Tech for Good Live

Welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you’re new here we’re a podcast that talks about what’s new on the Tech for Good scene, but more often than not we end up talking about how tech is being used for evil - quite timely for Halloween! Talking of Halloween, the agenda this week is pretty scary! We talk about the fact that Trump is making a comeback. The world is hea...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this episode we’re talking about the effect of social media on the spread of conspiracy theories. One expert says that actually, you’ve always been a weirdo and social media didn’t make you this way.  Charities are changing their behaviour to improve their cyber security since the pandemic, we discuss why this has come about. And Pri...

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact on the world.  On today’s podcast we are talking about a social enterprise that aims to address low numeracy skills among working-age adults. BT is the latest big firm to basically duplicate work that expert charities are already doing. Lego seems to have...

Hello nerds! Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. It’s fun, it’s friendly, it’s frustrating but it’s always super professional and polished. Our one regular listener will know that was actually a hilarious joke. In this episode we are talking about far right people continuing to be awful. Charities...

Hello fellow lonely people and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. I imagine right now you’re wondering why you even bothered to tune in to this show. Maybe you’re having a bad day. Maybe you regularly make bad decisions like this. Either way, thank you! We appreciate it. We’re in this together now. Just waiting for it to end. But together We have some interesting stuff t...

Welcome back to a new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, run now and never look back, joking of course! We’re a podcast focused on chatting about using tech to have a positive social impact. If you’re a regular listener…God help you. On this episode we’re talking about data leaks, the rise of the humble text message donation and a different type of world wide web (arachn...

Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This is a weekly show all about how technology can, should, but often isn’t, used to have a positive impact on the world.  In this episode, we are talking about how a Swiss student has demonstrated Twitter’s algorithm is biased (shocker), the UK is full of ageists, social media is going to be used to vet gun ownership and McBoatyMcBoatFace may be knocked...

Hello and a warm podcast welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’ve a HOT episode of the podcast lined up for you.  The planet is dying and the chances of us saving it are dwindling. So yeah, we’ll be chatting about that. Surely a podcast can fix it.  We’ve got some positive news about a partnership between the wonderful Chayn and Bumble.  There’s some legitimate conce...

We’re back with another episode of the Tech For Good Live Podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact in the world. We talk about charity. We talk about social issues, and we talk about the interwebs and everything in between.  In this episode, recorded at the height of the Olympic season, the team talk about a World Record privacy fine from the EU and a high jump...

Hello and welcome to the hellmouth. This is an episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast – a show all about using technology to do social good. In this episode we are peeking behind the curtain of TikTok’s algorithm. For those listeners who are Bex’s age, TikTok is a social media product, and not a tiny mint that provides up to two hours of freshness. We’re talking about the RNLI team getting some...

Welcome back to another Tech For Good Live podcast. Our plan for the show this week is to spread delight as we highlight just how deep COVID misinformation goes. We talk excitedly about the league table of trust, and with a joie de vivre we discuss digital security in China. Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by Greg Ashton . Our special guest is David Higgins , var...

Welcome back to another episode of the tech for good live podcast. If you’ve lost a bet, or have been tricked into listening to the show for the first time… it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact in the world. Today’s show is jam-packed with excellence, or with tedium, depending on whether you’re “cool” or whatever. We talk about how the planet is getting hotter but no...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. You can tell we’ve been really effective as a podcast, because now nothing bad ever happens with technology. Out there, on the interwebs, everything is just fine.. Mission accomplished. Well done, Greg. On today’s episode we’re talking about why women aren’t ent...

Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! In this show we have a new controversy on TikTok, The UN is making new mistakes with data, and Facebook is trying something new - they are attempting to not be the vilest pieces of dog excrement on the planet. Hosting this show this time around is Tom Passmore and he’s joined by ever-present potty mouth Greg Ashton ....

Hello, victims, and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. If you’re a regular visitor, please seek medical help. This episode is jam packed with drama, despair, and a little dash of whimsy. We’ll be talking about Amazon again. Not content with destroying economies, local businesses, the lives of...

Welcome to another Tech for Good Live podcast, if you’re new here, run, run for the hills. The podcast title might sound like a lovely look at adorable technology projects doing good in the world, but more often than not, it’s actually about all the terrible stuff happening in the world. I suppose we should start every Tech for Good Live with a content warning based on the types of things we usual...

In this episode we’re talking about a global movement that is putting people living with disabilities on the business leadership agenda. We’re also talking about how the online world is responding to asks for support for charities in Palestine. We also chat about how algorithms on Facebook and Twitter may be further suppressing marginalized voices around the globe. This week’s topics: Stat of the...

They say necessity is the Mother of Invention, so strap yourselves in for a hackathon of creativity. The TFGL Bat Signal has been beamed into the sky leaving Ben White, your stand-in host to sort of moodliy perch on a gargoyle somewhere trying to get a good Zoom connection. In this episode we’re talking about the interesting choices ahead for employers in the third sector, coming to terms with a m...

This podcast is all about using technology to have a positive impact on the world. Sometimes though, we talk about the opposite of that. You know, like Elon Musk’s plan for a slave army on Mars. Or Zuckerberg’s plans for a slave army on earth, or Tim Cook’s plans for a beautifully branded slave army on earth. This week’s episode will surely be upbeat though, because we’re finally in the month of M...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.  This time, we are talking about a universal basic income trial. FUN. We discuss institutional racism and bias in the charity sector: Absolutely NOT FUN. And finally, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook are about to have a big fight. Jonny Rae-Evans is on hosting duties and he is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmo...

Welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! We’ve a lot to talk about this week, including: The planned “Instagram for Children” spin-off seems to have been scrapped by Facebook. That’s good, but surprising news, because Instagram has always been indifferent about the harm they cause kids, so let’s see what happens there. Big tech and the incoming anti-trust action. That sou...

Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast.  We’re still recording these episodes remotely on plague island but we’ve got a great episode lined up for you, filled to the brim with stories like... Fake news on Facebook. Don’t worry though, we’re pretty sure it’s a one-off. Prince Phillip, even though dead, is still able to contribute to the UK being less equal. Skillz. And YouTube...

Whilst the UK faces the confusing weather combo of freezing temperatures, snow and glorious sunshine. We're here to provide you with some ever consistent gloomy forecasts. This week on the pod we look at why Wikipedia is putting the HIS in history. There's an exciting new youth focused development from NSPCC. And Facebook comes out swinging like… well, like Nick Clegg in a fist fight. And by fist...

Hello and welcome to a new episode and a brand new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast! A lot has gone on over the past couple of weeks… we can now all meet in groups of six outside, the internet has exploded with memes of the Evergreen blocking the Suez Canal, knocking Bernie and his mittens off the top meme top spot, and it’s a 4 day week. What could be better?  Fay Schofield is on hosting...

Welcome to another episode of “Making Friends With…” - a special series where the Tech for Good Live team sit down for an in-depth interview with someone who is doing exceptional work in the tech industry. In this episode, Bex is chatting with some of the good people at Monzo , the online bank that has been shaking up the banking industry over the last 5 years. Her guests are Jessica Bilcock , Pub...