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Podcast · 276 episodes

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by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts · English

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build. Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.

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The Reality of AI Economics With Paul KedroskyPaul Kedrosky argues that AI’s real economic impact is showing up less in productivity stats and more in macroeconomic data via data-center investment, while also warning that “token” economics and…7 Apr 2026 · 41 min · 18 chapters
Monologue: AI Isn't Too Big to FailEd Zitron argues that the “subprime AI crisis” is real—AI businesses rely on venture capital subsidies and user token burn rates that won’t survive once pricing and rate limits tighten.3 Apr 2026 · 18 min · 8 chapters
Monologue: What's Going On At Anthropic?Ed Zitron’s monologue on what’s happening at Anthropic, focusing on Claude Code rate limits, alleged operational issues, and multiple security/source-code leaks.1 Apr 2026 · 11 min · 3 chapters
Monologue: The AI Industry Is Lying To YouEd Zitron’s monologue attacks AI hype, claiming Sora was “vaporware” and that media and AI companies lie about business viability and infrastructure buildout.27 Mar 2026 · 11 min · 3 chapters
NVIDIAdrome with Steve Burke of GamersNexusSteve Burke (GamersNexus) and Ed Zitron discuss NVIDIA’s GTC/AI push, especially DLSS “AI slop” backlash, OpenClaw/agentic AI marketing, and broader concerns about compute/data-center hype, media…25 Mar 2026 · 58 min · 23 chapters
Monologue: LLM Code Is Already Breaking Big TechLLM Code Is Already Breaking Big Tech20 Mar 2026 · 12 min · 4 chapters
Prediction Markets with Rebecca Ungarino and Nick DevorA weekly podcast examining the tech industry's effects on society and the aggressive growth mindset of tech elites.18 Mar 2026 · 49 min · 21 chapters
Monologue: It's The Beginning Of Historyis a weekly podcast that examines the tech industry's impact on society, particularly focusing on the culture of growth at all costs among tech elites.13 Mar 2026 · 15 min · 10 chapters
Hater Season: Henry ZebrowskiA weekly show examining the tech industry's impact on society, critiquing the "growth-at-all-costs" mentality of tech elites.11 Mar 2026 · 59 min · 26 chapters
Hater Season: Corey QuinnA weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence on society, it interrogates the growth-at-all-costs mentality pervasive among tech elites.4 Mar 2026 · 47 min · 23 chapters
Monologue: Analyslop And The Death of Critical ThinkingA weekly exploration of the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society, focusing on the consequences of a growth-at-all-costs mentality.27 Feb 2026 · 8 min · 3 chapters
Hater Season: Victoria Song & Alex CranzA weekly exploration of the tech industry's influence on society, examining the consequences of tech-driven growth and manipulation.25 Feb 2026 · 59 min · 22 chapters
Monologue: AI Isn't Replacing Software Companies, Calm Down About Claude CodeBetter Offline explores the tech industry’s influence on society and questions the growth-at-all-costs mentality of tech elites.20 Feb 2026 · 8 min · 2 chapters
Hater Season: Caleb Wilson, Juniper and Arif HasanThe podcast explores the tech industry's impact on society, critiquing the motives and actions of tech elites.18 Feb 2026 · 59 min · 28 chapters
Monologue: No, Something Big Isn't ComingIn this episode of *Better Offline*, host Ed Zitron delivers a passionate monologue critiquing Matt Schumer's essay titled "Something Big Is Coming." Zitron argues that the essay is filled with…13 Feb 2026 · 7 min · 4 chapters
Hater Season: Cal Newport on AI Reportingis a weekly podcast that critically examines the tech industry's impact on society and the growth-at-all-costs mentality of tech elites.11 Feb 2026 · 1 h 7 min · 26 chapters
Monologue: Is Oracle Screwed?Better Offline is a weekly podcast that investigates the tech industry's impact on society and critiques the growth-at-all-costs mentality of tech elites.6 Feb 2026 · 8 min · 5 chapters
Hater Season: Openclaw with David GerardIn this episode, Ed Zitron and David Gerard dive deep into the tech industry, exploring the controversial AI assistant technologies such as Openclaw, Claudebot, and Maltbot, discussing their…4 Feb 2026 · 38 min · 15 chapters
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part FourA weekly show exploring the tech industry's influence and manipulation of society, focusing on the growth-at-all-costs mentality of tech elites.30 Jan 2026 · 12 min · 5 chapters
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part ThreeBetter Offline is a weekly show hosted by Ed Zitron that delves into the tech industry's impact on society and critiques its growth-at-all-costs mentality.29 Jan 2026 · 14 min · 4 chapters
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part TwoA weekly exploration of the tech industry's societal influence, with a focus on evaluating its growth-at-all-costs mentality.28 Jan 2026 · 20 min · 9 chapters
AI Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble: Part OneA weekly podcast exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society, focusing on growth-at-all-costs mentalities.27 Jan 2026 · 13 min · 8 chapters
Working In The Dot Com Bubble ft. Matt RosoffMatt Rosoff, Editor-in-Chief of The Register26 Jan 2026 · 56 min · 23 chapters
The Enshittifinancial Crisis: Part FourA weekly exploration of the tech industry’s influence on society, focusing on the negative impacts of prioritizing growth at all costs.23 Jan 2026 · 34 min · 14 chapters