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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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01:01:50

197. The Limits of Tech Inquiry

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2022/10/18

Podcast: This Machine Kills (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: 197. The Limits of Tech InquiryPub date: 2022-10-06We discuss recent events of a report by Tech Inquiry about big tech’s military contracts was pulled by its funders — a major union and a major social democratic party — over Tech Inquiry’s refusal to censor its criticism of Microsoft. We offer our own critical analysis of organizations focused on building short-term, self-interested alliances with capital instead of ones

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00:31:28

Christopher Lukman, "Control Machines: Toward a...

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2022/10/18

Podcast: New Books in Critical Theory (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Christopher Lukman, "Control Machines: Toward a Dispositive Theory of Computer Games" (Lit Verlag, 2022)Pub date: 2022-10-11Today I talked to Christopher Lukman about his new book Control Machines: Toward a Dispositive Theory of Computer Games (Lit Verlag, 2022).In light of its immense popularity, a critical examination of the medium of the videogame is due. This particular anthology – Control Machines

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00:31:28

Christopher Lukman, "Control Machines: Toward a...

The Machinist ·

2022/10/18

Podcast: New Books in Critical Theory (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Christopher Lukman, "Control Machines: Toward a Dispositive Theory of Computer Games" (Lit Verlag, 2022)Pub date: 2022-10-11Today I talked to Christopher Lukman about his new book Control Machines: Toward a Dispositive Theory of Computer Games (Lit Verlag, 2022).In light of its immense popularity, a critical examination of the medium of the videogame is due. This particular anthology – Control Machines

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00:54:21

The Battle Over Semiconductors & US-China Competition...

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2022/10/12

Podcast: Hidden Forces (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The Battle Over Semiconductors & US-China Competition | Chris MillerPub date: 2022-10-03In Episode 274 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Chris Miller. Chris is Associate Professor of International History at the graduate school of global affairs at Tufts University. He is also the author of Chip War, which chronicles the geopolitical history of a decades-long battle to control the modern world’s most critical

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00:54:21

The Battle Over Semiconductors & US-China Competition...

The Machinist ·

2022/10/12

Podcast: Hidden Forces (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The Battle Over Semiconductors & US-China Competition | Chris MillerPub date: 2022-10-03In Episode 274 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Chris Miller. Chris is Associate Professor of International History at the graduate school of global affairs at Tufts University. He is also the author of Chip War, which chronicles the geopolitical history of a decades-long battle to control the modern world’s most critical

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00:54:42

Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'Kane

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2022/10/12

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'KanePub date: 2022-09-29Paris Marx is joined by Josh O’Kane to discuss how Sidewalk Labs decided to build a city “from the internet up” in Toronto, the concerns that existed with the project, and why it ultimately fell apart.Josh O’Kane is an award-winning technology reporter at the Globe and Mail and the author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. Follow Josh on

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00:54:42

Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'Kane

The Machinist ·

2022/10/12

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'KanePub date: 2022-09-29Paris Marx is joined by Josh O’Kane to discuss how Sidewalk Labs decided to build a city “from the internet up” in Toronto, the concerns that existed with the project, and why it ultimately fell apart.Josh O’Kane is an award-winning technology reporter at the Globe and Mail and the author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. Follow Josh on

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00:48:31

Data is not the new oil with Genevieve Bell

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2022/10/12

Podcast: The Future, This Week (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Data is not the new oil with Genevieve BellPub date: 2022-09-29This week: our 300th episode. We’re joined by Professor Genevieve Bell to settle once and for all – if data is not the new oil, then what is it? Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week. You can find

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00:48:31

Data is not the new oil with Genevieve Bell

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2022/10/12

Podcast: The Future, This Week (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Data is not the new oil with Genevieve BellPub date: 2022-09-29This week: our 300th episode. We’re joined by Professor Genevieve Bell to settle once and for all – if data is not the new oil, then what is it? Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Futures Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week. You can find

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00:44:45

Data Privacy and Women’s Rights with Rebecca Finlay

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2022/10/04

Podcast: The Radical AI Podcast (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Data Privacy and Women’s Rights with Rebecca FinlayPub date: 2022-09-28What is the reality of data privacy after the overruling of Roe v. Wade? In this episode, we interview Rebecca Finlay about protecting user data privacy and human rights, following the US Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Rebecca Finlay is the CEO of the non-profit, Partnership on AI overseeing the

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00:44:45

Data Privacy and Women’s Rights with Rebecca Finlay

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2022/10/04

Podcast: The Radical AI Podcast (LS 39 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Data Privacy and Women’s Rights with Rebecca FinlayPub date: 2022-09-28What is the reality of data privacy after the overruling of Roe v. Wade? In this episode, we interview Rebecca Finlay about protecting user data privacy and human rights, following the US Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Rebecca Finlay is the CEO of the non-profit, Partnership on AI overseeing the

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01:04:50

Fill Your Love Gap feat. Jathan Sadowski

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2022/09/27

Podcast: TRASHFUTURE (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Fill Your Love Gap feat. Jathan SadowskiPub date: 2022-09-19This week, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice join special guest and friend of the show Jathan Sadowski (@jathansadowski) of the This Machine Kills podcast (@machinekillspod) to discuss microfinance. Despite the Nobel Prizes involved, it turns out it’s just app-connected loan sharking in many ways. We also discuss a mental health app that provides crowdsourced therapy. Is it

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01:04:50

Fill Your Love Gap feat. Jathan Sadowski

The Machinist ·

2022/09/27

Podcast: TRASHFUTURE (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Fill Your Love Gap feat. Jathan SadowskiPub date: 2022-09-19This week, Riley, Milo, Hussein, and Alice join special guest and friend of the show Jathan Sadowski (@jathansadowski) of the This Machine Kills podcast (@machinekillspod) to discuss microfinance. Despite the Nobel Prizes involved, it turns out it’s just app-connected loan sharking in many ways. We also discuss a mental health app that provides crowdsourced therapy. Is it

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00:34:15

Understanding Digital Dragnets: Surveillance in the...

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2022/09/27

Podcast: The Sunday Show (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Understanding Digital Dragnets: Surveillance in the Age of SmartphonesPub date: 2022-09-14In this episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, we’re going to explore how law enforcement and other government agencies in the United States acquire data drawn from commercial data brokers for investigative purposes, and the questions raised by these practices.This is an issue that is still at question in the nation’s courts and is under

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00:34:15

Understanding Digital Dragnets: Surveillance in the...

The Machinist ·

2022/09/27

Podcast: The Sunday Show (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Understanding Digital Dragnets: Surveillance in the Age of SmartphonesPub date: 2022-09-14In this episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, we’re going to explore how law enforcement and other government agencies in the United States acquire data drawn from commercial data brokers for investigative purposes, and the questions raised by these practices.This is an issue that is still at question in the nation’s courts and is under

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00:55:33

The Dark Arts of Online Advertising

The Machinist ·

2022/09/27

Podcast: Burning PlatformsEpisode: The Dark Arts of Online AdvertisingPub date: 2022-09-18Burning Platforms goes under Big Tech’s hood with new research into the increased opacity of online advertising - and the impact of that secrecy on public discourse. With special guests: Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor at University of Queensland Aimee Brownbill, Senior Research and Policy Advisor at Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The

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00:55:33

The Dark Arts of Online Advertising

The Machinist ·

2022/09/27

Podcast: Burning PlatformsEpisode: The Dark Arts of Online AdvertisingPub date: 2022-09-18Burning Platforms goes under Big Tech’s hood with new research into the increased opacity of online advertising - and the impact of that secrecy on public discourse. With special guests: Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor at University of Queensland Aimee Brownbill, Senior Research and Policy Advisor at Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Burning Platforms is brought to you by the Centre of the

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00:57:04

Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris Gilliard

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2022/09/21

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris GilliardPub date: 2022-09-08Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic and in response to school shootings, and why they’re making life worse for students without addressing the problems they claim to solve.Chris Gilliard is Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council at a recurring

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00:57:04

Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris Gilliard

The Machinist ·

2022/09/21

Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris GilliardPub date: 2022-09-08Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic and in response to school shootings, and why they’re making life worse for students without addressing the problems they claim to solve.Chris Gilliard is Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council at a recurring

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00:31:54

Community Networks: Connecting the unconnected

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2022/09/21

Podcast: Digital Planet (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Community Networks: Connecting the unconnectedPub date: 2022-09-13The Digital Divide in Tribal Communities Across the North American continent, there is a stark difference in the availability of the internet to different communities. Tribal lands are typically remote, rural, and rugged landscapes, and often have very patchy, or non-existent internet connectivity. Dr. Traci Morris explains why such a digital divide exists and

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