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This Week in Tech (Video)In My Head I Have 3 Buckets - Moltbook Becomes a Surreal AI Agent Social Network
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48This Week in Tech (Audio)In My Head I Have 3 Buckets - Moltbook Becomes a Surreal AI Agent Social Network
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48All TWiT.tv Shows (Video)This Week in Tech 1069: In My Head I Have 3 Buckets
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio)This Week in Tech 1069: In My Head I Have 3 Buckets
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48Total Leo (Video)This Week in Tech 1069: In My Head I Have 3 Buckets
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48Total Leo (Audio)This Week in Tech 1069: In My Head I Have 3 Buckets
What happens when AI bots get their own social network, Silicon Valley execs cozy up to power, and Apple takes a cut from creators? This week's panel calls out the bold, bizarre, and often problematic ways tech's biggest players are reshaping everything from AI assistants to your everyday privacy.
There's a social network for AI agents, and it's getting weird
Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
Salesforce signs $5.6B...
2026-02-022h 48
Glasp TalkChris Yeh: Blitzscaling in the AI Era – How AI Reshapes Growth and Learning | Glasp Talk #63Why AI Is the Biggest Wave in Startup History — and What It Changes About Scale and MoatsIn the 63rd episode of Glasp Talk, we sit down with Chris Yeh, entrepreneur, investor, and co-author of the bestselling book Blitzscaling with Reid Hoffman. Chris is a founding partner at Blitzscaling Ventures, teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford University, and shares lessons from his 15-year collaboration with Reid Hoffman.Having witnessed multiple tech revolutions from the early internet to mobile and now AI, Chris explains why AI represents the largest wave he has seen in his lifetime. Unlike previous technologies, AI to...
2026-01-2752 min
Glasp TalkVeronica Saron: Why Taste Can’t Be Automated — The Human Edge in Marketing and AI | Glasp Talk #62How does narrative precision drive marketing in the age of AI?In the 62nd episode of Glasp Talk, we sit down with Veronica Saron, VP of Marketing at RelationalAI and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Previously, Veronica led marketing at Neeva, helping grow it to over 2 million users, and through its acquisition by Snowflake, and earlier helped turn Pokémon GO into a global phenomenon while at Niantic.Today, she also serves as a fractional CMO, LP at MKT1 Capital, and advisor to early-stage startups, while collaborating with the U.S. Olympic Foundation to study elite p...
2025-10-151h 06
The Tim Castle ShowEpisode 118 Gary Rivlin on AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence | The Tim Castle ShowWhat a privilege this was. On the show today we have none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin. From New York Times Magazine to Wired and Newsweek Gary has covered a wide range of topics balancing deep research with ethical concern. We discuss his new book AI Valley where he shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.In AI Valley, Gary brings us deep into the world of AI development in Silicon Valley. Rivlin closely follows founders a...
2025-09-251h 04
PULSEACDC, AI Fertility, Apple Health Tech & Robot Caregivers | Guest: Dr Eric Topol (Part 2)Interview: Dr Eric Topol (Part 2) In the second half of our conversation, Dr Eric Topol discusses AI’s promise in reducing clinician burnout, forecasting disease, and reshaping prevention. He also reflects on 13 years since The Creative Destruction of Medicine, shares his favourite transformative tools, and offers advice for clinicians seeking creative careersAustralian CDC – the data angle Australia is finally moving ahead with its own Centre for Disease Control, promising better national coordination and public health data sharing. But will it deliver transparency and timely insights—or just more bureaucracy?
2025-09-181h 00
Slate Daily FeedSlate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI BotsIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.
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2025-09-1637 min
Slate TechnologySlate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI BotsIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.
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2025-09-1637 min
Slate BusinessSlate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI BotsIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.
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2025-09-1637 min
Slate NewsSlate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI BotsIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.
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2025-09-1637 min
Slate MoneyMoney Talks: Battle of the AI BotsIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out. Join...
2025-09-1634 min
Glasp TalkMaja Voje: AI Upends GTM — Where Humans Still Win | Glasp Talk #61How is AI rewriting go-to-market playbooks—and where do humans still have the edge?In the 61st episode of Glasp Talk, we sit down with Maja Voje, a bestselling author and one of the world’s leading go-to-market strategists. Maja has helped over 10,000 companies develop repeatable GTM systems, worked with giants like Tesla, IBM, and Microsoft, and authored the Amazon bestseller Go-To-Market Strategist. She also founded Growth Lab, where she builds AI-powered GTM systems and has trained over 8,500 professionals worldwide.In this conversation, we cover:The three stages every startup must navigate: problem-solution fit, prod...
2025-09-1055 min
The EPAM Continuum Podcast NetworkThe Resonance Test 98: Gary Rivlin, Author of “AI Valley”AI is not as new as we think, says Gary Rivlin, author of *AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash in on Artificial Intelligence.*
As our non-artificial guest on *The Resonance Test,* Rivlin tells host Barry Briggs that back in the 1950s, it was thought that AI was always right around the corner. There would be a gathering of technologists who said: “Give us 10 years and we'll have this thing largely solved.” Which meant, says Rivlin: “AI was ‘a decade away’ for about 70 years.”
Rivlin notes that recommendation engines and Google Translate have been operating for a while. “Goog...
2025-08-2636 min
El PodcastE152: Are We Living in an AI Bubble? Tech Insider Reveals AllPulitzer Prize–winning journalist Gary Rivlin discusses his book AI Valley, exploring Silicon Valley’s AI hype cycle, the dominance of tech giants, and the venture capital forces shaping the industry.Guest BioGary Rivlin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and author of eleven books, including AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence. He has covered Silicon Valley since the mid-1990s and has written extensively on technology, venture capital, inequality, and politics.Topics DiscussedParallels between the dot-com boom and the AI hype cycleT...
2025-08-231h 28
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyGary Rivlin, "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence" (Harper Collins, 2025)A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.
Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI’s moment finally arrived?
In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (Harper Collins, 2025), Pulitzer Prize-wi...
2025-08-201h 05
NBN Book of the DayGary Rivlin, "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence" (Harper Collins, 2025)A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.
Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI’s moment finally arrived?
In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (Harper Collins, 2025), Pulitzer Prize-wi...
2025-08-201h 05NBN Book of the DayGary Rivlin, "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence" (Harper Collins, 2025)A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.
Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI’s moment finally arrived?
In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (Harper Collins, 2025), Pulitzer Prize-wi...
2025-08-201h 05
New Books in Popular CultureGary Rivlin, "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence" (Harper Collins, 2025)A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.
Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI’s moment finally arrived?
In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (Harper Collins, 2025), Pulitzer Prize-wi...
2025-08-201h 05
New Books in TechnologyGary Rivlin, "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence" (Harper Collins, 2025)A veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shadows the top thinkers in the field of Artificial Intelligence, introducing the breakthroughs and developments that will change the way we live and work.
Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI’s moment finally arrived?
In AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence (Harper Collins, 2025), Pulitzer Prize-wi...
2025-08-201h 05
Digital Disruption with Geoff NielsonPulitzer-Winning Journalist: This is Why Big Tech is Betting $300 Billion on AIWhat role should government, regulation, and society play in the next chapter of Big Tech and AI.Today on Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter, Gary Rivlin.Gary has been writing about technology since the mid-1990s and the rise of the internet. He is the author of AI Valley and 9 previous books, including Saving Main Street and Katrina: After the Flood. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune, GQ, and Wired, among other publications. He is a two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner and former reporter for...
2025-07-281h 11
The Economics of Everyday ThingsMobile Home Parks (Replay)They’ve long been associated with crime and blight. Now, the investors are moving in. Zachary Crockett follows the trail. SOURCES:Paul Bradley, president of ROC USA.Blaer Roberts, former chef and mobile home resident.Frank Rolfe, co-owner of Mobile Home University.Cheryl Streberger, retired nurse and mobile home resident. RESOURCES:"‘We’re All Afraid’: Massive Rent Increases Hit Mobile Homes," by Abha Bhattarai (The Washington Post, 2022)."Investors Are Buying Mobile Home Parks. Residents Are Paying a Price," by Sophie Kasakove (The New York Times, 2022)."Mobile Home Parks Move From Mom-and-Pop to Corporate," by Jennifer B...
2025-07-2819 min
2025-07-0829 min
Undercurrent StoriesAI Is Here—Here's How You Can Use it to Your Advantage: Gary RivlinIn this episode of Undercurrent Stories, we sit down with Pulitzer prize winning journalist and bestselling author Gary Rivlin to explore the trillion-dollar race to dominate artificial intelligence. Gary, a former New York Times correspondent and veteran Silicon Valley reporter, shares insights from his latest book, AI Valley, which tells the behind-the-scenes story of tech giants, ambitious founders, and the complex world of AI development.From the origins of artificial intelligence in the 1950s to the ChatGPT revolution of today, Gary unpacks how we got here—and where this transformative technology might be ta...
2025-07-0351 min
Glasp TalkAI Valley: How Big Tech, Ethics & Journalism Collide in the Age of AI | Gary Rivlin | Glasp Talk #53This is the fifty-third session of Glasp Talk!Glasp Talk features in-depth conversations with leading thinkers, creators, and storytellers to uncover the ideas, insights, and intentions behind their work.Today’s guest is Gary Rivlin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash in on Artificial Intelligence." Drawing from his decades of tech reporting, Gary shares insights into the current AI boom, comparing it to past tech revolutions and discussing the intense competition between tech giants and startups.In this episode, Ga...
2025-06-211h 21
On with Kara SwisherCan Smaller Startups Compete in the AI Race?Last year, AI and machine learning startups raked in about half of all VC funding in North America. And so far this year, AI is still leading the pack. But a huge chunk of the money in the Q1 — $40 billion — went to one player: OpenAI. So is there still room for smaller, more focused startups in the AI gold rush? Or will it be a case of “winner takes all?”
In this live conversation at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center's inaugural Discovery Series, Kara speaks with Gary Rivlin, author of “AI Valley: Microsoft, Google and...
2025-05-2638 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc533. A Behind-the-Curtain Peek at the AI Revolution with Gary RivlinThe AI transformation of our world has already begun, and Silicon Valley has positioned itself to be home base. But how did the AI takeover happen so rapidly there? Who were the founders and investors who opened the floodgates? Investigative journalist Gary Rivlin has more than two decades of experience writing about the tech industry. In his new book, AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence, he gives readers an up-close look at the players behind AI’s dramatic rise to dominance in the tech world. Gary and Greg...
2025-04-2851 min
Newt's WorldEpisode 835: Gary Rivlin on “AI Valley”Newt talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin about his new book, “AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence.” They discuss the evolution of AI, highlighting the dominance of tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the AI space. Rivlin explains how the high costs of developing AI models limit opportunities for startups, potentially solidifying big tech's power. Their conversation also covers the historical development of AI, the role of neural networks, and the impact of increased computing power. Rivlin expresses optimism about AI's potential in fields like healthcare but warns of the...
2025-04-2741 min
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT PodcastEp 511: The Mad Dash To Cash in On AI. Is AI overhyped AND underhyped?AI is both overhyped and underestimated. Yeah, read that again shorties. Everyone’s screaming about AI like it’s magic. Spoiler: It’s not.But here’s the twist—what’s coming is way bigger than y'all are ready for.Gary Rivlin’s been here before. He covered the dotcom frenzy in the ‘90s, and now he’s seeing history repeat itself. The PR fluff? Thick. The stakes? Higher.He’s calling out the BS, breaking down what actually matters, and showing why the smartest people are using AI to amplify—not replace...
2025-04-2437 min
KQED's ForumArtificial Intelligence’s Promises and Perils with Gary RivlinPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin spent more than a year in the Bay Area shadowing the founders and venture capitalists vying to make big money off of generative AI. And in his new book “AI Valley,” Rivlin takes readers inside both the AI startups and the tech giants like Microsoft, Meta and Google trying to keep up. He chronicles the figures and breakthroughs of generative AI’s recent history – in order to better predict and understand its future. Rivlin’s new book is “AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence.”Gues...
2025-04-1757 min
What's Working in WashingtonWhat’s Working in Washington - Ep 525 - Expecting the Unexpected: Political turbulence and AI predictions - Doug Anderson, Juliane Schäuble, Gary RivlinIn this episode, we’re venturing into the unknown and exploring how to move forward when the future is unclear. Co-hosting our tech segment with Jonathan Aberman, Elizabeth Shea sits down with Doug Anderson to explore how D.C. startups are navigating new political, economic and technological tides. Then, Juliane Schäuble, US Correspondent of "Der Tagesspiegel", joins us to discuss the shockwaves that President Trump is sending in Germany and throughout Europe. Also, veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin talks about his newest book AI Valley and the major questions AI is raising about data privacy, regulation, and ent...
2025-04-1043 min
Fresh AirThe Promise & Peril Of AIPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin says regulation can help control how AI is used: "AI could be an amazing thing around health, medicine, scientific discoveries, education ... as long as we're deliberate about it." He spoke with Dave Davies about some of his fears about artificial intelligence. His book is AI Valley. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Karen Russell's new Dust Bowl-era epic, The Antidote.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2025-03-1945 min
The Ben Joravsky ShowGary Rivlin--Trump’s Tech BrosBen has a realization--Trump presidency is Council Wars on steroids. In other words, Trump's looking to sabotage the whole federal government. Gary Rivlin picks up on the analogy. Why does Gary know about Council Wars? Cause he wrote Fire on the Prairie, the seminal book on Mayor Harold Washington. For the last 20 or so years, Gary's been covering the tech industry. And he gives the run down on Musk and Bezos and Andreesen and Thiel and all the other gazillionaire tech bros in Trump’s corner. AI Valley, Gary's latest book, hits book stores real soon. For more of hi...
2025-02-011h 06The Ben Joravsky ShowCharles Henderson—Inside the President’s BrainTrump doesn’t lay his hand on the Bible while swearing to uphold the constitution. Ben riffs. Charles Henderson reports on going door to door in Milwaukee—it’s not pretty. Also, Trump pardons the insurrectionists. And Charles turns the tables on Ben. Asking about Fire on the Prairie, Gary Rivlin’s classic book on Mayor Washington. Charles is an activist and veteran.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2025-01-241h 07
Couldn't Put It DownEpisode 25 - "The House On First Street"Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! Join us as we walk through The House On First Street By Julia Reed. And this time, we've got a special guest! After all, our category was "A Book Recommended By A Friend." So what makes more sense than to have that friend on the show with us. Link's Mentioned in the Episode Jillan VanZytveld Photography Pictures of the house More Resourses on New Orleans Beyond Bourbon Street Podcast Treme on HBO MAX...
2024-09-0647 min
BizBooksGary Rivlin on Running a Business During COVID TimesSaving Main Street is an unfiltered, up-close examination of a small group of business owners and their employees, their struggles, and their strategies to survive. It is an eye-opening tale of grit, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit that follows three businesses: a restaurant owner and his rambunctious staff, an immigrant running her own hair salon, and the owner of a “non-life sustaining” gift shop—alongside a larger cast of vividly drawn characters.
Gary Rivlin focuses on the first days of the Covid lockdown and the ensuing eighteen months of chaos, including the personal and financial risks, a contentious presid...
2023-03-2848 min
Above The BusinessEpisode 208: Saving Main Street with Gary RivlinIn this episode, Gary Rivlin joins Bradley to discuss small business ownership; a scrappy, can-do attitude; how little reserves small business owners actually have; and the differences between different areas of the US in policy, economics, and social norms. They agreed that to operate a small business is to always feel the future is precarious. This was true long before the pandemic, but the COVID-19 lockdown brought it home like never before as the crisis shuttered countless restaurants, mom-and-pop storefronts, and local enterprises. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Gary Rivlin spent nearly two years in the heart of Am...
2023-03-1346 min
The Ezra Klein ShowHow the $500 Billion Attention Industry Really WorksFor most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching a video is the most banal experience possible. But in the background of those experiences is a $500 billion marketplace where our attention is being bought, packaged and sold at split-second speeds virtually every minute of every day. Online advertising is the economic engine of the internet, and that engine is fueled by our attention.Tim Hwang is the former global public policy lead for A.I. and machine learning at Google and the author of the bo...
2023-02-141h 06
Media in MinutesAlissa Quart: Journalist, Author & Executive Director of the Nonprofit, Economic Hardship Reporting ProjectSend us a textAngela gets the background on how Alissa Quart’s admiration for and work with Barbara Ehrenreich sparked their work with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Listen to learn how Alissa passionately continues the work to give marginalized people a voice. Follow Alissa’s work here: http://www.alissaquart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alissaquart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisquart EHRP: https://economichardship.org/ EHRP Twitter: https://twitter.com/econhardship EHRP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EconomicHardshipReporting EHRP Instagram: https://www.i...
2022-12-1533 min
Chris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast – Saving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of COVID-19 by Gary RivlinSaving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of COVID-19 by Gary Rivlin A veteran journalist follows an inspiring ensemble cast of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through Covid-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit. […]
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2022-12-131h 02
Richfield Branch Library PodcastCurator of Your Own LifeYearly reading goals: do we set them? Do we accomplish them? We also share what’s up next on our TBR piles.
Christina picked up Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabriele Zevin again, and liked it better this time around. She also shares Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, and I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy.
Next up: Metamorphoses by Ovid, translated by Stephanie McCarter.
Jen discovered Slow Looking by Shari Tishman, and the Art of Creative Thinking by Rod Judkins.
Next up: Saving Main Stree...
2022-12-1353 min
HarperAcademic CallingGary RivlinMichael Fynan speaks with Gary Rivlin, author of SAVING MAIN STREET. Learn more: https://www.harperacademic.com/book/9780063065963/saving-main-street.
2022-10-1424 min
Sách Nói Chất Lượng CaoSách nói Những Âm Mưu Hủy Diệt Bill Gates - Gary Rivlin - Nghe trọn bộ Sách nói tại Voiz FM (voiz.vn/download)Bill Gates đã và đang là thần tượng của rất nhiều người nhưng cũng là kẻ thù không đội trời chung của rất nhiều kẻ khác. Nhiều người xem Gates là một anh hùng mã thượng nhưng cũng không ít người xem Gates chỉ là một kẻ gian hùng, khôn lanh và quỷ quyệt. Nhiều lời khen khâm phục về một thiên tài mẫu mực, đam mê công việc và bản lĩnh thương trường nhưng cũng nhiều lời chỉ trích hắn ta (Gates...
2022-04-2728 min
Forward, Comrades!Forward, Comrades: Maoism in the US with Max ElbaumIn this week’s episode, is a talk from the late November chapter meeting given by Max Elbaum. Max talks about the history of Maoism in the U.S. Jen and Tessa close out the episode with the list the meetings and events for the rest of the year. This is the last podcast for the year, so enjoy the last of 2021 and we will ‘see’ you in the new year! Readings Mentioned:Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizDetroi...
2021-12-0848 min
Aiming for the Moon8. The Sherlock Holmes of Journalism: Mr. Gary Rivlin (Author, Investigative Journalist, and Pulitzer Prize Winner)Send us a textInvestigative journalism is definitely the detective side of the news. Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Gary Rivlin, agreed to explain the interworkings of it to us while also giving an insight into what it takes to become a successful author!Our Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/
2020-08-1029 min
Mobile Home Park MasteryHighlights From The New York Times BackstoryIn 2014 the New York Times brought out a huge story about Frank & Dave and their success in building one of the largest mobile home park portfolios in the U.S. They even declared that Frank & Dave are the “best thing going in affordable housing when the nation’s need for low-cost places to live has never been greater”. But what else did the writer, Gary Rivlin, find in his research about the industry. In this episode we’re going to review the discussion we had with Gary after the article came out, and share some quotes of his opinions on what...
2020-05-1112 min
Working PeopleMake Love, Not Stonks (w/ Tom Sexton)We're briefly coming back from hiatus to check in with an old friend and offer some thoughts on our breaking world. Additional links/info below... Tom's Twitter page Gary Rivlin, The Intercept, "A Giant Pile of Money: How Wall Street Drove Public Pensions Into Crisis and Pocketed Billions in Fees" Eric Levitz, NY Mag, "American Capitalism Can No Longer Afford to Let Workers Retire in Dignity" Kathleen Elkins, CNBC, "A Brief History of the 401(k), Which Changed How Americans Retire" Peter F. Drucker, Harvard Business Review, "Reckoning with the Pension Fund Revolution" The Economic Po...
2020-03-271h 36
Snap JudgmentA Loan Shark's DebtFrom the heyday to mayday, of payday loans.
Special thanks to Gary Rivlin, a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund for bringing this story to Snap Judgment.
For more info, check out Gary’s story in The Intercept.
Produced by Davey Kim, original score by Leon Morimoto
2020-01-0516 min
Snap JudgmentNotorious - Snap Classic - full episodeA loan shark crusades against the dark side of the payday industry, after running a risky business. A student discovers a kid named Hitler at college orientation, leading to a search for more Hitler’s. And a survivor of criminalization and state violence takes the stage as a means of healing.
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A Loan Shark’s Debt
From the heyday to mayday, of payday loans.
Special thanks to Gary Rivlin, a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund for bringing this story to Snap Judgment.
For more info, check out Gary’s story in The Intercept.
Produced by Davey Kim, original score...
2020-01-0549 min
New DawnThe Poor Pay MorePatricia Posey is Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago and the Political Science Department’s junior faculty member for the Race and Capitalism Project. She specializes in race and American political economy. In this episode, Posey joins Michael Dawson to talk about payday loans and financial capitalism.
Related Readings:
Fringe Banking: Check-Cashing Outlets, Pawnshops, and the Poor
Book by John P. Caskey
Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy
Book by Howard Jacob Karger
The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Surv...
2019-11-1340 minNew DawnThe Poor Pay MorePatricia Posey is Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago and the Political Science Department’s junior faculty member for the Race and Capitalism Project. She specializes in race and American political economy. In this episode, Posey joins Michael Dawson to talk about payday loans and financial capitalism.
Related Readings:
Fringe Banking: Check-Cashing Outlets, Pawnshops, and the Poor
Book by John P. Caskey
Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy
Book by Howard Jacob Karger
The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Surv...
2019-11-1340 min
Journey Through Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook While Cooking.Becoming an Ethical Hacker by Gary RivlinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/18426to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Becoming an Ethical Hacker
Series: Masters at Work, Book 8
Author: Gary Rivlin
Narrator: Michael David Axtell
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 05-07-19
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Security & Encryption
Publisher's Summary:
An acclaimed investigative journalist explores ethical hacking and presents a listener-friendly, informative guide to everything there is to know about entering the field of cybersecurity.
2019-05-073h 47
Discover A Addictive Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Becoming a Venture Capitalist by Gary RivlinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/40443to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Becoming a Venture Capitalist
Series: Masters at Work, Book 6
Author: Gary Rivlin
Narrator: George Newbern
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Release date: 04-02-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 25 ratings
Genres: Corporate & Public Finance
Publisher's Summary:
Investigative reporter Gary Rivlin gives an armchair tour of the world of venture capitalism, while providing vivid case studies illustrating how to get started in the field. He shows how once-small companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon used venture capitalism to transform into the icons they are today, and the VCs that...
2019-04-022h 50
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career DevelopmentBecoming a Venture Capitalist by Gary RivlinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/350726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Becoming a Venture Capitalist Author: Gary Rivlin Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: A reader-friendly guide to the inner workings and behind-the-scenes action of Silicon Valley and venture capitalism. Investigative reporter Gary Rivlin gives an armchair tour of the world of venture capitalism, while providing vivid case studies illustrating how to get started in the field. He shows how once-small companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon used venture capitalism to transform into the icons they are...
2019-04-0203 min
Ring of Fire Radio with Farron CousinsEpisode 415: Sam Seder's Rollercoaster Week; Being a Failure Can Lead to Whitehouse JobHeather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to run down the most important news stories from the past week.
And author, Gary Rivlin, will stop by to talk about his new book, “Wall Street's White House: How Gary Cohn Wrecked The Global Economy And Parlayed It Into A White House Job.”
2017-12-0842 min
The Intercept Briefing'Merican PsychoJeremy analyzes Trump’s belligerent UN speech and the massive military budget the Democrats just gave him. Journalist Gary Rivlin takes us deep inside the world of the Goldman Sachs executives now working for Trump. Poet Aja Monet performs. The Intercept’s Alice Speri investigates the militarization of police and how Israel is training American cops. Plus, Donald Trump stars in American Psycho. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-201h 12
Snap JudgmentA Loan Shark's Debt / Snap Judgment, "Notorious"Can one guy corner the market on payday loans?
Special thanks to Gary Rivlin, a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund for bringing this story to Snap Judgment. For more info, check out Gary’s story in The Intercept.
https://theintercept.com/2016/06/23/confessions-of-a-payday-lender-i-felt-like-a-modern-day-gangster/
Producer: Davey Kim
Original Score: Leon Morimoto
2017-02-2716 min
CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TVA Post-Katrina New Orleans with Gary RivlinBob Herbert and journalist/author Gary Rivlin talk about Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans, and how the city fares today, noting some political scandals that echo current national politics.
2016-12-0526 min
Point of InquiryThe City is Still Drowning: Gary Rivlin on New Orleans Ten Years After Katrina
Ten years ago on August 29, 2005, nearly 80 percent of New Orleans found itself underwater. Over the following months, the New York Times sent its correspondent Gary Rivlin to live in New Orleans and report on the city’s effort to rebuild. To this day, much of New Orleans are still in shambles and few outside of the city understand the nature of the chaos that ensued during and after the storm.
In his new book Katrina: After The Flood, Rivlin reveals how the story of Katrina, and why its impact was so devastating, was much more complicated than the s...
2015-08-3129 minPoint of InquiryThe City is Still Drowning: Gary Rivlin on New Orleans Ten Years After Katrina
Ten years ago on August 29, 2005, nearly 80 percent of New Orleans found itself underwater. Over the following months, the New York Times sent its correspondent Gary Rivlin to live in New Orleans and report on the city’s effort to rebuild. To this day, much of New Orleans are still in shambles and few outside of the city understand the nature of the chaos that ensued during and after the storm.
In his new book Katrina: After The Flood, Rivlin reveals how the story of Katrina, and why its impact was so devastating, was much more complicated than the s...
2015-08-3129 min
Talk CocktailThe not so perfect stormThe phrase “The Perfect Storm” has come to mean a lot of things. Most notably the unique and singular coming together of disparate forces to mark a disaster. In that context the City of New Orleans experienced the perfect storm not just from the meteorological confluence of isobars that would create hurricane Katrina, but in the impact and aftermath of a city torn by racial strife, economic division, identity politics, poor management and even poorer public policy.
It it’s true that one should never let a crisis go to waste, many within New Orleans did not. In Katrina they saw...
2015-08-2723 min
Travel with Rick Steves416 Irish Legacy of Michael Collins; Boxing with Cuba; Katrina Plus TenJournalist Gary Rivlin tells us how he's seen New Orleans change in the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina. Also, Brin-Jonathan Butler describes what a decade of training with Olympic boxing elites in Havana showed him about life in Cuba, and why he's now barred from returning. And hear how the nearly century-old legacy of an Irish revolutionary leader still evokes dissention among his countrymen.
For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
2015-08-2253 min
The Book ReviewInside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Katrina: After the Flood’This week, Gary Rivlin discusses “Katrina: After the Flood”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Joe Domanick talks about “Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...
2015-08-0737 min
ABI PodcastEpisode 85 - Examination of the Poverty BusinessExamination of the Poverty Business
ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano talks with Gary Rivlin, the author of BROKE, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. – How the Working Poor Became Big Business. Rivlin's book features his research into the 'poverty business,' examining how payday lenders, check cashers and other subprime lenders target those consumers that are most economically susceptible to financial shocks.
2015-06-0433 min
Goldstein on GeltGoldstein on Gelt- Part 1- 042015Gary Rivlin, bestselling author of Broke, USA-From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. discusses payday loans and other short-term money lending schemes. Learn how poverty has become a thriving business and how the growth of the payday loan has affected many households throughout America.
2015-04-1923 min
LongformEpisode 68: Monika Bauerlein and Clara JefferyMonika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery are the co-editors of Mother Jones.
"We probably pay more attention to our fact-checking and our research than almost everybody in our industry. By the time we publish stuff, we make sure it's unimpeachable because people would like to impeach it."
Thanks to TinyLetter and HostGator for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show notes:
@MonikaBauerlein
@ClaraJeffery
motherjones.com
Mother Jones on Longform
[16:45] Mac McClelland's Mother Jones archive
[18:00] "Follow the Dark Money" (Andy Kroll • Mother Jones • Jul/Aug 2012)
[19:00] "School of Shock" (Jennifer Gonnerman • Mother Jones • Aug 2007)
[21:45] "Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business" (Gary Rivlin • Mother Jones • Mar/Apr 2011)
[26:45] "WATCH: Full...
2013-11-131h 01
FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #215 – July 14, 2010This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 14, 2010 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.R.I.P. Sugar MinottThis week's show commentary focused on the travesty of the Oscar Grant Trial and the all of attention paid to NBA Basketball Players Lebron James' signing decision (including the ridiculous back and forth on that issue by the Rev. Jesse Jackson during the SAME week of the Oscar Grant verdict), issues of police brutality + race + class...
2010-07-152h 59FuseBox Radio BroadcastFuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah #215 – July 14, 2010This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of July 14, 2010 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary.R.I.P. Sugar MinottThis week's show commentary focused on the travesty of the Oscar Grant Trial and the all of attention paid to NBA Basketball Players Lebron James' signing decision (including the ridiculous back and forth on that issue by the Rev. Jesse Jackson during the SAME week of the Oscar Grant verdict), issues of police brutality + race + class...
2010-07-152h 59
KPFA - The Morning ShowThe Morning Show Thursday July 15 – July 15, 2010We start off the show with Hillary Shelton Director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP about their resolution calling for Tea Party to renounce racism among members. New Orleans Police Officers Prosecuted over Danziger Bridge Shootings Ask an Economist with William Black, associate professor of Economics & law @ the University of Missouri. We speak with Richard Heinberg Senior Fellow with Post Carbon Institute about the off shore drilling ban that thats been recently reissued. Jennifer Stone shares her thoughts about a new book about Obama called The Bridge and we close out the show with journalist and author, Gary Riv...
2010-07-1517 min