Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Frictionless World of Silicon Valley w/ Anna Wiener
Episode 43
Paris Marx is joined by Anna Wiener to discuss her journey into the tech industry, how Silicon Valley’s desire for a “frictionless” world is …
5 years, 8 months ago
Platforms for Public Good w/ Mathew Lawrence & Thomas Hanna
Episode 42
Paris Marx is joined by Mathew Lawrence and Thomas Hanna to discuss the problems with platforms, why antitrust alone is not enough to fix the…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Complex Systems that Govern Our Lives w/ Tim Maughan
Episode 41
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Maughan to discuss the exploitative infrastructures that make the modern world possible, how complex technologica…
5 years, 9 months ago
How Urban Tech Increases Corporate Control w/ David Banks
Episode 40
Paris Marx is joined by David Banks to discuss how tech solutions to increase corporate control in cities will be sold to us as fun and conve…
5 years, 9 months ago
Why Game and Tech Workers Are Organizing w/ Emma Kinema
Episode 39
Paris Marx is joined by Emma Kinema to discuss how workers are organizing in the video game and tech industries, the challenges faced by thos…
5 years, 9 months ago
Fighting for Gig Workers’ Rights After Prop 22 w/ Wilfred Chan
Episode 38
Paris Marx is joined by Wilfred Chan to discuss how gig companies misled California voters to back Prop 22, whether the Biden administration …
5 years, 10 months ago
How Spotify is Built On Artist Exploitation w/ Liz Pelly
Episode 37
Paris Marx is joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how the Spotify model of streaming music continues a long trend of exploitation in the music ind…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Injury Crisis in Amazon Warehouses w/ Will Evans
Episode 36
Paris Marx is joined by Will Evans to discuss how excessive productivity targets are causing high rates of injury at Amazon warehouses, how e…
5 years, 10 months ago
How Video Games are Shaped by Capitalism w/ Daniel Joseph
Episode 35
Paris Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss the relationship between video games and capitalism, how the gaming experience has become in…
5 years, 10 months ago
Jobs Suck, But Not Because of Automation w/ Aaron Benanav
Episode 34
Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss why jobs are getting worse because the economy’s slowing down, not because technology is spe…
5 years, 11 months ago