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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Jul 8, 2015

Episodes 2741 - 2750 of 4268

  • Airing on Tuesday, July 7, 2015: First up, we’ll talk about why the Greeks don’t have access to online payment systems like Paypal, and why it matters. We’ll also talk to Christopher Soghoian, principal technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union, about the private companies that are changing the way spyware gets bought and sold. And Andrew Lih, Associate professor of journalism at American University and author of “The Wikipedia Revolution: How a bunch of nobodies created the world’s greatest encyclopedia,” explains what happens when a community-driven site revolts.

  • Airing on Monday, July 6, 2015: First up, Gregory Rosston, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, talks about the AT&T and DirecTV merger. We’ll also speak with Christopher Koopman, research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, about San Francisco’s attempts to rein in Airbnb hosts. We’ll also be joined by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips, authors of “The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs.”

  • Airing Friday, July 3, 2015: We hear a lot about wearable technologies like the iPhone and how they will change our lives, but little on what it will take to do that. As it turns out there’s one big obstacle: sensors. Plus, how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It’s time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson takes on Brad Jenkins, Managing Director of Funny or Die’s DC office for a government-themed quiz.

  • Airing on Thursday, July 2, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Nathaniel Popper, author of “Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money,” about whether or not the banking crisis in Greece is good for Bitcoin. And Matt Novak, who writes Gizmodo’s Paleofuture blog, joins us to talk about Back to the Future: Part 2 and the origins of our obsession with hoverboards.

  • Airing on Wednesday, July 1, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Charlie Savage, Washington D.C. correspondent for the New York Times, about a FISA court ruling that allows the NSA to continue collecting bulk data on American phone calls. We’ll also talk to Paddy Belton, who contributes to the BBC, about how archaeologists are using technology to document sites and artifacts before ISIS destroys them. And Megan Wahtera, SVP of Interactive Marketing at Paramount Pictures, joins us to talk about the interactive mobile game that audiences can play before screenings of Terminator: Genisys.

  • Airing on Tuesday, June 30, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Chester Wisniewski, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, about the Federal Aviation Administration’s consideration of new cybersecurity guidelines for the airline industry. We’ll also hear from Julie Ask, VP at Forrester Research, about why Uber is acquiring some of Bing’s mapping technology. And Marketplace Senior Technology Correspondent Molly Wood joins us to talk about the future of our digital media as streaming everything becomes more popular.

  • Airing on Monday, June 29, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Alex White, CEO and cofounder of Nextbigsound, on how music streaming services are changing people’s listening habit. Plus, as video-cams get better and cheaper, we’ll explore how they are spreading into a lot of workplaces unrelated to policing. We’ll also talk about mini-drones by air, land, and sea. Listen to learn more.

  • Airing on Friday, June 26, 2015: First up, Dan Slater, author of “Love in the Time of Algorithms,” comments on Match.com’s IPO. Plus, we’ll talk to Marketplace’s Dan Gorenstein about using healthcare data to look at the whole patient. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech? It’s time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson takes on actor and podcaster Jeff Cannata. 

  • Airing on Thursday, June 25, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Andrew Fitzgerald of Wall Street Journal about how much water data center uses to cool its machines. And as part of our prison technology series, we talk to the co-founder Collaborative Benefit, a LinkedIn type platform that connects incarcerated individuals with employers, about learning to code in prison. We’ll also talk to Sam Esmail, creator of the new show “Mr. Robot,” about actors playing hackers. 

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Every weekday morning, Marketplace Tech demystifies the digital economy. The radio show and podcast explain how tech influences our lives in unexpected ways and provides context for listeners who care about the impact of tech, business and the digital world.

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