Show overview
MIT Technology Review Narrated has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 186 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 17 min and 27 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 54 episodes published. Published by MIT Technology Review.
From the publisher
Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes, thought-provoking topics, and sharp analysis, all backed by our trusted reporting.
Latest Episodes
View all 186 episodesInside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever
Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever
Inside interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside
A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria
Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare
How IVF is being revolutionized
This scientist rewarmed and studied pieces of his friend’s cryopreserved brain
NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work?
Is fake grass a bad idea? The AstroTurf wars are far from over.
No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all
Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable
This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”
The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.
After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport. This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year
High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline. This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com