
About the AI Hate Wave and the Heir to Bernie Sanders
From We're Not Wrong by Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young
May 21, 2026 · 1h 53m
About this episode
The episode discusses the growing hostility towards AI and the potential successors to Bernie Sanders in politics.
With pro-AI commencement speeches repeatedly getting booed and ongoing hostility over data center expansions, the gang digs into what's causing this growing AI hate wave. They also discuss who owns the "Bernie Sanders heir apparent" lane, as both AOC and Ro Khanna begin staffing up with former Bernie staffers ahead of potential runs in 2028. Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:13:59 - AI Hate Wave 01:08:13 - Heir to Bernie 01:28:59 - Emails 01:47:58 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young
Topics covered
- AI hate wave
- Bernie Sanders heir
- political commentary
- 2028 elections
- data center expansions
Keywords
- AI
- Bernie Sanders
- AOC
- Ro Khanna
- politics
- 2028 elections
- data centers
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Organizations: Acast
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