First Contact with Laurie Segall

First Contact with Laurie Segall

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Laurie Segall, Silicon Valley’s go-to reporter and former CNN Senior Tech Correspondent, hosts First Contact – a weekly podcast series that explores the people and technology that are changing what it means to be human. First Contact brings listeners engaging and thought-provoking interviews with some of the biggest names in tech in ways we can all relate to. Laurie’s authentic and nuanced conversations give listeners “first contact” with the world’s most influential figures in tech – people the audience may know by name, but have never heard speak in this way before. Laurie built a decade’s worth of trust and credibility in Silicon Valley, and now she is giving listeners unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world only she knows. Each week, First Contact exposes the audience to engaging one-on-one interviews with everyone from billionaire tech founders to vigilante hackers shaping the world. First Contact goes beyond the big names and 24-hour news cycle. First Contact introduces listeners to the as-yet unknown figures in tech who will fundamentally change how we will live in the future. The series examines the people behind the tech by looking at their stories through the human lens. From tech titans to the fringes of society, First Contact explores human connection and the ethical dilemmas facing our future.

Recent Episodes

  • Evernote Founder Wants to Save Us from Boring Video Calls

    3 years ago
  • Inside Facebook's Ambitious Plan To Build Out the Next Dimension

    3 years ago
  • Surveillance Tech & Biased AI: The ACLU Fights Back

    3 years ago
  • The Future of Mindfulness, Love... and High-Stakes Poker

    3 years ago
  • It's Time to Finally Fix Tech’s Diversity Problem

    3 years ago
  • Free Speech: The Firestorm Tech Can No Longer Afford to Ignore

    3 years ago
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Jared Geller on Creativity in Chaos

    4 years ago
  • TaskRabbit Founder: Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty

    4 years ago
  • Covid-19 Has Made Us Slaves to Tech: Will We Ever Escape?

    4 years ago
  • Let’s Talk About Sex (During a Pandemic)

    4 years ago