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Empire of AI with Karen Hao
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Today we have on repeat guest Karen Hao to talk about her new blockbuster book “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.” I…
9 months ago
Are White Men Allowed to Write Novels with Andrew Boryga
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Today we take a break from Trump to bring back one of our favorite guests, Andrew Boryga, the novelist behind the brilliant book Victim, and …
9 months, 1 week ago
Pink Cadillacs and Pyramid Schemes with Bridget Read
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Today we have on Bridget Read, the author of a great new book called “Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America.” (Out t…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Think and Read in a World of AI with Zena Hitz
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Today we’re talking about a new essay in the New Yorker that asks how we might think about knowledge, learning, and the meaning of life in a w…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Betting on the Pope and the Fragile Trump Coalition
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Today we’re talking Pope and the odds for each of the contenders. If you want a quick way to catch up with who the choices might be and what th…
10 months ago
Corruption, Manufacturing, and the Future of the Country with Zephyr Teachout
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This week we have on Zephyr Teachout, Professor at Law at Fordham University and columnist at the Nation, for a long talk about protectionism, …
10 months, 1 week ago
The Allure of Trad Factory Town and Tariff America
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Today we talk about what the supporters of the tariffs might actually be thinking and why we might take the latest Trump gambit a little more …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A New Vision for the Democratic Party with Saikat Chakrabarti
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Today we have on Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff for AOC and one of the formers leaders of the Justice Democrats. Saikat is curre…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
SIGNALGATE!
We talk about SignalGate, Trump’s clown show problem, and a little bit about Richard Linklater’s “Waking Life” and why the Alex Jones from 25 years a…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
It's Time for a Liberal Tea Party
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This week we talk about the growing tea party vibes around the Democratic party, Schumer’s shame, the anti-establishment energy that’s emanatin…
11 months ago