Tech Overflow
Hannah Clayton-Langton and Hugh Williams
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We're Tech Overflow, the podcast that explains tech to curious people. Hosted by Hannah Clayton-Langton and Hugh Williams.
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S2E10 Season Two Wrap
A season finale should feel like a recap, but ours turns into a snapshot of how fast tech is reshaping real work and daily life. Hugh’s back on the ground in Los Angeles in a new Paramount role,…
S2E9 Venture Investing With The VC Who Invested in Insta and Figma (with John Lilly)
Entrepreneurs get the glory, investors get the spreadsheets, and John Lilly says that’s exactly how it should be. John (former VC, now angel and board member, and newly involved with Gigascale…
S2E8 Microsoft’s Rogue AI — What We Learned from Tay (with Derrick Connell)
This week Hannah is joined by guest host Derrick Connell to discuss how Microsoft's Tay went wrong, how Satya Nadella reacted in the moment, and what Derrick learned about innovation. Derrick also…
S1E7 You’re Not Searching the Web (How Google Search Really Works)
Google Search feels like magic because it is solving an impossible problem on your behalf: you show up with a complex information need, type a couple of words, and expect a great answer almost…
S1E6 AI Is Already Better Than You Think with Ramez Naam
AI did not creep in quietly, it arrived like a tidal wave. We talk with Ramez Naam, computer scientist, science fiction author, futurist, and climate tech investor, to pin down what today’s large…
S2E5 How Big Tech Really Works (From the Inside)
Big tech isn’t a buzzword anymore, it’s the scaffolding holding up the modern economy and, increasingly, modern politics. We sit down and map the real shape of power behind the Magnificent Seven:…
S3E4 You’ve Already Lost Control of Your AI Data
We compare how we actually use ChatGPT (and Claude) every day and why most people treat LLMs more like a personal helper than a work automation tool. We dig into what happens to your data after you…
S2E3 How Big Tech Makes Sure You Can't Put Your Phone Down
You pick up your phone to do one thing, and five minutes later you cannot even remember what that thing was. That is not just “bad discipline” or a modern character flaw. It is the result of…
S2E2 AI Personal Assistants Are Coming Faster Than You Think
Ever watched an idea go from a sentence to a working app before your coffee cools? We put that thrill to the test. First, we vibe code a meeting cost tracker live—complete with per-person salaries…
S2E1 Is Alexa Really Listening?
Ever had an ad land so perfectly it felt like your phone must be listening? We open season two by pulling back the curtain on why targeting feels psychic without constant eavesdropping. Smart…
S2E1 Tech Overflow Series 2 Trailer
Season 2 of the Tech Overflow Podcast starts on March 3, 2026. Join Hannah Clayton-Langton and Hugh Williams as they explore and demystify tech for curious listeners. This season, there'll be even…
S1E12 Start Here: The Best Stories from Season One
A single field mismatch bricked fleets of Windows machines. A simple gesture turned dating into a swipe. A major grocer is hacked and down for 45 days. A driverless car pulled up with no one…
S1E11 Season One Wrap
Three months ago we set out to make complex tech feel simple for smart people. Today, we close Season 1 with a bonus episode that’s a candid debrief on what worked, what didn’t, and the practical…
S1E10 Inside Waymo’s Robotaxis with Nick Pelly
A taxi pulls up with no one in the front seat. Would you get in? We invited Waymo director Nick Pelly to take us from that first uncanny moment to the engineering that makes a driverless ride feel…
S1E9 Hacking, Part #2: Pay 2.5 Bitcoin and We Will Unlock Your Computers
Ever joined a “Guest Wi‑Fi” that looked legit, rushed through an email on the way to the airport, or reused a password because it was easier? Those small shortcuts are exactly where hacks begin. We…
S1E8 Hacking. Part #1: How A Retail Giant Fell to Ransomware
A fake contractor calls the help desk, a password gets reset, and suddenly a national retailer has hackers inside. We open the door on the human side of hacking—how believable stories and helpful…
S1E7 AI, Without The Hype: ChatGPT and LLMs. Part #2
Finally, a podcast that explains how AI, LLMs, and ChatGPT work without any hype, fluff, or hyperbole. This episode is aimed at smart people who aren’t in tech and just want to be able to understand…
S1E6 AI, Without The Hype: Part #1
What happens when a search engine is driven by a text file of hand-written rules? You get a Jaguar car ranking first for an iPod query on eBay, and you get the perfect setup for a practical tour of…
S1E5 Inventing Tinder: How One Night of Coding Reshaped Dating
Tinder's #swiperight gesture changed how millions decide and revolutionised dating. Tinder didn’t just explode into the public consciousness, it was also the most successful dating product in history…
S1E4 When the Internet Breaks: Bugs and Outages
Catastrophic software failures can seem like acts of chaos, but behind every major tech outage lies a story of human decisions, technical constraints, and cascading consequences. The July 2024…
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Tech Overflow has published 24 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Business, Education.
Tech Overflow is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 38m.
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