Tech Won't Save Us
Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Silicon Valley is Courting Gulf Monarchies to Fund AI w/ Nitasha Tiku
Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how US tech companies are flocking to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fund their expensive AI ambitions.Nitasha Tiku is a tech culture rep…
00:59:57 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
How the FBI Tapped the Encrypted Chats of Criminals Around the World w/ Joseph Cox
Paris Marx is joined by Joseph Cox to discuss how the FBI created an encrypted phone company called Anom to read criminals’ messages and eventually carry out the largest international sting operation…
01:03:29 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
GoFundMe Profits from People’s Pain w/ Nora Kenworthy
Paris Marx is joined by Nora Kenworthy to discuss how people rely on GoFundMe to access healthcare and the further inequities that adds to an already deeply unequal healthcare system. Nora Kenworthy…
00:57:27 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Tech’s Plan to ‘Ethnically Cleanse’ San Francisco w/ Gil Duran
Paris Marx is joined by Gil Duran to discuss Balaji Srinivasan’s plan to implement “tech Zionism” in San Francisco and the threat posed by Silicon Valley's growing opposition to democracy.Gil Duran i…
01:00:40 |
Thu 23 May 2024
How BYD is Upending the EV Market w/ Paolo Gerbaudo
Paris Marx is joined by Paolo Gerbaudo to discuss how Chinese electric car maker BYD operates, its growing international success against Tesla, and whether it will be able to move into the North Amer…
00:54:52 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Tesla is Choosing Hype Over Substance w/ Edward Niedermeyer
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss Tesla's stagnation as an electric vehicle manufacturer and what that could mean for its future as competitors cut into their market share.Ed Niederme…
01:07:14 |
Thu 09 May 2024
How SHEIN Took Over Fast Fashion w/ Nicole Lipman
Paris Marx is joined by Nicole Lipman to discuss SHEIN’s rise to the top of the fast fashion industry and how it exacerbates the sector’s labor and environment problems.Nicole Lipman is a writer and …
00:56:51 |
Thu 02 May 2024
The Religious Foundations of Transhumanism w/ Meghan O’Gieblyn
Paris Marx is joined by Meghan O’Gieblyn to discuss parallels between transhumanism and Christian narratives of resurrection, despite the fact many transhumanists identify as staunch atheists. Meghan…
00:56:33 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
How Sports Betting Is Fueling Gambling Addiction w/ Alex Shephard
Paris Marx is joined by Alex Shephard to discuss the legalization of sports betting in the United States, the growing influence of gambling in professional sports, and its negative impact on the live…
00:54:10 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Kara Swisher Shows Tech Journalism’s Flaws w/ Edward Ongweso Jr.
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher’s attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry’s nar…
01:17:27 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Deepfake Abuse is a Crisis w/ Kat Tenbarge
Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the proliferation of AI-generated, non-consensual sexual images, their impact on the victims, and the potential fallout for tech companies who helped m…
01:08:43 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
What Elon Musk Won’t Tell You About Settling Mars w/ Zach Weinersmith
Paris Marx is joined by Zach Weinersmith to discuss why building space colonies will be much more difficult than the space billionaires want us to believe. Zach Weinersmith co-wrote A City On Mars: C…
01:03:26 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
What the TikTok Ban Reveals About US Tech Policy w/ Jacob Silverman
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the motivations behind the proposed TikTok ban and what the effort tells us about US tech policy.Jacob Silverman is a tech journalist and the co-aut…
01:02:06 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Time for a Butlerian Jihad?: A ‘Dune’ Chat w/ Ed Ongweso Jr & Brian Merchant
In a bonus episode, Paris Marx is joined by Ed Ongweso Jr. and Brian Merchant to share their thoughts on Dune: Part Two, how it relates to the modern tech industry, and whether today’s Luddites can t…
01:34:05 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Silicon Valley Deserves Your Anger w/ Ed Zitron
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the public’s growing disillusionment with the tech industry as it pivoted to chasing profits instead of providing us with anything useful. Ed Zitron is th…
01:01:40 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Plastic Recycling Is a Scam w/ Dharna Noor
Paris Marx is joined by Dharna Noor to discuss widely-held misconceptions about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and how industry lobbies invented them to protect the market for plastic product…
01:00:47 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
A Setback for Gig Workers’ Rights in Europe w/ Ben Wray
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss why the European Union’s Platform Work Directive isn’t moving forward, what hope remains for gig workers’ rights in Europe, and what we should make of Uber…
01:01:17 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
How Foreverism Degrades Our Culture w/ Grafton Tanner
Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss the dangers and consequences of companies and politicians leveraging nostalgia for their own purposes.
Grafton Tanner is the author of Foreverism. H…
00:57:14 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
How Interfaces Shape Our Relationship to Tech w/ Zachary Kaiser
Paris Marx is joined by Zachary Kaiser to discuss the power of tech interfaces, why data isn’t an accurate reflection of the world, and why we need to discuss democratic decomputerization.Zachary Kai…
01:02:38 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
France’s Start-Up Nation Is a Neoliberal Hell w/ Nastasia Hadjadji
Paris Marx is joined by Nastasia Hadjadji to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s plan to run France like a start-up, how that justified a further dismantling of France's welfare state, and how his desire to cr…
00:54:41 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
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