Tech for Good Live

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton. Our special guest this week is Dan Owen .  Dan is a trustee and developer at BanktheFood , a charity on a mission to ensure food banks always have exactly what they need and not j...

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. We’ll be talking about Threads, obviously. It would be weird not to and we’ll be looking into  how some decisions being made in the US courts are affecting tech.  Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubow...

Hello and welcome back to yet another season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. Starting from next week, we’ve got a jam packed season for you, delving into all things tech and good. And bad. You’ll hear from Dan at BanktheFood. We’ll be talking to Phyllida Swift from Face Equality International, Rachel Pattinson from Open Lab at Newc...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about using technology for social good. If you listened to the last episode you will have heard from our wonderful guest Scott Casson-Rennie as he joined us for our news round up.  We are delighted to say that we have more time with Scott today where we can get to know him a little bit better and we’ll be talking all things fostering, a...

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.  In this episode we are talking about a Manchester-based startup that’s trying to use data and AI to stop child labour. Primark and Apple will be delighted. We also take a look at the rise of religious versions of ChatGPT. Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton. Our special guest jo...

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using Technology to have a positive social impact. If you listened to our last episode you would have heard from special guest Arielle Tye . Arielle is Head of Development at ProMo Cymru , a youth and community organisation specialising in digital services. She’s back for an interview where yo...

Welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. Basically just a bunch of cool people talking about all the cool stuff that all the cool kids love. We’re super popular and have happy and fulfilling lives. In this episode we’re talking about how the world has gotten a little more accessible. And we’ll be...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil. In this episode we’re joined by Thomas Young , Creative Director for Looking Glass Creative , a Partner of Flannel & Blade , the Director of Artistic Planning for ReThink Theatrical , and a Co-F...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live Podcast, a podcast that is about doing good with tech, or… at the least,  doing less bad. In this episode we talk about how old tech is helping Ukraine and how AI is screwing over writers. Cool cool cool.  Bex is on hosting duties, and she is joined by Tech For Good Live team members, Fay Schofield, Paul Jakubowski and Mille Vardheim Good story of the week: U...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil. In this episode, we have an interview with our old friend Mark Walker from AbilityNet , an accessibility consultancy. We talk about what’s changed since we last spoke (pre-pandemic!) and also a...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good live podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less terrible. This may be our 240th episode, which is very silly. In one we are talking about the news, including Internet Ninjas and Elon Musk doing something new involving AI. Oh, good. Joining host Be...

Hello and welcome to Tech for Good Live a podcast about well, it does what it says on the tin right? In this episode we have a chat with special guest Sarah Miguel , changemaker and tech enthusiast, wearer of a number of different hats, including Head of Fundraising at Safe Passage , Non Exec Director at FutureEverything and Trustee at MASH . If you listen to the podcasts in order (and why wouldn’...

Hello and welcome to Tech for Good Live, a podcast about tech that does some good in this world…or is it where we complain about the bad stuff tech does? We don’t know anymore. Or maybe we’ve never known. In this episode we’re chatting about women starting businesses, who’d have thought it eh? We also talk about an unusual algorithm in Rotterdam. Joining host Bex is Greg Ashton and Paul Jakubowski...

Welcome to another episode of Tech for Good Live! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact on the world.  Joining host Bex is producer Paul and Greg Ashton. In this episode, we speak to last week’s news guest in more detail.  Karen Dolva , co-founder of No Isolation talks to us about why the company was created and their mission to reduce social isolation and lone...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of Tech for Good Live! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact on the world. In this week's episode we are talking about ChatGPT because of course we are.  We are also partying like it’s 2016 because we're discussing how elections are ripe for abuse. Joining host Bex we have TFGL team members, producer Paul and Greg Ashton...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live Podcast! We’re still experimenting with our new podcast format (thanks for being our guinea pigs, listeners!) where we take a deep dive on a topic with our guest.  In this episode we’re joined by Westlake , one of the founders and creative director of Flannel & Blade and we are discussing the ‘neo-luddites’, a new wave of teens that seem to be turning the...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This is our third episode of 2023 and we’re a wee bit excited. If you’re new here, we get together about tech for good, tech for bad and everything in between! In this episode we are talking about the future of social media and AI generated art. Fay Schofield is your host and she is joined by Greg Ashton and Producer Paul . Our guest to discuss this...

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast, where, yep you guessed it, we talk about how tech can be used for social good. But also how the bad stuff just keeps getting in the way.  Joining host Bex is producer Paul , Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore . In this episode, we are having a chat with our special guest Alex Nelson , Principal Designer at Hala Systems , who develops cutting edge humanitarian t...

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’re back after a surprise full season break,  and raring to go trying out a whole new podcast format, discussing the good, the bad and the ugly side of tech. We are talking about how AI might help cheating in exams, but also might help with mental health diagnosis. Sounds like a win win. And we return to our usual segment  “What’s Elon done now!?” Joini...

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!  In this bumper episode we are talking about home blood pressure monitoring, the fact that charity staff are paid less than other sectors, Google’s impact on democracy, and partying - Finnish style. Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey . Our special guest for this episode...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here, this is a show where we gather together to discuss tech being for good, but most likely tech being used for EVIL *manic laugh*.  In this episode we're chatting about a generous (edit: former) CEO, a recruitment crisis in the care sector and iRobot (not the crappy Will Smith film). Host Bex is joined by TFGL pod regul...

Hello listeners and welcome to yet another episode of the tech for good live podcast. This time we are talking about esports, new charity related domains, and we’ll be answering the question, “is web3 dying?” because it’s a 45 minute show and we can definitely wrap that up in a 10 minute segment. Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton . Our special guest for this episode is Craig Steele fr...

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast, a podcast for the curious minds out there who are intrigued by the prospects of using technology for people and planet. More often than not it’s a space for us to come together weekly to discuss what’s going on in the tech and civil society world. In this episode we discuss the stagnation of the UK economy and a startup hoping to disru...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact. If you’ve listened to us before, thanks for sticking around while we normally have a good old whinge. In this episode we’re going to be chatting about the fact that women live longer, digital skills in the charity sector and Eurovision, of course...

Hello and welcome back to the hottest pod on record. The Tech for Good Live Podcast. With the entire planet ablaze, some of the volunteers here at Tech for Good Live have decided to spend another hour in front of screens to talk about all the key topics going down this week. And what a blistering show we have lined up for you.  We talk about my Tom’s favourite subject - waste and recycling! What a...