Tech Won't Save Us

The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

Traffic moves along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway on October 26, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York City.

Why We Need a War on Cars Why We Need a War on Cars

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear discuss how to create more equitable forms of mobility.

Nov 6, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

People protest Apple as others line up for the release of iPhone 17 models outside the Apple store in New York on September 19, 2025.

We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start. We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start.

On episode 300 of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx on getting out from under American Big Tech's thumb.

Oct 30, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

An Amazon Zoox driverless robotaxi drives on the Las Vegas Strip on August 7, 2025.

Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Joanne McNeil unpacks Big Tech’s driverless transport fantasy.

Oct 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Smart Glasses Are Ushering In an Antisocial World

Smart Glasses Are Ushering In an Antisocial World Smart Glasses Are Ushering In an Antisocial World

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Chris Gilliard on how tech CEOs are hawking their latest luxury line of AI-powered smart glasses.

Oct 16, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025, inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.

The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires

On Tech Won't Save Us: Paris Marx talks with Jacob Silverman about his new book, Gilded Rage.

Oct 9, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Mark Zuckerberg speaks as Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Bill Gates listen during a dinner at the White House on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Growing Divide Between MAGA and Big Tech The Growing Divide Between MAGA and Big Tech

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Tina Nguyen on the fundamental distrust between MAGA and Big Tech.

Oct 2, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

A Tesla Bot is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 28, 2025.

Is Tesla Still a Car Company? Is Tesla Still a Car Company?

On Tech Won't Save Us: Ed Niedermeyer on Elon Musk’s trillionaire ambitions and Tesla’s EV decline.

Sep 25, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer of OpenAI, speaks during a conference in Seoul, South Korea, on September 10, 2025.

A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology A New Economy Will Deliver Better Technology

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Aaron Benanav on his vision for a multi-criterial economy and how it would alter the type of technology our society creates.

Sep 11, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Attendees gather at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research and OpenAI conference on the NCCU campus on August 29, 2025.

Will AI Kill Your Job? Will AI Kill Your Job?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Brian Merchant discusses the AI job crisis.

Sep 4, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Solar panels built over aquaculture ponds for shrimp and crab farming in Qingdao West Coast New Area in Shandong Province, China, on August 11, 2025.

How China’s Renewables Push Upends Geopolitics How China’s Renewables Push Upends Geopolitics

On Tech Won't Save Us: Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay on the future of the global energy system.

Aug 28, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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