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From rampant AI's and gamification to social fundraising and new ways of donating. Join us on a meandering ramble through the ever changing landscape of tech that makes the world a better place.

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Episodes

  1. Some words, roughly in order

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you were listening last week, you’ll know we were joined by the lovely Harry Harrold, Head of Neontribe, a digital agency committed to tech for good! We are delighted to say that Harry is back to talk to us in more depth about himself and his…

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  2. Usable and useful

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to make a positive social impact, or how more often than not, it’s making a negative impact. Chat GPT and Google have made some improvements to accessibility – so now even more...

  3. Corporate sustainability with Nicki Lyons from Vodafone

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you listened to last week’s show, you’d have heard from the wonderful Nicki Lyons, UK Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer at Vodafone. We're delighted to say she’s joining us this week for another episode...

  4. Humans vs. Algorithms

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you’re keeping count, today is something like our ten thousand and five hundredth episode or something. Who knows? The main takeaway is that this has gone on too long. But this weeks show looks like it’ll be worth the...

  5. Bridging the digital divide

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We're your one stop shop for discussion on all things good and bad (normally very, very bad…) in tech and other stuff. Greg Aston is on hosting duties, and he is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Mille Vardheim and Paul...

  6. Fully digital life events

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We're your one stop shop for discussion on all things good and bad (normally very, very bad…) in tech and other stuff. And this week's episode is no different! We're talking about Apple’s shoddy privacy, Estonia being a boss at digital...

  7. Governance is a friend

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Paul Jakubowski and Mille Vardheim. Our special guest is Sarah Peña, Head of Emerging Technology & Business Improvement at Swindon Borough Council. We find out about…

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  8. Ethical shopping on the rise

    Hello and welcome to yet another season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this episode we’ll be talking about an increase in ethical shopping in the UK. Amazing! Sure we’re a nation of self-centred, awful, monstrous, racist muppets… but we do take our shopping seriously at least. We’ll also…

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  9. Horrific/Terrific

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you joined us for last week’s episode you’ll have heard from Georgia, a freelance writer specialising in tech and we’re super excited to have Georgia back on the podcast this week to chat with us a little bit more. We talk about being a content...

  10. Driven to apathy

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech For Good Live podcast! The world is on fire, so of course we’re spending our time talking about tech for good. That’s fine. We’re all making good choices here. This week's show is what they call “a real humdinger”. We’re going to be talking...

  11. Outcomes Matter

    Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. Jonny Rae-Evans is your host this week and he is joined by Fay Schofield. In this episode we learn more about our special guest, Emma Ockleford. Emma runs a…

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  12. Data-Harvesting Horror Show

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. In this episode we are talking about the steps that Meta is taking around political content in what is an astoundingly important year across the...

  13. Library Love

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you’re new here, it’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact on the world. Uncanny valley resus-puppet Mark Zuckerberg stood up in congress, turned to face the parents of children that Meta has...

  14. Working in Digital Forensics

    Content Warning: This podcast includes discussion of Child Sexual Exploitation, listener discretion is advised. Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. If you joined us for the last episode you’ll have heard from the wonderful and very lovely Roy. A long time design and tech...

  15. Are unions cool again?

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. In this episode, we are talking about influencers and whether or not 2024 is the year they’ll finally unionize. We discuss the Taliban giving…

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  16. Steering digital conversation across Manchester

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and Producer Paul. Our special guest this week is Stuart Pearson - formerly working for the Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford area of...

  17. Taking AI seriously

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this episode we talk about taking AI seriously. We also talk about not taking AI seriously, because apparently the human manifestation of bin juice, Elon Musk, is getting into the AI business. It’s going as well as...

  18. Improving mental health in childhood

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact! Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore. If you listened to last week’s show you’ll have heard from our…

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  19. The UK’s online safety bill

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact! In this episode we talk about the UK Government’s Online Safety Bill. Is this a helpful thing, or just another way for society to stop Greg from going...

  20. Design Declares: The Power of Talking

    Hello and welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a show where we chat about how technology can be used for positive social change. But also how it’s mostly used to destroy everything we love and hold dear. If you listened to last week’s show (of course you will have done because…

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  21. A fiber arts revolt

    Hello and welcome back to a new season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. And of course that means that this week we are talking about knitting. Apparently some tech dudes bought knitting.com and it sounds like they’re…

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  22. Smashing stereotypes in the Tech sector

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul Jakubowski In this episode we chat to Nicki Clegg from STEM Learning UK, finding out more about STEM Learning UK’s vision to have a world-leading...

  23. Throwing buckets of water out of the Titanic?

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this episode we are talking about some good news for environmental activists, as well as the good, and the bad of social media… and is it possible to have any kind of decent balance there? Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live…

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  24. Engaging the silent majority

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast about tech being used for good, but also how it’s being used for bad and how that needs to stop, please and thank you. Joining host Bex are Tech For Good Live team members, Greg Aston, Tom Passmore and Paul...

  25. Emotional Donors

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast about tech being used for good, but also how it’s being used for bad and how that needs to stop, please and thank you. In this episode we are talking about charity donation trends, online identity and Billion...

  26. Did it ping!?

    Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. Bex is on hosting duties and she is joined by TFGL team member Greg Ashton. Our special guest this week is Dan Owen. Dan is a trustee and developer at...

  27. Should we dread Threads?

    Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. We’ll be talking about Threads, obviously. It would be weird not to and we’ll be looking into how some decisions being made in the US courts are…

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  28. Who do TFGL think they are?

    Hello and welcome back to yet another season of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about the ways technology does good in the world. Starting from next week, we’ve got a jam packed season for you, delving into all things tech and good. And bad. You’ll hear from Dan at BanktheFood.…

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  29. Fostering, adoption and technology

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about using technology for social good. If you listened to the last episode you will have heard from our wonderful guest Scott Casson-Rennie as he joined us for our news round up. We are delighted to say that we have more time with…

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  30. What troubles you, my child?

    Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. In this episode we are talking about a Manchester-based startup that’s trying to use data and AI to stop child labour. Primark and Apple will be delighted. We also take a look at the rise of religious versions of...

  31. Improving pathways to support

    Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! It’s a podcast all about using Technology to have a positive social impact. If you listened to our last episode you would have heard from special guest Arielle Tye. Arielle is Head of Development at ProMo Cymru, a...

  32. Making the outdoors more accessible

    Welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact. Basically just a bunch of cool people talking about all the cool stuff that all the cool kids love. We’re super popular and have happy and fulfilling…

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  33. Who's Firing Who?

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil. In this episode we’re joined by Thomas Young, Creative Director for Looking Glass Creative, a...

  34. The Devaluing of Human Talent

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live Podcast, a podcast that is about doing good with tech, or… at the least, doing less bad. In this episode we talk about how old tech is helping Ukraine and how AI is screwing over writers. Cool cool cool. Bex is on hosting duties, and she is joined by Tech…

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  35. Mark Walker and the Tech4Good Awards

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less evil. In this episode, we have an interview with our old friend Mark Walker from AbilityNet, an...

  36. A Pause With A Purpose

    Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Tech for Good live podcast. We talk about tech that does some kind of social good, but we also like talking about how tech could maybe be a little less terrible. This may be our 240th episode, which is very silly. In one we are talking about the...

  37. Defiance by giving

    Hello and welcome to Tech for Good Live a podcast about well, it does what it says on the tin right? In this episode we have a chat with special guest Sarah Miguel, changemaker and tech enthusiast, wearer of a number of different hats, including Head of Fundraising at Safe Passage, Non Exec...

  38. Dutch Algorithm

    Hello and welcome to Tech for Good Live, a podcast about tech that does some good in this world…or is it where we complain about the bad stuff tech does? We don’t know anymore. Or maybe we’ve never known. In this episode we’re chatting about women starting businesses, who’d have thought it eh? We...

  39. Scoping Down

    Welcome to another episode of Tech for Good Live! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact on the world. Joining host Bex is producer Paul and Greg Ashton. In this episode, we speak to last week’s news guest in more detail. Karen Dolva, co-founder of No Isolation...

  40. Ever Fallen in Love (With a Chatbot You Shouldn't've)

    Hello and welcome to yet another episode of Tech for Good Live! It’s a podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact on the world. In this week's episode we are talking about ChatGPT because of course we are. We are also partying like it’s 2016 because we're discussing how...

  41. The Luddite Teens of NYC

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live Podcast! We’re still experimenting with our new podcast format (thanks for being our guinea pigs, listeners!) where we take a deep dive on a topic with our guest. In this episode we’re joined by Westlake, one of the founders and creative director of Flannel…

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  42. Could text be the new video?

    Welcome back to the Tech for Good Live podcast! This is our third episode of 2023 and we’re a wee bit excited. If you’re new here, we get together about tech for good, tech for bad and everything in between! In this episode we are talking about the future of social media and AI generated art. Fay...

  43. Creating humanitarian technology for conflict zones

    Welcome to the Tech for Good Live Podcast, where, yep you guessed it, we talk about how tech can be used for social good. But also how the bad stuff just keeps getting in the way. Joining host Bex is producer Paul, Greg Ashton and Tom Passmore. In this episode, we are having a chat with our…

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  44. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

    Welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast. We’re back after a surprise full season break, and raring to go trying out a whole new podcast format, discussing the good, the bad and the ugly side of tech. We are talking about how AI might help cheating in exams, but also might help with mental…

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  45. A Thousand Lead Bullets

    Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! In this bumper episode we are talking about home blood pressure monitoring, the fact that charity staff are paid less than other sectors, Google’s impact on democracy, and partying - Finnish style. Host Fay...

  46. You Couldn't Write It

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you're new here, this is a show where we gather together to discuss tech being for good, but most likely tech being used for EVIL *manic laugh*. In this episode we're chatting about a generous (edit: former) CEO, a recruitment…

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  47. Thanks For The Future

    Hello listeners and welcome to yet another episode of the tech for good live podcast. This time we are talking about esports, new charity related domains, and we’ll be answering the question, “is web3 dying?” because it’s a 45 minute show and we can definitely wrap that up in a 10 minute segment....

  48. Stagnation Nation

    Hello everyone, and welcome to the Tech for Good Live podcast, a podcast for the curious minds out there who are intrigued by the prospects of using technology for people and planet. More often than not it’s a space for us to come together weekly to discuss what’s going on in the tech and civil...

  49. Whiff-Whaff Waffle

    Welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast! If you’re new here, this is a podcast all about using technology to have a positive impact. If you’ve listened to us before, thanks for sticking around while we normally have a good old whinge. In this episode we’re going to be…

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  50. A Lot of Banana

    Hello and welcome back to the hottest pod on record. The Tech for Good Live Podcast. With the entire planet ablaze, some of the volunteers here at Tech for Good Live have decided to spend another hour in front of screens to talk about all the key topics going down this week. And what a blistering...

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From rampant AI's and gamification to social fundraising and new ways of donating. Join us on a meandering ramble through the ever changing landscape of tech that makes the world a better place.

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