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The North State The North State Q&A Fest 2025 ft. Eric WickhamSo the first full-year of The North State has wrapped up. What a time it's been! This podcast has interviewed journalists from Karyn Pugliese, to Rachel Gilmore, to Sarah Samuel and not to mention that one that happened recently. But since Scott's always the one asking the questions, it's that rare time of year where you can pose them to him. Eric Wickham, Ontario reporter for PressProgress and podcast producer extraordinaire, joins The North State to look at the year in review, the state of news media, his contentious interview with a certain indie media figure and pose your...

2025-12-161h 04

R Weekly Highlights Issue 2025-W48 HighlightsPrepare to deploy multiple LLM-powered agents for your next (secret) missions with mini007, a new contender to the high-performance linter tools with blazing performance that doesn't seem possible (but it is), and a usethis-like manager for your projects needing unified branding across deliverables. Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)mini007 - A Lightweight Framework for Multi-Agent Orchestration in RJarl: just another R linter{rbranding} 0.1.0: Manage Branding and Accessibility of R ProjectsEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W48Supplement Resources Add links dis...

2025-11-2638 min $It\'s Getting Pretty Late with Jake Landau$

It's Getting Pretty Late with Jake Landau Episode 17 - June 15, 2025 - Eric WickhamThis week, Ontario Reporter for PressProgress, podcast producer and full-stack developer Eric Wickham joins the program to talk journalism and programming!Then, Headline Topics include anger surrounding Narendra Modi’s invitation to the G7 this week, Minister Patty Hajdu’s anti-labour actions against Canada Post workers, and Vaughan’s capitulation to law-breakers. Tune in! Get full access to Jake Landau is Getting Tired at www.jakelandau.ca/subscribe

2025-06-151h 05

The North State Breakdown: (Mostly) Election Special 2025 ft. Eric WickhamIt's election season, basically Christmas for politics nerds who have no life. So instead of wallowing in the news about the campaign trail, the candidates and the polling, we're going to breakdown some election coverage. Eric Wickham, Ontario reporter for PressProgress joins to discuss CTV News having to right-wing flak, incredible reporting about a mass punishment at "Wong-tanamo Bay," and a general discussion about the state of the 2025 federal election.Follow Eric on Bluesky and TikTok.Check out his reporting for PressProgress.Follow Scott on BlueskyIntro Music: Vigilante...

2025-04-0845 min

R Weekly Highlights Issue 2025-W12 HighlightsThriving in a multi-lingual data science lifestyle while authoring your next Quarto project, putting LLMs to the scientific test with parsing manuscripts, and replicating a life-saving spatial visualization originally created over 170 years ago!Episode LinksThis week's curator: Ryo Nakagawara - @R_by_Ryo@mstdn.social (Mastodon) & @rbyryo.bsky.social (Bluesky) & @R_by_Ryo) (X/Twitter)Creating multilingual documentation with QuartoThe ellmer package for using LLMs with R is a game changer for scientists{SnowData} 1.0.0: Historical Data from John Snow's 1854 Cholera Outbreak MapEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2025-W12Supplement ResourcesWes McKinney & Hadley Wickham (on cross-language...

2025-03-1939 min

Coder Radio 608: R With Eric NantzHouse Keeping Google / YouTube Update Join the Discord! Feedback Rust in the Linux Kernel. R Stuff What is R Again? Great presentation by John Chambers at UseR! 2006 https://www.r-project.org/conferences/useR-2006/Slides/Chambers.pdf The times have changed, now R is very much suited for production use and not just an academic research language Highly recommend reading Advanced R for more comprehensive details on the quirks of the language https://adv-r.hadley.nz/index.html R VS Python for Data? Different philosophies on the use...

2025-02-2455 min

NOT the Sermon Episode 56: "Holy Moses On a Rocket Powered Pogo Stick"In the episode, Jamie & Eric talk about surviving the "Snowpocalypse, they sing a new NTS original song, and talk about why Cain couldn't use Tinder. Shooting the Skybalon: Southern Snowpocalypse So Help Meme God: Colin Quinn on technology and the Bible How Great is Our Pod: A parody of Living Hope by Phil Wickham Houston, We Have a Question: Cain's wife/the homeless vs the fire code

2025-01-2748 min

The Praise Podcast REFLECTIONS & TAKEAWAYSSend us a textIn this episode of The Praise Podcast, Eric and Brooke look back at the year of 2024 and reflect on their favorite events, ministry moments, and memories. Join the conversation to hear all that they are looking forward to for the year to come!SONG SPOTLIGHT- Give Us Cleans Hands | Chris Tomlin- Angels (Glory to God) | Phil Wickham JOIN THE CONVERSATIONTPP OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.thepraisepodcast.comHANG WITH US ON INSTAGRAM: @thepraisepodcast OUR CHURCH: ww...

2024-12-2351 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Year in Tech w/ Molly White, Brian Merchant, & Eric WickhamParis Marx is joined by Molly White, Brian Merchant, and Eric Wickham to discuss the highs and lows (mostly lows) of this year in tech news.Molly White is the creator of Web3 is Going Just Great and Follow the Crypto. Brian Merchant is my co-host on System Crash, a new podcast we’re hosting. He’s also a longtime tech journalist and author of Blood in the Machine. Eric Wickham is the producer for Tech Won’t Save Us, along with a bunch of other podcast, and an independent journalist.Tech Won’t Save Us offer...

2024-12-191h 18

Minocqua Cast Ep. 14 MINOCQUACAST - Phyl WickhamContinuing the MinocquaCast Musicians Series with Phyl Wickham, another one of the best musicians playing today in the Northwoods! From Rhinelander to Minocqua via Duluth, this musical journey is a great lesson in finding your passion and building your life and principles around it. Enjoy the laughs and conversation! Follow the Show: www.MINOCQUACAST.com   Check out the MUSIC: www.peterprincemusic.com Thank You for Listening! Before you finish your coffee, hit the FOLLOW button on the podcast so you get ou...

2024-10-301h 13

Pullback Boycotting Loblaws with Emily Johnson and Eric WickhamWith Loblaws facing criticism for soaring grocery prices and record-high profits during a cost-of-living crisis, can a boycott drive real change? We talk to Emily Johnson, the lead organizer for the Loblaws boycott, and Eric Wickham, a Toronto-based journalist and host of Big Shiny Takes. Emily is a mental health and addictions worker and single mother of two living in the suburbs west of Toronto, and Eric has been working on a year-long investigation on the price of groceries for The Hosier, an independent digital media outlet based in the Greater Toronto Area. We are also joined by Robert M...

2024-10-291h 13

The Skeptical Leftist Podcast Big Shiny Trouble with Eric WickhamI had a great chat with Eric Wickham from Big Shiny Takes. We covered a range of topics from Canadian politics and homelessness to the state of media bias. It was a fun and informative conversation that I think you’ll enjoy. Here are some links for stuff we talked about https://www.unrigged.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/capital-gains-tax-budget-1.7176370 https://proof.utoronto.ca/2023/new-data-on-household-food-insecurity-in-2022/ https://theskepticalleftist.substack.com/p/homelessness-in-regina https://hosergrocerytracker.ca/ https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/who-the-fuck-is-the-food-professor Here are...

2024-08-251h 01 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Silicon Valley is Backing Donald Trump w/ Jacob SilvermanParis Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss why tech billionaires have become more supportive of Donald Trump in the upcoming US election and whether Kamala Harris’ candidacy will disrupt their plans.Jacob Silverman is the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud and is working on a new book called Gilded Rage that is scheduled for Fall 2025.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Suppo...

2024-07-251h 00

Haus of Decline The Food Gooner feat. Eric WickhamI am joined by journalist Eric Wickham to discuss something that's been a mounting background problem in everybody's lives: why are food prices so dang high and who helps to maintain this profound injustice? Turns out it's The Food Gooner.~~~Eric Wickham LinksEric on TwitterThe Hoser Grocery TrackerBig Shiny Takes~~~Support Haus of Decline on Patreon!Visit hausofdecline.comNostalgia is fleeting,but @hausofdecline is foreverPlease email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com T...

2024-07-051h 21

PressProgress Sources My Dinner With Eric: Grocery Prices and the Loblaws BoycottCanada’s expert on the rising costs at the grocery store (no, not that one) joins host Stephen Magusiak to discuss his latest project, the Grocery Tracker, which monitors the price of food staplesEric Wickham is a data journalist for the Toronto-based Hoser. He co-hosts and produces the Big Shiny Takes podcast.Wickham recently wrote about the Loblaws boycott. He also produces Sources.Support the show

2024-06-2334 min

This is VANCOLOUR #231 - Eric Wickham / Liz McDowell / J.J. McCulloughLoblaw & Lululemon; Boycotts & GreenwashingThis is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir chats with The Hoser's Eric Wickham to understand why some Canadians are specifically boycotting Loblaw Companies Ltd in May and whether or not the boycott is effective. Plus, as Canada's Competition Bureau launches an investigation into Lululemon, Stand.earth's Liz McDowell explains how the Vancouver-based apparel company has been "greenwashing" its consumers. And, lastly, is consumerism evil? J.J. McCullough defends consumerism!Recorded: May 13, 2024

2024-05-1721 min

The Machinist How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric Silver Podcast: Tech Won't Save Us (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric SilverPub date: 2024-01-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationParis Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back from those efforts, and the difference between highly produced and more independent podcasts.Eric Silver is a podcast producer and head of development at Multitude.Tech Won’t Save Us o...

2024-02-0659 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric SilverParis Marx is joined by Eric Silver to discuss Spotify’s big plan to dominate podcasting, why it’s now pulling back from those efforts, and the difference between highly produced and more independent podcasts.Eric Silver is a podcast producer and head of development at Multitude.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation and produced by Eri...

2024-01-2559 min

Pullback End of Year Quiz 2023Kristen and Kyla are joined by Dr. Jennifer Jill Fellows (Gender, Sex, and Tech), Kattie Laur (Curious Tourism | Pod The North), and Eric Wickham (Unrigged | Big Shiny Takes) on the annual year end quiz panel show, revisiting the big talking points of 2023. Jennifer's links https://gendersextech.opened.ca/2022/03/28/hello-and-welcome/ https://indspire.ca/ Kattie's links https://pinatravels.org/responsibletravelpod/ https://podthenorth.substack.com/ https://waterfirst.ngo/donate/ Eric's links https://www.unrigged.ca/ https://bigshinytakes.com/ https://saintstephens.ca/contact Kristen's link https...

2023-12-2857 min

Pullback Unrigged with Eric Wickham and Andre GouletCanadian journalism has been struggling for quite a while, with layoffs and local newspapers closing shop. Facebook’s reaction to the Online News Act and has added a layer of difficulty for independent news, who will lose a key platform for sharing their content. Can working together save independent journalism? On today’s episode we talked to Andre Goulet and Eric Wickham about their new initiative that brings together news from 20 independent, local, regional, and national media outlets from across Canada. Unrigged provides up-to-the-hour news from across the country, from organizations such as The Hoser, The Progress Report, The Brea...

2023-12-0551 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Elon Musk Unmasked: Shaping the Future (Part 4)After building an empire, now Elon Musk wants us to believe he deserves it. He built a myth of his genius, and now he’s using the same to seed harmful ideologies into the public that justify how he hoards wealth to pursue the projects he should be central to humanity’s future, leaving behind a ton of suffering in their wake. But is Musk’s future really the one we want? This is episode 4 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won’t Save Us. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective...

2023-11-021h 04 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Elon Musk Unmasked: Creating the Genius Myth (Part 2)Elon Musk is man, but he’s also a character that he crafted and which the media blew up to unimaginable scale. Without the media, Musk would not be the man he is today because that myth — and the way it exaggerated some of his traits and virtually hid others — was essential to his success. This is episode 2 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won’t Save Us.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a...

2023-10-1944 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Real History of the Luddites w/ Brian MerchantParis Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the history of the Luddites, why we have their story all wrong, and what we can learn from them today. Brian Merchant is the technology columnist at the LA Times and the author of Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twi...

2023-09-281h 01 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us SpaceX’s Regulatory Evasion Has Consequences w/ Eric RoeschParis Marx is joined by Eric Roesch to discuss the aftermath of the SpaceX Starship launch that caused so much environmental damage in April 2023 and the broader consequences of Elon Musk’s consistent regulatory evasion. Eric Roesch is an expert in environmental compliance and risk assessment who writes about intersection of capitalism, markets and greenwashing as ESG Hound. You can follow Eric’s newsletter on Substack.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world...

2023-09-211h 02

Relentless-The Podcast Terry Wickham - From Dublin to the Edmonton Folk Music Festival - A Fascinating Tale of Music and DiversityJoin host Kyle Dubé in an inspiring conversation with Terry Wickham, Artistic Director and Producer of the iconic Edmonton Folk Music Festival, as they explore his genre diversity and unyielding dedication on the Relentless Podcast! Terry Wickham, the renowned music industry professional and artistic director of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, was born in Dublin, Ireland. His passion for music was ignited during car rides with his father, where they listened to iconic artists like Eric Clapton, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones. Growing up immersed in Ireland's rich folk tradition, Terry developed a deep love for t...

2023-07-111h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race w/ Mary-Jane RubensteinParis Marx is joined by Mary-Jane Rubenstein to discuss how ideas that underpinned colonization and Manifest Destiny are now setting the foundation for the billionaire space race and the plan to colonize the cosmos. Mary-Jane Rubenstein is the author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. She’s also a Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podca...

2023-05-2558 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Pronatalism and Silicon Valley’s Right-Wing Turn w/ Julia BlackParis Marx is joined by Julia Black to discuss tech billionaires’ embrace of pronatalism and how it’s part of a broader rationalist project to remake society and protect their privileged positions. Julia Black is a senior correspondent at Insider and previously worked at Esquire and Vox. Follow Julia on Twitter at @mjnblack.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support...

2023-05-181h 01 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us How Cities Sell Themselves to the Tech Industry w/ David A. BanksParis Marx is joined by David A. Banks to discuss how cities have been reshaped to attract tech companies and what the consequences have been for the people who live in them. David A. Banks is the author of The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America. He’s a lecturer in the Geography and Planning department at University at Albany, SUNY. David also writers Other Day and co-hosts Iron Weeds. Follow David on Twitter at @DA_Banks.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider socie...

2023-05-111h 01 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Elon Musk Is Destroying Twitter w/ Matt BinderParis Marx is joined by Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk’s first six months at Twitter and how his obsession with blue checks has decimated the company’s finances. Matt Binder is a reporter at Mashable and the host of Scam Economy and Doomed. Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattBinder.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on...

2023-05-041h 17

PressProgress Sources Mapping Canada's Right-Wing NetworksThe PressProgress team is joined by investigative reporter Sam Harper with Pivot to talk about the common threads and the common funders behind the right-wing networks that stretch across Canada.We talk conspiracy theories, astroturf campaigns, Alberta dark money in Quebec, secret societies, and where the right-wing think tanks like The Fraser Institute fit into the bigger picture.This panel discussion was part of the 2023 Progress Summit in Ottawa.Check out Pivot https://pivot.quebec/Subscribe to our national labour newsletter Shift...

2023-04-2741 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Does Banning TikTok Make Sense? w/ Shoshana Wodinsky & Daniel GreeneParis Marx is joined by Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss the unconvincing arguments being made for a TikTok ban in the United States, then by Daniel Greene to explore how the turn against Chinese technology signals a shift in US policy on the internet and technology. Shoshana Wodinsky is a freelance reporter, previously at Marketwatch and Gizmodo. She writes the Tubes newsletter. Daniel Greene is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies and the author of The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope. Follow Shoshana on Twitter at...

2023-04-271h 17 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Chatbots Won’t Take Many Jobs w/ Aaron BenanavParis Marx is joined by Aaron Benanav to discuss OpenAI’s claims that generative AI will take our jobs, how previous periods of automation hype haven’t resulted in mass job loss, and why we need to ensure it doesn’t further empower employers. Aaron Benanav is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and the author of Automation and the Future of Work. Follow Aaron on Twitter at @abenanav.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring...

2023-04-201h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us ChatGPT Is Not Intelligent w/ Emily M. BenderParis Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender to discuss what it means to say that ChatGPT is a “stochastic parrot,” why Elon Musk is calling to pause AI development, and how the tech industry uses language to trick us into buying its narratives about technology. Emily M. Bender is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington and the Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master’s Program. She’s also the director of the Computational Linguistics Laboratory. Follow Emily on Twitter at @emilymbender or on Mastodon at @emilymbender@dair-community.social. Tech...

2023-04-131h 04 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us How Amazon Reshapes Small Business to Serve Itself w/ Moira WeigelParis Marx is joined by Moira Weigel to discuss the third-party sellers who supply many of the goods sold through Amazon, how the company’s policy decisions reshape small businesses to act like mini-Amazons, and what that means for regulatory responses.Moira Weigel is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School, and a founding editor of Logic Magazine. Her most recent book is Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk about What They Do--And How They Do It, co-edited with Ben Tarnoff. Follow Moira on Twitter at...

2023-04-061h 08 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Celebrating Three Years of Tech Won’t Save Us!Tech Won’t Save Us is turning three years old, so Paris recorded a quick update on the show and announced plans for a new Elon Musk series if the show gets 200 new Patreon supporters in April.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harb...

2023-04-0106 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us What Drives Architects to Design Saudi Megaprojects? w/ Kate WagnerParis Marx is joined by Kate Wagner to discuss the goals behind Saudi Arabia’s architectural megaprojects, the incentives for major architects to work on projects for despotic regimes, and how architecture’s relationship to tech is driven by profits and PR.Kate Wagner is an architecture critic and journalist. She’s also the creator of McMansion Hell. Follow Kate on Twitter at @mcmansionhell.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podc...

2023-03-3052 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Everyone Hates VCs After the SVB Collapse w/ Jacob SilvermanParis Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, how it’s part of a larger crisis in the tech sector, and why it’s turning people against the industry’s venture capitalists.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the host of The Naked Emperor, a new CBC podcast. Follow Jacob on Twitter at @SilvermanJacob.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host...

2023-03-231h 00 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Robots Aren’t the Solution to Elder Care w/ James WrightParis Marx is joined by James Wright to discuss Japan’s efforts to develop robots to care for its growing elderly population, what the government hoped to achieve with that plan, and why it hasn’t worked out as planned.James Wright is a research associate with Turning Institute and a visiting lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. He’s also the author of Robots Won’t Save Japan. You can follow James on Twitter at @jms_wright.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the g...

2023-03-1657 min

Harbinger Society Presents HARBINGER SHOWCASE LIVE at the 2023 Progress SummitFor the first time since Canada's premiere politically and socially progressive conference launched in 2014 this year's Progress Summit included a workshop exploring how podcasts can be a force for change in a time of division in a special showcase convened by the Harbinger community. An astonishing 14 network hosts sat down for the 90 minute panel including TECH WON’T SAVE US' Paris Marx, INVISIBLE INSTITUTIONS' Megan Linton, BIG SHINY TAKES' Eric Wickham, PRESS PROGRESS SOURCES' Stephen Magusiak and Rumneek Johal, PULLBACK's Kristen Pue, PIVOT QUEBEC's Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, THE HOSER MEDIA's Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon, DARTS & LETTERS' Gordon Katic, AL...

2023-03-131h 15 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why We Must Resist AI w/ Dan McQuillanParis Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss how AI systems encourage ranking populations and austerity policies, and why understanding their politics is essential to opposing them.Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative and Social Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. He’s also the author of Resisting AI: An Anti-fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence. You can follow Dan on Twitter at @danmcquillan.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Foll...

2023-03-0959 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us What New EU Rules Might Mean for Gig Workers w/ Ben WrayParis Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the fight to win a pro-worker Platform Work Directive in the European Union, Uber’s rollout of dynamic pricing, and how Barcelona taxi workers have fought back against ride-hailing.Ben Wray is the coordinator of The Gig Economy Project and the co-author of Scotland after Britain: The two souls of Scottish independence. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @Ben_Wray1989.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech...

2023-03-021h 01 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Consequences of Leaving Tech to the Private Sector w/ Rosie CollingtonParis Marx is joined by Rosie Collington to discuss the consequences of outsourcing tech to the private sector, how it causes governments to lose important capacities to serve the public, and how the push for open government data empowered large tech firms.Rosie Collington is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London. She’s also the co-author of The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies with Mariana Mazzucato. You can follow Rosie on Twitter at @RosieCollingto.Tech Wo...

2023-02-231h 03

Harbinger Showcase Solidarity and Subversion: Building the Harbinger Media Community (Harbinger Society Presents ep48)The Harbinger Media Network's showcase at next month's 2023 Progress Summit will pick up on this year’s conference theme of ‘Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division’. On episode 48 of Harbinger Society Presents Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Tech Won't Save Us host Paris Marx join Andre Goulet to explain why solidarity, collaboration and mutual aid are some of the key characteristics of Harbinger’s approach to building a media community.The 2023 Progress Summit is happe...

2023-02-2041 min

Harbinger Society Presents Solidarity and Subversion: Building the Harbinger Media CommunityThe Harbinger Media Network's showcase at next month's 2023 Progress Summit will pick up on this year’s conference theme of ‘Stronger Together: Forging Unity in a Time of Division’. On episode 48 of Harbinger Society Presents Megan Linton from Invisible Institutions, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Tech Won't Save Us host Paris Marx join Andre Goulet to explain why solidarity, collaboration and mutual aid are some of the key characteristics of Harbinger’s approach to building a media community.The 2023 Progress Summit is happening March 8-10 in Ottaw...

2023-02-2041 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Untold History of Silicon Valley w/ Malcolm HarrisParis Marx is joined by Malcolm Harris to discuss the sordid history of Silicon Valley, including the long influence of eugenics at Stanford, how Silicon Valley profited from the United States’ wars throughout the 20th century, and why the libertarian narrative of tech hide a much darker reality.Malcolm Harris is the author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. You can follow Malcolm on Twitter at @BigMeanInternet.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to dema...

2023-02-161h 18 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Tesla Crash is Only Beginning w/ Edward NiedermeyerParis Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss the rollercoaster ride of Tesla’s share price, the escalating regulatory and legal scrutiny the company faces, and the challenges it faces in the electric car market.Edward Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors and a co-host of The Autonocast. You can follow Edward on Twitter at @Tweetermeyer or on Mastodon at @niedermeyer@sfba.social.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech...

2023-02-091h 10 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Hollywood Writers May Strike Over Streaming w/ Anousha SakouiParis Marx is joined by Anousha Sakoui to discuss the prospect of a writer’s strike later this year, what workers are fighting for, and how the move to streaming has affected working conditions and compensation in Hollywood.Anousha Sakoui is an entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times, covering topics including labor and litigation in Hollywood. She was part of the team that was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news for work covering the tragic shooting on the “Rust” film set. You can follow Anousha on Twitter at @anoushasakoui.Tech Won’t Save Us...

2023-02-0252 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Will AR Glasses Die Like Google Glass? w/ Quinn MyersParis Marx is joined by Quinn Myers to discuss the launch of Google Glass, why the product failed so badly, and what lessons we can learn from it as tech companies make another push for AR glasses.Quinn Myers is the author of Google Glass and a freelance writer who used to write for MEL. You can follow him on Twitter at @quinmyers.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the po...

2023-01-2654 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Don’t Fall for the AI Hype w/ Timnit GebruParis Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired by Google in a very public way, and why we need to avoid getting distracted by all the hype around ChatGPT and AI image tools.Timnit Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute and former co-lead of the Ethical AI research team at Google. You can follow her on Twitter at @timnitGebru.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with th...

2023-01-191h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us What the US-China Divide Means for Tech w/ Louise MatsakisParis Marx is joined by Louise Matsakis to discuss the growing divide between the US and China, the long history of Western concern about the East, and why we should pay attention to who these anti-China narratives benefit.Louise Matsakis is a technology reporter at Semafor who previously worked at NBC News, Rest of World, and Wired. You can follow her on Twitter at @lmatsakis.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Fo...

2023-01-121h 00 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Tech Billionaires Want to Shape Our Future w/ Rose EvelethParis Marx is joined by Rose Eveleth to discuss the end of her long-running podcast, why thinking about the future is important, and how tech billionaires try to shape our idea of the future to serve their ends.Rose Eveleth is the creator and host of the Flash Forward podcast and the author of Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows. You can follow them on Twitter at @roseveleth.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring pe...

2023-01-051h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us The Year in Tech w/ Brian Merchant, Chris Gilliard, & Gita JacksonParis Marx is joined by Brian Merchant, Chris Gilliard, and Gita Jackson to discuss the year in tech, including Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the biggest stories of the year, what they’ll be watching in 2023, and the worst person in tech of 2022.Brian Merchant is the author of The One Device and Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. Chris Gilliard is a Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council. Gita Jackson is a tech and culture journalist. You can follow them on Twitter at @bcmerchant, @hypervisible, and @xoxogossipgita.

2022-12-291h 47 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us FTX Goes to Zero w/ Molly WhiteParis Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the ongoing collapse of the crypto industry, what to make of the implosion of FTX and Alameda Research, and what happens next with Sam Bankman-Fried.Molly White is the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great and a fellow at the Harvard Library Innovation Lab. You can follow her on Twitter at @molly0xFFF.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the po...

2022-12-221h 27 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Tech Billionaires Are Coming for Workers w/ Wendy LiuParis Marx is joined by Wendy Liu to discuss what it was like to work in tech in the 2010s and why structural changes in the industry are empowering an increasingly reactionary capitalist class to strike back at workers and upend the expectations of the boom period.Wendy Liu is a writer and the author of Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism. You can follow her on Twitter at @dellsystem.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to...

2022-12-151h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Trusting Tech Billionaires is a Recipe for Disaster w/ Douglas RushkoffParis Marx is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to discuss why internet visions of the 1990s were wrong to ignore corporate power, how the dot-com boom was like a Ponzi scheme, and why we desperately need to stop elevating tech billionaires.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His most recent book is Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires and he’s the host of Team Human podcast. You can follow him on Twitter at @rushkoff.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical pers...

2022-12-081h 00 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Tech Isn’t Fixing the Crisis on Our Streets w/ David ZipperParis Marx is joined by David Zipper to discuss how Silicon Valley pitched new technologies as the fix for a whole range of transport problems, and how that really just distracted us from solutions while allowing issues like road deaths, emissions, and traffic to get even worse.David Zipper is a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Taubman Center for State and Local Government and a contributing writer at Bloomberg CityLab. You can find his articles and sign up for his newsletter at DavidZipper.com and follow him on Twitter at @DavidZipper.Tech Won’t S...

2022-12-011h 00 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Advertising Shapes the Tech Economy w/ Daniel JosephParis Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss why advertising is central not just to the tech economy, but modern capitalism itself, and how the business models of companies are increasing shaped by serving ads and collecting data to inform them.Daniel Joseph is a Senior Lecturer of Digital Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He’s also written for a number of publications, including Briarpatch Magazine, Motherboard, and Real Life Magazine. Follow Daniel on Twitter at @DanjoKaz00ie.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with...

2022-11-2452 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Visual Effects Look the Way They Do w/ Julie TurnockParis Marx is joined by Julie Turnock to discuss the history of the visual effects industry, the role that George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic played in setting industry standards, and what its current form dominated by Disney means for visual effects workers.Julie Turnock is an associate professor of Media and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the author of The Empire of Effects: Industrial Light and Magic and the Rendering of Realism. Follow Julie on Twitter at @JulieTurnock.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worl...

2022-11-1749 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover is a Disaster w/ Hussein KesvaniParis Marx is joined by Hussein Kesvani to discuss the mess of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the problem with his solution to blue check privilege, and what we should learn from how he posts.Hussein Kesvani is a journalist and the co-host of Trashfuture and Ten Thousand Posts. Follow Hussein on Twitter at @hkesvani.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twit...

2022-11-101h 02 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Tech Billionaires Are Reshaping US Politics w/ Jacob SilvermanParis Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, the politics of the PayPal Mafia tech billionaires, and how they’re trying to reshape US political discourse to serve themselves.Jacob Silverman is a journalist who writes for The New Republic, The Baffler, Slate, and many others. He’s also the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud with Ben McKenzie. Follow Jacob on Twitter at @SilvermanJacob.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal...

2022-11-031h 12 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Mark Zuckerberg is Burning Meta to the Ground w/ Dave KarpfParis Marx is joined by Dave Karpf to discuss Meta’s misguided attempt to turn Facebook into a metaverse company, how Wired Magazine has evolved, and why the tech billionaires are destroying the world.Dave Karpf is an Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University. He’s also the author of The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy and Analytic Activism: Digital Listening and the New Political Strategy. Follow Dave on Twitter at @davekarpf.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider societ...

2022-10-271h 11 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Don’t Fall for the Longtermism Sales Pitch w/ Émile P. TorresParis Marx is joined by Émile P. Torres to discuss the ongoing effort to sell effective altruism and longtermism to the public, and why they’re philosophies that won’t solve the real problems we face.Émile P. Torres is a PhD candidate at Leibniz University Hannover and the author of the forthcoming book Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation. Follow Émile on Twitter at @xriskology.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better te...

2022-10-201h 03 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us How Tech is Remaking the Food System w/ Jim ThomasParis Marx is joined by Jim Thomas to discuss how digital technologies are being integrated into the industrial food system, how it empowers agribusiness firms and major tech companies, and its implications for farmers and farm workers.Jim Thomas is the research director at ETC Group, which has over 25 years international experience tracking the impact of emerging technologies on human rights, biodiversity, equity and food systems. Follow Jim on Twitter at @jimetc or follow @ETC_Group.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of...

2022-10-1354 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Green Capitalism Won’t Fix Climate Change w/ Adrienne BullerParis Marx is joined by Adrienne Buller to discuss how the tech and finance industries are selling us false solutions to the climate crisis that are designed for their own benefit.Adrienne Buller is the Director of Research at Common Wealth and the author of The Value of a Whale: On the Illusions of Green Capitalism. Follow Adrienne on Twitter at @adribuller.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@te...

2022-10-0653 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Why Google’s Toronto Smart City Failed w/ Josh O'KaneParis Marx is joined by Josh O’Kane to discuss how Sidewalk Labs decided to build a city “from the internet up” in Toronto, the concerns that existed with the project, and why it ultimately fell apart.Josh O’Kane is an award-winning technology reporter at the Globe and Mail and the author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. Follow Josh on Twitter at @joshokane.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Fol...

2022-09-2954 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Science Fiction As Tech Criticism w/ Brian Merchant and Claire EvansParis Marx is joined by Brian Merchant and Claire Evans to discuss their new science fiction anthology, how it uses the genre to critically interrogate the technologies being rolled out around us, and how it pushes back on the desire of tech billionaires to use science fiction to get the public to buy into their corporate futures.Brian Merchant is a tech journalist and author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone. Claire L. Evans is the author of Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet and singer of...

2022-09-2245 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Electric Vehicles Are Driving a Mining Boom w/ Thea RiofrancosParis Marx is joined by Thea Riofrancos to discuss how the push for electric vehicles is driving governments in the United States and Europe to onshore mining after decades of doing the reverse, what that means for companies in the sector, and how movements are pushing back against this resource-intensive vision for a green transition.Thea Riofrancos is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, and a member of the Climate + Community Project. She’s also the author of Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador. Follow Thea on Twitter at...

2022-09-151h 09 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Surveillance Won’t Protect Students w/ Chris GilliardParis Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss the push to expand surveillance technologies in schools during the pandemic and in response to school shootings, and why they’re making life worse for students without addressing the problems they claim to solve.Chris Gilliard is Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council at a recurring columnist at Wired. Follow Chris on Twitter at @hypervisible.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a bett...

2022-09-0857 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Amazon’s Highly Subsidized Foray Into Middle-Earth w/ Thomas CoughlanParis Marx is joined by Thomas Coughlan to discuss Amazon’s foray into Tolkien’s fantasy world, the big subsidies it received to film in New Zealand, and how its decision to move the series to the UK is giving fuel to demands to reassess the support for Hollywood productions.Thomas Coughlan is a senior political reporter at NZ Herald, and formerly was a journalist at Stuff and Newsroom. Follow Thomas on Twitter at @coughlthom.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspir...

2022-09-0150 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Who’s Winning in China’s Fight Against 996? w/ JS TanParis Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss how Chinese tech workers fought against “996” work practices and whether the its phaseout is being driven by that movement or by the changing needs of the government and tech companies.JS Tan is a graduate student at MIT, a former tech worker, and a member of Collective Action in Tech, a project to advance the tech worker movement. Follow JS on Twitter at @organizejs.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to dem...

2022-08-2549 min $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us How the Modem World Shaped the Internet w/ Kevin DriscollParis Marx is joined by Kevin Driscoll to discuss the networks and services built by volunteers and hobbyists on top of the telephone network before the internet took over the in the 1990s, and what it can teach us about the internet and social media today.Kevin Driscoll is the author of The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media and an associate professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. Follow Kevin on Twitter at @kevindriscoll.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wi...

2022-08-181h 02 $Tech Won\'t Save Us$

Tech Won't Save Us Keep Capitalism Out of Space w/ Chanda Prescod-WeinsteinParis Marx is joined by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the science behind the new space telescope, the problems with the billionaire space race, and why we need to challenge the capitalist and colonial forces driving the the effort to commercialize space.Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is the author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred. She’s also an assistant professor of Physics and core faculty member in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire, and a columnist at New Scientist and Physics World. Follow Chanda on Twitter at @IBJIY...

2022-08-1157 min

Darts and Letters EP60: Not Alright Alright Alright (Big Shiny Takes ft. Gordon Katic) Canadian media is full of galaxy brain columnists. Luckily there is a show who reads their crap so that you don’t have to: Big Shiny Takes, aka Jeremy Appel, Eric Wickham and Marino Greco.We’re featuring this episode because your esteemed host and editor Gordon Katic made an appearance to discuss the latest unfathomably smart take: Matthew McConaughey has a moral obligation to run for president of the United States. It’s stunning intellectual work like this that has led Big Shiny Takes to become the world’s first anti free speech podcast. They’re also our collea...

2022-06-301h 27

Darts and Letters Not Alright Alright Alright (Big Shiny Takes ft. Gordon Katic) Canadian media is full of galaxy brain columnists. Luckily there is a show who reads their crap so that you don’t have to: Big Shiny Takes, aka Jeremy Appel, Eric Wickham and Marino Greco. We’re featuring this episode because your esteemed host and editor Gordon Katic made an appearance to discuss the latest unfathomably smart take: Matthew McConaughey has a moral obligation to run for president of the United States. It’s stunning intellectual work like this that has led Big Shiny Takes to become the world’s first anti free speech podcast. They’re also our c...

2022-06-301h 27

Shiny Developer Series Episode 30: The Connecticut COVID-19 Test Spotter App (Part 1)Episode 30 of the Shiny Developer Series reveals just how the power of open source software can be used to provide meaningful improvement to our daily lives. In the first of a two-part series, chief data scientist Mike Thomas reveals the motivation behind his brilliant COVID-19 test locator Shiny application, empowering a local community in Connecticut to efficiently report and track availability of test kits in a huge time of need. After a tour of the application interface, Mike shares his favorite techniques to bring an efficient user experience and the backend integrations with APIs to bring production-grade features to life.

2022-05-2747 min

Harbinger Showcase Labour Struggles and Pushback (The Hoser's Short Circuit ep3)On Short Circuit ep3 hosts Shannon Carranco and Kevin Taghabon take a look at the state of labour in Ontario in the run up to the June 2nd provincial election as they speak with:* University of Toronto frontline service workers fighting against the contracting out of secure, unionized public sector jobs* Worker's Action Centre in Toronto where executive director Deena Ladd unpacks strategies employed at the WAC and Justice for Workers' campaigns* Gig Workers United, an organization of app-based workers fighting for union recognition and decent work in Ontario.This episode was...

2022-05-2455 min

Harbinger Society Presents The Siege of Ottawa Part 2 (w/ Replay, Kino Lefter & Big Shiny Takes)Replay's Shama Rangwala and Desmond Cole, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham, Jeremy Appel and Marino Greco and Kino Lefter's Evan MacDonald join Harbinger director Andre Goulet for an exceptional night of analysis and fun as the panel reviews Canada's three weeks of far-right insurrection and occupation in the 2nd of a two part conversation. Plus: a very special 'A Fairytale of Ottawa' presentation.Watch the full conversation at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1301505681Support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter and https://www.patreon.com/bigshinytakesFind out more about Replay at...

2022-02-191h 01

Harbinger Society Presents The Siege of Ottawa Part 1 (w/ Replay, Kino Lefter & Big Shiny Takes)Replay's Shama Rangwala and Desmond Cole, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham, Jeremy Appel and Marino Greco and Kino Lefter's Evan MacDonald join Harbinger director Andre Goulet for an exceptional night of analysis and fun as the panel reviews Canada's three weeks of far-right insurrection and occupation.Watch the full conversation at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1301505681Support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter and https://www.patreon.com/bigshinytakesFind out more about Replay at https://www.pedagogyandpraxis.com/replaypodcast

2022-02-1858 min

Harbinger Society Presents Convoy Crisis Counter Coverage Part 2 (w/ Kino Lefter & Big Shiny Takes)The conversation continues as Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel, Kino Lefter's Evan MacDonald and Harbinger director Andre Goulet consider the political electoral reality facing the patriotic demands of #FreedomConvoy2022 and Canadian conservatism in general, argue that Terry Fox would have been pro vaccine and ask if Pierre Pollievre has the most punchable face in Ottawa.Watch the full conversation at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1280281145Support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter and https://www.patreon.com/bigshinytakes

2022-01-3056 min

Harbinger Society Presents Convoy Crisis Counter Coverage Part 1 (w/ Kino Lefter & Big Shiny Takes)Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham and Jeremy Appel, Kino Lefter's Evan MacDonald and Harbinger director Andre Goulet survey the wreckage of a fallen nation as the #FreedomConvoy2022 patriots descend on Ottawa, featuring inspiring songs from the movement like Sandy Lambert's 'Trucker Convoy', Christ Sampson's 'Freedom Convoy 2022' and Marcel Irnie's 'Canada United'.Watch the full conversation at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1280281145Support the shows at https://www.patreon.com/kinolefter and https://www.patreon.com/bigshinytakes

2022-01-2955 min

Harbinger Society Presents Harbinger Holiday Telethon: Grifter Pundit Bingo and a Holiday Wexit (w/ Big Shiny Takes)Live on the Big Shiny Takes’ TwitchTV stream Eric Wickham, Marino Greco, Jeremy Appel and Andre Goulet sit by the fire with carols, hot chocolate, and a warm and wholesome game of Pundit Grifter Bingo as they read an absolutely wild Western Standard column by Dave Makichuk. (warning: YouTube fireplace Christmas songs are consistent through this episode lol)Read Makichuk’s insane piece at https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/12/makichuk-the-west-will-rise-its-only-a-matter-of-time/Watch and subscribe to Big Shiny Takes on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/bigshinytakesSupport the show at https://www.patreon.com/bigshinytakes

2021-12-2252 min

Darts and Letters Canada’s Dumbest Public Intellectuals (ft. Kate Jacobson, Hilary Agro, Big Shiny Takes & Andre Goulet) Canada’s intellectual culture is now like a barren soil that struggles to give life to even the simplest flora. They’re just not that smart. We make too many right wing cranks, self-help charlatans, blood-thirsty reactionaries, insipid centrists, and third-rate Hayekians. But which are our worst? We invite our new friends from the Harbinger Media Network to help scour the national intellectual wasteland to find Canada’s dumbest public intellectual. The idea is simple: each guest makes the case for why their pick is the best at being the worst. Plus, Andre Goulet talks about the Harbinger Network and th...

2021-11-271h 13

Harbinger Society Presents ELXN44: Picnic Predictions (w/ OffCourt, Big Shiny Takes, The Hoser + more)On a super special late summer spectacular a galaxy of guests join host Andre Goulet for a safe and satisfying pandemic picnic in Toronto's Christie Pits' park including Offcourt's Eytan Tobin, thehoser.ca's Shannon Carranco & Kevin Tagabon, Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham & Marino Greco, Work It's Sam Allemang, Harbinger Board of Director's member Dr. Jessica Green and Twitter superstar Hilary Agro.Plus: James Brown weighs in on his special relationship with Erin O'Toole on Solitary Thoughts and the Industrial Worker's of the World make a surprising guest appearance that will shock you! Find more of Kevin...

2021-09-0244 min

Harbinger Society Presents Who Killed the Green Party of Canada?On this episode:Host Andre Goulet makes the risky decision to look for answers regarding a suspicious and baffling death in Canada's political community on the mean streets of Gatineau with Inspector Abdul Malik & Israeli International Peace Operations Trainee Eytan Tobin (OFFCOURT).Then: the Harbinger Special Victims Unit elite squad (Superintendent Marino Greco, Sergeant Jeremy Appel & Community Liaison Eric Wickham of BIG SHINY TAKES) convenes at Ottawa PD headquarters to examine the evidence as they desperately search for the culprit in the untimely death of the Canadian Greens. Plus: Harbinger Atlantic correspondent James Brown...

2021-07-201h 21

Harbinger Society Presents Foreign Policy Failures: Canada in the Middle EastOn ep5 host Andre Goulet convenes an all-star panel with Iranian-Canadian Congress policy chair Saman Tabasinejad in Toronto, Saudi Arabia/Canada political economy journalist Anthony Fenton in Vancouver and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East vice-president Michael Bueckert in Montreal to discuss the historically frustrating failure of Canadian foreign policy in the region. Plus: comedian James Brown shares a bed with Erin O'Toole in rural Prince Edward Island and Big Shiny Takes hosts Marino Grecko, Jeremy Appel and Eric Wickham bury the hatchet with Andre in the inaugural 2020 BST/HSP Slumber Party Summit....

2021-07-031h 11

Power-Up With The Full Audiobook That Keeps Curious Minds Hooked.Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series by Eric MerrimanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506548to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series Author: Eric Merriman Narrator: Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The complete Series 5-7 of the legendary BBC radio comedy One of the funniest and most popular series on radio between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken delighted audiences nationwide throughout its seven series and 123 episodes. Packed with sketches...

2021-05-0611h 36

Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series by Eric MerrimanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506548to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series Author: Eric Merriman Narrator: Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The complete Series 5-7 of the legendary BBC radio comedy One of the funniest and most popular series on radio between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken delighted audiences nationwide throughout its seven series and 123 episodes. Packed with sketches...

2021-05-0611h 36

Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series by Eric MerrimanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506548 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7: The BBC Radio classic comedy series Author: Eric Merriman Narrator: Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 6, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The complete Series 5-7 of the legendary BBC radio comedy One of the funniest and most popular series on radio between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken delighted audiences nationwide throughout its seven series and 123 episodes. Packed with...

2021-05-0605 min

Shiny Developer Series Episode 19: Climbing the Ladder of Shiny Mastery with Hadley WickhamA brand new season of the Shiny Developer Series kicks off with RStudio\'s chief scientist Hadley Wickham! Hadley joins Eric in episode 19 to discuss his exciting new book, Mastering Shiny. As author of many Tidyverse packages and long time contributor to the data science community, he has poured his wealth of experience into this book dedicated to helping you become a better Shiny developer. We talk about the origins of Shiny and advice for those just starting out. For those already familiar with Shiny we discuss debugging, how to level up your skills, and best practices for seeking help...

2021-03-1044 min

Harbinger Showcase (UNLOCKED) Foreign Policy Failures: Canada in the Middle East (HSP ep5)On the Season 1 finale of Harbinger Society Presents host Andre Goulet convenes an all-star panel with Iranian-Canadian Congress policy chair Saman Tabasinejad in Toronto, Saudi Arabia/Canada investigative journalist Anthony Fenton in Vancouver and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East VP Michael Bueckert in Montreal to discuss the Trudeau government's foreign policy failure in the region. Plus: comedian James Brown shares a bed with Erin O'Toole in rural Prince Edward Island and Big Shiny Takes hosts Marino Greco, Jeremy Appel and Eric Wickham bury the hatchet with Andre in the inaugural 2020 BST/HSP Slumber Party...

2020-12-201h 11