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Disconnected

Hosted by Jag Sharma

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Episodes

120

Latest episode

Aug 2026

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About the show

Disconnected shines a light on the secrets and the impact that social media and technology is having on our society, culture, politics, human interactions, and behaviour. My name is Jag Sharma - and I’ve spent the last 12 years creating, developing and executing social media strategies for a number of global brands across a variety of industries, and have witnessed first-hand the impact that algorithms, behaviour modification, negative feedback loops, ad targeting, and mass data collection have had on shaping our world in a new direction. This podcast is all about making you aware - giving you the insight, a look behind the giant tech curtain - and allowing you to make your own fully-informed decisions on how you strategically play (or don’t play) their game. This is not about advocating for going dark or deleting your accounts, this is about looking under the hood and getting more informed about what’s really happening to us on a societal level as result of our tech driven lives. I’ll be producing a new episode regularly, so be sure to subscribe to receive a notification for a new release - you can also follow me on either Instagram (@jagsharma) or add me on LinkedIn, where I’ll be conducting debates and social experiments from the discussions within the episodes. I’d love for you to join the conversation and share your thoughts and opinions on how social media and technology is influencing our lives.

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August 5, 2026Episode 11851 min

‘Skynet Day’, AI Abundance and Why Social Feels Different Now with Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #118

Social media posting is becoming psychologically expensive now - is the old internet we loved slowly wasting away?Your feed now looks more like TV programmed by an algorithm that doesn’t know you, but knows how to keep you watching. In this week’s Disconnected episode we cover the new social landscape, the companies quietly rehiring their ‘AI layoffs’, and whether the emerging age of AI superintelligence brings abundance, or an existential threat…This episode of Disconnected covers:Social media turning into entertainment mediaThe psychological cost of posting and creator concentrationThe migration of “real social” into private spacesAI, employment, and the unreliable promise of automationSuperintelligence, ‘Skynet Day’, and civilisation-level threatsJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

July 22, 2026Episode 1171 hr 1 min

Fix Your Tech Neck, Roaming Humanoid Surgeons and Who Decides Your University? with Mel Palleschi, Jag Sharma and Matt Webster #117

Our phones are reshaping our bodies. Not just mentally, not just metaphorically… LITERALLY reshaping them.This week on Disconnected, special guest Mel Palleschi helps us dive into how tech is moving closer to us, ruining our necks and grip strength, choosing our university paths, and performing live surgery from across the globe.This episode of Disconnected covers:How tech is physically reshaping our bodies, and moving closer to themAI as a new gatekeeper in university choicesEthics and inequality in AI‑mediated education and healthcareHumanoid robots and the future of surgeryMel Palleschihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mpalleschi/https://www.linkedin.com/company/hubbublabs/Jag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

July 8, 2026Episode 1161 hr 6 min

Who Pays for the AI Boom? Data Centers, Democracy and Power with Blake Stone-Banks, Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #116

AI is more than the software, more than the lines of code in Silicon Valley. It’s concrete, water, power lines and political deals reshaping small towns and entire industries. Returning to the show from episode 6, Blake Stone-Banks joins us to unpack who really benefits from the AI boom, and who quietly pays the price. Alongside Jag, Jason and Matt, we explore why China can build world-class products but still struggles to build brands people actually trust, and why AI might be turning “marketing” into a dirty word.This episode of Disconnected covers:AI’s Physical Footprint and Local BacklashDemocracy, Transparency and the AI “Race” NarrativeMoney, Lobbying and Political Power in TechChina’s Innovation Strength vs. Global Brand WeaknessMarketing’s Identity Crisis in the Age of AIBlake Stone-Bankshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-stone-banks/Jag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

June 24, 2026Episode 1151 hr 1 min

The Essential Survival Guide for the Great AI Reshuffle with Sangeet Paul Choudary, Jason Kapadia, Jen Campbell and Jag Sharma #115

The world is being reshuffled. When the dust settles, who will be left behind?This very special episode of Disconnected features the oracle of tomorrow’s world, author and strategist Sangeet Paul Choudary, to unpack why AI isn’t just automating tasks but rearranging the entire economy.What happens when knowledge work becomes abundant? Why is “will AI take my job” the wrong question? What does a resilient, entrepreneurial career look like in the age of AI?Sangeet gives us clarity in the chaos - you don’t want to miss this glimpse into the future…This episode of Disconnected covers:AI as a Coordination Layer, Not Just IntelligenceUnbundling of Jobs and the Automation/Augmentation TrapFrom Knowledge Scarcity to Knowledge Abundance (and New Scarcity)Entrepreneurial Careers in an Uncertain EconomyReshuffling Industries and Value ChainsSangeet Paul Choudaryhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sangeetpaul/Reshufflehttps://reshufflebook.com/Jag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

June 10, 2026Episode 11455 min

IKEA’s $1.4bn AI Experiment & The Cost of Avoiding Accountability with Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #114

IKEA uses an AI chatbot to automate nearly half of its customer service inquiries - you’d expect that to mean layoffs… not promotions.They’ve retrained 8,500 workers into higher‑value roles instead of cutting headcount. Could this become the new blueprint in a society scared for our livelihoods?Jag, Jen, Jason and Matt dive into this on Disconnected this week, where we also tackle Meta’s accountability issues (and the monumental cost of avoiding it), plus the widespread community pushback on data centres.This episode of Disconnected covers:Human‑First AI vs Headcount CutsLeadership Choices as the Real AI VariableAccountability, Social Media, and Youth Mental HealthThe Physical Backlash to an Invisible TechnologyTrust as AI’s Next BottleneckJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

May 27, 2026Episode 1131 hr 2 min

Terminators are REAL, Your Car is Spying on You & Google Goes Ambient with Jason Kapadia, Matt Webster and Jag Sharma #113

Cars, glasses, maps, even humanoid cops – the tools around us are quietly turning into an environment that watches, profiles, and nudges us.In this week’s Disconnected we trace a shift in the world which no longer serves you, but spies on your every move. From Google’s ambient AI and car-cam reconnaissance to China’s combat-ready robots, what’s really left of privacy, agency, and work when the machines are an irreversible part of our infrastructure?This episode of Disconnected covers:Cars becoming lucrative data-farming platformsSurveillance normalised through convenience and small printAI shifting from a tool to an ambient layer of everyday lifeEmbodied AI and humanoid robots entering the public realmJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

May 13, 2026Episode 11245 min

Unhinged Recruitment and Meta’s $145bn Bet on AI with Jag Sharma, Jen Campbell, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #112

Could you beat Claude if your next job was on the line?We’re in a strange new reality where AI writes your CV, screens your application, interviews you, and now expects you to beat it just to get a human on the phone.Jag and the team unpack how recruitment is turning into an arms race between machines, Meta’s push to normalise AI-generated content, and what its $145 billion AI bet means for creativity and culture.This episode of Disconnected covers:AI Eating the Hiring FunnelHumans vs AI BenchmarksWhere AI Belongs in Recruitment, and Where It Doesn’tMeta’s $145B Bet, AI Creator Labels and Trust in Social FeedsJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

April 29, 2026Episode 11147 min

Rethinking ‘Made in China’, and Who Owns Your Digital Self? with Jen Campbell, Felina Tan and Jag Sharma #111

‘Made in China’ is not the insult it once was. It now means world-leading, culture-defining tech innovation.Is it being used for the betterment of mankind? Can Western civilisation cope with a world where China leads, without defaulting to xenophobia?These questions arise amid a backdrop of digital work clones and an afterlife avatar of lost loved ones - stay ahead of the curve with Jag, Jen and Felina on Disconnected this week…This episode of Disconnected covers:China’s evolving tech leadership and Western identityAI, work, and the erosion of dignityGrief, intimacy and digital humansThe gap between AI hype and economic realityJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

April 15, 2026Episode 11047 min

Dating on Delivery, Musk’s Strongarm Strategy, and OpenAI’s Warning to Society with Jag Sharma, Matt Webster and Jason Kapadia #110

AI isn’t just creeping into our workflows anymore – it’s crashing date night, rewiring Wall Street, and trying to rewrite the social contract.We’ve turned life into a co-op work simulator, Elon’s turned IPO into incentivisation, and OpenAI are warning us about the very world they’ve perpetuated.Where do we exist in a future fraught with uncertainty at every turn? Matt, Jason and Jag have the answers on this week’s Disconnected…This episode of Disconnected covers:The blurred boundaries between work and lifePower and leverage in the AI economyFreedom vs transactional livingJag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

April 1, 2026Episode 10954 min

The Quiet Revolt Against Future Tech with Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #109

$73 billion - that’s how much Meta has wasted shoving the Metaverse down our throats. Was it worth it…?We’re seeing a steady revolution against the tech we’re told is good for us, from the decline of virtual worlds to simple things like wired headphones.Is it a trend that’s set to last? Or can Claude’s new, scary-powerful features tempt users back into the future again? We cover all this, and more, on Disconnected this week…This episode of Disconnected covers:Tech Fatigue and the Return of FrictionThe Rise of Agentic AI in Real Life WorkControl vs ConvenienceThe Metaverse Comedown & VR’s Adoption ProblemThe Future of the Human-AI RelationshipMatt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/Jag Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharmahttps://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/Jen Campbell:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/Jason Kapadia:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/Felina Tan:https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/Matt Webster:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

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