Tech Won't Save Us

The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

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How Spotify Remade the Music Industry How Spotify Remade the Music Industry

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Liz Pelly on the music streaming service.

Feb 6, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.

Jan 30, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

The New Tech Oligarchy

The New Tech Oligarchy The New Tech Oligarchy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Gaby Del Valle on the billionaires at the inauguration.

Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

How to See Tech Like a Luddite

How to See Tech Like a Luddite How to See Tech Like a Luddite

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jathan Sadowski on the relationship between technology and capitalism.

Jan 16, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

What Netflix Has Done to Movies

What Netflix Has Done to Movies What Netflix Has Done to Movies

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Will Tavlin on Hollywood, data and deception.

Jan 9, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wear face masks on March 6, 2020.

How Data Is Changing Air Travel How Data Is Changing Air Travel

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Amanda Mull on tech's changes to how air travel works.

Dec 12, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

In this photo illustration, the social medias applications logos, Twitter, Messenger, Telegram, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Gmail, Facebook and Google are displayed on the screen of an Apple iPhone.

Should Australia Ban Teens From Social Media? Should Australia Ban Teens From Social Media?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Cam Wilson on the controversial plan.

Dec 5, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

The full moon rises over the cooling towers of the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant in Guadalajara, Spain.

Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands

Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Nov 28, 2024 Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, M.V. Ramana on the tech industry’s pus…

Nov 28, 2024 / Podcast

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Becca Lewis on the right-wing tech project of the 1990s.

Nov 21, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A smartphone screen displays Donald Trump‘s Truth Social app.

Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Brian Merchant on what the 2024 election results will mean for the tech world.

Nov 14, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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