Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Fight for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe w/ Ben Wray
Episode 82
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the state of the gig economy in Europe, including the Spanish riders law, recent court ruling on …
4 years, 11 months ago
Migrant Workers in Australia’s Gig Economy w/ Tyler Riordan
Episode 81
Paris Marx is joined by Tyler Riordan to discuss the state of the gig economy in Australia, the ongoing efforts to improve their conditions, …
5 years ago
How Race Was Central to Prop 22 w/ Veena Dubal
Episode 80
Paris Marx is joined by Veena Dubal to discuss how Proposition 22 and the contract status of gig workers is reminiscent of the United States’…
5 years ago
The Amazon Union Drive Comes to Canada w/ Sara Mojtehedzadeh
Episode 79
Paris Marx is joined by Sara Mojtehedzadeh to discuss the Teamsters’ organizing at Amazon warehouses in Canada and the working conditions tha…
5 years ago
What Apple Won’t Tell You About the iPhone w/ Brian Merchant
Episode 78
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the development of the iPhone, how Apple manages the press, and how the parts of the compan…
5 years ago
The Creation of a Black Cyberculture w/ André Brock
Episode 77
Paris Marx is joined by André Brock to discuss the history of Black people’s online activity, the internet’s association with whiteness, and …
5 years ago
Big Tech Entrenches US Power w/ Michael Kwet
Episode 76
Paris Marx is joined by Michael Kwet to discuss how digital technologies are used to entrench the power of the United States and its dominant…
5 years, 1 month ago
Blockchain Won’t Save the Global South w/ Olivier Jutel
Episode 75
Paris Marx is joined by Olivier Jutel to discuss blockchain’s pivot to humanitarianism, the questionable people behind the technology, and ho…
5 years, 1 month ago
How Neoliberalism Seized the Internet w/ Dan Greene
Episode 74
Paris Marx is joined by Dan Greene to discuss how the Clinton administration reframed poverty through the lens of the internet and how that t…
5 years, 1 month ago
How Smart is the Smart City? w/ Shannon Mattern
Episode 73
Paris Marx is joined by Shannon Mattern to discuss what we miss when we see the city solely through the lens of the computer, and how other i…
5 years, 1 month ago