238. Ventures in Capitalist Innovation, Part 1: History and Mechanics
In this week’s episodes, we dig into an excellent (and very long) new law article, which is crucial for understanding the history, mechanics, constraints, and consequences of venture capitalism. How d...
9 Mars 20231h 24min
Patreon Preview – 237. Kissinger Has Seen the True Face of AI God
Now we know why Henry Kissinger looks the way he does. He peered into the true face of the New God // New Technology. He is paying the price for this forbidden glance – cursed to live for eternity in ...
6 Mars 20238min
236. Butterflies on History’s Collage (ft. Malcolm Harris)
We are joined by Malcolm Harris—author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World—to discuss his magisterial book on how a hellmouth in Northern California has, for the last two ...
2 Mars 20231h 17min
Patreon Preview – 235. Fired By an Al-guy-rithm Named Bob
We look at the latest way bosses are outsourcing the dirty work of owning capital and managing workers to techno-consultants. Then see why venture capitalists are loudly crying about a light touch rul...
25 Feb 20235min
234. Supermarket Data Sweep!
We discuss the supermarkets for data – giant grocery chains like Kroger have created powerful capacities for data extraction and monetization. This forces us to expand our analysis of data surveillanc...
22 Feb 20231h 15min
Patreon Preview – 233. Floating Objects, Vinyl Chloride, Buy American
In this installment of What the Fuck is Happening in America: floating “objects” keep getting shot down; a train carrying the toxic gas vinyl chloride has turned Ohio into a sacrifice zone; the Biden ...
18 Feb 20236min
232. 400 Hundred Years of Capitalism Led Directly to Microsoft Viva Sales
Jumping off an FT op-ed on venture capital and tech hype – which aligns great with TMK thought – we discuss the value and risk models of venture capitalism, then get into the emerging market structure...
15 Feb 20231h 13min
231. Paris Syndrome
We get some Parisian updates and stories from Ed. Then we enter the mind palace of a libertarian who, with all the annoying pretension of a philosophy major, tried to make ChatGPT say the word. We wra...
10 Feb 20231h 21min
