Paris Marx is joined by Alex Shephard to discuss the legalization of sports betting in the United States, the growing... more

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher’s attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the proliferation of AI-generated, non-consensual sexual images, their impact on the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Zach Weinersmith to discuss why building space colonies will be much more difficult than the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the motivations behind the proposed TikTok ban and what the effort... more

In a bonus episode, Paris Marx is joined by Ed Ongweso Jr. and Brian Merchant to share their thoughts on... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the public’s growing disillusionment with the tech industry as it pivoted... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dharna Noor to discuss widely-held misconceptions about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and how industry... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss why the European Union’s Platform Work Directive isn’t moving forward, what... more

Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss the dangers and consequences of companies and politicians leveraging nostalgia for... more

Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Kaiser to discuss the power of tech interfaces, why data isn’t an accurate reflection... more

Paris Marx is joined by Nastasia Hadjadji to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s plan to run France like a start-up, how that... more

Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic... more

Paris Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back... more

Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the past year in AI hype, how AI companies have shaped... more

Paris Marx is joined by Vincent Bevins to discuss the mass protests of the 2010s, the role that social and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Naomi Klein to discuss the problems with personal branding pushed social media, how the left’s... more

2023 is over, so it’s time to go through everything! In a special year-end episode, we review the biggest stories... more

Paris Marx is joined by Astra Taylor to discuss how capitalism creates insecurity to sustain itself, the way tech is... more

Paris Marx is joined by Émile Torres to discuss Silicon Valley’s recent obsession with effective accelerationism, how it builds on... more

Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss why the story we hear about Bill Gates and the Bill... more

Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss her new novel dealing with the human labor behind self-driving cars... more

Paris Marx is joined by Mike Isaac to discuss the drama around Sam Altman being temporarily removed from OpenAI, what... more

Paris Marx is joined by Marwa Fatafta to discuss the ongoing Israeli campaign in Gaza, the importance of social media... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, why he was found guilty, and... more

After building an empire, now Elon Musk wants us to believe he deserves it. He built a myth of his... more

Elon Musk has built himself a corporate empire, but how did he do it? He’s styled himself at as the... more

Elon Musk is man, but he’s also a character that he crafted and which the media blew up to unimaginable... more

Elon Musk wasn't always the influential billionaire he is today. To begin our dive into the myth of Musk, we... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the start of the criminal trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, what we... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the history of the Luddites, why we have their story all... more

Paris Marx is joined by Eric Roesch to discuss the aftermath of the SpaceX Starship launch that caused so much... more

Paris Marx is joined by Yangyang Cheng to discuss the growing divide between the United States and China, and how... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dean Preston to discuss the havoc robotaxis are wreaking in San Francisco and the wider... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler and Samantha Cole to discuss why they launched 404 Media, how it was... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss the ELIZA chatbot created by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried having his bail revoked and Sam Altman’s plan to... more

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the venture capital industry works, why the technologies it... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss how the right-wing of the tech industry are funding media platforms... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kelsey Atherton to discuss the renewed interest in UFOs, where the conspiracy theories of aliens... more

Paris Marx is joined by Keoni Mahelona to discuss the colonial nature of data extraction by major tech companies, and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Antony Loewenstein to discuss how the Israeli weapons industry tests new military technologies on occupied... more

Paris Marx is joined by David Moscrop to discuss Canada’s plan to make Google and Meta pay news publishers, and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly Crabapple to discuss why AI image generation tools are a threat to illustrators and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the vision of the future of computing offered by Apple’s Vision... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Emily Hund to discuss the creation of the influencer industry, how it’s been formalized by... more

Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the history of consumerism and where ecommerce goes in the next... more

Paris Marx is joined by Mary-Jane Rubenstein to discuss how ideas that underpinned colonization and Manifest Destiny are now setting... more

Paris Marx is joined by Julia Black to discuss tech billionaires’ embrace of pronatalism and how it’s part of a... more

Paris Marx is joined by David A. Banks to discuss how cities have been reshaped to attract tech companies and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk’s first six months at Twitter and how his obsession... more

Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss the unconvincing arguments being made for a TikTok ban in the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss OpenAI’s claims that generative AI will take our jobs, how previous... more

Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender to discuss what it means to say that ChatGPT is a “stochastic... more

Paris Marx is joined by Moira Weigel to discuss the third-party sellers who supply many of the goods sold through... more

Tech Won’t Save Us is turning three years old, so Paris recorded a quick update on the show and announced... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kate Wagner to discuss the goals behind Saudi Arabia’s architectural megaprojects, the incentives for major... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, how it’s part of a... more

Paris Marx is joined by James Wright to discuss Japan’s efforts to develop robots to care for its growing elderly... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss how AI systems encourage ranking populations and austerity policies, and why... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the fight to win a pro-worker Platform Work Directive in the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Rosie Collington to discuss the consequences of outsourcing tech to the private sector, how it... more

Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the sordid history of Silicon Valley, including the long influence of... more

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss the rollercoaster ride of Tesla’s share price, the escalating regulatory and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Anousha Sakoui to discuss the prospect of a writer’s strike later this year, what workers... more

Paris Marx is joined by Quinn Myers to discuss the launch of Google Glass, why the product failed so badly,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired... more

Paris Marx is joined by Louise Matsakis to discuss the growing divide between the US and China, the long history... more

Paris Marx is joined by Rose Eveleth to discuss the end of her long-running podcast, why thinking about the future... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant, Chris Gilliard, and Gita Jackson to discuss the year in tech, including Elon... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the ongoing collapse of the crypto industry, what to make of... more

Paris Marx is joined by Wendy Liu to discuss what it was like to work in tech in the 2010s... more

Paris Marx is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to discuss why internet visions of the 1990s were wrong to ignore corporate... more

Paris Marx is joined by David Zipper to discuss how Silicon Valley pitched new technologies as the fix for a... more

Paris Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss why advertising is central not just to the tech economy, but... more

Paris Marx is joined by Julie Turnock to discuss the history of the visual effects industry, the role that George... more

Paris Marx is joined by Hussein Kesvani to discuss the mess of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the problem with his... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the politics of the PayPal Mafia tech... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dave Karpf to discuss Meta’s misguided attempt to turn Facebook into a metaverse company, how... more

Paris Marx is joined by Émile P. Torres to discuss the ongoing effort to sell effective altruism and longtermism to... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jim Thomas to discuss how digital technologies are being integrated into the industrial food system,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Adrienne Buller to discuss how the tech and finance industries are selling us false solutions... more

Paris Marx is joined by Josh O’Kane to discuss how Sidewalk Labs decided to build a city “from the internet... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant and Claire Evans to discuss their new science fiction anthology, how it uses... more

Paris Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss how the push for electric vehicles is driving governments in the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic... more

Paris Marx is joined by Thomas Coughlan to discuss Amazon’s foray into Tolkien’s fantasy world, the big subsidies it received... more

Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss how Chinese tech workers fought against “996” work practices and whether... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kevin Driscoll to discuss the networks and services built by volunteers and hobbyists on top... more

Paris Marx is joined by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the science behind the new space telescope, the problems with the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Fenwick McKelvey to discuss the massive outage at Rogers, why it’s challenging the narrative that... more

Paris Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the legacy of Stewart Brand and why the myth we’re often... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dwayne Monroe to discuss what it’s like to work in a data center, how the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss how the digital infrastructure that companies have built out over the... more

In a special episode to celebrate the release of host Paris Marx’s new book Road to Nowhere, Brian Merchant takes... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the impact of the iPhone after 15 years, including its effects... more

To kick off a new monthly bonus series on tech in Canada, Paris Marx is joined by Bianca Wylie to... more

Paris Marx is joined by David Nemer to discuss how residents of Brazil’s favelas reshape technologies developed in the Global... more

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff to discuss why the problems with the modern internet, including its excessive concentration... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron for a wide-ranging discussion on the responsibility tech media has to its readers,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Émile P. Torres to discuss why longtermism isn’t just about long-term thinking, but provides a... more

Paris Marx is joined by Bennett Tomlin to discuss last week’s crash of Terra and Luna, the problems with stablecoins,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese to discuss the environmental crises of climate change and mass... more

Paris Marx is joined by ann haeyoung to discuss IBM worker organizing in the 1970s and 1980s against racism and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, how technology is enabling an extension... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly Taft to discuss why we need to act now to reduce emissions, what role... more

Paris Marx is joined by Lauren Smiley to discuss what we’ve learned about the Uber crash since in happened in... more

Paris Marx is joined by Justine Medina and Karen Ponce to discuss how the Amazon Labor Union succeeded in unionizing... more

Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the big Axie Infinity hack, what’s wrong with the New York... more

Paris Marx is joined by Will Tavlin to discuss the history of the film industry, how the digital revolution was... more

Paris Marx is joined by Grace Blakeley to discuss how low interest rates and quantitative easing fueled the tech economy’s... more

Paris Marx is joined by Moira Weigel to discuss Peter Thiel’s history, how the network he cultivated has influenced Silicon... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ryan Broderick and Hussein Kesvani to discuss how war gets filtered through social media and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss how Elon Musk got involved in Tesla, promised things he couldn’t... more

Paris Marx is joined by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai to discuss the arrest of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan for trying to... more

Paris Marx is joined by Phil Jones to discuss the hidden microworkers behind supposedly AI-powered automation from major tech companies,... more

As the podcast celebrates episode 100, Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the huge drop in crypto... more

Paris Marx is joined by Rob Zacny to discuss the potential consequences of Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what... more

Paris Marx is joined by Corrina Laughlin to discuss how evangelical Christians have adapted to modern technologies, how churches have... more

Paris Marx is joined by James Muldoon to discuss his vision for platform socialism and the different ways we could... more

Paris Marx is joined by Quintin Smith to discuss how Roblox profits from the labor of children, built an exploitative... more

To end 2021, Paris Marx provides a quick update on the podcast and what’s coming next year.Tech Won’t Save Us... more

Paris Marx is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss what’s wrong with Silicon Valley’s understanding of science fiction, and how... more

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss the revelations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard, how... more

Paris Marx is joined by Stephen Diehl to discuss why technologists are divided on crypto, what’s wrong with blockchain, why... more

Paris Marx is joined by Fred Scharmen to discuss Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ visions for space colonization, the inspiration... more

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the ethics of tech media recommending surveillance devices, aspects of “smart”... more

Paris Marx is joined by Sabrina Fernandes to discuss what came out of COP26, what it actually means to have... more

Paris Marx is joined by Mark McGurl to discuss how Amazon is reshaping the publishing industry and altering the form... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for the metaverse, everything that’s wrong with... more

Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss how social and environmental crises fuel nostalgia, how companies profit from... more

Paris Marx is joined by Noopur Raval to discuss India’s gig economy, the specific conditions of women who provide services... more

Paris Marx is joined by Yaseen Aslam to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are not self-employed,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jennifer Scott and Brice Sopher to discuss the campaign to unionize Foodora and the fight... more

Paris Marx is joined by Rafael Grohmann to discuss the state of app-based work in Brazil, organizing by food delivery... more

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the state of the gig economy in Europe, including the Spanish... more

Paris Marx is joined by Tyler Riordan to discuss the state of the gig economy in Australia, the ongoing efforts... more

Paris Marx is joined by Veena Dubal to discuss how Proposition 22 and the contract status of gig workers is... more

Paris Marx is joined by Sara Mojtehedzadeh to discuss the Teamsters’ organizing at Amazon warehouses in Canada and the working... more

Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the development of the iPhone, how Apple manages the press, and... more

Paris Marx is joined by André Brock to discuss the history of Black people’s online activity, the internet’s association with... more

Paris Marx is joined by Michael Kwet to discuss how digital technologies are used to entrench the power of the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Olivier Jutel to discuss blockchain’s pivot to humanitarianism, the questionable people behind the technology, and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dan Greene to discuss how the Clinton administration reframed poverty through the lens of the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Shannon Mattern to discuss what we miss when we see the city solely through the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran to discuss Australia’s robodebt scandal where automated decision-making was used against welfare recipients,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Peter Labuza to discuss how streaming is reconfiguring Hollywood, what that means for the film... more

Paris Marx takes a solo episode to discuss the billionaire space race. Specifically, how billionaires are selling grand futures of... more

Paris Marx is joined by Alex Rivera to discuss his 2008 film Sleep Dealer and how it imagined exploitative technologies... more

Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Loeb to discuss the history of tech criticism with a focus on Joseph Weizenbaum... more

Paris Marx is joined by David Golumbia to discuss the ideology of cyberlibertarianism, the right-wing politics of cryptocurrencies and blockchains,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Eoin Higgins to discuss why tech companies and venture capital firms are launching their own... more

Paris Marx is joined by Avi Asher-Schapiro and Maya Gebeily to discuss how Facebook isn’t fully enforcing its ban on... more

Paris Marx is joined by Legacy Russell to discuss how glitch feminism challenges existing ideas of what constitutes the body... more

Paris Marx is joined by Richard Barbrook to discuss how the Californian Ideology illustrated the neoliberalism of Silicon Valley, whether... more

Paris Marx is joined by Benjamin Peters to discuss the proposals for national computer networks in the Soviet Union, the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Eden Medina to discuss Project Cybersyn, a technological system created by Chile’s socialist government in... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kevin Driscoll to discuss the history of France’s Minitel system, the insights it provides about... more

Paris Marx is joined by Margaret O’Mara to discuss how the state and military have been at the center of... more

Paris Marx is solo this week, providing an update on the podcast, the series of guests planned for May, and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Kim Kelly to discuss what it was like on the ground in Bessemer as workers... more

Paris Marx is joined by Elizabeth Renieris to discuss why we should be concerned about proposals for vaccine passports and... more

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the implications of the recent NFT boom, the libertarian ideology that... more

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss how decisions by powerful institutions over how to implement new technologies... more

Paris Marx is joined by Manu Saadia to discuss the roots of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ visions for space,... more

Paris Marx is joined by Mar Hicks to discuss why we need to know the history of tech and how... more

Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss how Bill Gates wields his wealth to shape public policy, the... more

Paris Marx is joined by Callum Cant to discuss the UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers, his... more