Thinking about Tech in the Present Tense w/ Ben Tarnoff
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why we should look to the Luddites for inspiration, how history could inform a better future of technology, and what tech organizing might look like unde...
3 Sep 202044min
We Can’t Talk About Tech Without Talking About Resources w/ Thea Riofrancos
Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss why we should care about the supply chains of technology, what that resource extraction means for people in Latin America, and how we should think ab...
27 Aug 202052min
How Tech Journalism Legitimized the Gig Economy w/ Sam Harnett
Paris Marx is joined by Sam Harnett to talk about how the flaws in tech journalism provide a distorted view of what “tech” companies are actually doing and why it looks like California will finally fo...
20 Aug 202037min
What the History of TV Can Teach Us About Netflix w/ Tom Evens
Paris Marx is joined by Tom Evens to discuss how the history of the television industry can give us important insights into the state of streaming video services and how regulators might respond to en...
13 Aug 202036min
How to Defeat an Apple Store w/ Tania Davidge
Paris Marx is joined by Tania Davidge to discuss the campaign to stop Apple from building a store in the middle of Melbourne’s Federation Square and how the company’s vision of a town square differs f...
6 Aug 202033min
The Boring Company is a Complete Joke w/ Alissa Walker
Paris Marx is joined by Alissa Walker to discuss how Elon Musk’s Boring Company transportation system has changed over the past few years, what his plans in Las Vegas mean for workers and transit user...
30 Jul 202038min
Space Mining Brings Capitalism to the Cosmos w/ Julie Michelle Klinger
Paris Marx is joined by Julie Michelle Klinger to discuss the myths around rare earth elements and how they’re fueling a movement to enclose and mine space. But a better, more collaborative future tha...
23 Jul 202039min
The Global South Holds a Better Future of Tech w/ Juan Ortiz Freuler
Paris Marx is joined by Juan Ortiz Freuler to discuss the recent global negotiations on the taxation of multinational corporations, how Africa is demanding the digital labor of its citizens be account...
16 Jul 202042min
