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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.

All episodes, page 8

Monologue: The Tech I Actually LikeBetter Offline is a weekly podcast exploring the tech industry's impact on society and critiquing the pervasive growth-at-all-costs mentality of technology elites, hosted by Ed Zitron.25 Apr 2025 · 13 min
How Big Tech Is Losing Their Antitrust Trials feat. Jason KintJason Kint, CEO of Digital Content Next (DCN)23 Apr 2025 · 34 min
OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry is a weekly show that delves into the tech industry’s impact on society, exploring themes of manipulation and the growth-at-all-costs mentality adopted by tech elites.18 Apr 2025 · 43 min
Monologue: How The Media Keeps Inflating BubblesHow The Media Keeps Inflating Bubbles17 Apr 2025 · 10 min
OpenAI Cannot SurviveDiscussion on OpenAI's financial viability, current funding situation, and the implications of its operational strategies.16 Apr 2025 · 40 min
Monologue: OpenAI's Non-Profit ProblemEd Zitron examines the precarious nature of OpenAI's non-profit status and discusses a petition to the California Attorney General that poses an existential threat to the company.11 Apr 2025 · 8 min
Radio Better Offline: Allison Morrow, Paris Martineau & Ed Ongweso Jr.Allison Morrow, Paris Martineau & Ed Ongweso Jr.9 Apr 2025 · 1 h 25 min
Monologue: OpenAI's AlbatrossA weekly exploration of technology's influence on society, focusing on the industry's manipulation and growth-at-all-costs mentality.4 Apr 2025 · 10 min
Radio Better Offline: David "Shingy" ShingTech industry veteran and host of Better Offline2 Apr 2025 · 1 h
Monologue: High Noon for CoreWeave & AIIn this episode, Ed Zitron analyses the precarious financial status of CoreWeave and OpenAI, focusing on their impending IPO and funding challenges.28 Mar 2025 · 13 min
Radio Better Offline: Andy Richter[Date not provided in the transcript]26 Mar 2025 · 1 h 6 min
Monologue: We Need To Talk About CoreWeaveIn this episode, host Ed Zitron provides an in-depth analysis of CoreWeave, an AI cloud provider recently filing for its initial public offering (IPO).21 Mar 2025 · 9 min
Radio Better Offline: Cherlynn Low, Alex Cranz & Victoria SongCherlynn Low, Alex Cranz & Victoria Song19 Mar 2025 · 1 h 27 min
SoftBank and OpenAI's Dangerous Gameis a podcast that explores the tech industry's influence on society, focusing on the potential dangers of unchecked technological growth led by elite corporations.14 Mar 2025 · 34 min
Monologue: How Does This End?A weekly exploration of the tech industry's manipulation of society and the reckless pursuit of growth by tech elites.13 Mar 2025 · 7 min
Microsoft Cuts The Power To AIIn this episode of *Better Offline*, Ed Zitron discusses the significant pullback of Microsoft in its investments in data center capacities, which he believes signals troubling trends for the future…12 Mar 2025 · 25 min
Monologue: OpenAI Is Getting DesperateIn this episode, Ed Zitron discusses the recent release of OpenAI's GPT-4.5, examining its underwhelming features and the implications of OpenAI's rumored new pricing strategy, which could indicate…7 Mar 2025 · 9 min
How Growth Is Killing Video GamesA weekly exploration of the tech industry's influence on society, investigating how tech's elite are shaping our future amidst growth-at-all-costs mentality.5 Mar 2025 · 1 h 14 min
Generative AI Is Not A Real IndustryA weekly exploration of the tech industry's influences, including its manipulations on society and the consequences of a growth-at-all-costs mentality.28 Feb 2025 · 43 min
Monologue: What Bursts A Bubble?A weekly exploration of the tech industry's societal influence and the destructive growth-at-all-costs mentality perpetuated by tech elites.27 Feb 2025 · 11 min
OpenAI Is Not A Real CompanyOpenAI Is Not A Real Company (Part 1 of 2)26 Feb 2025 · 36 min
What We're Fighting ForA weekly show exploring the technology industry's influence on society, the manipulation of consumer behavior, and the implications of a growth-at-all-costs mentality.21 Feb 2025 · 34 min
Monologue: OpenAI Was Never A Non-ProfitEd Zitron discusses the origins of OpenAI and the conflict between Elon Musk and Sam Altman regarding its non-profit status.20 Feb 2025 · 11 min
How The Tech Media Can Beat The Rot EconomyBetter Offline is a weekly podcast that critiques the tech industry's pervasive influence and manipulative practices in society, particularly focusing on the "growth-at-all-costs" mentality.19 Feb 2025 · 28 min