Best Tech Policy Press Podcasts (2025)

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Texas passes SBR | GameStop buys $500+ million in bitcoin! 33:28

14h ago33:28

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In this episode, Brian and Zach discuss: Bitcoin Conference recap Texas legislative session recap GameStop buys $500+ million in bitcoin Trump Media plans to buy $2.5 billion in bitcoin Bitcoin and taxation Market structure and stablecoin updates And more! Subscribe and follow us on all platforms! Rumble YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music:…

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Disinfo, Decline, and Dysfunction

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In the first segment of this week's Project Censored Show, Mickey welcomes back media scholar Nolan Higdon. They discuss his new podcast Disinfo Detox and recurring special feature “The Gaslight Gazette" that analyzes current events and media coverage of them through a critical media literacy lens aiming to deconstruct deceptive media messaging. Th…

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Disinfo, Decline, and Dysfunction

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In the first segment of this week's Project Censored Show, Mickey welcomes back media scholar Nolan Higdon. They discuss his new podcast Disinfo Detox and recurring special feature “The Gaslight Gazette" that analyzes current events and media coverage of them through a critical media literacy lens aiming to deconstruct deceptive media messaging. Th…

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Jean J. Ryoo and Jane Margolis, "Power On!" (MIT Press, 2022) 59:40

1h ago59:40

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An interview with Jean Ryoo and Jane Margolis about Power On! A diverse group of teenage friends learn how computing can be personally and politically empowering and why all students need access to computer science education. This lively graphic novel follows a diverse group of teenage friends as they discover that computing can be fun, creative, a…

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Through to Thriving: Journeying to Joy with Dr. Desmond Upton Patton 41:13

4h ago41:13

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For a special series of episodes dubbed Through to Thriving that will air throughout the year, Tech Policy Press fellow Anika Collier Navaroli is hosting discussions intended to help us imagine possible futures—for tech and tech policy, for democracy, and society—beyond the moment we are in. The second episode in the series features her conversatio…

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Technology, Labor Rights, and Political Power in Kenya and Across Africa 45:06

4h ago45:06

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In this episode, Justin Hendrix speaks with Nerima Wako-Ojiwa, director of Siasa Place, and Odanga Madung, a tech and society researcher and journalist, about the intersection of technology, labor rights, and political power in Kenya and across Africa. The conversation explores the ongoing struggles of content moderators and AI data annotators, who…

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Canada's Post-Election Outlook on Tech Policy 40:15

4h ago40:15

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Canadian political leaders are in a precarious moment. Fresh off the resignation of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and ascendancy of his successor, new Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney, the nation faces a brewing trade war with the United States and a deteriorating relationship with its president, Donald Trump. In addition …

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Ep. 244: Censoring lawmakers, T-shirts, and seashells 1:06:27

1d ago1:06:27

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We discuss the Supreme Court backing Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby, NPR filing suit against Trump, a years-long dispute over a student wearing a “there are only two genders” shirt, the Secret Service investigation into James Comey, the latest on Harvard vs. Trump, and more. Guests: Bob Corn-Revere — chief counsel, FIRE Lee Levine — former senior coun…

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3/15 Public trains, safer cycling, car-free pavements and enforced tickets 40:09

3h ago40:09

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Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker examine the return to public ownership of England's South Western Railway [2:09], discuss how Belgium's approach to road space and safety could promote cycling in the UK [11:25], link the lawlessness of parking on England's pavements with Robert Jenrick MP's highlighting of fare evasion [20:10] and update list…

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Out of the Frame: Hurricane Helene Aftermath and the Weaponization of Antisemitism

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This week, Eleanor Goldfield begins by doing what corporate media rarely do, and that is check in on people beyond the 24-hour news cycle and disaster reporting frenzy. Chelsea White-Hoglen, organizer and resident of Western North Carolina comes back on the program to tell us about the compounding crises that have… The post Out of the Frame: Hurric…

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Out of the Frame: Hurricane Helene Aftermath and the Weaponization of Antisemitism

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This week, Eleanor Goldfield begins by doing what corporate media rarely do, and that is check in on people beyond the 24-hour news cycle and disaster reporting frenzy. Chelsea White-Hoglen, organizer and resident of Western North Carolina comes back on the program to tell us about the compounding crises that have… The post Out of the Frame: Hurric…

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Taking on the AI Con 36:41

2d ago36:41

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna are the authors of a new book that The Guardian calls “refreshingly sarcastic” and Business Insider calls a “funny and irreverent deconstruction of AI.” They are also occasional contributors to Tech Policy Press. Justin Hendrix spoke to them about their new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the…

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Assessing the Relationship Between Information Ecosystems and Democracy's Woes 52:16

2d ago52:16

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Earlier this year, an entity called the Observatory on Information and Democracy released a major report called INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS AND TROUBLED DEMOCRACY: A Global Synthesis of the State of Knowledge on News Media, AI and Data Governance. The report is the result of a combination of three research assessment panels comprised of over 60 voluntee…

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John Horn, "Inside the Competitor's Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success" (MIT Press, 2023) 1:45:13

3d ago1:45:13

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Inside the Competitor's Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success (MIT Press, 2023) offers a roadmap to help leaders predict, understand, and react to their competitors’ moves. It is a valuable tool to help companies stay ahead of their competitors when the competition is intensifying. To make the right choice when a…

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Live from the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas! With Special Guest Host 28:41

7d ago28:41

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This week's episode is live from Las Vegas! Brian's special guest is Cody Carbone, CEO of The Digital Chamber! In this episode, Brian and Cody discuss: Energy and excitement at the Bitcoin Conference 35,000+ in attendance Vice President JD Vance's keynote speech Bitcoin is mainstream Cody's selfie with Scottie Pippen and Brian's night club conversa…

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An Interview with California's New State Chief Technology Innovation Officer 28:03

5d ago28:03

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In February, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Vera Zakem as California’s State Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the California Department of Technology. Zakem brings deep experience from national security, democracy and human rights, and technology policy. Most recently, under former President Joe Biden, she served as the Chief Digi…

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Considering a New 'Civil Rights Approach to AI' 22:39

5d ago22:39

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On May 29, the Center for Civil Rights and Technology at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released its Innovation Framework, which it calls a “new guiding document for companies that invest in, create, and use artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure that their AI systems protect and promote civil rights and are fair, trusted, and…

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Press Freedoms and Civil Rights Under Attack; and Practicing Civic Self-respect

7d ago

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Today in the first segment, Mickey welcomes back Lauren Harper and Seth Stern from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. They discuss several matters including their latest FOIA work on how the Trump administration has been treating immigrants, students and other vulnerable groups across the country. They provide an update… The post Press Freedoms a…

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Press Freedoms and Civil Rights Under Attack; and Practicing Civic Self-respect

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Today in the first segment, Mickey welcomes back Lauren Harper and Seth Stern from the Freedom of the Press Foundation. They discuss several matters including their latest FOIA work on how the Trump administration has been treating immigrants, students and other vulnerable groups across the country. They provide an update… The post Press Freedoms a…

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ep76: Saving the NDP From Party Insiders + Organizing for an Anti-War World 58:01

7d ago58:01

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we ask if the NDP establishment wants a short, rigged leadership race on THE BREACH SHOW, explore how to organize towards an anti-war world on HABIBTI PLEASE, reveal who’s driving ta…

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Alex Davies, "Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car" (Simon & Schuster, 2022) 1:27:49

7d ago1:27:49

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In Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car (Simon & Schuster, 2022), Alex Davies tells the enlightening and significant story of the effort to create driverless cars and the intense competition among tech heavyweights such as Google, Uber, and Tesla to move this technology forward. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been one of the most hyped tec…

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A 10-Year Moratorium on Enforcing State AI Laws? 19:47

10d ago19:47

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On Thursday, May 22, the United States House of Representatives narrowly advanced a budget bill that included the "Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology Modernization Initiative," which includes a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state AI laws. Tech Policy Press editor Justin Hendrix and associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong d…

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Decolonizing the Future: Karen Hao on Resisting the Empire of AI 44:32

12d ago44:32

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In his New York Times review of the book, Columbia Law School professor and former White House official Tim Wu calls journalist Karen Hao’s new book, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI, “a corrective to tech journalism that rarely leaves Silicon Valley.” Hao has appeared on this podcast before, to help us understand how the …

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Senate Advances Stablecoins | Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas 21:08

14d ago21:08

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In this episode, Brian and Zach discuss: Texas House passes strategic bitcoin reserve U.S. Senate advances stablecoin bill Stablecoins, market structure, taxes, and reconciliation Brian live in Las Vegas for the Bitcoin Conference And more! Subscribe and follow us on all platforms! Rumble YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music: COMING SOON! Po…

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Ep. 243: Heather Mac Donald on Trump and free speech 59:40

12d ago59:40

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Heather Mac Donald discusses the Trump administration’s free speech record amidst its battles with higher ed, mainstream media, law firms, and more. Mac Donald is Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Her most recent book is “When race trumps merit: How the pursuit of equity sacrifices excellence, destroys beauty, and threatens lives.”…

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ep75: Meta News Ban Drives the Far-right + Origins of the CCF 58:01

14d ago58:01

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we explore the absence of the role of international law in the context of Israel and Palestine on GREEN PLANET MONITOR, unpack the effect of the Online News Act on pushing Canadian n…

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New Season, New Host | Trump, Tariffs, and Bitcoin 44:05

16d ago44:05

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Welcome to Season 2 of the Peer to Peer Policy Pod. Brian Morgenstern returns with a new co-host: Zach Whiting. Welcome to an all-new podcast with the same great coverage of bitcoin, energy, politics, business and more! In this episode, Brian and Zach discuss: President Trump's first 100 days What's happening in Congress on stablecoins, market stru…

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Kashmir and Armenia: Voices from the Margins

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Two places of extreme oppression and turmoil that you won’t hear about on corporate media: Kashmir and Armenia. Today on the program, we’re first joined by professor Ather Zia to talk about Kashmir as a psychic border between India and Pakistan, a stage on which these powers battle out their whims while Kashmir is doing the dying. Ather outlines th…

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Kashmir and Armenia: Voices from the Margins

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Two places of extreme oppression and turmoil that you won’t hear about on corporate media: Kashmir and Armenia. Today on the program, we’re first joined by professor Ather Zia to talk about Kashmir as a psychic border between India and Pakistan, a stage on which these powers battle out their whims while Kashmir is doing the dying. Ather outlines th…

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From Hal to Siri: How Computers Learned to Speak 54:27

19d ago54:27

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Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he’s currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing. In this conversation, we explore:…

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What the History of Internet Governance Tells Us About the Future of Tech Policy 47:42

23d ago47:42

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Today’s guest is Milton L. Mueller, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the School of Public Policy and the head of an advocacy policy analysis group called the Internet Governance Project. Mueller has long walked the halls and sat in the rooms where internet governance is discussed and debated, and has played a role in shaping g…

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3/14: Silvertown Tunnel road-tested, HS2 prospects analysed and AI let loose 46:06

20d ago46:06

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Christian experiences in person London's brand new Silvertown Tunnel and the mandatory cycle shuttle bus [2:18]; elaborates on striking new figures for the construction costs of HS2 [09:55]; releases a narrative of his book 'Liberation Line' by engaging AI bots [19:35} and welcomes proposals to lower the age requirement for train drivers in Great B…

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Flexible Buildings, Resilient Grids | Future-proofing Europe's energy system 9:27

20d ago9:27

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In this episode of Shine On Policycast, host Bethany is joined by Jan Osenberg, Head of System Integration at SolarPower Europe, to discuss flexible buildings. Throughout the discussion we dive into what flexible buildings are, why they are important to the energy transition, and what needs to happen at EU and member state level to support the roll…

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Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia MacDonald, "The Rise of Unmanned Warfare: Origins of the Us Autonomous Military Arsenal" (Oxford UP, 2023) 48:29

21d ago48:29

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The Rise of Unmanned Warfare: Origins of the Us Autonomous Military Arsenal (Oxford UP, 2023) tells the fascinating story of the people, processes, and beliefs that led to the contemporary American unmanned arsenal. It takes an expansive look at automated and autonomous technologies, from mines and torpedoes to guided bombs and missiles, satellites…

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Between Borders and Lies: Fact-Checkers on Navigating the India-Pakistan Conflict 27:36

24d ago27:36

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In the wake of the most intense India-Pakistan escalation in two decades, experts are still trying to make sense of the role that the information war played in the physical one. In this episode, Tech Policy Press Associate Editor Ramsha Jahangir speaks to two experts from India and Pakistan who tirelessly navigated the deluge of rumor and disinform…

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ep74: 'We're So Back' Theory + the Federal NDP Saskatchewan Collapse 58:01

21d ago58:01

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we explain why we thought it was so over when we were actually almost so back on SRSLY WRONG, talk about what Canadians need to know about Germany’s AfD and the far-right’s threat to…

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Jennifer Holt, "Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data" (MIT Press, 2024) 1:07:45

25d ago1:07:45

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How the United States' regulation of broadband pipelines, digital platforms, and data—together understood as “the cloud”—has eroded civil liberties, democratic principles, and the foundation of the public interest over the past century. Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines, Platforms, and Data (MIT Press, 2024) is a policy history that c…

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David Webb: Webb-site shareholder activism, Hong Kong economics and corporate governance 1:02:58

22d ago1:02:58

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David Webb, a renowned investor and activist, discusses his journey and contributions to Hong Kong's corporate governance and transparency. He talks about his background as a schoolboy investor, how he got to Hong Kong and about how he built his nonprofit platform, webb-site.com, which provides extensive databases and news analysis. Webb emphasized…

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Behind Bars and Binaries: Music, Identity, and the Fight for Liberation

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In the first part of the program, Nikki Morse, Noam Brown and Prince Jooveh talk about the album Bending the Bars, a project created via makeshift jail phone setups in order to uplift and amplify the voices of incarcerated musicians. Our guests discuss the myriad powers of music, from therapy to frontline reporting to bridges between rival gangs an…

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Behind Bars and Binaries: Music, Identity, and the Fight for Liberation

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In the first part of the program, Nikki Morse, Noam Brown and Prince Jooveh talk about the album Bending the Bars, a project created via makeshift jail phone setups in order to uplift and amplify the voices of incarcerated musicians. Our guests discuss the myriad powers of music, from therapy to frontline reporting to bridges between rival gangs an…

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Beaty Rubens, "Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home" (Bodleian Library, 2025) 52:57

23d ago52:57

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Radio, today, can feel like a faithful old companion, but its early history was sensational. Between 1922 and 1939, British life was transformed by what was known as the Radio Craze. Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home (Bodleian Library, 2025) expresses what the radio's arrival signified at a personal level. This narrative history recounts the pe…

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Taking Stock of the Google Search Remedies Trial 33:59

30d ago33:59

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Last year, a United States federal judge ruled that Google is a monopolist in the market for online search. For the past three weeks, the company and the Justice Department have been in court to hash out what remedies might look like. Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong spoke to two experts who are following the case closely, …

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Darryl Campbell, "Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software" (W. W. Norton, 2025) 1:09:28

27d ago1:09:28

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A tech insider explains how capitalism and software development make for such a dangerous mix. Software was supposed to radically improve society. Outdated mechanical systems would be easily replaced; programs like PowerPoint would make information flow more freely; social media platforms like Facebook would bring people together; and generative AI…

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Laurel Chor: from Hong Kong to Ukraine, how young journalists leverage Instagram, mental health realities 24:35

26d ago24:35

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Kriti Gandhi is one of the Claire Hollingworth Fellows for Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong, in this episode she sits down with Laurel Chor, an acclaimed Hong Kong-born journalist and visual storyteller known for her incisive reporting and striking photography. Laurel opens up about her dynamic career journey-from her early days at TIME OU…

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Ep. 242: Is cancel culture dead? 55:16

26d ago55:16

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The co-authors of “The Canceling of the American Mind” discuss its new paperback release and where cancel culture stands a year and a half after the book’s original publication. - Greg Lukianoff — President and CEO of FIRE Co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind" - Rikki Schlott — New York Post columnist Co-author of "The Canceling of the …

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ep73: Canadian Colonialism & Capitalism + Election 2025 Aftermath 58:01

28d ago58:01

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Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts. On this episode we explain why we think Mark Carney will adapt a Conservative agenda on THE BREACH SHOW, talk about the Prime Minister's first press conference on BUBBLE POP, hear about a new docume…

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xAI's Memphis Neighbors Push for Facts and Fairness 25:40

1M ago25:40

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Last year, Elon Musk's xAI set up its "Colossus" supercomputer in an old Electrolux manufacturing facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Now, the residents of nearby neighborhoods are pushing for facts and fair treatment as the company looks to expand its footprint amid questions about its environmental impact. Justin Hendrix considers the state of play w…

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Lessons from Kent State 55 Years Later, and the Power of Truth-telling and Resisting Censorship

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In the first segment of today’s program Mickey talks with Laurel Krause, Emily Kunstler, and Kelley Lane 55 years after the Ohio National Guard killed four students and wounded nine others at Kent State University as they protested the illegal expansion of the disastrous Vietnam War. There are many lessons… The post Lessons from Kent State 55 Years…

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Lessons from Kent State 55 Years Later, and the Power of Truth-telling and Resisting Censorship

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In the first segment of today’s program Mickey talks with Laurel Krause, Emily Kunstler, and Kelley Lane 55 years after the Ohio National Guard killed four students and wounded nine others at Kent State University as they protested the illegal expansion of the disastrous Vietnam War. There are many lessons… The post Lessons from Kent State 55 Years…

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Peter Krapp, "Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation" (MIT Press, 2024) 1:13:44

30d ago1:13:44

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We're pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Krapp, the author of Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation (MIT Press, 2024), to the New Books Network. In Computing Legacies, Peter Krapp explores a media history of simulation to excavate three salient aspects of digital culture. Firstly, he profiles simulation as cultural technique, enabling symbol…

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