Blood in the Machine

Brian Merchant

Topics: Technology · Society & Culture

No. 174 in TechnologyNew

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

Latest episodeData centers, AI, and the 2026 elections. Ft. Paris Marx.October 30, 2026 · 72 min

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Latest episodes

1. Data centers, AI, and the 2026 elections. Ft. Paris Marx.October 30, 2026 · 72 min
2. The big tech defectors you’re not hearing aboutOctober 23, 2026 · 48 min
3. California vs. the tech billionairesOctober 16, 2026 · 68 min
4. The two words the AI industry hates more than anythingOctober 2, 2026 · 50 min
5. What’s really behind AI ‘super intelligence’September 25, 2026 · 52 min
6. How to kick Flock out of your townSeptember 20, 2026 · 54 min
7. The ‘End Times Fascists’ of AI, ft. Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorSeptember 13, 2026 · 64 min
8. The real AI jobs apocalypseSeptember 4, 2026 · 58 min
9. The revolt against Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ is part of a growing stormAugust 28, 2026 · 66 min
10. Charting the rise of tech fascismAugust 21, 2026 · 62 min

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