A podcast on the intersection of culture, media, and politics, 
hosted by Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene

Thursday
July 20, 2023

 

Is the hype (and doomsaying) around generative A.I. programs like ChatGPT obscuring what the technology actually does—and its genuine limitations and dangers?

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Politicians warn that we’re headed back to the 1970s. Is the fearmongering just an excuse for punishing interest-rate hikes and a revival of the same pro-business, anti-worker policies that failed us before?

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It’s hard to imagine life without social networking apps. But maybe Elon Musk is helping us figure out how.

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In this interview with the How to Save a Country podcast, Thomas Piketty argues that it’s time to address global inequality—through radical changes in economic policy.

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Other audio features

 

To the right, it’s a “clean” alternative to abortion—mothers can just drop their babies off in fire station boxes. And it’s spreading across the country. How did a desperate and once criminal act get turned into a good thing?

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How conservatives built a formidable network for ginning up scandal in higher education

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