WTF is this?
For Tech’s Sake is a podcast from Elaine Burke and Kelly Earley, featuring hype-free, plain-speaking analysis of tech developments and expert guests.
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Who are we?
Elaine Burke is a journalist and broadcaster who provides clear, plain-speaking commentary on science and technology developments in print, online, on TV and radio, and in podcasts. She is the resident tech expert for Ireland AM and a weekly TV and streaming analyst on TodayFM’s The Last Word. Winner of the inaugural Women in Business Journalism Award in 2022, Elaine is passionate about science communication and delivering expert-led content in accessible ways.
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Kelly Earley is a journalist turned communications professional who has worked extensively covering the tech industry as a reporter and spent her years in PR working with emerging technology companies. Outside of her day-to-day work, she provides analysis on radio and podcasts and publishes essays via her Substack, Kelly’s Rubbish.
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Who’s that other voice I hear?
Jenny Darmody co-hosted For Tech’s Sake for the first three seasons.
Jenny was the editor of Silicon Republic, Ireland’s leading science and technology publication. With a background in journalism spanning a decade, Jenny has been a contributor on several radio stations including RTÉ, Newstalk and Today FM as well as on TV for RTÉ’s Six One News and Virgin Media’s Ireland AM.