Techdirt

Michael Masnick

Booking Overview

Technology policy interview podcast focused on digital rights, internet governance, technology companies, and the future of the open web, typically featuring prominent advocates, founders, authors, and industry leaders. Credible pitches include digital-rights attorneys and advocates, technology entrepreneurs, internet-policy experts, and authors with substantive perspectives on company practices or technology policy; booking difficulty is high due to the caliber and seniority of its guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 460

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 477 subscribers

Contact Information

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mike@floor64.com

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Host

Michael Masnick - Founder and editor of Techdirt, Michael Masnick is a technology policy writer and commentator focused on digital rights, internet policy, innovation, and the effects of technology regulation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior digital-rights advocates, legal experts, technology founders, internet-policy specialists, and authors with recognized expertise in technology, business practices, or the open internet.

Required Achievements:

Executive leadership at a major technology, advocacy, or policy organization, Founding or building a notable technology company or initiative, Publishing a recognized book on technology, business, or internet policy, Established leadership or advocacy in digital rights and internet governance

Recent Guest Discussions

Nicole Ozer - Her New Leadership Role At The Electronic Frontier Foundation And The Organization’s Future Priorities In Digital-rights And Open-internet Advocacy.

Eric Ries - Why Good Companies Go Bad, How Organizations Can Resist That Process, And Approaches To Building More Accountable Companies.

Yancey Strickler - Metalabel, The Dark Forest Operating System, And Projects Aimed At Building A Better Internet.

Recent Topics

Technology, Internet Policy, Digital Rights, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Techdirt

Meet The EFF's New Executive Director

August 11, 2026

If you know anything about Techdirt, you know we're big fans of the EFF and its decades of advocacy for digital rights and the open internet. Recently, the organization went through a big change in the form of a new executive director: legal expert and long-time leader in the space Nicole Ozer. On this week's episode, Nicole joins the podcast to talk about her new role and what's coming next for the EFF.

How To Stop Good Companies From Going Bad

June 09, 2026

The concept of "enshittification" has helped illuminate why companies and their products so often get worse over time, but the causes of this process are complex and multifaceted. In his new book Incorruptible, author Eric Ries presents a related but contrasting take on how good companies go bad, and how to build companies that resist the process. This week, Eric joins the podcast to talk all about the book and what we might be able to do to solve this problem. Get the book: https://www.inco...

Preserving The Web In The Age Of AI

May 12, 2026

Recently, Mike joined Dave Hansen, Mark Graham and Kendra Albert on a panel for the Future Knowledge podcast, a joint production of the Internet Archive and the Authors Alliance. The discussion covers a wide variety of questions related to keeping the web (and especially the historical record of the web) alive amidst the upheaval caused by AI technology, and you can listen to the whole thing here on this week's episode.

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