Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU
WFMU presents Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU.
Mark Hurst and WFMU · WFMU podcasts
Show overview
Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 123 episodes. That works out to roughly 1 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 52 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. 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 6 days ago, with 31 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 52 episodes published. Published by WFMU podcasts.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 123 episodesGil Duran, author, "The Nerd Reich" from Aug 17, 2026
Data center disasters from Aug 10, 2026
Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling" from Aug 3, 2026
Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos from Jul 27, 2026
Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy" from Jul 20, 2026
Dystopia roundup, police edition from Jul 13, 2026
Nicholas Smyth on Big Tech devices in schools from Jun 29, 2026
Gerry McGovern, author, "99th Day: A Warning About Technology" from Jun 22, 2026
The upside-down world from Jun 15, 2026
Dave Karpf on the data center backlash from Jun 8, 2026
Ben Recht, author, "The Irrational Decision" from Jun 1, 2026
"Muskism" authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff from May 25, 2026
When is it OK to use AI? from May 18, 2026
Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) from May 4, 2026
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, author, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You" from Apr 27, 2026
Starlink and Kessler Syndrome, feat. astronomer Samantha Lawler from Apr 20, 2026
Cindy Cohn, author, "Privacy's Defender" from Apr 13, 2026
Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade" from Apr 6, 2026
Dystopia update: good news edition from Mar 30, 2026
Dystopia update: good news edition Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Dystopia update: good news edition" [0:00:00] Matthew Elefant (read by Mark Hurst) - "San Francisco Killed New York Food Delivery" [0:42:56] Sam Rockwell - "Opening monologue (Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die)" [0:54:59] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162642
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