Podcasts by Function with Anil Dash
Our culture is shaped by technology, and the people building that technology determine how it’s changing our lives. But who are they? And how do they think about their responsibility to the rest of us? From mental health to algorithmic bias, entrepreneur Anil Dash talks to developers, designers, and culture experts to understand the ways tech is changing culture, and what it means for us. Produced by Glitch and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Introducing Function with Anil Dash from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Anil Dash is a world-renowned technology expert and the CEO of Glitch. From the Obama White House to the Lower Eastside Girls Club, he’s spent decades advising people on the ways tech can transform...
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How To Save the 2020 Election: Stopping Fake News from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are social networks downplaying their complicity in the problem that is “fake news?”Anil talks to Fadi Quran of the people powered social advocacy group, Avaaz, about how tech is used to target gro...
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Purple Reign: What it Was Like to Work with Prince" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Part 2 of Anil's discussion of Prince's complicated relationship with technology. How do you go from fan to colleague to friend with an icon? Prince’s manager, Phaedra Ellis Lamkins and Sam Jenning...
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Computer Blue: Prince's Online Legacy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What does it mean to be on the receiving end of a Prince direct message? This week on Function, Anil takes us through Prince’s complicated relationship with technology through his eyes and the eyes...
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Introducing Reset: Can AI Teach You to Write Better from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Function is back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, check out Reset from Vox and Recode. Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really...
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Function S2 Trailer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Function with Anil Dash is back with all new episodes on October 2.
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How to Save the 2020 Election: Journalism and Social Media from 2019-11-20T11:00
What happens when social networks become social media, and tech starts making editorial decisions? Anil talks with NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen about the priorities of tech companies and how ...
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American as Apple Pie: How Racism Gets Baked into Technology from 2019-10-23T10:00
Anil speaks with Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of Race After Technology, about design discrimination. They ...
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GIFs as Blackface from 2019-10-16T10:00
It seems like every month a new cringe worthy picture of a public official in Blackface is shared on social media. The pictures usually surface decades after they were taken but they are born out o...
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Design Bias is Ruining Accessibility from 2019-10-09T10:00
Are we making sure the tech we create is usable for the people we say we want to help? Accessibility is more than a buzzword. Anil speaks with Emily Ladau, co- host of The Accessible Stall podcast;...
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We Can't Just Log Off: Mental Health and Tech from 2019-10-02T10:00
Does the internet help or harm our mental health? In this season two premiere of Function, Anil explores how the web made an impact on his mental health and talks to experts like Dr. Elias Aboujaou...
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It's More Than Just Teaching Kids to Code; Live from CES from 2019-01-21T11:00
On our season finale of Function, Anil sits down with Alex Kleinco-founder and CEO of Kano Computing live from the Google Assistant Playground at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. C...
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Social Media, 20 Years Ago from 2019-01-14T11:00
On Function, our focus is about how technology has influenced culture and communications, and nothing encompasses the intersection of these concepts more than social media. It's allowed us to expre...
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How Are Personal Finance Apps Changing Our Money Habits? from 2019-01-07T11:00
Saving money is at the top of a lot of people's lists of new year's resolutions. According to Fidelity Investments, nearly one-third of Americans want to make some type of money resolution for 2019...
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Digital Giving for Good from 2018-12-31T11:00
It's the end of 2018, and charities and nonprofit organizations are gearing up for their most important fundraising campaign of the year. Over 30% of all annual giving occurs in December, with appr...
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Why Are Outdated Voting Machines Still Running U.S. Elections? from 2018-12-17T11:00
The 2018 midterm elections have wrapped up here in the U.S., and issues with voting machines are back in the news. It's not a hanging chad situation like the 2000 presidential election recount in F...
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Behind the Rising Labor Movement in Tech from 2018-12-10T11:00
On November 1, 2018, thousands of Google employees around the world staged a mass walkout in protest of how the company handled claims of sexual misconduct. While this is not the first time we have...
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The Wild World of Podcast Ads from 2018-12-03T11:00
Squarespace. Mailchimp. Casper. Blue Apron. If you're a regular podcast listener, then there's no doubt you've heard ads from these companies, among many others. Podcasting's reach has grown expone...
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Why Are Copyrights on YouTube So Confusing? from 2018-11-26T11:00
YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the Internet, and millions of users upload all kinds of videos to it every day. Some of these are original productions, but there are also song covers...
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Should Twitter Have an Edit Button? from 2018-11-19T11:00
If you're an active Twitter user, you've probably made a typo or a mistake in a tweet before that you wish you could correct. You could delete the tweet and just write another one, or Twitter could...
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How GIFs Became Embedded in Our Culture from 2018-11-12T11:00
Ah, the humble animated GIF. We use them on social media or in text messages as a way to signify a reaction, tell a story, or just to have a laugh. Some are even making animated GIFs of entire movi...
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What Makes the Apple Notes App Good for Apologies and Grocery Lists? from 2018-11-05T11:00
What does the latest celebrity mea culpa and your weekend shopping list have in common? If your answer is the Apple Notes app, then congratulations! You're not alone. Apple Notes has become the de ...
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What Does Epic Games Owe the Artists Who Inspire Fortnite Emotes? from 2018-10-29T10:00
Epic Games' Fortnite is one of the most popular video games in the world, and a big part of that popularity comes from their emotes -- dances and other gestures which are used in the game as taunts...
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Introducing Function with Anil Dash from 2018-10-20T00:00
Anil Dash is a world-renowned technology expert and the CEO of Glitch. From the Obama White House to the Lower Eastside Girls Club, he’s spent decades advising people on the ways tech can transform...
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Introducing Function with Anil Dash from 2018-10-20T00:00
Anil Dash is a world-renowned technology expert and the CEO of Glitch. From the Obama White House to the Lower Eastside Girls Club, he’s spent decades advising people on the ways tech can transform...
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