Tech companies are working with the fossil fuel industry to push unnecessary data center projects while misrepresenting the climate impact — and governments are letting it all happen. Ketan Joshi joins Paris Marx to discuss how the data center buildout is driving a surge in fossil fuel investment, and how it’s all playing out in Australia. Ketan Joshi is a c ... Show More
Sep 24
Data Vampires Redux: Fighting for Control (Episode 4)
Paris’ new book Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires is coming out in October. To celebrate, we’re revisiting the series that planted the seeds for his deep dive into hyperscale data centers, the communities they’re affecting, and the future Silicon Vall ... Show More
38m 37s
Sep 17
Data Vampires Redux: Sacrificing for AI (Episode 3)
Paris’ new book Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires is coming out in October. To celebrate, we’re revisiting the series that planted the seeds for his deep dive into hyperscale data centers, the communities they’re affecting, and the future Silicon Vall ... Show More
33m 40s
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
Nov 2021
Circles in a World Made for Triangles (with Pia Mancini)
Baratunde learns more about experiments in digital democracy. He speaks with Pia Mancini, cofounder of Open Collective, a platform empowering collectives and mutual aid groups with new transparent, decentralized financial tools that make local grassroots efforts more feasible tha ... Show More
41m 44s
Apr 2025
AI, “normies,” and ethical consumption algorithms with Julia Longoria | Good Robot
“The AI revolution is here. Can we build a Good Robot?” asks Vox’s newest miniseries, Good Robot. Join host Julia Longoria in conversation with Sherrell to discuss the ideological divide within the AI community. Sherrell and Julia talk about how Julia leverages her background as ... Show More
20m 33s
Jun 2021
Weekends: Is Neoliberalism Over in Chile? w/ René Rojas
<p>Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from May 29, 2021, with producer Ca ... Show More
1h 29m