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Pingdemic

Have you been pinged? Join comedian Olga Koch and journalist Hussein Kesvani as they get into the tech behind the NHS COVID-19 app: the second best government app ever made.

The global pandemic has gone digital, and we鈥檙e now in the midst of a national 鈥榩ingdemic鈥. Who could have predicted that returning to work, school, silent discos and kissing competitions would result in a rise in exposure to the real virus...by which we obviously mean 鈥渙ther people鈥? In this episode, comedian and computer scientist Olga Koch and journalist Hussein Kesvani look at who built the NHS COVID-19 app, brainstorm other potential uses for the technology behind it, and consider how it really compares to the incredibly functional and successful Matt Hancock app.

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