HeyJaredBurning Platforms
Technology, democracy and culture in a world on fire: views, news, discussions and discoveries curated by Peter Lewis.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 14
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Aug 14, 2026
Latest issues
Rearview Mirror with Matt Finch (opens the original)
Read excerpt
One of the joys as Burning Platforms is evolving is the growing network of people engaging with the show. Some of you on LinkedIn may have noticed Katherine Carter’s wonderful show reviews and I am getting more informal tip-offs and takes from listeners. This week we were joined by Oxford Uni’s Matt Finch, who pitched his work to me after listening to recent our discussion on Digital Duty of Care.Matt’s works in strategic foresight and he offered to run us through his methodology in the context
What’s Your Poison - Liberal Helpings (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I will be developing out some of this thinking i both this week’s Burning Platforms and my Guardian Australia column where we are polling on immigration.For now, enjoy the latest showThanks for reading Burning Platforms! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1
How to Tame Your Feed (opens the original)
Read excerpt
It was great getting a sense of the deep ethnographic research Agata has undertaken and the links between digital literacy and digital empowerment. What I took away from the conversation was a sense that the algorithms that drive our feeds are not just code, they have a shape and form that evolves based on our interactions. While I would put myself in an ‘algorithms are bad’ camp, I find more people I speak with saying they like their algorithm, it makes their life easier, they just want it to d
What’s Your Poison? Weeds Edition (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I walk away more freaked out about what summer holds for our bird life, but grateful someone like Jack has his head in the game. Here’s the show:To learn more about Jack’s work click here:And here’s a bit of cat advocacy:BTW: if anyone has a good recommendation for a political thriller/drama worth staying in for please fire away!<div class="subscription-widget-wrap
Care Package with Sarah Davies (opens the original)
Read excerpt
It was great getting Sarah’s take on the new laws and her clarity around what it delivers and where it falls short. For 20 years since the Port Arthur massacre, the Allanah and Madeline Foundation has been synonymous with the rights of the child. The team has been a driver of children online safety, a sharp bit constructive critic of government policy and I leader in broader civil society.Here’s the full showAlso, a
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.