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Episode 80
Madeline Ashby, futurist and WIRED contributor joins Offline to talk about her recent piece “Hollywood’s Future Belongs to People — Not Machines." Sh…
2 years, 11 months ago
Is 2024 the AI Election? Plus, an OG Twitter Exec on Elon, Threads, and Tech Bros
Episode 79
Jason Goldman, former Chief Digital Officer in the Obama White House, joins Offline to break down “the AI election.” He and Jon talk through their fe…
3 years ago
QAnon is Thriving, Twitter is Dying, Zuck to the Rescue?
Episode 78
Will Sommer, author of Trust the Plan, joins Offline to talk about what QAnon actually is, how people are drawn into the world of Q, and how the Repu…
3 years ago
Joe Rogan Debates Vaccines, Elon Challenges Zuck, and the Submarine Discourse
Episode 77
Jon and Max answer your questions about AI, unions, writing and fallen titans — submersible and tech leader alike. Plus, America Dissected’s Dr. Abdu…
3 years ago
Why You Should Make Silly Things
Episode 76
Simone Giertz, YouTube’s favorite inventor and robotics enthusiast, joins Offline this week to discuss the joy of building useless things and why adu…
3 years, 1 month ago
How to Break Your Phone Addiction
Episode 75
Catherine Price, science journalist and author of The Power of Fun and How to Break Up with Your Phone, joins the show to close out The Offline Chall…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Kids Are Not Alright. Is Social Media to Blame?
Episode 74
Social media is ubiquitous among young people. But is it safe? Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, joins Offline to break down a …
3 years, 1 month ago
Is Fox News Doomed?
Episode 73
Kat Abu and Andrew Lawrence watch Fox News every night so you don’t have to. As researchers at Media Matters, a right-wing media watchdog, it’s their…
3 years, 1 month ago
Did Clickbait Kill Buzzfeed and the Digital Media Era?
Episode 72
Ben Smith, Semafor founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed News, joins Offline to discuss what the shuttering of newsrooms at Buzzfeed and Vic…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jon and Max Surrender Their iPhones
Episode 71
Introducing Offline’s Unplug Challenge! Jon and Max reflect on how their screen addictions have worsened their focus, hijacked their social lives, an…
3 years, 2 months ago