry from 2018... then the low points. There's so much and we tried to fit it all! We look forward to 2019, and what it has in store, too.
Dec 23, 201845:31

088: He Wasn't Like Zuck, He Was A Human
088: He Wasn't Like Zuck, He Was A Human
Zach and Owen get nerdy about browsers this week, after the news that Microsoft will make a historic change to its web browser (RIP, Internet Explorer). Also, we talk about what that means for ~apps~ and a bunch of other stuff, like how weird the podcasting industry is.
Dec 16, 201801:03:27

087: Men Are Trash
087: Men Are Trash
Zach, Frederique and Owen get into a deep discussion this week on one big thing: why is Tumblr cracking down on NSFW content? And why are sex workers so discriminated against online?
Dec 07, 201849:46

086: Cat Poop Smeared Moral Compass
086: Cat Poop Smeared Moral Compass
Frederique, Zach and Owen discuss Facebook's terrible year, how the company got here, then how we think it should be dealt with. Oh, and about when your robot vacuum goes terribly wrong.
Dec 02, 201859:45

085: A Marketplace of Souls
085: A Marketplace of Souls
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach discuss the holidays, the new iPad Pro—two weeks later—and, unfortunately, Facebook again.
Nov 24, 201801:08:15

084: The Best, Worst PC Replacement
084: The Best, Worst PC Replacement
This week Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about the new iPad Pros, the Google Walkout, and Facebook admitting (and hiding) their most harmful impact yet.
Nov 10, 201858:44

083: I Don't Need Alexa in My Microwave
083: I Don't Need Alexa in My Microwave
This week Frederique and Owen talk about Halloween, old tech, voice assistants, the upcoming iPad event, VR, and more!
Oct 29, 201850:34

082: Switching My Phone to a... Drone?
082: Switching My Phone to a... Drone?
This week Owen and Zach talk about iPhones and Pixels, Adobe MAX, Photoshop for the iPad, iPad Pro rumors, drones, and more!
Oct 20, 201801:04:57

081: The Switcher's Dilemma
081: The Switcher's Dilemma
We're back! After a little bit of travel and scheduling conflicts, Frederique, Owen, and Zach are back to talk about Facebook, Instagram, iPhones, Pixels, and more.
Oct 14, 201801:23:23

080: Live from a sweaty camper (and also XOXO)
080: Live from a sweaty camper (and also XOXO)
Sep 07, 201821:16

079: 99% of the time it works 10% of the time
079: 99% of the time it works 10% of the time
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen discuss an app that promised to replace birth control, but didn't work as advertised... and a new trend: companies trying to get around the 30% cut that Apple takes from their profits.
Sep 03, 201851:20

078: Can You Hear Me Now?
078: Can You Hear Me Now?
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen try to figure out how Google lost an entire box of Pixel 3 XL's, and what the difference between an ad-funded business model means in reality. Tune in for this, and many more hot takes!
Aug 26, 201846:40

077: The fight for your digital wellbeing
077: The fight for your digital wellbeing
This week, Zach, Owen and Frederique discuss the push for Digital Wellbeing, and how everyone from Google to Facebook is pushing to stop you from being too addicted (or at least to use their blocker instead of someone else's). That, and a whole episode of hot takes, one after another.
Aug 20, 201847:15

076: Money is Just Paper and There's No One to Hold It
076: Money is Just Paper and There's No One to Hold It
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Magic Leap's first run at a headset, and how it somehow isn't vaporware already. Also, some deep discussion about Twitter (and why they're terrible at running Twitter), and much more!
Aug 12, 201848:42
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075: [redacted] by the Government
075: [redacted] by the Government
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about Google's push back into China with a censored search engine, Apple's blockbuster earnings and a whole lot more.
Aug 05, 201852:22

074: The Big Mobile Duopoly
074: The Big Mobile Duopoly
This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about the EU's decision to fine Google billions for breaking the rules with Android, and whether or not this might doom smartphones forever. And, we introduce a new 'hot takes' segment, with tweet-sized takes on the week's news.
Jul 30, 201845:09

073: A Giant 3 Billion Person Democracy
073: A Giant 3 Billion Person Democracy
This week, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Mark Zuckerberg's recent interview and Amazon's Prime Day.
Jul 23, 201847:33

072: Can We Have A New Internet?
072: Can We Have A New Internet?
On the show this week we talk about the Internet of Things and how the tools of the digital age are being used to harass, along with a discussion about the all-new MacBooks that came out of nowhere. This episode contains discussions about domestic violence, so if that's something you'd like to skip, we understand.
Jul 17, 201801:06:27

071: Order an Uber from the Bus?
071: Order an Uber from the Bus?
On this edition of charged tech, Frederique, Owen, and Zach discussed Fortnite, mail apps reading your email, Microsoft's Westworld-esque folding device, Intel, battery tech, and ordering an Uber from the bus.
Jul 07, 201856:10

070: Big Click Energy
070: Big Click Energy
Morning edition of Charged Tech, with Frederique, Owen, and Zach recording with coffee instead of wine. Is Twitter's moral compass the reason they can't launch things? Jack announced a thing that might fix it—if you can read it in the screenshot of text he put on Twitter.
Jul 02, 201858:49

069: IG killed the FB star
069: IG killed the FB star
In this media-focused episode, Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about Instagram TV and the rise of Podcasts, the slowest moving train ever.
Jun 25, 201801:18:20

068: Microsoft + GitHub = Good?
068: Microsoft + GitHub = Good?
This week, we're excited to have Frederique back as all three of us discuss GitHub and Microsoft, Fortnite for Switch, Apple's crackdown on trackers, and more.
Jun 16, 201801:03:18

067: The War for Time Well Spent
067: The War for Time Well Spent
This week, Zach and Owen tackle WWDC, and try to tackle everything Apple announced, why it matters, and what we thought of the event. Stick around for a discussion about the scooter invasion of San Francisco, Sonos' entire game explained and much more.
Jun 09, 201801:12:51

066: What could WWDC be about, and the one weird trick that might save Snapchat
066: What could WWDC be about, and the one weird trick that might save Snapchat
This week we chat about WWDC, and the lack of... anything meaty rumored around the event. Nerd out with us before Monday about what might happen at the event. We also look at the GDPR madness, and what happened after Friday last week in Europe, as well as what might just save Snap.
Jun 01, 201801:04:30

065: We've updated our privacy policy...
065: We've updated our privacy policy...
This week, Owen, Frederique, and Zach talk about GDPR (don't worry, it's not as boring as all the emails) and The Zuck facing off in Europe.
May 25, 201847:00

064: I/O, WWDC and tech announcement season
064: I/O, WWDC and tech announcement season
This week Zach's in America, so Frederique and Owen talk about Google's developer conference, its new AI tools, Android P and what could possibly be coming at WWDC! If you're curious about the implications of AI and ethics, this episode's for you.
May 20, 201848:35

063: Workflows, and how we Get Stuff Done
063: Workflows, and how we Get Stuff Done
This week, Owen, Frederique and Zach take on workflows. We discuss what we use to get things done, the tools we love, and what's changed the game for us this year. We'll cover hardware, software and even offline tools that help us make the most of our day, and everything inbetween. Full list of tools at chargedpodcast.com soon.
May 07, 201801:08:30

062: Google's bold new Gmail design, Alexa for Kids and peak smartphone
062: Google's bold new Gmail design, Alexa for Kids and peak smartphone
This week on Charged Tech Podcast, Frederique, Zach and Owen discuss Google's bold, but safe, Gmail redesign, Alexa for Kids and the privacy implications of smart devices, peak smartphone and a whole lot more.
Apr 30, 201801:14:15

Chapter Two: Our new show, and new hosts are finally here!
Chapter Two: Our new show, and new hosts are finally here!
It's finally time — Charged Podcast Chapter Two is here, with our two new amazing hosts, Frederique and Zach. Listen in as we get to know each other, and talk about the latest in tech including Google's questionable iMessage killer, how the iPad fits into everything, and our love for Twitter and the shift to private communities. Show notes and links to our hosts online at chargedpodcast.com and let us know what you think via @chargedtech on Twitter.
Apr 22, 201801:06:56

060: We have some news — Goodbye, and hello again
060: We have some news — Goodbye, and hello again
We've got bittersweet news: John's leaving us. Charged Podcast isn't going away, but to focus on his startup, John is moving on. We'll have an exciting new format, with two new co-hosts alongside Owen in the next few weeks, but until then, join us for our very last episode together for now. Full details and shownotes at http://chargedpodcast.com
Apr 12, 201844:00

059: What do Apple, tractors and Nebraska have in common?
059: What do Apple, tractors and Nebraska have in common?
This week on the podcast, we talk about DRM in tractors, and the fight for farmers' right to repair their own machines and... John makes a HomePod confession.
Feb 21, 201845:15

058: HomePod to Apple, can you read me?
058: HomePod to Apple, can you read me?
This week, we tackle HomePod, whether or not John ordered one, and why he's excited about it — along with Hawaii's missile accident, UX in government and other great discussions about where the living room is moving to in the self-driving future. Enjoy, and say hi on Twitter! We're on @chargedtech.
Feb 11, 201850:18

057: Cryptoparty, Face ID and Apple's shady battery dealings
057: Cryptoparty, Face ID and Apple's shady battery dealings
It's been a busy month, but we're finally back on the horse. On this episode we talk about Owen getting into crypto, and what's going on with the craze, the iPhone's Face ID "issues" plus how Apple's shady dealings with battery + performance might hurt for a long time. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Dec 28, 201751:44

056: Tesla's cash crater and a special secret just for you
056: Tesla's cash crater and a special secret just for you
We talk about some very exciting Charged news, and a secret just for you... oh and technology, like Tesla's insane cash burn, Uber's cover up, AI and how everyone can't stop talking about Bitcoin. If you want to join re:Charged we'd love our listeners to get a first peek -- visit chargedpodcast.com for a signup URL, coupon and links for this podcast.
Nov 30, 201753:51

Special Edition: Rod Drury on being Pixel Curious
Special Edition: Rod Drury on being Pixel Curious
A very special edition of Charged Tech, our first ever full episode with a guest: Rod Drury, CEO of Xero, joins us to talk about the iPhone X, where Apple's at, HomePod, the ecosystem's cracks, being Pixel curious and NZ's super speedy internet. Back to the usual schedule from this weekend!
Nov 24, 201735:49

055: iPhone X and the case of the missing Donald Trump
055: iPhone X and the case of the missing Donald Trump
This week on Charged Tech Podcast John and Owen debate the implications of one employee banning Trump from Twitter for 11 minutes, the Russian Facebook tampering aaaaand what you've all been waiting for: a giant discussion about the now released iPhone X.
Nov 07, 201755:45

054: Is Google getting good at hardware?
054: Is Google getting good at hardware?
It's the episode you've been waiting for: Owen attends the Google Pixel event IRL in San Francisco, then reports back on what he thinks – as well as a longer discussion about people who keep saying VR is dead. Much much more on this episode and we're super sorry it took so long!
Oct 20, 201751:55

053: The iPhone X and what really matters
053: The iPhone X and what really matters
This week John and Owen discuss Apple's September event, and you might be surprised by how closely we agree the iPhone X is a bastion of the future where computers can see the world, not just take photos. That, and lots of discussion about the weird CCleaner hack, e-SIM cards and more! Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Sep 23, 201759:56

052: Tech companies fight for your favorite movies
052: Tech companies fight for your favorite movies
This week, a huuuuge discussion about how Apple, Amazon and other technology companies are fighting it out for the rights to your favorite movies (specifically James Bond right now). That, and self-driving car legislation passing the house unanimously, China's full-on ICO ban and how a software engineer hacked a real headphone jack onto the iPhone 7. Sorry for the crap audio quality, John had his microphone backwards ;). Show notes at https://chargedpodcast.com
Sep 10, 201757:48

051: The next iPhone and Apple's narrative
051: The next iPhone and Apple's narrative
OK, this isn't really an Apple episode, but there's a great discussion about the next iPhone and what it means for the company at the end. But, we also talk about Waymo's self-driving heaven and how it's teaching cars to see, shark detecting drones and a whole lot more! Sorry we didn't publish one for a while — we're back at it now! Show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
Sep 01, 201749:15

050: Celebrating 50 episodes of Charged!
050: Celebrating 50 episodes of Charged!
This week we hung out on YouTube with our listeners and recorded Charged Tech episode 50! It was fun, and way more random than normal so listen in and see how it went. There's talk about Snap's terrible stock price, Hyperloop and Owen's weird VR experience. Watch the video instead at chargedpodcast.com!
Aug 11, 201701:10:17

049: Cryptocurrencies and the risks of digital cash
049: Cryptocurrencies and the risks of digital cash
This week on Charged, we discuss how Ethereum got stolen by the millions in just one day, and how it's probably not the future of cryptocurrencies. That, and why we think health wearables are bullshit, and whether or not remote work is something that people \*really\* should be doing or not. Full show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com.
Jul 27, 201748:08

048: SoundCloud might not make it...
048: SoundCloud might not make it...
This week on Charged, we discuss the fall and ultimate demise of SoundCloud as the news rolls in that it's laid off 40 percent of its employees in a bid to stay afloat. Also on the agenda: Waymo dropping many of its claims against Uber, why Tesla miiiight be a little overvalued, and how Photobucket (which is somehow still around) accidentally killed half the web. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com. (I'm aware of the irony of saying that SoundCloud won't make it when this exact track is hosted on SoundCloud, yup).
Jul 10, 201743:42

047: The EU fined Google $2 billion... but was it fair?
047: The EU fined Google $2 billion... but was it fair?
This week on Charged, we talk at length about why the European Union's antitrust ruling that means Google will need to pay €2.42B, could be unfair. And more discussion on Binary Capital, Facebook hitting 2 billion active users \*and\* the epic story of Owen's stolen bike. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Jul 02, 201756:12

046: Uber, sexual harassment and intentionally building culture
046: Uber, sexual harassment and intentionally building culture
This week on Charged, much discussion about Uber’s embattled CEO, Travis Kalanack, who has resigned from the company. And, Amazon’s getting into the grocery game, cryptocurrencies and a bunch of discussion about sexual harassment in the industry following a powerful report in The Information. Notes at chargedpodcast.com
Jun 24, 201758:33

045: Apple's enormous event, distilled
045: Apple's enormous event, distilled
This week, John and Owen tackle one big hairy topic: Apple's enormous developer event. We talk about the future of computing, and how the iPad plays into that, Apple's first take on a smart home speaker, AR and Google's push into adblocking. Jump right into the show, and then grab the notes at chargedpodcast.com
Jun 07, 201751:29

044: B I T C O I N
044: B I T C O I N
OK, Bitcoin and Ethereum are all the rage right now, but are they really worth considering? John and Owen discuss Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency at length, Uber's ongoing woes in self-driving cars and some big advances in machine learning. More at chargedpodcast.com.
May 31, 201753:19

043: The ransomware infecting the world
043: The ransomware infecting the world
This week, John and Owen talk about the ransomware infecting the world, and how avoiding patching Windows is the worst thing you can do. That, and Snap's awful Q1 earnings results, the Improbable $500M investment round, Uber vs Waymo goes to the next level, plus much much more. Enjoy!
May 15, 201746:22

042: The Boring Episode
042: The Boring Episode
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen are in the same room! We talk about Uber's damaging New York Times profile, how normal data collection really is for these companies, their endless lawsuit with Waymo and how rolling back Title II could ruin the internet (or save it, depending on who you ask). Show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
May 03, 201701:05:48

041: Apple has an insane amount of cash sitting around
041: Apple has an insane amount of cash sitting around
If I told you Apple had enough money to buy a bank, healthcare company, car company and get into autonomous vehicles all with money left over, would you believe me? Well, it does: with more than $200 billion lying around, what is Apple saving for? We discuss that, the implications of the company getting into self-driving cars, and how Uber's self-driving car could die. On top of that, a huge discussion about the NSA's capabilities, and what a recent hacking tool dump means for you. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Apr 17, 201701:00:12

040: Would you link your brain with a computer?
040: Would you link your brain with a computer?
Elon Musk has a new company that hopes to wire your brain up to a computer to give you a fighting chance against AI — is that a good idea? How do we avoid creating a world where there's those who are "computer enhanced" and those who aren't? It's a big, heavy discussion about the future of humans putting computers in their bodies, and a whole bunch of other great topics, like why teens don't use the web, if Tesla is overvalued or not and more. Show notes soon at chargedpodcast.com.
Apr 06, 201758:47

039: America wants to sell your browser history
039: America wants to sell your browser history
What does Augmented Reality and a mysterious Apple social app have in common? That Apple is suddenly interested in being “cool” with the teens. That, and Uber’s big mess, Twitter’s rumoured paid plan, how America plans to sell your browser history and more. Get stuck into the show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
Mar 26, 201748:52

038: The ultimate Snapchat episode
038: The ultimate Snapchat episode
Owen wrote a post taking down Snapchat's IPO, but Taylor Lorenz publicly disagreed that the company could derail on Twitter. So, we decided to get her on the podcast to talk about what makes Snapchat unique, how it could be successful in the future and why I'm so wrong. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
Mar 10, 201757:31

037: Toxic workplaces and fostering good culture
037: Toxic workplaces and fostering good culture
In this week's episode we discuss Uber's toxic workplace culture, the rules it's breaking and sexism in tech – and interview a special guest, Ben Uretsky, CEO of DigitalOcean on how they're building an intentional "no assholes" culture. Also discussion on Cloudflare's huge security issue, Amazon Echo being used in a murder case and more. Show notes soon at chargedpodcast.com
Feb 26, 201701:22:52

036: What happens when automation comes for us?
036: What happens when automation comes for us?
This week, Obama's Chief Innovation Officer from the US department of Labor tells us what happens when the robots come for our jobs. That, and Apple's awful Planet of the Apps show, Amazon's Google Hangouts killer, how John converted to Snapchat Spectacles after all and more! Full show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Feb 19, 201701:00:57

035: Snapchat bares all
035: Snapchat bares all
This week John and Owen talk about the secret insides of Snapchat, about to be bared in its S1 filing, the impact of politics on technology, Oculus losing a lawsuit for copyright infringement and an addictive game about startup life. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com
Feb 04, 201753:03

034: Everything is terrible
034: Everything is terrible
2017 isn't off to a great start, even for technology. We talk over Facebook's latest moves to kill Snapchat, how 3DTV is over completely, the doomsday clock ticking forward and a whole lot more. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com.
Jan 28, 201752:41

33: Hello, 2017!
33: Hello, 2017!
We're back for 2017, with an exciting episode filled with discussion about Snap's strange IPO, Google's shock move that will help self-driving cars will take over the world, how we'll know the singularity is here and more!
Jan 23, 201750:01

032: Magic Leap, the new Theranos
032: Magic Leap, the new Theranos
This week Owen and John discuss the news that Magic Leap isn’t so magical after all, Trump’s tech summit, the collapsing advertising industry, a HUUUGE Yahoo hack and a great question from the community on what technology kids won’t even recognize in ten years. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com, or follow us on Twitter at @chargedtech.
Dec 19, 201601:13:18

031: All about those clouds
031: All about those clouds
This week John and Owen discuss all the best Amazon cloud news, Uber's supposed 'creepiness,' why Fitbit + Pebble is weird and John reviews those mysterious Snapchat Spectacles. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
Dec 05, 201656:15

030: We hang out, IRL
030: We hang out, IRL
John and Owen meet up IRL in New York to bring you this week's podcast full of talk about how badass Elon Musk is, Apple's $300 book and how interested Peter Thiel is in young people's blood.
Nov 22, 201638:45

029: All Trumped Up
029: All Trumped Up
This week, John and Owen hang out in the real world to talk about Facebook's influence on the election, Snapchat's fancy new Spectacles and a whole lot more. Show notes soon at chargedpodcast.com.
Nov 15, 201641:09

028: Was Slack a little too rude?
028: Was Slack a little too rude?
This week John and Owen discuss the new MacBook Pro \*again\* – mostly just to clarify after the dust has settled, then we talk about the election, and whether Slack's feisty letter to Microsoft went too far. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com.
Nov 07, 201637:33

027: So... about those new MacBooks
027: So... about those new MacBooks
This week John and Owen fight it out over whether or not the new MacBook Pro is an improvement, or just a disappointment. Oh, and we talk about Microsoft's Surface Studio, Twiter killing vine and more! Show notes: http://chargedpodcast.com
Oct 29, 201643:44

26: The Internet is burning down
26: The Internet is burning down
This week on Charged Podcast: The Internet is burning down – because of your smart thermostat, the Nintendo Switch, and self-driving cars are already all over the road. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com.
Oct 22, 201638:26

025: Nobody wants Twitter :(
025: Nobody wants Twitter :(
This week on Charged Podcast: Nobody really wants to buy Twitter, Samsung's phones are banned from planes entirely, an introduction to the deep web and more! Show notes at http://chargedpocast.com
Oct 17, 201648:47

024: Google made an iPhone?
024: Google made an iPhone?
This week on the podcast, we talk about how Google is making its own iPhone, Yahoo's NSA bombshell, how nobody wants to buy Twitter and a whole lot more. Show notes at chargedpodcast.com soon – I'm in Berlin!
Oct 07, 201653:28

023: Spotify and SoundCloud, a match made in heaven
023: Spotify and SoundCloud, a match made in heaven
Spotify's rumored to be close to buying SoundCloud, which could mean it wins the music streaming wars, why we're going to Mars and a whole lot more. Show notes at our brand new website: http://chargedpodcast.com
Oct 01, 201651:06

022: Snapchat spectacles are here to record everything
022: Snapchat spectacles are here to record everything
That's right, Snapchat wants you to wear a video camera on your face and record everything. We also talk about the iPhone 7, Elon Musk's Mars plan and more. Show notes at http://chargedpodcast.com
Sep 26, 201642:14

021: Exploding rockets and phones
021: Exploding rockets and phones
This week on the podcast we talk about exploding rockets and Galaxy Note's, how badass Hololens is, Google steamrolling Uber and a whole lot more.
Sep 25, 201646:34

020: The iPhone has finally fallen
020: The iPhone has finally fallen
This week John and Owen talk about the iPhone getting its first malware, the discovery of a new planet (and the existential questions that brings along with it) and a whole lot more.
Sep 25, 201648:41

019: Self-driving cars are already here
019: Self-driving cars are already here
Uber's self-driving cars are already hitting the road - are you ready for it? Plus, the demise of Gawker, New York's scary free Wi-Fi and a bunch more.
Sep 25, 201652:54

018: Facebook goes to war with adblockers
018: Facebook goes to war with adblockers
This week, John and Owen talk about Facebook's war against adblockers, new MacBook rumors and why the hell Google is launching yet another messaging app.
Sep 25, 201657:04

017: Facebook, the murderer of clickbait
017: Facebook, the murderer of clickbait
This week on Charged Podcast: how Facebook created and then murdered clickbait, Instagram copies Snapchat, Uber's fails in China, Jet.com getting in bed with Walmart and a whole lot more.
Sep 25, 201639:05

016: Why leaving Twitter is improving my life
016: Why leaving Twitter is improving my life
This week John and Owen discuss the freedom found by leaving Twitter, Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo, the takedown of KickAssTorrents (and the downfall of torrenting) and a whole lot more.
Sep 25, 201645:43

015: Pokémon Go sweeps the globe
015: Pokémon Go sweeps the globe
This week Owen and John talk about how Pokémon Go is making people crazy, Snapchat's weird new Memories feature, Theranos' big problem, Hyperloop's scandal and a whole lot about AI.
Sep 25, 201653:44

013: Apple's big event and LinkedIn + Microsoft = Heaven
013: Apple's big event and LinkedIn + Microsoft = Heaven
This week Owen and John discuss everything you need to know about Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, iOS 10, WatchOS and MacOS as well as Microsoft's massive $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, and a bunch of other great stuff – a bumper episode this week with more than 45 minutes, so we hope you dig it!
Sep 25, 201650:13

012: Would you pay a monthly fee for apps?
012: Would you pay a monthly fee for apps?
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen discuss how the US government might go back on a plan to release its control of the internet, Apple's major changes that are coming to the App Store and our predictions for the company's Worldwide Developer Conference next week. Oh, and we finally talk about Tony Fadell leaving Nest.
Sep 25, 201635:20

011: Is this real, or just a simulation?
011: Is this real, or just a simulation?
This week Owen and John discuss if reality is really just some big simulation, Uber's huge $3.5 billion raise from Saudi Arabia, a whole range of new emoji, how we're (still) obsessed with Snapchat and Apple's big upcoming event at WWDC.
Sep 25, 201634:49

010: Can phones get any better, or is this it?
010: Can phones get any better, or is this it?
This week the podcast is all back-to-front! John and Owen talk about Snapchat's $1.8 billion raise, Microsoft's total layoffs of its phone division after licensing back to Nokia, the state of smartphones and how AI is creeping up on us... whether we like it or not.
Sep 25, 201647:33

014: The weird future of cities
014: The weird future of cities
Editor's note: This episode was originally recorded in 2017 and was missing from our podcast feed so needed to be reuploaded—sorry if it appears as a new episode!
This week John and Owen talk about the weird smart future of cities and how data will influence them, the Facebookpocalypse, Spotify taking on Apple, Google's secretive Sidewalk Labs projects and a ton more.
Sep 25, 201645:21

009: Google's taking over the home
009: Google's taking over the home
This week John and Owen tackle Nokia coming back from the grave, Google's plethora of Home-related news, what self-driving cars are doing to humanity and more. If you like this podcast, please leave a review, or tweet us!
Sep 25, 201633:47

008: Google takes on the Internet of Things
008: Google takes on the Internet of Things
This week on Charged Podcast: an apology for a few missing episodes, Instagram's new icon, Google's copying Amazon Echo, Zenefits circumventing regulations and how Apple Music is already getting redesigned.
Sep 25, 201632:29

007: Android is in rough waters
007: Android is in rough waters
This week we talk about Europe's antitrust lawsuit against Google's Android operating system and the way Medium's killing Wordpress. We also have a special guest, Justin Johnson from Keen.io, to tell us what he learnt this week.
Sep 25, 201635:33

006: The Facebook botpocalypse
006: The Facebook botpocalypse
The Facebook botpocalypse is upon us, as a swathe of machines descend on Messenger to converse with you about the weather. That, and John and Owen talk about Magic Pony, Artificial Intelligence, BlackBerry's shady dealings and a whole lot more. This week we're extra-long, so we hope you enjoy this in-depth listen!
Sep 25, 201647:42

005: Facebook's thirst
005: Facebook's thirst
This week Owen and John look at Facebook's decline in sharing and its newfound focus on getting you to live stream your life, how Tesla is changing the game with the Model 3, how Google considering Swift for Android could change the game and the new world of ownership in the Internet of Things. ?
Sep 25, 201630:13

003: Algorithms shaping us, VR and how the web is messing up ads
003: Algorithms shaping us, VR and how the web is messing up ads
This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen discuss Apple's rumored migration from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud Platform, the takeover of algorithms on our social media feeds, Playstation VR and Baidu's self-driving cars. Plus, our special guest Ryan Walsh, former VP of product at Apple Music joins us to talk about advertising technology and monetizing the web.
Sep 25, 201628:55

002: AI takes down a human
002: AI takes down a human
This week on Charged Tech we talk about Google's AlphaGo beating humans 4-1 at the infinitely complex game of Go and what that means for us, Opera adding adblock into its browser, the first app that snuck malware onto OS X and Sonos' huge layoffs.
Sep 25, 201623:12

001: Slack Murders Hangouts
001: Slack Murders Hangouts
Charged Podcast is finally here! We kick off our first-ever episode this week with the low-down on how this podcast will shape up (probably), and jump right into the deep end.
Sep 25, 201629:20