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Listen in every week as Frederique, Zach and Owen break down the biggest issues in the tech industry. With our short episodes, you'll get the best briefing you possibly can on trends in technology.

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Latest episodes

136: Wedding, but Make it Animal Crossing

This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about being under lockdown, the myopic review process to get Instagram AR filters approved, and the fancy new iPad Keyboard.


135: The Wheels on the Mac Pro Go Round and...

This week, Zach, Frederique, and Owen talk about Apple's new hardware, the iPhone SE, and its $799 wheels. Also, what contact tracing means in the fight against COVID-19.


134: npm new horizons

This week, Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about how Animal Crossing is the best thing we've got, as we're all stuck in our homes at the same time.


133: Ain't No Party Like A Houseparty

Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about how COVID-19 and the global lockdown has made everyone use Houseparty.


132: Data Caps Were Fake All Along

Owen, Frederique and Zach talk about the Surface Pro X, the first days of working from home during COVID-19, and how dodgy Zoom is.


131: Charged joins the Libra Association

Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about the terrible Internet of Shit pet feeder, the Libra association and more!


130: Payday Moans

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about how HQ Trivia finally died, Patreon's payday loans, and much more.


129: Be-caucus I Said So

Zach, Frederique and Owen talk about the nightmare that is the Iowa Caucus app.


128: Teach a Man to Catfish

Frederique, Zach and Owen talk tech.


127: Not My Forténite

Frederique, Owen and Zach talk about Fortnite, and how Ninja is now a skin in the game. Also, a bunch more!


Your hosts

A photo of Owen Williams, podcast host of Charged Tech

Owen Williams

Owen is a freelance UX writer and technical product marketer in Amsterdam, previously Editor at TNW and Digital Director at VanMoof. He made Charged, and is way too deep in keeping up with tech, what's new, and helping people understand it.

A photo of Frederique Matti, podcast host of Charged Tech

Frederique Matti

Frederique is a Dutch freelance illustrator living in Amsterdam, usually drawing for tech companies from all over the world. She’s obsessed with cats and cooking.

A photo of Zach Grosser, podcast host of Charged Tech

Zach Grosser

Zach is a freelance presentation designer in Amsterdam, specialized in company storytelling and fundraising. He previously worked on design education at Figma, was a designer at Square for five years, taught pro tools at Apple, and went to university for glassblowing.


New to the show? Start here.

We've collected some of our favorite episodes, so jump in and listen to these first!

061: A new chapter: meet our new hosts!

After a sad goodbye to John, we've got a new show format featuring not one but two amazing new hosts. Jump in and meet our new co-hosts, Zach and Frederique.

063: Workflows and Getting Things Done

A very special edition this week: we talk about how we get shit done. Everything from tools to hardware, we'll cover what's helping us get through our day.