This Machine Kills
This Machine KillsA podcast about technology and political economy /// Agitprop against innovation and capital /// Hosted by Jathan Sadowski and Edward Ongweso Jr., Produced by Jereme Brown /// Hello friends and enemies Listen anywhere that fine podcasts are distributed. Subscribe at patreon.com/thismachinekills to get premium episodes every week.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 500 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||
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Jumping off the downturn in the Australian data centre market, we talk about how susceptible this industry is to investment risk from even localized forms of community resistance and financial skepticism, even despite the sheer force of capital and i... more
We chat with Roopika Risam — author of Data Empire: How Information Shaped Human History — about the very long history of data and the many ways that empires have used data to gain power, exercise control, and enforce order on the world. We discuss t... more
We discuss and riff on the People’s AI Assembly, organized by AI Now Institute and More Perfect Union, which just happened in New York City. ••• The People's AI Assembly www.youtube.com/live/JZ7DnHoPLLQ Standing Plugs: ••• Order Jathan’s book... more
Jathan chats with journalist Kate Kaye about her new podcast series, Trust Control, all about the history and future of trying to measure trust. We get into different ways of defining trust, proxies for turning trust into quantified scores and “objec... more
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Jathan Ed and Jeremy get it. Theyre kind of wordy but they're on the level and very informed.
Podcast Addict56 months agoBrightKM- Excellent Coverage
Excellent, excellent coverage of multiple topics. Episode 441 with the fight against AI in behavioral health was among them. I 100% disagree with the naysayers in the reviews. All the hosts make this podcast worthwhile listening to regularly.
Apple Podcasts5EdeTM
United States8 months ago - Really Good
Jathan, Ed and Jeremy (and guests) present an accessible way to understand tech/finance/etc through the lens of dialectical materialism. What I enjoy most about this podcast is that they don’t just speak in abstractions, they are actually knowledgeable on these subjects. I always learn something new.
Apple Podcasts5MRudleyUnited Statesa year ago - Take a breath Jathan
Jathan is emblematic of the windbag Marxist professor who can't help themselves with the endless lecturing and quotes from Marx before asking his guest an actual question. Cannot recommend.
Apple Podcasts2EvantegrityUnited Statesa year ago I genuinely wish I could give this a higher rating, because everyone involved in this podcast is knowledgeable and clearly researches every topic extensively but this entire show is pretty much just Jathan monologuing for an hour. Even when there's a really interesting guest, it's not a conversation. Jathan takes 20 minutes to ask a question because he goes off rambling about something and then the guest gets a brief period to talk. I heard Ed on Better Offline and he was great! I literally only... more
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Apple Podcasts | #152 | United States/Technology |
Apple Podcasts | #149 |  United Kingdom/Technology |
Apple Podcasts | #149 |  Canada/Technology |
Apple Podcasts | #130 |  Australia/Technology |
Apple Podcasts | #111 |  South Africa/Technology |
Apple Podcasts | #126 |  Norway/Technology |
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This show offers rigorous, multi-episode conversations at the intersection of technology, political economy, and public policy. Topics frequently center on AI hype, how capital shapes tech adoption, data centers, surveillance, and regulatory dynamics, often critiquing corporate practice and state intervention alike. Noteworthy for pulling in policy-minded guests and tech critics, it tends to mix sharp analysis with cultural critique, aiming to reveal how innovation and capital interact to shape society. Potential listeners who enjoy dialectical debates about governance, labor, and the economics of technology will likely find this sampler representative of the broader catalog, with occasional deep dives into infrastructure, policy, and ethic... more
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