Tech for Good Live

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. What a week – there’s a heatwave afoot, mountains of ice cream are being consumed and we’ve all become starry-eyed by the photos coming back from the James Webb telescope. We also have an action packed episode for you! This week we are talking about an AI translation project from Facebook, the cost of living crisis, Uber being shady and much more. Ho...

Welcome 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. Most of the time though we’re just whining about Amazon being the absolute worst. In this episode we are talking about digital poverty and the massive impact it has on society. An open letter has been sent to the Charity Commission and is calling on the regu...

Hello and welcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast. If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact on people and planet. But more often than not it’s a place for mates to come together and rant about the state of the world, and damn do we have lots to rant about.  This week we cover public perceptions of transgender folk, controversial funding announcement...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This week we’re recording on the eve of the UK’s Jubilee bank holiday, the country is drowning in bunting, the Queen’s face is being projected and everyone is madly trying to fit 5 days worth of work into 3. What a time to be alive.  Thankfully, we’re not going to be spending this podcast talking about the royal family, and instead we’re diving in th...

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! In case you’re new here, come on in and take a seat, if you’re an old hat - thanks for sticking around. This podcast is all about discussing how we use technology for social good, and how more often than not it ends up being used for evil. In this episode we’re chatting about parents giving their kids career advice, fake social media accounts and The Hand...

Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast where we talk about technology for good, live. In this episode we talk about bias, privilege, and how rhetoric can take hold of our beliefs even when they can be clearly proven wrong. I know that is a shocker for everyone. And that’s why you listen to this podcast. We also discuss exciting developments in the virtual reality space and how it is being...

Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a good social impact.  This week we are talking about privacy and how the tech world is shaping the age-old fight for reproductive rights in one of the world’s richest and most powerful nations. And it’s not just about one country, but how it’s a problem for all of us - everywhere. We also t...

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the tech for good live podcast. It’s a podcast where a bunch of mates get together and talk about using technology to have a positive impact on people and planet.  In this week's show we talk about e-scooters. Are they an illegal form of transport meeting an unmet need in society, or are they the one thing even more embarrassing than running a podca...

Welcome to another episode of the tech for good live podcast, a podcast all about tech being used for social good. Or more likely, tech being used for social bad and how that makes us all really sad.  We are pleased to say that we’ve not been bought by Elon Musk. But Twitter has, we talk about that, it would be weird not to, right? We also discuss VPN’s, Facebook, harassment and other fun. Bex is...

Welcome to another episode of Tech for Good Live, a podcast all about using technology to drive positive outcomes for people and planet. But more often than not, highlighting the many ways tech is causing havoc in our daily lives. If you're a long time listener, you’ll know that we’re quite a cynical bunch, but when we do hear stories of tech used to drive positive impact in the world, we’re all t...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. My main advice for any new listeners tuning in is to stop listening right now. Honestly, we’re not worth your time. If you do decide to stick around though, we’ve some interesting stories in this week’s episode. We’re talking ab...

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast. We’re back for our second season of 2022 and we’re talking about greenwashing, bitcoin, climate denial, Facebook, and privacy - so the usual shit show. Host Bex is joined by TFGL regular Greg Ashton and Producer Paul . Our special guest this week is Nikki Bell , co-founder of Fundraising Everywhere.  Discussed in this episode: Stat of the week  Number of...

As you may expect, a fair bit of our time in this episode will be spent looking at stories related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin continues to roll his tanks into a free, sovereign Ukraine. We look at ways you can support Ukraine and discuss social media and propaganda. And we also take a look at some other stories, like charity recommendations for how to reduce food waste. Join...

Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact.  Lame Crypto Boys – get your complaint emails ready for us because we’re going to be talking about the £300million in bitcoin that the UK Police have seized in the last 5 years. Totally not a ponzi scheme. We talk about how those old white racist folks’ attacks on “...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! This week we’re heading out into the open ocean of tech for good as we’re chatting about plant based foods, hacking and advertising. Oh buoy!  Joining host Fay Schofield is TFGL pod regular Greg Ashton . Our special guest for this episode is Becky Steeden , Strategic Social Media Manager at the RNLI   Discussed in this episode: Stat of...

Welcome to Tech for Good Live. In this episode we are talking about carbon footprints, how far companies go to “brag”, Meta making plans to tackle harassment and charities jumping into NFTs.  Hera Hussain is on hosting duties and she’s joined by Greg Ashton and Dama Sathianathan .   Our special guest this week is Catherine Woodiwiss , former journalist who is now a designer researching selfies &am...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here and you’re wondering what the hell you’ve stumbled into, we’re a bunch of pals that gather together once a week to talk about technology being used to make the world a better place.   This week, we’re talking about data anonymisation, privacy, ethics and mental health, and the growing world of NFTs.  TFGL Team members...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here and you’re wondering what the hell you’ve stumbled into, we’re a bunch of pals that gather together once a week to talk about technology being used to make the world a better place. Well, in all honesty, we often end up talking about tech being used for evil but “Tech for Bad Live” isn’t as catchy is it?! And there ar...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! In case you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about the use of technology for social good. Although, we seem to spend most of our time talking about technology that is the absolute worst. In this episode we’re talking about deepfakes, Tom Cruise, and, potentially, the death of truth on the internet. We discuss culture wars,...

Happy new year and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s our very first episode of the year and what a great one we've got lined up for you. We're talking about why it’s so hard to regulate algorithms, a new government backed disabled passenger charter, the world’s obsession with Wordle and the inspiring story of Preet Chandi and her trip to the south pole. Joining host Fay Schofiel...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this special episode we chat to the people behind GM-THINK . There’ll be talk of commissioning tech, data collection, and collaborating between multiple cross sector organisations. All of this is to ensure we can support those who need it most. GM-THINK is a multi-agency database that lets services across Greater Manchester share inf...

Hello and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast. This is a podcast all about how we might use tech for positive social impact. This is a special episode featuring recordings from the Tech for Good module run at the National University of Ireland Galway in 2020 by Bex and Jonny from our team.  In the podcast you’ll be hearing from the students on their thoughts on dealing with propaganda misinf...

Hello and welcome to yet another, in a seemingly endless stream of Tech for Good Live podcasts. It’s a show where a bunch of friends get together and talk about how to use technology to have a positive social impact. In this episode we’re talking about how you can’t trust anything you see on Instagram, especially if someone is telling you they’re going to plant a tree. We discuss the extraordinary...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’ve an action packed agenda this week. We’re talking about Stop Funding Heat and climate misinformation on Facebook.  In charity news of the week we discuss the way that terror attacks are reported on the news. Facebook is overhauling the facial recognition on its platform due to fears of “misuse”. If Facebook is worried...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Much like the climate crisis, we just keep getting worse and no-one in power seems to have the appetite to stop us, but this episode looks like it might be an alright one really. Above average anyway. COP26 is happening in Glasgow, where all the world leaders get together and decide to doom us all because of, well, their o...