Anand Giridharadas joins Jon to talk about his new book, The Persuaders, which hit shelves this week. Anand makes the case that, even in our era of extreme polarization, persuasion isn’t dead and shares how many persuaders he talked to — including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — are successfully changing minds. The two talk about Russian trolls, Hil ... Show More
Feb 28
The Big Tech Critic Trump Is Trying To Deport
Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, joins Offline to talk about the horrifying trends his team has unearthed across social media platforms…and how it’s put him in the crosshairs of the Trump Administration. To date, Imran has weathered multiple lawsuits, s ... Show More
1 h
Feb 21
Zuckerberg Takes the Stand, Pete Hegseth vs. AI, and Max-Maxxing with Max Fisher
Max Fisher returns to the show to podmaxx with Jon about the latest Offline-worthy news, including the landmark court case that's put Mark Zuckerberg on trial and internal drama at the AI giants that has the companies feuding with the Department of Defense, Hollywood, and their o ... Show More
59m 3s
Feb 14
The Philosopher Teaching AI to Be Good
AI company Anthropic has a new, values-oriented “constitution” that they’re feeding their chatbot, Claude. Amanda Askell, the company’s in-house philosopher, joins Offline to talk about what it means to teach ethics to an LLM, whether the AI skews more human or more robot, and ho ... Show More
59m 30s
Dec 2022
"Holiday Mailbag!"
Jon, Jon and Dan answer all of your burning questions about 2024, the Democratic party, the White Lotus, Taylor Swift, and more. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name ... Show More
40m 10s
Dec 2021
What A Year! (LIVE from LA)
<p>Our first-ever holiday spectacular brings together everyone in the Crooked Media family to look back at the good, bad and absurd of 2021, with comedy, games and music.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/ypb_NmVBCA ... Show More
47m 11s
Oct 2022
“All Your Midterm Questions Answered.”
Jon, Jon, and Tommy answer listener questions about the midterms and other topics, and Lovett shares highlights from his recent trip to North Carolina, where he canvassed with candidates and volunteers. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript ... Show More
50m 29s
Nov 2021
“It’s Very Giving” (with Joshua Henry)
<p>Ira, Louis, and guest host Kimberly Drew discuss internet moments they’re thankful for this year, fact and fiction in <em>King Richard</em>, Adele’s new album <em>30</em>, and more. Plus, Joshua Henry joins to discuss Broadway after a pandemic and his latest film, <em>Tick, Ti ... Show More
1h 25m
Mar 2021
"If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put An Album of the Year Grammy On It" (with Cheyenne Jackson)
<p>Ira, Louis, and Aida discuss the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the Oscar noms and snubs, the Vatican's unsurprising take on gay marriage, JD Vance's run for office, and the painful conclusion to <em>The Bachelor</em>. Plus, Cheyenne Jackson joins to discuss multi-camera acting on ... Show More
1h 25m