How Managers Are Breaking The Internet
The growth-at-all-costs management consultant mindset has turned most of the modern internet into a painful and profitable social experiment - and in this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how thes...
24 Apr 202434min
How A Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Went Viral ft. Louise Matsakis and Tianyu Fang
In the last few weeks TikTok and other social networks have been flooded with memes about a chinese glycine manufacturer called Donghua Jinlong, all thanks to one innocent promotional video. Ed Zitron...
17 Apr 202436min
The AI Bubble Is Bursting
Every major tech firm is betting billions of dollars that the generative AI revolution will change society - yet when you look under the hood, the reality of generative AI might be far grimmer. Ed Zit...
12 Apr 202447min
Are We At Peak AI?
It’s been just under a year and a half since ChatGPT - an AI-powered chatbot launched by so-called non-profit OpenAI - ushered in a new era of investor and media hype around how artificial intelligenc...
10 Apr 202430min
Wikipedia Is All The Web Has Left ft. Molly White
Wikipedia, a non-profit encyclopedia that anybody can edit, remains one of the few trustworthy and reliable websites left online. Ed Zitron is joined by critic, researcher and 18-year veteran of the W...
3 Apr 202437min
Rich Idiots Are Killing The Media To Please The Tech Industry
The media industry has laid off over 30,000 people in the last three years as a result of an executive sect that doesn't read, write, or meaningfully contribute to society. Ed Zitron walks you through...
27 Mar 202448min
How Growth Is Killing Tech's Innovation, ft. Robert Evans
Ever wonder why Silicon Valley stopped making anything new or interesting? It's because of the same growth-at-all-costs mindset that's destroyed the rest of the tech ecosystem. Ed Zitron is joined by ...
20 Mar 202453min
Musk's Uncharitable Charity ft. David Fahrenthold
A New York Times investigation revealed this week that Musk's $7 billion "Musk Foundation" regularly fails to donate enough money to get its multi-billion dollar tax break. Ed brings on Pullitzer-priz...
13 Mar 202445min
