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Looks Like New is the podcast that asks old questions about new technology. Each month, we speak with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase “a philosophy so old that it looks like new,” repeated throughout the works of Peter Maurin, the French-American agrarian poet. Looks Like New is a production of the Media Enterprise Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. It airs on the fourth Thursday of every month on KGNU radio at 6 p.m., or online as a podcast at lookslikenew.net.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLooks Like New is the podcast that asks old questions about new technology. Each month, we speak with someone who works with technology in ways that challenge conventional narratives and dominant power structures. The name comes from the phrase “a philosophy so old that it looks like new,” repeated throughout the works of Peter Maurin, the French-American agrarian poet.
Looks Like New is hosted by MEDLab. The show has published 85 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How do we organize across borders?" (22 October 2026, 57 minutes), "How do we pay attention to music?" (24 September 2026, 42 minutes), and "Who gets to make the rules online?" (23 July 2026, 47 minutes).
Looks Like New publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 85 episodes.
Booking probability for Looks Like New is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Looks Like New requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Looks Like New's contact route on record: verified email.
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MEDLab hosts Looks Like New, a technology podcast with 85 episodes published.
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On this month's episode, MEDLab’s own Stephanie Abdalla talks to Raza Gillani in a conversation about the not-always-obvious relationship between journalism and organizing and how it can connect issues across borders...
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This month on Looks Like New, we have a special episode featuring Steve Lamos, recorded by Looks Like New's previous producer, Alexander Lipka. Steve is a scholar and educator at the University of Colorado Boulder and...
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From subreddit rule pages to Mastodon server blocklists, the internet is full of quiet governance decisions most of us never see. On this episode of Looks Like New, Júlia Martins Rodrigues talks with Sohyeon Hwang about...
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MEDLab research fellow Kadallah Burrowes speaks with Lauren Gardner, Executive Director of Open Source Collective, about what it means to build infrastructure for the commons and why the lessons of grassroots arts...
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In this month's episode, in conversation with MEDLab fellow Stephanie Abdalla, Dr. Gebru discusses AI ethics research, the history of the AGI movement, and movements of resistance that can lead us to alternative AI...
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In this episode of Looks Like New , MEDLab's Kadallah Burrowes sits down with political economist Nick Srnicek to examine the rise of platform capitalism and the forces shaping today’s digital economy. The conversation...
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Recently on Looks Like New, host Kadallah Burrowes is joined by Ytasha Womack, an author, filmmaker, and independent scholar whose work has been foundational to how we understand Afrofuturism as both a cultural movement...
On this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla speaks with Dr. Nesrine Mansour about rethinking architecture in the age of digital media and artificial intelligence. Their conversation explores...
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In this month’s episode, MEDLab’s Stephanie Abdalla interviews Dr. Nick Couldry about the intricate relationship between media, power, and societal structures. Their conversation touches on data colonialism, the...
In this month’s episode of Looks Like New , hosted by MEDLab’s associate director Júlia Martins Rodrigues, we speak with Camila Galaz, an interdisciplinary artist, editor, and researcher whose work explores the...
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Who will own the future of gig work? In this month's episode of Looks Like New, MEDlab Associate Director Júlia Martins speaks with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, about...
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In this episode of Looks Like New, host Júlia Martins Rodrigues speaks with Warren Liu, a Media Studies doctoral student. Liu examines how video games shape culture—both by reflecting colonial legacies and by offering...
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Who gets to participate in society—and how do we build systems that serve everyone, not just the privileged few? In this episode of Looks Like New , MEDLab's Júlia Martins Rodrigues speaks with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, a...
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AI is advancing at lightning speed—so fast that questions of ownership and data use often get left behind. What control do we really have over our data in these massive language models? And how can we rethink governance...
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It’s easy to look at today’s pop culture and advertising and feel nostalgic for earlier generations—but were those eras really so different? What trends have remained consistent throughout our history? In this month’s...
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In the digital age, it's hard to resist free conveniences—but are they really free? So much of our data is constantly being bought and sold without our knowledge, making it crucial to find safe alternatives to keep our...
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Writing code can be like casting a spell: magic words, written in a special language, bring new worlds into existence. But spells can have consequences. Who is responsible for how technology impacts society? This month...
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Political discourse around social media has become increasingly significant, particularly during the recent presidential transition. Debates about TikTok’s viability, new censorship policies on Meta platforms, and the...
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How connected is the struggle for racial justice and the fight for a democratic economy? How has racism hindered the fight, and how can activists work together for a better future on both fronts? This month on, Looks...
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In an ever more messy online media environment, it can be hard to know where to let ourselves be truly creative. This month on Looks Like New , MEDLab community fellow Andy DiLallo spoke with Yancey Stricker, best known...
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