Tech Nation

Tech Nation and its regular segment BioTech Nation is a weekly interview program talk show that airs four times each weekend on the ^[1] Tech Nation is hosted by award winning science journalist Moira Gunn and is produced by Tech Nation Media at the studios of KQED in San Francisco. The program opens with a 5 minute commentary on life in modern times, and typically a major one-on-one interview with major figures in science and technology. The final segment of each show is BioTech Nation which presents interviews with leading biotech scientists, CEOs, venture capitalists, government officials, bio-ethicists and others who make up the biotech community.

Tech Nation and BioTech Nation are also available in a separate podcasts at IT Conversations (IT Conversations has ceased to operate, only the back-archive is available). The podcasts are downloaded over 23 million times per year and over 1.3 million listeners tune in each week to hear the program. It is also carried on the NPR Now channel via Sirius/XM satellite radio.

Funding

Tech Nation is funded by donations and a professional volunteer base.

History

Tech Nation and BioTech Nation was conceived and created by Dr. Moira Gunn, with the steady belief that the impact of technology and science on society is ever growing and that everyone needs to understand its impact. The programs are provided at no cost to public radio stations and other non-profit organizations, including schools and universities.

References

1. ↑ NPR 24-hour Program Stream

External links

• Tech Nation official website
• Tech Nation and BioTech Nation podcasts IT Conversations has ceased to operate, only the back-archive is available
• Tech Nation on Sirius NPR channel 122: NPR Now
• NPR 24-hour Program Stream