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00:56:47

Digital surveillance and reproductive rights

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2024/05/23

Podcast: Technically Optimistic (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: Digital surveillance and reproductive rightsPub date: 2024-05-15Digital surveillance is becoming increasingly threatening to the reproductive rights of women and pregnant people in America after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Behavioral data collected from apps can be used to catalog — and criminalize — our health care choices. In this “wild west” surveillance economy, who is responsible for safeguarding our privacy? Could more

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00:54:20

Episode 370 - Escaping Surveillance Capitalism (w/...

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2024/05/17

Podcast: Bad Faith (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Episode 370 - Escaping Surveillance Capitalism (w/ Matthew Crain)Pub date: 2024-05-09Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Associate Professor of Media & Communication at Miami University Matthew Crain joins Bad Faith to explain how surveillance advertising took over the internet, the threat current monetization strategies pose to journalism,

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00:54:20

Episode 370 - Escaping Surveillance Capitalism (w/...

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2024/05/17

Podcast: Bad Faith (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Episode 370 - Escaping Surveillance Capitalism (w/ Matthew Crain)Pub date: 2024-05-09Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Associate Professor of Media & Communication at Miami University Matthew Crain joins Bad Faith to explain how surveillance advertising took over the internet, the threat current monetization strategies pose to journalism,

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00:49:26

Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?

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2024/05/10

Podcast: The Documentary Podcast (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?Pub date: 2024-04-24From deepfakes to the fear of AI taking jobs, to the social media giants making money from abusive content, our technology dominated world is in a crisis – what are the solutions?AI researcher Kerry McInerney applies a feminist perspective to data, algorithms and intelligent machines. AI-powered tech, and generative AI in particular, pose new

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00:49:26

Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?

The Machinist ·

2024/05/10

Podcast: The Documentary Podcast (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Forward Thinking: Can feminism fix the internet?Pub date: 2024-04-24From deepfakes to the fear of AI taking jobs, to the social media giants making money from abusive content, our technology dominated world is in a crisis – what are the solutions?AI researcher Kerry McInerney applies a feminist perspective to data, algorithms and intelligent machines. AI-powered tech, and generative AI in particular, pose new

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01:23:47

New Robber Barons Prevent Using Tech for the Common...

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2024/05/01

Podcast: This Is Hell! (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: New Robber Barons Prevent Using Tech for the Common Good / Loretta NapoleoniPub date: 2024-04-23Loretta Napoleoni returns to discuss her new book, “Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good.” "Rotten History" follows the interview.Check out Loretta's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access

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01:23:47

New Robber Barons Prevent Using Tech for the Common...

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2024/05/01

Podcast: This Is Hell! (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: New Robber Barons Prevent Using Tech for the Common Good / Loretta NapoleoniPub date: 2024-04-23Loretta Napoleoni returns to discuss her new book, “Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good.” "Rotten History" follows the interview.Check out Loretta's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access

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00:38:59

Heather Parry, "Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and...

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2024/04/23

Podcast: New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex WorkEpisode: Heather Parry, "Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and Failed Promises of Capitalism" (404 Ink, 2024)Pub date: 2024-04-20In the future, we’ll all be having sex with robots… won’t we?Roboticists say they’re a distracting science fiction, yet endless books, films and articles are written on the subject. Campaigns are even mounted against them. So why are sex robots such a hot topic?Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and Failed Promises of Capitalism (404

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00:38:59

Heather Parry, "Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and...

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2024/04/23

Podcast: New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex WorkEpisode: Heather Parry, "Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and Failed Promises of Capitalism" (404 Ink, 2024)Pub date: 2024-04-20In the future, we’ll all be having sex with robots… won’t we?Roboticists say they’re a distracting science fiction, yet endless books, films and articles are written on the subject. Campaigns are even mounted against them. So why are sex robots such a hot topic?Electric Dreams: Sex Robots and Failed Promises of Capitalism (404

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00:49:49

Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud

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2024/04/19

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraudPub date: 2024-04-07Erika Cheung went from a trailer park to a top tech company job, but something was off.She knew how to work hard, growing up in a one-bedroom trailer, she dreamed of pursuing her passion for science and helping others. So Erika was thrilled to land her first job out of university at a booming tech company promising a revolution in healthcare. Fronted by

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00:49:49

Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud

The Machinist ·

2024/04/19

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraudPub date: 2024-04-07Erika Cheung went from a trailer park to a top tech company job, but something was off.She knew how to work hard, growing up in a one-bedroom trailer, she dreamed of pursuing her passion for science and helping others. So Erika was thrilled to land her first job out of university at a booming tech company promising a revolution in healthcare. Fronted by

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00:58:00

How Palantir Is Using AI in Ukraine

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2024/04/10

Podcast: Angry Planet (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Palantir Is Using AI in UkrainePub date: 2024-03-26Defense contractors and governments can run a thousand simulations, but the data they get will never be as good as what’s generated on a battlefield. When Russia invaded Ukraine, tech companies saw an opportunity. A land war in Europe presented a unique chance to test cutting-edge technologies. That’s why, a few months after the 2022 invasion, Palantir CEO Alex Karp drove

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00:58:00

How Palantir Is Using AI in Ukraine

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2024/04/10

Podcast: Angry Planet (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Palantir Is Using AI in UkrainePub date: 2024-03-26Defense contractors and governments can run a thousand simulations, but the data they get will never be as good as what’s generated on a battlefield. When Russia invaded Ukraine, tech companies saw an opportunity. A land war in Europe presented a unique chance to test cutting-edge technologies. That’s why, a few months after the 2022 invasion, Palantir CEO Alex Karp drove

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00:37:27

Episode 2012: David Donnelly on the catastrophic...

The Machinist ·

2024/04/03

Podcast: Keen On (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Episode 2012: David Donnelly on the catastrophic costs to humanity of Silicon Valley surveillance capitalismPub date: 2024-03-27Surveillance capitalism is ubiquitous. If we’re not being watched by Google or Facebook, then we are watching movies warning about how these digital platforms are watching us. David Donnelly’s new documentary, COST OF CONVENIENCE, trots all the familiar charges that we’ve heard over the years from KEEN ON

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00:37:27

Episode 2012: David Donnelly on the catastrophic...

The Machinist ·

2024/04/03

Podcast: Keen On (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Episode 2012: David Donnelly on the catastrophic costs to humanity of Silicon Valley surveillance capitalismPub date: 2024-03-27Surveillance capitalism is ubiquitous. If we’re not being watched by Google or Facebook, then we are watching movies warning about how these digital platforms are watching us. David Donnelly’s new documentary, COST OF CONVENIENCE, trots all the familiar charges that we’ve heard over the years from KEEN ON

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01:41:16

Episode 199: The Golden Age of Crybullyism

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2024/03/27

Podcast: Citations Needed (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Episode 199: The Golden Age of CrybullyismPub date: 2024-03-20"Ex-officer Amber Guyger testifies in wrong-apartment murder trial: 'I was scared to death,'" a " story reported in 2019. "Starbucks Files Complaints with Labor Board, Accuses Union Organizers of Bullying and Harassment," reported Food & Wine Magazine in April 2022. "Labour MPs fear for safety as pro-Palestine protesters target offices," The Guardianwarned in

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01:41:16

Episode 199: The Golden Age of Crybullyism

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2024/03/27

Podcast: Citations Needed (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Episode 199: The Golden Age of CrybullyismPub date: 2024-03-20"Ex-officer Amber Guyger testifies in wrong-apartment murder trial: 'I was scared to death,'" a " story reported in 2019. "Starbucks Files Complaints with Labor Board, Accuses Union Organizers of Bullying and Harassment," reported Food & Wine Magazine in April 2022. "Labour MPs fear for safety as pro-Palestine protesters target offices," The Guardianwarned in

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00:53:44

Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithms, markets, China-US...

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2024/03/13

Podcast: culturalstudiesEpisode: Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithms, markets, China-US relations, social movements, and autonomismPub date: 2024-03-03Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithmic recommendations, closed digital communities, the market economy, China-US relations, lithium, party politics, social movements, and autonomismYou can read more about Paolo’s work here: https://www.ucm.es/histegepo/paolo-gerbaudo-english The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Toby Miller, which is the property

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00:53:44

Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithms, markets, China-US...

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2024/03/13

Podcast: culturalstudies (LS 23 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithms, markets, China-US relations, social movements, and autonomismPub date: 2024-03-03Paolo Gerbaudo on algorithmic recommendations, closed digital communities, the market economy, China-US relations, lithium, party politics, social movements, and autonomism You can read more about Paolo’s work here: https://www.ucm.es/histegepo/paolo-gerbaudo-english The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are

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00:51:09

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

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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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