FT Tech Tonic

Financial Times

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.

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20 episodes
Updated July 15

Episodes20

Newest first

July 15 · 29 min
Rewiring sport: Hi-tech cheating
From steroids to ‘supersuits’ — when does performance enhancement go too far?
July 8 · 25 min
Rewiring sport: Is tech ruining sports fandom?
VAR, gambling, and gimmicks is changing what it means to be a fan
July 1 · 26 min
Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers
Supershoes, robot sparring partners and AI could be the difference between winning and losing
June 24 · 57 sec
Coming soon: Rewiring sport
Is technology fundamentally changing the nature of sport?
June 3 · 28 min
AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble
Can Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta buy its way into the AI game?
May 27 · 24 min
AI Labs: Elon Musk wants AI in space
Will SpaceX’s giant IPO turbocharge Elon Musk’s AI ambitions?
May 20 · 28 min
AI Labs: Sam Altman may make or break OpenAI
Will OpenAI’s chief be its greatest asset or its greatest liability?
May 13 · 29 min
AI Labs: Google DeepMind plans its comeback
Google and its AI lab DeepMind are bearing down OpenAI and Anthropic
May 6 · 26 min
AI Labs: Are Anthropic really the good guys?
Dario Amodei casts his company as the good guys of the AI race. Will that last?
April 29 · 57 sec
The battle of the AI labs
A handful of Silicon Valley companies want to lead the world in AI. Who will win?
March 20 · 1 min
Introducing Untold: Opus Dei
Introducing Opus Dei, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial Catholic organisation in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some members say they found other agendas – and unexpected harm – entangled in that spiritual mission. The first episode of Untold: Opus Dei launches March 25. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 18 · 29 min
Artificial intimacy: The day your chatbot dies
Can AI help us cheat death, or are chatbots destined to die too?
March 11 · 30 min
Artificial intimacy: Prescribing robots to combat loneliness
Can chatbots solve the social isolation epidemic?
March 4 · 31 min
Artificial intimacy: The AI therapist that ended a marriage
Chatbots are used for emotional support. Could they replace human therapists?
February 25 · 34 min
Artificial intimacy: A teenager’s last conversation
Chatbots are being blamed for the deaths of young people. Can they ever be safe?
February 18 · 33 min
Artificial intimacy: The delusion machine
Inside the minds of people who have been led to believe conspiracies by chatbots
February 11 · 36 min
Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI
Is loving a chatbot the same as loving a human?
February 4 · 1 min
Coming soon: Artificial intimacy
Will chatbots reshape our emotional lives?
January 22 · 39 min
Tech in 2026: Silicon Valley’s power plays and players
A panel of FT journalists explores what to expect from the sector in 2026
January 14 · 40 min
Tech in 2026: Inside the AI bubble
A panel of FT journalists talks about what to expect from tech in 2026