Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Enshittification of the Internet (with Cory Doctorow)
Episode 218
Journalist, blogger, and science fiction writer Cory Doctorow stops by the studio to talk to Jon about “enshittification,” his theory that explains h…
10 hours ago
ICE Killings and the Death of Shared Reality
Episode 217
Does misinformation even matter if no one can agree on a shared reality? The New Yorker’s Jay Caspian Kang joins Offline to explain how the ICE shoot…
1 week ago
What Comes After Trump?
Episode 216
What does 21st century authoritarianism look like in the United States? Author and Atlantic staff writer George Packer joins Offline to talk about Am…
4 weeks ago
The Movement to Protect Kids from Big Tech
Episode 215
Julie Scelfo, founder of Mothers Against Media Addiction, sits down with Jon to talk about the impacts AI and social media are having on our kids…and…
1 month ago
A Techno-Optimist’s Case for AI
Episode 214
Economist and techno-optimist Noah Smith, author of the Noahpinion Substack, joins Offline to debate the promise of artificial intelligence, the bene…
1 month, 1 week ago
Max Returns! AI Bubbles, Info Silos, and 67
Episode 213
What happens when the AI bubble bursts, how did Meta get away with it yet again, and…is Elon “Bubba”? Max Fisher pays Offline a visit to take stock o…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Zohran Mamdani’s Offline Campaign
Episode 212
There’s a lot of tired discourse about whether or not a Democratic Socialist like Zohran Mamdani could win in places that aren’t as blue as New York …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
James Talarico Wants to Fight with Love
Episode 211
Is there anything wrong with Democratic leadership being so devoutly…secular? Jon sits down for a conversation with Texas State Representative James …
2 months ago
Have the Democrats Decided to Win?
Episode 210
Something happened in 2016 that led Democrats to campaign on unpopular issues. Researcher Simon Bazelon digs into extensive polling data—and on-the-g…
2 months, 1 week ago
Is AI Too Big to Fail or Too Dangerous to Succeed?
Episode 209
Will the AI bubble pop or will AI permanently reshape our society? Jon sits down with Stephen Witt, an investigative journalist and author of “The Th…
2 months, 2 weeks ago