It’s fair to say that most people have heard about diversity reports. And it’s probably also fair to say that most of us have watched, sometimes with a metaphorical bucket of buttered popcorn, as companies crisis-comms their ways out of … crise

Artificial intelligence and disability

Dec 19th, 2020 51m 39s

Mara Mills Associate professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYUCo-director of the NYU Center for Disability StudiesAuthor of Testing Hearing: The Making of Modern AuralityTwitterMeredith WhittakerCo-founder of the AI Now InstituteMin

Making technology accessible for everyone

Dec 5th, 2020 35m 51s

This week, Megan moderated a panel at the first Sight Tech Global, a conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how advances in AI and related technologies will alter the landscape of assistive technology.The pa

DEI work needs a structural response to a systemic issue

Nov 19th, 2020 43m 4s

This week we spoke to Y-Vonne Hutchinson, the CEO of ReadySet, a consulting firm that works with companies to create more inclusive and equitable work environments. We discussed what a Biden administration means for DEI practitioners, how compa

Wellness in the time of the struggle

Nov 5th, 2020 38m 49s

This week Marah Lidey, co-founder and co-CEO of Shine, joins us to discuss mental health, portfolio diversity and connecting with other founders trying to make it work.

Proposition 22 and the gig worker labor divide

Oct 22nd, 2020 1h 4m

ReferencesCalifornia Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020) - BallotpediaUber Director of Policy, Cities and Transportation Shin-pei Tsay on Prop 22Gig Workers Collective

Unpacking the Capital One breach

Aug 1st, 2019 26m 36s

This week we are joined by TechCrunch’s resident bearer-of-bad-news -- security reporter Zack Whittaker. He came on to discuss the Capital One breach that we all found out about earlier this week. Zack spent some time on his vacation writing a

Phenomenally tech with Meena Harris

Jun 19th, 2019 45m 54s

Season 3 kicks off with Meena Harris, founder of the Phenomenal Woman campaign, and head of strategy and leadership at Uber.

Angelica Ross, co-star of FX’s ’Pose,' talks activism, transgender rights and spirituality

Mar 7th, 2019 41m 20s

Angelica Ross, co-star the FX show ‘Pose,’ joined us in the studio this week. Ross, who in addition to being an actress is a transgender activist, CEO and founder, writer, speaker, podcast host and all-around great human being, discussed her co

Can tech help those experiencing homelessness?

Feb 22nd, 2019 30m 9s

This week we sit down with Neil Shah, CEO of Concrn, a compassionate care app that allows people to request help for homeless people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Instacart's apologetic week

Feb 8th, 2019 26m 40s

It’s that time of the week again when Megan Rose Dickey and Henry Pickavet talk about the good and could-be-better tech companies. This week, we talked about Instacart getting caught shorting its shoppers out of dough they rightfully deserved.

Oracle's alleged $400M issue with underrepresented groups

Feb 1st, 2019 27m 9s

Screen time for kids, corporations not paying people from underrepresented groups and IBM offers some hope for the future of facial recognition technology: These are the topics that Megan Rose Dickey and Henry Pickavet dive into on this week’s

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and that meme life

Jan 24th, 2019 41m 58s

This week Megan Rose Dickey and I welcome Tiana Kara, the head of partnerships and growth at #builtbygirls (which, like TechCrunch, is owned by Verizon Media Group). The organization connects girls and women between the ages of 15 and 22 with m

CES and its sex tech fail

Jan 17th, 2019 25m 38s

We’re coming to you with another episode of Mixtape, the TechCrunch podcast that takes a peek behind the headlines that go beyond tech. This week, Megan Rose Dickey and Henry Pickavet get into a discussion about women’s sexuality, because the

That Super Mario Party life and enough with digital home assistants already

Oct 24th, 2018 31m 25s

This time Megan and Henry talk about all of those hubs in your abodes — you know, your Google Homes, your Amazon Echo Shows, your Facebook Portals …. There really are a lot. Stripe is doing a little something different when it comes to reportin

Wait, what's a 'culture fund'?

Sep 15th, 2018 25m 23s

The housing struggle, ancestry and not 'hurting men's feelings'

Aug 25th, 2018 41m 45s

This week, Megan and Henry talk about a startup called Bungalow that is trying to make the housing search a little easier. Also on tap this week was a conversation about 23andMe and its efforts to provide more specific regional data about the o

Yes, dogs, mac and cheese, and working out are tech-related

Aug 18th, 2018 30m 14s

It's dogs, mac and cheese and working out this week! Megan and Henry talk about Bark and Co., the company that sends dog treats in boxes. It’s now opened a dog park in Nashville where dogs are the members and humans are the guests. A mac and ch

Nintendo is making sure it’s still a thing

Aug 2nd, 2018 24m 25s

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mixtape. This week, Megan Rose Dickey and Henry Pickavet talk about mental health apps, Nintendo (did Megan buy a Switch or not?!) and a suit-making company that uses your musical tastes to find you looks to choose fr

What it's like riding in a self-driving car

Jul 24th, 2018 39m 46s

Welcome to another episode of TC Mixtape, where Senior Reporter Megan Rose Dickey and Editorial Director Henry Pickavet talk about some tech news of the week and sometimes go on field trips. This week they took a ride in a self-driving car -- a

Finding purpose at San Quentin State Prison

Jul 17th, 2018 31m 17s

Welcome to the first episode of TechCrunch Mixtape (formerly CTRL+T).In this episode, join Senior Reporter Megan Rose Dickey and Editorial Director Henry Pickavet at San Quentin State Prison for The Last Mile’s demo day and graduation. The Las

The issue with Apple's Memoji

Jun 27th, 2018 41m 20s

Apple released the public beta of iOS 12 this week and Megan and Henry downloaded it so they could play with the new Memoji feature. Their feelings are mixed. Also this week Microsoft improved its facial recognition technology to better detect

'Gaming disorder' is barely a real thing

Jun 20th, 2018 34m 51s

Welcome back to CTRL+T. This week, Megan Rose Dickey and Henry Pickavet talk about the World Health Organization identifying 'gaming disorder' as a mental health issue. We disagree. Gamers gonna game. Also this week we were joined by Adina Teck

Uber's unrelenting desire to be everything

Jun 13th, 2018 25m 55s

Between electric scooter permit applications and drunk passenger patents, Uber was doing too much this week.

That time we talked about Apple, Kanye West and slavery

Jun 6th, 2018 31m 45s

This week is Apple's big developer conference, creatively called Worldwide Developers Conference (or WWDC), and TechCrunch was there. Each year the company showcases the things developers will be able to do in upcoming versions of their various