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Filmmaker J. M. (Josh) Logan joins Plutopia to discuss how his experience in special effects, sound, and post-production shapes his approach to directing. Exploring his feature “The Relic: Dragon,” he… The post J. M. Logan: Monsters, Myths, and Moviemaking first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

On the Plutopia News Network podcast, former Republican strategist Jen Thompson discusses her memoir, Wild Pivot: Notes from a Political Life Rewritten, and the near-fatal car crash that prompted her… The post Jen Thompson: Wild Pivot first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Cory Doctorow returns to the Plutopia podcast to discuss The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI and the struggle over who controls technology in the workplace. He distinguishes between… The post Cory Doctorow: AI, Corporate Power, and the Fight for Worker Control first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Technology journalist Paulina Borsook returns to Plutopia to discuss the republication of Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, her 2000 critique of Silicon Valley’s… The post Paulina Borsook: Cyberselfish Redux first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Journalist and educator Jeff Jarvis returns to the Plutopia podcast to discuss Hot Type: The Magnificent Machine That Gave Birth to Mass Media and Drove Mark Twain Mad, exploring how… The post Jeff Jarvis: Hot Type first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Broadcaster Richard Wolinsky joins the Plutopia News Network to discuss Spaceships, Ray Guns, Martian Octopods, his oral history weaving decades of interviews with science fiction writers, editors, and fans into… The post Richard Wolinsky: Science Fiction first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The Plutopia team discusses data-center opposition, the uncertain AI boom, political chaos, public health, and an increasingly unreliable media. The post Data Centers, Political Chaos, and the Cost of the AI Boom first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Finn Myrstad explains how Big Tech exploits our data and attention—and how stronger rules could help us reclaim the internet. The post Finn Myrstad: Reclaiming the Internet first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Peter Wang, Anaconda’s co-founder and Chief AI Innovation Officer, argues that AI’s greatest dangers are less likely to resemble a violent science-fiction takeover than an unobtrusive erosion of human autonomy… The post Peter Wang: Beyond Skynet first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Dr. Leonie Tanczer discusses how smartphones, connected household devices, surveillance tools, location trackers and AI can be repurposed to facilitate domestic abuse, allowing perpetrators to monitor, manipulate and intimidate victims… The post Leonie Tanczer: Technology and Control first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case argues that technology should quietly support human life rather than dominate our attention. Contrasting clock-driven “Chronos” time with meaningful “Kairos” time, she explains how smartphones, unstable… The post Amber Case: Calm Technology first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this Plutopia podcast interview, entrepreneur and author Brett Hurt presents the optimistic thesis of his book Love Conquers Fear: humanity can use AI and other rapidly advancing technologies to… The post Brett Hurt: Love Conquers Fear first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Dr. Rob van Eijk discusses how Europe treats privacy as a fundamental right under the GDPR, contrasting it with the United States’ largely consumer-protection approach. He explains the distinction between… The post Rob van Eijk: Privacy, AI, and Digital Sovereignty first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this Plutopia News Network interview, Dallas, Texas counselor and longtime LGBTQ advocate Candy Marcum reflects on more than four decades of providing affirming mental health care, her activism during… The post Living Your Truth: Counseling, Community, and LGBTQ Resilience first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

The Plutopia News Network team takes a wide-ranging look at the changing political landscape in Texas, using Jon Lebkowsky’s experience as a delegate to the Texas Democratic Convention as a… The post Texas at a Crossroads first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Peter Richardson discusses Brand New Beat, his history of Rolling Stone’s first decade and its roots in San Francisco counterculture and music scene. The post Peter Richardson: Brand New Beat first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Hugh Forrest reflects on four decades helping shape South by Southwest and the challenges of scaling creative communities without losing authenticity. The post Hugh Forrest: Growing Experiences first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this Plutopia podcast episode, security researcher and educator Steve Bellovin discusses the increasingly centralized and balkanized internet, the practical and social problems with age verification, the limited role of… The post Steven Bellovin: Don’t Get Hacked! first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Award-winning medical journalist Deborah Cohen examines how social media algorithms, influencers, wellness brands, and AI tools transformed the way people find and evaluate health information. The post Deborah Cohen: Bad Influence first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Three longtime patient-empowerment advocates — e-Patient Dave deBronkart, Hugo Campos, and Gilles Frydman — join Plutopia to discuss how AI is transforming participatory medicine by giving patients new tools to… The post Patient Power in the Age of AI first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

In this hosts-only “Plutopians Gone Wild” episode, Jon Lebkowsky, Scoop Sweeney, and Wendy Grossman range freely across early online culture, disaster response, politics, surveillance, AI, advertising, podcasts, and pop culture.… The post Plutopia Tribal Chat first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Cindy Cohn joins Plutopia to discuss her new book, Privacy’s Defender, and reflects on her decades of work with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, from the landmark Bernstein encryption case to… The post Cindy Cohn: Privacy’s Defender first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

David Miles discusses his book Sneeze: The History and Science of the Common Cold, arguing that “the common cold” is best understood as a broad category of respiratory viral illness… The post David Miles: The Viral Sneeze first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Nathan Schneider joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss cooperatives, platform ownership, and the dangers of “implicit feudalism” online, arguing that many digital spaces train users to choose between powerful admins… The post Nathan Schneider: Governable Spaces and Democracy first appeared on Plutopia News Network .

Dr. Edward Lenert returns to Plutopia to discuss his year-long, million-word engagement with large language models and what that experience reveals about AI, thought, trust, creativity, and danger. The conversation… The post Ed Lenert: AI, Truth, and Political Kayfabe first appeared on Plutopia News Network .