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Irish Independent Tech Editor Adrian Weckler hosts this award-winning business podcast which dives deep into the biggest industry advances and tracks the key movers and shakers behind the innovation. From interviewing Big Tech CEOs to investigations into how tech affects our working lives, the show has become Ireland’s most listened-to technology podcast.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Adrian Weckler connects emerging technology to the practical costs, rules and public choices that determine how it reaches everyday life.
The Big Tech Show follows technology out of the product launch and into ordinary life. Adrian Weckler uses interviews and studio conversations to test what AI, drones, digital identity, robots and electric vehicles mean once convenience meets cost, privacy, regulation or public…
A delivery drone's buzz gets the same scrutiny as its promise; you get to weigh both.
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A measured career-pivot story finds its strongest notes in the human skill behind wine expertise online.
The Big Tech Show traces Jonathan Staunton's shift from selling Irish pubs in Italy to US multinationals in Ireland, co-founding a fintech startup, and then building a public identity around wine.
Apple's product milestones lead into journalism's AI verification problem.
Apple's recent product story is traced through turns where the company either changed course or had expectations reset around it. Steve Jobs' return is anchored in a vivid comeback moment: a financially strained Apple needing a $100 million loan from Microsoft before the…
A measured look at how platforms, rejection, and disappearing offline spaces shape young men's sense of connection.
The Big Tech Show turns platform design into a question about social life, tracing how young men move through online content, dating apps, and a shrinking set of offline places to meet.
A clear look at whether legal notices could make dodgy-box users take the risk seriously.
The Big Tech Show uses dodgy boxes to get at a practical enforcement question: what happens when the risk stops being abstract and arrives as a legal notice that asks an end user to respond?
A blunt run through EU trade embarrassment, a broken scam-text filter, and age verification's awkward turn.
The episode opens on the EU-US trade deal and 15% tariffs, with the host and guest leaning into an embarrassed, almost wince-worthy view of the outcome.
A clear-eyed take on foldables that weighs battery, durability, and price against the appeal of the format.
The episode treats foldable phones as a category that still has to earn its keep. Adrian Weckler makes a strong case for the Magic V5 as the better fold-out phone right now, mainly because of the battery, faster charging, slimmer build, lighter weight, and stylus support.
A measured look at AI in courts, platform power, and political leverage.
This episode ties three familiar flashpoints together: AI moving into courtrooms, Musk taking aim at Apple, and Trump's Intel turn looking less like policy than leverage.
A blunt look at Roblox's child-safety claims and the predators around them.
This episode treats Roblox as a case study in child safety, and the result is hard to shake. David Basuki's floated dating-service idea sits badly beside abuse, grooming, and moderation worries, while Adrian Weckler and David Gilbert draw out the gap between Roblox's public…
Apple details, software habits, and everyday technical friction.
Jason Snell and Myke Hurley debate Apple's product roadmap, leadership, and rumors weekly.
Apple decisions, examined down to the window corner.
Adrian Weckler and Maeve McTaggart compare folding phones like the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Fold 7, discussing pros like multitasking and cons like high prices.
Adrian Weckler interviews Professor Alan Smeaton on practical AI uses, from deep research functions to energy profit analysis, and explores ethical issues like emotional detachment in GPT-5, unregulated personality changes in Grok, and debates over data centers and AI in education.
Adrian Weckler analyzes the EU's humiliating trade deal with the US, arguing it exposes European political weakness and could embolden big tech to defy regulations.
Adrian Weckler and analyst Ben Wood discuss Apple's latest product launches, focusing on the iPhone Air's thin design, trade-offs like single camera and battery life, eSIM implications, and new features in AirPods Pro 3 and Apple Watch.
This episode investigates serious safety failures on Roblox, where predators exploit children through grooming and manipulation.
This episode of The Big Tech Show covers three major tech stories: Elon Musk's antitrust lawsuit against Apple over App Store rankings, the controversial use of AI by judges in the US legal system, and Donald Trump's sudden reversal on Intel's CEO.
This episode explores the controversy around drone delivery noise in Dublin, with reporter Dara Nolan sharing firsthand experiences and Adrian Weckler debating whether such noise is acceptable.
Adrian Weckler and guest JJ Clark explore Ireland's upcoming EU-mandated digital wallet, discussing its convenience versus privacy risks, past government failures, and civil liberties concerns.
Adrian Weckler and JJ Clark discuss a 15% price hike for public EV charging in Ireland, highlighting infrastructure shortages and chaotic queues.
Adrian Weckler interviews robotics expert Conor McGinn on the current state and future of robots, covering challenges in adoption, the gap between technology and practical deployment, and applications in healthcare and global trends.
Ronan Price interviews Colm Larkin, founder of Dublin game studio Gambrinus, about their new horror game Eyes of Hellfire.
Jonathan Staunton, known as WineListGuy, says his biggest reel passed 2.2 million views after he argued that champagne should not be served in a flute.
["Adrian Weckler and Darren Nolan use Apple's 50th year to run through the Macintosh, 1998 iMac, 2001 iPod, 2007 iPhone, 2008 MacBook Air, 2015 Apple Watch, and 2017 AirPods.", "Weckler says Apple is back near a $3.7 trillion market cap, about $1 trillion ahead of Microsoft, and argues that the company was right to ignore the AI hype cycle.", "The episode also covers Apple's misses, from the 1993 Newton and Pippin console to the G4 Cube, iTunes Ping, iPhone 6 bendgate, and the Vision Pro headset.", "The final section shifts to AI in journalism, citing Peter van der Meersch, Alex Preston, Emily Bell, Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Google Notebook as examples of why verification still matters."]
The Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler talks to Richie Sadlier about how Irish schools are about to expand social, personal and health education, or SPHE, for older students.
Sky is using a court order tied to reseller David Dunbar in Wexford to collect names, addresses, and Revolut banking details for 304 end users.
The Big Tech Show episode 'How to spot disinformation in the age of mistrust' has Adrian Weckler talking with Damien Mulley and Ciaran Cannon about AI-made video, fake social posts, and the loss of visual trust.
Adrian Weckler discusses home generators as a solution for power outages caused by storms, explaining how they work and their benefits.
Adrian Weckler discusses the implications of Donald Trump's election on the tech world, including regulatory changes and the role of figures like Elon Musk.
The episode discusses the upcoming influx of cheaper electric cars in 2025 and analyzes the current state of the electric car market in Ireland.
Adrian Weckler and JJ Clark discuss affordable tech gifts for Christmas, starting with a review of the Nothing Phone 2A.
Adrian Weckler interviews Jenny Radcliffe, a people hacker who uses psychology and persuasion to test security vulnerabilities for companies.