Podcast Episodes

Boo-sters

We start this week with Sam telling us all about the commencement speeches where speakers have been praising AI, including former Google CEO Eric Sch…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris

This week, I’m delighted to be joined by Britt Paris. Britt is a critical informatics scholar and Associate Professor of Library and Information Scie…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams

We start this week with Joseph’s story about how we obtained Haotian AI, a sought-after piece of realtime video deepfake software that lets you turn …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

How the World Became a Casino (With Natasha Schüll)

The logic behind Polymarket, Kalshi and sports betting apps can be traced back to the inner workings of the slot machine. 

How did we get to a point…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Flock Used Cameras at a Children’s Gymnastics Center for a Sales Pitch

This week we start with Jason's story about Flock accessing cameras in a children's gymnastics room as a sale pitch demo. After the break, Emanuel te…

6 months ago

The New Luddites: Why People Are Destroying Surveillance and AI Infrastructure

This week, we talk to Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine, about a rash of people physically destroying AI and surveillance infrastructure…

6 months ago

How This Trippy Image Started A Massive Conspiracy Theory

This week, Jason explains the conspiracy theory circulating behind a trippy stock image that went viral after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner—…

6 months, 1 week ago

Government Hacking Tools Are Now in Criminals' Hands (with Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai)

This week Joseph talks to Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, a journalist at TechCrunch. Lorenzo has possibly the deepest understanding of one of the wil…

6 months, 1 week ago

How Algorithms Make Us Feel Bad and Weird

This week Sam unpacks how social media algorithms manipulate our emotions around everything from engagement rings to wedding dresses to babies, and w…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Journalists Are Leaving Big Media (with Maddy Myers)

This week, Sam is joined by Maddy Myers, editor-in-chief of Mothership. She’s also a co-host of the video games podcast Triple Click. 

Maddy launche…

6 months, 2 weeks ago