by efc8d-admin | Aug 26, 2026 | Capitalism, Democracy, Fascism, Gender, Media, Politics and Culture, Technologies
Today it’s a special pleasure to welcome Adrian Daub back to Speaking Out of Place to discuss his new book, “What Tech Calls Governing.” This is a devastatingly brilliant and immensely witty critique of Silicon Valley “disruptors” and the fragile, clueless egos of...
by efc8d-admin | May 17, 2026 | Capitalism, Democracy, Media, Technologies
Today I am delighted to talk with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff about their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. This is much more than a biography or popular account of Elon Musk, it is a radical analysis of a deeply disturbing, computational way of seeing...
by efc8d-admin | Apr 22, 2026 | Capitalism, Democracy, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Culture, Technologies, The Arts
Today I have the immense pleasure of talking with Carissa Véliz, an associate professor at the University of Oxford, about her new book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future—from Ancient Oracles to AI. Linking this work to her previous book,...
by efc8d-admin | Feb 9, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Capitalism, Indigenous Rights, Political Economies, Politics and Culture, Socialism
Starting in the autumn of 2025, the US began attacking small civilian boats in or near Venezuelan waters, summarily executing over 126 people. January, 2026 began with it kidnapping Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and bringing them to the US. This...
by efc8d-admin | Jan 15, 2026 | Activism and Actions, Climate Crisis, Ecology, Environment and Biosphere, Labor
I am delighted to talk with scholar, journalist, and activist Thea Riofrancos about her new book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. She takes us deep into the mining of lithium and the production of lithium batteries, which have been welcomed as a key...
