Between the COVD-19 Pandemic lockdown, demonstrations against anti-Black police violence, and a presidential election many Americans are more reliant on their digital identities and the platforms they live on than ever before. It's no secret that these identities and platforms don't always serve our best interests. So can we re-imagine a new way of…

What it AI and what is it not? How does it work? Will it take your job? What ethical issues do they present? Are we ready for the ways AI will disrupt society? Charlie Burgoyne is here to help us sort it all out. Together, we’ll get a more technical look at the current state of Artificial Intelligence. Charlie is the Founder and CEO of Valkyrie Int…

Get an industry insider’s view into Artificial Intelligence with John King of SparkCognition, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence based in Austin, Texas. We'll explore what it is and what it isn’t, how it works, whether or not it will will it take your job, and the opportunities and dangers they present in the near and long term. Of all the …

Ruben Cantu joins us to explore the value of diversity in the tech sector, ways to address tech-fueled income inequality, and why technology may be part of our ongoing evolution as human beings. Ruben is one of Austin, Texas’ premiere Social Entrepreneurs. As the Founder and CEO of several media, marketing, and social good organizations, Ruben’s wo…

Long-time author, activist, and web strategist and developer, Jon Lebkowsky joins us for a look at how the internet evolved to what it is today. We also look at how propaganda spreads and changes the nature of politics today. Jon Lebkowsky has been managing technology projects and companies for over 25 years. His long resume includes projects with …

A brief update on Season 2 for the Podcast. Visit our new website at: https://shadowofthevalley.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks for listening to Pilot Season of the show. Production for Season 2 is now underway, so be sure to check back soon. Check out our Medium Blog where you can find transcripts with links to anything we’ve referenced on the show. https://medium.com/@shadowofthevalleypodcast. Facebook.com/ShadowOfTheValleyPodcast Twitter: @ShadowValleyPod Email: S…

Dr. Heather Barfield's award-winning, critically acclaimed work as a performer, director, producer, and writer combines digital and analog media. Her most recent works explored the ethics of digital privacy. Together, we’ll dive into her work: how she came up with her ideas, and what she learned along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

EFF-Austin President, Kevin Welch joins us for a conversation covering net neutrality, digital rights management, digital privacy, cyborg rights, and much more. Together, we’ll learn why net neutrality is so critical to free speech on the web, why farmers are downloading bootleg Ukranian software, and why you might be a cyborg without even realizin…

In this episode, I sit down with Daniel Roesler co-founder and CEO of UtilityAPI, an energy data software service based in the San Francisco Bay Area, who also volunteers for privacy advocacy group, Restore The Fourth. We’ll take a deep look at surveillance and data privacy, the threats they pose to clean energy, and the cybersecurity risks posed b…

Maggie Duval's unique upbringing has kept her at the front lines of digital technology’s history. She's seen it all from its roots in the 60’s counter-culture, to the hey days of cyberculture in the 90’s, up through to the cutting edge of where technology and consciousness expansion meet today. Together, we’ll explore Maggie’s oral history of the w…

Our very first guest is Anne Boysen. Anne is a futurist at After The Millennials —her consultancy where she helps companies plan for the generational shifts in Generation Z and beyond. We’ll set the tone for this series by exploring a wide array of future trends in a conversation that covers Education, Automation, Privacy, and much more. We’ll also…