The Good Robot podcast

The Good Robot

Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry McInerney as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? Each week, they invite scholars, industry practitioners, activists, and more to provide their unique perspective on what feminism can bring to the tech industry and the way that we think about technology. With each conversation, The Good Robot asks how feminism can provide new perspectives on technology’s biggest problems.

Join Dr Eleanor Drage and Dr Kerry McInerney as they ask the experts: what is good technology? Is ‘good’ technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it? Each week, they invite scholars, industry practitioners, activists, and more to provide their unique perspective on what feminism can bring to the tech industry and the way that we think about technology. With each conversation, The Good Robot asks how feminism can provide new perspectives on technology’s biggest problems.

 

#114

Bonus Episode: The Internet's First Influencer, Tila Tequila, with Lisa Nakamura

In this part 2 episode, Eleanor continues her conversation with Lisa Nakamura about her la... more

24 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:17

24 Feb 2026


#113

The Inattention Economy: Race, Gender, and Technology with Lisa Nakamura

In this episode, we talk to Lisa Nakamura, Professor at the University of Michigan and aut... more

10 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:15

10 Feb 2026


#112

Race and Orientalism in E-Gaming with Tara Fickle

In this episode, Tara Fickle, an associate professor of Asian American studies, delves int... more

27 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:42

27 Jan 2026


#111

The Role of Designers in AI Ethics with Tomasz Hollanek

In this episode, Tomasz Hollanek argues that design is central to AI ethics. We discuss wh... more

13 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:27

13 Jan 2026


#110

What Makes a Drone “Good”? with Beryl Pong

In this episode, we talk to Beryl Pong, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Ca... more

23 Dec 2025

31 MINS

31:46

23 Dec 2025


#109

The Vulnerabilities of Drone Warfare with Amy Gaeta

In this episode, Amy Gaeta, a researcher at the Centre for Drones and Culture and the Leve... more

10 Dec 2025

31 MINS

31:20

10 Dec 2025


#108

AI Needs Fat Liberation! with Aisha Sobey

In this episode, Aisha Sobey, a research fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of... more

25 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:50

25 Nov 2025


#107

Can Programming Languages be Feminist? with Felienne Hermans

In this episode, Felienne Hermans, a professor of computer science education, discusses th... more

11 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:16

11 Nov 2025


#106

Rethinking 'Creepy' Technology with Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski

In this episode we talk to Nassim Parvin and Neda Atanasoski, the editors of the book Tech... more

24 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:09

24 Jun 2025


#105

Symbiosis From Bacteria to AI with N. Katherine Hayles

In this episode, we talk to N. Katherine Hayles who's the distinguished research professor... more

03 Jun 2025

35 MINS

35:38

03 Jun 2025


#104

Transhumanist Fantasies with Alexander Thomas

In this episode, Eleanor talks to Alexander Thomas, a filmmaker and academic who leads the... more

13 May 2025

36 MINS

36:02

13 May 2025


#103

Data Bodies and Arab Futurisms with Laila Shereen Sakr

In this episode, we talk to digital media theorist and artist Laila Shereen Sakr, who also... more

29 Apr 2025

25 MINS

25:56

29 Apr 2025


#102

Managing the Body through Food Law and Policy with Kyla Wazana Tompkins

In this episode we talk to Kyla Wazana Tompkins, chair of the Department of Global Gender ... more

01 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:11

01 Apr 2025


#101

Re-imagining Voice Assistants with Stina Hasse Jørgensen and Frederik Juutilainen

To develop voice assistants like Siri and Alexa, companies spend years investigating what ... more

11 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:46

11 Mar 2025