• 'Sugar High' part 3 -- Does it have to be tech vs art?
    Feb 25 2026

    Jen Jacobsen of the Artist Rights Alliance joins host Bob Sullivan to talk about the decades-long 'battle' between artists and tech firms. Will it come to a head with AI music? Can we build incentives into the system that reward creators? This is part 3 of Debugger's miniseries on the future of music called "Sugar High."

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    46 mins
  • Sugar High, part 2: With AI music, can you believe your ears?
    Feb 18 2026

    There are a lot of scared composers, songwriters, and performers out there, we learn in part two of our miniseries "Sugar High." Streaming disrupted the music industry, but artificial intelligence could bring even more dramatic change, says Reid Wick, director of advocacy for the organization that gives out the Grammy Awards.

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    37 mins
  • Sugar High, Part 1 -- The Future of Music?
    Feb 11 2026

    Tech firms like Spotify have already upended the music business, with many artists struggling to adjust. Will AI-generated music mean the end of musicians? In this miniseries, Debugger follows Grammy-nominated folk musician Tift Merritt as she records her first new record in nearly a decade and tries to navigate this perilous time for musicians. In part 1, Merritt tells host Bob Sullivan what it's like to re-enter the industry after taking 8 years off to raise her daughter.

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    39 mins
  • The Minnesota assassin used data brokers as a weapon
    Jun 30 2025

    Digital stalking, aided by data brokers, took another deadly turn this month in Minnesota. When alleged political assassin Vance Boelter began his rampage on June 13, he had a list of 45 state politicians in his car. He also had a notebook full of their personal information -- and detailed information on 11 different Internet data brokers. When will Congress and tech giants take this crisis seriously? David Hoffman, director of the Duke Initiative for Science and Society, is here with analysis.

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    9 mins
  • UnitedHealth hack episode 4 -- Will anything change?
    May 15 2025

    Outrage was high after the UnitedHealth hack was revealed, but will that anger turn into action? In this final episode of our 4-part series on the UnitedHealth hack, Duke's Hannah Pechet examines both the legal and the policy fallout from the cyberattack. When ransomware gangs strike again, will corporations, governments, and society be ready?

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    18 mins
  • UnitedHealth hack episode 3 -- Who did it?
    May 14 2025

    Ransomware gangs operate in a shadowy digital underworld. Sometimes they play by certain rules, sometimes they don't. In episode 3 of this 4-part series, Duke University's Jacqueline Rodriguez delves into the hacking gangs who hacked UnitedHealth and extorted the firm.

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    16 mins
  • UnitedHealth hack episode 2 -- What makes this cyberattack so significant?
    May 13 2025

    Nearly 200 million Americans' data were exposed by the UnitedHealth hack, and the event crippled some healthcare delivery systems across the country. In episode 2 of the UnitedHealth hack series, Duke's Navina Doss reveals the true depth of the cyberattack.

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    10 mins
  • UnitedHealth hack Episode 1: Timeline of a health data disaster
    May 12 2025

    Imagine showing up at a pharmacy and being told you can't pick up your prescription because of a cyberattack. The UnitedHealthcare hack was much more than a typical smash-and-grab data theft. In the opening episode of Duke University's 4-part series on the UnitedHealth hack, Veronica Roque offers a day-by-day account as the true depth and significance of the cyberattack slowly became apparent.

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    22 mins