Fighting for Gig Workers’ Rights After Prop 22 w/ Wilfred Chan
Paris Marx is joined by Wilfred Chan to discuss how gig companies misled California voters to back Prop 22, whether the Biden administration will be an ally to gig workers, and the need for solidarity...
3 Dec 202038min
How Spotify is Built On Artist Exploitation w/ Liz Pelly
Paris Marx is joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how the Spotify model of streaming music continues a long trend of exploitation in the music industry and why musicians need to organize around a vision fo...
26 Nov 202043min
The Injury Crisis in Amazon Warehouses w/ Will Evans
Paris Marx is joined by Will Evans to discuss how excessive productivity targets are causing high rates of injury at Amazon warehouses, how executives have misled the public about the problem, and wha...
19 Nov 202036min
How Video Games are Shaped by Capitalism w/ Daniel Joseph
Paris Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss the relationship between video games and capitalism, how the gaming experience has become increasingly commercialized, and what the new consoles — Xbox...
12 Nov 202047min
Jobs Suck, But Not Because of Automation w/ Aaron Benanav
Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss why jobs are getting worse because the economy’s slowing down, not because technology is speeding up, and why that requires a vision of post-scarcity c...
5 Nov 202048min
Section 230 Protects Free Expression Online w/ Evan Greer
Paris Marx is joined by Evan Greer to discuss Republican and Democratic desires to amend or revoke Section 230, why the proposals won’t solve problems with Big Tech, and the international implications...
29 Okt 202046min
What Rural China Teaches Us About the Future of Tech w/ Xiaowei Wang
Paris Marx is joined by Xiaowei Wang to discuss how technology is being used to connect rural China to global supply chains, what that means for life and work in those communities, and how China also ...
22 Okt 202043min
Why Google’s Ad Business Could Implode w/ Tim Hwang
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Hwang to discuss how digital ad markets became financialized, why Google and Facebook have an incentive to hide how poorly digital ads actually work, and how a financial bu...
15 Okt 202041min
