- 460
- Episodes
- 81
- Transcribed
- 82
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 70K
- YouTube views
About Techdirt
The Techdirt Podcast, hosted by Michael Masnick.
- Publisher
- Techdirt
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Nov 2014
- Latest episode
- 11 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
81 of 460 episodes have a transcript.
11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Meet The EFF's New Executive Director
9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How To Stop Good Companies From Going Bad
12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Preserving The Web In The Age Of AI
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Meet The EFF's New Executive Director
Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And how do you weigh those different things? You know, I have worked across a very broad number of issues in my career. You know, in public interest technology issues, I haven't just done privacy or free speech. You know, I've done sort of this whole docket of issues that that EFF has done. And so I would say, number one, the issues are are not a monolith. You know, there are there's you know, there are times You know, and the government's not a monolith and tech companies are not a monolith. So, you know, when when someone sort of talks about the government, there can be government that is supporting these issues. […]
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- YouTube views
- 69,659
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 98
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