Best Doc Thompson Podcasts (2025)

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 07-05-2025 11PM EDT 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 07-05-2025 9PM EDT 4:40

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The Good Fight: Dean Spears & Michael Geruso on Why We Need More People 58:23

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Dean Spears and Michael Geruso are economists, demographers, and associate professors at the University of Texas at Austin. Their book After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People is out on July 8, 2025. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso explore whether a higher population really impacts cli…

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Outside Lands San Francisco: 570: The Surf Theater 1:14:19

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Join Nicole and Drew as they explore the history of the Surf Theater—a beloved Outer Sunset landmark once located at 46th and Irving—and the vibrant community and memorable figures who brought it to life.By nicole @ outsidelands.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4611: The Depravity Of The 'Ruling Class' With Megyn Kelly

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Episode 4611: The Depravity Of The 'Ruling Class' With Megyn KellyBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4610: Massive Texas Flood; Search Continues For Campers

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Episode 4610: Massive Texas Flood; Search Continues For CampersBy WarRoom.org

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The Gist: Cascade PBS: Tapper, Thompson, and Pesca 47:22

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Today on The Gist we play from Mike Pesca's panel at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival about the book Original Sin with the Authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://adverti…

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Macro N Cheese: Ep 335 - Bonding Against Austerity: Can States Offset Federal Cuts? with Ben Wilson & Scott Ferguson 1:13:55

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**Tuesday evenings, we host an online listening party, Macro ‘n Chill, to discuss the current episode. It’s a great way to get to know other members of the community and talk about the ideas expressed in the podcast. Join us this Tuesday, July 8th, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT Click HERE to register Scott Ferguson and Ben Wilson of the Money on the Left coll…

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The Daily: 'The Interview': The Head of NATO Thinks President Trump 'Deserves All the Praise' 38:11

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Secretary general Mark Rutte has only good things to say about the mercurial U.S. leader and his impact on the world stage. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everythingfrom politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts oron Apple Podcasts and Spotify.By The New York Times

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Odd Lots: Emily Sundberg on How Nobody Is Coming to Save Gen Z 20:33

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What do young professionals in New York City actually think about money and capitalism? According to our guest Emily Sundberg, creator of the Feed Me newsletter, there is a foreboding sense that nobody is coming to save them. End times are coming. AI will take all the jobs. There's a limited time to "secure the bag." In this live episode, recorded …

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Made it Worse 15:14

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Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern answer your questions about threats to federal judges, how far religious opt-outs can go in public schools in light of Mahmoud v. Taylor, and whether or not the rule of law in America is, in fact, cooked. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will …

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1232: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 57:22

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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello are shocked at how vaccine safety is undercut by misrepresenting thimerosal safety, its removal from vaccines, and how CBER director Vinay Prasad overruled his advisors for the administration of COVID vaccines to pregnant people knowingly compromising their health, before Dr. Griffi…

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Letters from an American: July 3, 2025 4:27

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Garamond

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The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan: Walter Isaacson On Ben Franklin 52:02

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com (It’s the July 4th holiday. The full Dish — including my weekly column and the window contest — will return next Friday. Happy Independence Day!) Walter is the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at Tulane. He’s the former CEO of the Aspen …

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4608: WarRoom July 4th Special Cont.

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Episode 4608: WarRoom July 4th Special Cont.By WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4607: WarRoom July 4th Special

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Episode 4607: WarRoom July 4th SpecialBy WarRoom.org

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Big Technology Podcast: $100 Million AI Engineers, Vending Machine Claude, Legend Of Soham 56:57

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta's reported $100 million offers to AI engineers 2) If those reports are false, who planted the rumor? 3) Why talent might be all that matters in AI right now 4) Will Meta's bet work? 5) Anthropic's project vend 6) If AI can't stock a fridge, will it …

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Volts: PG&E tries to prove that a big utility can innovate 1:16:42

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PG&E, California's notoriously troubled utility, is trying to prove it can innovate, so I invited Quinn Nakayama, head of its new GRiD program, to explain how. We discuss its strategy of publicly outlining its problems to attract partners and its shift toward faster, more flexible interconnection for new loads like EVs and data centers. This is a p…

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Money Stuff: The Podcast: Gappy Paleologo 54:09

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Katie and Matt talk with Gappy Paleologo of Balyasny Asset Management about gardening leave, what makes a good quant researcher, factor models, the social function of hedge funds, AI and journalists as portfolio managers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg

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The Nation Podcasts: DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal, PKK Disarmament, US Airstrikes in Somalia | American Prestige 42:26

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Our news roundups are sometimes big, but never beautiful. This week: the PKK to begin its disarmament in Turkey (1:17); Iran suspends its cooperation with the IAEA (4:30), but remains open to negotiations with the US (6:53); the debate continues on how far the war set back Iran’s nuclear program (9:18); in Gaza, a new ceasefire push (12:24) while j…

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Changelog: Selling mountain bikes all over the planet 2:08:08

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Jeff Cayley joins Adam to talk about selling mountain bikes all over the planet and making some of the best outdoor and mountain bike gear, parts, and accessories you can buy. They have a killer YouTube channel as well. Join the discussion Changelog++ members save 62 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:…

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Hard Fork: Hard Fork Live, Part 2: Patrick Collison of Stripe + Kathryn Zealand of Skip + Listener Questions 57:46

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We’re back with part two of Hard Fork Live (see last week’s episode for part one). This week, Patrick Collison, Stripe’s chief executive, joins us onstage for a wide-ranging conversation about how Silicon Valley could unleash greater progress, from building new housing to curing diseases, and why he believes prestige television is a waste of time. …

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Know Your Enemy: A Complicated Man: William F. Buckley, Jr. (w/ Sam Tanenhaus) 1:52:33

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This episode is one that Matt and Sam have been anticipating for years: after two-and-a-half decades of research and writing, Sam Tanehaus's authoritative biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.—youthful booster of America First, enfant terrible at Yale, CIA agent, founder of National Review, best-selling author, brilliant television host, and more—ha…

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Bankless: ROLLUP: Robinhood's Announcement Sets off Stock Tokens Frenzy 1:03:14

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The Urbanist Agenda: Why I'm Ebike-pilled (with American Fietser) 1:16:44

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"If it weren't for ebikes, I'd be driving a car" says American Fietser. American Fietser: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/americanfietser.bsky.social YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFietser Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/…

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Ones and Tooze: The Global Art Market 34:33

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The value of the global art market is roughly $57.5 billion—but it's an opaque market and difficult to assess. Adam attended the international art fair known as Art Basel this year. On this episode, he and Cameron discuss the global business of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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The Daily: How The Megabill Will Change America 30:16

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After months of debate, weeks of tense negotiations and 24 hours of Republican arm-twisting, President Trump has muscled his giant domestic-policy bill through both chambers of Congress. It’s a major legislative victory for the president that paves the way for much of his second-term agenda, and it will have profound impacts across the country. The…

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The Eurointelligence Podcast: Let's all borrow some money 53:09

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In our latest, long, podcast, our team discusses the consequences of higher government debt in all of the west's large economies. We are not going to grow out of this.By Wolfgang Munchau

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Bell Curve: 0xResearch Cross-Post: Crypto Regulation, Breakout Apps, and TradFi’s Impact | Jon Charbonneau 52:49

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In this episode, Jon Charbonneau of DBA joined us at Permissionless to discuss regulatory arbitrage in crypto, challenges around decentralization, and the evolving role of L2s. We also explore opportunities in prediction markets, memecoins, and modular lending. Finally, we touch on investment trends, talent pools, and institutional adoption across …

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Odd Lots: Nassim Taleb on Living a Good Life in an Age of Volatility 23:40

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Every day we're inundated with headlines that are seemingly unbelievable. Multiple major wars are ongoing. Politics is erratic. Markets are scrambling everyone's brains. So how should we live and feel good? How should we think about the world around us, and the various perceived risks out there. In yet another episode from our live Odd Lots special…

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Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change): Encore: Pentecostalism is taking over the world of Christianity 54:38

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Episode Summary We’ve talked a lot on Theory of Change about the political manifestations of fundamentalist Christian viewpoints in American politics, but the religious origins of these ideas are also important to understand. And right now there is no bigger force within American Christian fundamentalism than Pentecostalism, a movement of unaffilia…

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Left, Right & Center: Did the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ kill compromise in Washington? 50:34

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Congress signed into law the “Big Beautiful Bill” this week. The bill survived slim margins to passage through the Republican-led Senate and House. GOP Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina was one of its strongest holdouts, citing the nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts outlined by the bill. His opposition created a war of words with President Tru…

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Better Offline: Monologue: You Should Get Into Vinyl 11:00

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron talks about why you should get into vinyl, and why analog music is so much fun in the digital age. U-Turn Audio: https://uturnaudio.com/pages/turntables Discogs: Discogs.com YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders o…

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The Bitchuation Room: Special Thursday Show with Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez 1:27:39

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Whelp, the GOP finally did it. The House just passed Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, and millions of Americans are going to suffer as a result. Happy Birthday America! Hope you enjoy losing your healthcare and fascism. It’s not all bad though, because this bill also kills all the incentives for green energy in the U.S. At this point, let’s get the climate a…

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg: What do we know about psychology that matters? (with Paul Bloom) 1:21:09

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Read the full transcript here. In light of the replication crisis, should social scientists try to replicate every major finding in the field's history? Why is human memory so faulty? And since human memory is so faulty, why do we take eyewitness testimony in legal contexts so seriously? How different are people's experiences of the world? What are…

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The Gist: Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer’s Political Past and America’s Appetite for Spectacle 38:52

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Leon Neyfakh joins the show to discuss Final Thoughts, his new podcast chronicling Jerry Springer’s transformation from charismatic progressive politician to ringmaster of daytime TV chaos. They explore how Springer’s earnest civic ambitions unraveled into tabloid infamy—and why he never fully distanced himself from the circus he hosted. Mike also …

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Dwarkesh Podcast: Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner 14:01

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I’ve had a lot of discussions on my podcast where we haggle out timelines to AGI. Some guests think it’s 20 years away - others 2 years. Here’s an audio version of where my thoughts stand as of June 2025. If you want to read the original post, you can check it out here. Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3531 - GOP Passes Long Sought Brutality Bill w/ Heather ‘Digby’ Parton 1:20:21

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It's a casual Friday on a Thursday and the disastrous Senate bill passed somehow despite Chuck Schumer's renaming. Our favorite, Heather 'Digby' Parton joins us today for a recap of the week's news. In the Fun Half Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton join for further discussion of the bill. We watch Jimmy Dore tackle climate change by discussing an arti…

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Letters from an American: July 2, 2025 6:50

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Garamond

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The Bulwark Podcast: Sam Stein: This Is the Country They Want 52:44

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Republicans are creating, and celebrating, an immigration police state financed by their megabill. Our cities will be militarized, we'll have prison camps, more masked agents, and more dehumanization—like their sicko alligator hats. And the motivation all seems to be so Trump has a win and the Dems don't. But this is Stephen Miller's administration…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4606: Funding America's Enemies; Job Report Win

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Episode 4606: Funding America's Enemies; Job Report WinBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4605: Hakeem Jeffries Fights Against The BBB On The House Floor

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Episode 4605: Hakeem Jeffries Fights Against The BBB On The House FloorBy WarRoom.org

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 7/3/25: Mehdi Releases Censored BBC Gaza Doc, Abrego Garcia Tortured In CECOT, Zohran Fires Back At Trump, Diddy Verdict 1:02:30

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Ryan and Emily discuss Mehdi Hasan releases censored BBC documentary, Abrego Garcia tortured in CECOT, Zohran fires back at Trump, Megyn Kelly rips Diddy verdict. Mehdi Doc: https://zeteo.com/p/watch-now-gaza-doctors-under-attack To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.break…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 7/3/25: Trump Says Don't Cut Medicaid, Scahill Reveals Hamas Strategy, Dems Turn On Israel 1:01:47

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Ryan and Emily discuss Trump tells GOP don't cut Medicaid, Jeremy Scahill reveals Hamas strategy, CNN shook at voters turning on Israel. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill Will Chamberlain: https://x.com/willchamberlain To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breaki…

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Bad Faith: Episode 488 - Getting Buffaloed (w/ India Walton) 58:51

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast In 2021, DSA candidate India Walton successfully won the Buffalo, NY primary over establishment incumbent mayor Byron Brown. She would have been the first socialist mayor of a large city since Frank Zeidler left office as mayor…

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Wisdom of Crowds: Is History Still Over? with Francis Fukuyama 39:25

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Last month, Francis Fukuyama was scheduled to come to Washington, DC for a live taping of Wisdom of Crowds. Unfortunately, as subscribers know, Frank lost his voice the morning of his scheduled appearance, and we were forced to cancel. However, we were able to record a bit of conversation with him and Shadi Hamid the following day, with a few colle…

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War on the Rocks: Gen. Donahue on Deterring Russia in Europe 26:05

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Gen. Christopher Todd Donahue, who leads U.S. Army Europe and Africa as well as Allied Land Command, joined Ryan for a discussion at WOTR HQ. For the first five minutes, they chat about his Army story, his time in the Ranger Regiment, before discussing how the Army Transformation Initiative is unfolding in Europe, from maneuver brigades, new techno…

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Future of Life Institute Podcast: Why the AI Race Ends in Disaster (with Daniel Kokotajlo) 1:10:26

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On this episode, Daniel Kokotajlo joins me to discuss why artificial intelligence may surpass the transformative power of the Industrial Revolution, and just how much AI could accelerate AI research. We explore the implications of automated coding, the critical need for transparency in AI development, the prospect of AI-to-AI communication, and whe…

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The Nation Podcasts: The Geopolitical Fight Against Huawei | Tech Won't Save Us 54:05

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Paris Marx is joined by Yangyang Cheng to discuss how Huawei became one of the most powerful companies in China and how current geopolitical narratives distract from the issues at the heart of surveillance capitalism in the US and China. Yangyang Cheng is a Research Scholar in Law and Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. Advertising …

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