Kill The Computer

Dan Friesen, formerly of the podcast Knowledge Fight, joins us to talk about Tucker Carlson and how he and other right wing media figures are attempt to launder white nationalism under the guise of "sensible" positions on Palestine and more.

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Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times who watched the Musk v. Altman trial live this month. He joins us to discuss the high points, low points, and everything between.

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Mia Sato, Senior Reporter with The Verge, joins us to discuss the "Clip Economy" where streamers, podcasters, brands, and platforms themselves operate a shady secondary market of short form content whose ownership is unclear and is often not disclosed as advertising.

Read Mia's Article: theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast

Note: This was originally recorded May 11th.

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Is the world ending? "Are We Doomed?" is the animated, video podcast (NPR Network) exploring nukes, AI, climate change, pandemics, and angry hippos, sorting catastrophic risks from fantasy. Award-winning journalist Ben Bradford investigates history, science, and technology to separate legitimate threats from doomsday hysteria. Today Ben joins us for a conversation about AI and how it (probably) isn't going to kill us any time soon.

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Ken returns to the show to discuss his previous reporting on UAPs as far back as 2023, the current UFO files, new counter-terrorism strategies from the Trump admin that may target Tucker Carlson, and more.

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