Crashed

About Crashed

In the Crashed podcast, the tech podcast about everything else, hosts Alex Hudson (@alexhuds) and Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) delve into the complexities of technology and its implications on politics, business and wider society. It’s smart, it’s nerdy and it’s two journalists trying to make sense of a complex tech landscape in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Alex Hudson

Category

news · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Oct 2025

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Could an early General Election be coming?

   Investigative journalist Lydia Morris of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism joins presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker to discuss the millions of non-consensual deepfakes produced on X's Grok in under two weeks. Elsewhere in the episode, we unpack the UK budget’s technology priorities, including AI investment, cybersecurity, data centres, and support for scale-ups; examine Anthropic’s prospective IPO, the company’s financial disclosures, and what its public offering could reveal about the AI boom. We also spend slightly too long talking about fish and chips. Follow Lydia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydmorrish/?hl=en-gb Read her investigation into Grok: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-09-29/grok-deepfakes-police-justice And her follow-up: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-10-22/grok-deepfake-case-reopened-after-bureau-reporting Or watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDb5ayMG694 To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds (https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds) / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds (https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds) Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker (https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker) / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel (https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel) Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify (https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify) Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV (https://apple.co/4qkgmmV) RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS (https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Green energy is cheaper so why drill for gas?

   We tried to make a positive-news-only episode of Crashed and ended up talking about climate change, drilling in the North Sea, the collapse of societal norms, and a lot about a receipt printer for reasons only co-presenter Chris Stokel-Walker knows. Co-presenter Alex Hudson and Chris celebrate Crashed's first birthday with a look at how tech has already made life better and how it might be about to in the years and decades to come. Keywords: technology, future, green energy, medical tech, quantum computing, AI, innovation, podcast anniversary Key topics Celebration of the podcast's one-year anniversary Advancements in green energy and battery tech Medical innovations like AI in cancer detection Quantum computing and brain interface breakthroughs The politics of energy and climate change Future predictions for technology and society To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds (https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds) / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds (https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds) Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker (https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker) / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel (https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel) Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify (https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify) Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV (https://apple.co/4qkgmmV) RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS (https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Should we let AI kill people?

   Nobel Peace Prize winner Beatrice Fihn helped pioneer efforts to achieve a treaty-based ban on nuclear weapons. She's now turned her attention to the use of AI in warfare. Presenters Alex Hudson and Chris Stokel-Walker discuss with her how AI is already being used on the battlefield, the parallels with nuclear disarmament and just how much the Geneva Convention stands up to scrutiny. The documentary discussed in the episode, Will We Let AI Kill People, can be watched in full here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIT00ZHgYE Elsewhere in the episode, we talk about MI5's renewed focus on AI, Mia Goth's AI deepfake issue, and what's the point of Apple's HomeView? keywords: AI warfare, international regulation, autonomous weapons, human control, global coalition, AI ethics, nuclear analogy, treaty negotiationsAI safety, deepfakes, MI5, cybersecurity, biological weapons, AI regulation, tech ethics, AI threats, AI deepfake, AI governance key topics MI5's AI Threat Assessment Centre (AI TAC) AI in warfare and automated weapons International regulation and treaties The importance of human control over AI weapons The role of global coalitions and civil society Lessons from nuclear and chemical weapons regulation The potential and risks of AI in military applications Deepfake incidents involving Mia Goth Risks of AI in biological weapon synthesis Regulation and safety of AI systems The AI arms race among global intelligence agencies The challenge of verifying AI safety and honesty The impact of AI on national security and global stability To support, go to https://bit.ly/CrashedPodcast or search Crashed podcast Follow: Alex: www.instagram.com/alexhuds (https://www.instagram.com/alexhuds) / www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds (https://www.tiktok.com/@alexhuds) Chris: www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker (https://www.instagram.com/cstokelwalker) / www.tiktok.com/@st0kel (https://www.tiktok.com/@st0kel) Spotify: https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify (https://bit.ly/CrashedSpotify) Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4qkgmmV (https://apple.co/4qkgmmV) RSS: https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS (https://bit.ly/CrashedRSS) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Crashed

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katherine Denkinson
• Hera Hussain
• Carolina Are
• Taylor Lorenz
• Dave Lee

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

1.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

3.5 / 5

4 ratings

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