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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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(Nearly) everything that happened in AI this week
Anthropic has just released the Spotify Wrapped equivalent of Claude. Claude Reflect claims it can help you optimise your AI use. But will a tool buil...
The UN calls for a ban on 'killer robots'
Microsoft and Xbox have laid off thousands of staff. Sony, Xbox and publishers like Rockstar all seem to be moving away from physical discs. And the U...
Will fining social media companies make them uphold the ban?
The Australian government wants to double the penalty tech companies will face for not keeping kids off their social media platforms. The proposed bil...
How do you stop being addicted to your phone?
If your phone seems impossible to put down, that's because it's intentional. So how can we break our addictions?
Also on the show, how safe is o...
Is it wrong to have robots take care of our parents?
Tech is being marketed as the solution to taking care of our aging parents and our young children: AI companions, improved surveillance tools, and wea...
Leaked document reveals Microsoft wants you "addicted" to their product
While Meta and Google are fighting lawsuits about their technology being intentionally addictive, Microsoft’s strategy deck for their new AI assistant...
Would you pay to use Instagram?
Meta has officially launched premium subscription tiers across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Does this mean we'll finally be able to rid ourselves...
Can the Pope influence the future of AI?
The Catholic Church has entered the AI debate, with Pope Leo XIV warning against "digital slaveries" while seated beside the co-founder of Anthropic....
Is your podcast host... human?
Amazon's new Alexa feature allows anyone to create a podcast using AI. Could this be a genuine competitor to the podcast industry? Or will it become a...
Are we nostalgic for a 90s that didn't exist?
Mixtape is a new Australian-made video game set in the 90s featuring burned CDs, shopping trolley rides and feelings of adolescent freedom. Nostalgia...
Can we force data centres to clean up their act?
Book publishers including Hachette and Macmillan have filed a lawsuit in New York against Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. They're trying to stop AI companie...
Why Elon Musk is taking OpenAI to court
xAI's Elon Musk and Open AI’s Sam Altman were once on the same team, united by the belief that artificial intelligence was too important to be left to...
Will you send an AI twin to work for you?
Imagine an AI model built on everything you know, how you communicate, how you reason, how you write, trained to act and respond like you so thoroughl...
The AI model “too dangerous” for the public
Anthropic claims its latest AI model, Claude Mythos, is “too dangerous” to release given its exceptional cyber hacking capabilities. Is it all a PR st...
Artemis II isn't the only cool thing happening in space tech at the moment
In this special episode, what's happening in Australia's space industry? Between Australia's first lunar rover, and putting plants on the moon (this y...
Does Australia have the energy and water to power the AI data centre boom?
The world's biggest tech companies are scoping Australia out as a data centre hub. As they see it, we have an abundance of space, electricity and wate...
On the down-low: Do tech companies have a duty of care when it comes to kids?
John Livingstone is the Head of Digital Policy at UNICEF Australia. He's been talking directly to students about how the Australian social media ban i...
Is Australia's social media ban *actually* working?
Australia banned under-16s from social media at the start of summer, and the world has been watching.
Today, we're doing a full audit. What the...
Who owns art created inside video games?
There's a fresh wave of headlines claiming that AI is eating the workforce whole, and that the only way to have a job is to become the person who buil...
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...
Trump takes on Anthropic AI and Meta's AI glasses 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...
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...