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Open Apple

Hosted by Andrew Zarian and Paul Thurrott; What The Tech!? delivers what every tech enthusiast needs and that is a spotlight on new and emerging technologies from around the world. They cover everything that is up and coming as well as do live unboxings along with reviews of current products. Join in the conversation because it doesn’t matter if you’re a noob or a tech vet. You will find something you like!

What The Tech Podcast HD

Our tech is growing and moving faster than ever before—which is why smartphones, smart cars, and smart homes can make us all feel stupid. That’s why Onyx Test Bench is cutting thru the fog on what’s new, and how smart technology can enhance your life instead of the landfill.From UHD to virtual reality, new apps and cars that drive themselves, we’re telling the story of tomorrow’s future in a way we can understand it today!

Onyx Test Bench

Um podcast semanal sobre tecnologia, feito por 4 podcasters que já respiram o assunto diariamente. Bruno Casemiro, Guilherme Rambo, Gustavo Faria e Marcus Mendes comentam notícias sobre o mercado de tecnologia, trazendo diferentes pontos-de-vista e experiências à discussão.

Área de Transferência

IoT, AI, the Future of Work—if it’s revolutionizing industries, Peggy’s talking about it. Each week on The Peggy Smedley Show, she delivers cutting-edge perspectives from top experts, keeping 150,000+ listeners ahead of the curve.

Peggy Smedley Show

Forward Thinking examines groundbreaking ways in which the world is evolving and how people and organizations can respond to changing demands and technologies. In each episode theorists, innovators, and business leaders discuss global trends—technology, artificial intelligence, globalization, urbanization, climate change, and more—with hosts Michael Chui and Janet Bush of the McKinsey Global Institute.

Forward Thinking

Stay in the know with important news from the Bitcoin world. An easy-to-digest news summary published every Friday. 

Delivered in 15 minutes or less! Straight from our global news offices. 

Curated by writer Kai Sedgwick. Hosted by Matt Aaron. Part of the Bitcoin.com podcast network.

Stay in the know with important news from the Bitcoin world. An easy-to-digest news summary published every Friday. Delivered in 15 minutes or less! Straight from our global news offices. Curated by writer Kai Sedgwick. Hosted by Matt Aaron. Part of the Bitcoin.com podcast network.

This Week in Bitcoin

The longest-running daily podcast briefing for news about bitcoin, blockchain, NFTs, and all other global cryptocurrency, digital asset, metaverse, and DLT updates. A daily, 2-4 minute report of everything you need to know to be informed about the cryptocurrency and blockchain space including prices, policy, developments, and governance. The information presented should be considered developing news and not investment advice.

Daily Crypto Report

有趣的灵魂，聊科技人文。 欢迎收听《李自然说》，这是一个专注于商业、创业和科技人文的播客节目。主理人李自然，作为连续创业者、多家公司的CEO以及多个知名项目的投资人，将会分享自己的创业经历、投资策略、商业案例和独特的人生故事。 【如何联系主播】微信搜索个人微信号：liziran5460欢迎关注公众号「李自然说」获取更多资讯内容

有趣的灵魂，聊科技人文。 欢迎收听《李自然说》，这是一个专注于商业、创业和科技人文的播客节目。主理人李自然，作为连续创业者、多家公司的CEO以及多个知名项目的投资人，将会分享自己的创业经历、投资策略、商业案例和独特的人生故事。【如何联系主播】微信搜索个人微信号：liziran5460欢迎关注公众号「李自然说」获取更多资讯内容

有趣的灵魂，聊科技人文。 欢迎收听《李自然说》，这是一个专注于商业、创业和科技人文的播客节目。主理人李自然，作为连续创业者、多家公司的CEO以及多个知名项目的投资人，将会分享自己的创业经历、投资策略、商业案例和独特的人生故事。 【如何联系主播】微信搜索个人微信号：liziran5460欢迎关注公众号「李自然说」获取更多资讯内容

李自然说

Welcome to Aruba Unplugged, your first connection for industry insights, emerging technologies, and exclusive interviews with trailblazing IT leaders & visionaries.
 
With each episode, our hosts guide the conversation to uncover news, experiences, and industry trends from experts leading the charge of technological innovation around the world.

Welcome to Aruba Unplugged, your first connection for industry insights, emerging technologies, and exclusive interviews with trailblazing IT leaders & visionaries. With each episode, our hosts guide the conversation to uncover news, experiences, and industry trends from experts leading the charge of technological innovation around the world.

Welcome to Aruba Unplugged, your first connection for industry insights, emerging technologies, and exclusive interviews with trailblazing IT leaders &amp; visionaries.
 
With each episode, our hosts guide the conversation to uncover news, experiences, and industry trends from experts leading the charge of technological innovation around the world.

Aruba unplugged

This irregular podcast focuses on tech enabled innovation and how it's reshaping the business world.

Sparking Innovation

Chris Parker, the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, interviews guests and tells real-life stories about topics to open your eyes to the danger and traps lurking in the real world, ranging from online scams and frauds to everyday situations where people are trying to take advantage of you—for their gain and your loss.

Our goal is to educate and equip you, so you learn how to spot the warning signs of trouble, take quick action, and lower the risk of becoming a victim.

Chris Parker, the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, interviews guests and tells real-life stories about topics to open your eyes to the danger and traps lurking in the real world, ranging from online scams and frauds to everyday situations where people are trying to take advantage of you—for their gain and your loss. Our goal is to educate and equip you, so you learn how to spot the warning signs of trouble, take quick action, and lower the risk of becoming a victim.

Easy Prey

Welcome to The Morning Donut Podcast, where we talk all things tech and geek pop culture!

We are your hosts, Carlos, Danny and Juan.  Come along for a fun ride.

Welcome to The Morning Donut Podcast, where we talk all things tech and geek pop culture! We are your hosts, Carlos, Danny and Juan. Come along for a fun ride.

The Morning Donut Podcast

Innovation Heroes is a podcast exploring the people and businesses driving change in our drastically disrupted world. Host Ed McNamara explores some of the most inspiring stories of business innovation in the post-pandemic era.

Innovation Heroes

Gaming news and stories brought to you by super average gamers. Guests including actors from your favorite shows, Twitch Streamers, PC builders, and more to talk about games and how they are made!

Super Average Gaming

"The Joe Rogan Experience of AI" delves deep into the world of artificial intelligence, mirroring the style of the legendary Joe Rogan. Join us as we engage with experts, discuss the latest AI news, and explore the fascinating intersection of technology and human experience, all in the same conversational and insightful format as Joe Rogan.

The Joe Rogan Experience of AI

Two nerds/scrubs discuss their weekly adventures in the world of Pokémon GO! Listen to us geek out about upcoming events, our struggles rising through the PvP ranks, and the unnecessary amounts of whaling we make.

The Wailordz: A Pokémon GO Podcast

The Cisco TAC Security Podcast Series is created by Cisco TAC engineers. Each episode provides an in-depth technical discussion of Cisco product security features, with emphasis on troubleshooting.

Cisco TAC Security Podcast Series

Short interviews with people doing interesting things to expand broadband networks that put community needs first.

Community Broadband Bits

The most interesting, entertaining, and table-flip worthy show about technology and gaming you'll hear each week.

Flipping Tables

Un podcast hecho por humanos que trabajan para un robot.

Robot

AlphaMirrorless

The Mac Show - Video

Shared Security is your premier cybersecurity and privacy podcast where we explore the bonds shared between people and technology. Join industry experts Tom Eston, Scott Wright, and Kevin Johnson as they deliver the latest news, actionable tips, expert guidance, and insightful interviews with top cybersecurity and privacy specialists. Stay informed and take control of your online security and privacy in today’s interconnected world. Tune in every week to discover invaluable insights, strategies, and tools to live confidently and safeguard your digital life.

Shared Security Podcast

Kendra Little's podcast discussing database performance tuning, software development, and working with data.

Dear SQL DBA

Databases and data engineering episodes of Software Engineering Daily

Data Archives - Software Engineering Daily

Beer Breath Podcast is a current events podcast hosted by Dominic Crook. Recorded in his home studio, Dominic has conversations with friends, family, and colleagues to discuss topics including (but not limited to) sports, video games, politics, religion, food, and entertainment. All under the influence of Alcohol.

Beer Breath Podcast is a current events podcast hosted by Dominic Crook. Recorded in his home studio, Dominic has conversations with friends, family, and colleagues to discuss topics including (but not limited to) sports, video games, politics, religion, food, and entertainment. All under the influence of Alcohol.

Beer Breath Podcast

Building Tomorrow explores the ways technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are creating a freer, wealthier, and more peaceful world. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Building Tomorrow explores the ways technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are creating a freer, wealthier, and more peaceful world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building Tomorrow explores the ways technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are creating a freer, wealthier, and more peaceful world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Building Tomorrow

Still Got Game focuses on the gaming industry from the perspective of adult gamers.  We look at news, reviews, and inside information in the world of video games.  Each episode touches on the community, the industry, and the games that keep us coming back.

Still Got Game focuses on the gaming industry from the perspective of adult gamers. We look at news, reviews, and inside information in the world of video games. Each episode touches on the community, the industry, and the games that keep us coming back.

2old2play presents Still Got Game

Welcome to "Privacy Please," a podcast for anyone who wants to know more about data privacy and security. Join your hosts Cam and Gabe as they talk to experts, academics, authors, and activists to break down complex privacy topics in a way that's easy to understand. In today's connected world, our personal information is constantly being collected, analyzed, and sometimes exploited. We believe everyone has a right to understand how their data is being used and what they can do to protect their privacy. Please subscribe and help us reach more people!&nbsp;

Welcome to "Privacy Please," a podcast for anyone who wants to know more about data privacy and security. Join your hosts Cam and Gabe as they talk to experts, academics, authors, and activists to break down complex privacy topics in a way that's easy to understand. In today's connected world, our personal information is constantly being collected, analyzed, and sometimes exploited. We believe everyone has a right to understand how their data is being used and what they can do to protect their privacy. Please subscribe and help us reach more people! 

Privacy Please

Define your digital roadmap. Weekly podcasts featuring specialists from across the S&P Global Market Intelligence research team offer deep insights into what’s new and what’s next in technology, industries and companies as they design and implement digital infrastructure. To learn more, visit: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/topics/tmt-news-insights

Define your digital roadmap. Weekly podcasts featuring specialists from across the S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence research team offer deep insights into what’s new and what’s next in technology, industries and companies as they design and implement digital infrastructure. To learn more, visit: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/topics/tmt-news-insights

Next in Tech

Brought to you by the award winning journal, Harvard Data Science Review, our podcast highlights news, policy, and business through the lens of data science. Each episode is a “case study” into how data is used to lead, mislead, manipulate, and inform the important decisions facing us today.

Harvard Data Science Review Podcast

Search &#34;The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast&#34; 🎧 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, PocketCasts, Stitcher, and other platforms for weekly Tech Talk, and Pop Culture conversations. Listen from anywhere in the world!🎙Thanks so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts! Much love and have an awesome day! 🏝🌞Follow us &#34;The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast&#34; meaning &#34;Bigg Q&#39;s World&#34; for weekly awesomeness!❤ Follow Us : Instagram: @biggqsworld | Twitter: @BiggQsWorld | Facebook: Bigg Q&#39;s World | YouTube: Bigg Q&#39;s World💛 Goal: I want to share my love and enthusiasm for the world of consumer technology, Pop Culture, Black excellence, and to bring a little fun into your lives!If you know someone who would enjoy this podcast, share it with them!The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast does not own the rights to the majority of audio files used within. None of the audio shared has diminished the quality of the originals and are used for entertainment purposes only! However, if any of the content owners would like their audio removed for any reason, please contact us by email at platinumstylemedia@gmail.com Thank you!

Search "The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast" 🎧 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, PocketCasts, Stitcher, and other platforms for weekly Tech Talk, and Pop Culture conversations. Listen from anywhere in the world!🎙Thanks so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts! Much love and have an awesome day! 🏝🌞Follow us "The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast" meaning "Bigg Q's World" for weekly awesomeness!❤ Follow Us : Instagram: @biggqsworld | Twitter: @BiggQsWorld | Facebook: Bigg Q's World | YouTube: Bigg Q's World💛 Goal: I want to share my love and enthusiasm for the world of consumer technology, Pop Culture, Black excellence, and to bring a little fun into your lives!If you know someone who would enjoy this podcast, share it with them!The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast does not own the rights to the majority of audio files used within. None of the audio shared has diminished the quality of the originals and are used for entertainment purposes only! However, if any of the content owners would like their audio removed for any reason, please contact us by email at platinumstylemedia@gmail.com Thank you!

Search "The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast" 🎧 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, PocketCasts, Stitcher, and other platforms for weekly Tech Talk, and Pop Culture conversations. Listen from anywhere in the world!🎙Thanks so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts! Much love and have an awesome day! 🏝🌞Follow us "The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast" meaning "Bigg Q's World" for weekly awesomeness!❤ Follow Us : Instagram: @biggqsworld | Twitter: @BiggQsWorld | Facebook: Bigg Q's World | YouTube: Bigg Q's World💛 Goal: I want to share my love and enthusiasm for the world of consumer technology, Pop Culture, Black excellence, and to bring a little fun into your lives!If you know someone who would enjoy this podcast, share it with them!The Smart Guyz Tech Podcast does not own the rights to the majority of audio files used within. None of the audio shared has diminished the quality of the originals and are used for entertainment purposes only! However, if any of the content owners would like their audio removed for any reason, please contact us by email at platinumstylemedia@gmail.com Thank you!

Smart Guyz Tech Podcast

Tristan Handy has been curating the Analytics Engineering Roundup newsletter since 2015, pulling together the internet’s best data science & analytics articles.

Tristan and co-host Julia Schottenstein now bring the Roundup to real life, hosting biweekly conversations with data practitioners inventing the future of analytics engineering.

You can view full episode summaries and read back issues of the Roundup newsletter at https://roundup.getdbt.com.

The podcast is sponsored by dbt labs, makers of the data transformation framework dbt. To reach our team, drop a note to podcast@dbtlabs.com.

Tristan Handy has been curating the Analytics Engineering Roundup newsletter since 2015, pulling together the internet’s best data science & analytics articles. Tristan and co-host Julia Schottenstein now bring the Roundup to real life, hosting biweekly conversations with data practitioners inventing the future of analytics engineering. You can view full episode summaries and read back issues of the Roundup newsletter at https://roundup.getdbt.com. The podcast is sponsored by dbt labs, makers of the data transformation framework dbt. To reach our team, drop a note to podcast@dbtlabs.com.

Tristan Handy has been curating the Analytics Engineering Roundup newsletter since 2015, pulling together the internet’s best data science &amp; analytics articles.

Tristan and co-host Julia Schottenstein now bring the Roundup to real life, hosting biweekly conversations with data practitioners inventing the future of analytics engineering.

You can view full episode summaries and read back issues of the Roundup newsletter at https://roundup.getdbt.com.

The podcast is sponsored by dbt labs, makers of the data transformation framework dbt. To reach our team, drop a note to podcast@dbtlabs.com.

The Analytics Engineering Podcast

You are listening to the Siemens Energy Podcast.&nbsp; The energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation presenting challenges and opportunities. The demand for energy is increasing worldwide and at the same time, it is necessary to combat the effects of climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.&nbsp; On each episode, we bring you conversations from some of the world's cutting-edge leaders in energy. Our goal is to help you understand energy, the challenges we face today, and what the future holds. Subscribe and be sure to check out our website for more resources at <a href="www.siemens-energy.com " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.siemens-energy.com </a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

You are listening to the Siemens Energy Podcast.  The energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation presenting challenges and opportunities. The demand for energy is increasing worldwide and at the same time, it is necessary to combat the effects of climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.  On each episode, we bring you conversations from some of the world's cutting-edge leaders in energy. Our goal is to help you understand energy, the challenges we face today, and what the future holds. Subscribe and be sure to check out our website for more resources at www.siemens-energy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You are listening to the Siemens Energy Podcast.&nbsp; The energy sector is undergoing an unprecedented transformation presenting challenges and opportunities. The demand for energy is increasing worldwide and at the same time, it is necessary to combat the effects of climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.&nbsp; On each episode, we bring you conversations from some of the world's cutting-edge leaders in energy. Our goal is to help you understand energy, the challenges we face today, and what the future holds. Subscribe and be sure to check out our website for more resources at <a href="www.siemens-energy.com " rel="noopener noreferrer">www.siemens-energy.com </a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Siemens Energy Podcast

Every Monday and Wednesday host Kelly O’Grady speaks with plugged in experts to discuss the latest twists and turns in the case against the FTX CEO.
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, was arrested in the Bahamas a day before he was to testify before the House Financial Services Committee.
Bankman-Fried is accused of defrauding customers and investors to fund a lavish lifestyle, officials said. Federal prosecutors said beginning in 2019, he diverted their money to cover expenses, debts and risky trades at his crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, in addition to making lavish purchases and illegal campaign contributions without telling his customers, according to a 13-page indictment.

Every Monday and Wednesday host Kelly O’Grady speaks with plugged in experts to discuss the latest twists and turns in the case against the FTX CEO. Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, was arrested in the Bahamas a day before he was to testify before the House Financial Services Committee. Bankman-Fried is accused of defrauding customers and investors to fund a lavish lifestyle, officials said. Federal prosecutors said beginning in 2019, he diverted their money to cover expenses, debts and risky trades at his crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, in addition to making lavish purchases and illegal campaign contributions without telling his customers, according to a 13-page indictment.

Every Monday and Wednesday host&nbsp;Kelly O’Grady speaks with plugged in experts to discuss the latest twists and turns in the case against the FTX CEO.
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, was arrested in the Bahamas a day before he was to testify before the House Financial Services Committee.
Bankman-Fried is accused of defrauding customers and investors to fund a lavish lifestyle, officials said. Federal prosecutors said beginning in 2019, he diverted their money to cover expenses, debts and risky trades at his&nbsp;crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, in addition to making lavish purchases and illegal campaign contributions without telling his customers, according to a 13-page indictment.

The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried

Cargo Cult is a podcast hosted by Naomi Karavani and Michele Greenstein that pulls back the curtain on these often forgotten forces shaping our digital world.A cargo cult is what happens when people copy the visible parts of something they think is successful — without understanding the deeper systems that actually make it work.The term comes from World War II. Allied forces landed on remote Pacific islands, bringing with them cargo: food, medicine, equipment, and more. To the islanders, this sudden arrival of wealth and technology seemed magical. They noticed planes landing on runways, soldiers in uniforms, and people waving flags. After the war ended and the soldiers left, some islanders built fake airstrips and wooden control towers, hoping the cargo would return. They copied the form, not the function.Today, “cargo cult” is used as a metaphor — especially in science, business, and tech — to describe similar behavior: loving the surface level symbols of surface of success but missing what actually made it happen.So what does this have to do with Big Tech?A lot.In the tech world, there’s a tendency to imitate what successful companies look like on the outside — without really understanding what made them powerful in the first place. Teams copy Google’s culture, Amazon’s strategies, or Facebook’s experiments — but often miss the context that made those things effective.We believe the real engines of Big Tech’s rise are rarely talked about: deep partnerships with the state, access to elite networks, and the invisible support of powerful institutions. Our podcast, Cargo Cult, is about exposing this reality — and pushing back on the myth that tech’s biggest winners got there through merit, hustle, or pure technical innovation alone.The truth is, many of these companies were shaped from the beginning by their relationships with the U.S. government and intelligence community. Google got early funding connected to DARPA. Amazon’s cloud arm, AWS, landed massive contracts with the CIA and Department of Defense. Palantir was funded by In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture fund. Microsoft has long been a major federal contractor and now runs one of the largest government cloud platforms on the planet.These companies weren’t just building better software. They were aligning with the long-term agendas of state power — especially around surveillance, data collection, and behavior control. And yet, all over the world, tech founders and governments keep chasing and advertising the aesthetic of Big Tech: innovation labs, AI initiatives, moonshot pitches, and “disruption” — without understanding the political and financial structures that actually enabled these companies to dominate.This is the heart of cargo cult thinking.It’s not that Big Tech didn’t have talented engineers or good products. And we have nothing against open-plan offices or slick pitch decks. But the story we’re often told — of scrappy underdogs changing the world with nothing but brains and code — leaves out everything that made that kind of success possible in the first place. Regulatory capture, government funding, military contracts, surveillance programs, the workings of capitalism, and aligning with long-term elite agendas — these are the real foundations of Big Tech, and it&#39;s the stuff we like to talk about on the show. We also talk about pop culture sometimes.____Complain at cargocultpod@gmail.com

Cargo Cult is a podcast hosted by Naomi Karavani and Michele Greenstein that pulls back the curtain on these often forgotten forces shaping our digital world. A cargo cult is what happens when people copy the visible parts of something they think is successful — without understanding the deeper systems that actually make it work. The term comes from World War II. Allied forces landed on remote Pacific islands, bringing with them cargo: food, medicine, equipment, and more. To the islanders, this sudden arrival of wealth and technology seemed magical. They noticed planes landing on runways, soldiers in uniforms, and people waving flags. After the war ended and the soldiers left, some islanders built fake airstrips and wooden control towers, hoping the cargo would return. They copied the form, not the function. Today, “cargo cult” is used as a metaphor — especially in science, business, and tech — to describe similar behavior: loving the surface level symbols of surface of success but missing what actually made it happen. So what does this have to do with Big Tech? A lot. In the tech world, there’s a tendency to imitate what successful companies look like on the outside — without really understanding what made them powerful in the first place. Teams copy Google’s culture, Amazon’s strategies, or Facebook’s experiments — but often miss the context that made those things effective. We believe the real engines of Big Tech’s rise are rarely talked about: deep partnerships with the state, access to elite networks, and the invisible support of powerful institutions. Our podcast, Cargo Cult, is about exposing this reality — and pushing back on the myth that tech’s biggest winners got there through merit, hustle, or pure technical innovation alone. The truth is, many of these companies were shaped from the beginning by their relationships with the U.S. government and intelligence community. Google got early funding connected to DARPA. Amazon’s cloud arm, AWS, landed massive contracts with the CIA and Department of Defense. Palantir was funded by In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture fund. Microsoft has long been a major federal contractor and now runs one of the largest government cloud platforms on the planet. These companies weren’t just building better software. They were aligning with the long-term agendas of state power — especially around surveillance, data collection, and behavior control. And yet, all over the world, tech founders and governments keep chasing and advertising the aesthetic of Big Tech: innovation labs, AI initiatives, moonshot pitches, and “disruption” — without understanding the political and financial structures that actually enabled these companies to dominate. This is the heart of cargo cult thinking. It’s not that Big Tech didn’t have talented engineers or good products. And we have nothing against open-plan offices or slick pitch decks. But the story we’re often told — of scrappy underdogs changing the world with nothing but brains and code — leaves out everything that made that kind of success possible in the first place. Regulatory capture, government funding, military contracts, surveillance programs, the workings of capitalism, and aligning with long-term elite agendas — these are the real foundations of Big Tech, and it's the stuff we like to talk about on the show. We also talk about pop culture sometimes. ____ Complain at cargocultpod@gmail.com

Cargo Cult&nbsp;is a podcast hosted by Naomi Karavani and Michele Greenstein that pulls back the curtain on these often forgotten forces shaping our digital world.A cargo cult is what happens when people copy the visible parts of something they think is successful — without understanding the deeper systems that actually make it work.The term comes from World War II. Allied forces landed on remote Pacific islands, bringing with them cargo: food, medicine, equipment, and more. To the islanders, this sudden arrival of wealth and technology seemed magical. They noticed planes landing on runways, soldiers in uniforms, and people waving flags. After the war ended and the soldiers left, some islanders built fake airstrips and wooden control towers, hoping the cargo would return. They copied the form, not the function.Today, “cargo cult” is used as a metaphor — especially in science, business, and tech — to describe similar behavior: loving the surface level symbols of surface of success but missing what actually made it happen.So what does this have to do with Big Tech?A lot.In the tech world, there’s a tendency to imitate what successful companies look like on the outside — without really understanding what made them powerful in the first place. Teams copy Google’s culture, Amazon’s strategies, or Facebook’s experiments — but often miss the context that made those things effective.We believe the real engines of Big Tech’s rise are rarely talked about: deep partnerships with the state, access to elite networks, and the invisible support of powerful institutions. Our podcast, Cargo Cult, is about exposing this reality — and pushing back on the myth that tech’s biggest winners got there through merit, hustle, or pure technical innovation alone.The truth is, many of these companies were shaped from the beginning by their relationships with the U.S. government and intelligence community. Google got early funding connected to DARPA. Amazon’s cloud arm, AWS, landed massive contracts with the CIA and Department of Defense. Palantir was funded by In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture fund. Microsoft has long been a major federal contractor and now runs one of the largest government cloud platforms on the planet.These companies weren’t just building better software. They were aligning with the long-term agendas of state power — especially around surveillance, data collection, and behavior control. And yet, all over the world, tech founders and governments keep chasing and advertising the aesthetic of Big Tech: innovation labs, AI initiatives, moonshot pitches, and “disruption” — without understanding the political and financial structures that actually enabled these companies to dominate.This is the heart of cargo cult thinking.It’s not that Big Tech didn’t have talented engineers or good products. And we have nothing against open-plan offices or slick pitch decks. But the story we’re often told — of scrappy underdogs changing the world with nothing but brains and code — leaves out everything that made that kind of success possible in the first place. Regulatory capture, government funding, military contracts, surveillance programs, the workings of capitalism, and aligning with long-term elite agendas — these are the real foundations of Big Tech, and it's the stuff we like to talk about on the show. We also talk about pop culture sometimes.____Complain at cargocultpod@gmail.com

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