Tech Tank Podcast

The TechTank Podcast

TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with experts and policymakers to share data, ideas, and policy solutions that address the challenges of our digital world.

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A general view of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

Corporations Big Tech monopoly maintenance: Is a ‘go and sin no more’ remedy sufficient? | The TechTank Podcast

Bill Baer, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Doha Mekki

June 2, 2025

Technology leaders attend a generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) meeting in San Francisco as the city is trying to position itself as the ?AI capital of the world?, in California, U.S., June 29, 2023.

Public Opinion What experts and the public think about AI | The TechTank Podcast

Nicol Turner Lee, Monica Anderson

May 19, 2025

A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S. on September 28, 2019.

Space Exploration How much influence do private firms have over space policy? | The TechTank Podcast

Darrell M. West, Eric Lipton

May 5, 2025

Elon Musk looks on during the day of a meeting with House Republicans to discuss the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2025.

Artificial Intelligence How DOGE is using AI in government | The TechTank Podcast

Darrell M. West, Allison Stanger

April 21, 2025

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