Feb 20, 20261h 10mS6
In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Dr Kate Sammler, a geographer who looks at the intersection of science and politics in the oceans, atmospheres, and outer space. They discussed how colonialism and scientific...
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The Anti-Dystopians
Hosted by Alina Utrata · technology · EN
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Is social media really destroying democracy? Should Facebook be considered a public utility? How does cryptocurrency affect state sovereignty? And what exactly is surveillance capitalism? For all your political questions about tech, this is The Anti-Dystopians. The Anti-Dystopians is hosted and produced by Alina Utrata . All episodes are freely available, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Twitter @AntiDystopians . To support the show, visit: bit.ly/3AApPN4 To subscribe to the email newsletter, visit: bit.ly/3kuGM5X Hosted on Acast. See <a style='col
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What is The Anti-Dystopians about?
Is social media really destroying democracy? Should Facebook be considered a public utility? How does cryptocurrency affect state sovereignty? And what exactly is surveillance capitalism? For all your political questions about tech, this is The Anti-Dystopians. The Anti-Dystopians is hosted and produced by Alina Utrata. All episodes are freely available, wherever you get your podcasts.
Who hosts The Anti-Dystopians?
The Anti-Dystopians is hosted by Alina Utrata. The show has published 58 episodes to date.
What has The Anti-Dystopians covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Astronauts on Strike! Spaceports, Colonial Telescopes and Labor Unions in the Stars" (20 February 2026, 70 minutes), ""We Cannot Rely on Five Nerds": AI Urbanism from Amazon Go to Tech Sovereignty" (19 January 2026, 79 minutes), and "A World of VCs in Miniature: Silicon Valley's Ideology" (17 December 2025, 62 minutes).
How often does The Anti-Dystopians publish?
The Anti-Dystopians publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 58 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Anti-Dystopians?
Booking probability for The Anti-Dystopians is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Anti-Dystopians requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Anti-Dystopians's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Anti-Dystopians are Streaming & Social Media. The Anti-Dystopians has a technology audience.
About the host
Alina Utrata hosts The Anti-Dystopians, a technology podcast with 58 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jan 19, 20261h 19mS6
In this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata talks to Casey Lynch, the Ramon y Cajal researcher in the Department of Geography at the University of Girona. Casey is a human geographer with interests in digital...
- Dec 17, 20251h 2mS5
On this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Olivier Jutel, a lecturer at the University of Otago and an expert in cyberlibertarianism. They discuss the ideology of many technology industry elites and the strange political...
- Dec 3, 20251 hourS5
Alina Utrata talks to Dr Jenny Carla Moran, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at the Trinity Long Room Hub and a faculty member at TCD-TU Dublin Joint Centre for the Sociology of Humans and Machines. They...
- Nov 12, 202549 minS5
FROM THE ARCHIVE: In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Dr Trishant Simlai, a conservation researcher studying the politics and geographies of wildlife conservation in India, who just received his PhD in the Department...
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- Nov 5, 20251h 1mS5
On this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Connor O'Brien, a PhD Candidate at University of Cambridge researching a conceptual history of good governance and sovereign debt. They discussed a little-known tool for...
Episode #9
From the Archive: Nationalize Gmail!!!
Oct 29, 202558 minS5FROM THE ARCHIVE: Alina Utrata talks with Josh Lappen, a fellow Californian and environmental historian researching at Oxford University, who studies some of the most important technology there is: critical...
- Aug 25, 20251h 18mS5
This week, the Anti-Dystopians talks to an expert in dystopia! Matthew Cole is a scholar of political theory and an Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences Binghamton University. His book “Fear the Future...
Episode #7
An Intellectual History of LLMs
Jun 30, 20251h 21mS5In this episode, Alina Utrata interviews Amira Moeding, a PhD Candidate in History at the University of Cambridge where they held fellowships with Cambridge Digital Humanities and the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of...
- May 12, 20251h 20mS5
On this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata talks to Dan McQuillan, a senior lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths University and the author of "Resisting AI: An Anti-Fascist Approach to Artificial...
- Feb 24, 20251h 19mS5
This week, Alina Utrata talks to Swati Srivastava, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University and a Faculty Associate at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. They...
- Feb 10, 20251h 2mS5
In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Andrew Dougall, a departmental lecturer in international relations at DPIR and associate member at St Antony’s college at Oxford University. They discuss Andrew’s work on global...
- Dec 16, 20241h 6mS5
In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Rowena Squires, a PhD Candidate in Children’s Literature at Cambridge University. They discuss the strange legacy of the depiction of outer space in children’s animation. From the...
- Dec 1, 20241h 12mS5
In this episode, Alina Utrata talks to Dr. Tim Karayiannides, a junior research fellow at Emmanuel College, about his recent article about the similarities and connections between South Africa and Silicon Valley. While...
- Nov 18, 20241h 9mS5
On this week’s podcast, Alina Utrata talks to Jan Eijking, a William Golding Junior Research Fellow and Martin Fellow at Oxford University. Jan’s work is based in international relations, and focuses on expertise...
- Dec 7, 20231h 7mS4
On this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, your usual host is in the hot seat! Guest host Benjamin Tan, PhD Candidate at Cambridge, asks Alina Utrata about her recent publication in the American Political Science Review...
Episode #5
Digital Misogynoir
Sep 18, 202356 minS4In this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata speaks with Julia Slupska, Olivia Andrews and Hilary Watson about a recent report by Glitch UK entitled "Digital Misogynoir: Ending the dehumanising of Black women on...
- Aug 28, 202349 minS4
For this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata spoke with Catriona Gray, a PhD at the University of Bath working at the intersection of sociology, politics, and law on the adoption of AI technologies. They...
- Aug 21, 20231h 4mS4
For this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata talks to Dr Matt Mahmoudi, the lead researcher on the Amnesty International report "Automating Apartheid" examining the deployment of facial recognition technology...
Episode #2
Data colonialism and its discontents
Apr 10, 20231h 1mS4On this week’s episode of The Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata spoke to Paola Ricurate, an associate professor in the Department of Media and Digital Culture at Tecnológico de Monterrey and faculty associate at the Berkman...
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Dan McQuillan
Lecturer in Creative & Social Computing at Goldsmiths University of London, Goldsmiths College, University of London
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James Muldoon
senior lecturer in political science, University of Exeter
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Paris Marx
host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast and author of Hyperscalers, Tech Won’t Save Us
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Josh Simmons
Press Conference (Josh Simmons) Elite Edition July 13, Open Source Initiative
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