Why The Tech World Is Spooked About AI
On today's show, our guest host, Todd Zwillich, talks with Nate Soares, co-author of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, and the President of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, about recent ...
4 Sep 28min
No One Can Escape The Time Tax
Here at What A Day, we’re keeping an eye on the midterms — which are likely to hinge on which party can tackle the skyrocketing cost of living. On today’s show, Jane speaks with The Atlantic’s Annie L...
3 Sep 25min
Timing Is Everything For Maine's Troy Jackson
On today's show, Jane talks with Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson about what he thinks it will take for him to beat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November’s midterms.Show Not...
2 Sep 18min
Democrats Zero In On Midterms
The House passed a short-term measure today to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. On today's show, Jane ...
1 Sep 31min
Donald Trump Dreams of Empire
In case you missed it, President Donald Trump announced a deal that would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves on Friday. And over the weekend, the United States and Iran ex...
31 Aug 28min
Trump’s Obsession With Trump
In the last year and a half, President Donald Trump has put his name, image, or both, on a whole host of things — federal buildings, passports, the resident National Park pass, the administration’s ch...
28 Aug 23min
Some Aid Workers Turn To Sex Work Amid USAID Cuts
Yesterday, we heard from former USAID administrator Dr. Atul Gawande about the lives lost because of the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development. On today's show, we focus on...
27 Aug 18min
The Deadly Dismantling Of USAID
It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk and the DOGE boys fed the United States Agency for International Development – or USAID, into a QUOTE “woodchipper.” And since then, according to reporting f...
26 Aug 24min
