In our first episode, The New York Times’s Kevin Roose joins the show to walk Derek through the metaverse, crypto, NFTs, and the maybe-BS or maybe-brilliant future of technology.
Host: Derek Thompson
Guest: Kevin Roose
Producer: Devon Manze
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Mar 10
The Economic Crisis of the Iran War Goes Far Beyond Oil
The Strait of Hormuz is the tiny bottleneck that could destabilize the global economy. As a critical passageway for crude oil, natural gas, and critical inputs for fertilizer, computer chips, and plastic, this small stretch of water is a tiny chokepoint for global trade, and the ... Show More
55m 49s
Mar 9
"American Democracy as We Know It Might Not Survive This Technology"
What happens when the two biggest stories in the world—the Trump White House and the development of advanced artificial intelligence—collide? Well, nothing good, apparently. When contract negotiations broke down between the Pentagon and Anthropic, a leading AI lab, the Department ... Show More
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VREP #99 | The Best Way to Search the Vancouver Real Estate Market in 2018 with Aaron Kardell
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30m 16s
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The big business of small streamers
Dropout is a smaller streaming platform where improv comedy is king. It might be the blueprint for the future of streaming. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. ... Show More
25m 54s