Investigating Altman With Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz

Investigating Altman With Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz

From Better Offline by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

April 9, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

Ed Zitron discusses the investigation into Sam Altman with Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz.

In a special episode of Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by writers Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz of the New Yorker to talk about their massive investigation into Sam Altman, his ouster from OpenAI, and the consequences of trusting Silicon Valley with the future. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted   Save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1  - I’d be so grateful! YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to  https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code  FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Buy our new “FUCK DATA CENTERS” shirts today! --- LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/   Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: https://twitter.com/edzitron https://www.instagram.com/edzitron https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Email Me: ez@betteroffline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Zitron

Guests: Ronan Farrow, Andrew Marantz

Topics covered

  • investigation
  • Silicon Valley
  • technology
  • trust
  • Sam Altman

Keywords

  • Sam Altman
  • OpenAI
  • investigation
  • Silicon Valley
  • trust

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Organizations: New Yorker, OpenAI, Cool Zone Media, iHeartPodcasts

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