Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchElon Musk’s Twitter Takeover is a Disaster w/ Hussein Kesvani
Episode 141
Paris Marx is joined by Hussein Kesvani to discuss the mess of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the problem with his solution to blue check priv…
3 years, 10 months ago
Tech Billionaires Are Reshaping US Politics w/ Jacob Silverman
Episode 140
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the politics of the PayPal Mafia tech billionaires, and how …
3 years, 11 months ago
Mark Zuckerberg is Burning Meta to the Ground w/ Dave Karpf
Episode 139
Paris Marx is joined by Dave Karpf to discuss Meta’s misguided attempt to turn Facebook into a metaverse company, how Wired Magazine has evol…
3 years, 11 months ago
Don’t Fall for the Longtermism Sales Pitch w/ Émile P. Torres
Episode 138
Paris Marx is joined by Émile P. Torres to discuss the ongoing effort to sell effective altruism and longtermism to the public, and why they’…
3 years, 11 months ago
How Tech is Remaking the Food System w/ Jim Thomas
Episode 137
Paris Marx is joined by Jim Thomas to discuss how digital technologies are being integrated into the industrial food system, how it empowers …
3 years, 11 months ago
Why Green Capitalism Won’t Fix Climate Change w/ Adrienne Buller
Episode 136
Paris Marx is joined by Adrienne Buller to discuss how the tech and finance industries are selling us false solutions to the climate crisis t…
4 years ago
Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'Kane
Episode 135
Paris Marx is joined by Josh O’Kane to discuss how Sidewalk Labs decided to build a city “from the internet up” in Toronto, the concerns that…
4 years ago
Science Fiction As Tech Criticism w/ Brian Merchant and Claire Evans
Episode 134
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant and Claire Evans to discuss their new science fiction anthology, how it uses the genre to critically i…
4 years ago
Electric Vehicles Are Driving a Mining Boom w/ Thea Riofrancos
Episode 133
Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss how the push for electric vehicles is driving governments in the United States and Europe …
4 years ago
Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris Gilliard
Episode 132
Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic and in response…
4 years ago