{"type":"podcast","slug":"tech-back-control","title":"Tech Back Control","tagline":"Exploring how we can use technology to take back our agency.","summary":"A solo podcast about technology as a force for public good, personal agency, and more optimistic forms of digital autonomy.","canonicalUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/podcasts/tech-back-control","markdownUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/podcasts/tech-back-control.md","jsonUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/podcasts/tech-back-control.json","platforms":[{"label":"Linktree","url":"https://linktr.ee/techbackcontrol"},{"label":"Spotify","url":"https://open.spotify.com/"},{"label":"YouTube","url":"https://www.youtube.com/"}],"tags":["ai","technology","sovereignty"],"coverImage":{"src":"https://jonathantipper.com/images/podcasts/tech-back-control-artwork.png","alt":"Tech Back Control podcast artwork with bold dark text on cyan and deep teal blocks"},"content":"## What it is\n\nTech Back Control is a solo podcast I started as a place to talk openly about my passion for technology and the ways it can be used for public good. The central idea is positive: technology should help people take back more control and autonomy in their own lives, not quietly make them more dependent.\n\nThe recurring question is whether emerging technology can make people more capable, more informed, and more in control. That has taken the show into AI, digital payment systems, agents, machine learning, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and the broader shifts happening around digital life.\n\n## What it became\n\nOver time, the podcast has become more than a feed of solo episodes. It has created opportunities to interview interesting people, have deeper conversations, and turn a set of personal interests into a clearer public point of view.\n\nIt also works as a brand and platform for communicating where I think technology is heading: what feels overhyped, what feels underestimated, and where there may still be hope hiding in plain sight.\n\n## Where to find it\n\nThe easiest place to find the archive and platform links is the Tech Back Control Linktree. Episodes are also available through the podcast platforms listed below, with selected ideas continuing into the wider Tech Back Control projects."}