Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPlastic Recycling Is a Scam w/ Dharna Noor
Episode 210
Paris Marx is joined by Dharna Noor to discuss widely-held misconceptions about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and how industry lobbi…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Setback for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe w/ Ben Wray
Episode 209
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss why the European Union’s Platform Work Directive isn’t moving forward, what hope remains for gig …
2 years, 7 months ago
How Foreverism Degrades Our Culture w/ Grafton Tanner
Episode 208
Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss the dangers and consequences of companies and politicians leveraging nostalgia for their ow…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Interfaces Shape Our Relationship to Tech w/ Zachary Kaiser
Episode 207
Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Kaiser to discuss the power of tech interfaces, why data isn’t an accurate reflection of the world, and why w…
2 years, 7 months ago
France’s Start-Up Nation Is a Neoliberal Hell w/ Nastasia Hadjadji
Episode 206
Paris Marx is joined by Nastasia Hadjadji to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s plan to run France like a start-up, how that justified a further disma…
2 years, 7 months ago
What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor Pickard
Episode 205
Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic of a deeper, structural c…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric Silver
Episode 204
Paris Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back from those efforts, and t…
2 years, 8 months ago
AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit Gebru
Episode 203
Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the past year in AI hype, how AI companies have shaped regulation, and tech’s relationship to…
2 years, 8 months ago
What Social Media Meant for the Mass Protest Decade w/ Vincent Bevins
Episode 202
Paris Marx is joined by Vincent Bevins to discuss the mass protests of the 2010s, the role that social and traditional media played in them, …
2 years, 8 months ago
How the Mirror World Distorts Our Reality w/ Naomi Klein
Episode 201
Paris Marx is joined by Naomi Klein to discuss the problems with personal branding pushed social media, how the left’s insufficient response …
2 years, 9 months ago