Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech.

What’s real? What’s hype? “Hard Fork” is here to help you make sense of it. Tune in on Friday, Oct. 7.

KEVIN ROOSE is an award-winning tech columnist for The New York Times, the host of the “Rabbit Hole” podcast and the best-selling author of three books, most recently “Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation.” His Times column, “The Shift,” explores changes at the heart of technology, business and culture.

CASEY NEWTON is an independent journalist who covers social networks and next-generation technology platforms. He is the founder and editor of Platformer, a newsletter about the intersection of technology and democracy.

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Davis Land. The show is edited by Paula Szuchman and Hanna Ingber. Engineering by Corey Schreppel and original music by Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Elisheba Ittoop. Fact-checking by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Shannon Busta, Julia Simon, Larissa Anderson, Kate LoPresti, Nell Gallogly, Mahima Chablani and Jeffrey Miranda.