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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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Opt Out 05 | Can you ever really opt out of online life?
After weeks of trying to audit, delete, and lock down her digital life, Rae hits the big, uncomfortable question: what if you can’t opt out of the int...
Opt Out 04 | What did I just agree to?
Every time you click 'accept' online, you’re legally agreeing to something. The problem is… you probably have no idea what that something is.
In...
Opt Out 03 | How not to get hacked
If someone tried to hack you right now… how long would it take?
In episode three of Opt Out, Rae confronts her own extremely average cyber hygie...
Opt Out 02 | Can you delete yourself from the internet?
The internet knows a lot about you, but what if you wanted to take it all back and delete yourself all together?
In episode two of Opt Out, Rae...
Opt Out 01 | The guide to taking back control of your online life
We all know the internet knows a bit about us. But… how much, exactly? And what happens if you actually try to look?
In the first episode of Opt...
What were the biggest stories in tech for 2025?
It was a huge year for tech in 2025, and there were a few stories that hooked our attention more than others.
The introduction of the social me...
Is the AI boom going to spell the end of democracy in Australia?
With AI in our newsrooms, our universities, and our courtrooms, the way we understand the truth has been forever changed. But could it be for the bett...
Do androids dream of electric housework? The liabilities of a $20k humanoid robot butler
If you were to picture the ideal robot form to vacuum your floor all by itself, what do you see? Is it a small UFO-shaped disc that whizzes under couc...
Why is the government using AI to help create NDIS plans?
Roblox has been one of the worst culprits for child safety in the games world, and they’ve come up with something to supposedly keep our kids safe. ‘A...
Is it possible for an AI to 'hasten the coming of Christ's return'?
What happens when theology and technology collide? There's a new tech startup dedicated to building a Christian AI. It's called Gloo, launched by ex-I...
Self-driving taxis could be coming to Australia, but are we ready?
How well do you think the streets of Sydney would handle self-driving taxis? What about those same self-driving taxis navigating the Melbourne tram li...
Would you use ChatGPT now that it's in its horny era?
How much do you trust the AI chatbots you use on a day-to-day basis? Once you send your prompt off into cyberspace, how do you now no one is interferi...
How did a global Amazon outage bring down almost 50 other major tech companies?
When a major outage hit Amazon Web Services this week, websites and apps started falling like dominoes -- from Square to Duolingo, Netflix, and Adobe,...
What happens when you try to ban a generation from the internet?
The Online Safety Amendment Bill is the name on everyone’s lips this week and as the implementation date looms closer, we take a deep dive into some o...
We've got tonnes of space waste orbiting our Earth, is there a way to clean up our act?
There are over 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting Earth right now, and that number is only growing as space orbit becomes more accessible. How...
If 'simulated gambling' is banned in kids games, why are we still seeing Loot Boxes everywhere?
You step up to a box full of prizes, and knowing that there is a chance you may not win anything, you give it your real-life money anyway. No, this is...
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Is it true that AI is going to add $60 billion to Australia's economy?
The Australian Finance Industry Association has modelled AI's contribution to economic growth in the years ahead. It found that "scaling", or expandin...
How fanfiction took over the world (and stayed free)
Fanfiction has gone from photocopied zines traded at conventions to millions of stories shared online. From smut-filled Harry Potter ships to the fic...
How did an Australian team make the biggest video game in the world today?
This week, an Australian video game called Hollow Knight: Silksong is the biggest video game in the world. It’s made by a small team out of Adelaide a...
Why is Australia spending a billion dollars on a quantum computer that doesn't exist yet?
2025 is the 'International Year of Quantum Science and Technology', but what actually is quantum science? IBM and AMD are teaming up to champion 'quan...
Wimbledon broke 148 years of tradition to replace 300 line judges with AI -- will it be worth it?
How much is human adjudication in sport worth, and how much more accurate is Wimbledon's new system? Plus, the CSIRO and the Australian Sports Commiss...
How do you protect yourself against AI voice scams?
When 1 in 5 people have been the victim of cybercrime and AI voice scams are on the rise, how do we protect ourselves online? Plus Google may soon be...
How will ICE's deportation teams use iris scanning technology?
America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a notice they intend to purchase an iris scanning technology that can identify "suspects an...
Would Cyberbrothel be more ethical than a traditional brothel?
A sex doll brothel in Berlin is offering a combination of new VR and AI technologies in their plastic playmates. But the Cyberbrothel business falls o...
Is Snapchat’s My AI a safe space or a slippery slope for teens?
Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, is raising concerns among teens and parents — with questions about how it's used, what it says, and whether the platform...
ID, please? China’s new internet rules and what they could mean for us
Big Brother is getting new powers in China with a digital ID system eerily similar to that being proposed in the upcoming teen social media ban. What...
How do we tell what's real and what's not, when the internet is flooded with AI slop?
Do you think you can tell the difference between what's real and what's made by AI? What about writing? Or even music?
More AI-generated content...
With 9,000 new layoffs at Microsoft, is AI set to change the gaming industry forever?
In recent years, like many other big technology firms, Microsoft has refocused its business towards developing AI, and this week the firm has announce...
An expert has quit over the government's planned social media ban, what now?
This week on Download This Show, we're getting up to speed with what on Earth is going on with the teen social media ban. From new standards being ann...
How are online tools being used to resist fascism across the globe?
The apps and online tools that are being used in international political action, Tesla drama and the future of autonomous vehicles, what's going on wi...
Could a new copyright lawsuit from Disney change the way we use AI?
A lawsuit from the house of mouse, Apple being forced to let you download apps outside the app store, a huge hole in Gmail's data security, plus a wor...
'Imperial Kitten' vs 'Fancy Bear': how are kooky hacker nicknames causing serious concerns for cybersecurity?
Why do hackers have weird and wacky non-serious names? And why are British politicians blaming Apple and Google for the rise in phone thefts? Plus, th...
The human-AI conversation crisis: why we're choosing chatbots over people
In a special AI deep-dive episode of Download This Show, researchers Sandra Peter and Kai Remer break down how AI chatbots are changing the way humans...
Could AI be the 'person' deciding whether or not you get your dream job?
AI interviewing you for a job, hackable digital drivers licences, dating app safety, and CIA-run Star Wars websites. This week on Download This Show.
How did a haunted game cartridge take the internet by storm?
Haunted video games, a tech feud between Apple and Epic Games, how tracking apps can be used in coercive control, and Discord transitioning into cool...
Which app is the latest to say it wants to be your everything?
Airbnb's midlife crisis, digital ID age verification, and facial recognition software on social media, this week on Download This Show.
How did pink Lamborghinis, Minecraft, and bitcoin become the centre of a quarter-billion dollar heist?
Crypto heists, OpenAIs mission for good continues, and the dangerous world of unregulated chatbots for minors and women. This week on Download This Sh...
If people can't tell the difference between ChatGPT and a human, are we doomed?
Content moderators suing for psychological distress, checking in on the teen social media ban, and what do we do now that ChatGPT is supposedly indist...
Hey chat, is this real?: Why politicians are using Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to campaign this election
Water hungry datacentres being put in the middle of the desert, Google ads being called out for having a monopoly, politicians on Grindr and robots in...