Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast

Somewhere on Earth is a global technology programme with a public-interest spine. It treats tech as something that changes movement, speech, work, rights, markets, oceans, and infrastructure. The tone is clear and journalistic. Episodes move quickly, but they leave room for careful explanation when the subject demands it. Recent reporting has examined the sudden cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia, a major digital rights gathering that thousands expected to attend. That story becomes more than a scheduling crisis; it opens into questions about community, conflict, AI, warfare, environmental defenders, and the breadth of modern digital rights work. Another episode turns to African markets, looking at the practical friction of setting up companies, navigating regulation, and moving money. The show is especially strong when it connects abstract systems to daily consequences. AI voice cloning, for example, is framed around public announcements, noisy train stations and airports, accessibility, accents, dialects, and cultural heritage. Professor Patti Adank’s comments push the topic beyond novelty into human benchmarking and what speech scientists still do not know. The same grounded approach shapes the coverage of satellites and AI in fishing. Space data becomes useful when it helps track catches, predict environmental change, support fishing communities, or aid whale conservation. Driverless taxis are handled with similar caution. The show considers autonomous rides in Zagreb, possible expansion to London, safety comparisons with human drivers, and the limits of available data. Beneath the headline technology, it also asks how connectivity actually works. Fibre networks, terrestrial weak points, and disputed sabotage narratives sit beside stories that sound more futuristic on the surface. Somewhere on Earth is built for listeners who want international tech journalism with policy, science, infrastructure, and human stakes in the same frame. It is curious without being breathless, and skeptical without becoming cynical.