Airing on Tuesday, February 10, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk with David Katzmaier, editor of CNET’s TV section, about contextually aware devices and Samsung’s privacy policy. We’ll also speak with Amanda Lotz, Associate Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Michigan, about Netflix’s content development strategies. And Chris Danforth, Professor of mathematical, natural and technical sciences at the university of Vermont, joins us to talk about the Hedonometer.

Airing on Monday, February 9, 2015: The FCC is moving on with its plans to reclassify broadband and wireless data as Title II services. Meanwhile, AT&T has said it will sue the federal government, and some Republicans have vowed to fight the new rules. What will happen if this particular battle winds up in court? We’ll talk with Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, about the legal backing for the FCC’s plan. Next, we spoke with Eliza Cooper, a social media consultant who’s been blind since childhood, about using the Be My Eyes app. It  matches people who are visually impaired with sighted strangers who help identify things through the smartphone camera.      

Airing on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015:  First up, we look at the push in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx to encourage technology start ups as a way to revitalize the area and bring new jobs in. Next, we discuss Twitter’s earnings – including it’s net loss of $ 125 million –  with Nate Elliott, an analyst at Forrester. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? Shanon Cook, a Spotify trends analyst, joins Ben for a digital-music-themed Silicon Tally. 

Airing on Thursday, February 5, 2015: The FCC is poised to unveil new rules on net neutrality. We look at the legal quagmire that will emerge from this, and how it might ultimately impact consumers. Ross Ulbricht was convicted on Wednesday as the Dread Pirate Roberts, the mastermind behind an illegal online market called Silk Road. The minimum sentence he faces is 30 years and the maxium, life. We spoke with Sarah Jeong, a technology policy journalist who has been covering the Silk Road Trial for Forbes, about the verdict. Also, Robbie Allen, Founder and CEO of Automated Insights, joins us for our latest segment in Back to Back to the Future Part II – it’s on software that writes news articles.   

Airing on Wednesday, February 4, 2015: This week, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to make the internet a public utility. That is, wireless and broadband data will be regulated as a telecommunication service, and not an information service, under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. We spoke with Kevin Werbach, an Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, about the FCC’s plans to reclassify the internet. And Kevin Roose, Senior Editor at Fusion, joins us to talk about how prisoners use cell phones and social media on the inside. 

Airing on Tuesday, February 3, 2015: Amazon has struck a deal with UC Davis, UMass Amherst, and Purdue  in which the schools get a specially-branded online Amazon bookstore for their students, and a cut of the revenues. Amazon gets early access to college kids who are creating habits, and it gets another whack at Barnes & Noble – one of the companies that’s built a niche in academic book selling. We consider Amazon’s strategy and its effect. Nexr up, we talk with Lindsey Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief of CNET.com, about the internet of things and Intel’s latest acquisition. Also, Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland, discusses his new book, “The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information.”

Airing on Monday, February 2, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk to Alex White, CEO of next big sound, about the state of streaming music companies and competition among Beats Music, Spotify, and Jay-Z’s “Project Panther”. Plus, Glenn Derene, the electronics editor at Consumer Reports, talks about sharing subscription service passwords among friends. We’ll also talk to Karen North, Director of the Annenberg Program on Online Communities at USC Annenberg, about policing YouTube’s violent videos.

Airing on Friday, January 30, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk to Anne Curzan, English Professor at the University of Michigan, about emojis in the Ross Ulbricht Silk Road Trial. Plus, we’ll also talk to Jon Resnick, DC policy representative for the DJI drone company, about blocking drones from taking off in no-fly zones. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? This week, Marketplace’s David Gura plays Silicon Tally with Deadspin writer and in-house stats man Kyle Wagner.

Airing on Thursday, January 29, 2015: First up on today’s show, Amazon reports its last quarter of fiscal earnings for 2014 on Thursday. Overall, 2014 was a disappointment for the Seattle-based electronic commerce company – not to mention its shareholders. Is it possible the company finished up the year on an upswing? We’ll also talk to Brian Blau, analyst at Gartner, about Facebook earnings. And Ted Henken, Chair of Baruch College’s Sociology and Anthropology Department and author of Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape, joins us to talk about the secret internet in Cuba.