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Elon Musk Unmasked: Creating the Genius Myth (Part 2)
Episode 190
Elon Musk is man, but he’s also a character that he crafted and which the media blew up to unimaginable scale. Without the media, Musk would …
2 years, 11 months ago
Elon Musk Unmasked: Origins of an Oligarch (Part 1)
Episode 189
Elon Musk wasn't always the influential billionaire he is today. To begin our dive into the myth of Musk, we need to go back to his origins —…
2 years, 11 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried On Trial w/ Jacob Silverman
Episode 188
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the start of the criminal trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, what we know about the case, an…
3 years ago
The Real History of the Luddites w/ Brian Merchant
Episode 187
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the history of the Luddites, why we have their story all wrong, and what we can learn from …
3 years ago
SpaceX’s Regulatory Evasion Has Consequences w/ Eric Roesch
Episode 186
Paris Marx is joined by Eric Roesch to discuss the aftermath of the SpaceX Starship launch that caused so much environmental damage in April …
3 years ago
How US-China Rivalry Distracts from Tech Harms w/ Yangyang Cheng
Episode 185
Paris Marx is joined by Yangyang Cheng to discuss the growing divide between the United States and China, and how nationalistic narratives di…
3 years ago
How Tech Wields Its Power in San Francisco w/ Dean Preston
Episode 184
Paris Marx is joined by Dean Preston to discuss the havoc robotaxis are wreaking in San Francisco and the wider impacts the tech industry has…
3 years ago
Reporting Critically on Tech w/ Jason Koebler & Samantha Cole
Episode 183
Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler and Samantha Cole to discuss why they launched 404 Media, how it was inspired by their work at Motherbo…
3 years, 1 month ago
AI Criticism Has a Decades-Long History w/ Ben Tarnoff
Episode 182
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss the ELIZA chatbot created by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s and how it led him to develop a cr…
3 years, 1 month ago
Pondering the Orb w/ Molly White
Episode 181
Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried having his bail revoked and Sam Altman’s plan to scan all of our irises to g…
3 years, 1 month ago