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A curated playlist of the best new podcasts on technology. Powered by The Syllabus. (To see the articles, books, reports and videos that are also part of the Machinist, check out our site: the-syllabus.com)

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00:51:09

Jacob Ward, "Visions of a Digital Nation: Market and...

The Machinist ·

2024/03/07

Podcast: New Books in Economic and Business History (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Jacob Ward, "Visions of a Digital Nation: Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications" (MIT Press, 2024)Pub date: 2024-02-23In Visions of a Digital Nation: Market and Monopoly in British Telecommunications (MIT Press, 2024), Jacob Ward explains why the privatization of British Telecom signaled a pivotal moment in the rise of neoliberalism, and how it was shaped by the longer development and

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00:30:27

AI and Digital Love - Part 2

The Machinist ·

2024/02/22

Podcast: AI FYIEpisode: AI and Digital Love - Part 2Pub date: 2024-02-14Part Two! Ever wondered how your heartstrings could be tugged by lines of code? Join us as we trace the captivating evolution of chatbots and their starring role in modern romance. Fresh, controversial take? Hot take? Who knows. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Andrea Butkovic, Joe Cloughley, Kiran Vajapey , which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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00:30:27

AI and Digital Love - Part 2

The Machinist ·

2024/02/22

Podcast: AI FYIEpisode: AI and Digital Love - Part 2Pub date: 2024-02-14Part Two! Ever wondered how your heartstrings could be tugged by lines of code? Join us as we trace the captivating evolution of chatbots and their starring role in modern romance. Fresh, controversial take? Hot take? Who knows. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Andrea Butkovic, Joe Cloughley, Kiran Vajapey , which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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01:03:39

What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor Pickard

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2024/02/15

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor PickardPub date: 2024-02-01Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic of a deeper, structural crisis in journalism.Victor Pickard is Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at University of Pennsylvania. He’s also the author of Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation

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01:03:39

What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor Pickard

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2024/02/15

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor PickardPub date: 2024-02-01Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic of a deeper, structural crisis in journalism.Victor Pickard is Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at University of Pennsylvania. He’s also the author of Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation

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00:59:42

How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric Silver

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2024/02/06

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric SilverPub date: 2024-01-25Paris Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back from those efforts, and the difference between highly produced and more independent podcasts.Eric Silver is a podcast producer and head of development at Multitude.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its

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00:59:42

How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric Silver

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2024/02/06

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric SilverPub date: 2024-01-25Paris Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back from those efforts, and the difference between highly produced and more independent podcasts.Eric Silver is a podcast producer and head of development at Multitude.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its

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01:01:26

AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit Gebru

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2024/01/31

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit GebruPub date: 2024-01-18Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the past year in AI hype, how AI companies have shaped regulation, and tech’s relationship to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and

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01:01:26

AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit Gebru

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2024/01/31

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit GebruPub date: 2024-01-18Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the past year in AI hype, how AI companies have shaped regulation, and tech’s relationship to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and

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00:47:33

Would a World Without Algorithms Be Better? — With...

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2024/01/24

Podcast: Big Technology Podcast (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Would a World Without Algorithms Be Better? — With Kyle ChaykaPub date: 2024-01-17Kyle Chayka is a New Yorker staff writer and author of FILTERWORLD: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Chayka joins Big Technology Podcast to talk about his book — which debuts this week — and dig into whether algorithms really do make our culture flatter. In this spirited conversation, we interrogate the role of algorithms in society, ask

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00:47:33

Would a World Without Algorithms Be Better? — With...

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2024/01/24

Podcast: Big Technology Podcast (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Would a World Without Algorithms Be Better? — With Kyle ChaykaPub date: 2024-01-17Kyle Chayka is a New Yorker staff writer and author of FILTERWORLD: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Chayka joins Big Technology Podcast to talk about his book — which debuts this week — and dig into whether algorithms really do make our culture flatter. In this spirited conversation, we interrogate the role of algorithms in society, ask

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00:59:03

Power Grab: David Runciman on the Reach of...

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2024/01/17

Podcast: Intelligence Squared (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Power Grab: David Runciman on the Reach of Corporations, States and AIPub date: 2024-01-08David Runciman is Professor of Politics at Cambridge University and the author of books including The Politics of Good Intentions, Political Hypocrisy and The Confidence Trap. He also hosts the popular Past Present Future podcast. His latest book is The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs. The

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00:59:03

Power Grab: David Runciman on the Reach of...

The Machinist ·

2024/01/17

Podcast: Intelligence Squared (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Power Grab: David Runciman on the Reach of Corporations, States and AIPub date: 2024-01-08David Runciman is Professor of Politics at Cambridge University and the author of books including The Politics of Good Intentions, Political Hypocrisy and The Confidence Trap. He also hosts the popular Past Present Future podcast. His latest book is The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs. The

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00:38:10

The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics,...

The Machinist ·

2024/01/10

Podcast: Social Media and Politics (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics, with Prof. José van DijckPub date: 2019-07-14José van Dijck, Distinguished Professor in Media and Society at Utrecht University, guests to discuss her latest book, The Platform Society: Public Values in a Connective World (Oxford University Press).We break down key concepts from the book, including Platform Societies and Platform Power. We discuss the importance of

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00:38:10

The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics,...

The Machinist ·

2024/01/10

Podcast: Social Media and Politics (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics, with Prof. José van DijckPub date: 2019-07-14José van Dijck, Distinguished Professor in Media and Society at Utrecht University, guests to discuss her latest book, The Platform Society: Public Values in a Connective World (Oxford University Press).We break down key concepts from the book, including Platform Societies and Platform Power. We discuss the importance of

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00:31:17

Won't Somebody Please Think of the Workers?!

The Machinist ·

2023/12/20

Podcast: The Ned Ludd Radio Hour (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Workers?!Pub date: 2023-12-11Jathan Sadowski, my guest today, is an academic and our conversation is going to sound a bit academic. He’s a senior fellow at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University in Melbourne. He has also authored a book called, worryingly, Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling Our Lives, and Taking Over the World and

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00:31:17

Won't Somebody Please Think of the Workers?!

The Machinist ·

2023/12/20

Podcast: The Ned Ludd Radio HourEpisode: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Workers?!Pub date: 2023-12-11Jathan Sadowski, my guest today, is an academic and our conversation is going to sound a bit academic. He’s a senior fellow at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University in Melbourne. He has also authored a book called, worryingly, Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling Our Lives, and Taking Over the World and co-hosts a, much more successful, weekly

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00:30:34

The spy tech firm managing NHS data

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2023/12/14

Podcast: Today in Focus (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The spy tech firm managing NHS dataPub date: 2023-11-27Palantir, the US spy-tech firm co-founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, has won a contract to handle NHS data. It’s a deal that has left privacy advocates such as Cori Crider with serious questions. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>The podcast and artwork embedded on

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00:30:34

The spy tech firm managing NHS data

The Machinist ·

2023/12/14

Podcast: Today in Focus (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The spy tech firm managing NHS dataPub date: 2023-11-27Palantir, the US spy-tech firm co-founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel, has won a contract to handle NHS data. It’s a deal that has left privacy advocates such as Cori Crider with serious questions. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a>The podcast and artwork embedded on

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00:49:59

The Fight Over the Future of OpenAI w/ Mike Isaac

The Machinist ·

2023/12/06

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Fight Over the Future of OpenAI w/ Mike IsaacPub date: 2023-11-23Paris Marx is joined by Mike Isaac to discuss the drama around Sam Altman being temporarily removed from OpenAI, what it means for the future of the company, and how Microsoft benefits from its partnership with the company.Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times. He’s also the author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.Tech Won’t Save Us

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