Podcast Episodes

By all means, tread on those people

This week on my podcast, I read “By all means, tread on those people,” a recent column from my Pluralistic newsletter; about the way that the American descent in fascism is connected to its abandon…

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

Enshittification (episode 500!)

It’s the 500th edition of my podcast, and to celebrate, I’m bringing you an hour-long excerpt from the audiobook of my forthcoming book Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What …

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Nimby and the D-Hoppers CONCLUSION

This week on my podcast, I conclude my reading of my 2003 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine story, Nimby and the D-Hoppers” (here’s the first half). The story has been widely reprinted (it was firs…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nimby and the D-Hoppers

This week on my podcast, I once again read my 2003 Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine story, Nimby and the D-Hoppers” The story has been widely reprinted (it was first published online in The Infini…

Published on 5 months ago

Why I don’t like AI art

This week on my podcast, I read Why I don’t like AI art, a column from last week’s Pluralistic newsletter:

Which brings me to art. As a working artist in his third decade of professional life, I’v…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

There were always enshittifiers

This week on my podcast, I read my latest Locus Magazine column, “There Were Always Enshittifiers,” about the historical context for my latest novel, Picks and Shovels:

It used to be a much fairer f…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

With Great Power Came No Responsibility: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It

Last night, I traveled to Toronto to deliver the annual Ursula Franklin Lecture at the University of Toronto’s Innis College. The lecture was called “With Great Power Came No Responsibility: How En…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Picks and Shovels virtual launch with Yanis Varoufakis and David Moscrop, presented by Jacobin

This week on my podcast, I bring you the audio from yesterday’s Jacobin virtual book launch for my book Picks and Shovels, with Yanis Varoufakis, hosted by David Moscrop. You have until Monday nigh…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing

This week on my podcast, I read MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing, a recent post from my Pluralistic newsletter.

MLMs prey on the poor and desperate: women, people of color…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs

This week on my podcast, I read Canada shouldn’t retaliate with US tariffs, a recent post from my Pluralistic newsletter.

But you know what Canada could make? A Canadian App Store. That’s a store …

Published on 7 months ago