Kara Swisher: Tech and the Truth

Kara Swisher: Tech and the Truth

From Westminster Town Hall Forum by westminsterforum

May 15, 2024 · 1h 5m

About this episode

Kara Swisher discusses her latest work and the influence of technology on society with Tane Danger.

Legendary tech journalist Kara Swisher in conversation with Tane Danger at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis. Swisher's newest work is "Burn Book; a Tech Love Story." It’s part memoir, part history and, most of all, a necessary recounting of tech’s power players and influence. In it she shares how tech came to be at the center of global commerce and power, and the risks that poses to democracy and humanity. She'll be in conversation with Forum director Tane Danger and then take questions from the audience. This program was recorded in front a live audience at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis on March 19, 2024. Learn more about the Westminster Town Hall Forum at our website: www.WestminsterForum.org Kara Swisher is the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and the cohost of the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway, both distributed by New York magazine. She was also the cofounder and editor-at-large of Recode, host of the Recode Decode podcast, and coexecutive producer of the Code conference. She is a former contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and host of its Sway podcast and has also worked for The Wall Street Journal and The…

People in this episode

Host: Tane Danger

Guest: Kara Swisher

Topics covered

  • technology
  • journalism
  • democracy
  • commerce

Keywords

  • tech
  • power players
  • Burn Book
  • live audience

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Burn Book; a Tech Love Story

Books & works: Burn Book; a Tech Love Story, On with Kara Swisher, Code, Sway

Places: Minneapolis

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