Airing on Tuesday, September 29, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Tesla’s Model X; an artist whose work confronts surveillance in tech; and the photo technology known as HiRISE that allowed scientists to determine there is briny water on Mars. 

Airing on Monday, September 28, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about lobbying in Silicon Valley; how the VW emission scandal could have been avoided; and we’ll talk with Kevin McCoy, artist and founder of the app Monegraph.

Airing on Friday, September 25, 2015: U.S. policymakers get a message from the EU’s chief digital regulator; Blackberry transitions from smartphone to software company; and WNYC’s Movie Date co-host, Kristen Meinzer, tries to stump Ben on the latest tech news for this week’s edition of Silicon Tally. 

Airing on Thursday, September 24, 2015:  The heroes and villains of human rights online; mystical belief trending among techies; and  5.6 million federal employee fingerprints stolen by hackers. 

Airing on Wednesday, September 23, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about what an ISIS attack on the United Kingdom could look like; how VW software inside its diesel cars might have detected when emissions were checked; and obtaining real reviews, social media followers and customer inquiries for a totally made-up business.

Airing on Tuesday, September 22, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about President Xi Jinping’s meeting with American tech leaders in Seattle; news that Apple is getting more serious about developing an electric car; and the challenge of junk that’s floating around in space.

Airing on Monday, September 21, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Disney’s strategy for promoting Star Wars in China and Latin American; and we’ll take a look at startup culture in Japan.

Airing on Friday, September 18, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about the right to repair our own gadgets; Amazon hardware; and Kara Platoni, a professor at UC Berkeley who writes about science and technology, stops by to play Silicon Tally.

Airing on Thursday, September 17, 2015: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Comcast’s plan to expand its coverage to businesses; banks exploring the block chain; and Farhad Manjoo stops by to talk about mobile ad blocking in iOS 9.