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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.
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Your free VPN might be spying on you
VPNs have topped the charts this week, after major adult websites blocked Australian users. Several of these most popular VPNs are free, but at what c...
Trump's fight with Anthropic AI and Meta's AI Ray-Bans changing privacy
A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass...
Why Trump is fighting with AI company Anthropic
A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass...
Why Trump is fighting with AI company Anthropic
A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass...
Why Trump is fighting with AI company Anthropic
A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass...
New research finds Elon Musk's X algorithm can shift political attitudes long term
New research about the social media platform X suggests that just a few weeks on what used to be Twitter can shift political attitudes AND the effects...
Did AI secretly make your favourite video game?
AI is sliding into game development pipelines, but the rules around telling players what is machine-made and what is made by people are patchy at best...
How tech is changing how we watch the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics is using drones, AI and cloud-based broadcasting to track curling stones, freeze mid-air jumps, even talk to an official Winter Ol...
Are there more bots than people on the internet?
Having an AI agent act as your personal executive assistant may seem like a sweet deal, but security experts have a few concerns.
Also on the pr...
What is Upscrolled, Australia’s newest viral social media platform?
TikTok has finally struck a deal to avoid being banned in the United States. Their privacy policy also got a controversial update. So, who owns US Tik...
Spotify was copied by a piracy archive. Why does that matter?
Plus! Social media site Digg is back. For those who remember, it may feel like returning to what was good about the internet. Is this the sign of a ne...
Opt Out 05 | Can you ever really opt out of online life?
After weeks of trying to audit, delete, and lock down her digital life, Rae hits the big, uncomfortable question: what if you can’t opt out of the int...
Opt Out 04 | What did I just agree to?
Every time you click 'accept' online, you’re legally agreeing to something. The problem is… you probably have no idea what that something is.
In...
Opt Out 03 | How not to get hacked
If someone tried to hack you right now… how long would it take?
In episode three of Opt Out, Rae confronts her own extremely average cyber hygie...
Opt Out 02 | Can you delete yourself from the internet?
The internet knows a lot about you, but what if you wanted to take it all back and delete yourself all together?
In episode two of Opt Out, Rae...
Opt Out 01 | The guide to taking back control of your online life
We all know the internet knows a bit about us. But… how much, exactly? And what happens if you actually try to look?
In the first episode of Opt...
What were the biggest stories in tech for 2025?
It was a huge year for tech in 2025, and there were a few stories that hooked our attention more than others.
The introduction of the social me...
Is the AI boom going to spell the end of democracy in Australia?
With AI in our newsrooms, our universities, and our courtrooms, the way we understand the truth has been forever changed. But could it be for the bett...
Do androids dream of electric housework? The liabilities of a $20k humanoid robot butler
If you were to picture the ideal robot form to vacuum your floor all by itself, what do you see? Is it a small UFO-shaped disc that whizzes under couc...
Why is the government using AI to help create NDIS plans?
Roblox has been one of the worst culprits for child safety in the games world, and they’ve come up with something to supposedly keep our kids safe. ‘A...
Is it possible for an AI to 'hasten the coming of Christ's return'?
What happens when theology and technology collide? There's a new tech startup dedicated to building a Christian AI. It's called Gloo, launched by ex-I...
Self-driving taxis could be coming to Australia, but are we ready?
How well do you think the streets of Sydney would handle self-driving taxis? What about those same self-driving taxis navigating the Melbourne tram li...
Would you use ChatGPT now that it's in its horny era?
How much do you trust the AI chatbots you use on a day-to-day basis? Once you send your prompt off into cyberspace, how do you now no one is interferi...
How did a global Amazon outage bring down almost 50 other major tech companies?
When a major outage hit Amazon Web Services this week, websites and apps started falling like dominoes -- from Square to Duolingo, Netflix, and Adobe,...
What happens when you try to ban a generation from the internet?
The Online Safety Amendment Bill is the name on everyone’s lips this week and as the implementation date looms closer, we take a deep dive into some o...
We've got tonnes of space waste orbiting our Earth, is there a way to clean up our act?
There are over 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth right now, and that number is only growing as space orbit becomes more accessible. How...
If 'simulated gambling' is banned in kids games, why are we still seeing Loot Boxes everywhere?
You step up to a box full of prizes, and knowing that there is a chance you may not win anything, you give it your real-life money anyway. No, this is...
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Is it true that AI is going to add $60 billion to Australia's economy?
The Australian Finance Industry Association has modelled AI's contribution to economic growth in the years ahead. It found that "scaling", or expandin...
How fanfiction took over the world (and stayed free)
Fanfiction has gone from photocopied zines traded at conventions to millions of stories shared online. From smut-filled Harry Potter ships to the fic...
How did an Australian team make the biggest video game in the world today?
This week, an Australian video game called Hollow Knight: Silksong is the biggest video game in the world. It’s made by a small team out of Adelaide a...
Why is Australia spending a billion dollars on a quantum computer that doesn't exist yet?
2025 is the 'International Year of Quantum Science and Technology', but what actually is quantum science? IBM and AMD are teaming up to champion 'quan...
Wimbledon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300 line judges with AI -- will it be worth it?
How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commiss...
How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?
When 1 in 5 people have been the victim of cybercrime and AI voice scams are on the rise, how do we protect ourselves online? Plus Google may soon be...
How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning technology?
America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an iris scanning technology that can identify "suspects an...
Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional brothel?
A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plastic playmates. But the Cyberbrothel business falls o...
Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope for teens?
Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, is raising concerns among teens and parents — with questions about how it's used, what it says, and whether the platform...
ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they could mean for us
Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being proposed in the upcoming teen social media ban. What...
How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the internet is flooded with AI slop?
Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writing? Or even music?
More AI-generated content...
With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to change the gaming industry forever?
In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards developing AI, and this week the firm has announce...