Dystopia Now

Florida Man Runs for Congress as a Democratic Socialist (ft. Oliver Larkin)

Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow! Oliver Larkin, activist, union organizer, and Democratic Socialist, joins us this week to discuss his run for election to the U.S. House as a Flo...

28 Touko 48min

PATREON PREVIEW: Surveillance Pricing with Zephyr Teachout

Subscribe to our Patreon for the FULL episode and more bonus content at patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow! On this special Patreon episode, we talked to antitrust hero and Fordham University law professor Zep...

21 Touko 11min

Of Dawkins and Data Centers

In this week's episode we begin to go into the philosophy around consciousness and AI as New Atheist relic Richard Dawkins recently claimed "Claudia" was conscious. What are the merits and issues of t...

14 Touko 1h 5min

Altman Attack: What is Violence?

In this week's episode, we explore a question no one has ever thought of before: "What is violence?" We unpack the recent Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman's home and how his own rhetoric about (c...

7 Touko 40min

From Fordism to Muskism with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff

Subscribe to our Patreon for the FULL episode and more bonus content at patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow! Quinn Slobodian, historian of neoliberalism, and Ben Tarnoff, internet and technology writer, join us...

30 Huhti 53min

The AI Con with Alex Hanna and Emily Bender

Prof. Emily M. Bender, linguist, and Dr. Alex Hanna, sociologist join us to discuss their 2025 book The AI Con and how Big Tech spun marketing around "stochastic parrots". Find lots more from Emily a...

23 Huhti 48min

Big Tech is Watching You with Taylor Lorenz

Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss Section 230, how Big Tech is already tracking everything from eye movements to finger presses, the ongoing erosion of online privacy through right-wing tec...

4 Huhti 1h 5min