Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDoes YouTube Radicalize? A Debate Between NYT's Kevin Roose and Software Engineer Mark Ledwich
Season 1 Episode 22
In June 2019, New York Times reporter Kevin Roose wrote The Making of a YouTube Radical, a story about how a 26-year-old man, Caleb Cain, was radical…
5 years, 6 months ago
Cult Deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross On NXIVM, QAnon, and What Makes Us Vulnerable
Season 1 Episode 21
Community as we know it is in a state of decline. People today have fewer friendships than ever, they are lonelier than ever, and religious participa…
5 years, 6 months ago
Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell on At-Home Fitness and Stadium-Sized Rides
Season 1 Episode 20
With the pandemic forcing people to stay home for nearly 10 months now, many have turned to interactive fitness companies, such as Peloton, to stay a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Gary Vaynerchuk and TikTok’s Blake Chandlee on the ‘Ban’ and TikTok’s Future
Season 1 Episode 19
TikTok is in a state of limbo as the U.S. government decides whether to ban it. In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ex-Uber Chief Business Officer Emil Michael on Autonomous Driving, Saudi Arabia, and Uber’s Culture
Season 1 Episode 18
Uber is facing a difficult moment amid the coronavirus pandemic. The service, built on the belief that people would forsake car ownership in favor of…
5 years, 7 months ago
Will the Government Break Up Instagram and Facebook? A Conversation With ‘No Filter’ Author Sarah Frier
Season 1 Episode 17
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, and Instagram is in its sights. The agency is poised to revisit Face…
5 years, 7 months ago
Investor, Activist Swati Mylavarapu: Tech World Must “Get Uncomfortable” With Its Impact On Society
Season 1 Episode 16
Swati Mylavarapu is a tech investor and activist who spent $2 million in the 2020 election cycle on Democratic causes, in partnership with her husban…
5 years, 7 months ago
Homebrew VC Hunter Walk Talks Twitter, TikTok, and Tech in the Time of Biden
Season 1 Episode 15
During Donald Trump’s presidency, tech products became explicitly political. Operatives from both sides picked apart their algorithms and features, e…
5 years, 7 months ago
Election Results Breakdown With The Daily Beast Editor In Chief Noah Shachtman
Season 1 Episode 14
As the election results come in, Noah Shachtman, the editor in chief of The Daily Beast, joins the Big Technology Podcast for an 'Emergency' show to …
5 years, 8 months ago
Lincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt: “The Pro-Democracy Side Of This Argument Cannot Be Gentle”
Season 1 Episode 13
When Steve Schmidt was a senior advisor on John McCain’s campaign in 2008, Twitter was a curiosity. Now, he and a number of former Republican establi…
5 years, 8 months ago