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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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Nov 28, 2023 • 0sec
Scott Williams guests hosts from Nov 27, 2023
The Furbie Orchestra - "Takes Over" [0:00:00]
Todd Rundgren - "Intro/Breathless" - Something/Anything? [Todd demonstrates all the terrible things that can go wrong when making a record] [0:02:04]
Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio - "Train Kept A Rollin’" - Tear It Up 17 Wild Rockabilly Classics [Did Paul Burlison really take one of the tubes out of his amp in order to get this beautifully broken and dirty sound??] [0:05:28]
The Creative Arts Club of The Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church of Jersey City - "Scratching Rapping Rappy Rap" - Live on WFMU! Studio C! [0:12:20]
Christian Marclay - "Guitar Drag (excerpt)" - Guitar Drag [0:15:52]
Christian Marclay - "Jimi Hendrix" - More Encores (Christian Marclay Plays WIth The Records Of…) [0:17:58]
The Doors as unintended - "Hello, Oswald About You" [0:22:04]
Homer Dudley (Bell Labs) - "The Voder (1939)" [before it became the vocoder and wrecked a nice beach] [0:23:20]
John Larry Kelly Jr and Louis Gerstman - "IBM 704 Sings Diasy Bell, 1961" [0:30:06]
Kraftwerk - "Tanzmusik (remixed)" [0:32:34]
2 AI Chatbots - "Can't get it right" [0:34:18]
Another AI Frank Sinatra - "Creep (Radiohead Cover)" [0:36:55]
Happy Valley Band - "In The Air Tonight" - Organum Perceptus [humans reinterpret algorithms attempting to interpret humans] [0:45:34]
Unk. - "The Talking Car (1953)" [0:42:35]
Unk. - "Hijinx" - Great Phone Calls! (V/a) [0:45:05]
AI Jukebox Frank Sinatra - "Hot Tub Christmas" [0:49:01]
Ray Bradbury - "Dial Double Zero" [0:52:09]
Dave - "Takes out HAL" [0:53:59]
Ace Cannon - "Blues Stay Away From Me, losing steam" [0:55:57]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134363

Nov 21, 2023 • 0sec
Kris De Decker, founder, Low-Tech Magazine from Nov 20, 2023
Kris De Decker, founder, Low-tech Magazine
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Kris de Decker" [0:07:05]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:48]
Linus Akesson - "Vivaldi Summer Presto" [0:56:55]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134134

Nov 14, 2023 • 0sec
Ed Park, author, "Same Bed Different Dreams" from Nov 13, 2023
Ed Park, author, "Same Bed Different Dreams"
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Ed Park" [0:03:46]
- "Mark's comments" [0:42:48]
Suicide - "Dream Baby Dream" - Single [0:54:24]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133844

Nov 7, 2023 • 0sec
Tech villain update: Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Neumann, Bankman-Fried from Nov 6, 2023
Tech villain update: Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Neumann, Bankman-Fried
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack
Music behind DJ:
- "Mark's comments"
Triola - "Reboot Me" - Scapegoat [0:53:49]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133649

Oct 30, 2023 • 0sec
Facial recognition w/Kashmir Hill, author, "Your Face Belongs to Us" from Oct 30, 2023
Facial recognition w/Kashmir Hill, author, "Your Face Belongs to Us"
Game Boy Tune - "Tomaš Dvořák"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Kashmir Hill" [0:03:28]
- "Mark's comments" [0:45:45]
Zero Wing - "All Your Base Are Belong To Us" [0:55:05]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133428

Oct 23, 2023 • 0sec
Taser Drones in Elementary Schools from Oct 23, 2023
Sun Araw - "The Stakeout (feat. W. Giacchi)" - On Patrol [0:00:00]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133200

Oct 16, 2023 • 0sec
Brian Merchant, author, "Blood in the Machine" – about the Luddites from Oct 16, 2023
Brian Merchant, author, "Blood in the Machine" – about the Luddites
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Brian Merchant" [0:04:36]
- "Mark's comments" [0:47:28]
Si-Mark and Scott-Funkel - "The Sounds of Surveillance" [0:54:44]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132931

Oct 9, 2023 • 0sec
Antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon from Oct 9, 2023
Antitrust against Google and Amazon: a review
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments" [0:00:00]
Anders Enger Jensen - "Keeping Up With Commodore" [0:53:51]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132708

Oct 3, 2023 • 0sec
JOB playwright Max Friedlich from Oct 2, 2023
JOB playwright Max Friedlich
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's intro"
- "Interview with Max Friedlich" [0:04:16]
- "Mark's comments" [0:41:01]
Lil Miquela - "Top 10 Moments of 2021 (From a Robot)" [0:54:55]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132491

Sep 25, 2023 • 0sec
Surveillance in the subway, the store, the stadium, and the sky from Sep 25, 2023
Surveillance in the subway, the store, the stadium, and the sky
Tomaš Dvořák - "Game Boy Tune"
- "Mark's comments"
Lulu Lewis - "Destroy All Data" [0:54:32]
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132237