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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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01:08:57

Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech...

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2021/08/03

Podcast: The Received Wisdom (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben TarnoffPub date: 2021-07-26Jack and Shobita talk about her recent experiences giving Congressional testimony about equity in energy innovation, question the meaning of Freedom Day in the UK, puzzle over the FDA's recent approval of a new Alzheimer's drug, and interview Ben Tarnoff, co-founder of Logic Magazine, about tech worker organizing.- House Committee on

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01:08:57

Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech...

The Machinist ·

2021/08/03

Podcast: The Received Wisdom (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben TarnoffPub date: 2021-07-26Jack and Shobita talk about her recent experiences giving Congressional testimony about equity in energy innovation, question the meaning of Freedom Day in the UK, puzzle over the FDA's recent approval of a new Alzheimer's drug, and interview Ben Tarnoff, co-founder of Logic Magazine, about tech worker organizing.- House Committee on

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00:49:10

Facebook Effect and the Rise of the Data Economy with...

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2021/08/03

Podcast: Priv8 Podcast (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Facebook Effect and the Rise of the Data Economy with Kean BirchPub date: 2021-07-21A great interview with Kean Birch, an expert in technoscience and professor at York University. We take a deep dive into the Facebook effect, the rise of the data economy, and how private data changes the game of capitalism.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Orchid Labs, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with

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00:49:10

Facebook Effect and the Rise of the Data Economy with...

The Machinist ·

2021/08/03

Podcast: Priv8 Podcast (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Facebook Effect and the Rise of the Data Economy with Kean BirchPub date: 2021-07-21A great interview with Kean Birch, an expert in technoscience and professor at York University. We take a deep dive into the Facebook effect, the rise of the data economy, and how private data changes the game of capitalism.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Orchid Labs, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with

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00:49:20

Are robots taking our jobs?

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2021/07/27

Podcast: The Sound of Economics (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Are robots taking our jobs?Pub date: 2021-07-20In the future, what forces will cause the economy to grow and stagnate? What impact will AI and automation have on the economy? Is capitalism a sustainable economic model? Today on The Sound of Economics, we're asking the big questions. In order to find answers, our own Giuseppe Porcaro hosts Aaron Benanav, recent author of Automation and the Future of Work. Benanav argues

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00:40:33

Stablecoins, CBDCs, and the STABLE Act with Rohan Grey

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2021/07/27

Podcast: Crypto Critics' Corner (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Stablecoins, CBDCs, and the STABLE Act with Rohan GreyPub date: 2021-07-21Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University and one of the authors of the STABLE Act, Rohan Grey. We discuss how stablecoins operate, what he hopes to see from CBDCs and the problems he sees in all kinds of new(er) money markets. Find him on Twitter @rohangreyThe podcast and artwork embedded on

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00:40:33

Stablecoins, CBDCs, and the STABLE Act with Rohan Grey

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2021/07/27

Podcast: Crypto Critics' Corner (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Stablecoins, CBDCs, and the STABLE Act with Rohan GreyPub date: 2021-07-21Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University and one of the authors of the STABLE Act, Rohan Grey. We discuss how stablecoins operate, what he hopes to see from CBDCs and the problems he sees in all kinds of new(er) money markets. Find him on Twitter @rohangreyThe podcast and artwork embedded on

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00:55:00

Ep. 214: Evil Empire (Ft. Alex Press)

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2021/07/27

Podcast: Podcasts - Future Left (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Ep. 214: Evil Empire (Ft. Alex Press)Pub date: 2021-07-19Labor journalist Alex Press is joining us this week to talk about her new podcast, Primer, which focuses on Amazon, one of the most exploitative and inescapable corporations on the planet.Listen to Primer Podcast on Jacobin Radio, found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, and other podcast platforms. Support Primer on Patreon at

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00:55:00

Ep. 214: Evil Empire (Ft. Alex Press)

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2021/07/27

Podcast: Podcasts - Future Left (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Ep. 214: Evil Empire (Ft. Alex Press)Pub date: 2021-07-19Labor journalist Alex Press is joining us this week to talk about her new podcast, Primer, which focuses on Amazon, one of the most exploitative and inescapable corporations on the planet.Listen to Primer Podcast on Jacobin Radio, found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, and other podcast platforms. Support Primer on Patreon at

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00:47:41

The Truth about Fake News, with Marcus Gilroy-Ware...

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2021/07/20

Podcast: Intelligence Squared (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The Truth about Fake News, with Marcus Gilroy-Ware and Richard SeymourPub date: 2021-07-13We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things? In this week's episode Marcus Gilroy-Ware speaks to Richard Seymour about his new book 'After the Fact?' what

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00:47:41

The Truth about Fake News, with Marcus Gilroy-Ware...

The Machinist ·

2021/07/20

Podcast: Intelligence Squared (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Truth about Fake News, with Marcus Gilroy-Ware and Richard SeymourPub date: 2021-07-13We are supposed to have more information at our disposal now than at any time in history. So why, in a world of rising sea levels, populist leaders and a global pandemic, do so many people believe bizarre and untrue things? In this week's episode Marcus Gilroy-Ware speaks to Richard Seymour about his new book 'After the Fact?' what

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00:31:21

Hong Shen on How Tech Really Works behind the Great...

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2021/07/20

Podcast: Machines Like Us (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Hong Shen on How Tech Really Works behind the Great FirewallPub date: 2021-07-08Western democracies and tech companies have long painted the Chinese tech sector as not only a threat to the US sector but also as operating in direct conflict with American companies. They say that China is walled off from the rest of the world, that these tech companies are just an extension of the state, and that they create and promote state

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00:31:21

Hong Shen on How Tech Really Works behind the Great...

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2021/07/20

Podcast: Big Tech (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Hong Shen on How Tech Really Works behind the Great FirewallPub date: 2021-07-08Western democracies and tech companies have long painted the Chinese tech sector as not only a threat to the US sector but also as operating in direct conflict with American companies. They say that China is walled off from the rest of the world, that these tech companies are just an extension of the state, and that they create and promote state

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00:36:00

Platform Capitalism – Air BnB’s Takeover + the Cities...

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2021/07/20

Podcast: PUSHBACK Talks (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Platform Capitalism – Air BnB’s Takeover + the Cities that ResistPub date: 2021-07-14Send us a Text Message.Summer! Time to kick-back and get away. With holidays on the agenda, The Filmmaker and the Advocate take a deeper dive into Air BnB and the short-term rental world. Joined by Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at University College London, Claire Colomb, Leilani and Fredrik discuss the rapid rise of Air BnB in 16

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00:36:00

Platform Capitalism – Air BnB’s Takeover + the Cities...

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2021/07/20

Podcast: PUSHBACK Talks (LS 37 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Platform Capitalism – Air BnB’s Takeover + the Cities that ResistPub date: 2021-07-14Summer! Time to kick-back and get away. With holidays on the agenda, The Filmmaker and the Advocate take a deeper dive into Air BnB and the short-term rental world. Joined by Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at University College London, Claire Colomb, Leilani and Fredrik discuss the rapid rise of Air BnB in 16 cities across Europe – going

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01:41:38

Myth: Algorithms are Colorblind Pt. 2 (W/ Michael...

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2021/07/13

Podcast: The Black Myths Podcast (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Myth: Algorithms are Colorblind Pt. 2 (W/ Michael Kwet & Tshi Malatji)Pub date: 2021-07-01In part 2, expanding upon the impact of algorithms designed as racism --- we discuss the implications of Big Tech and Big Data on the global south with a focus on South Africa. We examine the notion of digital colonialism, how controlled opposition to it mutes our understanding of western tech hegemony and how a People's Tech

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01:41:38

Myth: Algorithms are Colorblind Pt. 2 (W/ Michael...

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2021/07/13

Podcast: The Black Myths Podcast (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Myth: Algorithms are Colorblind Pt. 2 (W/ Michael Kwet & Tshi Malatji)Pub date: 2021-07-01In part 2, expanding upon the impact of algorithms designed as racism --- we discuss the implications of Big Tech and Big Data on the global south with a focus on South Africa. We examine the notion of digital colonialism, how controlled opposition to it mutes our understanding of western tech hegemony and how a People's Tech

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00:43:28

Surveilling Blackness With Dr. Simone Browne

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2021/07/13

Podcast: 1919RadioEpisode: Surveilling Blackness With Dr. Simone BrownePub date: 2021-07-02Welcome to 1919Radio’s Black Geographies podcast series! This 4-part Black Geographies podcast series brings together four authors in the emerging field of Black geographies to explore the conditions of Blackness across multiple spatial dimensions. The goal of this series is to bring radical ideas of race, space, and the politics of place out of academia and into our community and streets through an engaging

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00:43:28

Surveilling Blackness With Dr. Simone Browne

The Machinist ·

2021/07/13

Podcast: 1919RadioEpisode: Surveilling Blackness With Dr. Simone BrownePub date: 2021-07-02Welcome to 1919Radio’s Black Geographies podcast series! This 4-part Black Geographies podcast series brings together four authors in the emerging field of Black geographies to explore the conditions of Blackness across multiple spatial dimensions. The goal of this series is to bring radical ideas of race, space, and the politics of place out of academia and into our community and streets through an engaging

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00:47:15

#47 - Is Silicon Valley upending Democracy? - w/...

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2021/07/13

Podcast: Political Economy Forum (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: #47 - Is Silicon Valley upending Democracy? - w/ Carles BoixPub date: 2021-07-05In this episode, Prof. Carles Boix of Princeton University discusses his latest book - “Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads - Technological Change and the Future of Politics” with Nicolas Wittstock. The two debate the effects of recent technological changes on the economic structure of rich societies - and what their political effects

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