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Authoritarians or A-holes? Kara Swisher on Tech's Biggest Egos
Authoritarians or A-holes? Kara Swisher on Tech's Biggest Egos
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Kara Swisher, longtime tech reporter and author of the forthcoming memoir Burn Book, joins Offline to talk about the tech tycoons who think they’re qualified to run our country. She and Jon break down Silicon Valley’s ever growing self importance, whether its leaders are more or less fascist than we think, and how big tech ate the media industry alive. But first! Max and Jon explain why Apple’s Vision Pro headset is the company’s most impressive—and depressing—gadget to date, and how Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are saving American monoculture. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Released:
Feb 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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