This week's episode is a whirlwind of news, thoughts, and feelings. Dieter Bohn regales us with his final assessment SXSW, Nilay Patel cannot get over the size of an Acer Chromebook, Ross Miller believes in a future of cord cutting, and for the first time ever, Helen Havlak is in the hype chair to keep things in hype check. Plus, our hosts map out the pilot ... Show More
Jul 17
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
Feb 2021
Ted’s Excellent Adventure
<p>Emily Heller joins to break down the week's news from Cruz's vacation to Cruella's backstory. Also this week: Alicia Garza on organizing for change under Biden, Adam Grant on how to shift opinions in a polarized world, Jason Concepcion and Megan Gailey on the Bachelor, and the ... Show More
1h 32m
Mar 2024
A Barbiturate Girl In a Barbaric World
Super Tuesday, the end of Theresa May, Quantum Computers and bees all in the news this week. It's a long way from a family show, with Neil Delamere and Nato Green in Birmingham and Alice Fraser and Josh Gondelman in Cambridge.
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40m 23s
Nov 2021
The Future Is Going to Be Weird As Hell
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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47m 25s