Best Techdirt Podcasts (2025)

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Techdirt: DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI 51:17

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We've written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology. One company that is trying to move in a different direction is DuckDuckGo with its Duck.ai offering. This week, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg joins the podcast for a deeper dive …

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DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI 51:17

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We've written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology. One company that is trying to move in a different direction is DuckDuckGo with its Duck.ai offering. This week, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg joins the podcast for a deeper dive …

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Techdirt’s Mike Masnick on Growing Bluesky, Clueless Regulators & the Case for Optimism 1:14:48

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Techdirt founder & editor Mike Masnick has long argued that the internet’s power should lie with its users. In his landmark 2019 essay, Protocols, Not Platforms, he laid out a vision for how decentralized systems could preserve free speech while avoiding the pitfalls of centralized control. That vision has since helped inspire Bluesky, where Mike n…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-07-2025 10PM EDT 4:40

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 865: October 7th Two Years Remembered; Chaos In France

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WarRoom Battleground EP 865: October 7th Two Years Remembered; Chaos In FranceBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4835: Deep State Imprisonment

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Episode 4835: Deep State ImprisonmentBy WarRoom.org

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-07-2025 9PM EDT 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-07-2025 8PM EDT 4:40

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The Gist: Obama CDC Director Tom Frieden: “'Believe in Science' Is a Terrible Idea.” 37:35

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The former CDC director lays out his “See, Believe, Create” playbook from The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own. He separates settled facts (hypertension control, PM2.5, tobacco) from guesswork, owns early COVID failures, and argues vaccine mandates and long school closures were mismatched to risk. Practica…

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Letters from an American: October 6, 2025 14:18

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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The Bulwark Podcast: Jake Tapper: Trump Is Making the Country Less Safe 1:07:24

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A new kind of McCarthyism has settled in at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors—including those handling tough national security cases—are getting canned for voicing any opposition to politically-motivated demands from top DOJ officials. And those who survive the ongoing purge are literally working in fear that they are being surveille…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3597 - The Victims of Zionism w/ Avi Shlaim 1:08:00

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It's News Day Tuesday on the Majority Report On Today's Show: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) stumps Attorney General Pam Bondi with questions over what became of the $50,000 that was delivered to Border Czar Tom Homan as a part of an FBI sting. Historian and author Avi Shlaim joins the program to discuss the "dual exodus theory", his personal hi…

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Compact Podcast: Hard Landing 1:06:38

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Two years have pass since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, Trump battles with Chicago and Portland over the deployment of National Guard troops, and philosopher Nick Land stirs up controversy. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz. Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. h…

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Columbia Energy Exchange: Building a New Energy Industrial Strategy 55:44

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Industrial policy, supply chain security, and economic competitiveness are central to how we think about clean energy deployment. As the Trump administration pulls back federal support for the clean energy transition, there are more and more calls for pragmatism and realism. The shifting conversation around clean energy is visible in other ways, to…

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Ones and Tooze: Introducing The Catch 24:32

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We're jumping in the feed midweek to share a new season of FP's global fisheries podcast, The Catch. This season is all about tuna. Climate change is pushing this lucrative fish out of the Pacific islands’ waters, and The Catch reporting team heads to the Solomon Islands to learn more. Listen to Season 6 on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your …

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4833: Bidens Justice Department: Targeting Parents, Wiretapping, And Census Fraud

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Episode 4833: Bidens Justice Department: Targeting Parents, Wiretapping, And Census FraudBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4832: MAGA Under Siege; Trump Pushing Back Against Globalism

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Episode 4832: MAGA Under Siege; Trump Pushing Back Against GlobalismBy WarRoom.org

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Give Them An Argument: Debunking Pro-Israel Talking Points on Gaza 1:07:25

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Today is the 2-year anniversary of the beginning of the genocide in Gaza. Ben Burgis breaks the absurdity and evil of the way many people have tried to defend it, and puts the issue in a larger context. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusi…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 10/7/25: Massive AI Bubble, China Runs Circles Around US, Bari Weiss CBS Takeover, Venezuela War 1:20:50

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the massive AI bubble, China runs circles around US, Bari Weiss new CBS head, Trump gears for Venezuela war. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 10/7/25: Trump Floats Ghislaine Pardon, Tim Dillon Flames Troops In Chicago, DHS Shoots American 46:48

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump considers Ghislaine pardon, Tim Dillon flames troops in Chicago, Trump DHS shoots US citizen. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…

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99% Invisible: Hidden Levels #1: Mr. Boomshakalaka 37:16

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Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar. Hidden Levels is a production of 99% Invisible and WBUR's Endless Thread. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on App…

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Jacobin Radio: Jacobin Radio: Imperialism in the 21st Century w/ Ilya Matveev 1:36:07

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At the end of September, political theorist Ilya Matveev joined the Critique editorial board to present his ideas about imperialism in the 21st century. Suzi Weissman moderated that enlightening discussion and brings it now to Jacobin Radio. Matveev examines the emerging era of inter-imperialist rivalry and asks what’s really driving the strategies…

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The Knowledge Project: Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street [Outliers] 46:53

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Hetty Green was the richest woman you've never heard of. In the late 1800s, she built a fortune worth billions today in a world designed to stop her. Women couldn't vote, couldn't own property, and weren't even allowed on the stock exchange floor. She was a force that couldn't be stopped. She bought entire towns, crushed railroad barons, and became…

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Trending In Ed with Mike Palmer: AI-Powered Learning in the Flow of Work with Michael Ioffe, CoFounder and CEO of Arist 33:42

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Welcome to an inspiring conversation on the future of learning with Michael Ioffe, founder of Arist, a company doing really interesting work in education. Michael is a Forbes 30 under 30 and a Thiel fellow. Michael joins host Mike Palmer to share his journey, beginning with his early obsession with education, influenced by his parents who were refu…

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Bankless: LIMITLESS: We Interviewed The Team Behind ChatGPT's #1 Feature

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OpenAI’s personalization leads, Christina Kaplan and Samir Ahmed map the shift from an “assistant with a notebook” to Pulse—the part of ChatGPT that quietly preps your day while you sleep. We unpack how short- and long-term memory work across sessions and why April’s subtle update changed the experience, show how daytime chats stay aligned with ove…

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The Bay Blend: Tuesday, October 7, 2025: Tariffs might close one Tampa Bay Area grocery store + a two-for-one museum experience 6:50

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Tariffs are hitting tons of small businesses hard across the country, and the Tampa Bay Region is no exception. You’re going to hear from one Asian Grocer in Bradenton about what he’s feeling, as he says he might have to close up shop. Plus, you’ll hear about pumpkin patches, and a two-for-one museum experience in St. Pete that you can check out. B…

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The Good Fight: The Good Fight Club: Who’s a Hypocrite About Free Speech? 46:12

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In this episode of The Good Fight Club, Yascha Mounk, Renée DiResta, Jacob Mchangama, and Jonathan Rauch discuss threats to free speech under Joe Biden vs Donald Trump, how to protect free speech, and the administration’s new compact for universities. Renée DiResta is an Associate Research Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georget…

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Plain English with Derek Thompson: Why Money Doesn't Buy Happiness in America 48:38

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America is rich—richer than ever. Yet Americans are more anxious, lonelier, and less satisfied than people in many poorer nations. The 2025 World Happiness Report ranked the U.S. 24th in life satisfaction, its lowest on record. Maybe, as social scientists say, we’ve traded community for consumption. Today’s guest, Morgan Housel, thinks there’s a de…

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The Daily: Marriage and Sex in the Age of Ozempic 37:17

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In the last few years, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound have been radically reshaping the people’s lives, changing appetites and health. But the drugs also have the power to affect other parts of consumers’ lives, including their romantic relationships. Lisa Miller, who writes about health for The New York Times, tells the story of…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 995. Jade Chang 1:27:21

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Jade Chang is the author of the novel What a Time to Be Alive, available from Ecco Books. Chang’s debut novel, The Wangs vs. the World, won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and has been published in a dozen countries. Her journalism and essays have recently appeared in The Best American Food Writing, and in the New York Times and Los Angeles Tim…

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5-4: Free Speech, Chilled to Perfection [TEASER] 4:45

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Do you ever feel…like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? That’s understandable because battles over free speech and the First Amendment are raging right now, whether on the internet, on TV, in the workplace, or in the streets. But baby, you’re a firework. And the Trump administration can’t take that from you. If you'r…

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Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change): Can the Voting Rights Act Survive This Supreme Court Term? 35:33

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Sophia Lin Lakin on How the Supreme Court Could Dismantle the Law Protecting Voters The U.S. Supreme Court is once again preparing to rule on a case that could further dismantle the Voting Rights Act — Callais v. Landry. At the center of this case is Section 2, one of the last remaining protections against racial discrimination in voting. After Lou…

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Advisory Opinions: SCOTUS Long Conference and 'Insecure Originalists' 1:09:26

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Sarah Isgur and David Lat cover the Supreme Court's long conference and react to the sentencing of Justice Brett Kavanaugh's attempted assassin. The Agenda: —Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal rejected —Missouri gun laws —Hawaii's "Spirit of Aloha" gun laws —Fifth Amendment takings clause —Sentencing of Justice Brett Kavanaugh's attempted assassin —Will Ob…

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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast: How Autism Became Political with Richard Grinker 55:17

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In the Trump-era, and within the public health narrative shaped by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a debunked but persistent myth has taken hold: that infant vaccinations cause autism. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence disproving this claim, the narrative remains central to anti-vaccine rhetoric. Professor Richard Rinker, a cultural anthropologist an…

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Organized Money: Who Controls Your Dentist? 40:13

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What happens when Wall Street sinks its teeth into your smile? David and Matt talk with Dr. Jill Tanzi, dentist and founder of the Alliance of Independent Dentists, about the corporate takeover of dentistry. She pulls back the curtain on how corporate consolidation and giant insurers like Delta Dental are reshaping what happens in the chair, from p…

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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Nicky Clayton: Why Crows Are “Feathered Apes” 36:04

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With long memories and the ability to figure out what other crows are thinking – then plot to outdo them, using what Nicky Clayton calls “sleight of beak” – crows are at least as smart as chimpanzees, despite having very different brains. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of p…

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Resources Radio: Achieving Societal Goals Through Carbon Removal, with Jennifer Wilcox 29:33

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In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi discusses carbon removal with Jennifer Wilcox, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who recently coauthored a paper titled, “Elevating Carbon Management: A Policy Decision-Making Framework and Rubric for the 21st Century.” Wilcox discusses the existing gaps in current policies related to carbon rem…

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The Reason Roundtable: Does Bari Weiss Prove Woke Media Is Collapsing? 1:12:11

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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Reason reporter Eric Boehm to discuss Paramount's $150 million acquisition of The Free Press and Bari Weiss' promotion to editor in chief at CBS News. They examine whether this represents a backlash to "woke" media, and debate if the success of outlets on Subs…

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The Gist: Steven Pinker: “Common Knowledge Changes Everything” 37:39

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Steven Pinker joins to discuss his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life, exploring how shared awareness coordinates everything from markets to manners. He traces spirals of silence, costly signals, and why a single public moment can flip private hunches into history…

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 864:: Dems Lose Out In The Schumer Shutdown; We Need More Indictments

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WarRoom Battleground EP 864:: Dems Lose Out In The Schumer Shutdown; We Need More IndictmentsBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4831: Jack Smith Wiretapped MAGA

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Episode 4831: Jack Smith Wiretapped MAGABy WarRoom.org

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3596 - The Existential Threat from the Right's Attack on Science w/ Dr. Michael Mann 1:19:29

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It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report. On today's show: ICE, CBP and other federal agencies continue their assault on Chicago as they recklessly unleash CS gas in front of an elementary school in a busy neighborhood resulting in the hospitalization of at least two children. ICE is gassing everyone in Chicago including the local police officers…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Bill Kristol and Jane Fonda: The New 'Fierce Urgency of Now' 1:07:16

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ICE is intentionally provoking violence in the nation’s cities and then glorifying it with their crack video team. Meanwhile, the rhetoric coming from Trump true believers about their desire for a ‘benevolent’ authoritarian strongman is truly alarming. But governors and members of the judiciary are behaving like we still have a republic —and that t…

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Changelog: The best coders should exit the feed 7:42

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Abner Coimbre makes a compelling case why our biggest technical talent should abandon for-profit social platforms, Noah Brier creates a Claude Code and Obsidian starter kit, Bharath Natarajan documents the Vercel vs Cloudflare fight, Toolbrew is a well-designed website brimming with common utilities, and Yusuf Aytas analyzes why over-engineering ha…

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Big Technology Podcast: OpenAI and AMD's Megadeal, Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s Bumpy Start. Meta vs. Apple 57:35

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M.G. Siegler of Spyglass is back for our monthly tech news discussion. Today we discuss OpenAI and AMD's megadeal, whether the AI investment cycle is a disaster waiting to happen, and how NVIDIA might feel about the arrangement. We also discuss Sam Altman and Jony Ive's struggles in developing their own AI device and how all tech companies seem to …