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Technology and capitalism? In your mythology podcast? It's more likely than you'd think! We're joined by Jathan Sadowski, professor and podcaster, to discuss the myth of inevitability, the modern Eleusinian Mysteries of Silicon Valley, and why technologists need to read better sci-fi. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of capitalism, US politics, AI, racism, slave labor, and animal sacrifice. GuestJathan Sadowski is a Senior Lecturer in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab // Department of Human Centred-Computing // Faculty of Information Technology // Monash University // Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. He is also the cohost of a weekly podcast on technology and political economy: This Machine Kills.Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Get our new Old Wives' Tale Teller Corduroy Hat!- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344Sponsors- Shaker & Spoon is a subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/coolFind Us Online- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com- Goodreads: goodreads.com/group/show/205387Cast & Crew- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin- Editor: Bren Frederick- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: multitude.productionsAbout UsSpirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we speak with Edward Ongweso Jr about "artificial intelligence" and its implications, particularly concerning corporate interests and historical parallels with labor control. Edward critiques the term “artificial intelligence” for obscuring the underlying digital technologies and algorithmic systems that serve corporate agendas, emphasizing the narrow view of intelligence that excludes human cognitive elements. The conversation delves into the historical roots of computation, drawing parallels between modern AI and 19th-century plantation management techniques aimed at maximizing productivity and control.  We also explore the exploitation of global south workers in AI development, likening it to racialized regimes of chattel slavery. Furthermore, Ongweso critiques the concept of surveillance capitalism, arguing that surveillance has been integral to capitalism since its origins, particularly post-World War II, through marketing revolutions, the military-industrial complex, and financialization. The discussion concludes with an analysis of techno-authoritarianism, highlighting Silicon Valley's historical hostility to democracy and its prioritization of technologies that advance surveillance and social control. Edward is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, NY. Most of his work centers around tech criticism, labor and financial reporting, and book reviews. He is also the co-host of This Machine Kills, a podcast started in 2020 to discuss the political economy of technology. Support us via Patreon or BuyMeACoffee   Relevant Links:   Surveillance capitalism vs techno-feudalism vs techno-authoritarianism   A Materialist Approach to the Tech Industry: From Household to Military Tech with Dwayne Monroe        

Edward Ongweso Jr., Senior Researcher at Security in Context and co-host of This Machine Kills, journeys with us into the political economy of technology and the deep crazy that is informing the collapse of the still viable, if problematic, civilization. Team Human is proudly sponsored by Everyone's Earth.Learn more about Everyone's Earth: https://everyonesearth.com/Change Diapers: https://changediapers.com/Cobi Dryer Sheets: https://cobidryersheets.com/

On this episode, we sit down with Jathan Sadowski from the podcast This Machine Kills to discuss his latest book, Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. We explore data capitalism, the impact of AI on labor and decision-making, rentierism, and whether Europe should join the tech hype cycle—as so many of its leaders seem eager to do.

Our artificial intelligence miniseries returns with a guest spot by This Machine Kills cohost, Jathan Sadowski, about his brand new second book The Mechanic and the Luddite: a Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism.For the full episode support the show at http://patreon.com/theantifadaSong: Manuel Göttsching - E2 - E4

This Machine Kills' Ed Ongweso Jr returns to the pod to talk about his series of essays talking about what he calls The Silicon Valley Consensus - an ongoing chapter in our interest in the convergence of reactionary politics and the profusion of data centres all over the world. Also, Trump says “everything's computer”, and Rachel Reeves claims to eat crumbs from under couch cushions to manufacture consent for the largest act of planned social murder in the U.K. since 2010. Check out This Machine Kills here! Get the full episode on our Patreon! *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)  

Justin Hendrix speaks with Jathan Sadowski,  a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia; co-host of This Machine Kills, a weekly podcast on technology and political economy; and author of the new book The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism from the University of California Press.

Our country is now run by a bunch of spineless billionaires who needed to get laid in college but didn't, so they made it our problem. Today, Edward Ongweso Jr. of This Machine Kills helps us understand the tech bro-ligarchy's key overlords, why they are so far up the president's rectum, their deranged philosophy on life, and their apocalypse escape plans.  Support me + listen to bonus episodes on Patreon! Work smarter, not harder, with Factor meals ready in two minutes at https://www.factormeals.com/fruity50.  Get an exclusive 60% on Incogni! https://incogni.com/fruity Me on Instagram. A Bit Fruity on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paris Marx is joined by Jathan Sadowski to discuss the relationship between technology and capitalism, and what lessons can be taken from the Luddites to properly assess and understand these systems.Jathan Sadowski is is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. He's also the co-host of This Machine Kills and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.Also mentioned in this episode:Jathan wrote about AI and the Tinkerbell Effect in Futurism.Support the show

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jathan Sadowski to discuss the relationship between technology and capitalism, and what lessons can be taken from the Luddites to properly assess and understand these systems.Jathan Sadowski is is the author of The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism. He's also the co-host of This Machine Kills and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're joined by Jathan Sadowski, AI critic and co-host of This Machine Kills to discuss his “ruthless criticism of AI and Capitalism and how it fits into the NZ context.Jathan is visiting NZ next week and you can register for free here: https://jathansadowskitour.lilregie.com/booking/attendees/newThis episode's co-hostsGinny, Jathan, Kyle, Mandy, MarkTimestamps0:00 Introductions3:52 Dishonesty in AI5:46 AI is an Imperative13:57 Making AI a Consumer Product19:11 Requirements of AI23:56 Nobody Wants This28:58 Why Has This Been Successful 36:58 Damages42:32 Drawing the Line of Intent45:39 Fighting Back1:01:27 Making a Wedge1:15:59 A Bust to a Boom1:18:18 ClosingsIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

For this week's bonus, Jathan Sadowski of This Machine Kills podcast joins the gang to talk about the “new” generation of AI models announced by Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and others - all of which seem to want to imitate the movie Her. The value proposition of this to a normal person is unclear. Get the whole thing on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/american-x-feat-105234291   *EDINBURGH LIVE SHOW ALERT* We're going to be live at Monkey Barrel comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe on August 14, and you can get tickets here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/621432   *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher's attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry's narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism. Edward Ongweso Jr. is finance editor at Logics Magazine and co-host of This Machine Kills.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:Ed wrote a critical review of Burn Book in The Baffler.In Disconnect, Paris also wrote a critical review of Swisher's book and explained his journey to becoming a tech critic.In 2021, Kara told CNBC that just because NFTs are digital “doesn't mean it's not of value.” The following year she also defended promoting investments in crypto for retirement.Support the show

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher's attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry's narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism.Edward Ongweso Jr. is finance editor at Logics Magazine and co-host of This Machine Kills.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a bonus episode, Paris Marx is joined by Ed Ongweso Jr. and Brian Merchant to share their thoughts on Dune: Part Two, how it relates to the modern tech industry, and whether today's Luddites can take anything from Dune's Butlerian Jihad.Ed Ongweso Jr is finance editor at Logic(s) Magazine and cohost of This Machine Kills. Brian Merchant is a technology journalist and the author of Blood In the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:You can watch the entire livestream over on YouTube.For Disconnect, Paris wrote about how the digital revolution has failed.Support the show

Air Date 2/20/2024 "Luddite" should never have become the epithet that it is as the Luddites were never afraid of or opposed to technological advancement, they only opposed the exploitation of workers and the degradation to society that came with the unfair distribution of the benefits of the targeted technology. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: The New Luddites - SHIFT - Air Date 2-14-24 Activists are fighting back against generative AI and reclaiming a misunderstood label in the process, says Brian Merchant in a new piece for The Atlantic. Ch. 2: Being a Luddite Is Good, Actually ft. Jathan Sadowski - Left Reckoning - Air Date 5-29-21 Jathan Sadowski (@jathansadowski) of the This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod) podcast repairs our sabotaged understanding of the legacy of the Luddites. Ch. 3: Why this top AI guru thinks we might be in extinction-level trouble | The InnerView - TRT World - Air Date 1-22-24 Lauded for his groundbreaking work in reverse-engineering OpenAI's large language model, GPT-2, AI expert Connor Leahy tells Imran Garda why he is now sounding the alarm.   SEE FULL SHOW NOTES FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on the fork in the road and a look at our options References: Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I. A Scottish Jewish joke - Things Fall Apart - Air Date 1-25-22 MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE:  Description: An 1812 block print of “The Leader of the Luddites” depicting a man in disheveled early 1800s clothing and missing one shoe leading other men up a hill while a building burns in the background.  Credit: “The Leader of the Luddites”, Messrs | Working Class Movement Library catalog | Public Domain   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Writer, editor and podcaster Edward Ongweso Jr. returns to the show to kick off Denzember, a monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, with a conversation about Spike Lee's seminal 1992 biopic 'Malcolm X'. It stands as one of Lee's most triumphant achievements and one of Denzel Washington's very best performances as one of the most significant figures of 20th century America. We discuss the film's trouble gestation period, taking nearly 30 years to get to the big screen then courting controversy throughout its production. We also discuss the film's portrait of Malcolm X and offer our readings of Spike's ultimate intention - presenting a fractured portrait that embraces the many sides of the man and the many ideologies and sects that claim him. Finally, we talk about the film's noteworthy detractors, including social critic and theorist bell hooks, who makes a compelling case that the film ultimately fails to bring a meaningful portrait of Malcolm to the big screen.Read bell hooks's review of Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X' at Artforum.Edward's Top 5 Denzel Performances:1. Malcolm X (1992)2. Fences (2016)3. Training Day (2001)4. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)5. Philadelphia (1993)/The Hurricane (1999)Follow Edward Ongweso Jr. on Twitter. Listen & Subscribe to This Machine Kills.Read Edward's Substack The Tech Bubble.Get access to all forthcoming Denzember episodes as well as our entire back catalog and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our Denzember theme song is "FUNK" by OPPO.

Returning champion Jathan Sadowski from the This Machine Kills podcast came on to talk to us about the latest in the tech world, what's going on with AI, and once again concludes that we should just smash up all the servers. Find the Ted Chiang article Jathan mentions here! -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can donate using the links below. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict Currently, Aid is not getting through. You can donate with the knowledge that these funds will be used the instant Aid is allowed into Gaza, but please do make your voice heard in other ways about this. Showing up at protest marches and writing letters to elected MPs are useful acts of solidarity. Please encourage your elected representatives to support calls for a ceasefire, while still bearing in mind a ceasefire is temporary and represents the bare minimum. -------- PHOEBE ALERT Can't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here! -------- This show is supported by Patreon. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to gain access to a new bonus episode every week, and our entire backlog of bonus episodes! Thats https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the venture capital industry works, why the technologies it funds don't deliver on their marketing promises, and how that's once again being shown in the hype around AI. Edward Ongweso Jr. is a freelance journalist, co-host of This Machine Kills, and guest columnist at The Nation. You can follow Ed on Twitter at @bigblackjacobin.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode:Edward wrote about the problems with venture capital and what the AI hype shows us about the industry for The Nation. Earlier this year, he wrote about the tantrum VCs threw after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.Paris wrote about where Elon Musk's vision for the X superapp comes from, why his Twitter rebrand isn't going so well, and why ChatGPT isn't a revolution.In 2020, Sam Harnett wrote about the problem with tech media's coverage of the gig economy.Uber used to want to be the “Amazon for transportation” and the “operating system for everyday life.”TIME reported on how OpenAI lobbying watered down EU AI rules.Marc Andreessen wrote his pitch for “Why AI Will Save the World.”Support the show

Jathan and Ed from This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod) join the gang to discuss the long, terrible essay by Marc Andreesen about why AI will save the world. Part of his argument is that Marx was wrong because Elon Musk SELLS cars rather than hoarding them for himself. It's... well, it's something?   Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dr-robotniks-84608248   *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's upcoming live shows here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows and check out a recording of Milo's special PINDOS available on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRI7uwTPJtg *ROME ALERT* Milo and Phoebe have teamed up with friend of the show Patrick Wyman to finally put their classical education to good use and discuss every episode of season 1 of Rome. You can download the 12 episode series from Bandcamp here (1st episode is free): https://romepodcast.bandcamp.com/album/rome-season-1 Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

0:08 — Tony Cross, is long-time radio journalist in France, currently a lecturer at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. 0:20 — Jake Werner, Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute, looking at great power conflict between the US and China. 0:33 — Edward Ongweso Jr. is a journalist based in New York City. He's a reporter-in-residence at the Omidyar Network and co-host of This Machine Kills, a podcast about technology. The post Strikes against pension reform in France; US, UK, Australia ink a weapons deal; Plus, Venture Capital breakdown over Silicon Valley Bank collapse appeared first on KPFA.

Edward Ongweso Jr., writer of the Tech Bubble newsletter and co-host of This Machine Kills podcast, joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss the collapse of the tech industry's favorite financial institution, Silicon Valley Bank. Edward and Matt break down what this means, how it happen, what sparked the bank run by tech founders and VCs, what SVB's investments were, how the bank fell right around the same time two crypto-friendly banks Silvergate and Signature Bank also failed, how the VCs like David Sacks and Jason Calacanis threw a tantrum demanding a government bailout for the tech industry, and more. Read Edward's piece in Slate, The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank: https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-rescue-venture-capital-calacanis-sacks-ackman-tantrum.html Visit ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Replay of Women of Colour Network at the Womens Rights at Work Conference at the end of 2022, where they spoke about the formation of their network and the need to address discrimination in Victorian Public Sector workplaces. You can catch more industrial, social, and workplace topics from 3CR's Stick Together on Wednesday 8:30am - 9:00am. // Jathan Sadowski, senior research fellow in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University, joins us to discuss generative AI platforms, including the much-hyped DALL-E and ChatGPT, to unpack what they do, how they work, and to contextualise their development within the political economy of the modern tech industry. Alongside his academic research, Jathan co-hosts This Machine Kills, a podcast about technology and political economy.// Dr Jane Bourke is Associate Professor in Pharmacology at Monash University, where she leads the Respiratory Pharmacology Group. She has a long-standing interest in the regulation of smooth muscle function in the lung and cardiovascular system, and has been leading a research program on silicosis at Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute since the first cases in stonemasons working with engineered stone were reported in Australia. Today Jane joins us to discuss rising concerns about silicosis in Australia and the precautions we should be taking to protect ourselves, at an individual and regulatory scale.// James Clark, Executive Director of Digital Rights Watch, speaks with us about the use in Australia of "landlord tech" such as Snug, which has attracted scrutiny after revelations about its dubious method of "scoring" of rental applications in a Guardian exclusive late last year. Most recently, Snug has been engaged by Homes Victoria to develop a platform to allocate affordable housing in the state via random ballot, raising additional concerns about the nature and use of this technology.// Songs// Eventually - Miiesha// Big Titties - Djanaba// P Stands for Playa - Pania// SMILE (feat. Jam) - Tseba// 

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the entire episode at : www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we have had little choice but to address the current and ongoing "Elon situation" at Twitter. We're joined by Jathan, co-host of This Machine Kills, and the author of Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling Our Lives, and Taking Over the World,  to try figure out what Elon's strategy actually is, or if he's too trapped in grievances to think about running Twitter as a business. We also talk about what Elon gets right - namely, a recognition that social media platforms don't really have any value in and of themselves - and how this exposes the shams and illusions of the content economy that govern much of our lives today. -------- You can listen to This Machine Kills here: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and Hussein (@HKesvani) and produced by Devon (@Devon_OnEarth)  

This 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 licensed? Hey, that's just a technicality. If you're looking for a UK strike fund to donate to, here's one we've supported: https://www.rmt.org.uk/about/national-dispute-fund/ If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *MILO ALERT* Here are links to see Milo's upcoming standup shows: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows *AUSTRALIA ALERT* We are going to tour Australia in November, and there are tickets available for shows in Sydney: https://musicboozeco.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/3213de46-cef7-49c4-abcb-c9bdf4bcb61f and Brisbane https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trashfuture-live-in-brisbane-additional-show-tickets-396915263237 and Canberra: https://au.patronbase.com/_StreetTheatre/Productions/TFLP/Performances *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

We're living in a time where a large portion of the population can only dream of owning their own house or land due to increasing prices and stagnant wages, but alas, something called “virtual” real estate is a hot new market, raking in billions of dollars in sales in the last year alone. But why would anyone want to own virtual real estate and who are the driving forces behind it's sudden popularity? To help us explore this topic, we're joined by Jathan Sadowski, Senior Fellow at the Emerging Technology Lab of Monash University and host of the This Machine Kills podcast. Follow Jathan: Twitter This Machine Kills Podcast (Twitter) This Machine Kills Podcast (Patreon) Follow GRIFTONOMICS: Website Twitter YouTube

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the entire episode at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. -------- This week, we're joined by returning champion Jathan Sadowski from the This Machine Kills podcast to discuss Elon Musk's attempts to epic bacon post his way out of signing a multi million dollar contract with twitter, Check in with the Mypillow guy's latest venture, and finally talk about the recent trend of apple Airtags being used by abusers to track women.  As always, it's a grab bag of the worst of modern capitalism- enjoy! the original tweet by Hannah rose may can be found here https://twitter.com/Hannahrosemay_/status/1541606540552966144 and the follow-up article can be found here https://www.image.ie/living/culture/airtags-are-designed-to-track-items-not-people-but-thats-not-everyones-experience-455643   -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

We have all heard much talk about cryptocurrencies and NFT's. We also heard how it totally collapsed and crypto bros are shaking in their boots. Aaron and Jorge are joined by Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) from Vice Motherboard and the This Machine Kills podcast to talk about the big crypto crash and to find out what happened. Tune in to learn whether crypto is here to stay and what it means about the direction capitalism is going after neoliberalism. Edward's article quoted in the episode: Nobody Learned Anything From the Crypto Crash Check out Edward's podcast and writings: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/edward-ongweso-jr Follow us on Twitter: @ELCpod Follow us on IG: everybodylovescommunism Sign up as a supporter at fans.fm/everybodylovescommunism or Patreon.com/everybodylovescommunism to unlock bonus content! Like what you heard? Be sure to give us a 5 Star Rating on Apple Podcasts!

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, how technology is enabling an extension of speculation and gambling, and why those pressures need to be opposed.Edward Ongweso Jr. is a staff writer at Motherboard/Vice and a co-host of This Machine Kills. Follow Edward on Twitter at @bigblackjacobin.

This is just a teaser for today's episode, which is available for Patreon subscribers only!   We can't do the show without your support, so help us keep the lights on over here and access tons of bonus content by subscribing on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. While you're at it, we also love it when you subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts.  This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined once again by labor and tech reporter extraordinaire Edward Ongweso Jr., a staff writer at Vice's Motherboard and cohost of This Machine Kills, a podcast about the political economy of tech. Ed starts off talking about his union's landmark victory in contract negotiations with Vice Media and picks up where his previous appearance left off, sharing his thoughts on Uber's alleged profitability as well as the future of laws like Prop 22. The gang talks about recent revelations of congressional insider trading before going all the way down the tech rabbithole to discuss NFTs, the metaverse, Elon Musk being named Time's Person of the Year, why cryptocurrency might cause the next global economic crisis, the billionaire space race, and the concept of techno-feudalism.  You can hear more of Ed on podcast This Machine Kills. You can follow Ed on Twitter @bigblackjacobin and follow his coverage of all things tech, labor, finance over at Vice's Motherboard. 

Jason and Molly cover Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes guilty verdict (1:47), how even socialists have admitted that Amazon is the best place many people have ever worked (40:08). To wrap they dig into Biden's new sanctions against China the implications from decoupling our economies (56:16). (00:00) Jason intros the show (01:47) Elizabeth Holmes Theranos fraud trial verdict (09:36) Vanta - Get get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at vanta.com/twist (10:53) How VCs vet charlatan founders (17:33) Female CEOs in tech (21:12) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in art using promo code TWIST at Masterworks.io/twist (22:25) Are Female founders held to a higher standard by the media? (31:17) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at ourcrowd.com/twist (32:34) Funny Holmes impressions (40:08) Socialist podcast "This Machine Kills" admits Amazon has been the best place many people have worked (56:16) President Biden's sanctions on China and the impact on tech FOLLOW Jason: linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: twitter.com/mollywood

This week, we're rejoined by Ed Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin), a writer at Vice and a co-host of the podcast This Machine Kills, to talk about ConstitutionDAO, another crypto thing that claims to be emancipatory and revolutionary, but also seems to really benefit the rich for some reason? We then go on to talk about the Metaverse, and why Facebook's announcement of their weird virtual boardrooms might simply be a way to paper over problems that they have caused, and realised are unfixable. Ultimately, this could be more effective if they simply were broken down and treated like utilities, but unsurprisingly, this is something that Mark Zuckerberg (and other tech guys) really don't want. So, as a result, it looks like we're all going to be forced to play by more of Facebook's rules. Great! -------- You can follow and support This Machine Kills Here: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Phoebe (@PRHRoy), Hussein (@HKesvani) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth). You can subscribe to bonus content on patreon for as little as $5 a month at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.

Full episode on Patreon for $3+ subscribers here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56636561 Jathan Sadowski (@jathansadowski) of This Machine Kills joins Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to discuss Jerry's infomercial obsession and the burning resentment of the other characters against him... Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!

This is a preview of a bonus episode. To listen to the entire episode, subscribe for $5 a month at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. ---- ---- This week, we're joined by returning guest and friend, Jathan Sandowski (@jathansandwoski), from the very good podcast, This Machine Kills . We talk about Jameela Jamil's recent comments regarding Leftist strategy in preparation for socialism, which, in this case, means making #content and doing #posts for socialists. While people may have mocked her, we discuss whether Jameela's pure online brain was, in fact, able to identify a key issue in online discourse - namely, whether any meaningful and valuable left wing project can really be advanced through posting and creating content on platforms. You can probably guess what our answer is. We then go on to talk about the Luddites - a term that tech companies love to use to describe people who maybe don't want to give more data to Elon Musk- but what we can learn from them in challenging the prevailing power of platforms over the entirety of our lives, and in doing so, the possibilities of building a better internet for the future.

This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined by labor and tech reporter extraordinaire Edward Ongweso Jr., a staff writer at Vice's Motherboard and cohost of This Machine Kills, a podcast about the political economy of tech.  Ed shares a bit about his own history as an organizer, which saw him involved in the successful campaign to pass the country's first ride-hail vehicle license cap for drivers in New York City, before expanding on his reporting about the nationwide strike of Uber and Lyft drivers on July 21. The gang discusses the package of antitrust legislation targeting the tech sector currently waiting for a floor vote in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the PRO Act reportedly included in Democrats' Senate infrastructure bill and how they would impact labor struggles in the gig economy. Ed explains why Uber's business model is not what it seems and that it is unprofitable by design, situating the company's practices in the context of the possibility of a tech bubble in the stock market and its implications for the broader economy. The gang rounds out the conversation by zooming in on US-based tech entrepreneurs' predatory and increasingly devastating push for the adoption of cryptocurrencies by vulnerable populations worldwide.  You can follow Ed on Twitter @bigblackjacobin and keep up with his staggeringly prolific reporting at Motherboard as well as his podcast, This Machine Kills.  If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. We can't do this show without your support!!!

We're opening Amazon's books to look at the company's finances. On this episode, I'm joined by Edward Ongweso Jr, a staff writer at Vice News's Motherboard where he covers Silicon Valley and the gig economy, and Jathan Sadowski, the author of Too Smart, a book on the political economy of digital capitalism. Ed and Jathan host the podcast This Machine Kills, a great show about technology and political economy. You can listen to Primer via Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. If you want to support me, subscribe at patreon.com/primerpodcast. When you subscribe, you'll get show notes, video content, and access to the Discord. To keep up with the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @primerpod. Thanks for listening!

We're opening Amazon's books to look at the company's finances. On this episode, I'm joined by Edward Ongweso Jr, a staff writer at Vice News's Motherboard where he covers Silicon Valley and the gig economy, and Jathan Sadowski, the author of Too Smart, a book on the political economy of digital capitalism. Ed and Jathan host the podcast This Machine Kills, a great show about technology and political economy. You can listen to Primed via Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. If you want to support me, subscribe at patreon.com/primedpodcast. When you subscribe, you'll get show notes, video content, and access to the Discord. To keep up with the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @primed_podcast. Thanks for listening!

Man, breakups are the worst, right? At least when your marriage is on the rocks and you're about to lose half of your billions of dollars, you can always reach out to a certain private island owning, convicted sex offender friend. This week, Edward Ongweso Jr. (@bigblackjacobin) of the This Machine Kills podcast (@machinekillspod) joins us again to discuss Microsoft founder, tech pirate, and all-around creep, Bill Gates.

Man, breakups are the worst, right? At least when your marriage is on the rocks and you're about to lose half of your billions of dollars, you can always reach out to a certain private island owning, convicted sex offender friend. This week, Edward Ongweso Jr. (@bigblackjacobin) of the This Machine Kills podcast (@machinekillspod) joins us again to discuss Microsoft founder, tech pirate, and all-around creep, Bill Gates.

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Ed and Jathan from This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod) are back to discuss another titan of the tech industry. Amazon's annual leader to shareholders has been released, and in it they advance a sort of inverse labour theory of value (who can be surprised!), with hilarious results. It's scale is now approaching a level that is hard to comprehend, so come with us across the event horizon. But first, we discuss Labour's performance in the elections and the leadership's steadfast ability to not learn anything. If you want more Labour talk, this week's bonus has us reviewing Jon Cruddas MP's terrible book about The Dignity of Work, which you can get here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/51099434 *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo’s live stand-up show (to be streamed over Zoom!) on May 30th here: gignify.co/miloedwardspindos If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture We support the London Renters Union, which helps people defeat their slumlords and avoid eviction. If you want to support them as well, you can here: https://londonrentersunion.org/donate Here's a central location to donate to bail funds across the US to help people held under America's utterly inhumane system: https://bailproject.org/?form=donate *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

Jamie and Sean are joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. (@bigblackjacobin), staff writer at Motherboard and co-host of This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod), for a discussion of all things tech. Rather than freeing us from drudgery, technology has been used by capitalists to make things worse for the vast majority of humanity. How did we get here? How can workers fight back? What does it mean to be a 21st century Luddite? How does this relate to police abolition? Plus: Edward's answer to Andy's Twitter poll about turning off the internet. Outro music: Chumbawumba - the Triumph of General Ludd Check out Edward's reporting at Motherboard: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/edward-ongweso-jr Tune into the twitch.tv/theantifada on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for live video content! Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons of bonus content and access to our Discord community, which now enables you to call into our livestreams!

Today’s episode is all about the future of cities. Do we want them to be smart? What does that even mean?  Guests: Ben Passmore, a comic artist and contributor to the Flash Forward book! Annalee Newitz, a science journalist, science fiction writer, and author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age. Dr. Jathan Sadowski, author of Too Smart: How Digital Capitalism is Extracting Data, Controlling our Lives, and Taking Over the World and cohost of a podcast called This Machine Kills. Dr. Brenda McPhail, director of the Privacy, Technology, and Surveillance Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Dr. Jarah Moesch, a multidisciplinary artist and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Voice Actor: Smart City Cop — Brett Tubbs → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ←  Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify  Episode Sponsors:  BetterHelp: Affordable, private online counseling. Anytime, anywhere. Flash Forward listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/flashforward Shaker & Spoon: A subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/ffwd. Tab for a Cause: A browser extension that lets you raise money for charity while doing your thing online. Whenever you open a new tab, you’ll see a beautiful photo and a small ad. Part of that ad money goes toward a charity of your choice! Join team Advice For And From The future by signing up at tabforacause.org/flashforward. Tavour: Tavour is THE app for fans of beer, craft brews, and trying new and exciting labels. You sign up in the app and can choose the beers you’re interested in (including two new ones DAILY) adding to your own personalized crate. Use code: flashforward for $10 off after your first order of $25 or more.  Purple Carrot: Purple Carrot is THE plant-based subscription meal kit that makes it easy to cook irresistible meals to fuel your body. Each week, choose from an expansive and delicious menu of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, and snacks! Get $30 off your first box by going to www.purplecarrot.com and entering code FLASH at checkout today! Purple Carrot, the easiest way to eat more plants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's pod, we're joined by Ed Ongweso (@bigblackjacobin) from the very good podcast This Machine Kills (@machinekillspod) to talk about why certain rich people who love evolutionary psychology are obsessed with designing high IQ babies whose sole purpose is to design apps for your various delivery and content streaming services. We then talk about the former British deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg - now a PR guy at Facebook- who sent out a very long memo to Facebook users telling them that if they, or their loved ones, get radicalised on the platform, it's their own fault. How does Clegg suggest people stay safe on the world's biggest social media platform? Simple: spend hours learning how Facebook's complicated and stupid User Interface works, and give more of your data to them for highly personalised ad curation. Great! -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Drew (@Drewtopia_). You can follow us at @10kpostspod. For bonus content, check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. 

Hear the full episode at sesh.plus or patreon.com/strugglesession On this special podcast event Leslie, Briahna Joy Gray (Bad Faith), Trevor Beaulieu (Champagne Sharks), and Edward Ongweso Jr. (This Machine Kills) come together to discuss Coming 2 America. Track: Mass Potential - Miami Heat - twitter.com/MassPotential  ★ Support this podcast ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I spoke to Edward Ongweso Jr. of Vice for a two-part interview on Proposition 22, the gig economy and the devastating effects it will have on labor in both in the US and globally. In Part 1 we discuss the propaganda, strategy and money behind proposition 22. We also discuss why so many ex-Obama officials teamed up with Gig Economy capitalists. Why are those whose claim to represent progress, condemning black and brown Americans to a near-feudal existence at the feet of Uber, Lyft and other Gig Economy monopolists? Edward explains all this and more in a fascinating two part conversation. For more w. Edward (who I would vouch for as the best progressive critic on Silicon Valley in America) please check out his writing here: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/edward-ongweso-jr Edward's witty (and acerbic!) twitter profile is here: https://twitter.com/bigblackjacobin And you can listen to Edward and tech researcher Jathan Sadowski, on their own podcast: This Machine Kills: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Music for this episode is by Kiyoto - "Saltation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ik8_zdC48g

Wall Street was in a tizzy last week after a band of Redditors on the forum r/wallstreetbets worked together to drastically inflate the stock price of brick-and-mortar retailers like GameStop. The guerrilla stock-buying surge caused some hedge funds shorting GameStop stock to lose a boatload of money, and a David vs. Goliath narrative emerged—but the story is more complicated than that.On this special panel, hosted by TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez, we talk about what actually happened last week on Wall Street, who the winners and losers are, and what this whole saga means for those who want to resist the domination of finance capital. Our brilliant panel includes: Doug Henwood, economic journalist and host of “Behind the News”; Kate Aronoff, staff writer at The New Republic and author of “Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet—And How We Fight Back”; and Edward Ongweso Jr., staff writer at Motherboard (Vice) and co-host of “This Machine Kills” podcast.Read the transcript of this video: https://therealnews.com/gamestopped-wallstreetbets-wall-street-winsHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and making a small donation: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-ytSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/sign-up-ytLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning to access the weekly postgame show and more bonus content.OpeningClass rootedness vs. class focusedMAS vs. SyrizaBernie on political educationEdward Ongweso Jr (@Bigblackjacobin) of the This Machine Kills podcast and a writer for Vice's Motherboard gives us a primer on Section 230: Last summer, Trump hit us with the all-caps “REPEAL SECTION 230!!!” tweet. Biden also said it should also be revoked but not the dumb way Trump wanted to do it. What is it/ why is it so important re: internet governance? Who has benefitted? What to make of claims of "anti-conservative bias." What should actually be done about tech monopolies and social networks controlled by them?Activist/teacher Kenzo Shibata (@KenzoShibata) Chicago teacher's stand up against chicago mayor.This is amazing https://twitter.com/KenzoShibata/status/1356966344462336001?s=20Bloomberg on teachers https://twitter.com/dwdavison/status/1357354797620490242?s=20Another insane chapter in the checks debaclehttps://www.dailyposter.com/p/dems-threaten-to-exclude-families2k Checks compilation videohttps://twitter.com/demswatchdog/status/1356282041889861632?s=20Jeff Bezoshttps://twitter.com/jacobinmag/status/1090698292835639296?s=20Housing people works!https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/i-won-austinite-exiting-homelessness-after-8-month-stay-at-city-owned-hotel/https://theappeal.org/austin-second-hotel-permanent-supportive-housing/