Airing on Tuesday, August 11, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Molly Wood, Marketplace’s Senior Tech correspondent, on Google’s new structure.  We’ll also hear from Max Wolff, Chief Economist at Manhattan Venture Partners, about Alibaba ahead of the company’s earnings report on Wednesday. And, Tim Draper, founding partner of DFJ,  discusses his new ABC reality series: Startup U.

Airing on Monday, August 10, 2015: Demo day for 500 Startups, and how a group of Ariana Grande fans uncovered a catfishing scheme.

Airing on Friday, August 7, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos, about the Def Con hacking conference and collaborations between government and the security industry. We’ll also hear from Amanda Lenhart, associate director of research at the Pew Research Center, about teens who take online friendships IRL. And stay tuned for this week’s installment of Silicon Talley with Dave Pell, a startup investor who writes the Next Draft newsletter.    

Airing on Thursday, August 6, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Frank Gillett, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, about General Electric’s investment in the industrial Internet of things. Plus, New York Times Magazine staff writer Jenna Wortham joins us to talk about Travel Noire, an online community for black travelers that grew out of Instagram. And in the latest installment of our Noise Makers series, we’re joined by Yo La Tengo’s James McNew.

Airing on Wednesday, August 5, 2015: While Congress plays out a tug of war over whether and how the FDA should regulate electronic cigarettes, many private industries and businesses (e.g., airlines) are ahead of the government in treating them like cigarettes. We look at the state of government and private regulation. We’ll also talk to Dmitri Williams, associate professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, about Microsoft’s strategy to woo professional gamers with the newest game from the Halo franchise. Plus Marketplace’s Scott Tong joins us to talk about the engineering challenge behind de-carbonizing the power grid.

Airing on Tuesday, August 4, 2015: The Congressional Black Caucus will visit Silicon Valley to advocate for more hiring of minorities by tech industries. We look at which companies the caucus is visiting and what its goals are. We’ll also talk with Amanda Lotz, Associate Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Michigan and author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized, about the AT&T DirecTV bundle that will let customers watch TV on any of their devices, from anywhere. And  Nidhi Kalra, Information scientist at the RAND Corporation, explains mapping software in connected vehicles.

Airing on Monday, August 3, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Santosh Rao, head of research at Manhattan Venture Partners, about Etsy ahead of the company’s earnings report Tuesday. We’ll also speak with Molly Mulshine, senior digital culture editor at Tech Insider, about why Instagram blocked the #curvy from the app. We’ll also explore how electric cars might actually produce more pollution than a comparable gasoline-powered car.  

Airing on Friday, July 31, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Stephen Cobb, security researcher at ESET North America, about the Black Hat hacking conference. Plus, Annalee Newitz, Editor-in-Chief at Gizmodo, joins us to talk about the death of Google Plus. And 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 Aaron Harris, a partner at Y Combinator and host of Startup School Radio.

Airing on Thursday, July 30, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Brian Blau, research director at Gartner, on Facebook earnings. We’ll also speak with Minds.com founder Bill Ottman about an anti-Facebook social network with open source code and strict privacy policies that protect user data. And Farhad Manjoo, tech columnist at the New York Times, joins us to talk about mobile gaming and tomorrow’s launch of Angry Birds 2.