The Interface

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on the real Social Reckoning.

Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, joins Jess Maddox and Thomas Germain on The Interface to talk about The Social Reckoning, the new film that follows her story

Oct 7
26 min

Should we let AI read our break-up emails?

The Interface returns for season two with a new co-host. BBC technology columnist Thomas Germain is joined by Jessica Maddox, a University of Georgia professor who studie

Sep 30
32 min

Is tech ruining the World Cup?

This week on The Interface: is World Cup tech taking the human magic out of football? For our season finale before the summer break, Karen, Thomas and Nicky start with t

Jun 25
37 min

Teens banned from social media - what next?

This week on The Interface: the UK’s under-16s social media ban - is America next? The UK is preparing to go further than almost any other country on children and social

Jun 18
36 min

Why is AI burying my CV?

This week on The Interface: is AI quietly sending your CV to the graveyard? Karen starts with the growing role of AI in hiring and why it may be far more powerful, and m

Jun 11
37 min

What goes on in TikTok's Farlands?

This week on The Interface: the horrifying world of the TikTok Farlands. Tom and Nicky head deep into the TikTok Farlands - the semi‑mythical place you supposedly reach

Jun 4
42 min

Can Pope Leo save us from AI?

Google is changing up its search engine. At its recent developer conference, among a host of new AI tools, it announced the biggest changes to Google Search in its histor

May 28
46 min

Are we entering a world without screens?

Karen Hao’s away this week — but it’s a special episode: Thomas and Nicky welcome their first ever guest, senior reporter at MS NOW, Brandy Zadrozny, to decode the tech s

May 21
42 min

Is AI harvesting your knowledge on the cheap?

AI is coming for your job — but not in the way you think. Karen says the real shock isn’t mass replacement (yet). It’s that AI is already reshaping work into something m

May 14
42 min

Who is really paying the influencers?

Who is paying for the influencer campaign making you fear Chinese AI? A new report alleges a coordinated influencer marketing campaign urging audiences to back “American

May 7
38 min

Why is everything a conspiracy?

What's the playbook that gets real‑world breaking news moments to become instant conspiracy theories? After an attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Associa

Apr 30
36 min

Is your iPhone about to change forever?

Tim Cook resigns: what does a new Apple boss mean for your smartphone? Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down later this year, with John Ternus — a long‑time hardware leade

Apr 23
38 min

Is the new AI model really too dangerous to release?

Claude Mythos: is this a real risk or the AI industry’s latest fear campaign? Anthropic’s unreleased model, Claude Mythos, is being talked about in the headlines as the

Apr 16
41 min

Will algorithms increase your grocery bill?

Walmart’s digital price tags. The retail giant is rolling out shelf labels that allow prices to be updated instantly across stores. This isn’t a new trend. Airlines and h

Apr 9
37 min

Why Can't People Stop Watching AI Fruit?

Infidelity in the fruit bowl; why are so many people watching AI generated fruit fall in and out of love? In a week of contrasting fortunes — Fruit Love Island, the TikTo

Apr 2
38 min

Can we prove we’re real online?

"Am I really real?" Tom runs a simple test, involving his dear Aunt Eleanor, with far‑reaching consequences: can a real human prove they’re not a machine? The experiment

Mar 26
39 min

What Was Pokemon Go really up to?

When we play a game or fill in a form, are we training robots without knowing it - and would we consent if asked? Remember Pokémon Go? The company behind it is repurposi

Mar 19
35 min

Will a new law change the internet forever?

What happens when the tools built to protect children risk exposing everyone else, and who should decide which parts of the internet are “safe” enough to access without s

Mar 12
36 min

Is AI running modern warfare?

As Washington moved toward a joint US and Israeli response to Iran, a parallel fight over military access to frontier AI broke into the open. Anthropic, maker of Claude,

Mar 5
36 min

Is Havana Syndrome really real?

In 2016, diplomats reported a strange burst of sound — followed by months of debilitating symptoms. “Havana Syndrome” sparked questions and conspiracy theories across the

Feb 26
35 min

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What listeners say

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I’m impressed with the range of issues discussed. Reasonably deep without becoming incomprehensibly nerdy. Great chemistry among the panelists, who are humorous without the hypercaffeinated glossolalia so common among the other tech podscasters- no constant repetition of “like” and “super”. One quibble: might the resurgence of wired headphones be the result of the availability of music in hi-res formats? Bluetooth doesn’t really support hi-res. Much as I love my AirPods, Apple Music sounds vastly more detailed over even humble studio headphones paired with a DAC dongle - and at half the price of my AirPods.

Jinx Dinkum · Mar 2026

Clear, timely and informative. Interplay between hosts prevents topics from being too technical. Helped to answer questions I had about a range of topics from Ring Cameras to Data Centers.

Tune inner · Feb 2026

I’ve been following Thomas’ work for a while. Always enjoy his pieces on BBC future. I think the first episode is a great starting point for this podcast. The format between the hosts is interesting, as there’s a clear structure, but each of them discuss the topic and contribute to the topic from their own perspective. All of the hosts are clearly informed, and I’m very excited to listen to the next one. The Ring Doorbell topic is concerning (albeit unsurprising). I think the TikTok talk is especially poignant. To anyone reading this, I suggest reading Germain’s article on BBC future titled “The words you can't say on the internet” (one of my favs) Was surprised to see the podcast only has 3.5 stars—because I don’t have any complaints. The only thing I could see as a point of critique is that the adds can come off as bit jarring maybe—but I don’t mind them. People shouldn’t forget that podcasts like this are supported by advertiser revenue. All in all this podcast is a great way to stay informed in a modern way, delivered right into your ears.

Dev_Leos · Feb 2026

Love the BBC the products and the service, but this show seems to be a hard turn from the journalistic integrity to which I’ve grown accustomed. The show’s primary objective seems to legitimize Trump and the CCP Strangle hold of the US democratic process. Primarily they allude to real issues in developed economies, but hammer home on red-herrings to trivialize the threats of IP theft and normalize the practice of buying veiws online or buying elections with bitcoin securities.

BusterXYZ · Mar 2026

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