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Monologue: AI Isn't Getting A Bailout
In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down how economically irrelevant AI is, and how no bailout is coming to save the Large Lang…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Valve Taking On Microsoft? with Steve Burke
In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about Valve’s new console-like Steam Machine and Vision Pro-like Steam Fra…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
A Thanksgiving Monologue
In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron thanks you for being such wonderful listeners. If you ever have a tip, reach out on ezitron.76.
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7 months ago
CZM Rewind: The Truth About Software Development with Carl Brown
In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Carl Brown, a veteran software developer and host of The Internet of Bugs, to talk about the realities of sof…
7 months ago
What People Actually Use ChatGPT For With Gerrit De Vynck
In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Gerrit De Vynck of The Washington Post to discuss what an analysis of 47,000 ChatGPT conversations can tell u…
7 months, 1 week ago
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference And Its MSFT Revenue Share
In a Better Offline exclusive, Ed Zitron reveals how much OpenAI spent on inference in 2024 and 2025, as well as how much it paid Microsoft as part o…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
This week’s Better Offline is a recording of a panel held by Clarion West in Seattle earlier this year with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron, discussing e…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Monologue: AI's Desperation Era
In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron talks about OpenAI hinting they’d want a federal backstop for data center loans, NVIDIA’s weird, d…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Vibe Coding is BS w/ Charlie Meyer
Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City. Ed is joined in-studio by founder and …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Monologue: Dealing With The Weight Of History
In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron takes a moment to discuss the current state of the bubble, and the way we’re all feeling at this t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago