Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWho Inspired Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ Space Visions? w/ Fred Scharmen
Episode 92
Paris Marx is joined by Fred Scharmen to discuss Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ visions for space colonization, the inspiration they draw from the…
4 years, 10 months ago
Don’t Give Surveillance for Christmas w/ Chris Gilliard
Episode 91
Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the ethics of tech media recommending surveillance devices, aspects of “smart” technologies…
4 years, 10 months ago
Net-Zero Uses Technofixes to Delay Climate Action w/ Sabrina Fernandes
Episode 90
Paris Marx is joined by Sabrina Fernandes to discuss what came out of COP26, what it actually means to have net-zero emissions by 2050, and a…
4 years, 10 months ago
How Amazon is Changing the Books We Read w/ Mark McGurl
Episode 89
Paris Marx is joined by Mark McGurl to discuss how Amazon is reshaping the publishing industry and altering the form of the novel itself.
Mark…
4 years, 10 months ago
Why the Metaverse Must Be Stopped w/ Brian Merchant
Episode 88
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for the metaverse, everything that’s wrong with it, the concept…
4 years, 11 months ago
Can Nostalgia Inspire a Better Future? w/ Grafton Tanner
Episode 87
Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss how social and environmental crises fuel nostalgia, how companies profit from it, and wheth…
4 years, 11 months ago
What Gig Work Means for Women in India w/ Noopur Raval
Episode 86
Paris Marx is joined by Noopur Raval to discuss India’s gig economy, the specific conditions of women who provide services through beauty and…
4 years, 11 months ago
Beating Uber at the UK Supreme Court w/ Yaseen Aslam
Episode 85
Paris Marx is joined by Yaseen Aslam to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are not self-employed, the long fight to reach …
4 years, 11 months ago
Solidarity in Canada’s Gig Economy w/ Jennifer Scott & Brice Sopher
Episode 84
Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight for gig workers’ rights in …
4 years, 11 months ago
Gig Work is Not a Novelty in Brazil w/ Rafael Grohmann
Episode 83
Paris Marx is joined by Rafael Grohmann to discuss the state of app-based work in Brazil, organizing by food delivery workers to demand bette…
4 years, 11 months ago