Better Offline

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Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build. Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

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Introducing: Better Offline

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s growing influence over society, and how startups, venture capitalists and big tech firms are looking to change the future - for better or for worse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02/14/2024

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439 Ratings

Ed is doing real journalism

Apr 21

DMM1224

Ed is the only authority on LLM and ‘AI’ that’s digging into their existence to out them as the absolute frauds they are. I support him and his podcast 100% so my industry can finally escape this bubble. Let’s pop the bubble together with Ed!
May not age well

May 23

Info_Sprinkles

Scoldenheimer…
A tough listen

May 4

nin4729105892

I found this podcast after reading a long and informative expose the host did about AI. I’m a little disappointed in the angry ranty nature of it, which unfortunately always comes off as uncredible no matter who is ranting. I think this is made extra hard to listen to because the host is clearly reading much of the time, and thus, talking waaay too fast about things normal people need to be able to digest. The information is there, and it’s strong. Make sure it’s not missed.
One Star

Apr 30

TexasTattoo

Rants about the same thing every time. Gets old. Was hoping for a broader conversation about the internet

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build. Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

Channel

Cool Zone Media
Creator

Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

120
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

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Better Offline
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iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc