Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Oct 31, 2024

Silicon Valley Is Reshaping US Democracy

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jacob Silverman on all the money Elon Musk is spending on the Trump campaign.

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Silicon Valley is Reshaping US Democracy w/ Jacob Silverman | Tech Won't Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss all the money Elon Musk is pouring into the US election and what Silicon Valley’s political influence will mean regardless of who becomes president.

Jacob Silverman is the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, coming in September 2025 from Bloomsbury. His book Easy Money is now available in paperback.

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Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk on stage during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, on October 27, 2024.

Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk on stage during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, on October 27, 2024.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss all the money Elon Musk is pouring into the US election and what Silicon Valley’s political influence will mean, regardless of who becomes president.

Jacob Silverman is the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, coming in September 2025 from Bloomsbury. His book Easy Money is now available in paperback.

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The New Tech Oligarchy w/ Gaby Del Valle | Tech Won't Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Gaby Del Valle to discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump and what the tech oligarchy hopes to get from their relationship with him.

Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge and is working on a book on ecofascism that will be released by Bloomsbury in 2027.

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Paris Marx

Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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