Airing on Tuesday, July 14, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Lindsey Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief at CNET.com, about Comcast’s new option for cordcutters – a service called Stream. We’ll also hear about the medical uses for the Oculus Rift. The virtual reality technology will be available to gamers in early 2016, but it may end up benefiting older, visually impaired non-gamers too.

Airing on Monday, July 13, 2015: First up, we’ll say an early happy birthday to the e-commerce site Amazon, which turns 20 on Wednesday. Hear about how the site is using its big day to  to grow business. We’ll also talk with Alan Stern, a planetary scientist and Principal Investigator for New Horizons mission, about the spacecraft’s Pluto fly-by. And we’ll talk with Dmitri Williams, associate professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,  about in-game photos in God of War III.

Airing Friday, July 10, 2015: First up, we’ll talk about this year’s ComicCon is tapping into the rapidly growing number of niche subscription streaming services. We’ll also hear from Paul Karlsgodt, partner at Baker Hostetler, a law firm that specializes in data security, about class action lawsuits filed by federal employee unions against the OPM. Plus, how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It’s time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson tries to stump Steve Kovach, Deputy Tech Editor at Business Insider, with numbers from this week’s tech news. 

Airing on Thursday, July 9, 2015: First up, we’ll talk with Bernard Donefer, Professor in the Department of Statistics and Computer Information Systems at Baruch College, about the trading halt at the NYSE. Then, we’ll talk with Noah Kraft, CEO of Doppler Labs, about augmented reality for your ears. Also on the show is Chris Low, Chief economist at FTN Financial, who will talk about how China’s tech companies are faring as the country’s markets fall.

Airing on Wednesday, July 8, 2015: First up, we’ll talk to Molly Wood about why technologists are pushing back against the FBI’s call for government-friendly encryption. We’ll also talk to Sarah Jeong, a tech policy journalist, about ICANN’s proposed rule that would make it harder for domain registrants to keep their home addresses private. And Hrishikesh Hirway, producer of the Song Exploder podcast, will help kick off our summer series on music technology called “Noise Makers.”

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.