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The Media Singularity Is Here
The Spinal Tap sequel arrives just in time to remind us.
Sep 12
•
Troy Young
and
Brian Morrissey
5
The Media Singularity
In this episode, we dig into the collapse of old distinctions between news, entertainment, sports, gaming, and commerce into a single feed-driven…
Sep 12
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
1:03:20
Tell Your Kids to Go Into Media
An optimistic media landscape survey.
Sep 5
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
13
2
Everything is Fine (Really)
Troy surveys the media landscape and finds a rich buffet of options and many admittedly smaller models that are working just fine, notwithstanding the…
Sep 5
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
,
Alex Schleifer
, and
Blake Saunders
3
1:11:40
August 2025
How Pauline Kael Inadvertently Skewered the Trump Administration Fifty Years Ago
On the life and near death of informed criticism.
Aug 29
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
4
1
The Trough of Disillusionment
This week, we discuss the AI narrative turning bearish as we’ve seen in other technology shifts, like the buildout of the intercontinental railroad and…
Aug 29
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
4
1
1:05:23
A Summer Guest Drops In to Help Decipher AI Madness
AI promises mind-bending innovations. Many will undoubtedly materialize. But maybe we should stop expecting it to be just like us.
Aug 22
•
Troy Young
and
Brian Morrissey
11
2
Getting Mad At Toasters
Brian checks in from protest-ringed Belgrade as we sit down with hacker-investor Pablos Holman to puncture AI hype and ask what these systems are…
Aug 22
•
Troy Young
and
Brian Morrissey
1
1:08:00
When AIs Cry
Technology's latest killer feature is the emotional connection.
Aug 15
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
,
Alex Schleifer
, and
Blake Saunders
11
AI Is Not Your Friend
Brian and Troy discuss why AI chatbots are going to get blamed for the latest panic over an American loneliness epidemic.
Aug 15
•
Troy Young
and
Brian Morrissey
3
47:20
This Is How Smart People Are Prepping for the AI Era
AI makes media an active pursuit. That may be the only way to keep up. But is it actually making you smarter?
Aug 8
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
79
10
Performative Intelligence
This episode unpacks the shift from deep learning to performative intelligence in a world reshaped by AI.
Aug 8
•
Troy Young
,
Brian Morrissey
, and
Alex Schleifer
1
55:39
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