Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
By Ania Lichtarowicz
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast - Tech That Actually Matters
If you’re tired of hype, gadgets-for-gadget’s-sake, and the same recycled tech headlines, welcome to Somewhere on Earth (SOEP) - the weekly global tech podcast that digs way deeper.
Made by and hosted by the ex-BBC World Service Digital Planet team (yes, the award-winning crew behind 21+ years of world-leading tech journalism and 1.5M annual downloads), SOEP uncovers the untold stories shaping our digital world.
This isn’t a show about the latest shiny toy. It’s about technology that changes lives, cultures, and global societies.
Each episode explores:
⚡ The real-world impact of emerging tech
🌍 New innovations driving social good
🔍 Under-the-radar digital trends you should be paying attention to
🧠 How tech is reshaping communities, culture, and the way we live
📰 The technology behind the week’s biggest world stories - explained simply
Our mission?
To build a tech-for-good ecosystem where new ideas, powerful insights, and meaningful innovation can grow.
If you want smart, globally minded tech storytelling from journalists who’ve been doing this longer (and better) than almost anyone else - SOEP is your new must-listen podcast.
🌎 Somewhere on Earth: Where tech meets humanity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/somewhere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast--6924871/support.
If you’re tired of hype, gadgets-for-gadget’s-sake, and the same recycled tech headlines, welcome to Somewhere on Earth (SOEP) - the weekly global tech podcast that digs way deeper.
Made by and hosted by the ex-BBC World Service Digital Planet team (yes, the award-winning crew behind 21+ years of world-leading tech journalism and 1.5M annual downloads), SOEP uncovers the untold stories shaping our digital world.
This isn’t a show about the latest shiny toy. It’s about technology that changes lives, cultures, and global societies.
Each episode explores:
⚡ The real-world impact of emerging tech
🌍 New innovations driving social good
🔍 Under-the-radar digital trends you should be paying attention to
🧠 How tech is reshaping communities, culture, and the way we live
📰 The technology behind the week’s biggest world stories - explained simply
Our mission?
To build a tech-for-good ecosystem where new ideas, powerful insights, and meaningful innovation can grow.
If you want smart, globally minded tech storytelling from journalists who’ve been doing this longer (and better) than almost anyone else - SOEP is your new must-listen podcast.
🌎 Somewhere on Earth: Where tech meets humanity.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/somewhere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast--6924871/support.
Latest episode
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The Future Is Soft: Tiny Robots, Smart Prosthetics and the Rise of Neurodiversity Tech
The Tiny Liquid-Metal Pump That Could Transform Robotics Soft robotics is one of the fastest-growing fields in technology, drawing inspiration from nature to create machines that are flexible, adaptable and safer for human interaction. In this... -
The Future Is Soft: Tiny Robots, Smart Prosthetics and the Rise of Neurodiversity Tech
The Tiny Liquid-Metal Pump That Could Transform Robotics Soft robotics is one of the fastest-growing fields in technology, drawing inspiration from nature to create machines that are flexible, adaptable and safer for human interaction. In this... -
From Jet Engines to Hydrogen: Why the Midlands Still Invents the Future
Recorded during rehearsals for the very first East Midlands Tech Week, this special edition of Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast celebrates 10 years of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and the Midlands’ extraordinary history of... -
From Jet Engines to Hydrogen: Why the Midlands Still Invents the Future
Recorded during rehearsals for the very first East Midlands Tech Week, this special edition of Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast celebrates 10 years of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and the Midlands’ extraordinary history of... -
The Cooling Revolution: How Technology Could Cut Refrigeration Emissions by 50%
Refrigeration’s Climate Problem and the Startup Trying to Solve It Refrigeration is responsible for a huge share of global carbon emissions but Colombian startup NanoFreeze believes biotechnology could change that. Founder and CEO Isabel Pulido... -
The Cooling Revolution: How Technology Could Cut Refrigeration Emissions by 50%
Refrigeration’s Climate Problem and the Startup Trying to Solve It Refrigeration is responsible for a huge share of global carbon emissions but Colombian startup NanoFreeze believes biotechnology could change that. Founder and CEO Isabel Pulido... -
The AI Contact Lens That Could Prevent Blindness and The Women Rewriting Silicon Valley
The Smart Contact Lens That Could Change Medicine Forever Glaucoma affects around 80 million people worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. But what if managing chronic disease no longer required constant hospital..… -
The AI Contact Lens That Could Prevent Blindness and The Women Rewriting Silicon Valley
The Smart Contact Lens That Could Change Medicine Forever Glaucoma affects around 80 million people worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. But what if managing chronic disease no longer required constant hospital..… -
RightsCon 2026 Cancelled Last Minute: Global Tech Summit Shock + The New Gateway to Doing Business in Africa
What the Collapse of a Global Summit Means for Digital Rights Thousands of delegates were preparing to gather in Zambia for one of the world’s biggest digital rights events until it was abruptly cancelled days before kickoff. Nikki Gladstone, Directo… -
RightsCon 2026 Cancelled Last Minute: Global Tech Summit Shock + The New Gateway to Doing Business in Africa
What the Collapse of a Global Summit Means for Digital Rights Thousands of delegates were preparing to gather in Zambia for one of the world’s biggest digital rights events until it was abruptly cancelled days before kickoff. Nikki Gladstone, Directo…