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Tech OverflowHow Tech Really Works: The Best Stories from Season OneSend us a textA single field mismatch bricked fleets of Windows machines. A simple gesture turned dating into a swipe. A major grocer is hacked and down for 45 days. A driverless car pulled up with no one inside.As we gear up for the launch of Season Two on March 3, Hannah shares her favourite stories from Season One. We went under the hood and explained tech in an accessible way for every curious listener. In this episode, we share what you've missed and our favourite parts for our loyal listeners.We start...
2026-02-0323 min
Pitchfork Economics with Nick HanauerFrom Abundance to Enshittification: 2025’s Must-Read Economics BooksThis week, Paul and Goldy look back at the most notable economics books of the year. They discuss Ezra Klein and David Thompson’s Abundance, Cory Doctorow’s blistering Enshittification, Thomas Piketty’s new works on inequality, Diane Coyle’s fresh take on GDP, and the overlooked history behind the Garland Fund. Whether you’re hunting for a holiday gift for the wonk in the family or looking to understand the ideas driving today’s political economy, this episode is full of must-reads.
Must-Read Economics Books 2025
Abundance by Ezra Klein and David Thompson
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2025-12-0931 min
SUPER DESPAIR WORLDSpotify is Terrible and Here's WhyAfter a brief hiatus, we're back with a brand new show format. Join us as we dive into the history of the recording industry and how it evolved into everyone's AI lean-back listening slop bucket, Spotify.Books referenced:- "Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business: Why So Much Music You Hear Sucks" by Hank Bordowitz (2007)- "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" by Liz Pelly (2025)Stickers and stuff: https://merch.superdespairworld.comWelcome to our new monthly supporters
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2025-12-092h 36
Tech OverflowInside Waymo’s Robotaxis with Nick PellySend us a textA taxi pulls up with no one in the front seat. Would you get in? We invited Waymo director Nick Pelly to take us from that first uncanny moment to the engineering that makes a driverless ride feel calm, confident and, by the data, far safer than most humans behind the wheel.We walk through the full autonomy stack in plain English: how cameras, radar and LiDAR fuse into a single view of the world; how perception, prediction and planning work together to thread through double‑parked vans, nudge through gridlock an...
2025-11-1643 min
La Triple MenaceRetour des morts (avec Matthew Vachon du Nouvelliste et Kevin Vallée) | 8 juin 2025Cette semaine à La Triple Menace :-Mathew Vachon du Nouvelliste vient sur le pod, jaser du championnat des Lions de Trois-Rivières-La douce revanche de Ron Choules-Pete DeBoer perd sa job au plus mauvais moment possible-OKC redevient OKC dans le match #2-Comment Indiana pourra se servir de son retour à la maison-Seattle prend pour qui ?-Aaron Rodgers est un Steelers de Pittsburgh-Nick Chubb, un nouveau chapitre au Texas-Dans le Perron d'église : un échange d'entraîneur, athlèt...
2025-06-091h 38
New Books in Politics and PolemicsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...
2025-05-091h 29
New Books in EconomicsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...
2025-05-071h 29
New Books in MusicLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...
2025-05-051h 29
NBN Book of the DayLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...
2025-05-051h 29
New Books in Performing ArtsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...
2025-05-051h 29
Barely Onside PodcastHabs create separation in Wild Card race with win over the Flyers!The Montreal Canadiens now have a four point lead over the New York Rangers following a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night!Plus, Nick Suzuki becomes the first Hab since Alex Kovalev to put up a point per game in the regular season. Jonny G and Pelly discuss this and more on a new episode of Barely Onside.
2025-04-0632 min
Murph's Tavern100 - Scorpio!Murph is joined by Katherine Allan, Lucy Caruana, Rob Caruana, Timothy Clark, Donna Collins, Lisa Dib, Roland Hoffmann, Sonia Di Iorio, Martin Dunlop, Chris Heaslip, Adrian Pelly, Nick Quon, Claire Sullivan, Caity Tracey & Jeremy Webb to discuss Season 8's You Only Move Twice
2024-12-091h 07
Leafs Morning TakeShutout By Sens ft. Devante Smith-PellyNick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's ugly 3-0 loss on home ice to the rival Ottawa Senators. Additionally, they preview the second half of the back-to-back in Washington. Speaking of which, 2018 Stanley Cup champion & current Capitals TV Analyst, Devante Smith-Pelly, who's a closet Leafs fan, drops by for a chat.Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code: NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those...
2024-11-1358 minLeafs Morning TakeDevante Smith-Pelly InterviewThe 2018 Stanley Cup champion & current Washington Capitals TV Analyst, who's also a big Leafs fan, joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. Powered by @bet365. Whatever the moment, it's Never Ordinary at bet365. Download the App today and use promo code: NATION. http://www.bet365.ca/ Gambling can be addictive, please play responsibly. Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. 19+. 👍🏼 Great Clips https://app.greatclips.com/👍🏼Square: https://squareup.com/ca/en/campaign/biginrst👍🏼Charm Diamond Centres: https://charmdiamond...
2024-11-1313 min
Barely Onside PodcastNick Suzuki rights the ship in Buffalo. Matvei Michkov returns to the lineup with a bang!The Montreal Canadiens top guns put the team on their back in Buffalo as both Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield scored twice in a 7-5 win over the Sabres.Also, Matvei Michkov returns to the lineup with a vengeance as the Philadelphia Flyers keep things rolling against the San Jose Sharks. Jonny G and Pelly discuss this and more on the latest episode of Barely Onside.
2024-11-131h 12
Barely Onside PodcastWhat's going on with Juraj Slafkovský? Matvei Michkov gets scratched.Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský is struggling right now. Does he need to be playing on the team's top line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield?The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Lightning with Matvei Michkov in the stands, but did John Tortorella make the right call?Jonny G and Pelly discuss this and more on the latest episode of Barely Onside.
2024-11-0857 min
Community Matters + For the Record046 For the Record || Brandon StosuyFor the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.
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Brandon Stosuy is the co-founder and editor in chief of The Creative Independent. He previously worked as director of Editorial Operations at the online music publication, Pitchfork. Brandon curates the annual Basilica SoundScape festival in Hudson, New York, and has been a music curator at MoMA PS1 in N...
2024-09-1957 minLeafs Morning TakePREVIEWING LEAFS/CAPS WITH DEVANTE SMITH-PELLY | Leafs Morning Take - Oct. 24, 2023The Maple Leafs are in D.C. to tangle with the Washington Capitals tonight in their game No. 3 of their five game road trip. Join Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill as they preview yet another meeting with Alex Ovechkin. Speaking of which, one of Ovechkin’s teammates from the 2018 Stanley Cup winning team, Devante Smith-Pelly, drops by to dish on the match-up as well as Toronto’s start to the season.This episode is brought to you by Betano. Check it out https://www.betano.caYou can find the show on YouTube: https://www.youtub...
2023-10-2443 min
Leafs Morning TakeLeafs/Devils Recap + Guest Devante Smith-Pelly | Leafs Morning Take - March 8thWhat a way to end a road trip! Auston Matthews’ PP goal with less than three minutes to play in regulation was the difference as the Leafs topped the Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night in Newark. Join Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill as they recap an impressive victory for the injury-riddled Maple Leafs. Meantime, 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Devante Smith-Pelly drops by to dish on the Leafs & if he thinks they have what it takes to go all the way this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0834 min
Left Wing Lock Fantasy Hockey PodcastEpisode 65: The Squeeze PlayIn this week's episode, Mike discusses a fantasy hockey strategy that allows you to exceed the games played limits in Yahoo and ESPN. He'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. You'll hear about Alex Ovechkin's goalless streak, which NHL teams pull their goalie the most, and how Chris Stewart could help you win the fantasy hockey playoffs.
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2017-03-1529 min
Cork and Fork Radio Archives - WebTalkRadio.netCork and Fork Radio – Beer wine and trends in food.Nick Morello and John discuss trends in beer. Patrick Pelly is an expert on New Zealand Salmon. The Chairperson of cooking school shares with us how to create great restaurant dishes.
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2012-09-2400 min