The Contrafabulists Podcast

Welcome to the 79th episode of the Contrafabulists podcast, Kin Lane and Audrey Watters' irregular discussion of the tall tales told about technology. In this episode, we talk about one of our least favorite fabulisms, the claim that software is eating the world. Feedback is welcome. (You should email Kin...

Welcome (back) to the Contrafabulists podcast, Kin Lane and Audrey Watters' irregular discussion of the tall tales told about technology. In this episode, we explain our absence, mostly. Feedback is welcome. (You should email Kin with it though, not Audrey.)

Welcome to the Contrafabulists podcast, Kin Lane and Audrey Watters' (somewhat) weekly discussion of the latest technology (and politics of technology) news. In this episode, we talk about the tech "regrets" industry, the attention economy, and more. Here are the stories we referenced: "The Tech 'Regrets' Industry" by Audrey Feedback...

Welcome to the Contrafabulists podcast, Kin Lane and Audrey Watters' (somewhat) weekly discussion of the latest technology (and politics of technology) news. In this episode, we talk about infrastructure and civic data (and the erroneous message received by people in Hawaii about an impending ballistic missile strike). Here are the...

Welcome to the Contrafabulists podcast, Kin Lane and Audrey Watters' (somewhat) weekly discussion of the latest technology (and politics of technology) news. In this episode, we talk about predictions for the new year. Why do people love predictions so much?! Who listens to them?! Who believes them?! Here are the...