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Podcast: SLV LAB Conversations Episode: Our sexual desires built the internet – Mindy Seu Pub date: 2026-08-07 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/072584d500ec4ac0a87ef2a2f6da5513/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from State Library Victoria, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Debunking Economics - the podcast Episode: AI, inequality and basic income Pub date: 2026-07-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/75fa105c683e44b6bd5e0f723396220b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Steve Keen & Phil Dobbie, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Tech Policy Press Podcast Episode: ICE and the Architecture of Authoritarianism Pub date: 2026-07-19 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/d4c9c62ebd57456ea000be2a4ad0a135/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tech Policy Press, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense Episode: The truth about Palantir Pub date: 2026-07-16 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/310b249eedfd414e8803a8f8c331aaff/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Podmasters, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Ones and Tooze Episode: The AI Arms Race Pub date: 2026-07-10 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/6097281421734b18a85969e4fa8d3710/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Foreign Policy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Voice Mail Episode: Ep 43: Posts, Digital Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence - From Global Principles to Practical Impact Pub date: 2026-06-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/865ff32924b442baa8011b679b67e1be/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from UPU - Voice Mail, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: FreshEd Episode: FreshEd #336 – Digital Humanitarianism (Fleur Johns) Pub date: 2026-06-21 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/63e50207a6f747c084540e907c5fc9a2/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FreshEd with Will Brehm, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: PSHE Talks by The PSHE Association Episode: Helping schools respond to misogyny and the manosphere (ft. Professor Harriet Over) Pub date: 2026-06-17 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/706c50c8682b4a339be43bc5a0b5eec1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PSHE Talks by The PSHE Association, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Novara Media Episode: Do Your Own Research: AI Is Not A Bubble. The Reality Is Far Worse w/ Garrison Lovely Pub date: 2026-05-30 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a60f4f53ce354ee2abd45d2bee98946f/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Novara Media, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: PoliticsJOE Podcast Episode: Extremist Billionaires are Taking Over the Internet | Taylor Lorenz interview Pub date: 2026-05-31 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/0e10312cd1944965bdf3400626e82533/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PoliticsJOE, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Code Switch Episode: It's giving incel: The evolution of internet slang Pub date: 2026-05-27 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/4b951f3c3c0f4210a83496a73de91387/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: KPFA - Against the Grain Episode: Fund Drive Special: Artificial Intelligence, the Media, and the Billionaire Class Pub date: 2026-05-20 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/cf9ab8d9be5c4bf9ad1d3ec46e9fe4ed/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KPFA, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: American Prestige Episode: E248 - Journalism in the Age of Oligarchy w/ David Sirota Pub date: 2026-05-12 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a35b5cdfdb5d4377bb4321f46a4288cf/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Journalism 2050 Episode: Journalism in the Age of Techno-Kings Pub date: 2026-05-06 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/29a6779237b84f2699a6fddfa86b35fd/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Tow Center, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Building Local Power Episode: The Data Centers Are Coming: Ep. 1 - Planting a Flag Pub date: 2026-04-30 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/4e9865ad18234b19ab6ea3ee3e5020ce/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Next Page Episode: AIxMultilateralism: Why We Need Redlines for Data, with Emily Tucker Pub date: 2026-04-21 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/3e938146aca045418d289c8eb6f7548e/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from United Nations Library & Archives Geneva, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) - The City University of New York (CUNY) Episode: The Digital Infrastructure of New York Citys New Chinatown (Intro Excerpt) Pub date: 2026-04-13 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/32b1b0af5f334f26bcf64606fe2f57a0/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from AAARI, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Berkeley Talks Episode: Hany Farid on the erosion of shared reality in the age of deepfakes Pub date: 2026-04-06 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/f24a3fbcb60340a7a43210735393c6c6/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from UC Berkeley, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: New Books in Economic and Business History Episode: Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026) Pub date: 2026-03-18 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/3ee23ad6a41f4b95ac48e1dd58ff1bc1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Tech Policy Press Podcast Episode: How to Think About the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute Pub date: 2026-02-28 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/14a8e6c6b4aa4f558d743815a1e5d8fc/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tech Policy Press, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Click Here Episode: Your data, commodified Pub date: 2026-02-24 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/1f4c79f0d7314d9a97942c2d4c8c433f/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Recorded Future News, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Interchange Recharged Episode: Building the plane while it’s flying: data centers, utilities, and the new rules of power Pub date: 2026-02-10 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/55e426ba423244afa57e4abf3ee20fec/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wood Mackenzie, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Click Here Episode: The people vs. the cloud Pub date: 2026-02-03 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/a7b27623998444a88bbc4eedf2716cf2/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Recorded Future News, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Vergecast Episode: Truth and AI in Minneapolis Pub date: 2026-01-27 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/b9c78acb9e53434a9ebf51de8a23749e/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Verge, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: This Machine Kills Episode: 441. The Fight Over AI Use in Mental Healthcare (ft. Ciara Keegan, Ilana Marcucci-Morris) Pub date: 2026-01-21 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/8e5ce4c2adef4cd4937a5c1ebe50ec3d/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from This Machine Kills, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
