Competition Won’t Fix Canada’s Telecom Woes w/ Fenwick McKelvey
Paris Marx is joined by Fenwick McKelvey to discuss the massive outage at Rogers, why it’s challenging the narrative that more competition will fix Canada’s telecom sector, and the need for better reg...
4 Elo 202253min
The Real Legacy of Stewart Brand w/ Malcolm Harris
Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the legacy of Stewart Brand and why the myth we’re often told about him overstates the reality of his impact.Malcolm Harris is the author of Kids Thes...
28 Heinä 202257min
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
