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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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029: All Trumped Up

This week, John and Owen hang out in the real world to talk about Facebook's influence on the election, Snapchat's fancy new Spectacles and a whole lot more.


028: Was Slack a little too rude?

This week John and Owen discuss the new MacBook Pro *again* – mostly just to clarify after the dust has settled, then we talk about the election, and whether Slack's feisty letter to Microsoft went too far.


027: So... about those new MacBooks

This week on Charged Podcast: The Internet is burning down – because of your smart thermostat, the Nintendo Switch, and self-driving cars are already all over the road.


026: The internet is burning down

This week on Charged Podcast: The Internet is burning down – because of your smart thermostat, the Nintendo Switch, and self-driving cars are already all over the road.


025: Nobody wants Twitter

This week on Charged Podcast: Nobody really wants to buy Twitter, Samsung's phones are banned from planes entirely, an introduction to the deep web and more!


024: Google made an iPhone?

Spotify's rumored to be close to buying SoundCloud, which could mean it wins the music streaming wars, why we're going to Mars and a whole lot more.


023: Spotify and SoundCloud, a match made in heaven

Spotify's rumored to be close to buying SoundCloud, which could mean it wins the music streaming wars, why we're going to Mars and a whole lot more.


022: Snapchat spectacles are here to record everything

That's right, Snapchat wants you to wear a video camera on your face and record everything. We also talk about the iPhone 7, Elon Musk's Mars plan and more.


021: Exploding rockets and phones

This week on the podcast we talk about exploding rockets and Galaxy Note's, how badass Hololens is, Google steamrolling Uber and a whole lot more.


020: The iPhone got owned

This week John and Owen talk about the iPhone getting its first malware, the discovery of a new planet (and the existential questions that brings along with it) and a whole lot 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.