The Interface

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What happens when technology collides with real life? Hosted by BBC technology journalist Thomas Germain and social media expert Professor Jessica Maddox, The Interface dives into the stories, trends, apps, gadgets, algorithms and internet obsessions shaping how we live, work, think and connect. From AI and influencers to memes, data leaks, cybersecurity and the weirdest corners of the web, The Interface explores what happens when technology collides with real life. Cutting through the hype, the hosts unpack the platforms, products and online phenomena that increasingly shape our choices, our culture and our sense of self - whether we like it or not! Sharp, insightful and often very funny, The Interface examines our relationship with technology in all its messy, brilliant, absurd and world-changing glory. Along the way, it tackles one of the biggest questions of our age: what kind of future are the likes of Elon Musk, Chat GPT and all the other Silicon Valley giants building, and does anyone really want to live there?

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Is the hackpocalypse coming for your fridge?

2026-11-11 · 28 min

A wave of fridge and freezer hacks in Europe could be a sign of something much bigger. Supermarket refrigeration systems in France, and freezers at a US Army base in Arizona, have reportedly been pushed to dangerously…
Instagram’s 90-minute video gamble

2026-11-04 · 28 min

Instagram wants you to watch 90-minute videos. Its new Features tool lets creators post long, horizontal videos aimed at podcasters and comedians. Hosts Thomas Germain and Jessica Maddox ask what it says about a company…
The ghosts haunting AI storytelling

2026-10-28 · 36 min

This Halloween, Thomas Germain and Jessica Maddox go ghost hunting inside the AI tools and social media we use every day. Ask any AI assistant to tell you a story - there's a good chance it’ll be about a lighthouse…
The battle to delete your embarrassing online history

2026-10-21 · 26 min

What if you could delete your most embarrassing photos from the internet, even the ones other people posted? A new California law addendum lets the children of family vloggers demand that content of them be taken down…
Can AI feel pain?

2026-10-14 · 29 min

Should you be nice to your chatbot? Anthropic says its Claude models will be able to end conversations if users are needlessly cruel. Thomas Germain and Jessica Maddox ask why AI companies are increasingly talking about…
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on the real Social Reckoning.

2026-10-07 · 27 min

Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, joins Jess Maddox and Thomas Germain on The Interface to talk about The Social Reckoning, the new film that follows her story and acts as a sequel to The Social Network. It…
Should we let AI read our break-up emails?

2026-09-30 · 33 min

The Interface returns for season two with a new co-host. BBC technology columnist Thomas Germain is joined by Jessica Maddox, a University of Georgia professor who studies memes and internet culture, to break down the…
Is tech ruining the World Cup?

2026-06-25 · 38 min

This week on The Interface: is World Cup tech taking the human magic out of football?For our season finale before the summer break, Karen, Thomas and Nicky start with the World Cup - and ask what happens when football…
Teens banned from social media - what next?

2026-06-18 · 37 min

This week on The Interface: the UK’s under-16s social media ban - is America next?The UK is preparing to go further than almost any other country on children and social media: under-16s will be blocked from platforms…
Why is AI burying my CV?

2026-06-11 · 38 min

This week on The Interface: is AI quietly sending your CV to the graveyard?Karen starts with the growing role of AI in hiring and why it may be far more powerful, and more worrying, than most jobseekers realise.…

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Oldest episode in feed: 02/2026
Typical length: 37 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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