Weird Tech
Hey, you wanna hear something weird? Us too! You might have noticed tech is getting a bit dull, stale and dystopian…but there’s so much fun, cool and just plain weird tech out there. So we’re gonna share it with each other - and you. Hosted by technology journalists Rae Johnston (Gizmodo Australia, Queens of the Drone Age, SBS) and Tegan Jones (Gizmodo Australia, SmartCompany, Queens of the Drone Age).
Episodes
Do you wanna hear something weird about a shower gadget?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about being put in a paint shaker for humans (AKA The Snoo)? We want an adult one.
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about using smart glasses to be someone's eyes?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about an eco-friendly way to make electrodes?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about something that's already pretty freaking weird (microrobots??!)?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about a gadget designed to make your uterus feel good? That also happens to share a name with one of the hosts of this podcast??!
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you want to hear something weird about lo-fi hip hop beats to relax/study to?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Want to hear something weird about a VR controller you are supposed to lick?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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You wanna hear something weird about robots you bring into your home?
This episode is sponsored by Roborock
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Wanna hear something weird about a car in the 1950's that was made exclusively for women?
In this episode, Tegan tells Rae about the Dodge La Femme, which they both now desperately want.
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about playing video games with your mind?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Hey, do you wanna hear something weird about tech at CES 2025 we just can't stop thinking about?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Hey, do you wanna hear something weird about how fitness trackers inspired a device that could save people with opioid addictions?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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You wanna hear something weird about technology at CES 2025 that actually exists?
Rae and Tegan are at the impossibly huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where a lot of concepts and ideas are thrown about. But in this episode, we share some of the incredible new tech products that are already here - or, just around the corner.
Weird Tech is at CES 2025 as a guest of Hisense
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Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Me...
Wanna hear something weird about how saying "ahhhhhhhhhhhh" into an app could save a life?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about Xmas?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about the way things were?
Tegan and Rae get nostalgic.
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about how custom digital avatars are helping people who hear voices?
Rae tells Tegan all about an incredible new tech-based therapy technique.
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear something weird about "everyday" tech Tegan came across while she was in Japan?
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by ColorFilm Music
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Do you wanna hear about what artificial intelligence from the perspective of a chicken nugget would be like?
Well, you're in luck - it exists, and it's...earrings? In this episode Rae tells Tegan all about it.
👀 WHO ARE WE?
Weird Tech is a Weird Tech Media production and a proud member of the iHeart Network.
🎙️ Hosts: Rae Johnston and Tegan Jones
💻 Edited by Sam Blacker from the Podcast Butler
🎵 Music: More Than A Game by Colo...
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