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Mark Hurst and WFMU

A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.

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  • Tuesday · length unknown

    Monster stories from Oct 26, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" Ben Chatrer - "I Am a Monster" [0:54:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169885

  • October 20 · length unknown

    Becky Holmes on the future of online fraud from Oct 19, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Becky Holmes" [0:02:05] - "Mark's comments" [0:39:17] Bill Callahan - "Computer" - My Days of 58 [thanks to Wendy del Formaggio] [0:54:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169684

  • October 12 · length unknown

    The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments from Oct 12, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" - "Interview with Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson" [0:04:20] - "Mark's comments" [0:39:57] MAP 71 - "Machine Emotion" [on Bandcamp] [0:55:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169421

  • October 5 · length unknown

    Don Fleming guest hosts: Kenneth - What is the Frequency? from Oct 5, 2026

    - "Kenneth- What is the Frequency?" [Collage of reports on the attack on Dan Rather] [0:00:00] - "Don Fleming - Frequences" [This week kicks off our fall 'sorta silent' fundraiser. Join the Swag for Life team or consider a one time pledge to help keep us on the air. Click on the banner at the top of the page to get started.] [0:05:04] - "Tesla vs Marconi" [Sound collage of youtube sources including excellent content from https://kathylovesphysics.com/.] [0:07:53] - "Don Fleming visits the Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum" [Marconi/RCA Wireless Museum https://www.chathammarconi.org/] [0:15:34] XTC - "Are You Receiving Me?" - White Music [WFMU is a station like no other. Your support gives us the ability to continue to bring you creative and unique programming for the next year.] [0:19:40] - "Jamming on Shortwave Radio" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPr2O9TWfo] [0:21:51] - "Jammer, North Korean, jamming The Voice of The People, July 24, 2011, 1545 UTC, 4450 and 8900 kHz" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDv2rAeaXnw] [0:22:09] - "Russian Electronic Warfare Shortwave Jamming Buzzer Full On | Signal Phantom" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hn6rY9M4kE] [0:22:41] - "Russian Mysterious 6970 Signal Moves To New Frequency 5400 kHz" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2M5J9p6LAs] [0:23:03] - "Poland Pirate With Goose Voice Message" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOSUCR0pY_o] [0:24:20] - "Farsi Numbers Station V32 Experiencing Double Jamming 7910 kHz" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cn3pS6Rzk] [0:25:20] - "Don Fleming Radio Jamming" [Swag for Life members who pledge $25 or more or up their S4L will automatically get an exclusive gift - a Snack Magnet Set.] [0:25:53] Negativland - "Methods of Torture" - Escape from Noise [0:28:55] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Salti, cond. - "Ride of the Valkyries" - Apocalypse Now [0:30:43] - "Don Fleming Operation Nifty Package" [U.S. SOUTHCOM Public Affairs After Action Report Supplement, "Operation Just Cause " Dec. 20, 1989 - Jan. 31, 1990. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nsa/DOCUMENT/950206.htm] [0:34:25] Various - "Operation Nifty Package Megamix" [0:41:04] - "Don Fleming Operation Nifty Package End Game" [Enter your pet into WFMU's Mascot Contest by making a pledge this October. All contestants are shown here https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfmu/albums/72177720335061655/ and a winner will be selected at the end of the month.] [0:51:41] Chumbawumba - "Torturing James Hetfield" - ABCDEFG [0:54:31] - "Don Fleming Tectonic Hellrasier" [Donate to our October Hellraiser and pick out some beautiful new swag for your support. Pledge $50 to get either our Floating Otters T-Shirt by Nick Bertozzi or the WFMU Frog Disco T-Shirt by Mayuko Fujino! S4L members who pledge $25 or more or up their Swag for Life will automatically get an exclusive gift - a Snack Magnet Set] [0:57:33] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/169060

  • September 28 · length unknown

    Let's all ridicule AI from Sep 28, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" David Sparks and the Urban Appalachians - "Apocalyptic Idiocracy" [https://urbanappalachian.bandcamp.com] [0:54:56] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168952

  • September 15 · length unknown

    Byron Tau on government surveillance from Sep 14, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Byron Tau from June 24, 2024" [0:05:15] - "Interview with Byron Tau" [0:14:24] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:32] Elle Cordova - "Data Centers" [0:55:43] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/168492

  • September 1 · length unknown

    Paul Davies, author, "Quantum 2.0" from Aug 31, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Paul Davies" [0:02:35] - "Mark's comments" [0:40:40] Jesse Welles - "The Nerd Reich" [0:54:47] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167994

  • August 25 · length unknown

    Ben Grosser made poetry from Zuck's manifesto from Aug 24, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" Ben Grosser - "Redaction of "The Future is for Everyone"" [music is "Caprice" by Sees. thx to Jesse Doris] [0:05:43] - "Interview with Ben Grosser" [0:15:20] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:13] Ben Grosser - "Order of Magnitude" [0:55:27] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167678

  • August 18 · length unknown

    Gil Duran, author, "The Nerd Reich" from Aug 17, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Gil Duran" [0:02:08] Peter Peter Hughes - "Tracking Devices" [0:53:24] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167574

  • August 11 · length unknown

    Data center disasters from Aug 10, 2026

    Data center disasters Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:52:46] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167241

  • August 3 · length unknown

    Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling" from Aug 3, 2026

    Judson Merrill, author, "Paranoid Storytelling" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [via Futurism] - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Judson Merrill" [0:03:03] - "Mark's comments" [0:45:04] The Fall - "Telephone Thing" [thanks to Wendy del Formaggio!] [0:54:32] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/167038

  • July 20 · length unknown

    Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy" from Jul 20, 2026

    Carissa Veliz, author, "Prophecy" Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a - "Mark's intro" Kirk Pearson - "Modem of Home" - n/a [0:01:44] - "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:01:49] Kirk Pearson - "Haptic Workshop" - n/a [0:23:11] - "Interview with Carissa Véliz" [0:25:02] Kirk Pearson - "Bio Magnification" - n/a [0:46:25] - "Mark's comments" [0:46:39] Dmitry_Milk - "We Are Vocoders" - DiHalt2026 summer party [A chiptune version of Kraftwerk's "Robots" played on a ZX Spectrum] [0:55:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166591

  • July 14 · length unknown

    Dystopia roundup, police edition from Jul 13, 2026

    Dystopia roundup, police edition Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's comments" Burning House - "Turn Off the Robot" [image by Beetle Moses] [0:54:49] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/166310

  • June 16 · length unknown

    The upside-down world from Jun 15, 2026

    Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00] - "Mark's comments" Jimmy Cliff - "World Upside Down" [0:54:28] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165187

  • June 9 · length unknown

    Dave Karpf on the data center backlash from Jun 8, 2026

    Dave Karpf on the data center backlash Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dave Karpf" [0:02:22] - "Mark's comments" [0:43:10] Ambassade - "The Influencer Accent" [0:55:08] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/165013

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