Technecast

About Technecast

An academic podcasting community open to all arts & humanities researchers. Each month takes a new theme, where Felix Clutson, Morag Thomas, Eva Dieteren, Pragya Sharma, Olivia Aarons and Isabel Sykes invite different guests to speak about their work. Kindly supported by techne AHRC doctoral training partnership. Thanks for listening!If you'd like to get in touch, please email technecaster@gmail.com, follow us on twitter at @technecast or on Instagram @technepodcast

Publisher

Technecast

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jun 2018

Latest episode

2 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jan 2026

   The Untranslateables: a Techne Student-Led Conference Discussion

   Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2026 with something different. In November, Techne held its annual Student-Led Conference in London, during which the Technecast team organised a discussion around the idea of untranslatability. We first hear from Felix, who came up with the idea for the session and provided our participants with a plethora of examples from different languages and disciplines. Then, we dive into the results of the discussion led by Adrianna. We are grateful to al...

2. 

   12 Dec 2025

   Thomas Nixon-Roworth: Clergy and Lay Relations in mid 17th century England

   In the latest - and last - instalment in our Heritage and Memory series, Adrianna Chmielewska talks to Thomas Nixon-Roworth from Sheffield University on his research into clergy and lay relations in mid-17th century England. In the first half of the episode, Thomas will be talking about the premise of his research and its main themes. Adrianna then talks to Thomas about the fascinating and complex series of relationships at St Stephen, Coleman Street parish in London. Thank you Th...

3. 

   14 Nov 2025

   Ruby Hornsby: Can Humans and Robots Be Friends?

   This week, we take a brief detour from our usual themes to explore a question at the crossroads of social ethics and technology: Can humans and robots be friends? We are joined by Ruby Hornsby, doctoral researcher at the University of Leeds, to explore this question. We discuss what friendship really means, why she argues it cannot exist with machines, and why it’s worth asking what friendship and human connection means in the digital age. This episode was hosted and produced by Eva Die...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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