Episodes 49
Avg. Duration 29m
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Apple Rating 4.6 (25)
Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

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Would you pay to use Instagram?

Jun 05, 2026 29m

Meta has officially launched premium subscription tiers across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Does this mean we'll finally be able to rid ourselves of ads on social media?Plus, it's been a rough…

Can the Pope influence the future of AI?

May 29, 2026 29m

The Catholic Church has entered the AI debate, with Pope Leo XIV warning against "digital slaveries" while seated beside the co-founder of Anthropic. We ask whether the Vatican is positioning itself…

Is your podcast host... human?

May 22, 2026 29m

Amazon's new Alexa feature allows anyone to create a podcast using AI. Could this be a genuine competitor to the podcast industry? Or will it become another dangerous source of misinformation?And…

Are we nostalgic for a 90s that didn't exist?

May 15, 2026 29m

Mixtape is a new Australian-made video game set in the 90s featuring burned CDs, shopping trolley rides and feelings of adolescent freedom. Nostalgia for that era is trending, so what is it about…

Can we force data centres to clean up their act?

May 08, 2026 29m

Book publishers including Hachette and Macmillan have filed a lawsuit in New York against Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. They're trying to stop AI companies from allegedly illegally copying millions of…

Why Elon Musk is taking OpenAI to court

May 01, 2026 29m

xAI's Elon Musk and Open AI’s Sam Altman were once on the same team, united by the belief that artificial intelligence was too important to be left to profit motives. Now, Musk is accusing Open AI of…

Will you send an AI twin to work for you?

Apr 24, 2026 29m

Imagine an AI model built on everything you know, how you communicate, how you reason, how you write, trained to act and respond like you so thoroughly that it can attend meetings, answer questions,…

The AI model “too dangerous” for the public

Apr 17, 2026 29m

Anthropic claims its latest AI model, Claude Mythos, is “too dangerous” to release given its exceptional cyber hacking capabilities. Is it all a PR stunt, or is this a genuine threat? Plus, the FBI…

Artemis II isn't the only cool thing happening in space tech at the moment

Apr 10, 2026 28m

In this special episode, what's happening in Australia's space industry? Between Australia's first lunar rover, and putting plants on the moon (this year!), we'll take a peek behind the curtain.Space…

Does Australia have the energy and water to power the AI data centre boom?

Apr 03, 2026 29m

The world's biggest tech companies are scoping Australia out as a data centre hub. As they see it, we have an abundance of space, electricity and water. But do we actually have enough?About 270 data…

On the down-low: Do tech companies have a duty of care when it comes to kids?

Mar 31, 2026 15m

John Livingstone is the Head of Digital Policy at UNICEF Australia. He's been talking directly to students about how the Australian social media ban is affecting young people, and whether it's making…

Is Australia's social media ban *actually* working?

Mar 27, 2026 29m

Australia banned under-16s from social media at the start of summer, and the world has been watching.Today, we're doing a full audit. What the ban is doing, what it isn't, and whether we even built…

Who owns art created inside video games?

Mar 20, 2026 29m

There's a fresh wave of headlines claiming that AI is eating the workforce whole, and that the only way to have a job is to become the person who builds the robots. Is this a reasonable assumption?…

Your free VPN might be spying on you

Mar 13, 2026 29m

VPNs have topped the charts this week, after major adult websites blocked Australian users. Several of these most popular VPNs are free, but at what cost?Plus, fake videos of the war in Iran have…

Why Trump is fighting with AI company Anthropic

Mar 06, 2026 29m

A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous…

Why Trump is fighting with AI company Anthropic

Mar 06, 2026 29m

A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous…

Trump's fight with Anthropic AI and Meta's AI Ray-Bans changing privacy

Mar 06, 2026 29m

A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous…

Trump takes on Anthropic AI and Meta's AI glasses changing privacy

Mar 06, 2026 29m

A US government official has called Anthropic a national security risk, after the company drew ethical lines around its technology being used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous…

Does Elon Musk's X make you more right wing?

Feb 27, 2026 29m

New research about the social media platform X suggests that just a few weeks on what used to be Twitter can shift political attitudes AND the effects can last long after we log off. So is it really…

Did AI secretly make your favourite video game?

Feb 20, 2026 29m

AI is sliding into game development pipelines, but the rules around telling players what is machine-made and what is made by people are patchy at best. So, how much transparency do players deserve,…

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