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This Machine Kills

A podcast about technology and political economy /// Agitprop against innovation and capital /// Hosted by Jathan Sadowski and Edward Ongweso Jr., Produced by Jereme Brown /// Hello friends and enemie... Read more

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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

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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

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