Podcast

Download This Show

Author: ABC Australia
Feed episode count: 50
Official site: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/
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Summary

Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

Episodes

Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

(Nearly) everything that happened in AI this week

Duration seconds: 1743
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/anthropic-claude-reflect-ai-inbreeding-meta-instagram/106851764

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

The UN calls for a ban on 'killer robots'

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/microsoft-staff-layoffs-no-more-physical-discs-killer-robots/106824106

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Will fining social media companies make them uphold the ban?

Duration seconds: 1700
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/social-media-ban-enforcement-energy-bills-savings-ai-tokens/106795410

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

How do you stop being addicted to your phone?

Duration seconds: 1743
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/phone-addiction-online-voting-ai-model-training/106769034

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Is it wrong to have robots take care of our parents?

Duration seconds: 1745
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/robots-in-aged-care-child-care-ethics-tech-tourism/106741850

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Leaked document reveals Microsoft wants you "addicted" to their product

Duration seconds: 1680
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/leaked-document-addictive-new-siri-anthropic-mythos/106715214

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Would you pay to use Instagram?

Duration seconds: 1744
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/meta-launches-subscription-tiers-clankers-sydney-harbour-ai/106688908

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Can the Pope influence the future of AI?

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/download-this-show-pope-ai-google/106664186

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Is your podcast host... human?

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/download-this-show-alexa-ai-podcast-meta-family-center/106643186

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Are we nostalgic for a 90s that didn't exist?

Duration seconds: 1747
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/nostalgia-for-the-90s-ai-writing-polymarket/106643092

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Can we force data centres to clean up their act?

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/nsw-inquiry-into-data-centres/106580644

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Why Elon Musk is taking OpenAI to court

Duration seconds: 1744
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/elon-musk-open-ai-court/106555462

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Will you send an AI twin to work for you?

Duration seconds: 1747
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/ai-digital-twin-apple-ceo-and-meta-data-harvesting/106532254

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

The AI model “too dangerous” for the public

Duration seconds: 1747
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/anthropic-latest-ai-model-too-dangerous-to-release/106507966

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

Artemis II isn't the only cool thing happening in space tech at the moment

Duration seconds: 1700
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/artemis-ii-space-projects-in-australia/106483054

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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

Does Australia have the energy and water to power the AI data centre boom?

Duration seconds: 1744
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/australia-ai-boom-energy-and-water-demand/106456584

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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

On the down-low: Do tech companies have a duty of care when it comes to kids?

Duration seconds: 900
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/john-livingstone-unicef-social-media-ban-check-in/106473408

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Is Australia's social media ban actually working?

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/social-media-ban-check-in/106409204

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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

Who owns art created inside video games?

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/ai-washing-and-job-restructures-art-in-video-games/106407038

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Mar 13, 2026 · not_requested

Your free VPN might be spying on you

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/vpn-iran-fake-videos-macbook-neo/106378838

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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

Trump takes on Anthropic AI and Meta's AI glasses changing privacy

Duration seconds: 1745
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/trump-s-takes-on-anthropic-v1/106467354

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Feb 27, 2026 · not_requested

Does Elon Musk's X make you more right wing?

Duration seconds: 1745
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/new-research-x-shifts-political-attitudes-long-term/106339224

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Feb 20, 2026 · not_requested

Did AI secretly make your favourite video game?

Duration seconds: 1742
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/ai-in-games-sector/106310948

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Feb 13, 2026 · not_requested

How tech is changing how we watch the Winter Olympics

Duration seconds: 1680
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/how-tech-is-changing-how-we-watch-the-winter-olympics/106284564

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Feb 6, 2026 · not_requested

Are there more bots than people on the internet?

Duration seconds: 1740
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/more-bots-than-people-dead-internet-theory/106256520

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Jan 30, 2026 · not_requested

What is Upscrolled, Australia’s newest viral social media platform?

Duration seconds: 1690
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/upscrolled-tiktok-deal-openai-advertising/106232534

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Jan 23, 2026 · not_requested

Spotify was copied by a piracy archive. Why does that matter?

Duration seconds: 1740
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/spotify-copied-by-annas-archive/106220196

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