Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU
Mark Hurst and WFMU
A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 0sec
Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project from Mar 23, 2026
Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Janet Vertesi" [0:03:00]
- "Mark's comments" [0:49:26]
Laibach - "Allgorhythm (feat. Wiyaala)" [0:55:26]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162465
Mar 16, 2026 • 0sec
A visit to Repair Cafe El Barrio from Mar 16, 2026
Roy Venegas, computer science educator, musician, and repair coach; Alex Stein, volunteer repair coach and electronics tinkerer; Rocio Salceda, founder and coordinator of Repair Café El Barrio. They tour a community repair space, talk about fixing heirlooms, lamps and drones, share practical tips and tools, and celebrate repair as community building, resilience, and resistance to throwaway culture.
Mar 9, 2026 • 0sec
Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow from Mar 9, 2026
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Pledge! w/Mark and Jesse Jarnow" - Call 800-989-9368
Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161892
Mar 3, 2026 • 0sec
Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman from Mar 2, 2026
Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Pledge! w/Mark and station manager Ken" - Call 800-989-9368
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161795
Feb 24, 2026 • 0sec
Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic from Feb 23, 2026
Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments" [0:00:24]
NightNight - "Total Control" [0:55:00]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161505
Feb 17, 2026 • 0sec
Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies on us from Feb 16, 2026
Chris Gilliard, privacy and surveillance scholar and author of Luxury Surveillance, explains why Amazon’s Ring ad revealed a dangerous neighborhood-wide monitoring system. He dissects Ring’s Search Party feature, law enforcement partnerships, data-sharing risks, and how AI and agentic features could deepen surveillance. The conversation highlights how advertising normalizes intrusive tech.
Feb 10, 2026 • 0sec
Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we interpret AI from Feb 9, 2026
Peter Dear, emeritus Cornell history professor and author of The World As We Know It, explores how scientific ideas are interpreted across time. He contrasts science as understanding versus mere technique. He traces authority from Aristotle to Newton, critiques the label "artificial intelligence," and links historical interpretation to today's debates on AI, power, and political investment.
Feb 3, 2026 • 0sec
AI is spreading where it doesn't belong from Feb 2, 2026
AI is spreading where it doesn't belong
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
corook - "Scooby" [0:53:57]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160799
Jan 27, 2026 • 0sec
Peter Schmidt on the book "Attensity" by the Friends of Attention from Jan 26, 2026
Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity” by the Friends of Attention
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Peter Schmidt" [0:02:45]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:20]
Decisive Pink - "Dopamine" [0:54:21]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160616
Jan 20, 2026 • 0sec
Paul Bradley Carr, author, "The Confessions" from Jan 19, 2026
Music behind DJ:
[Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore]
Music behind DJ:
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
Music behind DJ:
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Paul Bradley Carr" [0:03:49]
- "Mark's comments" [0:48:24]
declu - "Real Friends" - single [0:54:30]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160355
