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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

019: The self-driving cars are already here

Uber's self-driving cars are already hitting the road - are you ready for it? Plus, the demise of Gawker, New York's scary free Wi-Fi and a bunch more.


018: Facebook goes to war with adblockers

This week, John and Owen talk about Facebook's war against adblockers, new MacBook rumors and why the hell Google is launching yet another messaging app.


017: Facebook murders clickbait

This week on Charged Podcast: how Facebook created and then murdered clickbait, Instagram copies Snapchat, Uber fails in China, Jet.com getting in bed with Walmart and a whole lot more.




016: Why leaving Twitter is improving my life

This week John and Owen discuss the freedom found by leaving Twitter, Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo, the takedown of KickAssTorrents (and the downfall of torrenting) and a whole lot more.


015: Pokémon Go sweeps the world

This week Owen and John talk about how Pokémon Go is making people crazy, Snapchat's weird new Memories feature, Theranos' big problem, Hyperloop's scandal and a whole lot about AI.


014: The weird future of cities

This week John and Owen talk about the weird smart future of cities and how data will influence them, the Facebookpocalypse, Spotify taking on Apple, Google's secretive Sidewalk Labs projects and a ton more.


013: LinkedIn + Microsoft = Heaven

This week Owen and John discuss everything you need to know about Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, iOS 10, WatchOS and MacOS as well as Microsoft's massive $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, and a bunch of other great stuff.


012: The US wants to control the internet

This week on Charged Podcast, John and Owen discuss how the US government might go back on a plan to release its control of the internet and Apple's WWDC event.


011: Is this even reality?

This week Owen and John discuss if reality is really just some big simulation, Uber's huge $3.5 billion raise from Saudi Arabia, a whole range of new emoji and how we're (still) obsessed with Snapchat.


010: Can phones get any better, or is this it?

John and Owen talk about Snapchat's $1.8 billion raise, Microsoft's total layoffs of its phone division after licensing back to Nokia, the state of smartphones and how AI is creeping up on us... whether we like it or not.


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.

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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.

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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.


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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.