The Big Tech Show

Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.

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Recent Episodes
  • Bestselling Irish author Shane Hegarty on AI ripping off writers’ books
    May 6, 2025 – 29:10
  • How hackers bypass fingerprint readers on phones
    Apr 29, 2025 – 23:50
  • Phallic rockets and fake astronauts: the case for space with Leo Enright
    Apr 24, 2025 – 26:55
  • Wunderkid Adam Dalton — the 8-figure sale of the company he built in school and his new heavily-backed venture
    Apr 15, 2025 – 33:30
  • TikTok, Tariffs and Trump: An uncertain future for Ireland's tech sector?
    Apr 8, 2025 – 19:09
  • How Ireland became the world’s biggest dump for useless data
    Apr 1, 2025 – 25:18
  • Dumb and dumber (the US Signal fiasco), why your 23andMe DNA data might be up for sale and social media lessons from Adolescence
    Mar 27, 2025 – 34:42
  • Neutrality and the question of an arms industry in Ireland
    Mar 25, 2025 – 23:43
  • Amazon.ie is finally here - everything you need to know
    Mar 20, 2025 – 19:56
  • Why you should not buy the new MacBook Air M4. Also: the cost to Apple’s credibility from the delay of Apple Intelligence and Intel’s plight in Ireland
    Mar 18, 2025 – 31:02
  • Tesla becomes MAGA’s official car brand as sales crater worldwide
    Mar 13, 2025 – 24:43
  • Trump, meme coins and what to expect from crypto in 2025
    Mar 11, 2025 – 23:31
  • Chinese phone brands in Ireland — junk or underrated? Plus why 6G may not be built after 5G’s flop
    Mar 6, 2025 – 27:26
  • Goodbye Skype, hello Chinese shopping apps: and why Apple’s new age assurance rules won’t work
    Mar 4, 2025 – 30:37
  • Apple's $500bn US investment: a threat to Ireland? Also: AirPods as hearing aids and the 'affordable' iPhone 16e reviewed
    Feb 27, 2025 – 27:29
  • From bartending in Meath to a billion-dollar cyber security company 
    Feb 25, 2025 – 28:12
  • Trump, Tax and the EU: Richard Curran on Ireland's uncertain tech future
    Feb 20, 2025 – 23:29
  • Apple’s new iPhone SE and hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra
    Feb 13, 2025 – 25:48
  • Shein and Temu no more; plus scam texts set to be blocked in Ireland
    Feb 11, 2025 – 20:24
  • Active shooter drills no more: why one Irish tech founder came home from America
    Feb 6, 2025 – 28:06
  • The watchdog tsar who stops Zuckerberg from going full MAGA in Europe with Facebook
    Feb 4, 2025 – 23:02
  • What is DeepSeek AI? The Chinese company shaking up the tech world
    Jan 30, 2025 – 27:44
  • Storm tech survival guide: home generators, solar batteries and supersers
    Jan 28, 2025 – 23:51
  • Tech CEOs bow to Trump as Musk shocks with controversial ‘salute’
    Jan 23, 2025 – 30:12
  • What to expect from artificial intelligence in 2025
    Jan 21, 2025 – 30:14
  • Everything you need to know about the TikTok ban
    Jan 16, 2025 – 18:17
  • How romance scams work and why they’re surging
    Jan 14, 2025 – 26:37
  • Don’t buy an electric car without listening to this
    Jan 7, 2025 – 30:51
  • 2025 predictions: a TikTok ban, crypto fortunes and a rift between Musk and Trump
    Dec 31, 2024 – 36:02
  • From laptops to headphones: the best tech gadgets of 2024
    Dec 24, 2024 – 25:07
  • Why accused killer Luigi Mangione has become a hero online
    Dec 17, 2024 – 23:42
  • What to do about social media: kids, encryption and anonymity
    Dec 12, 2024 – 24:59
  • Bitcoin breaks $100k, the Hawk Tuah scam, Apple’s Vision Pro flop and Ireland’s NDRC debacle
    Dec 10, 2024 – 25:03
  • Christmas gift guide – from handwarming powerbanks to the best noise-cancelling headphones
    Dec 5, 2024 – 28:47
  • Revisited - Emojis, ringtones and loudspeakers – 10 tech habits that mark you out as older
    Dec 3, 2024 – 23:40
  • Revisited - The art of people hacking with burglar for hire Jenny Radcliffe
    Nov 28, 2024 – 20:43
  • Bitcoin’s bull run to $100,000
    Nov 26, 2024 – 25:30
  • Why Bluesky is soaring and how to set up an account
    Nov 21, 2024 – 25:20
  • MacBook Pro M4 review verdict — best in class or overkill?
    Nov 19, 2024 – 26:23
  • The inside story of how the FBI caught criminals by making and controlling encrypted phones
    Nov 14, 2024 – 21:09
  • What Trump and Elon Musk plan to do and how it could affect Ireland
    Nov 12, 2024 – 30:31
  • ‘I would walk into reception and ask to speak to the CEO,’ co-founder of Irish startup Talio on the importance of networking
    Nov 5, 2024 – 18:27
  • Time, money and security: Irish startup Nocomed on the things you give up when building a business
    Oct 31, 2024 – 19:12
  • Field of dreams: how blind people can now ‘feel’ matches in a stadium thanks to an Irish startup
    Oct 29, 2024 – 13:42
  • The race to a €10,000 electric car as Ireland's outgoing government gets a failing grade
    Oct 24, 2024 – 25:51
  • AI and Adrian’s mole: how the technology is finally starting to make sense
    Oct 21, 2024 – 25:54
  • Google goes nuclear for data centres — time for Ireland to follow suit
    Oct 17, 2024 – 17:34
  • Tesla’s robotaxi flop, ‘enshittification’ and the failed war on dodgy boxes
    Oct 15, 2024 – 25:44
  • Tesla’s robotaxi reveal: will it conquer or crash? Plus: Google’s potential breakup and Ireland’s new mega-startups
    Oct 10, 2024 – 25:46
  • The inside story of how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter
    Oct 8, 2024 – 23:16
Recent Reviews
  • Derek Owens
    Brilliant Tech Podcast
    Great guests, well presented and moderated, and really interesting and engaging discussions. Episode 1 is a great place to start!
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