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The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Show

By: Irish Independent
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 Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.2026 Irish Independent
Episodes
  • Power, platforms, and policy: Minister James Lawless on the challenges of big tech

    Power, platforms, and policy: Minister James Lawless on the challenges of big tech
    Feb 10 2026
    What is the future of AI in Ireland? Do we have digital sovereignty? And should social media be banned for under sixteens?  James Lawless, Minister for further and higher education, research, innovation and science, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.

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    39 mins
  • Inside the system designed to keep you hooked

    Inside the system designed to keep you hooked
    Feb 5 2026
    What is a recommender algorithm? Should they be switched off? And how do they create toxic narrative bubbles? Johnny Ryan, digital rights campaigner and director of Enforce at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show.

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    34 mins
  • Spies, lies and Irish cybersecurity with Professor Richard Aldrich

    Spies, lies and Irish cybersecurity with Professor Richard Aldrich
    Feb 2 2026
    Is the world of espionage now online? Are the Irish the cyber weak link in Europe? And how is digital sabotage being used today? Richard Aldrich, professor of International Security at the University of Warwick and leading expert on intelligence, espionage and cybersecurity. The security expert explained how bad-acters can hack into the back of the internet connected fridges and get them to overheat on a windy day. Getting fridges to catch fire simultaneously is a contingency that the UK government is just starting to consider as a threat. You can listen to the full episode here, on the Irish Independent website or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    27 mins
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