Home
Categories
EXPLORE
True Crime
Comedy
Society & Culture
Business
Sports
TV & Film
Technology
About Us
Contact Us
Copyright
© 2024 PodJoint
00:00 / 00:00
Sign in

or

Don't have an account?
Sign up
Forgot password
https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/3c/fb/6c/3cfb6c33-282c-c5f7-2f26-bcdffa295220/mza_5772386130865527716.jpg/600x600bb.jpg
Actually Useful
Ariel Butters and AJ Weaver
10 episodes
2 days ago
Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.
Show more...
Technology
RSS
All content for Actually Useful is the property of Ariel Butters and AJ Weaver and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.
Show more...
Technology
https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44000983/44000983-1751514971734-67c66c0feb41c.jpg
Introducing Actually Useful
Actually Useful
38 minutes 41 seconds
4 months ago
Introducing Actually Useful

On our inaugural episode, Ariel and AJ talk about the hazards of managing crappy products, the challenges of living without a smartphone, and the clear-eyed intellectuals from whom we're learning as we carve out a path towards a more useful corner of the internet. Lastly, we introduce Falcon Mode, our listener-submitted segment that's named after a pretty cringe CEO memo that cracked us up.


Additional Reading:

All things Cory Doctorow

Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams

Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber


We’d love to hear from you. Email us at heyactuallyuseful@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram and TikTok (reluctantly).


Actually Useful
Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and AJ talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.