Radio Websites

Mark Hurst is the host of Techtonic, a weekly radio show on WFMU exploring how technology is affecting everyone. He interviews authors and journalists about the effects of surveillance capitalism, screen addiction, and tech utopianism. The show spotlights the risks to democracy, society, and the environment due to the actions of giant corporations and tech platforms. A longtime tech veteran, Hurst began Techtonic in 2017 after becoming disillusioned with the tech industry. He has spent his career writing, speaking, and advising teams about how to create technology that serves people better. He started the Creative Good newsletter in 1998. Previously, Hurst ran the Gel conference series. He has written two books: Bit Literacy and Customers Included. Hurst has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from MIT. He lives in Manhattan.

Paul Riismandel is the creator of mediageek, his internet home since 2000. He has been involved in radio, podcasting, and grassroots media for many years. Professionally, he is President and Partner at Signal Hill Insights, a market research firm focused on podcasting and audio. He is also a co-founder of the Radio Survivor website and podcast. From 1999 to 2013 he worked in educational technology specializing in online video and communication. He produced and hosted the mediageek radio show from 2002 through 2009 and has been producing and hosting talk radio and podcasts since 1996.