Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU

Leonard & Roger - "Computerised Simulation Disaster" - The BBC Years
Interview with Bill Weinberg [0:42:03]
Odessey & Oracle - "Les Belles Choses" - Technicolor [0:59:55] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/170167

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
Ben Chatrer - "I Am a Monster" [0:54:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169885

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Becky Holmes" [0:02:05]
- "Mark's comments" [0:39:17]
Bill Callahan - "Computer" - My Days of 58 [thanks to Wendy del Formaggio] [0:54:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169684

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
- "Interview with Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson" [0:04:20]
- "Mark's comments" [0:39:57]
MAP 71 - "Machine Emotion" [on Bandcamp] [0:55:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169421

- "Kenneth- What is the Frequency?" [Collage of reports on the attack on Dan Rather] [0:00:00]
- "Don Fleming - Frequences" [This week kicks off our fall 'sorta silent' fundraiser. Join the Swag for Life team or consider a one time pledge to help keep us on the air. Click on the banner at the top of the page to get started.] [0:05:04]
- "Tesla vs Marconi" [Sound collage of youtube sources including excellent content from https://kathylovesphysics.com/.] [0:07:53]
- "Don Fleming visits the Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum" [Marconi/RCA Wireless Museum https://www.chathammarconi.org/] [0:15:34]
XTC - "Are...

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
David Sparks and the Urban Appalachians - "Apocalyptic Idiocracy" [https://urbanappalachian.bandcamp.com] [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168952

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Interview with Jesse Jarnow"
Neil Young - "Prisoners of Rock and Roll" [0:56:04] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168774

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Byron Tau from June 24, 2024" [0:05:15]
- "Interview with Byron Tau" [0:14:24]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:32]
Elle Cordova - "Data Centers" [0:55:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168492

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
Kind Regards - "Keith Juluka x Laila" [0:55:38] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168253

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Paul Davies" [0:02:35]
- "Mark's comments" [0:40:40]
Jesse Welles - "The Nerd Reich" [0:54:47] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167994

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
Ben Grosser - "Redaction of "The Future is for Everyone"" [music is "Caprice" by Sees. thx to Jesse Doris] [0:05:43]
- "Interview with Ben Grosser" [0:15:20]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:13]
Ben Grosser - "Order of Magnitude" [0:55:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167678

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Gil Duran" [0:02:08]
Peter Peter Hughes - "Tracking Devices" [0:53:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167574

Data center disasters
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:52:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167241

Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [via Futurism]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Judson Merrill" [0:03:03]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:04]
The Fall - "Telephone Thing" [thanks to Wendy del Formaggio!] [0:54:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167038

Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Los Deliveristas Unidos" [0:04:49]
Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - "El Costo De La Vida" - Areito [0:55:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166787

Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a [0:01:44]
- "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:01:49]
Kirk Pearson - "Haptic Workshop" - n/a [0:23:11]
- "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:25:02]
Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" - n/a [0:46:25]
- "Mark's comments" [0:46:39]
Dmitry_Milk - "We Are Vocoders" - DiHalt2026 summer party [A chiptune version of Kraftwerk's "Robots" played on a ZX Spectrum] [0:55:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166591

Dystopia roundup, police edition
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
Burning House - "Turn Off the Robot" [image by Beetle Moses] [0:54:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166310

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Interview with Nicholas Smyth"
Casey & Strick - "Read A Book" [0:55:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165768

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Gerry McGovern" [0:02:39]
- "Mark's comments" [0:48:51]
Danish Sky - "Attack of the Killer Robots" [0:53:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165500

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's comments"
Jimmy Cliff - "World Upside Down" [0:54:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165187

Dave Karpf on the data center backlash
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Dave Karpf" [0:02:22]
- "Mark's comments" [0:43:10]
Ambassade - "The Influencer Accent" [0:55:08] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165013

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Ben Recht" [0:02:58]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:59]
Knights of Molino - "Take Back Control" [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/164793

"Muskism" authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff" [0:02:37]
- "Mark's comments" [0:49:36]
Joel Fajerman and Jan Yrssen - "Racines Synthétiques" [0:55:03] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/164555

When is it OK to use AI?
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
Andrew Singleton (read by Mark Hurst) - "In Our Glorious AI Future, There Will Be No Such Thing as Money (For You)" [0:41:39]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:25]
The Jack Rubies - "Are We Being Recorded?" [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/164297

Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Julie Scelfo" [0:04:29]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:17]
Juliana Hatfield Three - "Addicted" [0:54:13] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163824

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00]
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson" [0:02:24]
- "Mark's comments" [0:42:16]
Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra - "Call the Police!" - Single [0:54:40] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163587

Starlink and Kessler Syndrome, feat. astronomer Samantha Lawler
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro" [0:00:16]
Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a [0:05:07]
- "Interview with Sam Lawler" [0:05:17]
Kirk Pearson - "Haptic Workshop" - n/a [0:23:45]
- "Interview with Sam Lawler" [0:24:41]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:27]
Jed Feiman and Nehemiah Markos - "Our Mom-and-Pop Data Center, read by Mark Hurst" [0:48:50]
SMA - "NOT A BUBBLE" - TECHNOTHEISM [0:53:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163336

Cindy Cohn, author, "Privacy's Defender"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Cindy Cohn" [0:02:31]
- "Mark's comments" [0:48:48]
Grateful Dead - "Mexicali Blues" [0:54:39] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162978

Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn, authors, "Move Slow and Upgrade"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn" [0:04:04]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:18]
The Polecats - "Make a Circuit With Me" [0:55:40] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162819

Dystopia update: good news edition
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Dystopia update: good news edition" [0:00:00]
Matthew Elefant (read by Mark Hurst) - "San Francisco Killed New York Food Delivery" [0:42:56]
Sam Rockwell - "Opening monologue (Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die)" [0:54:59] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162642

Janet Vertesi, founder of the Opt Out Project
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Janet Vertesi" [0:03:00]
- "Mark's comments" [0:49:26]
Laibach - "Allgorhythm (feat. Wiyaala)" [0:55:26] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162465

A visit to Repair Cafe El Barrio
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "A visit to Repair Café El Barrio" [0:04:26]
- "Mark's comments" [0:34:57]
MrWeebl - "Badger Badger" [0:56:05] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162249

Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
- "Pledge! w/Mark and Jesse Jarnow" - Call 800-989-9368
Marathon week 2 w/cohost Jesse Jarnow https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161892

Marathon week 1 w/cohost station manager Ken Freedman
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Pledge! w/Mark and station manager Ken" - Call 800-989-9368 https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161795

Celebrating 400 episodes of Techtonic
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments" [0:00:24]
NightNight - "Total Control" [0:55:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161505

Chris Gilliard on Amazon’s admission that Ring spies on us
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Chris Gilliard" [0:04:01]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:43]
Beans on Toast - "Alexa" [thanks to Roger!] [0:55:01] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/161231

Peter Dear ("The World As We Know It") and how we interpret AI
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Peter Dear" [0:05:28]
- "Mark's comments" [0:25:03]
Andrew Thompson - "We're In Business" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160970

AI is spreading where it doesn't belong
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's comments"
corook - "Scooby" [0:53:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160799

Peter Schmidt on the book “Attensity” by the Friends of Attention
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Peter Schmidt" [0:02:45]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:20]
Decisive Pink - "Dopamine" [0:54:21] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160616

Music behind DJ:
[Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore]

Music behind DJ:
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a

Music behind DJ:
- "Mark's intro"

- "Interview with Paul Bradley Carr" [0:03:49]
- "Mark's comments" [0:48:24]
declu - "Real Friends" - single [0:54:30] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160355