As tech billionaires infiltrate the White House, the question looms, “Who really rules us, the government or Silicon Valley?" This film examines the influence and ideology of technocrats over the last century, and asks whether they pose a threat to democracy. Contributors: Gil Duran – Tech journalist Siva Vaidhyanathan – Professor of Media Studies, Universit ... Show More
Jul 19
The Epstein Crisis: A MAGA mess of Trump’s making
The Epstein saga has flipped the script within the MAGA movement. Having spent years accusing the Democrats of an establishment cover-up, many right-wing influencers are now turning against their idol, President Trump, as he resists calls to release the files. Contributors: Joan ... Show More
25m 9s
Jul 12
“Nobody is better than Netanyahu at manipulating the US” | The Listening Post
As Netanyahu courts Trump with peace prizes and platitudes, divisions over Israel in the MAGA media space are deepening. Contributors: Laura Albast – Fellow, Institute for Palestine Studies Mitchell Plitnick – Author, Except for Palestine Mouin Rabbani – Co-editor, Jadaliyya Jude ... Show More
25m 44s
Mar 2025
Part 2: Technology, Democracy, and Power—Journalism’s Role in a Time of Crisis
On Tuesday, March 25th, Tech Policy Press hosted a webinar discussion to talk shop with others on the tech and democracy beat. We gathered seven colleagues from around the world to explore how tech journalists are grappling with the current political moment in the United States a ... Show More
36m 54s
Dec 2024
Top tech predictions for 2025
In the final episode of 2024, CNBC's Tom Chitty and Arjun Kharpal are joined by a whole host of special guests to reflect back on the year, and to look ahead to an exciting 2025 for technology.First off, AI expert and partner at VC firm IVP Eric Liaw joins to discuss whether the ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2024
AI, Elections and Emerging Tech Trends: A Thoughtful Discussion with the 2024 IBKR Interns and Alex Gunz
The 2024 IBKR Intern class hosts their first podcast, featuring Alex Gunz of Heptagon Capital. The discussion ranges from emerging investment trends in the tech space, the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election, and artificial intelligence. The speakers include Harshil Sanghvi, Cara ... Show More
17 m
Jun 16
Inside the Effort to Reboot America’s Nuclear Energy Program
Since 2021, more than $2-billion of venture capital funds have been plowed into next-gen nuclear technology. WSJ tech and national security reporter Heather Somerville explains how AI growth, competition with China, and President Trump’s desire to dominate the field are ushering ... Show More
12m 57s
Feb 2024
Biotech Special: a16z and the Biotech Revolution with Vijay Pande
There is a revolution unfolding in biotech. The confluence of new biological methods like CRISPR, virtually unlimited computational capacity, and machine learning has fundamentally transformed our ability to engineer biology for wide-ranging applications.
Andreessen Horowitz, or ... Show More
57m 1s