Podcast appearances and mentions of darrell etherington

This is our last episode of Found so we wanted to share where it all started. Please enjoy our very first episodewith Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington interviewing Iman Abuzeid from Incredible Health. Please be sure to check out the other TechCrunch podcast: Equity And if you find yourself missing Found, you can always go back into the archives at techcrunch.com/found.

On today's episode, host Becca Szkutak is joined by our old friend Darrell Etherington to talk with Nasrat Khalid of Aseel. Aseel started as an ecommerce company making it possible for local artisans in Afghanistan to sell to customers across the world and has evolved into working in humanitarian aid delivering emergency food supplies to people in need in Afghanistan and Turkey.They talk about:How Aseel built a digital infrastructure that made it possible for artisans to sell to customers all over the worldHow the company shifted from ecommerce to humanitarian aid when Afghanistan went into crisisThe struggle to get investment when the company is considered so high-riskThe ethical concerns that arise when your business focuses on the world's most vulnerable populationsFound posts every Friday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcasts: Equity and Chain Reaction.Go to found.simplecast.com to find episode transcripts.Connect with us: On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

This week, our old friend Darrell Etherington joins Becca Szkutak to talk with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable. Acurable is a medical device company that makes patient-friendly wearable devices that accurately diagnose and manage respiratory conditions at home. As a career-long academic,  Rodriguez-Villegas never intended to be a founder until she learned about how the currently available medical devices made it extremely difficult to detect and treat diseases like sleep apnea and epilepsy. On this episode they talk about balancing academic research and running a company, how to scale a medical device startup, and how Acurable has spread to hospitals throughout the UK by just word of mouth. 

Snapchat Rolled out their generative AI chatbot, My AI to their 750 million monthly users so it feels like the right time to pause and ask whether we're ready for the real thing – and ready or not, whether anybody wants one. This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, Darrell Etherington is talking to TechCrunch reporter, Amanda Silberling about making robot friends on the internet.Articles from the episode:Snapchat's AI chatbot is now free for all global usSnapchat sees spike in 1-star reviews as users pan the ‘My AI' feature, calling for its removalMissouri trans ‘snitch form' down after people spammed it with the ‘Bee Movie' scriptSpaceX's successful failure is a wake-up call for Starship's timelineGoogle's Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug codeApple wins antitrust court battle with Epic Games, appeals court rules

Blue checkmarks on Twitter and Instagram are used by public figures and media outlets to say, “you can trust I am who I say I am and you can trust me.” But now both Twitter and Meta have changed the rules of how to get verified, and in the process have stripped some of the legitimacy of the all-powerful checkmark. This week on the TechCrunch Podcast, Darrell Etherington is talking to TechCrunch's newest reporter, Morgan Sung about the price of being verified on social media.Use Promo code TCPOD to ger 40% founder and investor passes to Early Stage on April 20 in Boston.Articles from the episode:Meta Verified is under fire in sex work circles for revealing users' legal namesElon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he'd be forced toWith Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI raceFTC orders supplement maker to pay $600K in first case involving hijacked Amazon reviewsTruecaller brings live caller ID to iPhone… but with a catch

The internet is always changing but something about Generative AI feels different. With the advent of Open AI's Chat GPT, the machines are evolving beyond remix and delivery machines to become the content creators themselves. In this week's episode of the TechCrunch Podcast, Darrell Etherington talks with Techcrunch Senior reporter Devin Coldewey about how the AI hype is overshadowing some of its shadier possible cultural side effects. Use Promo code TCPOD to ger 40% founder and investor passes to Early Stage on April 20 in Boston.Articles from the episode:The Great PretenderThe takeaways from Stanford's 386-page report on the state of AIA knife so sharp you don't feel it cut More from TechCrunchThousands of Gen Z creators are using Fanfix to monetize content and interact with fansHype grows for SpaceX's Starship orbital flight test, but barriers remainTwitter's new dog icon is sending dogecoin — sigh — to the moonTwitter's new homepage logo is very doge-yBob Lee, creator of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death

Welcome to another episode of The TechCrunch Podcast where we break down the biggest stories in tech news with the people who cover it. This week Darrell Etherington talks with Paul Sawers about the company that made a Woolly Mammoth meatball (and other lab-grown meat). And Amanda Silberling explains how AI images of Donald Trump getting arrested, the Balenciaga pope and a natural disaster that didn't happen are fooling the internet. Use Promo code TCPOD to ger 40% founder and investor passes to Early Stage on April 20 in Boston.Articles from the episode:From Balenciaga Pope to the Great Cascadia Earthquake, AI images are creating a new realityCultured meat firm resurrects woolly mammoth in lab-grown meatballMore from TechCrunchFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried charged for allegedly bribing Chinese officialsBinance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violationsOpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internetThat was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing ChatTwitter announces new API with only free, basic and enterprise levels

Welcome to another episode of The TechCrunch Podcast where we break down the biggest stories in tech news with the people who cover it. This week Darrell Etherington talks with Taylor Hatmaker about the TikTok CEO's congressional testimony and Jaquie Melinek is here to catch us up on everything that's been going on in Crypto from Do Kwon's arrest to the SEC suing the Tron founder and many celebrities.Use Promo code TCPOD to get 40% founder and investor passes to Early Stage on April 20 in Boston.Articles from the episode:Terra creator Do Kwon reportedly arrested at Montenegro airport SEC sues Tron founder and celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Soulja Boy, for crypto securities violations Coinbase execs weigh in on the crypto's future in US amid regulatory scrutinyTikTok CEO testifies before CongressTikTok CEO says it wasn't ‘spying' when ByteDance employees surveilled journalistsMore from TechCrunchAmazon kills DPReview, the best camera review site on the webGoogle's Bard lags behind GPT-4 and Claude in head-to-head comparisonAWS takes a hit in latest round of Amazon layoffsMicrosoft brings OpenAI's DALL-E image creator to the new Bing

Welcome to another episode of The TechCrunch Podcast where we break down the biggest stories in tech news with the people who cover it. This week Darrell Etherington talks with Dom-Madori Davis about how the SVB crash disproportionately affects Black founders. And Devin Coldewey fills us in on the improved capabilities of Open AI's GPT-4.Articles from the episode:‘Trust is a hard thing to earn': SVB's closure could disproportionately affect Black founders5 ways GPT-4 outsmarts ChatGPTMore from TechCrunchMicrosoft lays off an ethical AI team as it doubles down on OpenAIY Combinator cuts nearly 20% of staff, scales back growth stage investmentsQualtrics accepts $12.5B all-cash acquisition offer to go private

This week, co-host Darrell Etherington returns and we have a spoiler-filled discussion of "The Last of Us" Episode 7, "Left Behind."(No time stamps because it's all one discussion!)

This week Haje Jan Kamps is once again stepping in for Darrell and he's talking with  Amanda Silberling about Twitter's recent accessibility foibles and Mary Ann Azevedo is here to discuss the unlikely partnership that is enabling Amazon employees to use equity to finance a home. But first, Haje goes over some of the top news from the week. Articles from the episode:Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter's accessibility teamAmazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homesMore from TechCrunchGamers are fixing a video game ‘taken over' by hackersSnapchat launches an AI chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT technology. Dish hit by multiday outage after reported cyberattack

This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Alex Rappaport, the CEO and co-founder of ZwitterCo, a startup that develops technology that filters waste water. Alex talked about how his childhood on the Potomac river inspired his future career in clean water. He also talked about what it was like to build a commercial business off of existing lab research. Lastly, he talks about his fundraising journey and how amateur boxing injuries may have helped his pitch.Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

Mir Hwang is the co-founder and CEO of GigFinesse. Mir talks about how his struggles to book music gigs as a teenager pushed him to launch the company that connects artists with venues for live shows. Mir also talked about how hard it was to steer the live music-focused business through the pandemic in an industry that was reticent to adopt tech to begin with. Plus, we learn about a fun venue that couldn't be more perfect for Darrell's future poetry residence.Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

The Equity crew is kicking off your week with a special episode from our sister podcast, Found, the stories behind the startups. Co-hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak spoke with Alice Albrecht from Re:collect, a software tool that augments creativity by helping people focus, recall, and connect their ideas. The conversation covered a lot of ground from how to hone your pitch when your product is so cerebral, how technology can help creativity but Alice argues will never replace it, and how developing AI requires building safeguards from the jump.If you want to hear more from Equity and Found, don't forget to take our listener survey and enter for a chance to win a free year of TC+!For more from Found, connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.comEquity drops every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 a.m. PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto,  a show that details how our stories come together and more!

Welcome back to found, the Stories behind the startups. This week co-hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak talk with Alice Albrecht from Re:collect, a software tool that augments creativity by helping people focus, recall, and connect their ideas. The conversation covered a lot of ground from how to hone your pitch when your product is so cerebral, how technology can help creativity but Alice argues will never replace it, and how developing AI requires building safeguards from the jump.Take our listener survey and let us know a bit about yourself and what you think of FoundSubscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

Hey, Equity family! While we're off preparing more end-of-year special episodes for you, we wanted to share an episode from our sister pod: The TechCrunch Podcast.This week Darrell Etherington talks with Taylor Hatmaker on to talk about Lensa AI and the possible ramifications for artists. Then we'll hear from some attendees at the TC sessions: Space event  And as always, Darrell breaks down the biggest stories in tech.Articles from the episode:Lensa AI, the app making ‘magic avatars,' raises red flags for artistsUPDATED: It's way too easy to trick Lensa AI into making NSFW imagesRead all of the stories from TC Sessions: SpaceOther news from the week:Meta won't let staff discuss topics like abortion, gun control and vaccines at workAmazon will give your overworked delivery driver $5 if you ask Alexa to say thank youConfirmed: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield stepping down in JanuaryThe FTC is suing to block Microsoft from buying Activision

Tech is down and crypto is up as rates rise in the US and UK. But 0.75% has different meanings on either side of the Atlantic in our market update. Then this week we go deep on autonomous vehicles because suddenly everyone's a critic. Triggered by a harmless TechCrunch article. This Week in Crypto looks at Meta's embrace of arweave for NFTs on Insta; and in NFTs we cover the Meebits MB1.1 relaunch, clarify which NFT projects survive, and make sense of Art Gobblers. And FYI we're going dark for a month, so stay warm. Links we mentioned: The article “It's time to admit self-driving cars aren't going to happen” by TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington: https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/27/self-driving-cars-arent-going-to-happen/amp/ Elon promising self driving “next year” supercut: https://youtu.be/o7oZ-AQszEI SunGod sunglasses: https://www.sungod.co/?r=PPoVcICTbd Instagram announces meaningful NFT marketplace: https://twitter.com/Meta/status/1587929277864910849?s=20&t=jjrYpyRMNNyNgSUsrSdYZQ The Meebits relaunch: https://turnon.meebits.app/ Art Gobblers: https://artgobblers.com/ Small Time Bets across TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, merch and more: https://linktr.ee/smalltimebets --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smalltimebets/support

This week Amanda Silberling and DarrellI went live on LinkedIn and Twitter Spaces to talk about Elon Musk's questionable plans for blue checks on Twitter. Then he talks with Natasha Mascarenhas about a new startup, Rewind, that wants to help humans have perfect memory. And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech.Articles from the episode:Elon Musk's plan to charge for Twitter verification will be a misinformation nightmareElon Musk's Twitter already looks grim for the LGBTQ communityRewind wants to revamp how you remember, with millions from a16zOther news from the week:Watch SpaceX launch a Falcon Heavy for the first time in three yearsAmazon Prime now comes with a full music catalog of 100 million songs and ad-free podcastsGoogle puts an end to Google Hangouts once and for all

As Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, some say his controversial vision may be more complicated than he thinks. We talk to Darrell Etherington, managing editor of TechCrunch; and David Nasaw, an emeritus professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

It's official - Elon Musk has sealed the deal on Twitter, and we're bringing you a bonus episode to talk through it all. In case you missed it, Alex took to Twitter Spaces  on Friday with Darrell Etherington, Amanda Silberling, Anita Ramaswamy, and Taylor Hatmaker to process some of what's gone down, and what comes next on a special joint Equity/TechCrunch Podcast episode, so have a listen and be sure to read all about the Elon era at Twitter on TechCrunch.We'll talk to you again on Wednesday!Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday and Wednesday, and at 6 a.m. PT on Fridays, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together, and more!

It's official - Elon Musk has sealed the deal on Twitter, and we're bringing you a bonus episode to talk through it all. In case you missed it, Alex took to Twitter Spaces with Darrell Etherington, Amanda Silberling, Anita Ramaswamy, and Taylor Hatmaker to process some of what's gone done, and what comes next on a special joint Equity/TechCrunch Podcast episode, so have a listen and be sure to read all about the Elon era at Twitter on TechCrunch.TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, and one that dives into the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.

This week Darrell talks with Taylor Hatmaker about Elon Musk officially buying Twitter. He also talks with Amanda Silberling about Youtuber MrBeast's business and why a billion-dollar-plus valuation for it makes us nervous. Plus he chats about the scoop of the week with Kirsten Korosec who broke the news that Argo is shutting down. And as always, he breaks down the biggest news in tech this week.Articles from the episode:Is MrBeast actually worth $1.5 billion?Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting downElon Musk owns Twitter: The story so farRead all of TC's coverage on Mosk buying Twitter hereOther news from the week:WhatsApp back after massive global outage that lasted for two hoursTesla said to face criminal investigation by the Department of Justice over self-driving claims

Telehealth startups had a boom during the pandemic and for certain marginalized communities not having to physically go onto a traditional doctor's office allows them to access specialized high-quality care. That's where this week's guests come in. Jerrica Kirkley and Matthew Wetschler are the co-founders of Plume, a telehealth company that focuses on transgender care. After Jerrica spent time working in the non-profit world she realized that to enact the change she wanted to see, a VC-backed startup could be a more direct route.  Along with providing great care, they're also dedicated to combatting anti-trans legislation and gathering data on trans care that can help all physicians provide better holistic care. In this episode, they talk about their co-founder relationship, the importance of hiring a team that reflects the community they serve, and how they navigated fundraising in such a conservative environment. Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

This week Darrell talks with Taylor Hatmaker about her adventure into the metaverse at the Meta Connect event. And Haje Jan Kamps comes back to take the guest seat and talk about a Dutch Court's ruling that employee productivity monitoring using webcams is a human rights violation. And as always, Darrell will catch you up on the tech news you may have missed this week.Articles from the episode: My virtual torso went to Meta Connect 2022 Here's what you missed at Meta Connect 2022 It's painful how hellbent Mark Zuckerberg is on convincing us that VR is a thing Meta announces legs Meta's vision for the future of VR is a worse version of the past Other news from the week:Microsoft brings DALL-E 2 to the masses with Designer and Image CreatorNetflix's ad supported tier is coming November 3Federal gig worker proposal tanks Uber, Lyft and DoorDash stocks

This week Darrell and Jordan talk with Scott Gravelle, the CEO and co-founder of Attabotics, a robotics company that specializes in distribution and supply chain. Scott talks about how he was inspired by the Cutter Ants to design a vertical warehouse and create an automated system that was not human-centric but instead functioned as a world that was great for robots. They also spoke about caring for mental health as a founder and developing new leadership skills for a virtual world. If you love live conversations with founders, you'll love TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco from October  18-20. Use code FOUND for 15% off your ticket.  Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

Are you building a marketplace to make a lucrative exit? Get rich? Change the world? Listen to Sharetribe CEO Juho's advice on if and when to bring VCs onboard.Article available at:  Marketplace funding: Why raise venture capital – and why not. Juho Makkonen, Marketplace Academy Sources and further reading: Pre-Money Valuation. Will Kenton, Investopedia VC Math. Homan Yuen, Hackernoon "Network effects are key to successful marketplaces," says James Currier. Juho Makkonen, Marketplace Academy Shooting for an IPO? Take These Steps Now Before It's Too Late. The First Round Review Pro Rata. Will Kenton, Investopedia Airbnb and the Unintended Consequences of 'Disruption'. Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities. Steve Leblanc, National Post Venture Deals. Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson, Whiley Toyota partners with Getaround on car-sharing, Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch Electrolux and Karma introduce a smart fridge to reduce food waste. Electrolux Group The Marketplace Academy Podcast is hosted and narrated by Katri Antikainen.You can learn more about building a marketplace at www.sharetribe.com/academy/.Looking to build a marketplace of your own? Visit www.sharetribe.com to learn more about our marketplace software products!

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha and Alex asked: Despite all the dollars and deals out there, does a drop in activation energy change how many entrepreneurs we'll see in the early-stage market?But, we're not alone! Found co-hosts Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington hopped on the mics to do a rare cross-over episode with us. They spend every week on Found talking to early-stage founders about everything from origin stories, to pivots, to some of the hardest decisions that leaders need to make these days. Big thanks to the duo for joining us, and without further ado, here's what us four got to:Who is succeeding right now, and what are the types of founders that we're seeing more often?Is there anything that can be done differently when it comes to activating unlikely founders?How do you square up a need for more business fundamentals, with an asset class designed for rocketships?Risk, luck and what the heck whales and fizzy water have to do with thisEquity drops every Monday at 7 a.m. PDT and Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. PDT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.

Bowery Farms founder and CEO Irving Fain wants you to taste the best strawberry you've ever had, grown only a few miles from your urban home. As the leading and largest vertical farming company in the U.S, their goal is to make agriculture possible in urban spaces while also making it possible to grow a wide array of crops from anywhere in the world. Darrell and Jordan talk to him about how agtech companies all have a space in the fight against climate change, what led him to founding Bowery, and how they are innovating and scaling thoughtfully.  Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.comCall us and leave a voicemail at (510) 936-1618

For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team sat down not with external investors or founders, but with two of our own. Yes, this week, for the first time Natasha and Alex got to break a little internal news instead of focusing on the world outside.Why did we have Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington on the show? Because we're jazzed to add a second startups-focused podcast to a slowly but surely growing TC podcast network: Found. Found lands April 9, so tune in! The show will focus on talking to early-stage founders about building their company, from the emotional rollercoaster moments to tactical insights no one tells you until you've raised your first dollar.Equity will keep its eyes on the news, with extra attention to all the dollar signs that are to be found in startup-land and the venture capital world. At the same time, Found will bring a number of startup founders aboard to talk about the more human, and procedural work of building the next great tech company.We hope you love a new show from our friends as much as we do, and remember Equity will be back on Friday with news, banter, and fun soon. In the meantime, here's where you can find Found:Spotify@Found on twitterChat soon!

For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team sat down not with external investors or founders, but with two of our own. Yes, this week, for the first time Natasha and Alex got to break a little internal news instead of focusing on the world outside.Why did we have Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington on the show? Because we're jazzed to add a second startups-focused podcast to a slowly but surely growing TC podcast network: Found. Found lands April 9, so tune in! The show will focus on talking to early-stage founders about building their company, from the emotional rollercoaster moments to tactical insights no one tells you until you've raised your first dollar.Equity will keep its eyes on the news, with extra attention to all the dollar signs that are to be found in startup-land and the venture capital world. At the same time, Found will bring a number of startup founders aboard to talk about the more human, and procedural work of building the next great tech company.We hope you love a new show from our friends as much as we do, and remember Equity will be back on Friday with news, banter, and fun soon. In the meantime, here's where you can find Found:Spotify@Found on twitterChat soon!

Join us weekly as we talk to founders from around the world, about why they took the leap into starting a company, what kinds of problems they ran into, and how they solved them — or maybe didn't! We cover everything from pitching VCs, to focusing your product development plans, to what surprised people most about the founding experience. Subscribe now, and come back to hear our first full episode on April 9!

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is our first-ever Wednesday episode. If you want to learn more about the latest edition of the podcast, head here for more. This week we talked about space, an increasingly active part of the global economy, and a place where we're seeing more and more young tech companies place their focus.We were lucky to have TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington join us for the show. He's our resident expert, so we had to have him on to chat about the space startup ecosystem. Here's the rundown:SpaceX has raised a bunch more money, at a far higher valuation. We chat about why it didn't raise more, and how much capital there is available for the famous rocket company.Starlink came up as well, as the satellite array just put another 60 units into orbit. What is it good for? We have a few ideas.The second crew member of first all-civilian SpaceX mission revealed, and of course there is an IPO and startup angle involved. Which brought us to a side conversation on which one of us are most interested in going to space commercially. It's the raised hands feature no one asked for, but take your guesses on who wants to go first and see if you're right.Regardless, Axiom Space raises $130 million for its commercial space station ambitionsAnd then there was the Astra SPAC. You can read its deck here. What matters is that we get a look into how fast it plans to ramp future launches. And the answer is fast.As we get more comfortable in our Wednesday episodes, we'll tinker with the format and the like. As we do, we're always taking feedback at equitypod@techcrunch.com, or over on Twitter. Hit us up, we're having a lot of fun but are always looking for ways to sharpen the show!

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is our first-ever Wednesday episode. If you want to learn more about the latest edition of the podcast, head here for more. This week we talked about space, an increasingly active part of the global economy, and a place where we're seeing more and more young tech companies place their focus.We were lucky to have TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington join us for the show. He's our resident expert, so we had to have him on to chat about the space startup ecosystem. Here's the rundown:SpaceX has raised a bunch more money, at a far higher valuation. We chat about why it didn't raise more, and how much capital there is available for the famous rocket company.Starlink came up as well, as the satellite array just put another 60 units into orbit. What is it good for? We have a few ideas.The second crew member of first all-civilian SpaceX mission revealed, and of course there is an IPO and startup angle involved. Which brought us to a side conversation on which one of us are most interested in going to space commercially. It's the raised hands feature no one asked for, but take your guesses on who wants to go first and see if you're right.Regardless, Axiom Space raises $130 million for its commercial space station ambitionsAnd then there was the Astra SPAC. You can read its deck here. What matters is that we get a look into how fast it plans to ramp future launches. And the answer is fast.As we get more comfortable in our Wednesday episodes, we'll tinker with the format and the like. As we do, we're always taking feedback at equitypod@techcrunch.com, or over on Twitter. Hit us up, we're having a lot of fun but are always looking for ways to sharpen the show!

This week, Darrell Etherington returns as a regular co-host and we review season 5 of "Black Mirror." If you'd like to skip ahead, here's how the episode breaks down: 0:00 Intro 1:33 "Black Mirror" spoiler-free review 31:00 Spoiler discussion

This week, we're joined once again by Darrell Etherington to review the Netflix comedy "Wine Country." And we wrap up our week-by-week coverage of "Game of Thrones" with a discussion of the disappointing finale and how it's affected our feelings on the show overall.

This week, we're joined by Darrell Etherington to discuss "The Bells," the second-to-last episode of "Game of Thrones," and perhaps the most divisive episode in the show's history.

This week, we're joined by Darrell Etherington to review "Avengers: Endgame" and the "Game of Thrones"' big Battle of Winterfell episode. Links: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is a very silly movie, but it ends in exactly the right way

This week, we're joined by Darrell Etherington to discuss "The Bachelor" (yeah, that's right), the new Netflix movie "Triple Frontier," Netflix's experiment with different episode orders for "Love, Death & Robots" AND our thoughts on "The Umbrella Academy" now that we've all finished the first season. Links: [Netflix is experimenting with different episode orders for ‘Love, Death & Robots’][1] [Original Content podcast: We dance with the emo heroes of Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’][2] [1]: https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/love-death-robots-experiment/ [2]:https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/03/original-content-umbrella-academy/

This week, we're joined by original co-host Darrell Etherington to review the new Netflix superhero show "The Umbrella Academy. We also discuss our reactions to the Oscar ceremony and awards. Links: [Netflix’s ‘Roma’ wins three Oscars, including Best Director (but not Best Picture)][1] [1]:https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/24/netflix-roma-oscars/

This week, Original Content's original co-host Darrell Etherington re-joins us to review "Insatiable," the infamous new Netflix comedy that's been renewed for a second season (though that happened after we recorded the episode). We also discuss Henry Cavill's new role as the lead in an adaptation of "The Witcher." Links: ['Insatiable' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix][1] [Henry Cavill to Star in ‘Witcher’ Series at Netflix][2] [1]: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/insatiable-renewed-season-2-at-netflix-1142810 [2]: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/henry-cavill-the-witcher-netflix-series-1202925521/

We talk to Amanda Cosco, founder of Electric Runway, about how technology is going to disrupt the fashion industry overseas. Also, we speak with Darrell Etherington from TechCrunch about the future of autonomous vehicles on the snowy roads of Russia. Amanda Lang, of the podcast series The AI Effect, joins us to demystify how automation is going to affect the future of work. In Socially Speaking, we discuss how Airbnb is targeting high-end travellers with a luxury service.

Online celebrity @Brittlestar joins us to break down which platforms are going to lead the social media way in 2018. We also talk to Justin Payeur, product evangelist for the Boomerang Parental Control app, about managing new holiday devices and keeping your kids safe online. Plus, Darrell Etherington from TechCrunch shares his thoughts about SpaceX reaching the International Space Station. In Socially Speaking, we debate if Instagram is going to be the new dating app of 2018.

Our favorite Internet celeb, @Brittlestar, joins us to give us tips on how we can make money with online content. We also talk to Jenny Bird about The Pin Project, which is helping refugees make beautiful jewelry to achieve long-term self-reliance through meaningful work. Plus, TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington shares that latest on self-driving cars from Apple and Lyft. In Socially Speaking, we discuss the sugar debate that is happening in social media and how it affects your health.

We speak to TechCrunch's Darrell Etherington about the latest cookie from Google and what to expect from Apple September 12th. Plus, we have Alexandra Hunnings from Google who shares the best way to use search to simplify your back-to-school shopping (and she explains how Google knows the 80s and 90s are making a comeback this fall). Plus, we find out how a former CIA officer plans to kick President Donald Trump off Twitter (with a little crowdfunding help).

On our very first episode, we discuss the Disney/Netflix split, Netflix courting Mark Millar and Amazon Prime doing a deal with The Walking Dead's Robert Kirman. This week's featured original content is the Netflix feature film Okja, from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho. Are comics destined to become a valuable resource streaming media providers fight over in an attempt to create their own cinemactic universes? Is Mark Millar actually any good? What's a 'superpig' and do you want one? These are the Big Questions that hosts Anthony Ha and Darrell Etherington tackle on Episode 1 of TechCrunch's Original Content. Join us as we kick off a brand new exploration of the new face of media. Also, note that we both are old and therefore don't understand YouTube – but we sure can binge watch Netflix with the best of 'em.

This week on the SyrupCast Igor Bonifacic, Patrick O'Rourke, and Rose Behar are joined by TechCrunch staff writer Darrell Etherington to discuss their reactions to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. This past week, Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S8 and S8+. MobileSyrup went hands-on with the much anticipated devices and are bringing you their hot takes on the device on this week's podcast. Although the phone will not be available until April 21st, Canadians are able to pre-order the devices now. Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team's thoughts and jump in the comments to let us know what you think about this week's episode. Did we mention that we're also giving away a Bell Samsung Galaxy S8? Enter by April 13th, 2017 at 11:59pm EST for your chance to win. Hosts: Igor Bonifacic, Rose Behar, Zach Gilbert and Darrell Etherington   Total runtime: 33:02 All about the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+: 1:45 Shoutouts: 27:20

Dr. Tracy Weeks (@tracyweeks)  is the Executive Director for the State Educational Technology Director's Association (SETDA). Prior to joining the team at SETDA, she served as the Chief Academic and Digital Learning Officer for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the first senior state leadership position of its kind in the nation. In that role, Dr. Weeks oversaw the areas of: K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, Career and Technical Education, Exceptional Children, and the North Carolina Virtual Public School. She also served as the state agency lead on the development of the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan. From 2008-2014, Tracy led the North Carolina Virtual Public School, the second largest state-led virtual school in the nation, as the Chief Academic Officer and subsequently the Executive Director. She holds a bachelors degree in Secondary Math Education from UNC-Chapel Hill, a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology with a Statistics minor and a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from NC State University. She is a NC Teaching Fellow, NC Education Policy Fellow, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. In this episode we discussed: the importance of high speed internet in schools. challenges school districts are facing when it comes to providing high speed internet in classrooms. how to use school broadband resources to enhance access to broadband outside of the classroom. recommendations for ensuring schools have appropriate infrastructure to accommodate growing demand for broadband bandwidth. Resources: SETDA Slack Mindset by Carol Dweck Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson   NEWS A large scale DDOS attack affected a large number of important and widely used sites on Friday, causing users to lose access to sites like Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and Shopify. The way these attacks usually work is that a hacker will overwhelm a particular site with junk traffic. However, in between the URL you enter into your browser, and the site's IP address, are what are known as DNS providers that route you to where you want to go. This time, the attack was made on one of those DNS providers--a company called Dyn--making the hack even worse and more widespread affecting many different sites instead of just a single one. In addition, the hack was executed by aggregating notoriously insecure Internet of Things devices, like home security cameras, into botnets. The White House says the Department of Homeland Security is looking into the breach. To make things even creepier, one security researcher told Techcrunch that the attack looks more like probing-- a deliberate attempt to test the defense capabilities of the sites. Darrell Etherington has the story in TechCrunch. ---- AT&T has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable in an $85.4 billion deal. The deal comes amidst a wave of consolidation in the media industry, including Comcast's acquisition of NBCUNiversal and Verizon's acquisition of Huffington Post and proposed acquisition of Yahoo. AT&T also recently acquired DirectTV for $48.5 billion. Time Warner's media properties include HBO, CNN, TNT and TBS. Michael De La Merced has the story for The New York Times. ---- A new study by Girls who Code and Accenture finds that, without significant intervention by educators, parents and policymakers, the proportion of computer scientists in the workforce who are women will decline from 24% to 22% by 2025. The proportion of women computer sciences has fallen from 37% in 1995. The report is optimistic, however, and concludes that women could account for 39% of computer scientists by 2025 if appropriate measures are taken. Jessica Guynn has the story in USA Today. ---- A Russian hacker suspected of intruding into American targets has been arrested in Prague, but the authorities have not released the suspect's name. But American officials familiar with the matter, but who asked for anonymity, told Ricky Lyman and Hana de Goeij at the New York Times that the suspect has not been linked to Russian intrusions into the Democratic National Committee. Two weeks ago, the Obama administration officially accused Russia of attempting to sway the U.S. elections by hacking into the DNC. ---- There is a sex scandal at the FCC. Fred Campbell at Forbes reports that a female employee working in the Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO), which works to increase opportunities for minorities and women working in the telecommunications sector, was subjected to her male co-workers watching porn in the office. When she complained to her boss, Thomas Reed, the employee's complaint alleges that she was given lower quality assignments. An Inspector General's report into the employee's complaint conducted in 2012, which we're just finding out about now, concluded that watching porn, and the agency's subsequent response to it, violated various ethical and administrative rules. And Still, as Fred Cambpell at Forbes reports, the FCC did nothing outside of forcing the employee watching porn to resign. The FCC's legal team even attempted to dismiss the employee's case in federal court--a court that found that the employee had been subjected to “discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult”. Fred Campbell has the story in Forbes. ---- Finally, The Center for Responsive Politics reported last week that Silicon Valley-based tech companies are outspending Wall Street on lobbying activities in DC by more than 2 to 1. According to the Center, Silicon Valley spent $49 million on lobbyists last year compared to just $19.7 million for the five largest banks. Seleha Moshin has the story for Bloomberg.

This episode we talk about Android Wear, the Moto 360, Oculus Rift's new DK2 VR headset prototype and some car stuff. Join Matt Burns, Jordan Crook and Darrell Etherington as we chatter away.

This episode we talk to Jay Donovan, the dude of our who went to SXSW and we also talk about the HTC One Two, a relaunch we're all excited about. Join Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, Jordan Crook, Romain Dillet, and Jay as we  talk your ear off.

This episode of the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast brings you news of CarPlay, the Omate, and the Basis. Join John Biggs, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, Natasha Lomas, and Romain Dillet as we harsh on the smartwatch buzz.  Theme music by Mendhoan.

This week we talk Samsung's Galaxy S5, the Nokia X project, and Blackphone. Join John Biggs, Natasha Lomas, Darrell Etherington, Matt Burns, and latecomer Jordan Crook as we make a royal mess of your afternoon.

Join John Biggs, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, and Matt Burns as we argue about how long the podcast should be as well as kind of phone in assessments of Nokia. 

This week we mourn the loss of Sony and celebrate the upcoming MWC conference in Barcelona. Join John Biggs, Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, and Matt Burns in this exciting episode.

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we talk Nintendo, Chris Velazco leaving, and Google. Join Jordan Crook, Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, and John Biggs in the TC Gadgets Podcast.

Join Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, Jordan Crook, and John Biggs as we approach CES from behind, carefully, so as not to startle it.

Listen to grumpy old men Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, and John Biggs rant about the best gadgets of the year.

Join Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, Matt Burns and John Biggs on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast as we talk about Occulus Rift, subsidized phones, and home automation. It's a good, good time!

Join the fun-loving criminals, John Biggs, Matt Burns, Chris Velazco, and Darrell Etherington, as we talk about the new consoles, how spoiled we are, and what fun we should be having. Happy Thanksgiving!

This episode join John Biggs, Chris Velazco, Darrell Etherington, and Matt Burns as we talk about the iPad Air, the Nexus 5, and the hardware at Disrupt Europe.

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we, oddly enough, talk about a lot of web services and, of course, Blackberry. Join John Biggs, Jordan Crook, Matt Burns, Chris Velazco, Chris Nesi, and Darrell Etherington as we have a real hoot.

This week, join Darrell Etherington, Chris Velazco, Frederic Lardinois and Steve Long as we discuss BlackBerry's black-eye financial results, the Steam Controller that is announced literally under our noses, Steam OS and SteamBoxes, Microsoft's Surface sequels and the Adobe Mighty stylus.