We chat with author Justin Feinstein about his new novel, Your Behavior Will Be Monitored, about how weird it is to accidentally predict the future, and the role science fiction plays in defining our expectations of AI. In Falcon Mode, we investigate the surprisingly predatory world of teleprompter apps.Links:<a href="http://justinfeinstein.com">justinfeinstein.com</a> or Justin’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justinfeinstein/">instagram</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-behavior-will-be-monitored-justin-feinstein/fd68e26509c0ced2">Your Behavior Will Be Monitored</a><a href="https://wondery.com/shows/flesh-and-code/">Flesh and Code podcast</a>Hank Green’s video – Josh can you add the link for this<a href="https://claudereviews.com/interview.php?view=justin-feinstein">Justin’s interview with Claude</a><a href="https://en.akinator.com/">Akinator, the mind-reading genie game</a>We’d love to hear from you. Email us at <a href="mailto:heyactuallyuseful@gmail.com">heyactuallyuseful@gmail.com</a> or find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/actuallyusefulpod">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@actuallyusefulpod">TikTok</a> (reluctantly).

The Darwinism of Dating Apps

Why do so many once-beloved internet platforms end up toxic, predatory, and unusable? In an age where tech giants have monopolized our attention, privacy, and livelihoods, how can individuals claw back some agency? 

Every other Thursday, Actually Useful co-hosts Ariel and Josh talk with creators of radically useful consumer tech to explore what it takes to build and protect the loveliest parts of the internet. If you’re exhausted by parasitic products and feel trapped in an ecosystem of unethical, undelightful tech, this one’s for you.