Hello World

Join Ashlee Vance on a journey from Auckland to Wellington. Along the way we learn about how tech developed among a people who lived far apart from the rest of the world and each other. We experience first hand New Zealand's can do spirit, meeting an inventor working out of his garage to change healthcare and a team working on launching New Zealand into the space race.

The world's funkiest tech and travel show hits Sweden. Tune in as host, Ashlee Vance, travels from Stockholm to Luleå, discovering how the Swedes got so good at making the things the whole world loves. His journey includes: a conversation with a face-swapping robot, fika with Spotify's Daniel Ek, and a look at how efficient energy is reimagining data centers and turbine power.

Ashlee Vance explores how Israel has evolved into a tech giant borne out of defense. He travels across this Startup Nation and gets up close with the Iron Dome, a Star Trek-inspired spectrometer, and a mini space laboratory.

On this episode of Hello World, we dive into Iceland's tech scene, with a special focus on how the country's land and history have shaped its innovations. We take a look at IceWind's new low-cost, super-durable wind turbines, rip across snowy volcanoes on steroidal vehicles built by Arctic Trucks, and go inside the universe of Eve Online. And that's just the start...

On this episode of Hello World, Ashlee Vance camps out in the Mojave Desert, where a breed of wild inventors have created a playground to push custom-created cars and spaceships to their limits.