274. Uber’s Politics of Low Expectations (ft. Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh)
274. Uber’s Politics of Low Expectations (ft. Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh)
We are joined by Katie Wells and Kafui Attoh to discuss their new book – Disrupting DC: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of... Read more
12 Aug 2023
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1hr 31mins
Patreon Preview – 273. Checking on Enemies, Old and New
Patreon Preview – 273. Checking on Enemies, Old and New
We check in on some enemies of the show to see what’s new with them. Uber has finally posted an operating profit for the... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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6mins
272. Locked into Starlink’s Low Earth Iron Cage
272. Locked into Starlink’s Low Earth Iron Cage
We dig into the a new investigation on the exponential growth of Starlink – Elon Musk’s satellite internet communication... Read more
4 Aug 2023
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1hr 5mins
Premium – 271. Kill the Ecomodernist in Your Head
Premium – 271. Kill the Ecomodernist in Your Head
We jump off the absurd twitter debate about degrowth and bananas in global communism to discuss much deeper issues about... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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6mins
Patreon Preview – 270. The Kayfabe of Climate Capital
Patreon Preview – 270. The Kayfabe of Climate Capital
We talk about the kayfabe of the green transition as the woke capitalists at Blackrock appoint Aramco to its board of di... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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7mins
269. The Mythology of Cybersyn (ft. Evgeny Morozov)
269. The Mythology of Cybersyn (ft. Evgeny Morozov)
We are excited to be joined again by Evgeny Morozov, host of The Santiago Boys, a new narrative podcast series about the... Read more
22 Jul 2023
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2hr 10mins
268. High Quality, Certified Organic, Entertainment Product
268. High Quality, Certified Organic, Entertainment Product
We start chatting about Jathan going on television to talk about AI – friend or foe? hype or hysteria? – then discuss SA... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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1hr 31mins
*Unlocked* – For a Political Theory of Insurance
*Unlocked* – For a Political Theory of Insurance
[Unlocking this one from the paywall] We start by talking about Ed’s new sci-fi / cosmic horror story in the latest issu... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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1hr 14mins
Patreon Preview – 267. Psychonauts for Capital
Patreon Preview – 267. Psychonauts for Capital
We start off with the very funny legal letter that Musk’s lawyers sent to Zuckerberg threatening legal action for Thread... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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7mins
266. Your Own Personal Intelligence
266. Your Own Personal Intelligence
We look into a new startup – Inflection AI – that has raised $1.5 billion, was co-founded by tech elites, and just relea... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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1hr 13mins