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Crashed

Crashed

Written by: Alex Hudson
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 In the Crashed podcast, the tech podcast about everything else, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stoker Walker delve into the complexities of technology and its implications on politics, business and wider society. It’s smart, it’s nerdy and it’s two journalists trying to make sense of a complex tech landscape in the UK.

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  • AI girlfriends to fix loneliness, AI content to fix journalism, and AI influencers to fix politics

    AI girlfriends to fix loneliness, AI content to fix journalism, and AI influencers to fix politics
    Jan 15 2026

    Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker investigate how AI is transforming our relationships, from best friends to husbands and wives and even therapists, the death spiral of the global media and whether it’s AI to blame, and how Keir Starmer is attempting to influence the influencers.


    This includes an interview with the author James Muldoon, whose new book Love Machines looks at how AI is changing relationships (you can buy his book here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571399277-love-machines/)


    We also discuss the “death spiral” of journalism and the media industry, which executives still seem to underestimate despite the bleak outlook; Westminster finally catching up with the influence of influencers; and how David Attenborough is the secret victim of a Reddit bug.


    Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media


    To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast


    Follow:

    Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds

    Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel


    Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify

    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV

    RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS

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    1 hr
  • Elon Musk plays with fire, politicians play in sandboxes, and nobody's playing at CES

    Elon Musk plays with fire, politicians play in sandboxes, and nobody's playing at CES
    Jan 8 2026

    Crashed is the tech podcast about everything else,


    Today, hosts Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss whether the controversy around Grok (Groktroversy if you will) and AI-editing images is really the beginning for real regulation, the end of X, or both?


    They also discuss British politicians playing with AI sandboxes, and all the latest updates from CES.


    Follow us:

    Instagram:

    Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds

    Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker

    TikTok:

    Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds

    Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434

    RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea


    Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social media



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    51 mins
  • What happens in 2026? From LinkedIn's death to quantum meh and flying cars, we have it all

    What happens in 2026? From LinkedIn's death to quantum meh and flying cars, we have it all
    Jan 1 2026
    Welcome to Crashed, the podcast about how tech is at the centre of everything, whether that be economics, politics, philosophy, ethics, community, law, religion, education, or literally anything else. Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker take 10 predictions on what’s coming for tech in 2026. From trying to work out if anyone still uses LinkedIn, to whether podcasting might have its cancellation moment, there are a lot of things very likely to happen, and a lot of things not really that likely to.Our contributors: Olly Mann:The Week Unwrapped podcast: https://theweek.com/the-week-unwrapped-podcast Everything else he does: https://www.ollymann.com/ Ellen C. Scott Working on Purpose Substack: https://workingonpurposenewsletter.substack.com And her book Working On Purpose: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/working-on-purpose-ellen-scott/7788609 H Alan Scott: Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halanscott/?hl=en Dr. Carolina Are: Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloggeronpole/ Chris Hamilton: Albie’s website https://www.albie.ai/ Chris’s LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrishams Paulita Pappel: Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulitapappel/?hl=en Hardwerk’s Instagram (discretion advised): https://www.instagram.com/hardwerk_studio/?hl=en Rowan Ferguson: Molly Rose Foundation homepage: https://mollyrosefoundation.org/ And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyrosefoundation/?hl=en Robert Forrest Robert’s LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/in/rforrest1 Deep Design Systems www.deepdesignsystems.com Jo EckersleyJo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeckersley/ Alex Voica - Synesthesia Alex’s blog: https://www.synthesia.io/blog/authors/alexandru-voica His Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandruvoica/ Follow us:Instagram: Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds Chris: https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker TikTok: Alex: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds Chris: https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kelSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1zO7Ll6SY7W3qBrjhMCQXb?si=9d4dc1a7bcbd4f9b Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crashed/id1846834434 RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68f22ac7ca0e7f7545c5ecea Keywords: technology, podcast, economics, AI, big tech, UK technology, democracy, social meda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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