Welcome to the podcast from 404 Media where Joseph, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason catch you up on the stories we published this week. 404 Media is a journalist-owned digital media company exploring the way technology is shaping–and is shaped by–our world. We bring you unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL through investigative reporting, smart blogging, and breaking news. At 404 Media you’ll read, and hear, stories you can’t find anywhere else written by journalists who are leading experts on their beats. Subscribe to 404 Media at 404media.co to gain access to an ad-free version of this podcast, as well as a bonus podcast episodes. Subscribers are the bedrock of building a sustainable business for our journalism.
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Money, Power, and Making Yourself Proud
#4 trending · Tech News
Today I’m joined by Lindsay Goldwert. Lindsay is a writer and soon to be certified sex educator who has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine, Fast Company, M
Nov 9 48 min
Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning
#28 trending · Tech News
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We start this week with Joseph’s inve
Nov 4 59 min
Can Data Center Development Be Stopped?
Big tech didn’t expect the community pushback around data centers. Developers accustomed to building whatever they want with minimal oversight are facing hard questions a
Nov 2 52 min
Leaked Audio: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real
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We start this week with Jason and Jos
Oct 28 43 min
Is the AI Boom a Bubble?
This week on the pod we’re joined by Mike Isaac a tech reporter who has been at the New York Times for more than a decade and who just recently announced he’s joining The
Oct 26 55 min
‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop
We start this week with Jason’s article about how everyone is apparently reverse-engineering everything. After the break, Joseph tells us about a big AI shakeup at consul
Oct 21 41 min
Data Centers Are Worse Than You Thought
Big tech is rushing to build hundreds of data centers across the planet to keep up with the computing demand of artificial intelligence. The tech companies are promising
Oct 19 1 h 04 min
Cops Can Use AI to Pinpoint Your Home with Just One Photo
We start this week with Joseph’s article about Raven, previously known as Geospy. This is an AI tool that can geolocate photos, and now says it can pinpoint a specific ho
Oct 14 46 min
The Social Reckoning’s Real-Life Whistleblower
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Oct 9 55 min
Leak Show Cops Can Break into Locked iPhones
We start this week with a story from our old friend Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, about how cops can bypass the inactivity reboot on iPhones. After the break, Jason tell
Oct 7 39 min
404 Media Live! The Three Year Anniversary Show
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Oct 6 1 h 14 min
AI Companies Scraped the Web and Are Destroying the Human Internet
Jason Kint, the CEO of Digital Content Next, has kept a close eye on some of the biggest tech antitrust and copyright court cases. Kint has a knack for finding particular
Oct 5 44 min
The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
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We start this week with Joseph’s stories on the massive
Sep 30 42 min
The End of Privacy Is Here (with Kashmir Hill)
Facial recognition is everywhere now. It’s in surveillance cameras; it’s soon going to be in Meta’s RayBan pervert glasses, and some students already did that. You now ha
Sep 28 42 min
OpenAI Admits AI is Killing the Internet
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Sep 23 46 min
Is AI Making Us Less Human?
When chatbots become our closest “friends,” what happens to our capacity to care?
This week I'm joined by Professor Sherry Turkle. Sherry is a licensed clinical psychol
Sep 21 49 min
404 Media x The Intercept LIVE: How AI Is Used to Surveil and Kill
In this bonus collaboration with our friends at The Intercept, 404 Media's Jason Koebler and the Intercept's Sam Biddle and Akela Lacy discuss the ways AI is already used
Sep 18 51 min
Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations
We start this week with Joseph’s story about the people who are reading real ChatGPT users’ prompts and conversations. He got a bunch of documents all about these contrac
Sep 16 50 min
Fighting for the Future of Libraries (With Jennie Rose Halperin)
This week we’re joined by Jennie Rose Halprein. Jennie is the executive director of Library Futures, a non-profit that advocates for a fair digital future for libraries a
Sep 14 1 h 02 min
DHS’ Secretive ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit Pulling People Over
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Sep 9 43 min
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Where The 404 Media Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 10, 2026).
A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
If you care about personal security issues, AI issues, freedom of internet issues, or just tech in general and what it is doing to us, this is the place to go. These are talented and passionate journalists working at the top of their game, independently, to verify stories and present real facts. Their stories are regularly quoted and referenced by more mainstream news outlets. Sometimes they break the news first. Sometimes they offer excellent insight into news already broken. 404 is one of the sites I’m certain top tech news journalists check every day.
warmgunn · Jul 2026
I appreciate this podcast because it’s refreshing to hear knowledgeable, level-headed folks talking about tech news and related topics without too much formality or meandering. The more recent interview episodes with knowledgeable expert guests are especially interesting and informative—and quite succinct compared to similar interview-style podcasts.
rowdymouse · May 2026
This is the era of independent journalism and 404 Media is at the forefront. This podcast is one of several that I recommend to anyone who will listen. The hosts take on timely, often under-reported topics that have real-world implications on a national and global scale. Thanks, 404 gang!
Littleworldcunningly · Mar 2026
I’m basically the opposite of a tech enthusiast, but this is one of my favorite podcasts. The reporters make it really clear why tech stories matter, & how tech (& tech billionaires) are impacting our lives. They cover topics I DO care about (politics, government, surveillance, parenting) and I learn SO much. I don’t see these stories being covered much by other media outlets either. And even though they’re always saying they don’t know how to do a podcast (lol) I really enjoy listening to them.
allmartt · Mar 2026
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Here you find the Apple Podcasts chart positions of The 404 Media Podcast, its latest episodes to listen to directly, and reviews from listeners. Rankings are updated daily for the United States.
