Reimagining the Internet is a production of the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst, asking scholars, activists, journalists, and artists what is broken on the internet and how to fix it.
117. Alondra Nelson, Biden’s Head of Science and Technology Policy, talks AI, Trump’s research funding cuts, and how memes replaced Happy Days
52 mins; July 30, 2025
116. How should governments use technology? To build trust, says Eric Gordon
44 mins; June 25, 2025
115. Surveillance Watch tracks the corporations tracking you (Esra’a Al Shafei part 2)
27 mins; June 11, 2025
114. Repressive regimes have never stopped Majal from building safe online spaces for queer folk, dissidents, and migrants. (Esra’a Al Shafei Part One)
31 mins; May 28, 2025
113. Deleting Everything with Dan Saltman
46 mins; May 15, 2025
112. Governing the Fediverse: Erin Kissane talks her groundbreaking study into how Mastodon is run (Part 2)
35 mins; April 30, 2025
111. How Facebook Stoked Civil War in Myanmar, with Erin Kissane
33 mins; April 21, 2025
110. Is there hope for democracy in a social media-driven world? Nathan Schneider sees it every day.
48 mins; April 02, 2025
109. Evelyn Douek, please tell us what is going on with the First Amendment and social media
44 mins; March 20, 2025
108. Internet of Gifts: The 5th Annual Reimagining Holiday Special
28 mins; December 19, 2024
107. How could a PBS of the Internet cultivate a more human web? Laurel Schwulst on a lighter weight Internet (Good Web)
43 mins; August 21, 2024
106. What You Need to Know About Web Accessibility with Lola Odelola (Good Web)
47 mins; August 07, 2024
105. Slow and steady: how Are.na became the Good Web for artists, designers, and researchers who love unusual connections.
52 mins; July 24, 2024
104. MetaFilter turns 25 this month, a shining beacon of the Good Web. Reluctant owner Jessamyn West tells us how rusty tech and vibrant community keeps it vital.
60 hours 54 mins; July 10, 2024
103. How did Vermont’s favorite civic social network turn into a climate disaster response network overnight? Michael Wood-Lewis Tells Us About His Local Good Web
63 hours 35 mins; June 26, 2024
102. Cory Doctorow Coined “Enshittification.” He Sees 4 Ways to End It.
40 mins; June 12, 2024
101. Reframing Digital Safety with Diana Freed: For Survivors and Youth, The Biggest Threats Come From Everyday Tech
37 mins; May 29, 2024
100. A Better Internet for Humans with Ethan Zuckerman and Mike Sugarman
39 mins; May 15, 2024
99. Do You Want to Use Data to Fight for Justice? Catherine D’Ignazio Wrote the Book For You
41 mins; May 01, 2024
98. UMass’s very own Brian Levine is one of the foremost cybersecurity experts on CSAM. Here’s how he thinks we can make the Internet safer for children.
67 hours 17 mins; February 28, 2024
Rewind: Timnit Gebru Looks at Corporate AI and Sees a Lot of Bad Science
40 mins; February 21, 2024
Rewind: Ted Lasso’s Dylan Marron wants to redeem Jar Jar Binks
43 mins; February 07, 2024
97. There are 14 billion videos on YouTube. Mr. Beast, we hereby challenge you to watch them all.
45 mins; January 31, 2024
Rewind: The Netherlands’ most important sociologist is building the other DPI: the Dutch Public Internet
35 mins; January 25, 2024
Rewind: Third Wave Internet with Ben Tarnoff
36 mins; January 18, 2024
Rewind: iDPI’s New Manifesto: The Three-Legged Stool
37 mins; January 11, 2024
96. Should All Old Passwords Be Forgot: The 2023 Holiday Special
26 mins; December 20, 2023
95. What’s the answer when workplace surveillance creeps into the home? Ifeoma Ajunwa says civil rights and organized labor
35 mins; December 13, 2023
94. How does Meduza’s Kevin Rothrock publish some of the best reporting about Russia? From far, far away.
39 mins; November 29, 2023
93. Reddit is powered by community moderators. We asked former senior mod Kethryvis if that can last.
36 mins; November 15, 2023
92. Where’d all the music blogs go? with Emilie Friedlander
47 mins; October 25, 2023
91. Global Voices has spent 19 years platforming bloggers in 52 languages. Georgia Popplewell, where does it go from here?
44 mins; October 18, 2023
90. Are American politics more polarized than ever? Brendan Nyhan thinks social media just helps us see it more.
30 mins; October 04, 2023
89. Facebook scores your politics with a number. Brendan Nyhan figured out what they do with it. (Part 1 of 2)
24 mins; September 27, 2023
88. Does Facebook change your politics? Talia Stroud is leading studies to find out.
42 mins; September 20, 2023
87. Before Laura Edelson was the DOJ’s chief antitrust technologist, Facebook deleted her account
37 mins; September 13, 2023
86. danah boyd on freaks, geeks, queers, and lying to the US Census
47 mins; August 30, 2023
85. Timnit Gebru Looks at Corporate AI and Sees a Lot of Bad Science
40 mins; August 16, 2023
84. Ted Lasso’s Dylan Marron Wants to Redeem Jar Jar Binks
43 mins; August 09, 2023
83. A History of Why the Internet Sucks Right Now with Dave Karpf
43 mins; July 26, 2023
82. Twitter Blocked Tracy Chou’s Anti-Harassment App. Now She Wants to Fix Your Browser.
36 mins; July 12, 2023
81 Third Wave Internet with Ben Tarnoff
36 mins; June 21, 2023
80 *Slaps Roof of Algorithm* You Can Fit so Much Taste in This Thing with Nick Seaver
42 mins; June 07, 2023
79 Taking Stock of the Everything Store with Moira Weigel
35 mins; May 17, 2023
78 We Mapped Reddit with Jasmine Mangat and Virginia Partridge
28 mins; May 11, 2023
77 Lawful But Awful and the Future of Social Media with Daphne Keller (part 2)
28 mins; April 26, 2023
76 Platforms v. Supreme Court with Daphne Keller (part 1)
27 mins; April 19, 2023
75 iDPI’s New Manifesto: The Three-Legged Stool
37 mins; April 05, 2023
74 Do You Trust that Justice is Just? with Nathan Matias, Tracey Meares, and Tom Tyler (Trust episode 4)
47 mins; March 22, 2023
73 How to Start a Guild with Kei Kreutler and T.L. Taylor (Trust episode 3)
43 mins; March 15, 2023
72 Why Would People Trust Crypto? with Finn Brunton and Molly White (Trust episode 2)
37 mins; March 08, 2023
71 Do We Trust the Internet? with evelyn douek and Primavera de Filippi (Trust episode 1)
49 mins; March 01, 2023
70 The Mars Rover Isn’t Stealing Our Data, with Janet Vertesi
32 mins; February 22, 2023
69 The Netherlands’ most important sociologist is building the other DPI: the Dutch Public Internet
35 mins; February 15, 2023
68 Justice That We Can Trust with Tracey Meares and Tom Tyler
45 mins; February 08, 2023
67 Otherweb Cuts Junk from Your News Diet
32 mins; January 25, 2023
66 It’s a Wonderful Internet: The 2022 Holiday Special
0 secs; December 21, 2022
65 This One Weird Trick for a Changing Society with Gal Beckerman
44 mins; November 30, 2022
64 Forgetful Advertising with Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci
29 mins; November 16, 2022
63 See Through AI Hype with Arvind Narayanan
36 mins; October 05, 2022
62 Librarian Jessamyn West on the Classroom Where We Learn to be Human
29 mins; September 14, 2022
61 Why Does a Librarian Own a Social Media Site That’s Been Around for Longer Than Facebook?
27 mins; September 07, 2022
60 Googling like an Evangelical with Francesca Tripodi
38 mins; August 17, 2022
59 Ben Tarnoff Wants an Internet for the People
35 mins; July 28, 2022
58 Will Google and Meta Control Africa’s Broadband? with Andrew Blum and Carey Baraka
36 mins; July 13, 2022
57 The Attention Economy with Vincent F. Hendricks and Camilla Mehlsen
30 mins; June 29, 2022
56 Brandy Zadrozny, NBC’s Conspiracy Theory Sleuth
28 mins; June 14, 2022
55 Internet of Goldfish with Bruno Patino
36 mins; May 25, 2022
54 How do we reimagine Twitter?
26 mins; April 28, 2022
53 Brandon Silverman, ex-Crowdtangle/Facebook: “legislation is coming”
33 mins; April 20, 2022
52 Cory Doctorow wants to set your Facebook data free
30 mins; March 30, 2022
51 It’s About Safety in Gaming with T.L. Taylor
44 mins; March 23, 2022
50 How to Fix the Internet with EFF
37 mins; March 16, 2022
Reimagine with Us
4 mins; March 09, 2022
49 Molly White Thinks Web3 is Going Just Great
34 mins; March 02, 2022
48 Jonathan Corpus Ong on Digital Labor in the Phillipines
36 mins; February 16, 2022
47 Olivia Junell and Alex Inglizian, Experimental Sound Studio
37 mins; February 09, 2022
46 The Lost French Web with Kevin Driscoll
36 mins; February 02, 2022
45 Fighting Casteism in Tech with Thenmozhi Soundararajan
