Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 20, 2026 • 0sec
Paul Bradley Carr, author, "The Confessions" from Jan 19, 2026
Music behind DJ:
[Paul Bradley Carr on his novel "The Confessions" and on opening a bookstore]
Music behind DJ:
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
Music behind DJ:
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Paul Bradley Carr" [0:03:49]
- "Mark's comments" [0:48:24]
declu - "Real Friends" - single [0:54:30]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160355
Jan 13, 2026 • 0sec
Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images from Jan 12, 2026
Lora Kolodny from CNBC on Grok's sexualized images
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Lora Kolodny" [0:02:39]
- "Mark's comments" [0:34:29]
Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" - Single [0:54:00]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160035
Jan 6, 2026 • 0sec
Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year ahead from Jan 5, 2026
Ken Freedman and Mark discuss the year ahead
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark and Ken discuss the year ahead"
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - "Black Sun (Joe Claussell's Dub Mix)" - Black Sun [0:56:22]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159930
Dec 30, 2025 • 0sec
Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction" from Dec 29, 2025
Tim Wu, author, "The Age of Extraction"
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Tim Wu" [0:01:06]
- "Mark's comments" [0:50:46]
KILN - "Uranium Lullaby" - Lemon Borealis [0:54:14]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159555
Dec 23, 2025 • 0sec
The Ghost of Christmas Tech Anxieties - Sara Clemens and Stu Horvath fill in, with guest Adam Allsuch Boardman from Dec 22, 2025
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" [0:00:00]
Adam Allsuch Boardman - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 1" - Techtonic [0:14:10]
A Flock Of Seagulls - "Messages" - A Flock of Seagulls [0:28:54]
Adam Allsuch Boardman - "Interview with Sara and Stu Pt. 2" - Techtonic [0:32:59]
Soul Coughing - "Unmarked Helicopters" - Songs in the Key of X [0:57:15]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159292
Dec 16, 2025 • 0sec
The first annual Creepy Awards from Dec 15, 2025
The first annual Creepy Awards
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "The Creepy Awards"
Karen Souza - "Creep" - Essentials [0:53:53]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/159211
Dec 9, 2025 • 0sec
Noah McCormack from The Baffler: "We used to read things in this country" from Dec 8, 2025
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a [0:00:00]
- "Interview with Noah McCormack"
Patrick Cowley - "Robot Children (Do You Love Your)" - Catholic [0:53:43]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158867
Dec 2, 2025 • 0sec
Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon from Dec 1, 2025
Amateur radio is a superpower: Thomas Witherspoon
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Thomas Witherspoon" [0:02:56]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:45]
Todd Mazierski - "Amateur radio during Hurricane Melissa" [0:53:31]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158764
Nov 25, 2025 • 0sec
Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo from Nov 24, 2025
Citizens are being forced to pay for Big Tech data centers, feat. Pat Garofalo
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Pat Garofalo" [0:06:25]
- "Mark's comments" [0:37:13]
Momus - "The Enshittification of Everything" - Ballyhoo [0:55:48]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158415
Nov 18, 2025 • 0sec
How low can the tech oligarchs go? from Nov 17, 2025
How low can the tech oligarchs go?
Kirk Pearson - "Theme from Techtonic" - n/a
- "Mark's comments"
Stereolab - "Space Moment" - Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center [0:53:24]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/158295
