About this episode

The episode discusses various current events including politics, technology, and cultural phenomena.

In a week where: The UK is to pay France £662m to detain and deport migrants before they cross the Channel. Warner Bros. shareholders approve Paramount’s $81b takeover. Trump evacuated after security incident at White House correspondents dinner. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe & Ethiopian Tigst Assefa win Men's & Women's London Marathon; Sawe breaks the sub 2 hour barrier. Jay Bryant, one of three men charged in Jam Master Jay's death, pleads guilty in Brooklyn federal court. In the 1st of three Tech segments: (5:33) Just in case it wasn't obvious that Palantir is demonic, they dropped a manifesto on Twitter! I'm sure it's very level-headed... ( Article By Elizabeth Spiers ) In the 2nd Tech segment: (23:12) You may have notice the world economy is getting worse. Well, just one of the many factors is the computing crunch. So what is it and how is it affecting the economy? ( Article By Jason Koebler ) In Politics: (32:47) Satirical magazine The Onion have officially gained control of InfoWars, the long-time right-wing fever dream of Alex Jones' design. Whilst the result is satisfactory, the years of getting there sure wasn't for some. ( Article By Anna Merlan ) Lastly, in the 3rd…

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Taylor

Topics covered

• politics
• technology
• economy
• media
• culture
• society

Keywords

• InfoWars
• AI
• MAGA
• Palantir
• London Marathon
• Trump
• computing crunch
• The Onion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Warner Bros., Paramount, Palantir, The Onion

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