Net-Zero Uses Technofixes to Delay Climate Action w/ Sabrina Fernandes
Paris Marx is joined by Sabrina Fernandes to discuss what came out of COP26, what it actually means to have net-zero emissions by 2050, and all the mechanisms that countries are developing to delay ne...
18 Marras 202158min
How Amazon is Changing the Books We Read w/ Mark McGurl
Paris Marx is joined by Mark McGurl to discuss how Amazon is reshaping the publishing industry and altering the form of the novel itself. Mark McGurl is a Professor of Literature at Stanford Universi...
11 Marras 202149min
Why the Metaverse Must Be Stopped w/ Brian Merchant
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for the metaverse, everything that’s wrong with it, the concept’s scifi origins, and why Silicon Valley is desperate to ma...
4 Marras 20211h 8min
Can Nostalgia Inspire a Better Future? w/ Grafton Tanner
Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss how social and environmental crises fuel nostalgia, how companies profit from it, and whether it can be reoriented to inspire a better future. Grafto...
28 Loka 202154min
What Gig Work Means for Women in India w/ Noopur Raval
Paris Marx is joined by Noopur Raval to discuss India’s gig economy, the specific conditions of women who provide services through beauty and wellness apps, and how workers organize to improve their c...
21 Loka 202153min
Beating Uber at the UK Supreme Court w/ Yaseen Aslam
Paris Marx is joined by Yaseen Aslam to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are not self-employed, the long fight to reach that point, and the next steps in the push for gig workers’...
19 Loka 202142min
Solidarity in Canada’s Gig Economy w/ Jennifer Scott & Brice Sopher
Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight for gig workers’ rights in Canada. Jennifer Scott is a gig worker and president of Gi...
14 Loka 202152min
Gig Work is Not a Novelty in Brazil w/ Rafael Grohmann
Paris Marx is joined by Rafael Grohmann to discuss the state of app-based work in Brazil, organizing by food delivery workers to demand better conditions, and even a recent strike by click farm worker...
12 Loka 202146min
