Podcast cover
ABC Australia ยท Technology

Download This Show

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.

Episodes

Episode cover

Is this the end of software?

23 Oct 2026
29m
AI processed

AI-driven reverse engineering allows developers to rapidly decompile and clone proprietary software, creating significant challenges for intellectual property and software security. This shift threatens to undermine innovative ecosystems by enabling the quick replication of products, effectively bypassing traditional c...

Episode cover

The surveillance technology watching Australians

16 Oct 2026
29m
Episode cover

Could your AI agent end humanity?

09 Oct 2026
29m
Episode cover

Can technology save us from climate change?

02 Oct 2026
29m
Episode cover

Can books survive the age of algorithms?

25 Sep 2026
29m
AI processed

Technology is fundamentally reshaping the reading experience, from how books are consumed to how they are discovered and created. While print remains the preferred medium for retention and tactile engagement, audiobooks and e-books offer new accessibility and social opportunities. Digital distractions and fragmented at...

Episode cover

How much do our devices know about us?

18 Sep 2026
29m
Episode cover

Roblox under pressure from Australia's eSafety Commissioner over child safety

11 Sep 2026
29m
Episode cover

What Australia's Privacy Act reforms mean for the tech you use

04 Sep 2026
29m
Episode cover

How Ukraine's military drones are changing warfare forever

28 Aug 2026
29m
Episode cover

How WA police are using facial recognition technology

21 Aug 2026
29m
Episode cover

The Renter Algorithm: The illusion of choice

14 Aug 2026
28m
Episode cover

The Renter Algorithm: The invisible system judging tenants

07 Aug 2026
29m
Episode cover

Have AI models truly "gone rogue"?

31 Jul 2026
29m
Episode cover

What is Q-Day and how scared should we all be?

24 Jul 2026
29m
Episode cover

(Nearly) everything that happened in AI this week

17 Jul 2026
29m
Episode cover

The UN calls for a ban on 'killer robots'

10 Jul 2026
29m
Episode cover

Will fining social media companies make them uphold the ban?

03 Jul 2026
28m
Episode cover

How do you stop being addicted to your phone?

26 Jun 2026
29m
Episode cover

Is it wrong to have robots take care of our parents?

19 Jun 2026
29m
Episode cover

Leaked document reveals Microsoft wants you "addicted" to their product

12 Jun 2026
28m
Page 1

Follow this podcast in Podwise

Sign in to get AI summaries, transcripts and mind maps for any episode, including new ones.

Open in Podwise