Disconnected (Podcast)

Oct 21, 2026 — What links Adobe’s open-source competitor, and the art of drone warfare? A new age of software. In this week’s episode of Disconnected, Jag and Jason explore two big shifts driven by increasingly accessible technology: AI’s ability to help recreate...

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Oct 07, 2026 — What if progress gives us more convenience, but takes away what we used to love about technology? In a nostalgia-filled episode of Disconnected this week, we’re doing the opposite of Room 101, and reviving technology that we think deserves a place in...

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Sep 23, 2026 — AI isn’t just writing emails and generating pictures anymore - it’s starting to design the molecules that go into our bodies. In this special episode of Disconnected, we sit down with young scientist Jay Wang to explore how generative AI is helping...

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Sep 09, 2026 — It’s time to reopen the doors to Disconnected’s Room 101, and this time, Jen Campbell is in the judge’s chair… AI customer service chatbots, AI-slop social posts, compulsory apps, cookie walls, and Captcha tests all go on trial in this special episode...

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Aug 26, 2026 — In a world where every ‘modern convenience’ is inconvenient, what technological advancements would you actually delete if you could? In this ‘Room 101’ edition of Disconnected, Jag puts Jen and Matt’s biggest everyday gripes on trial - from QR-only...

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Aug 05, 2026 — Social media posting is becoming psychologically expensive now - is the old internet we loved slowly wasting away? Your feed now looks more like TV programmed by an algorithm that doesn’t know you, but knows how to keep you watching. In this week’s...

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Jul 22, 2026 — Our phones are reshaping our bodies. Not just mentally, not just metaphorically… LITERALLY reshaping them. This week on Disconnected, special guest Mel Palleschi helps us dive into how tech is moving closer to us, ruining our necks and grip strength,...

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Jul 08, 2026 — AI is more than the software, more than the lines of code in Silicon Valley. It’s concrete, water, power lines and political deals reshaping small towns and entire industries. Returning to the show from episode 6, Blake Stone-Banks joins us to unpack...

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Jun 24, 2026 — The world is being reshuffled. When the dust settles, who will be left behind? This very special episode of Disconnected features the oracle of tomorrow’s world, author and strategist Sangeet Paul Choudary, to unpack why AI isn’t just automating tasks...

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Jun 10, 2026 — IKEA uses an AI chatbot to automate nearly half of its customer service inquiries - you’d expect that to mean layoffs… not promotions. They’ve retrained 8,500 workers into higher‑value roles instead of cutting headcount. Could this become the new...

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