Is social media really destroying democracy? Should Facebook be considered a public utility? How does cryptocurrency affect state sovereignty? And what exactly is surveillance capitalism? For all your political questions about tech, this is The Anti-Dystopians.
The Anti-Dystopians is hosted and produced by Alina Utrata (www.alinautrata.com). All episodes are freely available, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Twitter @AntiDystopians (https://twitter.com/AntiDystopians).
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Astronauts on Strike! Spaceports, Colonial Telescopes and Labor Unions in the Stars
In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Dr Kate Sammler, a geographer who looks at the intersection of science and politics in the oceans, atmospheres, and outer space. They discussed how colonialism and scientific exploration have long been entangled, from building telescopes on sacred indigenous land in Hawaii to James Cook claiming islands in the Pacific while following a star. They also talked about the little known construction of “SpacePorts,” or public transport hubs preparing the public for future travel in the stars—and why they’ve only been used as filming sets. Finally, they explain who exactly are the Autonomous Astronauts and why might the first labor strike in space already have happened.
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Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land
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19 Jan 2026
"We Cannot Rely on Five Nerds": AI Urbanism from Amazon Go to Tech Sovereignty
In this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata talks to Casey Lynch, the Ramon y Cajal researcher in the Department of Geography at the University of Girona. Casey is a human geographer with interests in digital, political, urban, and labour geographies, as well as geographic thought and critical theory. They discussed that SNL skit about “Just Walk Out” Amazon Go stores, and why automated shopping never got off the ground; what iBuyer programmes are and if an AI can replace your real estate agent; and promising ideas about technological sovereignty and local community in Barcelona, so that we don’t just have to rely on “five nerds” all the time.
For a complete reading list from the episode, check out the Anti-Dystopians substack at bit.ly/3kuGM5X (http://bit.ly/3kuGM5X).
You can follow Alina Utrata on Bluesky at @alinau27.bsky.social
All episodes of the Anti-Dystopians are hosted and produced by Alina Utrata and are freely available to all listeners. To support the production of the show, subscribe to the newsletter at bit.ly/3kuGM5X (http://bit.ly/3kuGM5X).
Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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17 Dec 2025
A World of VCs in Miniature: Silicon Valley's Ideology
On this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Olivier Jutel, a lecturer at the University of Otago and an expert in cyberlibertarianism. They discuss the ideology of many technology industry elites and the strange political ideas permeating through Silicon Valley. What makes these Sand Hill Road venture capitalists different from the East Coast banking establishment? Why are they imagining a world of venture capitalists in miniature? How does this relate to the Network State treatisie? Can you really “exit” or “LARP” a country into existence? And is this all just capitalism, or something else?
For a complete reading list from the episode, check out the Anti-Dystopians substack at bit.ly/3kuGM5X (http://bit.ly/3kuGM5X).
You can follow Alina Utrata on Bluesky at @alinau27.bsky.social
All episodes of the Anti-Dystopians are hosted and produced by Alina Utrata and are freely available to all listeners. To support the production of the show, subscribe to the newsletter at bit.ly/3kuGM5X (http://bit.ly/3kuGM5X).
Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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