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Podcasts covering the civic technology field that especially seek to raise awareness of the work being done by governments, organizations, and movements.
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Machines Like Us
CanadaMachines Like Us is a technology show about people.
Good Standing podcast
New York CityGood Standing is dedicated to exploring how individuals and organizations are driving real-world impact.
The Great Battlefield Podcast
United States of America (the)A podcast about the political entrepreneurs and other progressive leaders who are finding new and improved ways to fight.
Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast brings you the latest research, insights, and ideas on how nonviolent action can — or sometimes fails — to transform injustice.
NGI0: Next Generation Internet podcast
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)Conversations with the people building the Next Generation Internet (NGI). They’re working on free and open source technologies to make the internet more resilient, secure, trustworthy, accessible and human-centered.
"Google can turn your Discover feed into an AI-generated podcast" - The Verge
OpenCouncil
Greece (Ellas, Ellada)Demystify local government and enable citizen participation
mySociety's podcast
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Tune in to learn the latest on our work in Democracy, Transparency, Community and Climate.
The Sunday Show is the weekly (and sometimes more often) podcast from Tech Policy Press.
Chit-Chat Japan
Japan (Nihon or Nippon)In this podcast, we (Hal and Saya) will explore civictech in Japan and across the world.
Civic Tech in Africa podcast
Johannesburg, South AfricaCivic Tech in Africa with Nathi Mcetywa is a podcast by the Civic Tech Innovation Network. The podcast focuses on the profiling of civic tech initiatives, civic innovators, activists, researchers, social entrepreneurs and others working in the civic tech and other related fields in Africa.
Community Broadband Bits is a weekly audio show hosted by Community Broadband Networks Initiative Director Christopher Mitchell featuring interviews with people building community networks or otherwise involved with Internet policy.
Samara Centre for Democracy
CanadaHumans of the House has received national media coverage and has been the #1 show in the Government category for several weeks on Apple Podcasts where it has also been featured as a New & Noteworthy Special Series.
A podcast bringing you one degree closer to nonprofits making an impact in the world.
The Great Battlefield
United States of America (the)How the Resistance is Mobilizing
Future of Journalism
University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UKPodcast from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
JAAKLAC iniciativa podcast
Finland (Suomi)JAAKLAC iniciativa promueve la educación digital crítica para desarrollar el conocimiento sobre cómo las tecnologías digitales afectan a sociedades, al medioambiente y para ampliar la partcipación colectiva hacia futuros más justos.
Ampliando Democracia (podcast)
Madrid (Spain)Ampliando Democracia, un podcast para los que el voto les sabe a poco.
Trait d'Union Podcast
FranceVous ne comprenez rien à l’Europe ou à l’Union européenne ?
Humanitarian AI Today is podcast series produced by the Humanitarian AI meetup groups.
Digitally Yours Podcast
Tunisia (Tunis)Technoloxia's podcast series that brings you an in-depth look into the digital landscape in North Africa. Latest debates at the intersection of technology, policy and Society.
Democracy Decoded
Washington, DCPodcast of the Campaign Legal Center
In Case You Missed It
100 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA 95630, USAJoin us weekly for government technology news, trends and interviews. Tune in live each Friday at 12:00 PM PT.
Audible reckoning: How top political podcasters spread unsubstantiated and false claims
Washington, DCBrookings report: Using a combination of analytical methods – including natural language processing, machine learning, and manual classifying – this research provided the first overarching assessment of the role that popular political podcasting plays in spreading unsubstantiated and false claims.
In just 30 minutes, we bring you insightful interviews with public interest technologists and guest experts on such pressing public interest issues as social justice, inequality and internet rights, the digital transformation, social change, the environmental justice, and more.
Our “Bedrock, USA” podcast explored the rise of far-right extremism in two local governments.
The Local Authority Podcast
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The Local Authority is the podcast from LGC and TPXimpact. Each month we will bring together leading figures from within and around local government to discuss one aspect of the sector’s future.
All Tech Is Human Library Podcast Series
New York City, NY, USAThe All Tech Is Human Library Podcast is a special 16-part series featuring a series of rapid-fire intimate conversations with academics, AI ethicists, activists, entrepreneurs, public interest technologists, and integrity workers, who help us answer: How do we build a responsible tech future?
Conversations with Volunteers
Southern and East AfricaOpen Mapping Hub Eastern & South Africa's podcast
No Minor Futures is a public education campaign amplifying children's hopes and fears about AI technology. It uses animations, podcasts, workshops, and social media.
Media Matters for Pakistan
PakistanMedia Matters for Pakistan is a web based initiative, designed to act as an informal watchdog over the mainstream media in Pakistan.
What’s Crap on WhatsApp?
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)Podcast dedicated to unpacking the disinfo spreading on Whatsapp
WashingTech
Washington, DCWe fight for a safer and more trustworthy internet by teaching tech law & policy to everyone who wants to shape it.
How to Citizen
Los Angeles, CAListen to the How to Citizen Podcast where Baratunde Thurston reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power.
Bytes of Good is a podcast where we engage in critical discussions about technology, the role it plays in our society, and career paths in the social good space.
(Mis)informed
St. Petersburg, Florida, USAThe International Fact-Checking Network is releasing a limited-run podcast about fact-checking and fake news.
Ollin A.C Podcast
Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)Greta Ríos, Directora de Ollin A.C y Ana Patricia Santamaría; Coordinadora de Innovación ciudadana, conversan sobre temas relacionados a la Participación Ciudadana
Govlaunch Podcast
United States of America (the)From the Wiki for local government innovation, the Govlaunch podcast shares the stories of local government innovators and their efforts to build better governments.
A show that takes the two dullest subjects in the world, government and technology, and makes them irresistibly relevant and undeniably fascinating. (Trust us!)
Bot Populi is an alternative media platform dedicated to looking at all things digital from a social justice and Global South perspective. It was founded in 2018 by seven global, digital justice organizations.
A podcast highlighting the new normal of urbanism in our globalized cities, as told by Kristen Jeffers and Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman - two female urbanists. . 38 Tracks. 277 Followers. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Third Wave Urbanism on your desktop or mobile device.
City Of Tomorrow
AmsterdamIt explores how different stakeholders in the Smart City ecosystem can come together to build safer, more efficient and sustainable cities of the future.
Government Digital Services Podcast
Government Digital Service, Whitechapel High Street, London, UKThe Government Digital Service podcast looks at innovation and digital transformation across the public sector. We’ll interview interesting people both inside and outside government and cover new developments as they happen.
A podcast on breakthroughs in public service technology.
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