How the Cloud Reshaped the Internet w/ Dwayne Monroe
Paris Marx is joined by Dwayne Monroe to discuss what it’s like to work in a data center, how the cloud came to hold a dominant position, and the consequences of its control by companies like Amazon, ...
21 Heinä 20221h 7min
The Dangers of Tech that Tracks Everything We Do w/ Shoshana Wodinsky
Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss how the digital infrastructure that companies have built out over the past couple decades to track everything we do in order to serve us ads places...
14 Heinä 202256min
Tech Won’t Fix the Transport System w/ Paris Marx
In a special episode to celebrate the release of host Paris Marx’s new book Road to Nowhere, Brian Merchant takes over as guest host to interview Paris about the book, the tech industry’s visions for ...
7 Heinä 20221h 4min
15 Years of the iPhone w/ Brian Merchant
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the impact of the iPhone after 15 years, including its effects on how we work, how we use technology, and what it’s meant for Apple.Brian Merchant is ...
30 Kesä 202257min
Canada’s Digital Contact-Tracing Experiment w/ Bianca Wylie
To kick off a new monthly bonus series on tech in Canada, Paris Marx is joined by Bianca Wylie to discuss Canada’s COVID Alert app, the problems with the digital contract-tracing experiment, and why w...
27 Kesä 202256min
Technology of the Oppressed w/ David Nemer
Paris Marx is joined by David Nemer to discuss how residents of Brazil’s favelas reshape technologies developed in the Global North to serve their needs, and how technology alone does not solve social...
23 Kesä 20221h 3min
Streaming Wars: Revenge of the Cinema? w/ Gita Jackson
Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have re...
16 Kesä 20221h 9min
Privatizing the Internet Was a Mistake w/ Ben Tarnoff
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why the problems with the modern internet, including its excessive concentration in the hands of a few companies and the way its dominant firms shape our...
9 Kesä 20221h 12min
