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Welcome to Slop Pod! We got that mad sickness. This show covers gaming and geek culture with a sprinkle of insanity and a dash of crippling depression. Cover art photo provided by Josh Rose on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joshsrose
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Hard Fork

The New York Times

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“Hard Fork” is a show about the future that’s already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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MIRONCHUCK NOW

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Previously known as 2BitPodcast - Home to At The End Of The Day, Then & Now, and Friend or FED? Shows that make you question your priors! Subscribe to get EARLY ACCESS to ALL upcoming Episodes and Series: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mironchucknow/subscribe GO BUY SOME COFFEE AT FOX AND SONS! www.foxnsons.com Use Coupon Code 2Bit to get 15% off all orders over $30 BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/02bitspodcz Send me PayPal Bucks! [email protected]
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Live watching Andrew Wilson from @The_Crucible dismantle a Short Wearing male feminist on @whatever and then chatting with the mighty Charles Spadille about women telling men to FIX the consequences of the Devouring Mother. #livestream #livewatchalong #andrewwilson #feminism #commentary #debate STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://str…
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This week, we dive into Kevin’s recent column about how A.I. is affecting the job market for new graduates, and debate whether the job apocalypse is already here for entry-level work. Then Mike Krieger joins us to discuss the new Claude 4 model, the future of work and the online chatter over whether an A.I. system could blackmail you. And finally, …
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We be Live Watching Tom Luongo, Alex Krainer and Matt Ehret talking aboot Canada, China, and the City of London a the recent Cornerstone Roundtable event #commentary #livestream #livewatchalong #canada #china STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tip OR Send me PayPal Bucks! https://paypal.me/2BITPODCAST?cou…
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With the mounting threat of NATO backed strikes deep into Russian territory and economic sanctions that will have global effects, will Putin's Russia have no other choice but to end the Ukrainian conflict ASAP?STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tipOR Send me PayPal Bucks! https://paypal.me/2BITPODCAST?cou…
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I review Curtis Yarvin's latest Democracy debate at Harvard and provide colour commentary of Jordan Peterson's Jubilee performance. STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tipOR Send me PayPal Bucks! https://paypal.me/2BITPODCAST?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AUSign Up for a Membership on Gumroad for AD FREE CONTEN…
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This week, we take a field trip to Google and report back about everything the company announced at its biggest show of the year, Google I/O. Then, we sit down with Google DeepMind’s chief executive and co-founder, Demis Hassabis, to discuss what his A.I. lab is building, the future of education, and what life could look like in 2030. Guest: Demis …
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Made by JimBob takes aim on the faux Christians who are starting to steer culture towards the Neo-TradZ, and Jay Dyer buries Not So Erudite's professional debate career. STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tip OR Send me PayPal Bucks! https://paypal.me/2BITPODCAST?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AU Sign Up for a …
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Who is Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney and what does he have planned for both Canada and the World? STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tip OR Send me PayPal Bucks! https://paypal.me/2BITPODCAST?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AU Matt Ehret is a Canadian journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Pa…
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America’s not doing so hot right now. Kanye West, on the other hand, hasn’t been well for quite some time. Akilah Hughes joins us again to discuss the idea that Kanye has always been a mirror for the American zeitgeist. What is about him, and about us, that makes that theory true? And, are we — both Kanye and the United States — totally doomed, or …
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Join in as we watch Andrew Wilson force a young feminist to self delete her on-line debate career and do some background research on Canada's new PM Mark Carney. Canadian Patriot Press: / @canadianpatriotpress3573 Whatever Podcast: • DEBATE RAGE QUIT?! Andrew Wilson vs. ... STOP PAYING YT! Send Tips via Stream Labs: https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodca…
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The actor, comedian and author Ed Helms has a new book out about historical blunders. He swings by Hard Fork to tell us about it and answer your moral quandaries, ethical dilemmas and etiquette questions about technology: How do I tell my mom she can’t post about her grandkids on Facebook? Am I being an A.I. hypocrite at work? And is it OK to troll…
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I tried to warn as many as I could about the coming financial crisis in 2025 and got scoffed at and black listed for my efforts. Let's check in on how that prediction is going and see what my critics got wrong. Send a Streamlabs Tip & avoid the YT cut! https://streamlabs.com/2bitpodcast1/tipSign Up for a Membership on Gumroad for AD FREE CONTENT! h…
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Ryan wrote about using ChatGPT for therapy, and a lot of responses to that announcement involved calling him an idiot. This week, he sits down with Grant to talk about what he learned over experimenting with AI therapy for a few months, and a broader chat about the birth of the AI world — and how it’s pretty much involved in everything already (in …
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This week, iPhone users started to feel the impact of a stern court order against Apple that requires the company to stop collecting a commission on some app sales. We break down what this means for apps like Kindle and Spotify and why the judge suggested that Apple and a top executive should be investigated for criminal contempt. Then, Karen Hao j…
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Last time we had Charlie Warzel on, it was to determine whether the insurrection had been a political success. Now, 100+ days into Trump 2.0, he joins us again to answer some simple questions: Should we be worrying about the survival of American democracy now? And also, with the fallout from tariffs revealing the first cracks in Trump’s base, is th…
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This week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT’s sycophantic update, Meta’s digital companionship turn and a secret experiment run on Reddit users. Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb. And finally, we’re joined by PJ Vogt for a brand-new segment called Group Chat Chat. Ticke…
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In the past decade, true crime has gone from a niche and somewhat disparaged genre to one of entertainment’s most prolific. What is it about true crime that’s made it become such a huge part of popular culture? Through the lens of the mysterious disappearance (and reappearance) of Hannah Kobayashi, journalist Jennifer Swann joins us to talk about h…
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This week, with big developments in two antitrust cases against Google, we discuss how the company may be forced to change its business. Then we’re joined by the journalist Mark Yarm to discuss his recent visit to an underwater home for his article about techno-utopians who want to colonize the ocean. And finally, it’s tool time! We’ll tell you abo…
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Today, we’re telling a story of human ingenuity. Except, in a dumb way. It’s one of the craziest things that has happened in a long time — which is really saying something — when some bro on 4chan ended up in a Taliban prison. Arturo Castro joins us to talk about a British guy named Miles Rutledge. Our guest Arturo Castro is an actor and currently …
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This week Meta is on trial, in a landmark case over whether it illegally snuffed out competition when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp. We discuss some of the most surprising revelations from old email messages made public as evidence in the case, and explain why we think the F.T.C.’s argument has gotten weaker in the years since the lawsuit was …
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On March 13, 2025, Netflix released Adolescence, and ever since, parents have been learning that Andrew Tate is bad. What are we to do? Ryan talks to Grant about how the problems we have on the internet now are not dramatically new, it’s just that everyone has the internet in their pocket all the time — and, to borrow a 2010s phrase, the solution t…
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When a man who spent a decade not showering or cleaning his room just to play World of Warcraft has better political instincts than the guy who writes books on politics for a living. #trump #tarrifs #commentary Sign Up for a Membership on Gumroad for AD FREE CONTENT! https://mironchucknow.gumroad.com/l/mironchucknowGo Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire…
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This week, with the tech world in chaos over President Trump’s tariffs, we look at how four specific companies are navigating the new day-to-day reality. Then, the A.I. researcher Daniel Kokotajlo returns to the show to discuss a new set of predictions for how artificial intelligence could transform the world in just the next few years and how we a…
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Emergent Perspective dropped by to pull on some threads we left dangling in our first conversation about the likelihood of an A.I. Congress. We cover a lot of ground in these 90 minutes, topics such as A.I.’s place in the historical cycle of Government and Civilization, Palantir and now Grok as the new models for A.I. taking over decision making in…
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Today we’re talking about a panic that’s been simmering for a while but has, in the past couple of years, become a full-blown panic. And that’s the technological Cold War that the US is waging with China. (Okay, and now also the tariff war, but that’s with pretty much everyone.) Are the Chinese really so radically different from us, or — at least w…
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This week, President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are roiling the global economy. We discuss what this could mean for the tech sector and whether this will give China a competitive advantage over the United States in the development of A.I. Then, we chat with a Wall Street Journal reporter, Keach Hagey, about her new book on Sam Altman…
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Today, we’re doing something a little different. Grant asks Ryan to step back from being host, and instead to step in as a social worker for people who fall for conspiracy theories. The person in question is Grant’s friend’s dad, who read a recent “report” saying that the Holocaust “actually wasn’t as bad as they say,” and it’s tearing his family a…
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Mano from The Study of Stuff joins Jim Jatras and I to talk about the history of Greek Independence and how it effects both current day geo-politics and the Orthodox Church. Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD & Find out about the coming Financial Crisis and who is really in control:https://mironchucknow.gumroad.com/l/ShadowempireChapters …
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This week, we dig into the group chat that’s rocking the Trump administration and talk about why turning to Signal to plan military operations probably isn’t a great idea. Then, we’re joined by the podcaster Dwarkesh Patel to discuss his new book “The Scaling Era,” and whether he’s still optimistic about the broad benefits of A.I. And finally, a co…
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Are we in the post-MeToo era? In this episode, we’re reconciling with not only how society at large has adapted to its rise and fall, but also how Hollywood and social media have adapted as well. Spitfire News’s Kat Tenbarge joins us to discuss that — and just who it is that killed #MeToo. Our guest Kat Tenbarge is an independent journalist, and pu…
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Guest and friend Charles Spadille joins me in discussing the crisis of consequences borne out of the strategy of Government Institutions selecting for sexual and social degenerates who can be easily manipulated and blackmailed. The strategy worked so well, in fact that now the degenerates are running the institutes and vis-à-vis the State. We also …
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With all of Silicon Valley weighing in on the Trump administration’s new action plan for artificial intelligence, Kevin and Casey break down what’s on everybody’s wish list. Then, a Columbia undergrad explains why he built a tool that lets coders use A.I. to cheat on job interviews. And finally, we climb aboard the Hot Mess Express to talk Solana’s…
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Every four years America suffers through a national election, with its own distinct collection of far-right freaks. Yet against the trend, in 2024 many of the youngest voters started finding them appealing. So who or what turned Gen Z fascist? Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House joins us to discuss the main players in the right-wing (mano)sphere, a…
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Pericles "Perry" Abbasi is an American lawyer and online personality. He is the proud winner of Nick Adams Alpha Male of the Week, his political analysis & diet have been discussed on Red Scare and he is Engaged (to a woman) Follow Perry on X: @ElectionLegal Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD & Find out about the coming Financial Crisis a…
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This week, as the long-promised new Siri faces increasing delays, we explore why Apple seems to be falling even further behind in artificial intelligence. Then, the New York Times reporter Adam Satariano joins us to explain how Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink took over the world. And finally, we look at a new study that asks: Is A.…
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Jim and I discuss the recent announcement by Sec. of State Marco Rubio of an agreed ceasefire arrangement negotiated in Saudi Arabia with the Ukrainian delegation. What will Russia likely say and do? Will they accept the terms (unlikely) or continue the war ( сделать ставку на это) Mr. James George Jatras is a former American diplomat and long-time…
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Right now, you might be thinking someone, somewhere, is on the internet doing something for money that’s really awful. That’s probably true, and has been in the past. Although, plenty of times it’s not — take Bonsai Kittens — but what about Red Rooms, where you can supposedly pay for assassinations or watch live torture? Today journalist Carl Mille…
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Mr. James George Jatras is a former American diplomat and long-time head of the foreign policy center of the Republican Committee of the US Senate.Jim's book of collected works 'I Tried To Warn You' is now available on Amazon and many other fine booksellers.Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD & Find out about the coming Financial Crisis an…
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This week, Google introduced a new way to search, which could mean that Googling as we know it is on the way out. It’s called AI Mode and it is essentially the company’s response to the growing number of people turning to A.I. chat bots instead of Google search. We walk through what this new product looks like, who can use it and what it could mean…
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On the bad side, we have copyright infringement, exploitation, and misinformation; on the good side, we have its uses for brainstorming, editing work, and combating loneliness. On both sides, everyone is freaking out about AI — but are we freaking out about it for the right reasons? Casey Newton joins us to make the pitch that whatever you think, A…
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This week, Anthropic’s C.E.O., Dario Amodei, returns to the show for a candid, wide-ranging interview. We discuss Anthropic’s brand-new Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, the A.I. arms race against China, and his hopes and fears for this technology over the next two years. Then, we gather up recent tech stories, put them into a hat and close out the week wit…
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Perhaps you’ve seen someone pop off online about a delivery order going wrong, or it being too expensive. Maybe you’ve been one of those people. Some call them “Treatlerites” — “treat” + “Hitler,” of course — and it’s when general panic ensues after someone acts selfishly dictatorial about their delivery app output, and foolishly decides to rant ab…
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C.Sandbatch stops by to answer 'What is Art?' in the Age of A.I. #aiart #FuturePolitics #ArtificialIntelligence #aiartwork #TechFuture #AIDecisionMaking #FuturistTechnology #AIEnthusiast #aiartcommunity What if you knew in 2019 what was going to happen in 2020? Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD and find out what's REALLY going on! https:…
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This week, Elon Musk brought a new chatbot into the crowded A.I. universe — Grok 3, the latest model from his company xAI. We break down how it compares with other leading models and what it reveals about Musk’s larger ambitions. Then, Vlad Tenev, the chief executive of the investing platform Robinhood, lays out his vision for the future of investi…
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When it comes to modern relationships, most reporting has three main points: Gen Z is sexless and puritan, Millennials are scared about their inevitable doom, and Boomers are boozers who are going down swinging — literally. In this age of social media and apps, we couldn’t help but wonder: has technology made dating worse? Magdalene Taylor joins us…
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Mr. James George Jatras is a former American diplomat and long-time head of the foreign policy center of the Republican Committee of the US Senate.Jim's book of collected works 'I Tried To Warn You' is now available on Amazon and many other fine booksellers.Go Buy Tales Of The Shadow Empire On GUMROAD & Find out about the coming Financial Crisis an…
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Kevin reports back from the A.I. Action Summit in Paris, where it was full speed ahead toward artificial general intelligence, with a conspicuous lack of action on the safety front. Also, Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re taking a look at A.I. on dating apps. First, our producer Rachel Cohn explains what happened when she applied all of the advice from …
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As of this recording, 17 states don’t have access to PornHub. You might assume that’s because of very normal people like Speaker of the House Mike Johnson needing to monitor his son’s masturbation habits, but was it conservatives’ fault? Or… was it well-meaning liberals? Junlper joins us to discuss who is behind this new and extreme porn ban, and i…
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