Episode Appearances
kill switch · Feb 4, 2026
how the internet learned to extract
“Legal scholar, author of 'The Age of Extraction'; worked on antitrust at FTC, White House, now Columbia Law professor; main guest”
Antitrust Enforcement and FTC Regulatory CaptureTech Monopoly Acquisitions and Market ConsolidationGoogle's Evolution from Idealistic Startup to Ad-Driven Giant
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This Week in Tech (Audio) · Dec 15, 2025
TWiT 1062: The Architects of AI - Can Small Models Outrun the Data Center Boom?
“Financial Times essayist; arguing US-China AI competition narrative is partly delusion and lobbying tool”
AI Model Efficiency and Small Models vs. Large ModelsData Center Infrastructure and Energy ConsumptionAI Profitability and Business Model Sustainability
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Capitalisn't · Dec 11, 2025
How to Stop “Ensh*ttification” Before It Kills the Internet - ft. Cory Doctorow
“Technology policy expert and author; went to elementary school with Doctorow; advocates antitrust enforcement; endorsed Zora Mamdani”
Enshittification and platform degradation economicsAntitrust enforcement and monopoly regulationInteroperability standards and right-to-repair
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Why Matthew Yglesias Is Skeptical Of Anti-Monopoly Policies
“Antitrust advocate criticized for sloppy economic analysis on stadium beer price caps”
Antitrust Policy and Big Tech RegulationPrice Controls and Complementary Goods EconomicsPlatform Two-Sided Markets and Network Effects
View AnalysisCapitalisn't · Nov 20, 2025
Are Big Tech’s Regulators “Cowards”? ft. Tim Wu
“Guest discussing platform extraction, antitrust enforcement, and his book 'The Age of Extraction'; served as key Biden tech policy advisor.”
Platform Monopolies and Market ConcentrationAntitrust Enforcement and Merger BlockingStructural Separation and Interoperability Standards
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