Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs Silicon Valley Corrupting Stanford?
Episode 281
Theo Baker is no ordinary college senior. His student newspaper articles brought down Stanford’s president. Now he’s written a book about the making …
5 months, 1 week ago
Putin Is Losing His Grip on Russia
Episode 280
Russia’s surprising recent Internet shutdown did more than disrupt daily life: it also crippled the regime’s own communications and propaganda. It’s …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
What to Know Before Trump Attacks Cuba
Episode 279
There’s been remarkably little public debate about a potential U.S. attack on Cuba. President Trump said last week that he “will be taking over” Cub…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Humans Take Back the Internet From AI Bots
Episode 278
AI-powered bots and slop content are everywhere now, making it harder to tell who’s human. Will the Internet become so bot-ridden that it’s simply un…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Elon Musk Is Reinventing Capitalism
Episode 277
Elon Musk is one of the most influential figures of our era. He remade the space, car, social media, and AI industries. He shaped the Ukraine War. …
6 months ago
Why Orbán Lost and What Happens Next
Episode 276
The world is still making sense of Viktor Orbán’s historic election loss in Hungary—a small country with outsized global significance. Why were Orbá…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Hidden World of Think Tanks
Episode 275
Think tanks—the non-profit research centers that try to influence policy—are strange and mysterious places. Depending on who you ask, think tanks ar…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
What Trump Really Wants From China
Episode 274
President Trump was meant to fly to Beijing this week for major trade talks, but instead he’s staying home to manage the Iran War. It’s an apt metaph…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the Pentagon’s AI War Machine
Episode 273
The U.S. is fighting its first full-scale AI war in Iran — but key details remain largely hidden from Americans and the world. Which military decisio…
7 months ago
Did Trump Kill International Law – Or Was It Already Dead?
Episode 272
The Iran War marks the second time in two months that Donald Trump decapitated a country without real legal justification. But is this any different…
7 months, 2 weeks ago