Season 15

Oct 5, 2018

Ending the crypto-currency challenge [S15E07]

After some time away the team are back to (prematurely) end the crypto-currency challenge. We talk about why and the challenges for using things like...

Jan 25, 2018

The best explanation of crypto-currencies you'll hear by a geographer this week [S15E06]

** Nothing in this podcast is investment advice. ** Recorded in mid December 2017, the team talk about their progress with their 'Crypto Challenge'...

Dec 20, 2017

Festive Winterval special [S15E05]

This week the team tell bad Christmas cracker jokes and discuss gift ideas for last-minute shoppers. We look back at the topics we discussed in...

Nov 21, 2017

Who can beat the banks? (FinTech special) [S15E04]

This week the team discuss 'FinTech' - the apps and services hoping to displace traditional banks and their products. We look at some of the most...

Nov 13, 2017

Dodgy apps & data thieves [S15E03]

This week the team discuss the ways apps and services fail to keep our data safe. From deliberate data theft to bad design we discuss the worst we've...

Nov 5, 2017

The armchair social media experts [S15E02]

This week the team talk about the state of social media and how it's changed since we were early adopters. We talk about how and why we use various...

Oct 25, 2017

Back to the smart home [S15E01]

We're back (sorry for the wait) and this week we're re-visiting our smart home challenge. What's the long-term verdict on the products we bought last...