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Episode releases
#118#140#161#183#204Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#194Episode released Oct 14: FT Weekend Fest: Could AI make us happier?
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Oct 27#194#190
Oct 26#180#176
Oct 22—#199
Oct 21#152#146
Oct 20#168#162
Oct 19#136#127
Oct 18#149#140
Oct 17#140#129
Oct 16#128#119
Oct 15#140#132
Oct 14#147#142

Latest episodes

  • FT Weekend Fest: Could AI make us happier?

    October 14, 2026 · 30 min

    Could AI help us understand ourselves and each other better? Writer and philosopher Alain de Botton speaks to the FT’s Madhumita Murgia about the challenges we face navigating human relationships, and how AI might be able to help. Recorded…

  • FT Weekend Fest: How AI is really changing jobs

    September 30, 2026 · 32 min

    Murad Ahmed speaks to FT journalist Sarah O’Connor about her new book ‘We Are Not Machines’, which explores the impact AI is already having on workplaces. They discuss how Swedish miners dealt with the introduction of AI-powered vehicles…

  • FT Weekend Fest: Is the AI boom a bubble?

    September 16, 2026 · 22 min

    AI-related investments are now worth up to half of the entire value of the S&P 500. But is the AI investment boom a bubble waiting to burst? Tim Bradshaw, the FT’s global technology correspondent, speaks to Richard Kramer, founder of Arete…

  • Rewiring sport: Hi-tech cheating

    July 15, 2026 · 30 min

    At the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas earlier this year, athletes used performance-enhancing drugs and banned equipment in an attempt to break world records. At the same time, companies such as Adidas are designing new types of equipment that…

  • Rewiring sport: Is tech ruining sports fandom?

    July 8, 2026 · 26 min

    Video-assistant refereeing (VAR) has proved to be one of the most controversial pieces of technology ever introduced in sports. But with the rise of everything from broadcasting gimmicks to data-driven gambling, it’s far from the only…

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  • Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

    July 1, 2026 · 27 min

    For decades, sportspeople have been getting fitter, faster and reaching ever-higher levels of performance. But as the margin between winning and losing shrinks, athletes are turning to technology to make the difference. In this new season…

  • Coming soon: Rewiring sport

    June 24, 2026 · 1 min

    Are technological advances in sport leaving athletes, fans and competition itself better off? Or are they undermining the spirit of sport? With the World Cup underway, the FT’s sports editor Josh Noble presents a three-part series looking…

  • AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble

    June 3, 2026 · 28 min

    Mark Zuckerberg created the world’s biggest social media company in Facebook, before deciding the future lay in the metaverse. Now he’s spending hundreds of billions of dollars to transform Meta again, this time into an AI company. Will it…

  • AI Labs: Elon Musk wants AI in space

    May 27, 2026 · 25 min

    Elon Musk’s xAI is lagging behind the likes of OpenAI and Google DeepMind in the AI race. Will a giant IPO of SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, change all that? Murad Ahmed speaks to FT technology correspondent Hannah Murphy and the FT’s…

  • AI Labs: Sam Altman may make or break OpenAI

    May 20, 2026 · 28 min

    OpenAI sparked the generative AI boom with the release of ChatGPT. But along the way its chief executive Sam Altman has ruffled plenty of feathers. Colleagues have left to set up rival labs, co-founders have sued him in court and his own…

  • AI Labs: Google DeepMind plans its comeback

    May 13, 2026 · 30 min

    In the latest AI boom Google has been playing catch-up with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic. But with stacks of cash, its own AI chips and some of the best AI talent in the world, is Google about to make a comeback? Murad Ahmed speaks to…

  • AI Labs: Are Anthropic really the good guys?

    May 6, 2026 · 27 min

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants his AI lab to be a more safety conscious alternative to OpenAI. But Anthropic’s business selling AI to enterprises is booming, and it’s rolling out increasingly powerful models - the latest is claimed to be…

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We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.