“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said. “Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.

Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.

So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?

This sketch is for anyone who has ever tried to reason with a wired microphone www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kCwKwj/

1. There ARE people who still want to *just* listen to your show (and not watch!) 2. Being indie and niche is more powerful than ever and YES, there are advertisers / audiences out there for you

Theme park urbanism — we’d lure you in with a collection of vehicles from Disneyland rides, and then hit you with exhibits on civil engineering, public transit, and walkability in American life.

A couple months ago, I brought a mic to the @pacificpinball.bsky.social with a mission: Find out why pinball machines sound ... like pinball machines. And today, I'm on Twenty Thousand Hertz!!!!!! www.20k.org/episodes/sou...

I am a podcast producer in a movie. I use my phone to record conversations happening 10+ feet away and the audio comes out perfect.

ICYMI: @karaswisher.bsky.social is on the latest ep of @revolution.social and has a few choice words about Zuck, Elon, Jack Dorsey, and the rest. “They’re exhausting in their shamelessness.” 🎧 Listen: episodes.fm/1824528874 ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/Lv820srV64k?...

It’s a shame Tom Lehrer never accomplished much. Why, when Mozart was his age, he’d been dead for 62 years! RIP to one of the greats.

I learned “The Elements” when I was probably … eight or nine? I can still do it. Some things never leave you. Thank you thank you thank you to this grump genius who did whatever he wanted, including putting his music into the public domain. “The Vatican Rag” and “Silent E”? A life.

Did Mark Zuckerberg ever care about community? @karaswisher.bsky.social says no—he’s always been focused on power, control, and profit.  Watch the full episode of Revolution.Social, out now: 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0X1D... 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/k...

You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature?

I say a version of this a lot. A lot of non-listeners and infrequent listeners assume podcasts are — by default — just a couple bros, shooting the shit with no prep. And you ~can~ find that, if you’re into that sort of thing. But SO many people are doing cooler, better things with this medium

This week's Podcast Recommendations (1/4) 👍 Imaginary Worlds - "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams" ft. @arvdhld.bsky.social (hosted by @emolinsky.bsky.social) 🦸🏻‍♂️ @panicworld.com - "The plot to ruin the new Superman movie" ft. @mike-eagle.bsky.social (hosted by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social) ⬇️

I couldn’t fit all my NPR podcasts on one screen. So sad to see this.

Is Jack Dorsey to blame for selling Twitter to Elon Musk? In the debut episode of Revolution.Social, Jack tells @rabble.nz what went down—and why it’s not what you think. Listen to the full episode out now: 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3msM... 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

A huge congratulations to @rabble.nz on the launch of their podcast about the future of social media, @revolution.social The first episode is out today and it’s a doozy: An exclusive interview with @bsky.app founder + former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

I'm starting a podcast, @revolution.social to talk about social media and our need to move from platforms to protocols. My first episode is a sit down with Jack Dorsey, where he explains in more detail about why he helped create Bluesky and then choose to leave it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNg...

Finally made it to the party. Send me podcast recommendations.