Charged Tech Podcast

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.