Techtopia with Chitra Ragavan

Recent Episodes

Ep. 5 — Technology has given women a powerful voice in the alt-right movement / Seyward Darby, Author, Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism.

Posted March 25, 2021 • 00:48:01

A large number of women participated in the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 by violent supporters of former President, Donald Trump. Some allegedly...

Ep. 4 — The semiconductor chip shortage, what's causing it, why it matters, and what we need to do about it / John Neuffer, President and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association.

Posted March 10, 2021 • 00:24:02

There’s a global semiconductor chip shortage brought on by the massive supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And it’s hurting U.S....

Ep. 3 — Bitcoin and the boom in cryptocurrency investing / Perianne Boring, Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce.

Posted March 5, 2021 • 00:38:23

What’s causing Bitcoin mania and massive investments in cryptocurrency by institutional investors? Perianne Boring, Founder and President of the Chamber...

Ep. 2 — Radicalization and the January 6 Capitol Hill Riots / Anne Speckhard, Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism.

Posted February 11, 2021 • 00:34:26

How did technology fuel the explosive birth and growth of the nationalistic extremist movements fueled by former President Donald Trump? How does it...

Ep. 1 — Conspiracy Theories and the January 6 Capitol Hill Riots / Joseph Coohill, Professor Buzzkill History Podcast.

Posted January 24, 2021 • 00:33:28

How did technology fuel the conspiracy theories that resulted in the unprecedented sacking of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th by violent Donald Trump...