Making Sense of the Tech Economy

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 4 min read •

🎙 Podcast #10: Young people’s data, Instagram, Peloton, and air fryers

Co-host Shaun Weston and I discuss protecting young people online with expert Jeffrey Kluge. We also talk Peloton's odd pricing strategy for the new rowing machine, some interesting Instagram stats, tech headlines and Shaun's love for his new air fryer.…

Rick Huckstep • 30 Sep 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 2 min read •

🎙 Podcast #9: Apple's Gadget Updates, Meta's Fine, Canoo's EV and Stranded on a Desert Island

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston talk about the recent Apple event, called Far Out, in which Apple updated the iPhone, the Apple Watch and AirPods. They also discuss Meta’s largest ever EU fine, Canoo EVs, wearables stats, and 50s jazz.…

Rick Huckstep • 13 Sep 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 4 min read •

🎙 Podcast #8: NFTs | Artemis | Twitter Abuse| Dessert Dilemmas

Co-host Shaun Weston and I discuss NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. What are they? Are they a fad or the future? Also, Nasa's Artemis programme, Black Gold, Premier League Twitter abuse, and apple pie.…

Rick Huckstep • 06 Sep 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 6 min read •

🎙 Podcast #7: Amazon One Palm Authentication | BeReal | CyberOne | Great Drummers

Co-host Shaun Weston and I discuss Amazon One, the palm-reading biometric scanner that will pay your bill at the checkout. Plus photo-sharing BeReal, humanoid robots and the greatest drummers of all time!…

Rick Huckstep • 22 Aug 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 3 min read •

🎙 Podcast #6: Litigious Musk, Facebook’s slide, Amazon Care, and England Lionesses

Co-host Shaun Weston and I discuss Amazon Care, Elon Musk’s latest ups and downs, Facebook’s downs (mostly), AI balls, Ted Lasso, and the England Lionesses. Plus, Rick finds out when he will die thanks to the Population.io website.…

Rick Huckstep • 08 Aug 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 5 min read •

🎙BTLT Ep #5: Amazon, Facebook memo leaks, and Apple AR-VR headsets

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss Amazon, Andy Jassy, Jeff Bezos, corporate overreach, Prime Day and drone deliveries. Plus, the leaked Facebook memo, the Apple AR-VR headset, and playing padel in Spain.…

Rick Huckstep • 03 Jul 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 3 min read •

🎙Episode #4: Metaverse, VR headsets, Passkeys, and Apple Pay Later

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston welcome Charles Radclyffe to the show to discuss everything metaverse, including use cases, ethics, VR headset adoption, and the case for reducing your carbon footprint. Plus, we talk heatwaves, passkeys, Apple Pay Later, and Heartstopper.…

Rick Huckstep • 20 Jun 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 4 min read •

🎙 Episode #3: TikTok Addiction | Sheryl Sandberg | and Robots

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss the addictive nature of TikTok, China’s influence, and the behavioural science around attention. Plus, Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook legacy, home help robots, and how hard it is to read for pleasure after reading all day for work purposes.…

Rick Huckstep • 07 Jun 2022

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency • 1 min read •

🎙Episode #2: Crypto | Bitcoin | TikTok | Deepfakes | AI Surveillance | RIP iPod | Google AR

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston talk about crypto and the status of Bitcoin, what’s good and bad about facial recognition, and who does the best deepfakes? Plus, Google AR glasses, TikTok, Burt Reynolds as James Bond, the iPod (RIP), and what pixel pressure means…

Rick Huckstep • 22 May 2022

The Podcast That Explains Everything • 2 min read •

🎙Episode #1: Elon & Twitter | Free Speech | AirBnB | Remote Working | WeCrashed

Rick Huckstep and Shaun Weston discuss what motivates Elon Musk, and what he wants to do with Twitter. Also, Airbnb is letting its workforce work from anywhere. Do others follow suit? Do they care? Plus, the Ionic 5 EV, Breaking Dad, WeCrashed, cookies, and Ron Shevlin.…

Rick Huckstep • 13 May 2022