Uber’s Profit, Power and Problems with CEO Dara K
Uber: hard to live with it, or without it. In this episode Kara grills CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on the company’s sky-high prices, high take rate, treatment of drivers/couriers, policies around safety and...
30 Loka 20231h
Alexis Ohanian and Deb Roy on Big Tech’s Effects on Democracy
Democracy is challenged, at home and abroad, and at least some of this blame falls on “Big Tech.” Kara talks to Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and venture capitalist, and Deb Roy, the director of t...
26 Loka 202351min
The Fog of War: Navigating Disinformation Now
Social media has been inundated with disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war — from a flood of graphic visual content, to unsubstantiated claims and opportunistic content generation (and monetizatio...
23 Loka 20231h
Christiane Amanpour on Covering This War
In the fog of war, we’re joined by CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour. She’s covered the Middle East for decades and brings her signature “truthful, not neutral” journalism to the tens...
19 Loka 202342min
Why Fei-Fei Li is Still Hopeful About AI (… and Elon)
What are the most immediate, and potentially catastrophic, risks posed by AI? According to pioneering AI researcher, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, they include disinformation, polarization, biases, a loss of privac...
16 Loka 20231h 1min
The Politics of Disagreement with Steve Inskeep
In a time of a divided House (and divided GOP) — not to mention polarized social media — how can you engage through disagreement? Abraham Lincoln may have some clues, as Steve Inskeep deduces. The jou...
12 Loka 20231h 4min
Martha, Martha, Martha (ICYMI)
Today we’re replaying you a summer episode where Kara and Nayeema took a field trip to Martha Stewart’s 156-acre estate for an interview with the media mogul and O.G. influencer. On the menu for this ...
9 Loka 20231h 1min
Jon Lovett Talks Trump, Biden & the Podcasting Biz
After Kara and Nayeema discuss the defenestration of Kevin McCarthy, we turn to podcaster and political savant Jon Lovett of Crooked Media fame. Kara and Jon share laughs as they talk about the podcas...
5 Loka 202340min
