Techdirt Podcast Episode 445: The Vision For The Decentralized Internet

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Wed, Feb 25th 2026 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Late last year, Mike was a guest on Seb Agertoft’s Humans in the Loop podcast for a wide-ranging discussion all about restoring the promise of the decentralized internet. That interview was just released, and we’re dropping the whole conversation here as well on this week’s episode of the Techdirt Podcast.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 444: Answering Your Questions

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Tue, Feb 17th 2026 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Two weeks ago, we ran a bit of an AMA experiment, with a call on Bluesky for fans of Techdirt to ask Mike any questions they might have. We got lots of great responses and now, as promised, Mike is delivering the answers on this week’s episode of the podcast!

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 443: The Supreme Court’s Internet Cases

Legal Issues

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Tue, Feb 10th 2026 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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In the last few years, the Supreme Court has been paying a lot more attention to the internet than it ever has before, and the cases keep on coming. This is already having a big impact on how the internet functions, and it doesn’t look likely to stop any time soon. Given all that, this week our own Cathy Gellis joins the podcast for a discussion all about the past, present, and future of SCOTUS and the internet.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 442: Does AI Remove Or Provide User Agency?

(Mis)Uses of Technology

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Tue, Feb 3rd 2026 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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On a recent episode of our other podcast, Ctrl-Alt-Speech, Mike was joined by guest host Konstantinos Komaitis for a far-reaching discussion about online speech. One point that was briefly raised in that discussion was the question of whether AI tools are good or bad for user agency, and since Mike and Konstantinos didn’t entirely agree, it seemed like a good question to unpack in more detail — and that’s exactly what they do on this week’s episode of the Techdirt Podcast.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 441: A Manifesto To Build A Better Internet

Say That Again

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Wed, Jan 21st 2026 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Last month, we dedicated an episode of the podcast to discussing our recently announced project to push for a better internet, The Resonant Computing Manifesto. This week, we’ve got a cross-post episode that serves as a followup to that discussion. Mike recently joined Charlie Warzel’s Galaxy Brain podcast along with manifesto organizer Alex Komoroske and contributor Zoe Weinberg to discuss the idea of resonant computing, and you can listen to the whole discussion here on this week’s episode.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 440: Could News Publishers Embrace AI Via An API?

Journalism

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Tue, Dec 16th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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The relationship between journalism and AI has been off to an antagonistic start, with multiple court cases underway and plenty of discourse about what should happen next. There are various proposed approaches to setting up a better interplay between the two, but one person with an especially unique idea is Professor Jeff Jarvis, who joins the podcast this week to discuss the concept of an API for news that would help journalists embrace AI in a positive way.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 439: The Resonant Computing Manifesto

Innovation

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Fri, Dec 5th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Earlier today, we joined in announcing the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call for restoring a culture of technology that empowers users and enriches their lives. The manifesto was created by a group led by Alex Komoroske, and today Alex joins the podcast for a deeper dive into what “resonant computing” means and what a better future might look like.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 438: Saving Democracy From Fascism

Politics

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Wed, Nov 12th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Three years ago, Mike Brock joined us on the podcast to discuss a decentralized web project, and more recently we’ve published several cross-posts from his Substack about the horrifying goings-on in American politics and media. Today, Mike joins the podcast once again for a far-ranging conversation about the state of democracy and what recent elections can tell us about how to save it from fascism.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 437: Social Media Is Always Changing

Free Speech

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Tue, Nov 4th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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For two decades, the landscape of social media has been constantly changing, and the discourse about “free speech” has been changing alongside it. This week, we’ve got a bit of an open-ended discussion with TechFreedom‘s Corbin Barthold, host of the Tech Policy Podcast, about social media’s history and future, and the question of what people really want out of it.

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 436: Venture Capital Is Eating The World

Venture Capital

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Tue, Oct 28th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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It was nearly 400 episodes ago when Catherine Bracy joined the podcast for a two part discussion (one, two) to talk about Silicon Valley culture and what investors are willing to fund. Now, more than a decade later, Catherine has released a new book, World Eaters: How Venture Capital Is Cannibalizing The Economy, which takes even closer look at the basic incentives of venture capital today. So this week, Catherine is back on the podcast to talk about her book and the ways venture capital is shaping tech innovation for the worse.

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