About IRL

IRL: Online Life is Real Life is an original podcast from Mozilla, the non-profit behind Firefox. We build tech and support movements to reclaim the internet. Our mission is to make the internet healthier, and to make artificial intelligence more trustworthy.

Season 7 of IRL coincides with Mozilla’s 25th anniversary and explores how to build artificial intelligence that puts people ahead of profit.

IRL originally launched in 2017 and was hosted by Veronica Belmont for three seasons, followed by two seasons hosted by Manoush Zomorodi.

In 2022, IRL relaunched with Season 6 as a special edition of Mozilla’s Internet Health Report hosted by Bridget Todd.

IRL won a Webby Award for Top Tech Podcast (2023) for Season 6, a Shorty Impact Award for Podcast (Silver) plus the Audience Honor, and an Anthem Award (Silver) for podcasts in the Responsible Tech category.

Webby Award

Credits

  • Mozilla’s Insights team leads the editorial direction of IRL, with input from teams across Mozilla, including policy, advocacy, product, marketing, fellows, awardees, grantees, and friends.

    J. Bob Alotta is the VP, Global Programs and executive producer.
    Solana Larsen is the editor.
    Eeva Moore is the engagement manager.
    Neha Ravella is the project manager.
    Kasia Odrozek is the director of Insights.

  • Bridget Todd Bridget Todd

    Bridget is the host of IRL, and a prolific writer and speaker on safer and more equitable digital experiences. She is also the host of her own award-winning podcast, There Are No Girls On The Internet. Previously, she was the communications director of the gender-justice advocacy group, UltraViolet.

  • Our partners at Pacific Content lead the production of IRL in collaboration with Mozilla. Their team is made up of veteran media professionals and experts in podcast production, distribution and sound design.

    IRL Podcast episodes are available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 unported license, or any later version.

    Our theme tune (Seasons 1-3) is an original composition by Roberto Angel-Dwyer and Daniel Byrne shared under a CC-BY copyright license.

Contact

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For any other inquiries, email us at internethealth@mozillafoundation.org.