Blood in the Machine

By Brian Merchant

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Episodes: 20

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A show about AI, labor, and power. Veteran tech journalist Brian Merchant chronicles the growing backlash and resistance to Silicon Valley and big tech.

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Episode Date
2026 election breakdown: Americans vote down data centers, AI and oligarchy
Nov 06, 2026
Data centers, AI, and the 2026 elections. Ft. Paris Marx.
Oct 30, 2026
The big tech defectors you’re not hearing about
Oct 23, 2026
California vs. the tech billionaires
Oct 16, 2026
The two words the AI industry hates more than anything
Oct 02, 2026
What’s really behind AI ‘super intelligence’
Sep 25, 2026
How to kick Flock out of your town
Sep 20, 2026
The ‘End Times Fascists’ of AI, ft. Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Sep 13, 2026
The real AI jobs apocalypse
Sep 04, 2026
The revolt against Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ is part of a growing storm
Aug 28, 2026
Charting the rise of tech fascism
Aug 21, 2026
The State of the AI Bubble with Ed Zitron
Aug 14, 2026
What is an 'Elon Musk'?
Jul 24, 2026
Xbox workers speak out about layoffs, AI, and how big tech brought a crisis to gaming
Jul 17, 2026
The Luddites take New York
Jul 10, 2026
How and why to de-Google your life
Jul 03, 2026
The AI industry is pouring hundreds of millions into US elections
Jun 26, 2026
How to dis-enshittify the world, with Cory Doctorow
Nov 10, 2025
Understanding the tech oligarchy and its gilded rage with Jacob Silverman
Oct 31, 2025
Dismantling the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
May 20, 2025