Airing on Tuesday, March 24, 2015: First up is Nidhi Kalra, Information scientist at the RAND Corporation, to talk about autonomous vehicles. Next, we ask why Big tobacco wants us to know that E-cigarettes are bad for us. What’s driving this public health message? Also, Ben speaks with Lindsey Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief of CNET.com, about the Internet of things in your yard.   

Airing on Monday, March 23, 2015: The long-awaited student privacy bill from the Federal government is expected to land today. Early indications are it will be better for the education tech industry than for parents or student-data privacy advocates. Firs up, we discuss what to expect from this legislation. Next, we move onto the White House’s fifth annual science fair, which is happening today. Marketplace’s Adriene Hill talks with Norm Brennan, a science teacher at the Mirman School, about how technology is changing science fairs. 

Airing on Friday, March 20, 2015: First up is Stephen Cobb, security researcher at ESET North America, to talk about the Target data breach settlement. Next, we with Jacob Poushter, Research Associate at Pew Research Center, about a new report that looks at attitudes about the Internet in developing countries. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? Marketplace’s David Gura joins us for this week’s Silicon Tally.   

Airing on Thursday, March 19, 2015: First up is Forrester analyst Frank Gillett to talk about Apple’s inclusion in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Next, we talk to Astro Teller, “Captain of Moonshots” at Google(x), about failing, ideas Google(x) has passed on, and the one technology that could unlock all kinds of other moonshots. We’ll also introduce you to the sounds of Austin during SXSW.

Airing on Wednesday, March 18, 2015: From SXSW in Austin, we speak with John Maeda, former president of RISD and design partner at the venture capital firm KCPB, about reconciling the pace of the tech industry with the pace of good design. Next, Thomas Middleditch, star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” on recreating an authentic version of nerd culture. 

Airing on Tuesday, March 17, 2015: From SXSW in Austin, we chat with cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel. And yes, she’s also the one who popularized the now famous Bechdel Test. She chats with us about why we need memoirs, what it’s like cartooning in the digital age (Google Image Search helps) and what a Bechdel test for tech companies would look like.  

Airing on Monday, March 16, 2015: We’ve spent the weekend exploring SXSW Interactive, and today we sit down with Steve Case, former CEO of AOL and Washington venture capitalist. Then, we head over to the Austin J.W. Marriott, where representatives from Houston, Raleigh and other cities are jockeying to attract tech talent and, hopefully, the Next Big Thing.

Airing on Friday, March 13, 2015: Today, we’re coming to you from an Austin bar, where we will take a look at the impact of SXSW visitors on the city.  First, Ben speaks with Marketplace’s Adriene Hill about the shift from SXSWedu to SXSW Interactive. Next up is Silicon Tally with Will Hurley, a longtime member of Austin’s tech community and the CEO of Honest Dollar, a company launching at SXSW Interactive this week. And finally, we talk with Matt Wright, co-founder of Wright Bros. Brew and Brew, about “the badge” as a symbol of SXSW, and what impact the event has for a new business like his. 

Airing on Thursday, March 12, 2015: This is a special SXSWedu edition from our coverage in Austin this week. Marketplace’s Adriene Hill, and the Learning Curve team, have taken over today – they have the latest from SXSWedu on what new research and technology have to tell us about the way kids learn.