Best Kind Monster Productions Podcasts (2025)

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) AI Device Wars are here 2) Apple loses its head of user interface design 3) Meta's chances in the AI device wars 4) Apple's Ai device will only be as good as the assistant 5) OpenAI's AI device could work? 6) Amazon's Alexa+ is underrated 7) Google Glass…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 12-08-2025 4PM EST 4:40

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Advisory Opinions: Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means 1:12:14

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Following the Supreme Court arguments in Slaughter v. United States, Sarah Isgur and David French join legal scholar Adam White to break down a session that became a referendum on whether Congress can insulate modern independent agencies from presidential control. SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe also joins from the steps of the Supreme Court to relay her obs…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Bill Kristol: This Is Not Democratic Government 56:28

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ICE and Border Patrol are kidnapping people in the suburbs near New Orleans based on racial profiling—it’s like the South of 70 years ago. Mini Greg Bovino cares far more about his video team capturing him menacing and harassing people going about their lives than he does about due process and the Fourth Amendment. But despite her own pinup-style s…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 12-08-2025 3PM EST 4:40

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Changelog: The "confident idiot" problem 7:47

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Why AI needs hard rules (not vibe checks), what Anthropic’s acquisition of Bun’s creators tells us about the AI takeover, Jonah Glover couldn’t get Claude to recreate Space Jam’s 1996 website, Google finally unkills something, and Bazzite is a distro for the next generation of Linux gaming. View the newsletter Join the discussion Changelog++ member…

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Outside Lands San Francisco: 443R: Santa Claus Association 43:58

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Unlike today's SantaCon, Mabel Hawkin's Santa Claus Association does not involve scores of drunken Kris Kringles. Instead, the Association was a charity group that distributed thousands of gifts to San Francisco's children. This week, we’re rerunning this classic episode where Nicole and Michael provide the inspiring story behind this groundbreakin…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3540 - The Trillion Dollar War Machine w/ Benjamin Freeman 1:11:55

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It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's program: Small business and large corporate bankruptcies are spiking, and Fox Business is struggling to find any way to spin the data in a positive light. Benjamin Freeman joins Sam and Emma to discuss his book he coo-authored with William Hartung, Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Milita…

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Making Sense with Sam Harris: #448 — The Philosophy of Good and Evil 24:46

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Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about moral philosophy and effective altruism. They discuss Edmonds's book Death in a Shallow Pond, Peter Singer's famous drowning child thought experiment, arguments for and against thought experiments, "trolleyology," consequentialism, the origins of the Effective Altruism movement, the controversial strategy …

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Give Them An Argument: Zohran is Right and the Online Left is Wrong 1:15:39

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Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani's critics on the Left think he's a sell-out for not backing a primary challenge against Hakeem Jeffries or firing Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Some of them are about ready to denounce him as a fascist collaborator for sitting down with Donald Trump. Do any of these arguments add up? Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4981: Remembering Pearl Harbor 84 years Ago; Tina Peters Letter To President Trump

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4980: Ridding Illegal's From Manipulating American Social Programs; Stop Importing The Destruction Of Western World

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 12/8/25: Boat Strike Coverup, Tim Dillon Roasts Trump, Layoffs Surge, Somalis Wage Meme War 1:08:59

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Krystal and Emily discuss Hegseth's boat strikes backlash, Tim Dillon roasts Trump on Epstein, layoffs surge, Somalis wage meme war on Trump. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener …

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 12/8/25: Jan 6 MAGA Pipe Bomber, Hillary Doubles Down On TikTok And Israel, Sydney Sweeney Backtracks After Flops 54:00

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Krystal and Emily discuss Jan 6 pipe bomber, Hillary doubles down on Israel and TikTok, Sydney Sweeney backtracks after movie flops. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…

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Bad Faith: Episode 533 Promo - Chickens Come Home to Roost (w/ Seth Harp) 7:34

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Investigative reporter and NYT bestselling author of The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp joins Bad Faith to discuss the Thanksgiving DC shooting of two members of the National Guard by a CIA-trained Afghan nation…

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: Churchill’s The Second World War, Part Fourteen

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Once per week, Hillsdale College president Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss Great Books, Great Men, and Great Ideas. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill’s sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release …

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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas: 338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos 1:26:21

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The story goes that Wolfgang Pauli, who first proposed the existence of neutrinos, was embarrassed to have done so, as it was considered uncouth to hypothesize new particles that could not be detected. Modern physicists have no such scruples, of course, but more importantly neutrinos turn out to be very detectable, given sufficient resources and ex…

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Bankless: Inside Gary Gensler’s SEC: A Conversation with Former Crypto Policy Advisor Corey Frayer

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What was really happening inside the SEC during the Gensler years? Today, we sat down with Corey Frayer, former senior crypto policy advisor to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and now Director of Investor Protection at the Consumer Federation of America. We dig into how the agency thought about securities law, DeFi, Uniswap, stablecoins, SAB 121, and why pl…

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The Bay Blend: Monday, December 8th, 2025: USF Student groups facing big budget cuts + the future of the Tampa Bay Rowdies' home 6:51

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USF student groups and organizations have seen massive budget cuts year over year, and it’s leading to some tough financial situations whenever they want to hold club events. You’re going to hear about what’s going on at the student government level, along with some holiday and non-holiday events happeniung this week in the Tampa Bay Area. But firs…

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EconTalk: Colonialism, Slavery, and Foreign Aid (with William Easterly) 1:04:02

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Can the promise of economic progress ever justify conquest, coercion, and control over other people’s lives? Economist William Easterly joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to argue no--and to rethink what "development" really means in theory, in history, and in our politics today. Drawing on his new book, Violent Saviors: The West's Conquest of the Rest,…

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Know Your Enemy: One Podcast After Another (w/ Jesse Brenneman) 1:04:43

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Given the not-terribly-uplifting streak of episodes we've had lately, we thought it was time for a Know Your Enemy movie night, and were joined by the podcast's intrepid producer, Jesse Brenneman, for a conversation about Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film, One Battle After Another. Its tagline—"When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a grou…

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The Daily: Trump Sent Them to a Notorious Prison. Torture Followed. 36:31

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Warning: This episode mentions suicide. In March, the U.S. government sent more than 200 Venezuelan men to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Over four months, the men said they endured physical, mental and sexual abuse. Julie Turkewitz, the Andes bureau chief at The New York Times, interviewed 40 of these prisoners. She explains what she fo…

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The Rest Is Money: 232. How British AI is inventing new materials 44:42

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How is AI being used to transform how we create new materials? Why did the young British AI company doing it raise most money outside the UK? How might this solve some of our biggest problems like climate change and water pollution? Following their conversation with Science Minister Sir Patrick Vallance, Robert and Steph speak to Dr Chad Edwards, t…

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The Nation Podcasts: The Corporate Landlord Tied to Israeli Bombs and US Evictions w/ Thomas Birmingham | The Nation Podcast 33:53

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On one side of the world, a major corporate landlord is evicting tenants by jacking up rents by hundreds of dollars. On the other, its parent company is linked to Israeli bombs, genocide, and illegal settlements. This is the multibillion-dollar story of American Landmark — one of the country’s most eviction-happy landlords — and Elco, a corporate p…

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Macro Musings with David Beckworth: Laurence Bristow on What the Fed can Learn from the Reserve Bank of Australia 53:16

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Laurence Bristow is a former staffer at the Reserve Bank of Australia and currently is a Vice President and Research Associate at the Bank Policy Institute. In Laurence's first appearance on the show, he discusses the differences between the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Fed, The RBA's change in operating systems, what a demand driven system ac…

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Decoder with Nilay Patel: Square's product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money 1:13:47

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Today, I’m talking with Willem Avé, who’s the head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by billionaire Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame more than 15 years ago, and it got big on the back of that little magnetic reader that once plugged into the headphone jack of the iPhone and let small businesses accept credit cards. Nowadays, of cour…

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Odd Lots: Dan Ivascyn Is Excited About a New Era in Fixed Income 57:57

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In the years since the financial crisis, bond investors didn't get much return for taking on risk. With low interest rates and little sign of inflation, investors had to accept lower-quality assets to get any semblance of yield. Now that's changing according to Dan Ivascyn, the chief investment officer of Pimco, one of the biggest bond fund manager…

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Strict Scrutiny: We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders 1:08:00

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Kate, Melissa, and Leah are joined by Professor Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law to break down the blatant illegality of the administration’s murders of alleged “narcoterrorists” in the waters off South America. Then they dive into last week’s oral arguments, which featured cases involving “crisis pregnancy centers,” asylum claims, and whether interne…

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The Gray Area with Sean Illing: Across the Gooniverse 54:14

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Sean’s guest today is Daniel Kolitz, author of a remarkable Harper’s story on “gooning.” They talk about this emerging subculture and how it reflects back on the larger world, from the economics of attention to the rise of short-form everything. Kolitz explains why the Gooniverse isn’t just about porn, how hyperkinetic media rewires our sense of pl…

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Wisdom of Crowds: Do We Crave Intensity in Our Lives? 1:20:43

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Damir’s back from Ukraine, still buzzing — and feeling weird about it. He and Christine talk about the thrill and guilt associated with reporting from war zones, the ethical implications of war tourism, and the psychological toll on both journalists and civilians. The conversation then shifts to Trump and a possibly looming war with Venezuela. The …

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This American Life: 876: Bigger Than Me 1:00:05

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When history comes knocking, you have to figure out what to do. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Brittany’s job is to answer anonymous calls and texts from people in the military. This year, she’s gotten more than usual–most of them are wondering about what to do with orders they’ve been giv…

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The Good Fight: Richard Thaler on Why People are Much More Irrational than Economists Believe 54:47

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Richard Thaler is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is the co-author, with Cass Sunstein, of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, and is the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. I…

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The Nation Podcasts: The Rise of the Far Right in Europe w/ David Broder | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 44:48

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Only a few years ago, European elites were patting themselves on the back for fending off the tide of right-wing anti-system parties (often styled as populists). But recent polls in France, Germany and the United Kingdom show that that the far right is once again gaining traction, thanks in no small part centrist governments that have demoralized t…

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Letters from an American: December 6, 2025 9:23

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer: The Rise of the Far Right in Europe w/ David Broder 44:48

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Only a few years ago, European elites were patting themselves on the back for fending off the tide of right-wing anti-system parties (often styled as populists). But recent polls in France, Germany and the United Kingdom show that that the far right is once again gaining traction, thanks in no small part centrist governments that have demoralized t…

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The Daily: Sunday Special: ’Tis the Season for Cookies 44:15

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The first week of December at The New York Times is known as “Cookie Week.” Every day, for seven days, our cooking team highlights a new holiday cookie recipe. This year’s batch features flavors that aren’t necessarily traditional holiday ones — or even, for that matter, flavors. Instead, they draw inspiration from family night at the movies, drink…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 1011. Lauren Rothery 1:19:58

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Lauren Rothery is the author of the debut novel Television, available from Ecco Books. Rothery was born in London and raised in San Diego. She spent her twenties writing and directing short films and music videos between New York and Los Angeles. In 2020, she moved to Europe and began writing fiction. Television is her first novel. *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Odd Lots: How Microsoft Excel Conquered Corporate America 18:19

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Excel. If you work in corporate America, that word either inspires laser-focused productivity or pure dread. Over the last 40 years, the spreadsheet software has become synonymous with the best — and worst — of late-stage capitalism. It’s seeped into popular culture and, along the way, made Microsoft one of the world’s most valuable companies.But i…

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Neon Liberalism: Politics As Culture 1:08:30

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Has culture stagnated in the 21st century? Do the last twenty-five years feel like a blur? What can politics learn from the inherent dynamics of cultural change? And is Donald Trump the greatest kitsch artist of our time? Join Samantha Hancox-Li and guest W. David Marx, author of the just-released *Blank Space*, as they talk all of this and more. A…

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1277: Vaccine talk with Jake Scott 1:38:33

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Infectious diseases physician Jake Scott returns to TWiV to discuss the dangerous anti-vaccine policies being established in the US and what RFK Jr. and his associates get wrong. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Guest: Jake Scott Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episod…

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Letters from an American: December 5, 2025 14:42

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4979: Corruption In The Brian Cole Case; Israel's Sovereignty

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4978: Globalists Descend On Qatar; Underwriting Terrorism In America

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The Gist: Mike Pesca on the Vig, the Fix, and the John Goodman Thumb 33:43

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On this Saturday edition, Mike Pesca joins the cast of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone to explain the dopamine minefield of modern sports betting. He walks Paula and Adam Felber through the mechanics of the "vig," the absurdity of Cleveland pitchers throwing balls into the dirt to cover prop bets, and the time NBA legend Chauncey Billups unwitti…

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Macro N Cheese: Ep 357 - Socialism with Chinese Characteristics with Yan Liang 1:11:33

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In today’s world, anyone serious about anti-imperialism, global development, and monetary sovereignty needs to break through the well-funded US propaganda machine and develop a fact-based, nuanced understanding of China. To this end, Steve asked Yan Liang to come back to the podcast to look at China through the MMT lens, analyzing its economic mana…

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The Opinions: Republicans Are Quietly Pushing Back Against Trump 38:08

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President Trump’s popularity appears to be slipping in the Republican Party and with the American people. This week Republicans eked out a victory in a Tennessee special election, but only after national groups spent millions of dollars shoring up their chosen candidate. Meanwhile, G.O.P. lawmakers seem skeptical of the Trump administration’s justi…

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Bankless: Crypto’s Agentic Future: AI, ZK & Money Networks | Lincoln, Shea, Michael, & Luca

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At our Bankless Summit in Buenos Aires, four standout talks captured the frontier of crypto’s next chapter. Lincoln Murr lays out why x402 is emerging as the missing payment layer for the agentic internet. Shay Ketsdever explains how bots already run modern markets, and how programmable auctions and privacy can turn the bot economy into something t…

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The Daily: 'The Interview': Kristen Stewart Wants to Show Us a Different Kind of Sex 48:29

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The actress and director says the world of filmmaking needs a “full system break.” Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] Watch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast For transcripts and more, visit: nytimes.com/theinterview Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via y…

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Jacobin Radio: Dig: Three Million Doors w/ Tascha Van Auken 1:45:19

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Featuring Tascha Van Auken on how Zohran’s campaign mobilized an army of 100,000 volunteers to knock three million doors. Van Auken has been an architect of NYC-DSA’s field operation and its general electoral strategy since the beginning. Organizers everywhere have a lot to learn. Guest hosted by Micah Uetricht. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDi…