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Episode Appearances
The Ezra Klein Show · Apr 24, 2026
Stewart Brand, Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet, on Life’s Most Important Principle
“Guest discussing his new book 'The Maintenance of Everything' and lifetime of influence on Silicon Valley philosophy”
Right to Repair legislation and policyMaintenance as philosophical and spiritual practiceAI interpretability and the opacity problem
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 19, 2026
341 | Stewart Brand on Maintenance as an Organizing Principle
“Author of 'Maintenance' book; founder of Whole Earth Catalog, The Well, and Long Now Foundation”
Maintenance as organizing principle for civilizationRight to repair legislation and consumer ownershipSecond law of thermodynamics and entropy management
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The a16z Show · Jan 1, 2026
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
Techno-optimism vs pessimismFree markets vs socialismNuclear power regulation
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