Podcast Episodes

Monologue: The Anker Nebula X1 Is The Best Projector I've Ever Used

In this week’s Better Offline monologue, Ed talks about Anker’s Nebula X1, an expensive, excellent-looking and adaptable projector that can work just about anywhere.

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Published on 1 month ago

Building A Newspaper Out of the Internet with Molly White

In this episode, Ed is joined by writer and critic Molly White to talk about how RSS can purify your news experience, the challenge of the newsletter economy, and what gives her optimism for the futu…

Published on 1 month ago

Monologue: Annualized Revenues Are BS

In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how and why OpenAI and Anthropic use “annualized revenues” to hide that they’re nowhere near their yearly revenue projections.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Radio Better Offline: Mia Sato & Dave Lee

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Mia Sato of The Verge and Dave Lee of Bloomberg to talk …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 3

In part three of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how AI agents don’t really exist, how deceitful AI marketing has become, and why everything is brittle as a result.…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt, 2

In part two of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how little money there is in generative AI, how Anthropic and OpenAI are killing their own customers, and why there m…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 1

In part one of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how the US stock market rests on the back of GPU sales, and how a lack of any real business returns spells doom for t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Monologue: The Updated Pale Horses of the AIpocalypse

In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the pale horses of the AIpocalypse - and how the AI bubble’s deepest weakness is that it’s almost entirely based on vibes.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Radio Better Offline: Brian Koppelman, Cherlynn Low & Mike Drucker

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by actor, writer and producer Brian Koppelman, Engadget Ma…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Make Fun Of Them, Pt. 2

In part two of this week's two-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron makes a plea to the tech media - to stop automatically accepting what the tech executives have to say, and to admit that these people sou…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago