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May 21

1h 52m

About the AI Hate Wave and the Heir to B...

Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

About this episode

With pro-AI commencement speeches repeatedly getting booed and ongoing hostility over data center expansions, the gang digs into what's causing this growing AI hate wave. They also discuss who owns the "Bernie Sanders heir apparent" lane, as both AOC and Ro Khanna begin staffing up with former Bernie staffers ahead of potential runs in 2028.

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:13:59 - AI Hate Wave

01:08:13 - Heir to Bernie

01:28:59 - Emails

01:47:58 - Wrap-up

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